TOOFLY NYC

Got an 11″ X 17″ Toofly poster now available at the The Poster Cause Project! This project is an online effort to create limited edition poster works by various artists and have 50 – 100% of all profits go to charities and organizations in need. The idea was simple. Support art. Support those in need. This is a limited run, for a limited time. Check out the Poster Cause Project for more details…

11″X17″ Warrior Poster by Toofly
- Limited to 50 prints
- Full color on high quality 100# stock
- Will begin shipping August 3rd, 2010

Linked up with my boy WERDS this past weekend at a Brooklyn rooftop. It’s been a minute since I painted with the fellas…

The weather was all out of wack earlier, but we rocked this wall straight through the goblets of rain drops. Not without it’s share of “ahhh hell RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!!!”

Once the storm passed the sun beams peaked out and it was sOOOoooo worth it! Sometimes you just gotta bear the passing storms. Glad I didn’t bail. { TROOPER }

Werds was nonstop though, rain or shine!

We ran out of paint at one point, but still managed to rock it. I need to remember to triple quadruple pack my paint next time…

On my 10th break. Enjoying the fresh breeze, rays of light, and clicking away…

The Magician having fun in the sun…

Found some interesting things up on this roof. Especially this drawing. Hidden from view. It’s amazing what you can find when you explore.  Artist – unknown.

Peeps with the wicked stylez stopped by to join the fun…” Yeo bro get me a beer!” lol…

I was strolling through the roof and found some urban gardens. Ahhhh yes…It’s a sign…

Nature is the shit! Tomatitos anyone?

All about the good times, and good peoples. Life is sweeeeeeet, thanks fellas!!!

WERDS & TOOFLY Brooklyn, NY 2010

“To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.” – Auguste Rodin

New works! Got a large 20″ x 27″ sticker sheet to draw an original piece for the “BRACE YOURSELF” sticker show. Presented by STICKY RICKS in Los Angeles, CA. It’s next week! in the mail as we speak,  here’s a sneaky peak…

When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.
– Morihei Ueshiba

BRACE YOURSELF!
The Urban Underground Speaks. Brace Yourself for the message.  Artists tell the story through adhesive art.
Saturday, JULY 17, 2010 // 6pm-midnight // $5
Self Help Graphics & Art
3802 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063

MORE INFO BELOW>>>

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Cardhacks Drops The Art Hustle artist trading cards July 1st 2010! Sneeky Peek…

The Art Hustle is a set of art and artist-based trading cards produced by The Cardhacks and manufactured in the USA by SideKick Media. The set is very much a collaborative effort with artists, and exhibits an international group working in multiple disciplines, including street art, toy art, kaiju, sketch, illustration, painting, aerosol art, poster art, collage, digital art, sculpture, photography and more.

What makes The Art Hustle so cool is that it gives you a completely new experience as a collector; the set is a tangible exhibition of talent that you can experience and learn about. You also have a chance to get an original piece of art! Plus, being inspired by trading cards produced in the 1960’s, 70’s & 80’s, the set offers up some vintage-inspired flavor including chipboard card stock and the much-loved wax paper wrapper.

Price: $126.00/Box ( Boxes are limited! ) – quick facts below:
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SooOOoooooo EXCITED!!! The TOOFLY X UPPER PLAYGROUND Capsule Collection has finally been released.  The t-shirts look great! I can’t wait to rock em’. Check out the close ups of the illustrations below. I was on some new zone when I created these pieces a year ago. Time did not exist. All I wanted to do was express a energy flow that was coming from some amazing place you can’t even see but just feel.  Yeah…it’s some energy quantum physics shit. Consciousness and Pink Floyd are a great mix for an afternoon of art & design:) ENJOY!

BRAVE SOULS ILLUMINATE by Toofly. An Upper Playground X Toofly Collaboration.

Shout out to Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee from Mama Clothing and M.I.S.S Crew for hooking up the project:)

Channeling…

Time…

Star…

Brave Souls Illuminate

Finito! Ms Chocolate Illustration & type design by yours truly:) dropping March 16th on itunes. As Lil Jon would say…”YEAHHH!”

oh snap! Talib Kweli rock’n TOOFLY X METHODS NYC T’ in his new video ” In This World” from the REFLECTION ETERNAL Album with Hi-Tek check it…

In the studio working on the final piece for Lil Jon’s Ms.Chocolate single featuring grammy winner R.Kelly and Mario. Gotta pay the billz! Shout out to Corey from Blacksmith for the pitch. More after the jump…”YEY-AH!“

Better late than never…

Shout out to DEAL CIA for hooking it up! Congrats hommie:)

Sabe & Toofly where it all began…

About the book
Decades after the movement globalized, New York is still the mecca of graffiti culture. Painting there is a badge of honor, with graffiti artists from around the globe making pilgrimages to New York for that purpose. This is the city where it all began, yet few know the back story. Graffiti New York fills that gap, detailing the concepts, aesthetics, ideals, and social structures that have served as a cultural blueprint for graffiti movements across the world. The book features approximately 1,000 images, complemented by texts by the authors and relevant players in the movement, as well as descriptive graphics and sidebars. Ranging from the birth of simple signature tags to today’s vibrant murals, and covering the ups and downs of the movement, the culture’s value system, its social framework, the various forms of graffiti, and significant artists and crews, Graffiti New York is a major addition to Abrams’ superb books on graffiti art. Read more

What’s LOVE got to do with it? EVERYTHING! back by popular demand, and inspired by one of the most powerful messages of our lives. I decided to bring back this slick and sharp LOVE HEART necklace in a fire engine red, and classic black. Originally released on Valentine’s Day last year in both sterling silver, and 14K gold. They sold out! Now you can rock this classic piece at a fraction of the price. Laser cut acrylic with an 18″ sterling silver chain. Are you ready to spread the LOVE? Each of us can help, and with every love heart sold $1 will be donated to www.yele.org to help Haiti families rebuild;)

Toofly Love Heart Necklace $30.00 sold exclusively on www.tooflynyc/shop

Toofly Dunny Fatale has arrived!!! Today is the official release of the 1st Kidrobot female Dunny series entitled Dunny Fatale.

The “signed” Toofly Dunny Fatale is now available exclusively on the shop in limited qty’s. The little cute 3-inch figure comes with a trading card and mini crown accessory. GET YOURS!

The Kidrobot Female Dunny Fatal images have finally been released!!! Shout out to the toy lovers who e-mailed me about it, it’s funny how I find out about it from you guys first. Thank you! I’m waiting on my batch as soon as I have them I’ll put them up on the shop. This is officially MY LAST DUNNY design ya’ll…hope you’ve been a good collector! You know I keep it extra special for ya, quality over quantity;)

Toofly 3″ Dunny part of the FIRST EVER >>>Female Kidrobot Dunny Series! Move over boys some of us ladies who got the goods are making moves…

Be entranced by the newest Dunny series, Dunny Fatale, featuring designs from 18 prominent and talented female artists. Some are cute and sweet, others are bold and cruel, but all are irresistible. Each blind boxed 3-inch figure retails for $7.95, comes with a trading card and some include accessories. Dunny starts seducing in late Janurary at select retailers, Kidrobot stores and on kidrobot.com.

Artists in this innovative series include Alex Anderson, Catalina Estrada, Klor, CW, Aiko, Kathie Olivas, Wendi Koontz, Koralie, The Baroness, Anna Chambers, Amanda Visell, Amy Ruppel, Julie West, TOOFLY, Junko Mizuno, Aya Kakeda, Tara McPherson, and Sara Varon.

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Messing around with the numbers in 2010: .2+0+1+0 = 3

I guess I can look up what the number three means, but I know from drawing what is known as the first geometrical figure that it’s a magical symbol. It subliminally appears in almost all works of art, and if your a painter or an illustrator you experience it’s effects when you zone out. It’s like a door. A feeling of complete peace with the world. The past, present, and future come together and everything you ever worried about goes away. It’s a pretty cool experience:) the name of this piece is called: TIME

I was thinking instead of recapping 2009 and all the dope shit I did I would look back at what this last decade really meant to me. It’s literally been 10 years since I graduated college, and I’m 4g’s away from paying of my school loans! That took hella long geez. My goal was to pay it off this year but you never know when you gotta dip in to help the fam out. I’m close to living debt free, and that’s 1 ticket out of the system I’m close to checking off. Time flies. A decade of hustle from educator, to designer, to art director, to making tons of loot but realizing money was not worth the zombie life. I had no time to be creative, and live out my dreams. A blessing in disguise could not have come any sooner, and I leaped into the freelance life. Shortly after I started 2 businesses and never looked back. How did it all happen? Trial and error, and most importantly never giving up on what you really want to do and follow what truly gives you joy. It’s not always gravy but you get pretty close when you stick to it. We create the world we want to live in. The more you can wake up each day and give thanks for what you do have, and treat the world around you with love and respect the happier you are. That’s a fact. With that I end a decade where the past, the present, and the future are at full circle, and I’m geared up for the next episode. The road ahead is still bumpy but no matter what road blocks await I’ll find a way to get through because I got somewhere I need to be, and it ain’t here…

Happy New Year everybody!!! Brave the unknown territory and create new paths of light in the jungle of uncountable possibilities. We are being asked to become the “New Pioneers” dream up a new world into manifestation. Where LOVE, NATURE, and UNITY heal the world…

I’ve been doing business as TOOFLY for a while now.  In 2007 I went official and launched  Stay Tru™ so that I can extend what I do as a creative director, artist, and designer to new heights. I started my very own company with $500 bucks! Which was mostly paperwork. I can now independently provide art & design services for folks in my community but also to some notable clients like Rayban, Kidrobot, BET, and Upper Playground just to name a few. I finally had some time today to set up a section which includes various services for those seeking the “Toofly steelo” Art Direction, illustration, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Hand Style Lettering, Product Design, Photography, Styling, Live Art, and Consulting. Eventually I’ll hook up a little separate site for Stay Tru™ so that it continues to grow;)

working on some illustrations for a M.I.S.S CREW exhibition called PAPER DOLLS at Upper Playground in 2010. Still not sure if I’m gonna submit this piece tho. There’s so much you can do with paper dolls! hmmm….yea dunno…then again I only have a week left, and leaving town for the Holidays. This may just be it:( Maybe I can find a dope decorative frame in a thrift shop or something,…Anyway stay tuned. More details after the jump!

Toofly Paper Dolls in progress…