Better late than never! None the less it’s time to drop the ball on ya:) drumrolllllll…2012 marks a whole new chapter in our lives. My love and I have decided to switch things up this year and take a one way ticket to SOUTH AMERICA!!! yeah baby woohoo!!! We’re super excited that we can make this happen. Especially this year, when the energy of change is in the air everywhere you go. We feel extremely thankful to the mighty powers that be that we are able to set sail and create this adventure together. In the last few years we have been working towards living a much simpler life. Where we no longer have “things” weigh us down but instead focus a lot more on the value of our time, and how we spend it doing what we love, and with those we love. We’ve learned to travel light, and in light anywhere we go. Here’s to a Happy New Year in the the sunshine!!!

I can’t get enough of boomboxes. Anyone else? I think I have a Boombox fetish now. Love them…

BIG!

EARSNOT, repping NYC graff…

These dudes are dope…

RETNA IS AMAZING!!!

Few & Far Miami, FL 2011 – Check the post here!

Shout out to our NY peeps who made it to Basel this year; Tony Peralta, Leo Vasquez, Werds, Kano, DJ Chela, Rico, Shiro, Cern, Sabio, Damian, Mike, and many more!

Got a chanece to support the fellas URNY crew at their solo show Breaking & Entering….

Proud of ya’ll! Come a long way from the Soho streets…

Silly street art shots…

Good to see everyone making moves at Basel…GET IT IN!!!

2nd Ave strolls…Loved this piece…

Happy homegirl Izzy troooped it from LA to check out the event. Shout out to Karen who joined us on the trip and gave us a run for the laugh attacks! HAHAHHAH still laughing…

MIAMI BEACH – RELAX DAY…

“A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” – George Moore
Love this quote! No matter how wonderful a place, or how much of a good time I have during my travels there’s nothing like coming home to love…

Here’s to today, tomorrow and beyond!!!! FEW & FAR MIAMI, FL 2011

Black book breaks…

weather is sweet, and the sunshine spent the day kissing each one of us…it was a lovely weekend to paint…

whadddddddddup Oakland!!! Happy to see all our Cali peeps in Miami. We said we were doing Miami and we did it YEAH BABY!!!

Happy my sister came thru from Orlando to spend time with big sis. LOVE YOU TONS sweetie pie!!! Thanks Britney for rolling thru and keeping her company while I painted away…

Speedy Gonzalez moves…2 hours…3hours…4hours…

Photo by Gloria Muriel

Shout out to my girlz Izzy and Karen for taking the troop to Miami this year! Hella good times, crazy laugh attacks, we def doing it up next year X 3 FUN!!! Thanks ladies:)

Photo by Gloria Muriel

I finally got to meet Tati! Really dig her characters. Happy she’s in Brooklyn see you soon!!!

from sunrise to sunset…

Shiro, Tati, Toofly getting ready for our sunset photo shot with Martha Cooper…

Can’t wait to see Martha’s final flick. Thanks Martha!!! xoxo Day 1 for me complete. Back tomorrow for final details and group shot pic…

DAY 2 RISE & SHINE!

Ready for day#2. Music blasting, here we goooooooo!

Wall is looking good…love the colors…love the pieces/character combos…

Vanessa is born ready…

Photo by Gloria Muriel

Maggs placing in the details…FOCUSED!

Brush work ladies don’t play…watch out!

Dime you killed it!!! Fresh piece homie:)

ITS A WRAP!

Photo by Erin Ashford

Time to click away and take home our moments of (((happiness)))

Ksra, Toofly, Meme. ( Final wall flick coming soon )

Shout out to founder, and organizer of Few & Far MEME.  Your dedication to the crew and women collective rocks home girl. Your doing a great job, we’re having tons of fun! THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE!!!:)

FEW & FAR MIAMI FL, 2011!

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does” – Margaret Mead

Thank you Miami! Till next time XOXO.  – Art Basel Re-Cap flicks here

FEW & FAR™ @Primary Flight in Miami Art Basel
Artists: Meme , Ksra , Glow, Hops, Reds, Tatiana Suarez, Amandalynn, Lady Mags, Gloria Muriel, Erin Yoshi, TooFly, Dime, Agana, and 179.
DEC 1st – 4th
554 NW 24th Street, Miami, FL 33127
sponsored by: Ironlak  and Nomads

Primary Flight is Miami’s original open air museum and street level mural installation that takes place annually throughout the Wynwood Arts District and the Miami Design District. Primary Flight is arguably the world’s largest event of its kind, having featured over 250 world class artists from around the globe since its inception, the majority of whom travel to Miami during Art Basel. Artists from all walks of contemporary art headline our annual event, collaborating on high profile walls throughout Miami’s urban landscape. Maps outlining the installation are circulated, providing patrons with an opportunity to view the works in progress.

Love it Love it Love it, let’s go!

The scaffold set us back a bit, but once we macgivered the shit and figured it out it was on! What a difference height makes…

mmmm I love to paint…can you tell?

This was originally gonna be a solo piece but then homegirl Dime came thru with some dope sketches and made a run for paint to make it happen. Love it when things just work out organically. It’s the best!

Go Dime, Go Dime…

Wasup ladies!!! Super sweet paint brush gals. I saw the cans action in there too very fly….nice to meet ya!!!

So happy to see m girl Acet pull thru from New Jersey and rep. She’s got a sick style…sick..style…love it! Can’t wait to see a final flick…

Hey! Big ups to the graff ladies who trooped it from Seattle YEAH!!! Shoot me your emails ladies!

Rain or shine baby…luckily the rain pour in the morning stopped and the sunshine saved the day…

I love meeting dope women. Specially when they’re hella cool. Gonna build;)

Shout out to Lady Mags. Super high piece, you rocked it girl. Gotta love that cherry lift…wish I owned one. I’ll be all over the place with that joint…so fun…

PS. Mags earrings were sick!!!! Custom baby…love it…I want a pair….

The gals, are rock’n and rolling….

Phooto by dyannaanfang on Flickr.

Myla’s pieces are like yummy stickers. So cleannnn….love it!

Acet action….

Siloette Action…

By the 2nd day closing in at 6pm as planned I was putting in the finishing touches….ahhh what joy it is to finish a work of art. Especially a HUGE one…

Very happy Dime and I pulled off this collabo. We were on point with the design details. Guerillera girlz all the way…

Going high baby…high…high…high…as the sky….elevated…high…high..high…consciousness….simply way up high where I can fly….ok I made that up just now. Yup.

I’m ready for the summer! and the rest of the flicks of the finished pieces…

Las Guerilleras,  “Warrior Women”

FEW & FAR, Oakland California; TOOFLY, SILOETTE, MYLA, ACET, LADY MAGS, KSRA, MISS REDS, MEME, DIME, and many more.

Final Flicks by ©Vanessa Solari Espinoza

its a wrap!

Back from paradise! Tired from travel not gonna make it to Toy Street today:( Sorry folks. Need some rest from rest, but luckily my bloggy blog post is ready. SOOOooooo every year babe and I take off for some fun in the sun at one of our favorite beach spots in the Carribean – Playa Del Carmen. There’s a lot to experience here, especially natures amazing beauty. From it’s soft sandy beaches, crystal clear blue waters, sea life, bird life, and rocky underwater worlds. You name it, they got it, and you are free to visit all of it, and pay locals prices if your a trooper. Last time we checked in at La Tortuga hotel, one of our favorites. This time around we wanted to step out directly on to the beach, so we scored a great deal at Playa Palms Beach Hotel…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE!

PLAYA PALMS BEACH HOTEL

Gotta love the beach views…

grounded, but ready to float away…

Spent the first few days beach bumming it out, and thanking the powers that be for a chance to take a break from the daily hustle. As I get older I think daily of giving it all up for the chance to live in such beauty, such peace…

Then we remember…we have a lot more to see, and we can’t do it on pesos;(

CENOTES

Last time we came we missed the chance to check out the cenotes. So this time we made sure we visited at least one of them because there’s  bunch of them…

Ready to discover what these under water caves are all about…

WOW! You gotta come here…nature is amazing!!!

beautiful under water caves for all to enjoy ( cenotes )

I’m ready you ready? I’m ready, but are you ready? Go I’m ready, no you go first, lol

eeeek! – a must…

ahhh…Happy Birthday babe!

Like nothing I have ever seen before. Loved it! Good times. If you come here just take the$3 vans to the cenotes and pay the $10 entrance fee. It’s a bit of a walk but there’s always someone nice enough on the road there that can scoop you up. Beats the expensive tour, you stay as long as you want, and when all the tour folks leave you have the place to yourself;)

COZUMEL

I don’t recommend it. We took the 25min ferry which was like $25 each round trip to an area where there was no beach. We asked the local for the nearest beach which was like 15min away so $14 later we arrive to a beach full of people, expensive food, and hard sand. Maybe there’s nice spots in this Island but it must be far far away. If your a snorkel freak I hear that’s pretty much all that is good here because of so many rocks. I think the best thing was our breakfast that morning and the flicks we took before we got on the boat!

Breakfast at El Bistro at La Tortuga Hotel – Now that I recommend…

AKUMAL

We were heading to Tulum which is one of our favorite beaches for the day when one of the locals recommended we check out Akumal. A beach where you can swim with sea turtles!

AKUMAL BEACH – Mexico

coco loco?

Let’s go find us some turtles….

I’m investing in some snorkel gear from here on. Renting it can get pricey…I better see some turtles!

OMG! ((( YES ))) We got to see 3 big turtles! Wow…they are so beautiful….what a beautiful experience…

I made a little sea offering on the way to the beach to give thanks for our beautiful trip as it came to a close…

I thought about my grandfather the whole time I was here. I thought about how he loved to take paseos with my grandmother, and how much of what we were doing was how he liked to live life. To the FULLEST. With every step we treasure what is most important, so that we may see the beauty that is around us, in front of us, in us. I tried not to get sad, but at times it was hard. I know he is with us everywhere we go. Helping us grieve in our own way. Showing us how to keep smiling. Thinking of you always Papito, no matter where I am, where I go, and what I do. You are with me always…

Off to paradise for some birthday time with babe, a peaceful break from the never ending city grind, and some sun! Spring is taking forever to hit New York, WTF? We out…

Back from our little NYC winter break. Even though it was a little cold in Los Angeles during our trip, we made the best of every rain drop, and every hoodie we brought along. When the sun did come out, we made sure to soak in every last shot of vitamin D. Ahhhh….the life…

Baking under the sun with our girl Izzy Izms. Special hostess with the mostess for the week. Sending a big fraggie thank youuuuu!!! ((( WE LOVE YOU KID )))

Our first day was pretty cloudy,  but we geared up and headed downtown for some street art strolls to get our juices flowing…

Brotha from anotha flick time…

Iphoto photoshoot? Why not, strike a pose Izzy!

Them walls got us amped. We caught the painting bug, so we hit up the nearest home depot for some $4 cans…

then stopped by Crewest for the good stuff! Montana 94′s my fave. Missed kicking it with Man One though;( but caught a nice little exhibit called “THINGS THAT GET BUFFED”

I loved those paintings!

Couldn’t hit up any walls that day because is started to rain so we went for a Silverlake noodle run. Rainy days are perfect for Pho! Mmmmmm….

Before we called it a rainy night, we went to support our boy Marka for his Mini Gods release at SIXHUNDRED…

Congratulations!!! Love those little guys, I need to get one…

VENICE BEACH ACTION…

The rain finally took a break! It was sunny skies the rest of the week. Thank you mother nature;) We linked up with our gal DJ Moni for brunch and sipped on some bellini’s! YUM. Shout out to our fraggie friend Mike who was away on a film shoot;( LA moves kid!!! Get em’…

las tres amigas ready to chow down…

Can’t go wrong with the Eggs Benedict with spinach! @ 3rd Sq Cafe on Abbot Kinney Blvd…

It turned into a beautiful day to paint and hang with friends;)

My first time painting on a beach, and I LOVED IT!!! Felt so good to paint under the sun, and catch some beach breeze. This is a great spot to paint on the weekend. Just speak to hommie who runs the location, sign an agreement form, and it’s all gooooood in the hood…

Some places are just funky fresh!

Vee got down on the action and rocked an ACB piece of a throwie he’s been working on. It was fun to do our little collabo on some chillax tip, no pressure, just fun…

Got a chance to sneak in a mini interview for a women graffiti video in the works…The universe works in mysterious ways…

Shout out to our friends Marco and Daffodil who came through to kick it and sip on some coronas. GOOD TIMES!!!

TOOFLY, ACB, & VEE. Venice Beach, CA 2011

Who’s hungry!!!?

After a fun day under the sun, we reunited with our girl Moni. She whipped us hungry artists a home cooked meal from scratch! WHAT…It was delicious. Thank you Moniiiiiiiii!

Big ups to everyone that pulled through for the communal grub, and got our activist hearts pumping again. You guys are truly ((( INSPIRING ))) individuals, and as a collective oooooh watch out!

12 DEEP…

New Yorker grooves, and moves…

We were on a roll, and our mission: Party till you drop! Got on the guest list for the 12th anniversary of the Deep party at Vanguard, and hit the dance floor. Partied with some of our favorite NY DJ’s Dj Spinna, and Rich Medina;)

Long weekend indeed. Day 2 and it felt like I had been here a week!

Rebel nights…

MR CARTOON…

As we mellowed out from our crazy party night, we hooked up with our hommie Victor who gave us a little tour through Mr Cartoon’s studio and shop…

Estevan Oriol, and Mr Cartoon flicks on the shop’s wall…nice….

I love Cali style;)

Big ups to Mr Cartoon for his persistent work on his illustration craft, and giving back to the community through youth art workshops and mural projects. It was great to finally meet in person;) thanks for the introduction Victor!

STREET STROLLZ…

Last few days we took a chill pill cuz our peeps had to get back to work so we went for some cappi shopping on Abbot Kinney blvd…

Oh snap. What you know about spicy fruta? Coconut, Watermelon, Cucumber, Mango, and picante baby!

Hooked up with our boy Johnny and his lovely wife who were also in town from NY. We did a double dip to the wall, mahi mahi tacos, and skater flicks…

I-phone flick by Vee Bravo. Good one kid! I stole it…

One thing I did miss out on was a beach sunset. I will catch it one day though. Till then I can admire the flicks by other photographers. This is a dope one. www.venicebeachpictures.com

THANK YOU!!!

Sending a special thanks to everyone who pulled through to share a little LA time with us. We felt super welcomed, and happy to be around all of you talented and positive beings! To our hommies who have moved to LA, we miss you dearly! We are super proud of you, and wish you all the best in the city of angels. They are lucky to have YOU. Con mucho amor, y gracias por ser los QUERIDOS HOMMIES;)