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Archive for July 20th, 2010

NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSSETS

July 20th, 2010 | Category: Graffiti / Street Art,Hip Hop Culture,Travel

Back in NY. Finally get a chance to catch up on my flicks! We had a great time in at the 3rd Eye Open Hip Hop Festival in New Bedford, Massachusetts this past weekend. Shout out to Ben Glbarg for hooking us up! Thank youuuuuu:) Event was dope, piece came out fresh, and we had some delicious seafood wow! Now we know where New England clam chowder comes from:)

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The official road trip painting crew for 2010: TOOFLY, VIK, YVEY, and SHIRO. Good Times!

DAY 1 3RD EYE OPEN HIP HOP FESTIVAL. “YEAR OF THE WOMAN”

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Live Painting 8 X 24 foot wall…

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Always happy when Shiro comes to NY for the summer. It gives us an opportunity to catch up on an entire year of projects, relationships and family:) Hommie 4 life right here. Summer is sOOooo busy for all of us trips like make all the difference in our lives. Love you Shiro!

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Aight…time to get busy…tweeting away the process…

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Photo opps for the the little kidz…

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Shout out to Yvey who not only was our designated driver, but held down our booth and took flicks of our pogress. Thanks Yvey!!!

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Making progress…taking mad breaks in between…it was HOT!

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Love them skater kidz and their funky decks. This deck matches my piece…

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mmmm’mmmm my favorite! Love DEL’S FROZEN LEMONADE ahhhhhhhh – yes save. Ice Ice baby!

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Time to pull in the shade tactics to preserve our energy…

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FINITO! 6-7 hours later…Wow, loved the colors scheme we chose to go with…still loving green and everything in between…that pink neon eye shadow was yummy….I gotta get me more…

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VIK is sick with her letters…love it!!!

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Shiro’s character was so on point with the event! Tough Love…Rise up Ladies! Sooooo Fly!

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Very happy with this collabo, the crew, and the whole event. THE WALL WAS A SUCCESS!!! P.S. We were the only women painting at this event. Yes mam!

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Back from the hotel, and refreshed for some final press flicks…

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THE TOOFLY CREW did it again baby! They don’t call me an organizer freak for no reason! lol…

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Finally ha a chance to take a stroll around the park. This was a huge event, there was so much to see, taste, and take flicks of…

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WOW. some of the other artists/live pieces were beautiful! Especially this one…DOPE.

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Art was everywhere…T-shirts, Skin, Paper…everywhere…

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B-Boyzzzzz doing their thang on the vinyl…

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Graffiti Letter Classics…

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They def got a hip hop scene up here…without a doubt…

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Shout out to all the artists of 3rd Eye Open. Wish I had all your names!

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Made it to Jean Grae’s performance…but was beat. All we wanted was some seafood, and a pillow. Zzzzzz…..

DAY 2

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Refreshed, and rested. Swam in the pool for a bit, and then hit the road in search of beautiful things, and relaxing views…

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There’s nothing like an ice cold beer, or an ice cold ice cream during the summer…OMG 2 scoops! Sherbet….mmmmmm”

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fresh breeze and a lake to sooth the soul, and soak our five’s…

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Silly on the swing time!

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We were having too much fun with the automatic setting on the camera. Lol! We couldn’t stop…

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Got super duper lucky during lunch when we passed by a SEAFOOD FESTIVAL! What…OMG cold beers, Fish & Chips, Clam Strips, Lobster Rolls, Fried Shrimp, you name it…we had it:)

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It was a beautiful day with the gals…

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Before we knew it it was time to hit the road again, and get back to our regularly scheduled program. Pulled out the Brand Nubian album and zoomed out.

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