The Basement Laundry

Off Thee Wall Piece
Acrylic, Graphite, and Ink

This piece was created for the collaboration/process blog,
Off Thee Wall.

Here is the concept:  Via myself and The Rattling Wall -!

The Concept:

The idea for Off Thee Wall came about in late 2011 when Lyndsey was asked to create original artwork for The Rattling Wall, Issue 2, and she quickly realized that she wanted to contribute her own writing to the conversation. Lyndsey asked Michelle to choose one sentence from each short story, travel essay, and poem published in the issue, for a total of thirty-five sentences, and sent them to Lyndsey. Using each sentence as inspiration, Lyndsey is writing thirty-five flash fiction stories and pairing them each with an original illustration. Off Thee Wall is a collection of the original sentences and the stories and artwork that sprung from them.

Here is the new site:

(drum roll)
www.offtheewall.com

All of these *new 35 pieces + the work that was published in The Rattling Wall, Issue 2 will be on display at Synchronicity Space in Los Angeles on April 14, 2012.

Also, pre-sale for issue 2 that I fully illustrated is available at Narrow Books!

There are 12 new pieces I created for the book and 12 old pieces that are to be published.  Four more new illustrations including the cover/back cover/flaps/and back inside panels.  Loads and loads of new pieces!

The reading and release for The Rattling Wall, Issue 2 is scheduled for February 4th, 2012 at The Standard at 7 p.m in West Hollywood.  Click on the link above for more information about the release.

There will be an Art of The Rattling Wall gallery show in May, where we will be showing all the artwork for the book and a new series of personal work related to the writing in Issue 2.  More details to come on that.

-Happy Holidays everybody!

(The piece above is graphite, & ink 16 x 20)

The Rattling Wall is a literary journal based in Los Angeles.  The journal consists of short fiction, travel essays, and poetry for print.

Issue 2 features new writing by:

Really excited to be in the fine company of such brilliant contributors.

Here is a link to my introduction as the contributing artist:
http://therattlingwall.com/

Scooter Gang

Personal Piece
Acrylic, Colored Pencil, & Graphite

This piece is a future pipe-dream.
I wouldn’t need a scooter to fly through
the air but if it did I imagine it might look like this.

What Happens By The Swirly Beach

Personal Project
Colored Pencil, & Digital

An illustration based on a day trip to the beach. I watched two grown men
spend hours making a giant swirl pattern in the sand with a sense of urgency.
It was unnerving even.

Rock Them Tall Man

Musician’s Project
Graphite, Digital, & Rock

I really enjoy drawing musicians.
Featured above : Danny Bobbe of LA Font.

Hidden Sneakers

Group Show Piece
Acrylic, Ink, and Charcoal

This piece was created for the group show “Bellows From Freak Island,”
shown at The Strange in Los Angeles.

Don’t Pop The Bubble Please

Personal Piece
Graphite, & Digital

“It’s only real inside the bubble.”

AStory, Issue 3

For Pacsun, a 114 page quarterly magazine
Layout design by State of Tomorrow.

I created illustrations for the catalogue, “If You Don’t Know Now You Know,”which is meant to be a guide showcasing the past and present of some of today’s best clothing brands.

Brands including: Billabong, Zoo York, DCMA, Fox, O’Neill, Quicksilver, RVCA,
Young & Reckless, among several others.