Atlanta to Baltimore to Los Angeles
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whew! Glad to be back in Los Angeles. It has been crazy lately. Two weeks ago, i hopped aboard a plane again. This time the destination was Atlanta to visit my screenprinter, Jhaysin from Danger Press

I have been working on an idea of a line of clothing and wanted to visit Jhaysin to talk things over before committing to a full production schedule next year. I met Jhaysin a few years back when i did a show at the Young Blood Gallery in Atlanta.



He was a screenprinter, and I was a former screenprinter, so we got along just fine. I founded and operated Workhorse Printing for 8 years before selling off the business to move to out to California. Although i sold off the business i kept my press and moved it out to California. I thought i would set up shop again, but once i got out to California i came to the conclusion that i didnt like to screenprint. In hindsight, i wasnt such a good printer either. Because I had brought my press 3000 miles to California with me, i realized that i had the worlds largest paper weight. When i met Jhaysin, i told him he could have the press if he shipped it to Atlanta. Jhaysin and i have been in touch ever since and about to work on a line of fabrics and clothing.





I came back to Los Angeles and rested up for a week before heading out to Maryland to visit my website programer, and hang out with my childhood friend, Clif King. I have know Clif every since i was 11 years old. Each year we buy an airline ticket for the other to vist. This year was Clif's turn so i came back for a week long vacation. We had a drunken good time. Mostly chatting about the past and future, but we also attended the opening of the Tiki Bar in Solomons Island. It was drizzling so it wasn't as packed as it normally is, but there were still plenty of people there.






I met up with my man Jamie Kashetta while i was there too. Jamie is the one that programmed the WorkhorseVisuals.com website - my portfolio website. Jamie has been doing big things lately. A line of skateboards, and a line of T-Shirts too. He is currently lining up distributors and retail outlets, but the line will drop later this year. Here are a few decks from the line:





I finally headed up Union Station in Washington DC to catch the train up to BWI airport. I always love Union Station. It was renovated when i was in College and looks amazing.



Now i am in Los Angeles, and planning for two things. First is the opening of the The Social Trust on May 6th. I will have a large piece on display there - 8ft wide, by 4ft tall. The other thing I am planning for is the Melbourne Stencil Festival. This will mark the first time i have traveled to Australia. Given that Australia is the stencil capital of the world i am excited to see how things go. Anyone reading this in Melbourne should hit me up. I will be there for 2 weeks. From May 15th to May 27th. I may also extend my trip to include Sydney, but not sure right now.

EPHAMERON book release
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This morning I got an email from my good friend Ephameron. Having seen Ephamerons work develop through the years, i can tell you that it had grown by leaps and bounds in recent months.

Ephameron has her first book coming out on Bries Antwerp. Here is the info:

This book presents the illustrative art, photography and design of Ephameron from the period 2000-2006. Ranging from model drawings over magazine illustrations to vacation snapshots. Enter the Ephameron world - you won't regret it!



"LOVE/PAIN", 192 pages, full colour, hardcover, ISBN 90-76708-39-8
SPECIAL TEMPORARY OFFER!!! ORDER NOW on www.bries.be and pay only €25 + shipping instead of €29 + shipping!

The book presentation will be accompanied by 4 exhibitions to which you are very much invited, please come and visit every time:

"LOVE/PAIN" part 1 at BRIES COMICS
BOOK PRESENTATION AND VERNISSAGE 06/05 - 20h
EXPO 06/05 - 31/05
Kammenstraat 41 - Antwerp
OPEN Thu/Fri/Sat - 12>18h
www.bries.be

"LOVE/PAIN" part 2 at 85 GALLERY
"QUATRE MAINS" - Antwerp vs. Bordeaux group expo with
SPECIO (FR), HAVEC (FR), SERGE BAEKEN (BE) and EPHAMERON (BE)
VERNISSAGE 13/05 - 20h
EXPO 13/05 - 31/05
Zakstraat 2 - Antwerp
OPEN Sat/Sun - 13>18h

"LOVE/PAIN" part 3 at LOCKWOOD SKATESHOP
VERNISSAGE 17/05 - 12h
EXPO 17/05 - 31/05
Lange Klarenstraat 29/31 - Antwerp
OPEN Mo>Fri - 12>18h, Sat - 10>18h
www.lockwood.be

"LOVE/PAIN" part 3 at POPVILLE COMICS
VERNISSAGE 02/06 - 20h
EXPO 02/06 - 05/07
Oudburg 5 - Ghent
OPEN Mo>Sat - 11>19h
www.popville.be

Post Secrets



I got an email from a friend of mine the other day looking for exhibition spaces for a traveling show called 'post secrets'. The show evolved from the Post Secrets project. Post secrets is a project in which people send postcard confessing their deepest secrets annomoyously.



So what started out as a very simple and curious idea has grown into something of a phenomenon, and Frank has been putting together traveling exhibitions - the exhibit of 2,000 PostSecret postcards in DC (where he's from) unexpectedly attracted thousands of viewers. There's also a PostSecret book out, and a collaboration with Found Magazine in May



If you want more info check out these links:
USA today write up

If you or anyone you know is interested in helping Frank out with finding exhibiton spaces, please contact Frank Warren: warren@docdel.com

KDU Shoes
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This just in from David Gensler over at the KDU. Here are some flicks of the new kicks for the KDU T5S release

The beginning of the climb
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Years ago i did a series of stencls featuring Lebron James and Vince Carter. These stencils were then animated into a 3 minute feature animation. The animation showed a imaginary world called "hooptown". The music for the animation was produced by Swizz Beats

This video was really the beginning of the my current success. Unfortunately, the video didnt get picked up beyond two episodes, and it only ran as an internet campaign. I have my own ideas of why things didnt go further, but that is best left for another conversation.

With that said, i figured i would post a link to the video of the first episode.

It is a pretty large file, so i didnt wnat to stream it on here. the link is HERE

I have been getting video crazy lately, so I figured I would post a few other video clips I have.

first up is the MTV spot I did as part of last years K-Spray tour. This clip will run on Asian MTV a total of 80 times from what I understand.

The clip was filmed by MTV and was meant to be an 'artist spotlight' of the artists that were on tour

The videos are streaming, so I am sorry that you are hearing 3 different videos running at the same time, but just click pause on two of them. The first video takes about 10 seconds before it runs




If you want to see a better resolution of the videos you may do so here:
The K-Spray tour also featured two other artists, Sixten, and Phibs.

Here is the video that Sixten did:


Here is the video that Phibs did:


Here are a few stills from the video that I did:

Work for Sale
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I have been getting a few emails from people asking what my stock is like, and what pieces i have for sale. Because of this, i have put together a microsite of available works, complete with prices and sizes. Here is the URL:


Available Works

For those interested in purchases, email me direct at: Logan@WorkhorseVisuals.com

Time Lapse Videos
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I have been posting these all around the web. it is amazing how much this had generated interest. Sites like Wooster Collective and The Hundreds have been kind enough to help spread the word on their respective sights, but it is about time i spread them on my home turf too. The first video is me spraying out the Taipei Alley piece showing currently at the Urbis Artium gallery. The second video is me cutting the stencils for the Taipei alley piece











This is the completed piece.

San Fran and crying Flight Attendants
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I got back from San Francisco yesterday. I flew from New York to San Francisco for the 'official' opening of the Urbis Artium show. Every first Thursday of the Month the galleries in the 49 Geary Street complex open up their doors for the opening of their respective shows.



The opening went well, and had the pleasure of meeting lots of interesting people, yet no art sales yet. It is an extremely frustrating thing when you KNOW you have a good show. I am not trying to be cocky, because I normally do not praise my own work, but with this show, I feel absolutely comfortable saying that it contains some of the best work I have ever done. I still have 2 weeks before the show ends, but I am at a loss as to why no sales have materialized yet. I think my next step is to seek out some of the better galleries in New York. I feel like I need to seek out new venues for my work because with the prices of my work going up, I need to be in venues that can move the product.




My good friend Daryll stopped by, and we chatted about his clothing line that I am going to be doing a collab with. We have yet to work out the details, but it is going to be a full cut and sew operation.



The other good news was that I got a mention in the 7x7 Magazine




after the show was over, we decided to hit the town. We decided on 111 Minna gallery for drinks.




The had a show up called Jump Over Me.



Unfortunately most of the show didn't do much for me. It was good, it just didn't hit me. The one artist that I did like quite a bit was this fella. I didn't find out the name of the artist unfortunately.














Bigfoot was at Minna, so snapped him in typical form.



Afterwards, we hit the BART and made tracks back to Oakland for a little rest. I have a wonderful talent of being able to snapped pictures of people in their most unflattering, or goofy poses. Here are a few examples of my work:






I got up in the morning and caught my flight back to Los Angeles. Here is where things get really weird. I get on the United Airlines plane, and things are going normal. I sit down, buckle up, turn off all portable electronic devices, and we take off. The Flight attendant picks up the mic to give the emergency procedures speech that I have heard a thousand times before, but I notice that her voice is cracking a little. I look up and watch this flight attendant deteriorate in front of my eyes. She begins to sniffle. Then cry. Then sob so uncontrollably that she needs to put the mic down. It scared the shit out of me. I was thinking 'does she know something I don't know?'. She was acting the same way you would act if someone told you your father just died. It was fucking spooky. Once she composed herself, she had the most shitty attitude you could imagine. Well, luckily we landed safely and I made it home. I slept for an entire day, and I am back to the grind tomorrow.

The KDU / 555 Soul
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Here is the invite for the event i posted about in the previous entry.

Traveling is beginning to lose its luster!
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I have a good life, and I am very aware of the fact that I have received almost everything that I have asked for. With that said, I am still starting to get tired of the traveling that comes along with the lifestyle I have chosen. I love being at new places, it is just the flying there that gets to me. So I have been stocking up my frequent flyer miles lately.

This past week, I left LA to paint the showroom of Hudson Jeans.



I was commissioned to apply my monochromatic trademark pattern on the columns of the walls. Here is a few pics of the completed showroom. nice and soft, so it adds to the showroom, instead of making it too busy. gives it a bit of an organic feel



here is the stencil before it was sprayed



I was commissioned to apply my monochromatic trademarked pattern on the columns of the walls. Here is a few pics of the completed showroom.



In addition to the showroom I managed to get in my fill of visits to peoples I respect and admire. First was John and Jiae from Theme Magazine, who were kind enough to host me while I was in the city.


Their magazine is one of the better ones on the stands these days. After seeing how, and where it was created it personalizes it a bit more. Here is the cover of the new magazine:


I suggest checking out the article on the skate part in Shanghai. It is fucking NUTS! It is the worlds largest skate park, even though China only has 4000 skateboarders in the entire country.

John and Jiae, have a Weimarner like I use to have. Funny how that breed of dog was responsible for the friendships that exist between myself, Marc from Wooster Collective and John and Jiae. years ago Marc had seen a stencil I did of my dog, Sinatra (RIP). It was the first posting he did on Wooster of me. Then, later, as John was walking down the street, he saw Marc and his pooch, and a friendship developed. Weird stuff. I heart dogs.

Wooster's dog



Theme Magazine's dog



I managed to catch up w old friend and photographer James Garrett. We ate at this Kinish spot that was great. You cant beat the NY Jewish Deli steez.



Afterwards, we walked around looking at some of the art on the streets, and then caught up with another Baltimore friend, and Urban Planner, Shani Leibowitz for lunch.





I love seeing old street art pieces that have lasted for YEARS right in the heart of New York city. Here are a few flicks that I snapped while I was there.

old KAWS piece from 98:


Old Cost/Revs roller:


Old Cost flyer:


After lunch we stopped the Reed Space and say hello to Jeff Staple. The Reed Space is incredible. I havent seen the space since they expanded, so it was good to check things out. I picked up the Untitled Book while I was there. I have tons to read to do now.



On Monday night I had dinner with Marc and Sarah from Wooster Collective, Matzu MTP, and John and Jiae from Theme Magazine.




It was a pleasure to meet Matzu MTP.



I have seen Matzu's work for a while, but never had a chance to meet him personally until the other night. Matzu is one of the more humble, down to earth artists I have had the pleasure of meeting.

On Monday I managed to fit in a good bit of visiting. In the morning, I went over to Brooklyn to visit Haze.



Haze bought a building in Brooklyn two years ago, and has been grinding to get the place looking spotless. Over the years, I have seen people rehab their houses, but I have to say, Haze takes it to a new level. Still a few weeks away from being completed, this spot is going to be the shit. New hardwood floors, custom windows, chimneys pulled out, the facade refinished. it is nuts.





After that I hopped the subway to meet up with Dave Gensler from the KDU.



We only had about an hour to catch up, but it is good to finally meet face to face. Dave is from Baltimore, as am I, and you can tell after a few minutes of talking to him that he is straight Baltimore. It wouldn't be anything that other people could tell, but if you are from Bodymore, you can tell immediately that he is family. Dave and I talked about everything from the Freemasons to this upcoming KDU 555 Soul opening that is going to be bananas. All black on black paintings. I got a new copy of The Royal and then I was off to the Airport.



Oddly enough Danny Glover was on my flight. I asked him if wouldn't mind if I snapped his photo, and he agreed, but the photo still looks like like I was getting my paparizzi on. Nice guy though.