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November 16-18 my art for the Ampersand Show hosted by Known Gallery was showcased at Complex Con 2024 in Las Vegas. The show encompassed a collection of over 75 paintings all featuring an ampersand. My work showed alongside some artist friends and artist big hitters. I was fortunate enough to be there in person and meet the host Known Gallery’s Casey Zoltan. Casey did an incredible job of curating this amazing show. So many artists, so much incredible art and so many different interpretations of a single theme. Thanks to Casey and his team for asking me to join such a monumental show.

This week I headed to Vegas for Designercon 2024. I had a pop up store at the Secret Walls booth which I manned Friday and Saturday, it was very successful and I sold out of most things. So much so that I couldn’t open the pop up on Sunday. I sold originals, exclusive toys, prints and other random finds. Friday night I also took part in a Secret Walls live painting. In my 6th Secret Walls battle on the DCon stage I worked with some design legends! I got the honor of teaming up with the father and son duo McGarry’s. The other team was stacked too, with Greg Mishka, Alison Bamcat and last minute surprise arrival Greg Mike. Good times with good people.
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Greg Mike
Greg Mishka
Alison Bamcat
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Wotto
Luke McGarry
Steve McGarry
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Bluethegreat on the decks, who is always a blast to party with. Nick Major did a stellar job hosting this wild event. The voting went to the guest judges and was decided on one vote, a controversial decision went against me and my team. Always good times and so grateful to Secret Walls for letting me tag along. Big love. Special thanks to the McGarrys for being amazing team members! It was nice to see old friends, make new friends and hand with some art legends.

Trexii reached out to me to design a toy for their relaunch in 2023. The 3″ Trexii was a toy sold ten years ago and is now returning to the collectable vinyl toy arena. The 3″ template is available in 5 different design styles. I chose the simple round one.
I decided to test the manufacturers printing ability and made a stupidly complex design. They pulled off the print and the toy came out really well. It was showcased in Singapore and sold out there almost immediately. They sent me a few cases and I showcased them at this years DesignerCon, they sold out. Stay tuned for more collaborations with this brand.

Last night I took part in the first Art Battle of the Secret Walls 2024 Art of Competition TOUR! in LOS ANGELES, California. Kicking off their Art of Competition Tour with an epic live paint battle in LA at Srgn Studios, an amazing venue with incredible spaces for live events.
The artist line up included:
Dreyfus.art
Hanna Heddy
Bakeneko
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Wotto
Bluethegreat
Emily Ding

Both teams delivered amazing art but my team went on to win and as team captain I was super proud of the art we created together in just 90 minutes. Thank you to so many great friends who came out to support. Special thanks to Terry Monorex and Secret Walls for having me. Powered by Monster Energy Ultra & Posca.

Customizing motorbikes? Yes please! I got an awesome opportunity to customize some bikes with Tacomoto based in California, USA. I did two designs; one neon and one black and white. Both contained a lot of details. Now my art can travel the world on these epic bikes. Based on their videos and posts the art I created for this brand is traveling better than I am.

I am very excited to show you a special limited edition HALLOWEEN design I created for Gaidama USA This piece is jam packed with spooky goodness. Hidden in the details there are spiders, witches, jack o lanterns and all sorts of cool creepy stuff. I love working with a brand on multiple projects and Gaidama have been awesome to work with. The design is available as a two piece for Men, Women and kids. Its a limited release and is mostly sold out. If you work out or do any kind of martial arts I highly recommend this brand.