Please join me at 260 Divisadero Street tonight from 6-9pm for the grand opening of my new space, Private Studio 260. I have about 50 posters to offer, including a few new designs only available tonight. I also have about 20 new pieces to sell and almost as many older framed pieces, all specially discounted for the occasion.
If you can’t make it tonight, the studio will be open tomorrow afternoon as well. Hope to see you there.
Mike just swung by R8HQ to sign a few limited copies of two posters we had available at The Fast Life for our event. They are now selling FAST on the Posters page. We only have 50 copies of each for $50.
SHE’S FAMOUS
THE FAST LIFE
As a little bonus, for every order we’ll throw in one of each kind of sticker shown below. These stickers are not available for sale individually. You need to buy a poster.
We’ll probably throw in a gang of these Famous ones as well.
I’m getting ready to bounce to NYC right quick. Keep up with me on Twitter mang.
First up, we got Nicky G. with an 8 on his hand.
And his bike. R8 riding right next to To Die For, not bad.
Fernando A. got a really nice forearm tattoo of the first graphic we ever did for Famous Stars and Straps back in ’07.
Love this photo.
Thanks you guys! Now I gotta get photoing for some of the Famous Stars and Straps x The Fast Life x REBEL8 merch that should hit the site later today.
The other day I got an e-mail from Jordan at Hufnagel Bicycles in Portland that he was almost ready to start building a custom bike for me. So I think it’s about time to let my old road bike go.
It’s a 2005 Cannondale R1000. It’s a 60cm frame. The carbon fork is super strong and straight. I got it brand new from the factory in trade for some tattoos. I put 1000s on miles on this bike while I lived in Albuquerque. It’s certainly not new anymore. Anybody wanna give me $400 for it as is? It just needs a wheelset, seat and seatpost. Check out the sweet drivetrain.
It’s in great shape, other than this ding in the toptube.
Oops! This is an awesome bike for longer rides. It’s super light. And the flat black finish is a rare treat. E-mail me if you’d like more info.
And things are moving along at my storefront. Megan and Mark were helping me get it painted on Friday afternoon.
I opted to get the spots up high.
Yesterday my man Ethan came by and installed a temporary plywood wall for displaying artwork.
This evening my buddy Francisco will be installing another temporary wall and a desk for me in the back.
I also got a nice stash of unsold framed artwork from White Walls.
So, let’s get this shit started! Come on down this Friday night, July 3rd, for the official public opening of
Private Studio 260
260 Divisadero Street near Haight
San Francisco, Califas
The opening will be open from 6-9pm. Please stop by and bring cash for insane deals on originals and posters.
Also, I’m offering a special guest list only VIP opening for friends this Thursday night, July 2nd. Please e-mail if you’d like to be added to the list. If I don’t know you personally, please come to the public opening on Friday night.
The space will also be open every Saturday from noon to 8pm starting July 4th.
There will be an opening to debut new work every first Friday of the month. And collectors should feel free to contact me anytime about private appointments to see what I have to offer as well.
Hope to see you there!
Man, LA was nuts! From airport to airport, I barely knew what hit me. Overall, I had a great time. Everybody at The Fast Life was really cool. Big up to Willy T and Cheese! Big up on the tacos too! They really hit the spot a few hours into the wall drawing. I was beat after climbing up and down a ladder to work on it. My old bones can’t handle much of that these days.
It was fucking awesome to see the billboard over the store, especially knowing that my girlfriend Mega posed for the drawing. Thanks, Honey. I hope everyone noticed the difference between her hands on the billboard and the hands on the original version that was printed on the t-shirts, posters and stickers. Fuck Clear Channel!
And I gotta send a huge thanks to all of you that braved the long line to score some fresh stuff and watch me draw. Without you, we can’t keep REBEL8 alive. Thanks. Personally, I’m loving it. I hope we can ride this out for a long time.
So, since my last blog post, I got a new tattoo. Anybody recognize this?
It’s an homage to one of my favorite old skateboard logos and to the guy who designed it, Craig Stecyk. Seemed like just the thing to fill that spot on my hand. I had to get the tattoo from a fellow skater from back in the day, and my man Justin at Everlasting hooked it up perfectly. I owe you one, homie!
And a few days later, I signed the lease on a little storefront near my house.
My intern Mark and I have been busy getting it cleaned up for build-out and painting this weekend. The space will be used as my private studio most of the week. Every Saturday it will be open to the public. I’ll have an opening to debut new work on the first Friday of every month, beginning next Friday, July 3rd. I will post more information in my next blog, so stay tuned.
A few days after the papers were signed on the storefront, I was off to LA. I got a new book for the trip…
Fuckin’ good one!
I didn’t take any photos in LA. It seemed redundant considering the number of cameras on hand at any given moment. Just check out the flics on the follwoing blog posts. There’s lots.
I was back in SF on Sunday afternoon. When I got home, I ate some food, hit the bong, and went for a little bike ride to stretch my legs. At 19th and Mission, I caught Keb, Wand, and my homie Buter hooking up this sweet wall!
I love the big letters, and the characters are really cool too. Great wall, guys! I sure love living in a city where I can see so much awesome graffiti art. Stay up, y’all! Frisco!!
Here is a sneak peek of some REBEL8 New Eras releasing later this Summer exclusively on REBEL8.COM.
Made from the same imported oiled cotton as Barbour jackets, these waterproof New Eras only get better with time.
They are lined with a lightweight tartan flannel and have metallic gold embroidery details on the back. Will be available in dark grey and classic green.
Here are some more photos from last weekend’s epic event. Some taken by me, some by Ethan Scott, and some from the FSAS crew.
The scene on 3rd & Crescent Heights all day.
I don’t even understand what is happening in this trunk. I’m guessing it’s expensive and good for the car.
Travis and I taking inventory. Well, not really, more like just checking out the REBEL8 x FSAS x TFL merchandise.
Famous Stars and Straps skateboarders.
Maxx.
I wish I noticed this haircut in person, but this photo is way better than my stoner vision.
The taco truck was hooking up hundreds of free tacos.
Niki and me. Love this girl.
Nice photo Ethan.
James and Elisa.
Estevan Oriol is a really big dude.
Bikes.
I wonder if this is OG Abel’s whip. I wish I saw him at the event.
Writing on the fame wall in The Fast Life. Right next to Rick Ross.
Another bike dipped in 8s.
And Mike is finally done.
After The Fast Life I was rollin’ with SR to a magical place many miles away behind three security gates next to Britney Spears house. Sorry folks, this is where the camera stops and my blog ends.
Wait, we first need gas.
Once again thanks to everyone for making our biggest event, our best event.
Here is a video that Matt Kipper from Famous just sent me.
And here are a few other photos from LA.
Mike and I walking through the Castro of Los Angeles pointing at things like a tourist. I think I am in mid-Tweet.
Although eating next to Kanye West for breakfast was fun, seeing the smallest turtle kinda rules harder.
When I was in LA I kept seeing these signs. I didn’t get it, and I still don’t get it.
Last weekend’s event RULED! Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the hundreds of people who came and spent their Saturday with us. From 6:00AM to 8:00PM the line never let up. A huge thanks to my homie Travis for making this all happen, and all the wonderful staff at The Fast Life and Famous for making us feel like family.
Here are some photos that I took with my camera.
The never ending line.
I was so overwhelmed when I first walked in, I only managed to snap one photo of the inside of the store. The Fast Life did an amazing job! This was the most popular t-shirt. Can you notice the difference between the t-shirt and the billboard?
The Alchemist handled it. Good choice Trvs!
My scariest friend I have, Skinhead Rob, alongside dad-of-the-year and most selfless friend Travis, and my Giant friend, Mike.
An 8′ × 12′ wall was mounted to the existing Fast Life wall where Mike was to do a custom piece for the shop. It’s rad that he did it all free hand, without a sketch, or a previous thought as to what he would come up with.
After I made sure Mike was alright, I went to the stock room to see all the merch we designed for the event. All-in-all, we designed 3 different t-shirts available in 2 different colorways, 1 snapback in 2 colorways, 2 posters, and from Mike’s illustrations, we had a billboard and lots of stickers.
Hella product.
Cheeeeeeeese!
60-seconds into the event, I snuck out back and got mesmerized by this huge chair owned by Courtney Cox and David Arquette. David rocks REBEL8.
Up in the Expensive Taste office, Rob got scarier. Look closely, he has an 8 tattoo. Miss him already.
Mike smoked more weed.
Cut out through another secret door.
Straight back to The Fast Life, Mike powered up on stoner food.
Travis’s kids got stuck in a glass display case.
Mega modeled. She is the girl referenced in some of REBEL8’s most popular designs.
Shawn, stopped by. Very nice to meet you in person. You are basketball player tall.
Who stole this guy’s Lucky Charms? Give it back.
Cinematographer extraordinaire James Laxton came through.
Me.
The Fast Life! Famous Stars and Straps!
REBEL EIGHT!
Well done.
All done.
And as the store closed up and the lights went out.
Mike and I took a walk across the street to soak it all in.
And stare at this for a few minutes.
I will post some more photos tomorrow from my LA trip. But until then here are some links to other people’s photos from the R8 x TFL event on the web:
Photos by Famous Stars And StrapsIf I am missing any online photo albums, please email me the links and I will add them here.
Today was a bit more time-consuming than planned, but I hope to get to it [new blog] first thing tomorrow. At this time, it would be great if you could email me or Twitter me any links you have to photo albums of the event. Please do not email photos as attachments – I will post only direct links to your online photo album.
