Urban Arts Festival in New Brunswick, NJ

KASSO, LUV, LANK, AJA at the Urban Arts Festival in New Brunswick, NJ.  Big ups the State Theater for having us out.  Big ups Albus Cavus who we were out there reppin'.  Check the video...

Garden Variety Show Lank and Luv Live Painting

garden variety lank n luv live , originally uploaded by eL hue V.

Shout out to all the dope Jerz eMCees in the building, too many to start naming.  Serious fire brought out last night tho, 'specially in those early round freestyle chyphers.  Shout out to all the people who kept standing in front of the flood light making it impossible to see.   Lastly shout to Kasso for hosting the show! Rest in Power Mr. Gil Scott Heron and thank you for all you did!

Course

I recently completed this mural as part of my guest teaching in an after-school art class at a local high school. I have since worked with the students to practice their spray painting skills and compose sketches in preparation for the murals they will collaboratively paint next to mine. Weather permitting, they will start painting tomorrow. They have some great ideas, and I've been blown away by their ability to talk about their drawings and work cooperatively in small groups to design their walls, so I'm very excited to see their murals!

-DELVE

Ganesha

spray paint and acrylic on canvass
72" x 45"

A friend of mine commissioned this painting. She requested that I incorporate an image of Ganesha and paper cranes into the painting. We bounced ideas off of each other throughout the designing process and we are both pleased with the outcome. I'm grateful to her for her enthusiasm, patience, insights, and support!

-DELVE

Howling Wolf and Medicine Man

Howling Wolf and Medicine Man, originally uploaded by eL hue V.

Painted when it wasn't raining over the past couple of days with Aja at my spot in Flemington in the parking lot off main street.  The passerbyers were 100% on board luving it.  People flexing thier Native American History knowledge, a lady who collects wolf figurines, who originally told me "I collect wolves!"  I said "That sounds dangerous." Men working on refurbishing old buildings out there in and out of rain with us, having their lunch break watching us.  It was one of those walls where the process is as enjoyable as the outcome.  Aja's Crow Medicine Man is her first stencil and is now protecting the wall.  My howling wolf, which I orginally had a referance for and was going to try and go all photoreal on, turned out to be a bit on the free because during one of the downpoars I ran for cover, grabbing my camera only, and the referance got ruined.  The whole wall is a mixture of brushes, rollers, and spray.

check the video...njoy - LUV1

THE GARDEN VARIETY SHOW

Saturday May 28th,

No Name Society B/W S.A.G.E. Collective Present:
The Garden Variety Show: Live After The BBQ!

Featuring Performances From:

Nocturnal
Popa Chief
Slim DSM
Black Collar Biz
SURG
Skrewtape
Hustle M.C.
Rich Mahogany
Joey Dynomite
Steve Smiff
Fisix

+ The Open Mic Cipher

DJ’s Divine Drummah and Subtraxshun on the wheels

Hosted By Ras Asia and Grashopper

8pm-12am
@
THE GALAMO on ALLEN ST.

ALLEN ST. Trenton, NJ (Next To The ICE CREAM JOINT)

$5

Philly BBoy BBQ June 11th

Throwback Video Arthur Ashe mural

SAGE Collective's Arthur Ashe Mural from luv1 on Vimeo.

Since we just spent a great evening at the Westin in Princeton for the NJTL of Trenton Fundraiser, and saw this mural up close in person again after a year n a half, here's the original video.  The image is used on everything NJTL does it seems.  At the gala last week alone I must have seen it reproduced a couple hundred times on different materials.  It was published in Mercer Business News magazine and in a couple tennis magazines.  Never would have thought I'd be seeing it so much after painting it, glad I like it!  Thanks again Rob!

Soul Stitches

soul of the message stitch, originally uploaded by eL hue V.

the show must not go on for much longer...if you'd like to make an appointment this week is the week to do it.  sagecollective@googlegroups.com