cut.it.out.caustic.

Show @ The Goodfoot

2011-01-27T14:37:00.000-08:00

I had the honor of getting to hang a show at The Good for the last Thursday in January. I had only been in their group shows in the past and had 2 weeks to make as much new art as I could. Here is some new stuff after my long hiatus.

Big 100 2010: Ode To My Favorite Authors and Revolutionaries

2010-12-24T14:32:00.000-08:00

TIme To Skip Town

2010-11-15T14:22:00.000-08:00

I left town for 6 weeks, to find inspiration and see the people I love and miss. Here's some pictures. I didn't have a camera, so was lucky for the friends that i visited that caught these.

Proximity Show @ Launchpad

2010-07-14T13:45:00.000-07:00

Matt and I had the opportunity to be apart of this incredible group show up now at Launchpad gallery until the end of July.

find out more at http://launchpadgallery.org

Showing @ Red & Black Cafe This Month

2010-06-29T17:30:00.000-07:00

Read the article at:

http://photos.oregonlive.com/oregonian/2010/06/red_and_black_cafe_press_confe_2.html

28 days in May

2010-05-24T16:10:00.001-07:00

I had the chance to make a few paintings for this project this month as well as help and witness some amazing music, installations and paintings by many of my friends in the art and music community!
Find out more about this project HERE
Read what the mercury had to say HERE

Watch It Grow

2010-05-06T03:10:00.000-07:00

For our first month collectively curating Denada Gallery, Matt Schlosky, Leah Littleleaf, Travis Dodson, Hunter Armstrong, Kerosene Rose, Heidi Elise Wirz, and I collaborated on a group GROW show. We invited several of our friends to also hang art in the show and the opening had a great turnout! Here are some pictures of the show.

This About Sums it Up

2010-04-22T14:50:00.000-07:00

Cinco De Mayo

2010-04-14T20:11:00.001-07:00

Organizing a group art show with Lacey Ward at the Queen of Hearts! It will be the first show at this infamous Portland FOPO bar with all artists working under the theme queen!

Smile

2010-03-06T00:39:00.000-08:00

This Weekend.....

2010-03-02T17:21:00.001-08:00

2010-02-24T22:54:00.000-08:00

Group Shows of the Last Year

2010-02-10T00:09:00.001-08:00

Colab W/ Beth Myrick

2010-02-10T00:06:00.000-08:00

Im the dude on the Left, Beths the dude on the Right

Oh Irony

2010-01-19T19:33:00.001-08:00

Last Woody Stencil

2010-01-16T20:47:00.001-08:00

Ken Saro Wiwa Poster

2010-01-02T09:13:00.000-08:00

I have to add the text and FINALLY it will be done.

The Big 100 Show @ Olympic Mills Commerce Center

2009-12-20T14:02:00.000-08:00

December 14th was a one night only show at OMCC where 100 artists had 20 days to paint 20 8x8 panels that were all sold for $30 with $10 going to KBOO and the Oregon Food Bank. Alot of fun to work on collaborations with friends, make news stencils, free hand paint, and work with gel medium!

"The Journey" Siren Nation Show @ Olympic Mills

2009-11-15T10:11:00.000-08:00

Last weekend Portland hosted the Siren Nation Festival, a week long event spotlighting women in music, art, craft, and theater. The festival kick started at the Olympic Mills building with an art show entitled "The Journey" that showcased over 60 female Portland artists. I had the chance to be apart of the show as well as help my friend Luna install her 20 foot mermaid she hand sewed and installed in the front lobby. The last couple months i have had the opportunity to paint and party with some really rad female(and male for that matter) artists in Portland, do awesome collaborations, and just generally talk shit. These photos explain themselves.

check out all these ladies rad art!
Beth Myrick
Luna Littleleaf
Heidi Elise Wirz

CAUSTIC back on the STREETS!

2009-10-08T08:55:00.001-07:00

Look out phone polls.....

Submissions for Vinyl Killers 7!

2009-10-08T08:48:00.000-07:00

"Finding Love in the End" Collaboration with Grant Johnson

"Nobody Said it was Gonna be Easy"

"Emma Goldman is my Hero, Too Bad She Doesn't Believe in Heroes""

"It's Never Too Late to Start"

And the show was awesome, check out all the art here

Putting In Work

2009-09-12T01:55:00.000-07:00

Part of the "I Am Therefore I Think" group art show at The Goodfoot

3 Weeks of Work and Play @ The Manor of Art

2009-08-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

A couple months ago, my friend Adam got a hold of me and asked if I would help work on an installation with him at this old retirement home that they were planning on turning into artist live/work units. Of course I said YES and we spent several weeks planning the installation and collecting materials from the Rebuilding Center, SCRAP, and random garage sales.

They gave us just a little over 2 weeks to install and set up our rooms. Adam and I were there almost everyday, realizing the concept that we came up with was going to take a lot more man hours then we may have realized. We spent the last week of set up living off of VISO and gas station food in order to put in 14+ hours of work time. Aside from the mass amounts of caffeine i was drinking, there was this energy in the building that just kept making me want to work day and night. All throughout the place was the smell of fresh paint and the sound of power tools and music. Artists would take breaks and walk around to other rooms to say hi and check out everyones progress and the people involved with this project were all so supportive and encouraging. It really was like some Portland DIY Art Camp for two weeks and when the opening of the show finally came around, everyone's room looked amazing. Thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged Adam and I while we lost our minds to build this installation. Here are some pictures showing the installation and the work leading up to it and a video recorded by Adam. Find out more about the show and the Milepost 5 community here

Photo by Kerosene Rose

A Simple Way of Explaining the effects of NAFTA

2009-08-15T11:03:00.000-07:00

One day Ill figure out how to use my camera to get some better pictures.

Photo by Kerosene Rose

Photo by kerosene rose

Caustic and DMLH Make Another Free Box for Boise

2009-07-16T14:11:00.000-07:00

And we climbed a mountain!

Art Show and Awesome Music @ Space Monkey Coffee

2009-07-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

With rad music from Pedal Home and Years and Years

Sorry it's sideways. I'm still figuring out how to use my camera

Food Not Lawns Sign

2009-06-09T03:18:00.000-07:00

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TOUR: New York, NY: One Hell Of A Town Hosts The Anarchist Book Fair

2009-04-15T09:55:00.000-07:00

I finally made it to New York this week, as friends helped me to carry a 40 pound box of paintings and a stenciled TV all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. On Saturday, we arrived at the NYC Anarchist Book Fair to hang some art and see old friends. I also talked with some really incredible collectives and groups who have a shared interest in using art as a means of activism and education.

Thank You for All Your Inspiration

2009-04-06T20:15:00.000-07:00

Why So Sad?

2009-04-01T20:10:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah, because you live in a country that has been torn apart by war and hunger.
.Bummer.

Sounds Familiar

2009-03-31T20:01:00.000-07:00

Depression Era stencils over collages of news articles about the current recession. You need to see them in real life to really take it all in, but here are some pictures!

TOUR: SXSW: Shepard Fairey Art Show

2009-03-24T15:36:00.000-07:00

TOUR: Hollywood, CA: Hollywood Boulevard

2009-03-07T09:00:00.000-08:00

TOUR: Los Angeles, CA: The Smell

2009-03-03T09:44:00.000-08:00

On our last night in LA, we went to an awesome show at an all ages venue called The Smell . It was VOICESVOICES album release party, with a 14 person improv collaboration at the end that blew me away.

TOUR: San Diego, CA: My Visit to Writer's Block

2009-03-02T16:00:00.000-08:00

While in San Diego last week, I found out about a community center called Writer's Block. It is a non profit aimed to opening up a space where people can go and paint graffiti without worrying about the unbalanced legal system. It was a great opportunity to take my time and paint on these huge walls, talking to other artists about techniques and inspirations. If your ever in the San Diego area, definitely check it out!

Image of Lights

2009-02-12T17:41:00.000-08:00

This week I bought my first TV ever down at the Goodwill Bins. Within a day, this is what happened to it.

Emma Goldman is my Hero

2009-02-12T02:36:00.000-08:00

So I painted her on some fence doors I found at SCRAP. Its about 2 ft x 4 ft and still has its hinges, so I hope one day it makes its way back onto someones fence if not mine.

I found a canvas board

2009-02-12T02:34:00.001-08:00

Shirt Design for Food Not Bombs

2009-01-27T17:11:00.000-08:00

Vinyl Killa Part 2

2009-01-23T10:17:00.000-08:00

I pinned all my stencils to the wall and have found it much easier to finish projects. This series of vinyls were finished during the bombings in the Gaza strip, incase it's not obvious already.

Work in Progress
START FIRES!

Solid Gold

2009-01-22T18:23:00.000-08:00

2009-01-21T13:18:00.000-08:00

You Are Free and So is Your Stuff

2009-01-17T13:56:00.000-08:00

This summer was dedicated to learning how to live a more sustainable lifestyle while finding many uses for mine and other peoples trash.

This is what happened.

Show Up

2009-01-17T13:52:00.001-08:00

My Roommates Must Hate Me..

2009-01-15T02:21:00.000-08:00

....Step into my office

Vinyl Killa Part I

2009-01-15T01:49:00.000-08:00

Emma Goldman

!@#!$$

2009-01-15T01:45:00.000-08:00

Experimenting with Fashion

2009-01-15T01:06:00.000-08:00

Because I heard that suffering and poverty was TOTALLY going to be in this Spring.

The inspiration for the title of my stencil blog

2009-01-15T00:21:00.000-08:00

No this is not about art.
This is about uncle Joey.