Wander over to Reinvent artist Tocayo’s solo show Thursday 9.11.08 at new surf shop Fowler’s in Solana Beach!

Make a trip to Norma Desmond Productions to check out the show opening September 6th, 6-9pm, through October 4th.
2654 La Cienega Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90034
We love “Study for a Monument for a Honey Bee” by Casey Lurie.

Thatcher’s hand built BMX with sidecar comes to life on the streets of Leucadia.

For the upcoming Reinventing the Wheel show, Tijuana based artist Jorge Tellaeche works on “El Origen,” interpreting with modern designs the natural cycles of time. Like usual, we’re blown away!

That vintage pedicab that’s seen better days gets transformed for Reinventing the Wheel as Acamonchi adds on the next layer of paint and the first of many (we’re assuming) stencils. Thanks to Artist & Craftsman Supply for the awesome paint donation and Velo Culture for the loving repairs! (Check out more photos.)

S143 introduces to you master graffiti hunter Lauren Daniels of Seattle Graffiti. Keep in mind these words of wisdom:

The revolution is for display purposes only.

“Graffiti is not the lowest form of art. Despite having to creep about at night and lie to your mum it’s actually the most honest artform available. There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on some of the best walls a town has to offer, and nobody is put off by the price of admission…

- Banksy, Wall and Piece 2005

Graffiti can make you smile, break your heart, make you think, or at the very least make you stop to consider your surroundings every once in a while. Public art done by the people for the people is of great value in our society.

-Lauren

After a generous donation from our friends down at Artist & Craftsman Supply in San Diego, Acamonchi was locked and loaded with 8 cans of Montana Gold and the blank canvas of a reclaimed pedicab waiting for its moment to become art for the upcoming Reinventing the Wheel show.

That moment has officially begun, as Acamonchi laid down the first few psychedelic layers of paint today.

Enjoy, fellow Sanctuarians!

Hats off to Anthony for his Reinvention of the apparently infamous campy toolkit into a graphic that does a great job of representing the future evolution of local San Diego bike shop Velo Culture. Simple, distinctive, and always with a high level of craftsmanship.

The s143 collective appreciates the celebration of the tools of the craft. Regardless of your craft (bikesmithing, screen printing, wheat pasting, art-showing), we all celebrate the happy mistakes that occur when working with our hands. It’s something we pay homage to in our logo and something we respect when considering Anthony’s design.

We salute you, fellow Sanctuarian!

The tees are available in several women’s and men’s sizes at the shop, via paypal from Anthony, and will also make an appearance at the Reinvent show.

(And don’t forget to contact Velo Culture to join the group ride from South Park to the show!)

A big thank you to Philly Joe Swendoza and Ally Bling Bling for having us on ART ROCKS! radio.

and here’s a peek at the studio…

…More from s143 artistsTony and Aki’s adventures in Japan!

Aki uses the wheel!

Tony and Aki are invited to Aki’s neice and nephew’s traditional calligraphy class, and Tony learns to write “heart”.

One morning they follow Aki’s dad to an auction/marketplace where he buys food for their grocery store. (We love the very artfully packaged melons!)