Green Pop Goes Artistic

A few weeks ago, I helped out Green Pop with a reverse graffiti campaign. It was for a good cause, very creative and a lot of fun. We used a high pressure water-hose on walls near the main foot traffic area of UCT.

I made a real Hand-Cut (Hand-Drawn) Stencil to test out, the cardboard did not last long against the high pressure water-hose but it still came out looking fresh and don't worry you will be sure to see it again, its getting vectored...

Misha - Green Pop's Main-Man

Here is a really cool video that was shot during the day, it shows a bit more of the process -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MrT8yitWHc

Visit them on FB

http://www.facebook.com/pages/GreenPop/140517169299357?ref=ts

or better yet,

Help the cause go to....

http://greenpop.org/

Two In The Shirt Africa (T.I.T.S.) Launch Event Goes Off With A Bang - DJ Just Be...? Brings The Noise

DJ Just Be...?

Rocking an over 4 hour set on the top floor,

(the vibe was so rad) it was packed all night. The people seriously wouldn't go home, they had to be thrown out!

Above Images By srennie4@gmail.com

This photo is from a slide show of the event on diaryofward.com

&

Here is a link to the Launch Event Video

(I'm in there somewhere)

http://vimeo.com/20324620

Verb South Africa Introduces Skateboard Collectors' Zine - B&W KRONK Image by Yours Truly

Verb (A South African Skateboard Company) has introduced their very own collectors’ zine featuring interviews and artwork by collaborating South African artists 35-ten-73, Bison, Chemistry101, Theory One, Bruce Mackay, Black Koki, Kronk, Louis Minnaar, Wesley van Eeden, Christian Mugnai, Alice Edy and Jordan Metcalf. In addition to articles on skateboarders Leon Bester, Simon Stipcich, Dennis Collins and a feature on
 I Love Screenprinting Studio. These zines are available exclusively through Revolution stores across South Africa as well as through their online store, www.revolutiononline.co.za, when you purchase any Verb item (valid while stocks last). Zines are limited to only 300 copies; so go out an get your hands on one, if you can… Safe-

The Image,

The Article,

This is the original image we shot a few months back, I must have at least 3 more super classic ones from this shoot.

The Skateboard and range of T-Shirts Designed by Kronk

A Limited Edition Poster that was part of a Poster and Skateboard Art Exhibition

Here is a link to some of his stuff on Flickr and the Kronk Studios FB page...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kronk/

http://www.facebook.com/iKronk?v=wall&viewas=0

DJ Just Be...? Presents - Rock' Your Jugs (A True Vinyl Mix)

Here is a new true vinyl mix with some classic and top class tracks to test your Skullcandy Jugs...

http://soundcloud.com/dj-just-be/rock-your-jugs

'The Beat' Mash Up Cape Town and Less Than Two Weeks Later I Stumble Across Their 1st Album On Wax In Durban...

'The Beat' (known in North America as The English Beat) were formed in Birmingham, England in 1978, during a period of high unemployment and social upheaval in the UK. They are a 2 Tone Ska band who's songs fuse Ska, Soul, Reggae, and Punk Rock.

I had the opportunity to cover their Nov. show in Cape Town, it was a classic performance and I linked with the band for a bit after the show. Ranking Roger was a 'spot on chap' and his son Ranking Junior has got jokes, not to mention he is a sly one with the ladies.

A local print music guide was doing a review and needed an image, this friend of mine hit me up last min because they didn't have decent pictures to supply the mag. So I sent them 2 or 3 images before leaving for DBN, they used one of them but I was not around when the mag was out. While in DBN funny enough I found their 1st Album on Vinyl for like 20 Rand (about 3 Dollars) at a pop-up record shop.

When I got back another friend had cut out the article and saved it for me. Here it is along with a few other images of the night. I will be uploading a Funky-Bad'Man Vinyl Mix next week with one of the rad tracks until then,

safe-

http://www.thebeatofficial.com/

'Some-Ting To Peep' Vol. 5

A Few New 1's - Scarborough Driftwood Oil Paintings

I have been doing Oil Seascapes on Driftwood for a while now, I find the wood surfing up and down the shores of the globe. These are a few I painted the last time I had a good run of inspiration. Enjoy-

RedBull NightShift Featuring Jordy Smith and Friends Goes Down in Camps Bay with Flying Success!

Jordy Smith was chilling in Cape Town for a while in January enjoying the summer vibes before heading out to begin the 2011 WCT. Seeing as he finished off last year 2nd in the world to the 10-time Champion Phenom known a Kelly Slater, RedBull decided to give him a little treat for having such a bad-ass year. And thus gave birth to the RedBull NightShift held in Camps Bay on the 9th of Jan, 2011. Jordy along with seven of his good friends had a blast in the dark, literally. Boosting Airs into the evening using tons of floodlights; they had Jet-Skies pulling and whipping them into knee high shore-break.

I don't think anyone could have anticipated the huge turnout for this inaugural event. Smith's surf buddies who joined him in the water were: Craig Anderson, Damien Fahrenfort, Ricky Basnett, Travis Logie, Rudy Palmboom Jr, Warwick Wright and Royden Bryson. I shot a few med-format portraits of Jordy prior to the event and a few images before the sun and light were gone. After sunset I shot a few video clips that I will be editing together into something good. Here is a bit of what went down...

'Some-Ting To Peep' Vol. 4

A little bit of Land & a little bit of Water...

Expressions Book One: South Africa - Durban Launch Event Slide Show Feature On TheBombSurf

Over Dec. I was in Durban for 2 weeks doing promotion for my book. While up there I had a killer launch event at Unit11, here is the link to a slide show feature with photos from the event... Enjoy-

http://www.thebombsurf.com/thebombsurfslideshows/553/expressions-book-one-south-africa-durban-launch-event

Secret City Project - Expressions Book Interview

Chris and Shannon picked me up in their Red 'Free Taxi' ride to do an interview while giving me a lift to a local gallery, I needed to drop off some work for this 75.co.za Exhibition I was in later that week. Here are a few images we shot during the whole mission as well as a link to the video interview on their site.

http://secretcityproject.blogspot.com/2010/12/jareds-taxi-ride.html

One Down For The Books - Happy, Happy and A Blogging Good Year!

Born from a need to showcase and document the growing creative lifestyle surrounding myself, my passions, and the people I interact with...

Thus gave birth to the blog...

And,

One year later to the day...

I have joined the ranks of Self-Proclaimed 'Interweb' Gurus posting about anything and everything I consider 'Uber-Hip'

But, I will do my best not to be a 'Dick-Head Hipster' in addition to keeping this blog as honest and real as possible...

(If you have not seen the 'Dick-Head Hipster' You-Tube video clip do yourself a favor and check it out and have a good laugh, here is the link-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmmYMwFj1I)

It has been a wild and manic 365 days to put it lightly...

With the biggest thing being the South African release of my 1st book

- Expressions Book One South Africa

So what is in store for 2011 you ask...

Who Knows?

A Plethora of untold wonder and creativity

Although you will be sure to hear something from me this year bubbling up from the cut like peroxide....

Until next time,

Safe-

Expressions Book One: South Africa - Surf Image SlideShow Feature for TheBombSurf

I did a special SlideShow Feature for TheBombSurf containing classic Surfing Images that appear in my new Book, along with captions for each photograph.

Enjoy-

http://www.thebombsurf.com/thebombsurfslideshows/541/expressions-book-surfing-action