Home Sign

Posted on August 11, 2021 by eric

Having been kicked out of a Syrian refugee camp on a tiny island of Lesvos by a crazy German Greek who abused his young female volunteers and didn’t appreciate me standing up for them, I found myself far from home and ready to work in the refugee camps – the project I planned for dissolved. Rewind to my budding relationship with Home for All, where we determined through Eric’s tech support that the only thing standing in the way between TripAdvisor and them was a picture of their business with a sign in front. I called a volunteer from Home and told him about getting dragged out of the camp for causing too much of a scene (same ol’, same ol’) and feeling beaten down and useless, and he replied simply, “Just come Home.” I responded that first I would paint them a sign so they could finish their TripAdvisor profile. And, since then, a video with the sign went viral, and has been seen by millions – my most famous work yet!

Anti-racism is Patriotic

Posted on August 7, 2021September 2, 2021 by eric

A simple protest sign to remind people that the far right has not co-opted the concept of patriotism (though, noteworthy, I don’t really prescribe to the notion of liking or holding in higher esteem any one country over another). Still, during the summer of 2020, we had many conversations about the fear that many POC feel when they see a flag now in front of a house or on a car/truck, as it has in some communities come to mean blind support for the Trump administration, instead of the patriotism – and the protest that comes with protecting the value of freedom – that it once represented.

Burnt Jewelry Box

Posted on August 3, 2021September 2, 2021 by eric

Using a fractal art burner and donated/repurposed cigar boxes, I created these jewelry boxes as thank you gifts for anyone who donated $40 to Una Vida (www.una-vida.org) in the Spring of 2021. Offer still stands, just let me know you made a donation and I will make you one to pick up in Petaluma, CA.