Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Kewpie by Lucky B...

I was asked to come up with a diaper bag hanging rack, with a Kewpie Doll motif, for a baby shower gift. A little out of the ordinary, for the shop, but it was fun...

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

This Friday night...

If your near Paso Robles, stop by...

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Saints Revolution II Dragster...

Pete from the Saints C.C. sent me a picture of the dragster that I gold leafed and striped, all assembled. It ran 8:90 at 150 mph at Sears Point last weekend, so not only does it look fast sitting still... By the way, the Walsh/Walsh/Cusack #333 roadster in the background, is the first car that I was allowed to letter as a young apprentice, sometime around 1989. Cool

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Today...

Hand Lettered on raw wood.

Plate...

Re-painted and patinaed to match the bikes age. this plate came to me with half of the paint missing (like stripper had been applied), but it is original to the bike. So, I guess I got carried away making it look like it would have...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Lucky Club Tattoo...

 The last two days were spent in Bakersfield hand lettering the Lucky Club Tattoo building. 100 plus outside and a very bumpy building, but it turned out great...

Hand Lettered Molly Pitcher Taps...

Thursday, August 16, 2012

35 years today...

I still remember where I was when the news came across the TV. Crazy...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Short lived...

Bike that I striped and lettered, with two tone gold leaf and copper leaf. Soon after this shot, the bike went down and destroyed the tanks... Round two coming soon...

Hand Lettered Shovelhead Tins...

 Finished up and ready to be cleared over...

Welcome back old friend...

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Monday, August 6, 2012

Today...

 Got a decent start on these Shovel tins today...

Friday, August 3, 2012

JFA - Skateboard/We Know You Suck

Vermont farmer used a large tractor like a monster truck, destroying seven police cruisers.

Sheriff officers walk past crushed cruisers at the Orleans County Sheriff's Department in Newport, Vt., on Aug. 2. Authorities say 34-year old Vermont farmer Roger Pion, angry over a recent arrest last month on charges of resisting arrest and marijuana possession, used a large tractor like a monster truck, destroying seven police cruisers.
Not sure if it's wrong of me to think this is funny...

Royal Jokers Oakland Tonight...

If your close, get out and have a good time...

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Shop Suburban coming right along...

 Understanding hand lettering, and the process of application, is the key to believable faux patina lettering. Unlike most of the "patina" lettering out there, that can be spotted from a mile away. Be the letter, think like the letter, age like the letter. Old lettering never looks like the sprayed on through a stencil, and hit with a buffing pad examples that dot the modern magazines and car shows. Stroke is the key...