25 Year Anniversary
This year we have been celebrating 25 years of the Graff_Aholeks Crew and it’s been a blast. We kicked things off in Tyler Texas with a few Massive walls and even made the front page of the Tyler newspaper. I had a blast with my crew and even tho it was a 15 hr drive for me I cant stress enough how well Gemini from the Texas chapter treated the crew. I had a blast and the crew painted some amazing walls. Gemini even set us up with a couple box trucks and a taco truck to paint whatever we wanted. We had our meet and greet at a local bar and it couldn’t have gone any better. we let a few new heads in the crew that are for sure gonna make the team even stronger and I am grateful for my new Familia.
Our Trip to Vegas
Mo and I got to take a trip to Las Vegas and see so much cool stuff That I had to write a little about it. Aside from cutting myself and bleeding all over the Vegas strip “DON’T ASK” we definitely enjoyed our stay and made the most of our two day trip. Mo played a app on her phone that got us a comped two night stay at Aria and man was the view spectacular. We got to check out “AGENDA” which I would never recommend to anyone building a brand but I’ll make a video about it one day if you guys are interested in what happened with that. We visited the “PINBALL HALL OF FAME” as well as the “NEON MUSEUM” and as always got to walk around town looking for sticker spots. “cool places to put our stickers on”
The Neon Museum is one of my favorite places to visit because not only do I love Neon but in case you didn’t know I make my living painting and designing cool signs for people all over the U.S. I have heard people call this place the Sign Graveyard but I’m not sure why, all these old Vegas signs are slowly coming back to life and once the sun starts setting you can take a guided tour with the Neon glowing bright and lighting up the park like nothing you’ve ever seen before. I’ve been to this place four times now and every time I visit I see something new and a new sign being restored. Now they have a north lot where the Museum uses light projectors to bring that particular area to life and they even painted a cool mural on the wall and everything on that mural has a story to it, make sure you ask the staff about it; I didn’t get to stay for that show But maybe next time.
The Pinball Museum or “PINBALL HALL OF FAME” was incredible too because of how fun it was to go back in time and play some of these old relics. Most of all the artwork on these machines blew my mind and I came back in the shop with a crazy inspiration to use more color. The pinball museum also has newer pinball games but of course I had to play all the old ones and feel like a kid again.
Over all the trip was a success and we got to spend some time doing what we love which is traveling and doing new things. We hope you like the photos I arranged here and If it inspires you in any way let me know in the comments. Maybe I’ll upload a video montage soon if I get some free time to put it all together.
The Sticker Journey
I have gotten images in my inbox from a lot of you of the stickers I send in each package. You guys have been spreading the sticker love all over the world and I am so thankful that I want to offer the opportunity to add your stickers to those orders too. I want you to feel what I feel every time I see that one of my stickers has made it to another town or even country. I will post all the pictures I come across with these stickers here in the blog and if you see your sticker and want me to tag you just let me know in the comments and I will gladly tag that photo so everyone knows who designed that dope sticker. Send your stickers to PO Box 91038 Phoenix, AZ 85066 and lets see where these stickers end up.
GNRS 2022 Recap
We had a chance to head out to the Grand National Roadster show and lay some paint down with the best in the Nation. Thanks to 1shot, PPG, and our good friend Marshall Knapp we raised over $196,000 for the Slave 2 Nothing Foundation. The weather was great and the cars were even greater; GNRS also celebrated 90 years of the Ford Deuce and had a special exhibit for The Gathering of Hot VW’s. Here is a quick recap of the fun times in Pomona over the weekend.
Creative Workshop
The Creative Workshop. Every Thursday from 5pm to ten
We have an open workshop every Thursday from 5pm to 10pm where we teach Lettering of all Types and Pinstriping. It is free to come out and we have all the supplies you need for sale in the shop. Classes are free but reach out via email or DM me on Instagram @spawk. The shop is a beacon of inspiration for creatives and you are guaranteed to leave here wanting to learn more and create. Think of it as walking in to a creative’s workspace while they are creating and you can watch it all go down. There’s no set curriculum and you can ask all the questions you want; you will learn whatever we are creating at the time you walk in. Don’t miss it.