Do you remember the Talkboy?

When I was young I loved gag and prank toys. Like ones you could order from the back of the comic books. There would be literally hundreds of items to pick from. Even though this wasn't a mail order item, One of my favorites items was the Talkboy for Home Alone 2. It was one of the funniest toys I ever had. I must of made hundreds of prank phone calls with this crafty device.

Cruisin' down the block

Taking a stroll down the block always yields some inspiration.

Lucky Stars

Anything can act as inspiration to an action, a story, or a simple memory. Whether it be a Polaroid that takes you back in time or a smell that reminds you of me-maw's cooking. It’s pretty magical if you ask me. Life is pretty magical. Let’s not take this magical life for granted.

"Pardon me, do you have any Grits?

Stop in the store, or buy it online.

Southern Hospitality

Growing up in Houston, I've notice that almost in every neighborhood has a plethora of Bar-B-Q trucks and taco trucks. in matter of fact in some areas (especially where I live) you can't even go 2 blocks without seeing one on a corner.

So while driving this morning, I passed by one of these "mobile restaurants" named " The Crackling Hut." Decorated with hand painted slogans, I couldn't resist turning around and shooting a couple of pictures.





While taking pictures, I was approach by the local "Maintenance man" nicknamed "Cowboy". He just wanted to see what I doing. After I told him that I admired the hut and that I was documenting it. He opened right up and gave me way more information than I wanted know about making crackling, about the club next door, his neighbors, the youth today and his stance on the world right now.





Which by the way he summed up very easily as, " It's all the same ole shit."

Maybe that was " Too Much Information" for me or maybe... just maybe... talking to people is something Cowboy loves to do.


Now don't that just butter your grits.

The old ways are dead.

Its been almost a year since I began making Grits shirts. So far its been a exciting and enlightening journey. But occasionaly I run into naysayers that tell me “Welcome to the new world.” or "That sounds nice, but it’s unrealistic." when talking about my ideas.

Have you ever heard that before?

It’s meant as a sarcastic remark about what someone else has said or is doing.

Well if you ever had that feeling you are not alone. And I say in response, "Ignore them", The Unremarkably Average. Avoid them at all cost. They cling to what was rather than what is. They believe and actively defend “the way things used to be” even if your memory is hazy about when that actually was. They feel threatened by new ideas.

So avoid the unremarkably average person. They can't help you. They are extinct, they are extinction.

Don't worry about finding inspiration. It comes eventually.

Inspiration precedes the desire to create, not the other way around. As a artist our greatest challenge is capture our moments of inspiration. I guess this is why my work area looks like this.