Political Poster...a year in the making

Peace yawl, didnt have a light box, so i snuck into CCA in Oakland to trace this image.They were nice enough to let me use their #$%& w/o calling the po-lice.Ive been working with this organization based in Manhattan for almost a ayear now.I predict it will be a year when Im done and it is finally printed. Its a really cool org because they do political work for dissenters(folks who exercise their right to protest, do direct action,etc). Ive gone through helllllla sketches, roughs, re-do's,etc and Im now about to do the final comp. Coming very soon. Sorry for the dark picture, but you get an idea where im going with it, no?
-Rob

Sew Seoulful at RPS Collective in Oakland,Ca

Just got the Sew Seoulful back up at RPS Collective in Oakland. RPS has been folks since waay back. The whole TYS crew + the homies Tiffany Eng + Joy Liu (what up yawl!) did a show there in 06' entitled "All City Sacred". Annnd I used to teach DJing classes there. Now, when I started making zines they supported, sooo I had Vol.1 up in there and now heres Vol.2-Sew Seoulful. Peep the foto from their zine rack, the old SS.Vol1 was still up! Yeah!
If you have never been to RPS you gotta slide through and check them out. Far from doing art just for arts sake. RPS offers hella different workshops for anyone who wants to come through for sliding scale and they host community events on the reg.Go check them out. http://rpscollective.com/
photo credit goes to: artiscycle.net

Sew Seoulful at Needles & Pens, SF, CA

Just got the zine up in Needles & Pins due to Ms. Breezy. Thanks Breezy! If you get a chance and youre in The Sco'( San Francisco, Ca) please check them out.Theyre zine shop is dope! Tons of zines, mags, and art books Ive never heard of....as well as a gallery. Theyre here: www.needles-pens.com

Sew Seoulful Zine now available at Pegasus Books in Berkeley,Ca

Peace the homie Ian overt Pegasus was nice enough to let a brother get the zine up in the store.Thanks Ian! If you havent been to Pegasus' Books in the Btown, go check them out. They have a very laid back book store with benches and chairs for reading. Besides the love for underground and independent culture, wonderful old LP covers, old dvds, vintage books, they also have a very good childrens section that I had pull my son away from as we jetted to run more errands around the city. Look for more updates on the progress of SS.Vol.2 "Sew Seoulful".Step by step! And go check out Ian's artwork at themilkmachine.com . Im feeling the Farmer cow print Ian!
-Rob

New Project With film maker

Wrking on it

Left Turn Magazine Cover for Issue #33

Ok, folks if you see this magazine please pick it up and thumb through it. In the past two years I almost completely blocked out all media except for subway ads and email advertisements. I wasn't trying to be artsy about it, I just wanted to find my answers instead of having the normal breakfast, lunch, and dinner of lies fed to me. But, here is a small example of normal people working to find answers, sharing them with you.This issue has a lot to do with social justice movements in El Salvador, Venezuela, and Mexico.So much to learn! Peep the small joint about my crew, the legendary and dues paying "Trust Your Struggle" Collective. The cover was challenging to do though, i like how it turned out.Cant wait to see this on news stands. All my bay area folksers holler, i'm back for the summer.
-Rob

Dig this? Check out this illustration for Mosaic Magazine cover feat Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sew Seoulful at "Desert Island" in Brooklyn, NY

SS Vol.2 Sew Seoulful now available at "Desert Island" in Brooklyn, NY (the sign is a bit on the low, covert, esoteric side, but for real, this is the store.Just knock on the door)

The homie Mincho Vega(Borish) from TYS took me to this store a month ago or so and I hollered at the owner to see if I could get the zine up in there, and we'll its there. So if youre in Williamsburg Brooklyn on Metropolitan go check out "Desert Island" they have agang of comics, zines, art books, and other random artsy stuff. Check them out NY folkers.
-Rob

Desert Island
540 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn NY 11211
www.desertislandbrooklyn.com

Sneak peek @ Border lands Collab- El Paso-TX

This is a sneak peek at a piece im inking for a Zine collabo en El Paso-TX. Show you more laters.
-Rob

So International

Ok, so for those folks who are thinking internationally, you can now get a Google translator for youre blog so that people from hellllla different places can read youre words and your blog. Dope right?! YES! I personally would like to connect with more artists internationally so that we can have an exchange of knowledge, styles, etc. But I have to remind myself not to write in so much slang because when I peepd the italian translation of my words it had trouble with words like "homie", "hella", and I dont even want to think about " Yadadaimean!".
The translator is on my page, click on it and find yours. Muchas Gracias a http://lifesystemdata.blogspot.com/ porque yo encontro en tu pagina homie!
-Rob

Bambu from "Native Guns"-Get Crooks & Rooks on Mtv!

Not that Mtv is the be all to end all, but Bambu is fucking dope and he and errybody he down with( Kiwi, Dodat(what up Davin!), Krish, Dj Phatrick) deserve to be seen by hella more people. So peep his video and hit him up on myspace....www.myspace.com/bambumusic

The folks who shot this hooked it up major-ly because this is one of the best videos I seent since " No need for alarm"!

Quick history:Ive been hearing about Native Guns for a minute, especially Kiwi. Why? because they been putting in work for a while and paying your dues, putting in work,is how you do it. Anyway, then i heard they took a pause from the group and then I see Bambu got a solo joint out. Mann, this joint he had called Mao tse tung-i think with a chinese beat(Bambu is Philipino! All my Pinoys stand up!) was slapppp-tacular.I mean ten crates of mangoes! Bananas....from the "I scream bars for the children" LP. Then he came back with another sure shot "Exact Change" with this new "Crooks & Rooks" joint, and from listening to the sampler with Zion-I, maaaaannnn. The homie is doing his job, which is why im telling you about it to support that work. Check him out.
WWW.BAMBU.LA
Im a holler at you soon bout that illust Bam, stay up homie!
-Robert Trujillo/Tres
TYSC, Come Bien