EYES WIDE AWAKE

Well “I’m Board 4″ has come and gone, and it’s difficult to describe the whole event.  It’s been a mixture of joy, frustration, relief, but ultimately happiness. This year there were over 160 submissions from local and national artists on display at 229 Hogan and thousands of viewers. I feel great knowing I put on what some consider the best art show in Jacksonville (not my own words), and it’s a great feeling knowing that all the hard work and organization has paid off one more year.

I would like to thank all of the artists who participated in the event.  It wouldn’t have happened without all of your great submissions. Thanks to all my friends who helped me set up, hang, create labels, and prepare for the event. Thanks to Matt Abercrombie, Tom Pennington, Crystal Floyd, Clay Doran and the rest of the artists at 229 Hogan. I would also like to thank Red Bull, Burro Bags and Urban Jacksonville for supporting this event. A big thanks to DJs NickFRESH and B-Ryan for playing some great music all night long. A special thanks to the Main Ingredientz Crew who entertained the crowd. Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who came out to see the fantastic artwork and supported this event.

I hope “I’M BOARD 5″ will be more exciting next year.

Photos by Point Shoot Enjoy, you can see her photo set here

Here are some more photo sets.
Crystal Floyd
Arturo Clothing
Logan Zawacki
Can We Kick It?
REAX along with some Artwalk photos

Here is a video of my friend Tim Lenore working on his piece and my interview with Bus Stop Magazine

*** SUBMISSION PICKUPS ***

You can pick up your submission Saturday, Feb 6th from 2-4 PM or Saturday, Feb 13th from 1-4 PM at 229 Hogan

I’M BOARD 4, the 4th annual skateboard art show is almost here!

The event will take place on Wednesday, February 3rd from 5-9 at 229 N Hogan (next to the UPS store) The show will feature local and national artists along with DJ’s Triclops, NickFRESH and B-Ryan along with the Main Ingredientz Crew

I would also like to thank Red Bull, Burro Bags and Urban Jacksonville for supporting this event.

The people of Haiti need some serious help. Along with making a monetary donation I knew there was more I could do and the chance arose yesterday when one of our clients contacted us about helping them with some flyers to gather donations and supplies for the people of Haiti. I jumped on the chance and created this illustration graphic to help them in their efforts of gathering donations and supplies for the Haitian relief.

If you can donate money or supplies you will get some good karma points.

Oh, say word? Custom typography I created and mocked up on a T-Shirt. I might get a few of these printed and see how they sell.

Sick of the same ol’ boxy, army style stencil font? Well, let’s create our own custom stencil font.

Step 1: Sketch It!

Choose the word or phrase you would like to make a stencil of, and start sketching. Try to avoid letters such as o’s, a’s, e’s, etc… since these letters have a counter (internal space) and you will have to include a gap in the letter. I decided to go with the word “Word”, I like to say it and the letters are interesting and vary greatly. I wanted it to have a classic feel but also a modern, hip look so I sketched it out with loopy curves and a slightly upwards angle. It also has an “o” and a “d”, so you can see an example of how to solve the problems these letters create for stencils.

Step 2: Cut It!

Use an xacto knife with a fresh blade to cut the letters out. If you have a very detailed stencil,  begin with the details and work from the center out. This will help the paper keep it’s strength. When cutting the stencil also be careful of the direction you cut. I tend to cut into points, for example, if you are cutting a V shape I would start at the upper left and cut down to the lower right ( \ ), then cut from the upper right, down to the lower left ( / ). Once you have your stencil cut, place it on a dark background to see if there are any stay pieces of paper or any areas that need extra cutting.

Step 3: Use it!

Use flat spray paint since it doesn’t drip as much as glossy and stencil it on canvas, shirts, whatever.

Hope you enjoyed this quick little tutorial and come see this stencil on some shirts for the T-Shirt Art show at 229 Hogan this Wednesday from 5-9 for Artwalk.

The AIGA Jacksonville chapter will be celebrating it’s 21st birthday this year and I created some custom typography for the number 21. This was a fun little project where I was able to create some elaborate type that will be used for the branding of the event. Now that the AIGA Jacksonville is 21 lets drink!

Wow, what a great event. I’m still recovering from the shock of awesomeness that took place at 229 Hogan for Artwalk. The event was spearheaded by Karen Kurycki and myself with a lot of help from theAIGA camp.
The event showcased custom toys created by local artists/designers with proceeds going to The Big Fun Box a local charity that provides children in hospitals with fun, creative activities.

This is the type of event I like to put together and now that I’m a programming co-chair with the AIGA I hope to put on more events like this and merge the art community with the design community and but on more kick ass events. Well enough talking, I’ll let the images speak.

Designers in Toyland from Joey Marchy on Vimeo.

Designers in Toyland (AIGA Jacksonville) from Jesse Sison on Vimeo.

Photo set by REAX
Photo set by Photobia
Photo set by Tiffany Manning
Photo set by Point Shoot Enjoy She took the pic above of my live painting.
Photo set by Varick

To say I’ve been busy would be an understatement. This is the time of year when everything starts moving at the frantic pace of an out-of-control freight train.

Here is a run down of some design work I’ve been doing:

Works in progress of a skateboard deck series for the upcoming independent film VEER.
I also just wrapped up some work with My Black Guitar. Pictured above is a T-Shirt design which is waiting for final approval and we also just finished a CD design and myspace page for London based Phil Rothwell.

A sneak peek at a T-Shirt series for an MMA clothing line that’s waiting for final approval.

I’m also working with Burro Bag on a custom bag for their upcoming artist series, and a new local business, 5 Points Honey.

In addition to all of this recent design work I’ve been helping organize the Designers in Toyland show which is coming up shorty and I’ve been working on my piece and I will also be a one of the featured live painters at the event. Come check it out on December 2nd, and remember 25% of sales goes to The Big Fun Box. The next art event will be I’M BOARD 4, right now is an open call for artists. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to participate in this annual event.

So with that all said, I will posting some finalized images once I recover from my food induced coma over the holidays.

Two awesome events are coming up and we need artists for both.

First up is Designers in Toyland. AIGA Jacksonville is hosting this event and it’s a custom toy show with proceeds going to charity.

Do you remember your favorite childhood toy? Gone (perhaps) but not forgotten. Toys are about imagination and imagination is the first tool of all artists and designers. So sharpen up your tool, tap into your inner child and create a custom toy!

More info can be found here.

Next up is I’M BOARD 4. This is the 4th years of this annual skateboard art show. All the info can be found here