Grand Puba Maxwell

This drawing is called "Grand Puba Maxwell (pigeon)." It's watercolor and pencil on paper, 7" x 10", drawn in 2008. It was recently featured in my solo show "Crab Kids Keep Quiet" at The Lab 101 Gallery in Culver City, CA. It's a pigeon, and the words are by Grand Puba Maxwell of Brand Nubian ("Who Can Get Busy Like This Man..." from the album One For All).

Nolan Mookie George Rollie

This drawing is called "Nolan Mookie George Rollie." It's watercolor and pencil on paper, 11" x 17", drawn in 2006. It's a drawing of an infinite word bubble pinwheel of baseball stars' names of yore.

De La Soul

This soft-sculpture is called "De La Soul." It's an embroidered felt word bubble, stuffed with polyfil, approximately 6"x 8" x 2", made in 2008 (click image to see it larger). It was recently featured in my solo show "Crab Kids Keep Quiet" at The Lab 101 Gallery in Culver City, CA. It hangs on a wall and has the words "Take Those Shell Toes Off" on it, a line from the song "Take It Off" on De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising.

Rabbit Day

This drawing is called "Rabbit Day." It's watercolor and pencil on paper, 11" x 17", drawn in 2006. The girl in the drawing is excited because it's rabbit day at her school. Wouldn't you be?

Subroc

This drawing is called "Subroc." It's watercolor and pencil on paper, 7" x 10", drawn in 2008. It was recently featured in my solo show "Crab Kids Keep Quiet" at The Lab 101 Gallery in Culver City, CA. It's a chihuahua, the words are by Subroc of KMD ("Soul Flexin'" from the KMD album Mr. Hood).

KRS One

"KRS One" is a watercolor and pencil on paper, 7" x 10", drawn in 2008. It was recently featured in my solo show "Crab Kids Keep Quiet" at The Lab 101 Gallery in Culver City, CA. The creature in the piece is a nautilus, and the words are by KRS One ("Who Protects Us From You" from the Boogie Down Productions' album Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop).