Im pretty excited for my upcoming trip to Haiti. I’ll be working through the non-profit Burners Without Borders – A sub-section of the Burning Man project, teaching a 1 month art class on design and illustration at an art center in the southern coastal town of Jakmel. Jakmel is known as the creative center of Haiti, with a deep history in Music, Dance, Painting and Theater. Having been hit hard by the earthquake of 2010, Haiti is still struggling to recover basic needs. This project will teach 20 members of the art center Jakmel Expresyon a broad program in art and business that’s goal is to set up a sustainable silkscreen shop, something that is currently lacking for the whole south coast. I’ll be teaching the first of 10 month long classes- Illustration and Design along with basic printing with found objects. Check in for updates , news on my trip and pictures of what we’re up to down there.

I recently had the opportunity to speak at a Tannery Lecture Series about mural painting, community art politics, and working with students. The lecture featured presentations by Maureen Davidson who is writing a book on Santa Cruz’s mural history, Cathleen Crocetti, a local muralist and art teacher who has done powerful work around town as well as the world, Mike 360, a B-Boy, amazing muralist and poet, and myself. Good Times did an article on it which you can read Here