R.I.P. Tom Sims...

Such a huge part of most of our lives, pioneer and shaper. Gone way too young!

Let the pendulum swing back...

 More and more people are wanting me to hand letter their company vehicles. It's like a throwback to the 80's and early 90's when a handful of guys still only wanted paint. This truck was a complete, pinstripe, letter and drop shadow (the doors are done in vinyl, as the truck might be sold soon). Fun day of lettering, keep em' coming...

Can't hardly wait!!!

Lloyd Cole, The Milk Carton Kids, Heartless Bastards, Jim Lauderdale, Son Volt, Joe Pug, Little Green Cars, Bill Kirchen and Texicalli, The Flatlanders featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, Jerry Jeff Walker, Conor Brings Friends for Friday featuring: Simone Felice, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, Beachwood Sparks, Ben Kweller, Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst

Conor Brings Friends for Friday featuring: Simone Felice, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, Beachwood Sparks, Ben Kweller, Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst

http://www.simonefelice.com/
http://chuckprophet.com/
http://www.thecalmingseas.com/
http://benkweller.com/
http://www.jennylewis.com/intro/
http://www.conoroberst.com/

, Nick Lowe, Reignwölf, Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Friday morning middle school program), The White Buffalo, Jon Langford & His Sadies

Jon Langford & His Sadies

http://jonlangford.de/
http://thesadies.net/

, Keller Williams, Steve Kimock & Kyle Hollingsworth featuring Bernie Worell, Wally Ingram & Andy Hess

Keller Williams, Steve Kimock & Kyle Hollingsworth featuring Bernie Worell, Wally Ingram & Andy Hess

http://kellerwilliams.net/
http://www.kimock.com/
http://www.kylehollingsworth.com/
http://www.bernieworrell.com/
http://www.wallyingram.com/
http://www.andyhess.com/

, The Barr Brothers, The Trishas, Reckless Kelly, Red Baraat, The Jerry Douglas Band, Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson

Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson

http://www.guyclark.com/
http://verlonthompson.com/

, John Reilly and Friends (featuring Becky Stark and Tom Brosseau), Todd Snider, Tribute to the Founding Fathers: Warren Hellman, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson, Jesse Winchester, Patty Griffin, Tiny Television, O'Brien Party of 7, Giant Giant Sand, Boz Scaggs: Tribute to Doug Sahm, Elvis Costello Solo, Chuck Ragan, Walter Salas-Humara, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The New Orleans Bingo! Show, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Dwight Yoakam, Justin Townes Earle, Emmylou Harris, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones, Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses), The Knitters, Chris Carrabba, Alison Brown Quartet with Stuart Duncan, Patti Smith and her band, Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin, Cowboy Junkies, Peter Rowan, Poor Man's Whiskey (Friday morning middle school program), World Famous Headliners (Big Al Anderson, Shawn Camp, Pat McLaughlin, Michael Rhodes & Greg Morrow), The Lumineers, Seasick Steve, The Civil Wars, The Time Jumpers (Vince Gill, Dennis Crouch, Paul Franklin, Larry Franklin, Andre Reiss, Dawn Sears, Kenneth Sears, Joe Spivey, Jeff Taylor & Billy Thomas), Sierra Hull, Jonny Two Bags & Salvation Town, Lucero, Buddy Miller, Pickwick, The Soul Rebels, Luther Dickinson & the Wandering, Allison Moorer, Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys, Roger Knox and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts

Roger Knox and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/pine-valley-cosmonauts
http://thesadies.net/

, The Head & the Heart, Robyn Hitchcock, The Chieftains, Les Claypool Duo De Twang, Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands, The Go to Hell Man Clan with Special Guests the Wronglers featuring Jimmie Dale Gilmore

The Go to Hell Man Clan with Special Guests the Wronglers featuring Jimmie Dale Gilmore

http://www.facebook.com/thewronglers
http://jimmiegilmore.com/

, Dirty Three, The Del McCoury Band, Sara Watkins, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Rubblebucket, Moonalice, Glen Hansard, Robert Earl Keen, Patterson Hood & the Downtown Rumblers, ALO, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys

Today...

 Stripes and letters from today...

Rabers...

 Spent five hours today rooting through every square inch of Rabers in San Jose today with Mr. Thompson, put a huge pile together. A good day for sure!

1955 GMC L'Universelle concept...

Kewpie by Lucky B...

I was asked to come up with a diaper bag hanging rack, with a Kewpie Doll motif, for a baby shower gift. A little out of the ordinary, for the shop, but it was fun...

This Friday night...

If your near Paso Robles, stop by...

Saints Revolution II Dragster...

Pete from the Saints C.C. sent me a picture of the dragster that I gold leafed and striped, all assembled. It ran 8:90 at 150 mph at Sears Point last weekend, so not only does it look fast sitting still... By the way, the Walsh/Walsh/Cusack #333 roadster in the background, is the first car that I was allowed to letter as a young apprentice, sometime around 1989. Cool

Today...

Hand Lettered on raw wood.

Plate...

Re-painted and patinaed to match the bikes age. this plate came to me with half of the paint missing (like stripper had been applied), but it is original to the bike. So, I guess I got carried away making it look like it would have...

Lucky Club Tattoo...

 The last two days were spent in Bakersfield hand lettering the Lucky Club Tattoo building. 100 plus outside and a very bumpy building, but it turned out great...

Hand Lettered Molly Pitcher Taps...

35 years today...

I still remember where I was when the news came across the TV. Crazy...

Short lived...

Bike that I striped and lettered, with two tone gold leaf and copper leaf. Soon after this shot, the bike went down and destroyed the tanks... Round two coming soon...

Hand Lettered Shovelhead Tins...

 Finished up and ready to be cleared over...

Welcome back old friend...

 HERE...   http://www.derbysf.com/

Today...

 Got a decent start on these Shovel tins today...

JFA - Skateboard/We Know You Suck

Vermont farmer used a large tractor like a monster truck, destroying seven police cruisers.

Sheriff officers walk past crushed cruisers at the Orleans County Sheriff's Department in Newport, Vt., on Aug. 2. Authorities say 34-year old Vermont farmer Roger Pion, angry over a recent arrest last month on charges of resisting arrest and marijuana possession, used a large tractor like a monster truck, destroying seven police cruisers.

Not sure if it's wrong of me to think this is funny...

Royal Jokers Oakland Tonight...

If your close, get out and have a good time...

sign truck

Shop Suburban coming right along...

 Understanding hand lettering, and the process of application, is the key to believable faux patina lettering. Unlike most of the "patina" lettering out there, that can be spotted from a mile away. Be the letter, think like the letter, age like the letter. Old lettering never looks like the sprayed on through a stencil, and hit with a buffing pad examples that dot the modern magazines and car shows. Stroke is the key...