A trip down memory lane with Jouwe Tummy...

A trip down memory lane with Jouwe Tummy,

Damn, it's been two years already since I've curated my first ever show "Feed My Tummy" which I did with a number of awesome peopz, the main person being my good friend Marine Ramdhani.  (You may remember me talking about him in an older blog post I put up (http://haynmade.blogspot.com/2011/01/one-of-my-first-aritst-buddies.html)  But anyway, about year before that, we were talking about working together to host a show here in Hawaii, and he was totally for it.  So when I got the go, I quickly hit the pavement and contacted a bunch of artists to be a part of the show.

My only regret was that I wish I could invite more artists, just because there's soooo many artists out there who I really respect for their mad skills.  But at the time, Marine as an upcoming artist and the crazy shipping costs from Indonesia to Hawaii, he was only able to cast a set amount of blank resin Jouwe Tummy figures.  Artists from across the globe were a part of this memorable show including talent from our very own backyard here in Hawaii.

I also brought together some really good people from the 808 to help be a part of the show, the crew at Prototype hosted the venue and provided sponsorship, one cool dude John Hook aka Contra808 who is trademarked for his wicked photography and a bunch of 808 heads who helped blast the event all over the place online and here in the State.  The PR photos before the show were taken at a locally owned restaurant called Town, and it was the perfect backdrop, I swear.  Pancho, CKaweeks and Newkon (808 artists who were also a part of the show) also stopped by to hit up blank figs and black books for the fans.  Man it was an awesome evening. It was super duper hard work putting this all together, but it was worth every single bit.  It really was a win for all situation and a huge collaborative show.
 
Marine and I keep in touch from time to time, even though we're separated many thousands of miles away.  (One day Marine, you and I are gonna meet up, lol!)

I can't take credit for these photos from the show, so again, props to John Hook aka Contra808.  More of his wicked ways can be seen on his blog at http://jahookphoto.blogspot.com/

"Girls Represent" Recap (Erick Scarecrow+Prototype+808orbit+Girl Fest)

“Girls Represent,” held on Friday evening on November 5^th, was surely an evening to remember.  The event debuted Erick Scarecrow’s Soopa Maria Wet-Suit Maguma Hawaii Exclusive figure at Prototype’s Ala Moana Shopping Center store location.  “Girls Represent” also kicked off Girl Fest, a week-long event that promotes positivity and empowerment in women through music, art and education.  ESC diehards stood in line ahead of time to guarantee their hands landing on the Maguma figure and nearly 100 spectators stopped by to check out what was going on and/or got their Prototype shopping fix out of their system. 

Hawaii’s very own talent also joined hands as Prototype held up their sales.  Deejaybetty slammed one mean non-stop remix set which infused hip hop and urban tracks with trance and house beats, ridiculous.  In Prototype’s entrance window, Remi Mead slapped up a live painting canvas session, which resulted in one sick piece of art.  There were freebies to be given out; ESC prints to the first 8 Maguma figure buying fans and gummy froggies to the first 50 customers who entered Prototype.  There were also raffle prizes to be won, which included Remi’s painting, Erick Scarecrow figures and apparel and blindbox figures. 

Money from the raffle tickets were donated to a Hawaii worthy cause and a portion of Erick’s shirt sales were donated to Andy from Toysrevil.  There was a healthy heaping of people who made the evening a memorable one.

ESC fig is comin' to the 808...