New Leaf Clothing & Design

Not too long ago, writer and new friend, David Downs, visited Erik’s studio and they chatted a little about a lot of things from his upcoming show to what’s its like being an artist during what seems to be a transitional period for art. Some of what David wrote was featured on Juxtapoz Online yesterday. Check the full article here.

The Sea Of Change

Shooting Gallery
839 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109
On view: July 19 – August 16

Read more about it here.

With my next big art show right around the corner, it’s time once again for a sneak peek of what’s to come. For those of you in the area, this is a show not to be missed. If you happen to live somewhere else in the world, I will have plenty of photos and some video to show afterwards. To be honest, I am really, really excited about this show, and you will soon see why.

View more photos here.

View more of my artwork here.

For those in the Bay Area, check out the Shakedown this Saturday! There’s going to be emcees on the mic, djs scratching it up, with bboys (and bgirls) strutting their stuff on the dance floor. I’m always wowed by what I see these days. I grew up around this and am amazed to see how breakdancing has evolved. To top it off, there will be a fashion showcase! This is gonna be better than America’s Best Dance Crew See ya there!

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…david, brian, rudy, michelle. Congratulations all! Email me deny@newleafclothing.com with your address.

Thank you to everyone that let us know what you’ve liked thus far. We’re working hard on the next series, due out early September. Hope we can continue to impress all of you who have been with us since 2004!

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What is that in “t-shirt” years? I actually can’t believe we’ve been at this for four years already. We’ve seen a lot of lines come and go so we’re happy to still be around and dishing out our artsy tees. To celebrate this anniversary, we’ll be giving away 4 shirts to four lucky fans…thats you guys!

“How do I win?’ you ask.

1. Simply leave a message telling us what your favorite new leaf tee is (there has been over forty designs).

2. Winners will be selected at random.

3. Contest ends July 7, Monday, 11:59PST.

The winners will be announce next Tuesday! Good luck! Enjoy life.

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Read a good interview today between CNN and Andrew Stanton, writer/director of Wall-E. Here’s a couple things that resonated with me

CNN: Well, what about profit? Did you guys think, wow, a movie where nobody talks, or very little talking happens, could mean [trouble]?

Stanton: Businessmen think like that. We’re a group full of artists, and if you want to understand how we think, think about [the fact] that an artist runs the studio and nothing but artists work under him. So we just make it for the pure excitement of the cinema. We want to make sure it does well enough that we can keep working there, so we have a vested interest in survival, but that’s about where it ends. We just love movies and we want to make more great movie

CNN: This film has several messages, I feel. From the environment, to love, to trying hard …

Stanton: Yeah, frankly the love one is really all I was pushing. Everything else I was using elements that I knew matched those scenarios of environment and society and things, but I was just trying to go with things that [were] … true aspects of us that amplified the big point of the story, which was this love story and what is the point of living? What is the real point of living? There’s a lot of different ways people can fill their time, but there’s really only one reason we’re here and it’s relationships and loving one another. That’s all I was pushing. Everything else was a benefactor of that.

Alright, now I’m sold…gonna go watch it this weekend! You can read the whole article here.

We got another shipment of Men’s Renewal added to the inventory, so now is your chance to get a shirt if you haven’t already. Our first shipment sold out faster than we had anticipated. Thanks to all those who helped. We hope to continue to grow.  Shop online here.

You can also view and purchase our entire line at D-Structure in San Francisco.

Gallery Three (located in the front of our studio space) is having yet another great show. Be sure to check it out. Show opens tomorrow from 7pm - 10pm. Artist will be in attendance. (3D glasses optional)

More photos after opening.

When I first came across this, I thought it was a novel idea, and now Paul Curtis has brought it to SF - one of the greenest communities alive. Instead of painting on walls or pasting up posters, he cleans them with precision, creating street art that is as environmentally friendly as it is intelligent.  Plus, last I checked, you can’t get in trouble for cleaning a wall in the middle of the night.

Read more about the project here.