A few months back I did a pair of shoes for a client who works for Google. I didn’t get around to posting them up because I mostly only post personal pieces because I have a much stricter portfolio for what I show the public. I recently found them on numerous sites coined the “Shoeglers”…[Read More]
About 6 months ago, I was asked to be a part of a book that was putting together a group of amazing women involved in the sneaker industry or who just love kicks. I was of course both honored and thrilled. The book, releasing this month, is called GIRLS GOT KICKS, by Lori Lobenstine….[Read More]
The first rule about Fight Club custom shoes is you do not talk about Fight Club custom shoes. Well maybe you do not talk about them if they look like a real crap effort by a beginner customizer, but not if they are hand painted photographic-like preciseness by YoaKustoms. Taking the theme of a customer…[Read More]
Consumption is a more recent set of work I’ve done that I was really dedicated to putting my all into. The set (shoes, box, and 16 X 20 canvas) was part of a group exhibition at Vincent Michael Gallery in December. I did not want to post up pictures of the piece until it had made…[Read More]
This Friday December 10, 2010, Vincent Michael Gallery is hosting the opening of ‘Sneaker,’ a show “aimed to highlight the influence and effects that urban culture has had on fashion, design and contemporary art.” The gallery commissioned a group of artists to create a signature one-of-a-kind collector’s package that includes a customized box, sneakers and…[Read More]
I’ve been holding on on this story for awhile, because I’ve been leaking each shoe at a time, but I wanted to write it all here as a whole. I was approached by Vans to participate in Vans Custom Culture Project. They selected a small number of artists from around the country to create customs…[Read More]
As most of you might already know, I was interviewed by Tammy La Gorce of the NY Times! For those of you who didn’t get to see it in print, here is a link to the article online. It was a very exciting Sunday morning for me going to get that paper. There is…[Read More]
I was contacted by the New York Times before the opening of my show to do a feature on myself, my company, and the opening of my show at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. I was of course honored and thrilled as we put together all the arrangements for an interview and photographs…[Read More]
I was sitting outside of a train station the other day when suddenly I saw a pair of my customs walk by. Being that this was the first time I’d ever seen this, my attention was immediately grabbed. I knew the customer I did this pair for, so these were definitely fakes. Not the ideal way I’d…[Read More]
So finally, after months and months of planning my new and improved website has launched. A very important person in my life *wink wink* worked with me day in and day out for the last week to make sure it was done before my gallery opening tonight, so I am very thankful for that. So…[Read More]
