Xhico making Buttons

Check out my buttons in my Etsy shop.

Hand made buttons by Xhico

The buttons are one-of-a-kind and hand made by me. The are hand painted with aerosol and paint marker, then resin coated. They are the perfect fashion accessory for hats, shirts, jackets, bags, back packs, shoes you name it! They make great gifts too. Get your Growler Button today and pin it on something you love.

Get Your Sticker Packs!

New stickers for the Dark Owl project. Stickers printed by Sticky Rick's in Los Angeles. They are 2" round. One is black and white with the Dark Owl logo and the other is black, white and red of the Snowbird Warrior with her hands raised.

GET YOUR FREE STICKER PACKS!

Limited packs available. Submit your address here, I'll send you some stickers. Then send me photos of what you do with them!

Mini Growler Faces

A set of new mini Growler faces I painted. Painted with aerosol and marker on canvas. They're currently on display (and for sale) at Sunset Junction Organic Medicine in Silver Lake. Pick one up for only $30!

Return of the Dark Owl

I'm currently working on a new fine art project. It's a photo and video series that will later lead to a video installation. Check out images of more spirit warriors from the series on my blog, "Return of the Dark Owl and Other Legends Lost".

Catching up...

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. It's been very busy at the hive. All the bees are making delicious honey to share with you. Soon the sweetness will be upon your tongue. Come back for more soon.

Art Show: 100 under $100, Los Angeles

SATURDAY DECEMBER 19th
CATALYST ARTIST COLLECTIVE PRESENTS "100 UNDER 100".

Just in time for the holiday season - 100 ARTISTS UNDER $100.00.

A MASSIVE art show featuring 100 artists selling all types of works for UNDER $100.00. Featuring painting, photography, mixed media, fashion, video installation and live music. This is a great opportunity to pick up some unique pieces for the holidays and see some great art.

Featuring Work By:
Abram Santa Cruz, Anahit Vart, Austin Meredith, Bill Myer, Brian Nieman, Brooke Harker, Chie Yoshii, Christel * (DJ), Christine Rho, Claire Hanley, Coco Tardiff, Cynthia Rogers, Danielle Camorlinga, Devlin Shea, Douglas Alvarez, Duane Stinnett, Eran Dayan, Fernando Artiga, Gary Simpson, Hugh Smith, Jacques de Groot, Jennifer Albright, Jeremy Kennedy, Karen Fiorito, Lu, Delevo, Please Dress Up, Claire Heiber Designs, S&G Clothing, Elysium Soap, Mena, Kaylinn Campbell, Larime Garcia, Leyla Akdogan (Hive), Mark Tripp, Matthew Benware, Michael Jiroch, Michael Pukac, Michelle Tasic, Michelle Tomes, Mikolaj Wyszynski, Moises Camacho, Monica Meza, Nicole Fournier, Patrick Haemmerlein, Peg Kennedy, peter healy, Phil Gordon, Rajesh Bhavnani, Richie Niles Pollock, Robyn Jackson, Scott Glazier, Sean Solomon, sebastien Roche-Lochen, Simone Ralph, Star Foreman, Steve Rampton, Steven O'Connor, Farah Anne, Taslimur, Rashaan Cruze, Jinna Kim, Liz Brizzi, John Carr, Vi Hoang, Mike Harnish, Leon Loucheur, Carson Marjamaa, Judy Berberian, Justin Delmer, Heidi Spring, Rajiv Jain, Socorro Berberian, Eleni Berberian, Brian Ostroff, Miguel Andrisani, Sivitri Delphia, Sara Ludy, Fitz Carlile, Alexander Polinsky, Ashira Siegel, Marissa Macias, Daniel Morris, Kristy Lovich, Ben Passmore, Trevor Wright, Dave Haskell, Mike Russek

Musical Acts
Beautiful Days
A II Z
Tarah Marie
Lindsley Road
Heidi Spring
DJs
Connect...The...Dots
Tommy Ryan

PLENTY OF STREET PARKING AVAILABLE
CASH BAR & FOOD // ATM AVAILABLE ON SITE
$3.00 SUGGESTED DONATION - Please support the LA art scene!
INFO@CATALYSTLA.COM

CATALYST ARTIST COLLECTIVE
2079 E 15th ST STE 330
Los Angeles, CA

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Painting: Portrait

Portrait Painting by Larimie Garcia.

PECHA KUCHA this Thursday!

Come join local designers, architects, artists and other creative minds at Pecha-Kucha, San Francisco Volume 35. Pecha-Kucha is Japanese for "chit-chat". Presenters will show 20 slides and speak about each for 20 seconds each.

I will be showing some work that night, so join us in Downtown SF.

Autodesk Gallery
One Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Thursday, July 30 2009
7:30pm-10:00pm

DOOR warmly welcomed 5$ voluntary donations

"COUNTERPOINT"
Featuring presentations by...
Linda Sobuta, Architect, 'Badwater/Goodwater'
Jon Cicle & Daryl Cicle: "enough with the plywood"
Anne Thull, Anne Thull fine Arts Designs
Larime Garcia, artist & visual designer
Chris Chalmers
Maurice Conti, Sailor of the high seas, etc.
Eugene Reshetov
Slim Avocado and Anthony Asterisk
Jason Zasa
Megan Enright

Inner Sunset Farmers' Market Logo Final

Thanks for all the love for the new logo for the Inner Sunset Farmers' Market. The response has been great! They revealed the logo yesterday at the market... They gave me a shout out (even though my name was misspelled).

Don't forget... Buy Local. Buy Seasonal. Buy Organic.

Inner Sunset Farmers' Market Logo Winner!

Everyone knows I love to go to the Farmers' Market every week for my produce and much more (especially after seeing Food, Inc. last night). I also am a firm believer of being involved in the community and giving back the best way you can.

I recently entered a logo contest for local Inner Sunset Farmers' Market, which I frequent on Sunday mornings. Several people entered, including this very cool post-modern logo by a young kid. I was afraid, it would win... They put the logos out together at the market for a couple weeks and let the public vote.

I'm happy to say, I just found out my logo was the winner! Thanks for everyone who voted for me!

My Name is Not Laramie: Starbucks

Starbucks, My Name is Not Laramie. It's Larimie with two eyes.

Drawing: Cherry Cherry

Mixed media drawing with Watercolor and Ink.

Painting: Temptation

I've finished the painting "Temptation". You may have seen earlier versions of it on my blog. It's hanging at Darla's for the month.

Art at Darla's

I have my art up hanging at Darla's in the Inner Sunset in San Francisco. Check out some original drawings, watercolors, prints and paintings and grub on a burger while you're at it. Darla's is at Irving and 9th, the N Judah let's you off right there!

Drawing: Bunny Blue

"Bunny Blue" - New Drawing with watercolor, sharpie marker and pencil.

Gigspot Logo Explained

This is my symbol for Gigspot. Some people call it a logo, but I prefer looking at it as my "chop". It has been my mark for over a decade. I have this symbol tattooed on my left forearm. I am always asked about my mark. So here is the story.

For several years, the deer was my spirit guide. Thus, the deer head. The antlers grow from the head to form the letter "G". The "G" is for "Gigspot" as well as my last name, "Garcia". The structure of the "G" is modeled after a labyrinth. The story here is about finding my way into my head. Or out of it.

Tortura T-shirt design by Xhico

Tortura T-Shirt designed by Xhico for Woolves. This shirt designed is based on one of my woodcuts, "TORTURA". Originally created for a Dia de los Muertos exhibition as a limited edition print. This print was a tribute to people who have been tortured and publicly humiliated doing so.

The mask seen in the image is inspired by an exhibit of torture devices I saw while visiting Mexico. Iron masks were placed on women who gossiped and they were forced to wear these devices in public. Some were rigged so that if the women talked, they would injured themselves. For example, possibly slice their tongues or lips while encaged with these devices. The text below the mask is in latin and translates to "women remain silent in church".

Tees:

TORTURA -ACID WASH T-Shirt is available in the standard run as one-color natural ink on black. There are only 24 avaible of these for Pre-sale. $25 each

TORTURA - GOLD - LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT highly limited edition T-shirt. Same Tortura image, but printed entirely in gold foil. Only 12 available for Pre-sale. $35 each

Both shirts availble for Pre-sale on Black V Neck Tees.

Available in Men's/Unisex S - M - L - XL - 2XL

ORDER NOW or wait until they hit boutiques in August!

Custom Vans - "Heart Blooms"

Check out these Vans I customized for SC... I call them "Heart Blooms". The flowers grow from the stretching veins of the heart.

WIN THIS PRINT! Raffle

I'm having a raffle and giving away a Limited Edition Silkscreen and more.

ENTER TO WIN BELOW




ENTER & WIN:

( 1 ) "PUDDLE OF TEARS" Limited Edition Silkscreen Print on Paper. 11"x14" / Signed and Numbered

( 1 ) 6-Pack of "Fill Your Mind with Wonder" Postcards

( 1 ) 2-pack of 1-inch Buttons


To Enter: Buy a Raffle Entry. You may enter as many times as you like. Each Entry is a chance to WIN!

$2.00 = 1 Entry
$10.00 = 6 Entries
$20.00 = 15 Entries
$30.00 = 20 Entries

RAFFLE IS OVER - THANK YOU TO EVERYONE

"Diaspora" Silkscreen

I went to the Museum of African Diaspora, aka MoAD, a couple months ago and was inspired by the visuals and stories I absorbed there. Lisette, Deja and I took advantage of the free silkscreen print making class while we were there. We sat and cut stencil designs out of paper and then did a monoprint silkscreen from them. My piece was of an African woman with neck decorations. Lisette did a profile of a man.

[ DIASPORA ]

After getting home and looking at the piece I did that day, I began to work on this version of the illustration which became my print, "Diaspora". The print is one color, a metallic copper, on white paper, 11"x14" - signed and numbered. * You can purchase "Diaspora" on my PayPal widget.