Just over a year ago, I met a somewhat strange, dishevelled but delightful old gentleman of South in a clients front garden. We got aquatinted over a Victorian plaster renovation I was undertaking at the time. The following day he poked his head through the door and asked me if I could put this special jester’s fez on so he could take my picture. Slightly bemused but curious, I agreed. With 1 snap he thanked me graciously, grabbed the fez, gave a rolling bow and shot off, never to be seen again. I wondered about him sometimes.
Almost exactly a year later I bumped into him returning to the job on the street, he remembered me by name and returned the following day with this incredibile, 1-of-a-kind print that he’d used in his photographic exhibitions about strangers wearing this particular Fez throughout the years from across the world. I felt privileged to become unknowingly apart this life-long endeavour of his without realising until now and somewhat speechless, thanked him for this random but excellently delivered photograph, which he re-dated and signed upon his presentation to me, before shooting off once again into the wilderness. Thank you so much Phil, wherever and whoever you are. I hope to meet again.🤷♂️
#photogrphicstories #randomactsofkindness #analougephotography #loveweirdandwonderful
#londonstories
Super excited for our next co-lab Jam @dkhap coming up as part of the @epicjam_ weekender this time with our friends and legendary street culture pioneers @hiphoperafoundation_uk
Featuring incredible painters, dancers, performances, food and live music from the amazing @amy_true1@jazzt71@eoto_band and many more.
⭐️ Keep On Moving Jam ⭐️
🗓️Saturday 16th May🗓️
📍DKH Adventure Playground📍
🕰️ 1pm - 7pm 🕰️
🎙️MC Performances
🥁 EPIC Funk Band
🎵DJs
👟All Styles Dance Cyphers
🏅Kids Dance Battles & Cypher
🎤Open Mic
🍲 Italian Street Food & Drink
🎨 Graffiti Writers
🔑 Breaking & Graffiti Workshops
🖍️ Kids Area & Adventure Playground
🕺 AFTERPARTY
SAVE THE DATE & BRING YOUR BEST MOVES
#londonevents #breakdancing #livemusic #livegraffiti #adventureplayground
🎤 Emcee Oumense will be droppin' FREE workshops on rap over beats and poetry from the street on Wednesdays and Friday over the next few weeks
📅 6th, 9th, 13th and 15th May from 4:30pm. Open to all children and young people, no need to book, just turn up.
✨ Join the session to boost your skills or learn a new one, and express yourself with the power of the Spoken word.
🥳 You will also have the chance to perform at the Keep on Movin' Jam on May 16th.
Show up!
@epicjam_@hiphoperafoundation_uk
The morning after the other weekend @dkhap . Will have a full reel mix of the day and night soon when I pull my finger out. Thank you to everyone involved was a special b day treat to have some lovely legends bless the wall. 🫶🏻🙌🏻💪🏻#graffiti #paintjam #southlondon #adventureplayground #graffitiart
The first paint of my 4th decade on this planet yesterday and genuinely honoured (and unqualified) to jam alongside 2 true legends of the game @tizerid and @dice.london in Waterloo. Felt like a prize exhibit at some kind of Graff Zoo when I turned round and saw a hundred French kids from a school watching me paint seemingly loving it and erupting in applause. Shouts to @fiendicus , @peach_brooker@joeaddisondrones and @cockney_green . A fun afternoon with beautiful people. #londonstreetart #leakestreettunnel #graffiti #odaat #recoveryart
I can’t thank the unbelievably talented @abraham.o1 enough for creating this absolutely beautiful, ‘so perfect’ priceless gift for my daughter’s 8th Birthday Party last week. Her reaction melted my heart. Everyone was truly blown away as they entered. A genuine privilege to watch you work and get to know you more. Thank you eternally brother. I’m forever grateful.
👧🏼 🙏 🌞 💜 🤩
#portrait #streetartlovers #birthday #stilllife #abraham01
HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY IRIS ELENI!!!
🥳🎂🎉💗🙌🏻💥👧🏼💃
I cannot begin to describe how blessed I feel to have such an incredible, vivacious, hilarious, gorgeous girl in my life. Buzzing to surprise her later today.
An extra special weekend awaits!
STEP 11 ‘’Sought through prayer & meditation to improve our conscious contact with Paint…’’
Wet and rainy one a couple weeks back in Stockwell. I will collate the 12 Steps I’ve painted over the last year or so and release them all together with a breakdown of the project next month after my initial completion of the actual 12th Step.
I’ve really enjoyed the endeavour so far. Helping me streamline my previous tendencies and energies into something practical, tangible and meaningful, whilst engaging with others who have experience of the process of recovery from drugs and alcohol. Using ‘Paint’ and ‘The Painter’ as the ‘Higher Power’ but also as the contrasting replacement addiction.
Not sure how I got here but here we are.
One Day At A Time I guess… 🙏 🎨 💗
Step 2: Came to believe that a Painter greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Fitting as the mighty @slae.one had left this wall basically buffed so had the chance using 4 scraps cans to throw this up. 🙏
Also magically bumped into the master painter @morganico_com on the bus who, although going through a lot atm, came down later to pay me a visit. 🙏
#keepitsimple❤️
#odaat
#recoveryart
