Introducing KaBlocka...

I had planned out an art show called "Follow The Drip" for 08.08.08... I didn't realize how busy I was gonna be w/ other projects and before I knew it I had just about a week to create the art work I was gonna showcase. After much brainstorming, sketching, and painting I still didn't really have anything! I flipped through my sketch books and found a character i've been wanting to bring to light for a while. I took this little guy into Illustrator and cleaned him up... before I knew it, i'd stumbled upon the star of the show! Enjoy ;)


The original sketch...

After traced w/ the pen tool I still felt it wasn't quite right...

My second sketch which I was happy with... a bit more symetrical and clean...

Aaaaah... success! I couldn't be more satisfied w/ the line art...

Here's one of the MANY pieces I did using this character which I call KaBlocka (Kaba for Hippo in Japanese and Blocka for his blockyness) Stay tuned for pics of the 1st showing for "Follow The Drip" held at Cloth and Canvas.

Random Dunny concept...

I thought this would be a cool addition to Kidrobot's Dunny collection.

Follow the Drip... my next solo art show.

Yo! Sorry for the inconsistancy... a lot has happend from when I began this blog. I will be blogging more often now that things are beginning to settle down although I will be starting off by posting non-current content to catch up.

Here is the flyer for my next art show. It's a style I been working on... hope ya'll can make it out!

New solo show by TNES "Follow the Drip" 8-8-08
Held at Cloth and Canvas from 7pm to 10pm

Remember Break-boy TNES part 1

I'm working on a little documentary for HippoEsthetics... it's gonna be called "The HIPPOE Migration" and it's basically collected footage of when I left Hawaii in 04 to set out and make the brand a successful one. Anyway, while sifting through footage I came across a lot of my old B-boy sessions... I got carried away and ended up putting a little something together haha. The opening beat was made by my boy DJ Ethik. Enjoy!

Killa Cloud... What i've been dealin' w/ the past couple months...

For the past couple months my cat Cloud has been a freakin' monster! He's been super hyper and hella curious about small open places haha. Here's just a few pics to show ya'll what i've been dealing w/ so far haha. Enjoy ;)

The face of a true runt...

What my eyes see first thing in the morning...

Cat in a sack...

Again...

Creepin' up...

Underwear bandit!

Don't know what kinda face that is... maybe he thinks he can camoflauge with it?

CAUGHT IN THE ACT...

His reply to it...

WTF!? Hahahaha...

We play chase around the house w/ each other and this is how it starts out...

Um... I see you...

Peek a boo!

The great thing about runnin' around the pad w/ him... he knocks out for a bit... THEN!

It's back to this Haha.

Hmmm... what to start off with?

Well let's see... It's 11:39am and I haven't eaten shit yet... I'm hungry... how about we start off with food. I enjoy cooking and presentation. To me, everything's all about lookin' good. Soooo... here we go!

First off, here's what I wish I could make... Oxtail soup exactly how the California Hotel makes it haha. Don't mind me all drunk in the pic trying to eat more than I could...


This is what I made recently. Japanese style Hamburger (Hambagu) patty...

The secret is in the steaming... the bread crumbs mixed w/ egg and milk forming a bread pudding like thickness expands and gives the patty a soft almost fluffy texture...

Gots to have the perfect rice (which always comes out perfect thanks to my roomies getting me a $135 Japanese brand rice cooker hehe) and Miso soup...

Sides consisting of chopped cabbage and carrots, Cupi mayo, daikon oroshi, and sauce made of ketchup and Worcestershire mixed.


Next up we got Japanese style pork tenderloin which I caught on camera here really well haha...

You know da deals... Miso soup and riggity rice...

Daikon oroshi is just delicious w/ rice... Here's the top view of my meal.


Mmmmmm... TNES syle Pastrami sub. I chopped up the pastrami and sauteed it w/ freshly minced garlic and pepper, grilled some onions, threw on some slices of cheddar cheese, popped it in the oven to toast then topped w/ mayo and mustard and a side of salt and vinegar potato chips...

Yummy...


Back to Japanese dishes. Here we have Buta Shogayaki which is thinly sliced pork marinated in fresh grated ginger, green onions, and soy sauce. Super easy to make and super good to eat!

Miso soup w/ tofu and rice as always...

The full shot... for some reason Cola tastes better in a glass on ice.


Last but not least for now... We have 2 dishes that my mama always made for me when she could. Sitaw adobo and Sinigang... Filipino food is sooooo delicious but most places don't present it nicely... soooooo, here's my attempt to make your mouth water...

Damn... check out the steam...

I created a technique to make the Adobo burst w/ flava ;)

I love veggies so I packed the Sinigang w/ it.