Central Art Lab

New Shirts! Local Band Left English had me make some shirts for them. Seafoam and gold, what do you think? Available in the store Classic fan spread, makes them look rad………..classic. Wood chips 3 color, layered, limited print of 20. First batch sold quick. Hint* Artlab pizza/shirt box Left English tee combo.

It’s been awhile since I have posted anything but here’s a good reason. Located at 1808 Smith Street, I’ve been awfully busy with this: Before And After Dimensions: 10 feet high x 55 feet long Material and gear: Exterior house paint, spray paint, stencils, etc It was a long time coming, I’ve been working this [...]

It’s going to depend a little on your age – the definition of ‘collection’ – but you’ve probably got a crap-pile of music if you’re reading an article with a title like this one.  Wait; I want to swap ‘crap-pile’ with ‘abundance’.  We’ll sort out which piles of music need the word ‘crap’ attached to [...]

I’ve been busy in the studio. Something very different for me. Thought I’d try something new. Screenin/drawing up a storm. 2 new pieces from me. Check’m out and let me know what you think on our Facebook page.. Close up. Real close. Thanks to Vancouver Superhunk Tom Krushkowski for the idea. Signed, numbered pair. If [...]

Big day in the silk screening studio. Hammered out multiple shirts, some new pillow cases and had the chance to use a borrowed heat press to speed up the entire process. New “Classic single speed” bike shirt, soon to be available in the store in SM, M and L. Pic of the cases I made [...]

That’s right we in the pillow market now. Want the coolest pillow for you couch or sitting apparatus? We’ve got your back. They look great as a pair. Silly to just have one. Love dancing ? Me too. Classic bike pillow. If you own a bike its a must have. Own this one of one [...]

I finally got a chance to visit Jonah McFadzean’s studio space. With lots on the go Jonah has some really precious small drawings, a constant desire to illustrate and make comics as well. I did a short interview with him so you can get better acquainted. He’s a busy man and my findings follow, enjoy [...]

Finished a few new pieces. Oil tanker split in two. Mixed use Residential and Commercial Detail shot. Longitudinal Section A few alternate uses for Sea Cans. Shipping containers are some of the most versatile and low cost building materials. Bus Stop RE_USE

I have been working on a alternate logo. So far there has been good feed back. There will be a limited run of tee’s available in the store soon. As well keep your eyes open for the super short run of centralARTLAB flags i am currently working on. The drawing. 11×17 on vellum. The screen. [...]

Been working hard on some new drawings, just finished this one. I’m really enjoying working with some color, used B&W for so long. Manually reproducing the image is labor intensive but gives an interesting effect.

Thought I would take come time come up with a few new designs for some shirts I have been wanting to screen. The printing studio is a mess but we work around the garbage. Darren lending me his keen eye Screens are now made and we proceed to print the shirts. Some pics of the [...]