in the dream

Daver and Metasin This is from a legal wall in Catonsville, MD around 1999 I think. Just scanned this one in after finding this photo in a box tonight. It was a great piece. Wish I had a better photo.

And there ya have it folks. The party's over.

You take 87 North and get off around Exit 23. That's how we wound up here, invited of course by the good folks of 518 Prints. Sometime during the night we wound up in a train yard.  Good times. More photos tomorrow.

Here's a few more. Old brown yonder.

Corn, Hot Dogs, and Chevrolet: Last night we finished up the big wall in Bushwick after a 5 day stint. While looking at these pictures try to call to mind the smell of human shit, piss, and trash on a hot summer night. Thanks to the folks at Factory Fresh and Kevin for stopping by on his motorcycle to take pics. Hell yes we cheated! Onward to Albany!

Day 2: Building the layers. Photos by KC

More to come.

Photo: Hope

I was having a hard time getting the hang of doing gestures. Sometimes I'd go over to Bills or Pat would stop by to help me loosen up. This is from a 60 second gesture that Pat did to show me the ropes. From the Stain archives.1991.

VOKE studio at the Fire House. Mid '90's.

Voo doo piece in progress at Clinton St. VOKE. Early 90's.

Stain and Metasin at the Shelter skatepark just before the ice age.

It was the popular thing to do in those days.

There's an interview with me on the Juxtapoz site for an upcoming show in LA. See it here http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-a-conversation-with-chris-stain

I really think Mike Giant has great hand but many years before him there was Big Daddy Ed Roth.

Robert Williams,

Happy Anniversary !   Unforgettable hot, hot. summer wedding ...   photo: Peter Barry