copyright 1998 dave petko

Monday, June 20, 2011

travels this summer

   With this spring being so cold and lasting so long I am craving warmer weather,  I am craving summer.   The next few months are going to be full of travels for me and I like the idea of moving around some.

  One week from now I will be going on a two week trip out to the lovely, laid back town of Revelstoke, B.C. to do some tattooing and mountain biking.   A week after I return to Whistler I am heading up the Squamish valley to help build one of the stages I designed for Bass Coast Project,   which by the way is happening on the very last weekend of July,  better get your ticket soon.  The weekend following that I will be heading to .Shambhala for a few days of fun in the sun and trees.     After that maybe a trip to the sunshine coast for a bit of biking.

Then a quick week long trip home to see the family,  and that will wrap up my summer travel plans...  all the while drawing and tattooing and creating art for a few art shows in the works for the fall

Busy, busy, busy

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

13 years of good and bad

  Hard to believe it has been 13 years that I have been making SkullBoy stickers in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.  13 years of handing out stacks of stickers to friends who have gone out over the world traveling,   all of us peeling and sticking,   trading them for drinks,  trading them for food,  trading them for weed and giving them away for smiles.    Some friends went to Australia, to New Zealand, others drove across Canada, others down the west coast to Mexico, Peru, Chili and some flew to England, Germany, Sweden and Russia.   Peeling and sticking, peeling and sticking.
   I took a walk the other day and saw the first sticker I ever peeled and stuck in Whistler,  it's still up there.
  To commemorate my 13 years I am working on a t-shirt design.   it won't be available in stores.  Like the stickers it will be available through me.    I will post the design when finished, but for now you get a sneak peek at the design...

  I will post pics of the printing process and the finished shirts.

    If you are interested in one,  or want more information please email me liquidsunshinedesigns@gmail.com
  

Monday, June 13, 2011

Painted Skull

In case some of you didn't know,   I have a whole bunch of skulls at my studio,  I found many of them and others were gifted to me by friends or people in the know.  
  One such find was a black bear skull from the woods around Whistler.   It must be from a yearling as it isn't very big.
A few months ago I felt inspired to paint it...   so with a couple friends in mind I created this...
©2011 Dave Petko

©2011 Dave Petko

©2011 Dave Petko

© 2011 Dave Petko

size 9 inches tall x 5.5 inches wide
lacquer on bone
$400.00