FULL DECK ARTSHOW

The homey, Chase Tafoya, will have a few pieces in an upcoming artshow called FULL DECK, being held at the Beford Gallery in Walnut Creek.
Artists include Mike Giant,Jeremy Fish,Mark Gonzales, Wes Humpston, Natas Kaupas, Amanda Lynn, Pushead, and more.
Chase will be showing 6 new pieces, 5 of which are from the new POSITIVE MOVEMENT ALLIANCE (P.M.A.) collection of skateboards. P.M.A. is a Universal Lifestyle movement here to raise the consciousness of every community around the world.
The opening reception is Thursday, July 9th from 6:00-8:00 PM. The show runs from July 5-Sept 13.

CHASE TAFOYA X SOUL ASSASSINS

Here are a few previews of some pieces that the homey, Chase Tafoya, created for the Soul Assassins Intermission album... As always, Chase's work is dope as hell! He created a different piece for each song on the record, and I cant wait to see them all! Look for a Soul Assassins X Chase Tafoya artshow soon.

CHASE TAFOYA "FACE 2 FACE"

Last Saturday, we had the opening reception of Chase Tafoya's "Face 2 Face" show as part of our "Takeover" event with the Soul Assassins crew. Chase is a self taught artist that specializes in highly detailed large scale portraits. He also did some amazing hand painted skateboards of all the artists the performed the night of the event. You can learn more about Chase Tafoya from the detailed interview on our features page. Many of the pieces in the show are still available for purchase, so call the store or email us at info@shoptradition.com for all sales inquiries.


"Until Death Comes" (Prodigy of Mobb Deep)


"Untitled" (Nigo of A Bathing Ape)


"Craola" (portrait of Craola)


"Pray For Me"


"Pep" (portrait of Pep Williams)


"Betty" (portrait of Betty Lipstick"


"Crow" (portrait of Crow)


"St. Christopher"


These hand painted skateboards were definitely some of the stand out pieces of the show! Peep the details of Strong Arm Steady, Young De, Sick Jacken, DJ Muggs, Mr. Choc, and Self Scientific.











"Karma"


"Rise and Fall"


"New Faith"




"Blood Money"

FACE 2 FACE

Our next artshow is called "Face 2 Face," and it features the artwork of Chase Tafoya. This show is in conjunction with Soul Assassins, and we have big plans for this event! Expect big things from Chase in '09, because his large scale portraits are just amazing! Be sure to Join us on Feb. 7th for the opening reception of this show. We just updated our Features section of the website with an interview with Chase. You can read that here.