Fact: I wore pink shell toes to prom

I’ve been introduced to a lot of very, very cool people through my internship, one of them being Bay Area based artist Ala Ebtekar. Here are some quotes about his art I found through Google: “...an attempt to glimpse a crossroad where present day events meet history and mythology.” “He creates images that combine the ideas and history of his cultural background in Iran as well as comics, animation, hip hop culture and mass media.”

Which all adds up to: he’s totally awesome. One of my favorite works of his was done with a combination of ink and acrylic paints on pages of the Qur'an, and can be seen here. Also, he prints ridiculously gorgeous Iranian script graffiti on definitive pieces of hip-hop fashion culture (Adidas products) and let me tell you, until seeing his stuff I hadn’t felt the itch to buy a pair of shell toes since high school. Google him; I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Here is a blurry photo of me wearing a shirt with one of his designs on it:

Nifty, right? The longer you look at it the niftier I’m sure (I hope) you’ll find it, and good news! It’s for sale! Just mosey yourself on over to the CONTACT link up top and shoot me an email if you’d like one. All proceeds go to San Francisco non-profit arts organizations, so don’t think this is a scam for my new laptop fund; although, if you’d like to donate to that cause as well, I won’t mind a bit