Katitawa school from Justin McIntosh on Vimeo.

A few images of some of the pervasive and diverse street art around Quito. Some of it is straight forward, some is a bit more symbolic, and some makes no apparent sense at all. Forgive my Spanish if i try and translate a bit.

October 12th, 1492 – when god created eden he thought of america

Woman with afro




there was text with this that looks like it was painted over

who knew the Latin Kings were repping in Ecuador? now you know

not sure what this is, but i like it

Our democracy is for everyone

I will reign

notice the “2 Pac”

This one is for Ateqah

No more violence (it’s a step)

Orcas,San Juan Islands, Washington

One of the things on the agenda for my visit was to help build a sweat lodge with my father. After a little reseach we began the building process, many things fell into place perfectly and we were finish in about 3 days. It was a pleasure to build and many animals stopped by to watch along the way. Here are photographs documenting the process.

The building site before leveling the ground
The main supporting structure
Joining the structure with rope
The rocks arrive from a generous friend
Me laying in the floor over a bed of sand and cutting out for the stone pit.
The first layer of wool blankets from inside.
The site was chosen partially for this beautiful old growth Ceder
Grandfather rocks
The fire to heat the stones

The firepit is slightly off alignment in order to protect the Ceder’s roots.
Protecting the fire
Notice the door gaurdian

To see more photos documenting the building visit the complete gallery here…

A few Images from the first of the Brooklyn Lumpen Cuisine Battles, Many thanks to all of the lovely people who helped bring the event together with their presence, talent and delicous food.

Venue: Bushwick kitchen stadium
Challenger 1: Chef Habib
Challenger 2: Iron Chef Brooklyn
Secret Ingredient: Basil

Winner: Iron Chef Brooklyn