Hello, I used to be Biz

Third newsletter, yo

Greetings, my homies.

Got a project to share with only you!

But first, a secret:

One of my old man’s nicknames for me is Biz (sometimes Bizzer). I had a group of friends in college who adopted it. We practiced breakdancing in dorm lobbies.

That was in the twilight of 90s hip hop, from which I drew (haha) inspiration for this piece¹. I originally doodled it. Then I digitized it and played with it some more. Then I put it on some things (like shirts at Amazon and RedBubble). And now I’ve made a linocut of it (and I continue to play with it).

I’ve made 15 prints, 5 of which are done and for sale. This is the first run—I hope to do more but haven’t committed to a style yet (feedback, please!).

prints 1, 3, and 4 of 15 (black paint and embroidery thread on printmaking paper, 11”x14”)

print 2 of 15 (black paint and blue spraypaint on printmaking paper, 11”x14”)

print 14 of 15 (gold paint and gold marker on printmaking paper 11”x14”)

I also attempted some lil’ gifs of how these look when light and shadow play.

And that’s what’s up.

$100 for the black and embroidered ones (3 available). I intend to make more of these, but they require a lot of work and will go up in price once I open up sales to the public.

Cheaper (name your price) for the blue spraypaint and gold ones. I don’t love ‘em and am happy to off load ‘em.

I will do a run of “seconds,” at some point, too, so stay tuned!

Much love,

Biz

1. This design, by the way, is called Mellow My Man, based on this song by Philadelphia jazz/hip-hop group The Roots, now on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon