Was listening to this joint today from 88 and got inspired to write this down. Music is such a huge inspiration that keeps me going.
Here’s a quick process video.
Dig this? Check out this quote from Zach de La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine
Shout out to 25+ parents/ adults who enlisted their kids to help me decide the direction of the story. All I can say is we have a winner and it’s exciting!!!!! If you wanna be the first to hear about all the things please sign up for my email newsletter here.
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I’m working on my third Kickstarter book project yall. I’m several months in and it’s getting exciting! Cannot wait to begin teasing more info to YOU! -Rob
About me: My name is Robert Liu-Trujillo. I’m an author/illustrator from the Bay Area and my most recent book is “Fresh Juice/ Jugo Fresco”. Get it at your local public library or independent bookstore.
Some folks only like art they’ve been told they should like. if they haven’t been mass marketed w/ it they’re skeptical. Be open minded. Support living, working artists!
This is still one of my favorite songs by The coup. In this video Boots describes “Captain Sterling’s Little Problem”, an anti war song once part of the documentary “Sir No Sir”.
Dig this? Check out this painting I did of Boots and Pam the Funkstress(RIP).
I painted this image years ago and the homie Liam asked if he could use it for his famed podcast East Bay Yesterday in which he had an episode on the Dragons. Listen hereDig this? Go listen to more East Bay Yesterday episodes, he got over 100 of em! Also, check out my illustration of characters from The Last Dragon.
I’ll be at this market tomorrow in Alameda. If you’re around come through! I’ve been to Faction Brewing before but this will be my first time working with Alternative Entertainment. Here’s the link for the event!
Dig this? Check out some photos from the 6th annual Social Justice Children’s Book Fair
Monica is the homie and as someone who got to work with her she’s a bad-ass artist and organizer. Peep this video which introduces how to make art for social change! Very good info for beginners or experienced artists.
Dig this? Check out my crew “Trust Your Struggle Collective”
This is Cleo from the 1996 film “Set It Off” played by actor and emcee extraordinaire Queen Latifah. I try to do these characters as my fan art, for fun in between books and other projects to practice. In Set it Off Cleo is a lowrider, a masculine queer woman, a get away driver, and a big source of strength within the crew of friends. In order to escape poverty, she and three of her friends pull off multiple bank heists. Stay tuned for more.
On the film: I saw Set It Off when it came out. I think it was shortly after F. Gary Gray did “Friday” with Ice Cube, Nia Long, and Chris Tucker. I loved it back then. You never got to see 4 Black women wreck shit in a heist film back then so I was excited. I loved all of their characters, how they struggled, cared for each other, and I think writer Takashi Bufford who wrote the screenplay did a great job. I know he’s mentioned there are things that he’d change if he could redo the film. But I think it still stands up today. Shout out to Jada, Latifah, Vivica, Kimberly, and all of the cast and crew.
About me: My name is Robert Liu-Trujillo. I’m an author/illustrator from the Bay Area and my most recent book is “Fresh Juice/ Jugo Fresco”. Get it at your local public library or independent bookstore.
Dig this? Check out my throwback drawings of three characters from the 90’s film Mi Vida Loca
Hey fam. I’m excited to share this. I’ve known the host of this pod for 20 years I think. He is an awesome educator and we met while teaching for a program called “Making Waves”. Colin is a husband, dad, educator for public schools and university students, and he’s a former emcee who used to kill them rhymes as Senbei w/ DJ Dahi. LINK to listen to the episode.
In this episode, we talk about three of my favorite books because we’re nerdy.
1-Spraycan art-James Prigoff (RIP), Henry Chalfant
2-Baby Baby Please-Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee, and Kadir Nelson
3-Fighting to Belong-Amy Chu, Alexander Chang, and Louie Chin
We also talk about hip hop, ethnic studies, and more. Take a listen to this episode and some of the many others he’s done!
Dig this? Check out an interview I did with emcee and educator Maddy Clifford
