Archive for February, 2009

Doodle of the Week 2/28

Untitled by Ryan Loewinsohn Send your doodles to theartist@carlsbadcrawl.com!

SNYDER ART @ Hensley’s Fri.

WHAT: Snyder Art and Music by Felisa Skibicki WHERE: Hensley’s Flying Elephant (map) WHEN: Fri. February 27th 7pm WHY: Why not! Food, Drinks, Art and Music…see you there!

LOS SINDICATE at the OC Tavern

Friends adventure in different ways as years flip in the breeze. Journeys entice the most grounded and home becomes the next gig. The time when each day began with the circulation of 10am phone calls is slowly departing. A morning hill was a highway and the humming urethane of a skater was your hot rod. […]

Derek Mathis Interview

Pizza Port, Kafana Cafe, coastal crawls and “the bars”… Jump back a decade and wander the Carlsbad coast and village through the black and white photos of Derek Mathis! Click HERE, or the above ad, or on his tab under local artist, to read his interview and to see his work! Lets here what you […]

DEVOlution of a Dumbass

Ideas are like the tides; they come and go. Creative waves surge through your mind in spurts of rolling energy followed by stagnant lulls of the uninspired. Like the varying size of a swell or the direction of its flow, each onslaught differs. Creative outbursts also vary where as one wave of creativity might focus […]

Waves of Creativity

Have you seen the set rolling into the intersection of Carlsbad Village Drive and Highland Drive? Like the motionless sea after a frenzy of waves, the most creative stretch can be accompanied with long lulls of artistic stagnation. Sketch books remain white and the pages of your idea book remain blank. Like a addict in […]

CRAWLing the Strip

Place a sticker, snap a photo and send it to theartist@carlsbadcrawl.com! Where have you crawled? email us your address and we will send you some stickers… BONUS: New Carl Crawl sticker included!

The Adventures of Kiwi and Banana

Carlsbadcrawl will be on a short hiatus for a handful of days. In the meantime, check out the Adventures of Kiwi and Banana by clicking HERE, or the above photo. Feb. 2004-2009 Happy Valentine’s Day! coming soon: local artist interview: derek mathis

OBEY your passion

Graphic designers doodle away on wacom tablets for high profile companies.  Their imaginations piece together shapes and colors, but their creations become flat through client revisions and uneducated recommendations. Design principles are discussed, but soon thwarted by the hand who signs the check. Graphic artists doodle away on wacom tablets for themselves and the onlookers […]

Paris does Providence, RH

filmed and submitted by Jason Groves Your story consists of a string of ideas, adventures and friendships. It defines the person you are and the accomplishments, and failures, you have produced. Like a drifting message sealed in a weathered bottle, your ideas wander. They are fueled by passion and guided by fate. Currents carry them […]

Doodle of the Week 2/7

Untitled by David Mooney Send your doodles to theartist@carlsbadcrawl.com!

new blog, new ideas…

“Street Fancy is a place where you can find people celebrating their own individuality. Here, you can find updates on fashionable events and trend forecasts. Real style uproots from the streets.” -streetfancy.com Click HERE, or on the above ad, to view the blog. Check often… we have been told many stories and fashionable observations are […]

FOR RENT:Village Art Studios

An artist’s working space is one of limited interruptions, but alive with each day’s surprises. It drips creativity like a loose brush and is dressed with the inspiration of past muses. Supplies gather like a steamy buffet and rock n roll tumbles into the shadowy streets. Coffee shops and beach walks wait for random breaks […]


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