Homeschool x 29: The Street Kids of EDSA x Kaid Ashton

Back to where it all started. A year and a half, 3 countries and 29 classes later, I found myself under the freeway beside one of  Manila's busiest roads back to where I taught the first class. The kids instantly remembered me and were very excited to get down on a collaboration together. I brought a face collage of photos, cut them up and let the kids do their thing to make frames for the photographs. We chose a blue wall beside the slum where they lived. This wall usually reeks like urine, has a boring faded blue exterior and needed some brightening up. The kids did an amazing job and made the photographs look fantastic with their bright colourful frames. 

Thanks to the Office of Culture and Design in Manila for the help and supplying the pizza. 

The kids got to pic the photograph they wanted and had creative freedom of the frames that they created.

Pizza lineup

The artists

Again thank you to all the parents for their help, but most of all to Olive who kept things in order even during the chaos of the pizza being handed out. Could not have done it without her!!!

Kaid Ashton Tees

New set of t-shirts. Please msg if you would like one. 

$30 XL, L, M and a few S.

Thanks for your support!

kaidashton@gmail.com

Kaput x Kaid Ashton

Kaput x Kaid Ashton x Vancouver

Had the pleasure to hook up with one of my all time favourite graffiti artists in Vancouver. Kaput is always on the next level as far as creativity and innovative styles and that stayed true during this collaboration. 

The photo was taken in Los Angeles of a woman who just won her fight against breast cancer. Her bright and outgoing personality was matched with the vibrant colours that Kaput used to make her stand out and have a lasting impact on the viewer.

Check out Kaput's work here: http://www.wackytupaky.com/

Attention to Detail!

Door Collage

Limited edition prints of 100 available now. 

The doors are from 15 different countries around the world and from over 20 different cities.

30 x 40

$150 Each with shipping included

A portion of the proceeds goes to the homeschool project 

(http://homeschoolproject.wordpress.com/)

Send me an email if you are interested, kaidashton@gmail.com

Thanks for the support!

Manila: The Garbage Dump Cemetery

Following these flags through the maze of streets in Manila leads to a cemetery that is surrounded by a garbage dump and is home to hundreds of people. 

Practicing the MJ fadeaway. Joined the boys for a game of ball. Had to be careful of the fresh garbage that defined the out of bounds are to the court. It also helped me establish a friendship with a guy who promised to give the full tour of this place. 

I was warned about this guy; local stick up dude who is pretty notorious round these parts.  And if the eyes are any indicator, sobriety at 10 am is of no real importance. 

Rows of tombs

Overview of the cemetery with the dump to the left.

Shout out to the locals who helped me paste a photo up on the wall. 

A huge thanks to my tour guide an local butcher. 

Ewok MSK X Kaid Ashton x Los Angeles

I had the pleasure of hooking up with graffiti heavyweight Ewok MSK down in Los Angeles. An afternoon collaboration in Hollywood lasted several hours and here it is...

Choices...

Photos taken in Teknaf and Chittagong, Bangladesh

Signing autographs for the spectators