Happy Holidays!

December 27, 2011Dusty GilpinComment

We are glad that we could be apart of your holiday celebrations! Thanks for tagging us in all your photos!

What was 'Tree & Leaf'?

Tree & Leaf was a small Oklahoma based t-shirt company founded in 2006 by John Milner, Bryson Panas, Chase Kerby, and Dusty Gilpin. Over the years Tree & Leaf hosted art and music events and played a big role in building culture in OKC. Search the blog for history of specific artists, musicians, and events we hosted. We are super thankful for anyone who played a part in keeping our brand alive for 12 years.

Although the brand/store has been dissolved, each owner still continues to play their part in cultivating the Oklahoma City cultural landscape in their own way. Cheers!

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Bathroom doors and back door for @mexicanradiookc. Fun overlay type, back door expanded steel was a new lesson in something. There was a punk band in OKC called ‘No Exit’ when I was a kid, I kept thinking of them...

Details of @mexicanradiookc. Very proud of this sign. Thanks for the work! Thanks to Max at Bomb Shelter for taking my picture 😃

Man! It’s hot outside! Stoked on this sign designed by @BraidCreative for @MexicanRadioOKC! Bright and vibrant, offset and hand-painted! Who’s going to see @FlyingLotus at @TowerTheatreOKC tonight?

Despite his reputation, @AndyRine isn’t all that bad. He just gave me this gem! #TribeCalledQuest #MidnigtMarauders #Cassette

☀️Home Sweat Home! ☀️ That blue Lowe’s bucket on top is full of ❄️🍺❄️

I had a couple questions about pouncing, so I took a couple photos just now as I pounce some signage. With one of the wheels I use, it creates big enough holes so I can pounce with spray paint. This application is only good for exterior signage. I would use a smaller perforation and chalk for interior signage. The other downside is that you need to be 100% on placement because paint is obviously more permanent. I haven’t seen anyone else using spray paint, but it seemed logical with the advancement of paint quality and valve control. #alwayshandpaint

“Pouncing” is how we create patterns for jobs that require detailed lettering. Perforations are made on paper and patterns are applied with powdered chalk. There are only a few methods of creating a pounce pattern and mine is by wheel. I love how even though the lettering was designed on a computer, the technology that can get it painted on the wall has been used for centuries. #alwayshandpaint

Yo! Entries to the @OkStateFair Mural Challenge are due by August 15th!!! Artists: If you entered but haven’t received an email with instructions about where to send your portfolio - check your junk email folder or reach out to me and we’ll get it figured out. You MUST submit 3-5 photos of large scale work to be considered for the contest! Good luck!

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