Live Painting at ConTempo 2013

We had a great time last night painting live at the fundraiser for the Honolulu Museum of Art!

Artists were paired with local clothing designers, and we painted on a white aloha shirt. We decided to paint Kalo (taro, the Hawaiian staple food) with overlapping ripples of water, and added blue stripes to the pocket to give it a contemporary feel. You can see the five final pieces worn by models to show them off to guests- the garments were auctioned off at the end of the night!

ConTempo 2013

Sketching out an idea for the live painting we'll be doing on this beautiful Tori Richard's aloha shirt! It's happening on Saturday at ConTempo, the annual Honolulu Museum of Art fundraising gala! This final piece of wearable art will be auctioned at the end of the night to benefit the museum :) 

Aloha Monday!

Our "Tools of the Trade" shirt in Bali

Here's a repost from the instagram feed of Joel Fitzgerald, a professional surfer and surfboard shaper! He is sporting our "Tools of the Trade" tee at the shaping room of Dues Ex Machina in Bali. We love his wave-riding style and his friendly personality! You can follow his surfing adventures on Facebook here.

Ready to Ride!

We finally made a surf rack in the Vers studio to store our boards! 

Lucky for us the ocean is just a short walk away, now we're all set for the South swells!

In the Press

 We're so happy and grateful for the positive reactions we've gotten for our mural! Pictures of our mural were posted on several high-profile blogs, including BOOOOOOOM, Juxtapoz Magazine, and Grafuturism.  We had to pinch ourselves, to make sure we weren't dreaming! ;)

Knockaround X Pow Wow Hawaii 2013

Stoked to be included in this awesome video by Knockaround Sunglasses for Pow Wow! We love how this short film captured the friendliness of the event. Check it out here.

A Single Fin is Beautiful Thing

Aloha! It's Monday and that means we are officially ready for the weekend to start :) Here's to cruising through the week with style!

We're on Vine!

Possibly the only thing better than a cool picture is a fun video, and this is the idea behind the new Vine app. Visit our Vine page to see postings of our process, the studio, and our art!

Our first post is a stop-motion animation we made of an endless wave! You can view it here.

Happy Halloween!

 We've been having a monster mash of Board Meeting Mondays! To celebrate Halloween, this month Vers posted a spooky lineup of board-riders. To make sure you don't miss out on our weekly drawings, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram (@vers_hawaii). Hope your Halloween week is a smash!

Board Meeting Monday: Waiting for Waves

Aloha Monday! This guy is ready for a good swell! Hope you have an epic week! :)

Perfect for Summer!

Our Kalo Kruiser tee is featured in the current issue of Pacific Edge Magazine! We're excited to be in the lifestyle section, where our shirt is one of the recommended beach necessities for summer! You can read the online version of the magazine here.

On The News!

Mahalo to KITV for promoting the August Moon Fundraiser at the Honolulu Museum of Art! I had a fun time drawing with Solomon Enos and Cade Roster, can't wait until Friday when it's all 28 of us together! 

*You can watch the news segment online here.

Photo Board

(Testing out the finished board, Matt is singing to the strum of the ukulele!)

 Let's hula! Our latest project was painting a wooden board for a wedding, 

so that guests could take fun photos as a momento. We made one of these for our own wedding, so we were excited to do it again! The awesome couple, Dawn and Kalei, gave us an idea of what they wanted, and from a sketch we expanded it to be life-size. It's great to work with people who can give us a direction but also allow for the freedom to paint in our own style!

Here you can see the figures coming to life, they just need some tropical color!

The finished board is propped up so that guests can take pictures during the reception.

Below Dawn and Kalei take a funny photo, with Kalei flexing for his lovely lady. 

We're so happy that we got to be a part of their special day!!

August Moon Fundraiser

    The August Moon fundraiser at the Honolulu Museum of Art is only a week away! We will be drawing live with other artists, and all pieces will be sold for $25 to benefit arts education. This is a great way to collect a small piece of art from some of Hawaii's most prominent artists! Let us know if there is anything you think we should draw, or to make a special request!


For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.

Board Meeting Monday: Shaka!

Aloha Monday! 

There's no better way to ride into the week than starting with a Shaka :)

 Have a great day!

Vers at Surf Line

Vers is popping up at Surf Line! For the next month you can find our clothing at Hifi Pops Up @ Surfline and the Launch Party is tonight :)

Board Meeting Monday: Starboard!

Aloha Monday! When you're wishing for waves, these are the stars to look for ;) Hope your week is full of sunny days and starry nights!

This Saturday!

Mark your calendars! This Saturday we will be having a booth at the Find Art Festival in Chinatown :) This is the first time we will have Vers shirts ON SALE, so don't miss out!

See the full schedule of events at www.findartfestival.com

Board Meeting Monday: Taxis!

Aloha Monday! We are back from a busy week in New York, where we gathered lots of inspiration for Vers! Instead of boards we were riding lots of taxis, so here is our ode to The Big Apple! Hope your week speeds right along!