Los Angeles, CA – Sow and Tailor is pleased to announce Traffic a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist L.W.D. aka Little Walt Dog aka Victor Art. The exhibition will open on the afternoon of June 29th from 3-6 pm and will be on view through July 27th, 2024. The artist will be present at the opening reception. Little Walt Dog, a Los Angeles native, grew up in the neighborhoods of Watts, Compton, Gardena, and Torrance. Immersed in the vibrant culture of rock & roll and classic cars, L.W.D. found inspiration in the LA’s expansive and dynamic scene. Shortly after high school, he enlisted in the army in 1975, serving in Germany. Upon his return to Los Angeles, his journey led to unexpected and transformative experiences. The 90s marked a significant turning point in L.W.D.'s life, culminating in a 30-year sentence. His release in 2019 became a moment of profound transformation, inspiring the works featured in Traffic. Shortly after returning home, L.W.D. was captivated by live painting at a community event. The sight of paint being pushed and pulled across a blank canvas, free from rules and restrictions, inspired him to pick up a brush and begin his artistic journey. Traffic is an exquisite exhibition showcasing L.W.D.'s oil paintings and mixed media sculptures. The paintings are installed in a line wrapping the walls of the gallery, reminiscent of a film strip or cars lined up in traffic, each one a snapshot, a memory steeped in nostalgia. At the center of the exhibition, a low pedestal displays a collection of L.W.D.'s sculptures. Constructed from found wood and nails, these sculptures blend crude construction with intrinsic beauty, embodying history and the effects of time on the city’s landscape. Each work depicts a road with cars, segments of the boulevards that surround us. L.W.D.'s work captures a spectrum of emotions, from the elation of cruising through the city to the pressure and tension he observes and experiences within LA’s social fabric. Each piece serves as a reflection of our society, infused with personal narratives that reveal the artist's own journey and the broader human experience. The complex interplay of joy, struggle, and resilience makes his work both deeply personal and universally accessible. L.W.D.'s work is characterized by its sincerity, honesty, and authenticity, offering an unfiltered glimpse into the realities of life. Join us at Sow and Tailor to experience Traffic in the celebration of L.W.D’s first solo exhibition. - Sow & Tailor is thrilled to announce The Blue of It, a solo exhibition by Colorado-based artist Sabrina Piersol. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, June 29th, from 3:00 - 6:00 pm at 157 W 27th St. The exhibition will run until July 27th, 2024. In the intricate tapestry of human experience, there exists an element that transcends time, connecting past, present, and future temporalities. This element is beautifully captured in The Blue of It, an exploration that delves into themes of cycles, rebirth, constancy, and the infinite track of time. This painting series by Sabrina Piersol, inspired by a plethora of influences ranging from Mary Oliver's nature-infused poetry to the ethereal music of Fleetwood Mac, invites viewers into a world where tradition and personal narrative intermingle with the natural world, creating a profound sense of continuity and resilience. At its core, The Blue of It is a meditation on the perennial, both in the literal sense of ever-returning flowers and the metaphorical cycles of recurring human emotion and experience. The iris, a central motif in this body of work that builds on Piersol’s landscape-informed visual language, symbolizes not just the rebirth of nature each spring, but also the enduring love and resilience passed down through generations of women. These flowers, cultivated by the Sabrina’s family for over a century, serve as living heirlooms, embodying a lineage of care, hope, and vitality. The Blue of It also draws on the poignant reflections found in Maggie Nelson's Bluets– “a lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue.” Nelson’s contemplations of the color that evokes both longing and serenity parallels Sabrina Piersol’s own use of blue to create a dream space— a twilight zone where time seems to stand still. This "blue hour" after sunset symbolizes a moment of in-between, a non-space where the boundaries between past and future blur, creating a continuum of projected memories and distant familial connections.