Another talented artist and friend has been given to a better world. "Oiler" of FS, DTT, COD, DME crews has passed this weekend of an apparent suicide. He was known for his unique handstyles that no other writer has ever achieved. He designed the famous Twelve Ounce Prophet logo and worked with them for several years on other projects in the USA, Germany, and abroad. For me, he will always be that little white boy that was in CSI detention with me at Miami Beach Senior High that summer of '94. "What you write?" he asked as he noticed the tattooed graff letters on my leg that spell my name. I remember he wrote "Volume" at the time and was a REAL novice on his handstyles and the whole graff scene in general. After that we hit it off and were even in the same crew for a while (DME), constantly running into each other at raves like Fever and The Edge. Fast forward a few years and next thing I know he's writing "Oil" and working with 12oz magazine doing the sickest handstyles ever known to man. In fact, the header of this blog is a tweaked out scan of a canvas/painting he did that I own titled 'Yo Puedo Mas Que Tu'. Here's to Bernie, yet another fallen talent this year, you will not be forgotten.
