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Feast Your Eyes On This Blog While Ogechi.com is On Its Way...

Hmm... I wonder what this rich dude is talking about...

Blog Of Richard Branson, CEO or Virgin Group

This dude has a blog. I haven't thoroughly inspected it yet, but I noticed a quirky commercial and he fasted 3 days for peace in Dafur...

Oh. how trendy!

RUN! RUN!

I've had many a fantasy about doing the same thing myself.
I can admit that.

Michelle Obama Said Something Good

”I just feel like through the small things that we can do here at the White House, we can start exemplifying the importance of building those bridges, in real meaningful ways, so that when you come — when young people come here, they don’t have to come here and be something they’re not. They can come here and be who they are, and the folks here will listen. And we can go out and be ourselves and listen in their communities as well.“



Obama foreign policy aside, this woman has said something good.

More power to her to actually make this happen.

Obama picks former astronaut to lead NASA

Charles F. Bolden Jr. in a NASA space shuttle crew photo.
(Credit: NASA)

We Takin' Ova!

Where Was Micheal Platt When This Ish Went Down??!!!

This pic was from the World Beard and Moustache Championships and annual competition.

It's only $40 to enter. I did not see the Afrikans represneted.

Plattman is a shoe in for 2010.

Those of you who know him will know what I'm talking about.



I wish I had a picture of him with that thing unfurled...

For those of you who really don't know what I'm talking about, Micheal B. Platt is my mentor (one of them) and I'm repping team Platt all day! Click the above link so you can act like u know.

read more about that contest if u dare

Don't Worry, Mike, Ogechi Loves You!

I'm gonna need people to stop calling my baby Mike Tyson crazy.

Can't you see this is just an sincere afrikan warrior man being real with his feelings?!!

No Sex Zone

As I was contemplating my own vow of celibacy i ran into this gem ;-)



There is so much truth in this, it is effortlessly funny.

These things don't really apply to my particular issue.

More on that later. It's real in the field, tho.

(So real I really took some time out to counsel the youth!)

Yo! I think this could help some people see the light.

I actually know quite a few nickels like this!

One.

Black President: Xerox Corp.’s Ursula Burns

(From Bloomberg Report)

Burns, 50, will become chief executive officer on July 1, ending the eight-year run of Anne Mulcahy, who will stay on as chairman. Mulcahy, 56, named Burns president in 2007, almost three decades after Burns joined Xerox as a summer intern.



Burns will be one of about 15 women who lead Fortune 500 companies and her ascension will mark the first female-to-female transition, according to Fortune. Her promotion cements her status as the most powerful black woman in the corporate world.

read more

I can't readily reverse engineer this hustle but this sh*t is tiiiiiight!

Kill. The. Game.

YES!!!

A hot new photo shoot from mi #3 negra modela favorita!

(#1 being myself. #2 being naomi.)

Yes, children….

Laugh now and cry later, but I saw her mama on the documentary and she was a certified Negro! I don't care, baby. One drop rule.

And, YES! This is a hot photo shoot.

…and it was probably inspired by Kanye’s ex-girl Amber Rose with the dress she wore to Paris fashion week but Ms. Lima made it hotter!!!

Love it! Love it! Love it!!!!

sexy short hair.... check!

hot bodycon black mesh.... check!

updated 80's retro style.... check!

kuba cloth design appropriated by high fashion.... check!

more face than u can handle.... check!

Afrika Kwenu!

Source

Reflection Internal (Spring Fashion 2009 Editorial)

Reflection Internal (Spring Fashion 2009 Editorial) from ogechi on Vimeo.

Piper Carter Presents:
Model: Cody Thronton
Stylist: Benny Lumpkins
MUA/Hair: Jessica Hernandez
Original Score: Dj DEZ (Slum Village)
Edit/FX: Ogechi Chieke

A HOT SALON

ok.

you don't really know me right now if you don't know about my addition to fine fingernails.



Tryin' To Get My Kim Vo On...

might not be this week, because i'm moving, but i'm coming for you Kimmy.

this much, i know is true.

and to those haters of the finer things in life wanna twist it up and call me bougie?

all i have to say is stop hating and get money!

Warriors... Come Out To Play-yaaaaaay!

thanks to the dude at work i remembered how badly i need to get this movie in my life!!!

i've never even seen it?

can you beleive it?

it's only one of the most slept-on but highly influential to everything classic film of the 70's.

and that fool puffy was singing "bad boy, come out and play-ay!" and the whole time it was really: warriors come out 2 play and u were none the wiser...

plus the styling on all the gang members is hot!

i'm gonna watch it online 4 fray this wknd.

i promise you.

BOOMTHREADS BLACK & WHITE ULI T-SHIRT PROMO

BOOMTHREADS BLACK & WHITE ULI T-SHIRT PROMO from ogechi on Vimeo.

Do It, Roger!

co-sign

Changin' The Format for '09

Something about my whole internet swag is going to change very soon.
In time to ring in the '09.

In fact, a lot of things.

I needs these blogs to be journal spaces and sounding boards so i'm going to stop pretending to be addressing my hordes of followers on twitter and get down and dirty with this branding business.

I need a place to be dream self.
More brainstorming. Less performing.

Besides boomthreads was never really meant for public consumption and appealing to the lowest common denominator.

so all that to say, many things are changing.

if you are looking for the lasted trendy bandwagon to hop on board, you're gonna have to look somewhere else b/c ogechi never was and never will be about that.

if you are looking for bonafide soulful connection and creative experience, we will be bringing more of that. it's multi-media, baby.

soooo, i will henceforth be merging boomthreads.blogspot.com with therealogechi.blogspot dot com underneath a new heading which will be ogechi.blogspot.com if i can get that domain...

hold a min.
let me try.




image by keif
t-shirt by georgia

Is It Good To You?

New Jack Swing.
Bright Colors.
Cross Colors.
Those Were The Dayz...

Filhos De Ghandy

Filhos De Ghandy is a Brazillian secret order of men who are dedicated to, of all things,

Peace!

A novel idea, eh?
When can we start doing stuff like this in America?

The elders are also involved.

Even the light skinned brothers get in on the action. ;-) Clearly for the people.

They always get the girl...

Organization. Power.

Rites of Passage.

Gangasta body art.

Um.. I'm really not mad at this.

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My auntie gave me this wonderful album as a teen and introduced me to this revolutionary concept via classic Brazilian music. Highly recommended.

This is the late Clara Nunes singing "Ijexa" celebrating the group. Enjoy :-)

Odetta RIP

which came first the Odetta or the Rockabilly?
honor the ancestors, mayne!





click to read more about her life...

Hot Shi*

obama spirit is selling everthing.
why don't i have any obama shirts, yet, you ask?
i didn't want to jump on the bandwagon.
i love the obamas but its a quiet love i have for them.
i like what they represent to a certain degree.
love the strength and wisdom.
leaving the conformity.

Peter Beard and Veruschka in "Africa"

Ok.
I dunno why I like stuff like this but I do.
I even participate in shoots like this with my buddy/colleague/mentor Michael B. Platt I don't have any good images of myself and the work I did with him and I'm working to correct that. Sometimes I'm crazy like that and I don't keep up with my art. I'm just free with it and I let it go into the world and I almost just forget about things...

Also, I don't know who did the body painting or why Beard had Veruschka (that's your girl from the movie"BLOW UP") running butt nekkid thru the bush. I'm noticing that many mainstream(read *white*) artists can get away w/o really putting much thought/theory into their creations. Well if he can, I can too! I'm done explaining. And critically analyzing, intellectually apologizing, mfa bullshit, etc. I'm an artist and I automatically process shit. I'm like a rosetta stone in this b*#@$ and if you wanna know anything specific, ask me directly or read my blog.

Anywhateverthef*&@way. This is a dope image he did with my fried/sister Gina. She's a dope artist too. Hit her up on Facebook and tell her I sent ya!



And just for good measure i'm gonna throw in this hot converse. i don't know who did this, but all u need to have some fun is some black chucks, cream bleach and a paint brush. holla!



Ok, kids. That's my post for today and maybe you won't notice that I'm moonlighting on this blog with my one true love... myself!

The Factory...

Random Images From My Desktop

And when I say random... I mean random... Don't judge me...
SIKE!
guess what? Me nah care.

Grace Jones Interview And Commentary

Ever since I started rocking the flat top and doing modeling people have been comparing me to this woman. I do not personally feel that we look alike, but I am flattered by the allusion because she's one of my favorite artists.

The body paint designs I did were actually inspired by Igbo Uli body paintings that I had seen as a teenager, only after I did the pieces below did I learn about Keith Haring and the work he did with Grace Jones. Africa has been a well of inspiration for many great artists from Picasso to Haring & Jones, then on down the line to Me.

I've been doing concentric and dot designs since I was a kid. I see myself very clearly in the tradition of Igbo women artists, particularly with the creation of Boomthreads as this is my way to comment on the things going on around me and inject my point of view directly into the culture when my fashionistas rock it.

I just found this short film that discusses Uli art. It's more academic. If you're into that sort of thing... It doesn't really feature many of the images that inspired me... Those images are difficult to find, as noted in the video.

I'm going to dig in my books and scan some for a later blog. Peace!

I leave you with a modified Uli worn by superstar Demetrius Grosse.

Jenifa/Jennifer

I let morning slip away as I watched the first part of this movie completely transfixed. Big ups to Funke Akindele for her stellar performance in Jennifer.

Can't nobody tell me we are not one people! Same problems plague us all over the world. The materialism. The conformity. The competition.

Who knew chickenheads were an international epidemic?

But our shared blessings are what makes this film a pleasure to watch. Does anyone know when Jennifer Part 2 comes out?

THROWBACK HUMP DAY

South Africa's Fashion Week

This was really fun to watch and inspiring. I especially liked the part when they talked about cultivating the local market. That's dope that those creative African are doing their own thing. It's not all about imitating other artists all the time or trying to break into the mainstream market.

Sometimes it can be more grounding and in the long run more fruitful to work with what you have instead of chasing some outside shit. Chasing some alien shit.

We got it all in the motherland.

Africa on the RIZE.
Nigeria stand UP!
Igbo Kwenu!

I Appreciate Your Honesty.

I almost typed on here, "I appreciate your Hennessy."
I can't really handle any more Thug Passion since my "incident" but if you give it to me, I'll have a gift for someone else. ;-)
Gifts of any kind and monetary donations are very welcome around these parts.

I'll settle for honesty.

If you visit this site, please leave a comment.

Thank you.

-the mgmt

LOOK OUT!!! HERE THEY COME!

Ok. So enough people complained about the price of hand painted works of art on T-shirts, that I designed a lower priced line of Boom.Threads. I haven't decided what T-shirt service I'm going to use yet, but keep checking this blog and you'll be the first to know.

Random pics from Rory's ultra hip birthday bash photographed by the sickeningly hip photographer The Cobra Snake

Anybody who knows me knows I love to get loose on the dancefloor. I don't care about how I look. That's just what happens when the holy spirit takes over.

Maybe that's why I'm not that hip... Or maybe I'm hipper than hip and I just don't know it yet. :-o

SUMMERTIME IN THE LBC

Ok. I lied. It's not really summer anymore. But it sure feels like it to an East Coast girl like me. My trip to D.H. Gremlin Studios in Long Beach produced this shot (among others...) from the very talented Wendy aka Wynnesome. I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

And the D.H. Gremlin story is interesting, too. From what I could peice together he's a multi-talented artist who wound up in LA w/ no family/friends/connects/etc., and built a community around himself that continues to be a successful recording studio, and photo studio that services the LBC and Los Angeles communities at an affordable cost.

What's sprung up there is a tight knit community of artists and professionals that support and learn from each other. And they are very welcoming.

When I went in there I saw the African drums and crystals, a little stone henge shrine, some gongs... a little something sacred from every culture... and I knew I was in a good place.

That's tight. :-)

INSPIRATION

I love these scarification designs... the sacred textures and patterns inspire me when i paint boomthreads.

New Shirt. New Day.

Hey, folks.

Check out my latest photo shoot with Long Beach based photographer Tatiana Lavin and model Cazz. Make-up and hair done by the Deadly Illyne.

They were an exuberant team of creatives and afterward we chatted about self-expression. More photos and video coming soon...

what is self-expression?

boom really wants to know...

Saturday Showdown!

Mercy!
Two great shows in one day!

At least you don't have to choose because Nat Creole's Ready or Not is during the day on Saturday, and Deep Green is an evening event. Sound round up the kiddies and mommies and daddies and head to the Flatbush Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on Saturday, Ocotober 4. Take one dose of BOom in the morning and another at night to make your day complete!

This show features the "Boss Logic" Shirley Chisolm portrait, as well as the special limited edition "Amigo -o- Enemigo" to commemorate the so-called Economic Crisis. Had a good laugh with that one. Gift economy, anyone? Also featured is the classic "V is for Victory" design.

I Go BOom.boOM In Jersey City

Wassup to my New York naybahz. ;-)(get it? naybahz from my naybahood.)
Boom.Threads has come to a city near U!

All those in the mood for great fun, it is advisable to take a journey to Jersey City to visit the lovely "conceptual project space" of Eto S. Oro, Es Oro Gallery.

The event is:

Deep Green
New works in polymedia by:
Ogechi Chieke, Henry G. Sanchez, Eder Muniz, Jade Kuei, Rodina Mikhail, Xenobia Bailey, Maurizio Zuluaga, George "Geo" Smith & Eto S. Oro!

The Deep Green concept is an innovative approach to using simulation to support ongoing creative operations while they are being conducted.

For those of you that don't already know Jersey City has been dubbed "Brooklyn-lite" by the local bohemian elite. This is a good thing, mind you. I take it to mean fun for the whole family.




What this means for Boom.Threads is that YOU get a chance to visit the gallery and try out the line and get your picture taken in any and as many of the shirts that you want! See yourself on the Blog!!!! Impress your friends with a hot new myspace picture.

YESSSS, lovelies! It's time 2 get your model on...

Es Oro Gallery's new show opens this weekend along with the Jersey City Studio Tour.

Fun! Fun! Fun! & Fabulousness! Fashion, Art, Music, Dancing and Networking! All for free!
Can't beat it with a stick.

I wish I could be there but the country being in a financial crisis has suddenly put a damper on my plans. MERCURY IS IN RETROGRADE, PEOPLE! We gonna do this like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and "Don't Panic." But that's another story for another time...

*Bonus! Es Oro has works on loan from George "Geo" Smith. (1945-1999). Artist. Activist. Powerful chronicler of the African diaspora experience and imagination. These are some must see works. seriously.

She Put The Fantastic In Boomtastic

This is Rory. She's a 14 year old student by day, full-time hip-hop dancer and 24/7 trendsetter. All of this activity makes her a little wiser than her years, but I can assure you, she is a certified card carrying young person. Don't mess with her or you deal with me :D

Rory is wearing the classic "So, Boom" Logo design which is available in various colors. She chose this design, "because there was splatter all over it, which looks like fun. It represents fun because splatter plaint or dots seem to represent freedom because you cannot control where the paint is going to fly." Stated in her own words.

To sample more of Rory's wisdom and philosophy, add her on myspace or search Aurora Hoffman on Facebook.


*Bonus Pearl from Rory: "I NEVER EVER LEAVE MY FRIENDS BEHIND."

Girl With The Boom

Meet Kasha. She's an Los Angeles, resident dear friend of Boom.Threads and Renaissance Woman of the Fine Arts. Her talents include independent Filmmaking and Production.


Kasha wears the "Starry Eyed Girl" design from Boom.Threads. She likes the bold color palate and the liberal use of Magenta, for which she has an "affinity." She found it sexy and unique. "It's hard and soft at the same time," Ms. Esque noted. The character design resonated with her own no nonsense character. "The woman on the shirt looks like she knows what she wants and won't settle for less," Kasha remarked.

Check out Kasha's Latest Photography on kashaesque.com
Feel free to contact her on Myspace

BOoM! Shake, Shake, Shake The Room!

WE IN THE HOUSE!

And I am your host, Ogechi aka Uchiwali The Extraterrestrial aka Somethin' U Never Seent Befo'. Enjoy the energy radiation from these one of a kind paintings from the artistic mind of a true earthbound alien and the dynamic spirits who model the designs.