839 Larkin Street · San Francisco, CA
Open Tues - Sat 12PM - 7PM
Open Tues - Sat 12PM - 7PM
As of last year, artist James Charles has been engrossed in an interesting new project; small in
scale...but large in depth. He began drawing on dollar bills, for the sake of his own amusement;
crudely altering the presidents’ faces to become monsters, celebrities, etc. After accidentally
spending a few of his early pieces, James decided to stop carrying them in his wallet, and
started putting them inside of a magazine for safe-keeping. The magazine folder eventually
became a large scrapbook, showcasing bills of all denominations. He found ink and materials to
match perfectly what the U.S. Mint uses on the bank notes, and began to experiment with ways
to alter the font and script along the bottom of the bills. It became the perfect way for James to
inject an additional layer of wit.
As of last year, artist James Charles has been engrossed in an interesting new project; small inscale...but large in depth. He began drawing on dollar bills, for the sake of his own amusement;crudely altering the presidents’ faces to become monsters, celebrities, etc. After accidentallyspending a few of his early pieces, James decided to stop carrying them in his wallet, andstarted putting them inside of a magazine for safe-keeping. The magazine folder eventuallybecame a large scrapbook, showcasing bills of all denominations. He found ink and materials tomatch perfectly what the U.S. Mint uses on the bank notes, and began to experiment with waysto alter the font and script along the bottom of the bills. It became the perfect way for James toinject an additional layer of wit.
