Some sprkl for Gem Spa

East Village-based musician-artist Paul Kostabi has added his signature character Sprkl characters on the gates at Gem Spa...



Gem Spa is the latest Second Avenue business to get some sprkl ... joining Block Drugs and Cacio e Vino.

As for Gem Spa, the Schitibank signage that arrived ahead of last Saturday's cash mob will remain up here at St. Mark's Place until the end of the month, per Jeremiah Moss.

Paul Kostabi at the 2nd Avenue F stop

Here's a look at Paul Kostabi's new mural outside the Second Avenue F stop at East Houston ...



This Instagram account has all the murals that have been in this space the past few years...

Block Drug Stores starting to sprkl

Yesterday, local musician-artist Paul Kostabi drew his signature character sprkl on the side gate at Block Drug Stores on Second Avenue at East Sixth Street...



Block is now the third Second Avenue business to add some sprkl to their gates ... joining Ballaro and Cacio e Vino...

Paul Kostabi on the gates at 12th and C

Earlier today, local musician-artist-locksmith Paul Kostabi created these new sprkl-infused murals for the gates outside the 12CGallery on Avenue C at East 12th Street...

PandaCat provided the photos...









... and here are two more shots via Robert Galinsky ...





Brooklyn-based illustrator/painter Tatyana Fazlalizadeh created a new mural last Saturday on the East 12th Street side.

(And because someone will bring it up: There were reports of gunshots at this intersection on Tuesday.)

Last day to take in 'A Murder of Crows'

[Photo by Fenton Lawless]

Today is the last day to check out local musician-artist Paul Kostabi's mural titled "A Murder of Crows" outside Ideal Glass on East Second Street.

The month-long run is ending ... as new work will be going up tomorrow here outside the gallery between the Bowery and Second Avenue...

You can still find Kostabi's work on two roll-down gates along Second Avenue … here … and here.



Previously on EV Grieve:
'A Murder of Crows' on East 2nd Street

'A Murder of Crows' on East 2nd Street

Yesterday afternoon, local musician-artist-snowball-dodger Paul Kostabi started work on a new mural at Ideal Glass on East Second Street ...





… and he returned today to put the finishing touches on what he is calling "A Murder of Crows."



Back in May, Kostabi created murals on two roll-down gates along Second Avenue … here … and here.

Thanks to Fenton Lawless for the photos.

Updated 8:19 p.m.

And here's a photo via Facebook showing one last touch ... the sign reading "Newer York."

Even more sprkl for Second Avenue

A few weeks ago, local musician-artist-folk hero Paul Kostabi added his character sprkl to the roll-down gate at Cacio e Vino, 80 Second Ave. between East Fifth Street and East Fourth Street.

On Thursday night, he started work on the gate at Ballaro across the Avenue…





The evening included a visit from producer-label owner-musician Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today…)







Paul finished the work late last night …



… and here's a final shot via Fenton Lawless…



Thanks to PandaCat for the photos.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Paul Kostabi puts some sprkl on Second Avenue

Paul Kostabi puts some sprkl on Second Avenue

Last night, local musician-artist-folk hero Paul Kostabi added some art — specifically his character sprkl — to the roll-down gate at 80 Second Ave.

Here's a look at it all coming together…

















Thanks to PandaCat for the photos…

When people leave safes lying around on East 7th Street

It's possible that Paul Kostabi will find it… and conduct a thorough investigation…





Thanks to PandaCat for the photos…

Papaya King is NOW OPEN on St. Mark's Place

As noted yesterday... at 3 St. Mark's Place...

Who is going to be The King's first customer in the East Village? Doors open at 10am. #thekingisreadytorock #eastvillage #puredeliciousness
— Papaya King (@Papaya_King) May 9, 2013

We thought Paul Kostabi was first in line as of last night. Or he was just waiting for the M8.


[Via Twitter by @nranra]

Art on East Fifth Street

[Photo via @nranra]

If you are walking on East Fifth Street right now between Second Avenue and Cooper Square ... you might find Paul Kostabi there selling some art...

A Second Avenue snowball ambush

Oh, we have more information on this... turns out the our friend Paul Kostabi was walking on Second Avenue ... where he was ambushed by a gang of snowball-toting hoodlums... and nice moves in that snow!

via @nranra

What you have to do sometimes to get back into your own locked apartment

Go to the deli on the corner, borrow that cherry-picker thing, and retrieve your keys through the open window. Starring artist-musician-all-around-folk-hero Paul Kostabi.