About Shabazz
Native to New Haven, Connecticut Dave Shabazz has only wanted to do one thing since the day he discovered the no. 2 pencil - create. What started with cartoons characters and writing his name in different styles soon bloomed into an arsenal of sketchbooks filled with colors and visual symphonies of creative ideas. Since discovering his passion at an early age, he spent most of his time practicing his artistic skills and has since dedicated his life to mastering his craft. Now you can find him throughout galleries and artist events in Connecticut live painting on canvas, creating murals, or in the New Haven area tattooing professionally. With a well rounded arsenal of mastered skills, Shabazz is known throughout New Haven as a true living example of what it's like to be an artist. Experienced in working with a plethora of mediums from acrylic paints, to water colour, graphite, inks, oils, markers, pastels, and charcoal, Shabazz is always working on something new. But he still holds the highest regard for the no. 2 pencil attributing his talent, not to his dedication and commitment to the craft but to the inspiration it gave him as a child as he would draw in his sketchbooks for countless hours at a time.
"THINK before you ink."
- Dave Shabazz