Artist-adventurer and best-selling author Obi Kaufmann has dedicated his life to studying California’s natural world. In the field atlases of Obi Kaufmann, science and art blend to illuminate the multifaceted array of California’s natural world, forming a uniquely elemental narrative based on the shaping forces of earth, air, fire, and water, connecting systems like no other series of books has done before. For poet, painter and naturalist Obi Kaufmann, California is a magic network of living systems that connect in a grand quilt of both ecology and beauty, holding enough science, mythology and language for a hundred field atlases to come. Obi’s 4th book “The Coast of California: A California Field Atlas” debuts on Earth Day April 22nd to galvanize readers toward a more ethical model of stewardship. In addition to his book, we are excited to team up with Obi on our Artist Series to bring you two new origami cases to celebrate his incredible work.

To see more of his artistic and ecological work, check out his blog site at www.coyoteandthunder.com and Instagram @coyotethunder

Name: Andy Davis; Nick name: Floyd (self given, might change permanently); Male. Human, although I reckon part muppet. (hence the nickname choice); Age: 51; Current Dwellings: Encinitas and Carlsbad regions; Occupation: maker of drawings and paintings; Stance: goofy; Favorite foods: at the present, Darshan bakery, Prager Bros, Rudy’s burritos, Lazy Acres poke bowls, Privateer Pizza margarita kine, Local Greens Solana, New Greens wonder drink; Current musicas: so many. Here’s a few on steady repeat as of late.; Witch, Dry Cleaning, De La Soul, Jackie Mittoo, Peel Dream Magazine, Steely Dan, Augustus Pablo, friend’s Spotify mixes. Way too many.; Surfers I’ve been loving lately: Burch, Ozzy, Andy Nieblas, Justin Adams, Asher Pacey, Mikey Feb, Mason, Steph, tan guys (Derrick Disney, Zack Flores, Kobe Hughes); Dream sesh: long, long lefts. Waist to a little over head and warm. Just me and a small crew, they know who they are. Very long overdue and much needed. Waiting patiently....; Mahaloarigato: Mum, Monk, Joe. Scwendo, coach, hog o, Tom.....Sun Bum fam....all the unselfish humans who are giving and loving. Thanks Caddis for helping me see the light ....

Elena Stonaker is a Los Angeles based multi-media artist working in interactive textile installation, painting, sculpture, design, video, and participatory audience experiences. Her work explores her deep interest in the crossover space between art and a wide spectrum of healing modalities and global mythologies. Stonaker creates hyper-feminine surreal worlds based on archetypal visual language, using softness, beauty, comfort and humor to create a safe space to explore shadow and discomfort. Stonaker has exhibited in galleries, fairs and museums and had work published internationally. Most notable was her large-scale interactive installation in Tasmania’s renowned Museum of Old and New Art as a featured artist in the exhibition, Eat the Problem. The work on the Caddis cases are a collage of paintings and ceramic pieces created for her Mexico City solo show, “Things that Bloom in the Dark.”

Morgwn Pennypacker has been tattooing for over 25 years. His earliest artistic inspiration developed through the influence of his parents, who are both artists. While serving with the United States Navy he became fascinated with American traditional tattooing. That is when Morgwn established his early style and continued passion. Over the years he has developed his own style of flower and skull that he paints on walls, canvas, skateboards, shoes and anything else with a surface that can be painted with as much mixed media he can get his hands on.

Todd DiCiurcio (b. 1972, Pennsylvania) is an American artist who lives and works in New York (NY), USA. His drawings & paintings are created within & respond to the corporeal context of the staged "live" performance and special event with acts such as Mac DeMarco, Broken Social Scene, Post Malone, The Rolling Stones, Ty Segall, New Order, Cage The Elephant, Blondie, Morrissey, Angus Stone, Guided By Voices, Kings Of Leon, Dinosaur Jr, Babyshambles, and on Broadway with Sweeney Todd & In The Heights among others. Concurrently, his observed studio work addresses the exo-distortions inherent in the patterns of displacement and excess strewn across American Society. Finding truth in portraiture, he utilizes technology both spiritual and psychoanalytical to create images that become words, stories, bands, armies of personal mythology. Striving against ordinary, DiCiurcio seeks miracle in the spectacle.

Follow Todd and learn more about his art on Instagram @odddc

New York based, Simone Shubuck creates riotously colorful mixed-media paintings on paper and canvas, as well as hand-built ceramics that evoke alternate forms of life. She is the co-founder of Wifey, a roving pop-up art, food and floral platform that has been forging unexpected collaborations in New York City since 2017. Shubuck’s background as a florist directly informs her work, as she combines specific images of plants and flowers with fantastical figures and motifs, minting a visual language all her own. She has exhibited at Corbett vs Dempsey in Chicago, Susie Q in Zurich, Jack Hanley Gallery in San Francisco, and Kantor/Feuer Gallery in Los Angeles. She has works in the collection of MoMA and the NY Public Library.

Kevin Mirsky illustrates a humble, clever look at the coastal experience. Kevin grew up in a small A-Frame house on the side of Mt. Tamalpais, with a view of the peak, the sun, the fog, and all the redwood trees in between. His mother instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. Kevin is also deeply interested in the human condition and his illustrations are a reflection of his reverence for misfits, miscreants and the independent thinkers of the surf and skate culture. Kevin’s voice celebrates self-doubt, pensive thoughts and excessive introspection and does so with a wry humor and endearing sincerity. His work is simple and at times charming, but there is also a certain seriousness to each piece.

See more at thesinglefintheory.com

Artist Russ Pope draws from the social and political environment surrounding his daily life. Pope's inspired by skateboarding, music and the creative, interesting people he encounters daily. His bold strokes, finite doodles and striking paintings are characterized by faces, still lifes and humorous events. Pope processes his life and interactions with his world through the prism of pen and paintbrush. Pope has created four exclusive eyewear cases for CADDIS. Which makes us incredibly proud. A portion of Russ Pope case sales will support music education.

Find more on Russ: on IG @russpope / russpope.com