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DecalGirl has been a long time supporter of my artwork. They have just added three more of of my designs for device skins and neoprene tablet / laptop sleeves.  Just added to my collection at DecalGirl are "Mrs Gloria Vanderbone" and "Mr JD Vanderbone" which are my art deco 1920's Sugar Skulls as well as "Sugar Skull Sombrero Night", my purple and green paisley skull art. All phone and tablet skins come with a matched downloadable screen wallpaper that completes the image.  The vinyl skins from decal girl are printed in ultra high resolution from my original files.  They are the thinnest...

I've been a fan of this clever comedy since it debuted in 2014. Imagine my excitement when the props department for "Black-ish" ordered two of my artisan iPhone 6 6s cases for potential use on the show this past summer.  I was excited and hoped that one of the cases would be chosen for use with the teenage daughter "Zoey" played by the talented actress Yara Shahidi. I've worked with different production companies on artwork for TV pilots before, but you never know if it will actually get seen until the show airs. Blackish Season 2 premiered on September 23rd, 2015....

January, 2014 Las Vegas Nevada 2014 Started off with a bang as Hecho En Vegas, a new Modern Mexican restaurant located in the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas opened in January with a truly grand entrance featuring original contemporary Sugar Skull art by artist and Da Vinci Case founder Christopher Beikmann. The 9 ft x 12 ft canvas features the artwork "Sugar Skull Sombrero" - a paisley swirl of deep reds, blues and turquoise with the cropped image of a skull adorned with sombrero eyes and a fusion of decorative motifs drawing inspiration from Mexico's Dia De Los Muertos...

Vogue Magazine (UK - May 2013) Just came out this week. We're very excited here at Da Vinci Case to have a small mention in Vogue among their "Geek Chic" products.  Our case is #1 in the upper left hand corner.  The design is "Blue Mehndi" shown on an iPhone 5 TOUGH case. Here's the description (since the image is likely too small to read). 1. Da Vinci Case creates unique artisan cases for iPhone 4, iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 designed by artist and owner Christopher Beikmann. They offer dozens of vibrant floral, paisley and abstract art design cases...

  Making The Leap To Full Time ArtistIt's official. I've made the scary leap to full time artist. It's been an amazing learning experience working in the ad agency world for Young & Rubicam and J Walter Thompson on the automotive business and for MDC Holdings on Richmond American Homes over the last 12 years. I am now looking forward to working full time creating original art and designing accessories under my studio Fusion Idol and my newly founded artisan device case company - Da Vinci Case.Those who know me well, know this has been a dream for a very long...