August 2008
Creatives

Over the last four years, Nikki Zabicki has channeled Albuquerque into her paintings and fashions. Composed of bold colors and street-style imagery, Zabicki’s work is starting to define the urban environment that impassions her. You can find her murals at Atomic Cantina, and her designs on locally made skateboards. Some images have even been tattooed on the bodies of devoted fans. But Zabicki is best known for her hand-painted belt buckles. The buckles pop with candy-colored images of Zias, geishas, and skulls. The accessories have recently detonated in popularity, and now this Belen native is preparing to go national.

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