Artist Shlome incorporates girlfriend’s puppy into T-shirt design to support spcaLA

KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES () — Local artist Shlome Joseph Hayun, aka Shlome J., has designed our newest Puppy Palooza-themed T-shirt for a good cause.

Click here for more on 7’s biannual Puppy Palooza pet adoption event on Friday, March 27.

Shlome was born and raised in Studio City and now has his studio in Koreatown.

“My background is Jewish, but also, it’s Middle Eastern, Libyan, Egyptian, and also Yemenite,” said Shlome.

He is one of the founders of MTLE, which stand for More Talent, Less Ego.

“It is an art collective, studio, and gallery where we focus on community and bringing different people together to create that dialogue. We talk about different causes, such as Puppy Palooza.”

Shlome continued, “I got into a whole bunch of different arts, from abstract to pop art to my own Judaica line. I have an obsession with making things and figuring things out.”

“You could find my work on the walls in New York, Miami, Japan, Kiev, Israel, Los Angeles.”

7 partnered with Smile South Central to identify Shlome to design the shirt.

Shlome says his Puppy Palooza-themed T-shirt design was inspired by his girlfriend’s dog.

“She actually has a King Charles named Stanley. Super cute. She showed me some of his puppy photos, and I was like, okay, I got to get this done, you know?”

Shlome says he likes using bright colors because they symbolize happiness.

He added, “Something happy, bright and fun for the cause.”

7 will donate its proceeds from the sale of our Puppy Palooza t-shirts to support spcaLA.

Click here to check out all the designs in the 7 Shop.