Hi all. Happening upon the Blast from the Past group the other day rekindled my / enthusiasm to try and put a roller skate .. or t…
Hi all. Happening upon the Blast from the Past group the other day rekindled my / enthusiasm to try and put a roller skate .. or two on a tshirt. The skate made me think about the other things we used to keep ourselves amused and entertained pre video, dvd and console days!! I realise that some of you have been keeping track as they appeared, but here they are all together! / / / Enjoy …
It seems like a million years ago since I first tried to ride a skateboard – my life has changed, as I have, in so many ways that each ne…
It seems like a million years ago since I first tried to ride a skateboard – my life has changed, as I have, in so many ways that each new phase of life brought new attitudes and ways of being that were often radically different to those which preceded them. However, most of these changes were more of a gradual evolution than a sudden revolution, and sometimes the changes I was going through were almost imperceptible to me. This is almost exactly how skateboarding has changed over the years from the flowing, surf orientated style of the early 1970’s to the way that people skate today. I have learned so many tricks that at some stages I did not believe I could ever learn, as well as others which I could not even conceive of in earlier times. Skateboarding has evolved because of skaters unstoppable desire to push everything to extremes. Tricks that were once never even thought of, or were considered to be pretty well impossible to land have now become a reality. All the tricks are steadily being taken to higher heights, at greater speeds, and all while skating on new types of skate terrains. We used to skate at as many as half a dozen spots a day on the weekends, spending an hour or two at the best ones. Loud music, unreal tricks, unruly behavior and a lot of fun was had by all. No harm intended. Toronto High school was another one of the most frequented, radical spots in the whole of Newcastle before there were any skate parks. It had manual pads, sets of 2 or 3 steps, small benches and the basketball court banks – they were 3 flat banks with slightly different slopes. The list of tricks that everyone was trying here was expanding all the time. All kinds of boneless ones, ollies, early grab airs, shuv-its, kick flips, and slides were being attempted. People from Newcastle were starting to gradually catch up to the Americans – who had always been a million light years ahead of us because they started the whole sport / culture and were pushing all of the limits, all of the time. They had a huge Pro-Circuit and the largest skateboarding population and industry in the world – they still do. Aussies were like their little kid brother who looked up to them and wanted to be like them because they were cool and they could do things that we weren’t able to do. The Most Popular Skate Gear In The Late 1980’s and Early 1990’s In the mid to late 1980’s there was an explosion in the number of brands that were available for all your skating needs. Powell-Peralta; Vision skate gear & Vision Street wear; Santa Cruz boards, wheels and accessories; Alva; Venture; World Industries; G & S Skateboards and accessories; Schmitt Stix boards, clothes and wheels; and Australian brands like A.T.S, Burford Blanks, Cockroach, Righteous, Borgy, Universal, and Bonzer. There were many other smaller brands who had their supporters like Skull Skates and a few others – many of them have vanished from the scene. Skulls and Skeletons became hugely popular on decks, wheels, helmets, shorts and T-shirts. For a few years there were a lot of really cool designs coming out and some truly atrocious ones as well. In the early 90’s the skull had become old and boring and the whole look of skaters started to change. The skate shoes at this time were all high tops which gave good protection for your ankles and feet, but they didn’t completely eliminate ankle sprains or occasional bruising. They really went to town in the colours and the art that they used on skate shoes – there have never been shoes used for any other purpose that were as colourful or decorated. One version of Vision Street Wear shoes had Blowflies printed all over them, and the Australian company Cockroach Wheels printed their wheels and T-shirts with Cockroaches all over them. The influence of Hip-Hop culture and Hip-Hop street wear started to appear in skateboarding culture in the late 1980’s, and at the time a lot of skaters did not like it at all. Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Thrash, Punk, and Rock and Roll had always suited skateboarding. They all had a lot of energy, and skaters everywhere listened to this high energy music to “psyche themselves up” to attack and destroy skate terrain. The early 1990’s saw Hip-Hop culture blending into skate culture even more – the clothes that skaters wore started to be “over-sized”; Hip-Hop language started to be used by skaters; and people were increasingly “psyching up” with Hip-Hop and Rap instead of Metal and Punk music. To watch a short skate video that I made called Experiments In Inertia please visit my web site by clicking here ” Freedom Movement Energy ” – Digital Illustration
Hi all. Just for anyone contemplating a purchase of 70’s Child I can …
Hi all. Just for anyone contemplating a purchase of 70’s Child I can interchange any of the 8 items there are now into the 6 frames, or if necessary I could re-jig to get the entire series!! Find the whole series here
I would like to say a Huge Thank You to Stevie Millgate one of the hosts of the Extreme Sports Photography Group for buying one of my Ska…
I would like to say a Huge Thank You to Stevie Millgate one of the hosts of the Extreme Sports Photography Group for buying one of my Skate T-Shirt designs called ” Skatetribe – City Air ” ! I hope you really Digg your shirt if you read this Stevie ! Thanks again for the first comment on that design when it went up on RB about an hour ago ! My first T-Shirt sale on RB since I put the first design up a couple of weeks ago now. I feel very happy ! The T-Shirt design can be seen by clicking here / Thanks also to every last person that takes the time to comment on my work ! I appreciate that investment in time and love to communicate with people about Art and anything else that gets mentioned. Cheers Reflector
Hi Kids, By popular demand!! They took around an hour! :| !http://images-1.re…
Hi Kids, By popular demand!! They took around an hour! :| Much Love and TBO Brand Rollerskates for all, /
Wow ! I got on RB this morning and one of the first things I saw was that I had sold another T-Shirt. Awesome !!! Congratulations Stevie,...
Wow ! I got on RB this morning and one of the first things I saw was that I had sold another T-Shirt. Awesome !!! Congratulations Stevie, I hope you love the shirt ! The design that sold is called ” Skatetribe – Spider ” and can be seen by clicking here Stevie Millgate is a cool guy, with great photography skills ( very professional ) and also the moderator of the Extreme Sports Photography Group. His Gallery features a lot of high speed, adrenaline sports shots, plus landscapes and a lot of other things and can be viewed by clicking here Thanks again Stevie ! What a start to the new week ! :), Cheers to All, Reflector
Ok, some months back I mentioned that I was going to appear on TV (Channel 10) with Totally Wild. Well, the time has come, a little longe…
Ok, some months back I mentioned that I was going to appear on TV (Channel 10) with Totally Wild. Well, the time has come, a little longer then expected….LOL. So, as promised, I’d inform you all. The segment is called “Top Job: Skate Photographer” On Air Tuesday 5th August 2008 at 4pm, Network 10. For those who missed it on Tuesday afternoon. Here it is already up on youtube. It certainly didn’t take long. LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0dO3OMO9kU Enjoy, / Bill
So.. after a walk around the city with a few other bubblers, we found ourselves at the skate park. Awesome place for shots – I’ll defin…
So.. after a walk around the city with a few other bubblers, we found ourselves at the skate park. Awesome place for shots – I’ll definitely return at some point. Until then, here’s a sneaky peek of a few shots…
Check it out – but be gentle… this is the first time I’ve ever done it on a board. >:) (Just click the pic for all the info.) ...
Check it out – but be gentle… this is the first time I’ve ever done it on a board. >:) (Just click the pic for all the info.)
We now have 5 designs featuring Aleister and Sylvia! Check them out and click on the pics for more info. (I know they’re awfully simila…
We now have 5 designs featuring Aleister and Sylvia! Check them out and click on the pics for more info. (I know they’re awfully similar right now but with time and practice I hope to make them a lot more different!!)
Hey all, thank you for all your support, comments and personal messages, it really helps a designer! Now I need your help peeps! I sub…
Hey all, thank you for all your support, comments and personal messages, it really helps a designer! Now I need your help peeps! I submitted an entry to POPDECK and I need votes! So go on, help a designer get his work off the computer and into the real world! THANKS! P.s. there is still time to WIN A FREE SHIRT! – Click here for details (after you vote for the deck design of course!) Speak soon friends, Diesel Laws
Hey hey! This is my second design to be put on a skateboard at POPDECK – ok, seriously, how could you guys not vote 5 on this? GO AND …
Hey hey! This is my second design to be put on a skateboard at POPDECK – ok, seriously, how could you guys not vote 5 on this? GO AND VOTE NOW! PLEASE! :)
The Gold Coast Drug Council is seeking expressions of interest for two positions: Public Artist and Emerging Artist. These positions are …
The Gold Coast Drug Council is seeking expressions of interest for two positions: Public Artist and Emerging Artist. These positions are for the Inter Urban Arts Program ‘Art + Skate project’. Successful artists will run workshops, design and implement the public art at Pines Lane Elanora Skate Park and two other locations. Indigenous artists are encouraged to apply. Expressions of interest close 17 December 2008. For more information, including the selection criteria, contact Libby Harward by “email”: l.harward@gcdrugcouncil.org,au
Sunday in Geelong was the opening of the new Youth Activities Area on our waterfront. / The area includes amongst other things, a half …
Sunday in Geelong was the opening of the new Youth Activities Area on our waterfront. / The area includes amongst other things, a half size basketball court, a climbing wall, and a huge skateboarding area… / They even had a snow slope !! / part2 here / 1 / / / 2 / / / 3 / / / 4 / / / 5 / / / 6 / / / 7 / / / 8 / / / 9 / / / 10 / / / 11 / / / 12 / / / 13 / / / 14 / / / 15 / / / 16 / / / 17 / / / 18 / / / 19 / / / 20 / / / 21 /
Sunday in Geelong was the opening of the new Youth Activities Area on our waterfront. / The area includes amongst other things, a half s…
Sunday in Geelong was the opening of the new Youth Activities Area on our waterfront. / The area includes amongst other things, a half size basketball court, a climbing wall, and a huge skateboarding area… / They even had a snow slope !! / / part1 here / / / 1 / / / 2 / / / 3 / / / 4 / / / 5 / / / 6 / / / 7 / / / 8 / / / 9 / / / 10 / / / 11 / / / 12 / / / 13 / / / 14 / / / 15 / / / 16 / / / 17 / / / 18 / / / 19 / / / 20 /
Hi folks, Had the pleasure of re-visiting the Roller Derby with the lovely Angela McConnell ...
Hi folks, Had the pleasure of re-visiting the Roller Derby with the lovely Angela McConnell last night. / Not exactly my genre, but here are a few shots from the evening. It is certainly an exciting and entertaining sport to watch, not to mention the characters that sit in the bleachers. Enjoy. Roller Derby – 13th Dec 2008
Hey there just excited about my first sale on Deckpeck.com / This skatebaord sold / !http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp275/o0OdemocrazyO…
Hey there just excited about my first sale on Deckpeck.com / This skatebaord sold / so i am uber happy… but seeing as i had it advertised on this site i thought maybe someone here bought it… I would love to see some picks of it etc… peace…
/ Thanks to the group Welcome to Wisconsin…
/ Thanks to the group Welcome to Wisconsin, for this feature.
Thanks to everyone who voted for this image I captured of our 11 yr old son….. / !http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/cropped/size:sma…
Thanks to everyone who voted for this image I captured of our 11 yr old son….. / sk8ing at our local sk8 park. I am so honored to be in the top 10 of the Who Dares challenge in Candid photographs of family & friends group!!! Featured in Older Kids aged 8-16 April 2009! Thanks so much!! TOP 10 of the SPORTS challenge in Older Kids aged 8-16 April 2009! Thanks so much for those who voted!!! THANK YOU!!! Blessings….. / ~S
Check it out You can build a store too. Got to have a paypal account though. You can sell other pr…
Check it out You can build a store too. Got to have a paypal account though. You can sell other products too, like t-shirts, skate board wheels, journals, snowboards,long boards, art, and message bags.
Well Sunday morning I decided to head to the Skate Park at Waurn ponds in Geelong. I got there around 10am to find a couple of kids on sc…
Well Sunday morning I decided to head to the Skate Park at Waurn ponds in Geelong. I got there around 10am to find a couple of kids on scooters with mum and dad and an empty bowl. After toying with the idea of going some where else I decided to stay. this is what I was lucky enough to see. 1 What I found on my arrival / 2 Sometimes waiting around is worth it. / 3. / 4. / 5. / 6. / 7. / 8. / 9. /
1 day left to vote! I got a pretty rough idea of who’s gonn…
1 day left to vote! I got a pretty rough idea of who’s gonna be in the top 5 – 10 or so, and so they should be as they’re awesome entries! (hopefully my entry will be good enough to be in the top 20 at least :-P), but the suspense is killing me :| Lol Anyways, here’s one last look at my entry :) / Click to see closer detail Good luck guys & gals, can’t wait to see the finalists! :D Jay. / R-evolutionGFX
Ok… so some of you already know that my Mr got back into skateboarding about 5 years ago after about 15 years and took to it with more …
Ok… so some of you already know that my Mr got back into skateboarding about 5 years ago after about 15 years and took to it with more passion I’ve ever seen him have before for something. During Luke’s re-ignition of his passion for skateboarding… I started getting intrigued and interested in the skate culture, especially that surrounding the old school 80s & early 90s pro skaters. We watched documentaries, read biographies, and slowly just got more and more interested and entertained by the culture of the sport. And then one day I came across this Tony Alva Inca Blanket new release deck online and just fell in love with the color and design and just had to have it! (It’s just so my style). It’s now hanging in my home office. / So that was the deck that started our little collecting obsession. I think we loved collecting and talking about it all most cause it was something we loved doing together. The Sean Cliver book Disposable became like a bible to us… we poured over the pages of colourful and cool designs talking about the decks, the designs, the companies, the politics and the skaters. (it’s really quite surprising when I think about how intrigued and entertained we were by it all!) So following is the rest of our little collection we managed to accrue in 2007 & 2008. It’s definitely not top range (couldn’t afford to pay a couple of thousand per deck… yet ;) and we didn’t focus on only certain companies, designers or skaters. All the purchases that I decided on were based pretty much purely on the graphic then on investment . Luke’s decisions were based either on emotional reasons… or investment. So most of these photo’s below were taken by the previous owners from which we purchased… there were just a few that I searched for on the internet to give an example cause I didnt want to unpack them out of storage and lug them all out for a quick photo shoot – although I will one day. Some are much more valuable in collectable terms than others. / To give you a quick rundown on terms I’ll use… NOS = New old stock (in this instance these are decks from the 80s or 90s that have never been ridden and are still classed as being in mint condition, unless otherwise stated) New Release – These were new releases to the market when we purchased… although today all are no longer available for sale. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Gator Fishlips – NOS (mint) / I completely fell in love with this design. I think it was the sleekness of it and the natural stain with the gorgeous colourway stripes behind a simple and cartooney 7 elevan cup (it reminds me of vector a lot). After I fell for the design… we then found out this was Anthony Rogowski’s (Gator’s) last ever pro deck, before he went to jail for murder. Actually, Gator helped design this deck around the time of the murder. It’s really frightening and quite sad… cause the deck & company really didn’t have a chance. Gator going to jail pretty much sent the new and potentially rising, Fishlips Skate Company down the gurgler. We were pretty shocked to see later too.. that our first purchase of the Fishlips made the infamous and very entertaining ebay watch list for Aug 2008 So turned out this deck is quite rare .. so much so, that when another in different colourway came up not long after from St Louis, USA, at a fabulous price, we just couldn’t help ourselves! / ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Powell Peralta Lance Mountain Family” – NOS (mint) Bought this mainly because it was at such a great price… and because at the time our son was only 4 and we liked the idea of Lance’s son doing the design for his Dad’s pro model. Turns out again… that our purchase stood out to the writer’s of ebay watch in Sept 2008 / ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Sims Eric Nash Bandito – NOS (mint) This purchase was completely emotional (later turned investment). Luke saved up when he was just 13 years old to purchase his first ever pro deck. Being a 13 year old… he found himself attracted to the Eric Nash Bandito and purchased it (we have photo’s of him, fresh faced, 13 years old doing pretend airs on his brand spanking new Eric Nash). That original deck of his sadly got ruined over the years by over use by Luke and his family… so he decided he just had to buy a NOS version of his first ever purchase… for sentimental reasons. When we read up on the Eric Nash designs we saw that there was the first Bandito print run that came out briefly and was removed from sale because many people believed the smoke on the deck read F&#k You instead of Eric Nash. It was promptly removed and printed over, with not many of the originals surviving. So to make the purchase more of an investment we decided to go for that one…. which we got in Sept 2008. Again.. this purchase made ebay watch much to the displeasure it seems of the guy that writes it :) / ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Bod Boyle Santa Cruz – NOS (mint)* / This purchase was completely all me… I just really liked the graphic pure and simple for the way the dragons came together to make the face as well as the stained glass effect (My Mum used to be a leadlight teacher and I admire anyone who has the patience and talent to do such an artform). Bought it from Pennsylvania, USA for a good price. / ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Vision Gator Swirls – NOS near mint / Luke had a thing for the Vision swirls for some reason. They would have to be one of the most famous and well known designs of the 80s… and collector wise… tend to hold their value. He has two of the early old school swirls, a natural and a green. He has a Gator Ank version too (not in red like below… but with a natural background). The first picture below is actually one of the Swirls he bought. He took off the horrid fluro pink protectors & the really crappy wheels & trucks and now has a good collectable deck. / (you’ll notice the graphic below is a little … off… Luke mucked around with it in photoshop one day and saved the changes by mistake.. it was the only image I had of the deck to use here… so just ignore the colouring in part) :) ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Jason Lee New Releases 2007/8 One of both my & Luke’s favourite shows is My Name is Earl and I love the film Almost Famous which he plays the lead singer. Many people actually don’t know Jason Lee (who plays Earl) is in fact an amazing pro skater from the early 90s! He was one of the first pro skaters for World Industries and then Blind. I think he’s a legend. So when I found out there were new release Stereo decks that featured Jason’s own photography I hunted them down (cause I love photography… and because I hadn’t seen decks with photography printed on them at that time). This one is a limited edition 2002 release, signed and numbered by Jason Lee on the top of the deck (no. 89 of 241) It’s a photograph of Los Angeles.. and printed between the photo’s is his own words. / And I bought this full series of photographs that Jason Lee took on road trip. The tree is in Yosemite, the train is in Benicia, California and the other is Highway 58, California. All are in brand new mint condition in shrink and they too will be hanging in my office soon (problem I’m finding is though… two are vertical and one is horizontal… so might have to hang one seperate). ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Krooked Guest Deck. Jason Jessee New Release – Art by Gonz / My choice again. I think Jason Jessee is funny & I liked this deck even more too because the design was created by another old school skater, who is also an artist – Mark Gonzales (Gonz). Brand new in shrink, this one was a 2008 limited edition (200 printed) The artwork is based on Jason Jessee’s first Santa Cruz Neptune Deck. Purchased from New York. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Sean Cliver – Set of 2 Supreme Kermit Decks – New Releases Sean Cliver is the writer of the book I mentioned above. I do think he’s a very talented artist. These were Luke’s choice. He loves em. These came with matching collectable stickers. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Mike Vallelly World Industries Barnyard. New Release We could never ever afford a legit NOS version of the Barnyard (they go for high thousands) but Luke wanted a representation of this important old school deck. It’s a Cease & Desist 2008 new release re-issue. It’s an important and famous deck becaus famous freestyler, Rodney Mullen left Powell Peralta to start up his own skate company called World Industries with his best friend and fellow pro skater, Steve Rocco. / One of the most popular skaters at the time, Mike Vallely took a big gamble to leave the huge, well established and famous, Powell to become World Industries first pro skater. / And this deck’s shape was designed by Mullen who is not only a legendary skater but a bit of a genius. He uses physics to work out the amazing tricks he can do. He designed the double kick deck shape which had never been seen before and the Barnyard was the first product ever to be released in this new shape by World Industries. This deck revolutionised the skateboarding world. / ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ We have a few other more recent releases but I didn’t want list em cause I’ve already rambled on forever! So that’s the highlights of our collection (was alot of fun to do together… but also good to know that it’s an investment). And now that the sequal to Sean Cliver’s Collectors book is now out.. Luke and I are getting a little worried we may not be able to help ourselves from buying more! :) But it will have to be an amazing deal to suck us in or a very special deck… because we’re running out of storage space and bank account space for em :) Anyone else into collecting something? Woud love to hear about it?
2 days left to vote for the best skate deck design. Some amazing entries in there! Have a look...
2 days left to vote for the best skate deck design. Some amazing entries in there! Have a look I’m off to get my tan on and guzzle cocktails by the pool in Vanuatu …...... so i’ll get the prize sorted for the winner when i get back! };0) Goodluck to all who entered! / Nick
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