Illustrated story describing an occasional client of Clan Skates in Glasgow, Scotland. Below is a picture of me and Continue reading “Any given saturday”
The exacting science of skate shoe design
The Butcher’s cut.
Diego Bucchieri is about as tough as they come. He’s a multi-talented argentinian shredder of the highest order and Continue reading “The Butcher’s cut.”
Behind the Artist Reel
Rather than write the usual esoteric crap I have decided to get a load of photos that Jon from Elwood Clothing shot when we were in Scotland filming the little promo clip that they called the Artist Reel series. These were little video projects designed to Continue reading “Behind the Artist Reel”
The exploration of the banal
Outside these structures we drive. We park. We consume coffee from around the world with a spoiled sense of entitlement. Among these bland strip-malls we grow and change.
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The Guernica experience
The Basque country. We had a video camera but no specified filmer. With a point and shoot on sports setting we managed to capture this moment. Dominic just a fraction post-peak at Algorta. 6 years had passed since the twin towers fell. Continue reading “The Guernica experience”
The legend of Div
Having completed his plumbing apprenticeship he left Carluke in search of new terrain. Continue reading “The legend of Div”
The ramp in the park
Aberdeen is on the North East coast of Scotland. The harbour there, at the mouth of the river Dee, has been in commercial use since 1136 according to records, but the Dee estuary was probably utilised as a port for many moons preceding that. For a long time Aberdeen’s economy was centered around fishing, textiles, shipbuilding and paper making. These were over-shadowed in the 1970s by the discovery of large deposits of crude oil just off the coast in the relatively shallow waters of the North Sea. I have a feeling that this discovery catalysed some sort of civic mutation. Continue reading “The ramp in the park”