Sorry folks, I looked like it was a live video, but it’s a photo. Scion put the video up at flickr for some reason! Either way, this is the first stop motion project I ever did and it’s a collab with Saelee Oh who held my hand through it. I’ve since done another. Imagine this is 6 frames a second and if we had done 10, it would be a ton smoother. Next time, I’ll probably up it to 12 or something like that. Hope you have a sec to check it out. It’s only a minute.

Breathing Underwater

im doing an installation at my favorite bar in miami (called BAR). it will be up for 2 months and the party for it is this monday. we will have some copies of my new newsprint zine to give away at the opening as well as some chicago style hot dogs for the miami people.

http://28ne14st.com/

a little blurb about BAR from there website….

BAR in downtown Miami is a creative clubhouse opened in 2010 by Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran, founders of OHWOW.  Their goal was to create a hub for Miami’s thriving creative community.  A refuge from the stale, pretentious Miami nightlife, BAR acts as a meeting point for all types of people by providing an easy going atmosphere, reasonably priced drinks and an inspiring decor.  In line with the OHWOW brand, Bondaroff and Moran invite a different artist to reinterpret the entire space every two months.  This constant change creates a dynamic experience for patrons and for the artists themselves. In what has become a clichéd nightlife scene, BAR has risen above and put the OHWOW seal of approval on downtown Miami.

Today’s Daily Film Blog: More Julian Davidson from RVCA’s tour article.

AMBER B PRESENTS “SUMMERWINTER” from Amber B Dianda on Vimeo.

Film by

Kirk Dianda

Music by

Cults

“Most Wanted”

Exhibition Photo series on Flickr

Exhibition Catalog at POVevolving Gallery

Directed by Colin Kennedy and Bucky Fukumoto. Shot at the Girl park and featuring: Joey Brezinski, Mike Anderson, Austyn Gillette, James Craig, Vincent Alvarez, Nick Garcia.

We made more skateboards. Wallride #20 Out Now!

Today’s Daily Film Blog: Perfect Birmingham spot

Today’s Daily Film Blog: Cairo Foster stretches it out.

Introducing Miss Winter!

She is part of my solo show in LA entitled SUMMERWINTER.

The exhibition will be up until August 5th, so go check it out if you’re in LA.

Here are some photos by Kirk Dianda and Michael C Hsiung on Flickr.

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Doing what we can to help eliminate AIDs in Africa

also, i’m stoked to say that just in time for this show , i managed to release the record that i have been working on for two years :

i think it looks really cool , but i can’t tell you what it sounds like , because i don’t have a record player.

buy it and see for yourself at :

http://www.freenewsprojects.com/

Being deemed “Daniel Harold Sturt”-worthy isn’t exactly the most common thing in skateboarding. But again, with his groundbreaking part in Plan B’s Second Hand Smoke, Jeremy Wray raised as quite the extraordinary pro, from the mid-’90s on. He’s discussing his own favorite pro-models on Memory Screened.

HAMBURGER EYES / FOTOVISION ANNUAL AUCTION FUNDRAISER

http://stores.ebay.com/HAMBURGER-EYELAND

July 15th 2010 – July 25th 2010

This year Hamburger Eyes has teamed up with Fotovision to bring you epic masterpieces at amazing prices. With the success of last year’s auction, we decided to make this particular collection available worldwide.

The auction will take place on EBAY for 10 days, and people all over the planet will be able to participate and bid on photographs and paintings from Hamburger Eyes and Fotovision contributors, supporters, friends, and family.

Hamburger Eyes donations include:
David Uzzardi, Sean Jerd, Ted Pushinsky, Alexander Martinez, Oscar Mendoza, Ray Potes, David Potes, Dennis Mcgrath, Thomas Campbell, Jason Roberts Dobrin, Michael Jang, John Harding, Stefan Simikich, Josh Lazcano, Audrey Erickson, Andrew Schoultz, Hilary Pecis, Uri Korn, Catherine Ryan, Tracy Timmins, John Oliver Hodges, Jim Goldberg, Bill Burke, Emilio Banuelos, Elena Carrasco, Forrest Kelley, Mark Murrmann, Albert Reyes, Rich Jacobs, Lonnie Dean, Aiyana Udesen, Matt Furie, Ryan Furtado, Brian David Stevens, Joe Brook, Ari Marcopoulos, Peter Sutherland, Barry Mcgee, Cali Dewitt, Jai Tanju, Tobin Yelland, Dave Schubert, and more!!

Fotovision donations include:
Larry Fink, Dorothea Lange, Nick Waplington, Bill Owens, Herb Ritts, Michelle Vignes, Colin Finlay, Marcus Bleasdale , Tim Hetherington , Ami Vitale, James Whitlow Delano, Camille Seaman, Kim Stringfellow , Ian Martin, Doug Menuez, Matt Herron, George Ballis, Richard Gordon, Darcy Padilla, Michael Rauner, Chris McCaw, Ernest Lowe, Jack Picone, Antonin Kratochvil, and more!!

Fotovision donations also include signed, collectible books by:
Susan Meiselas, Sebastião Salgado, Alec Soth, Alex Webb, Ken Light, Amy Arbus, Chris Killip, Danny Lyon, and more!!

All proceeds will benefit photography by helping Hamburger Eyes continue to produce world class books and magazines, as well as operate their darkroom rental facilty, the Photo Epicenter. And the nonprofit, Fotovision, can continue to advance documentary photography and storytelling through education, dialogue, and community.

For the locals, the entire collection will be available for viewing. They will be exhibited at the Fotovision space during the length of the auction. There will be computers setup and you will be able to bid right there on the spot! And, on the last day we will have a closing reception at the space and people can make last minute bids and we can all celebrate the fundraiser.

FOTOVISION
5515 Doyle St.
Emeryville, CA 94608

Auction runs July 15th - July 25th 2010
Viewing hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
4pm - 7pm, or call for appointment.

Closing reception July 25th 2010, 5:30pm - 9pm

Please help us spread the word by re-posting, sending to people who might be interested, twitter, etc. Thanks in advance.

the link to the auction!!
http://stores.ebay.com/HAMBURGER-EYELAND

more info links!!
http://hamburgereyes.com
http://fotovision.org

** The above image is an 8×10 fiber based print by Bill Burke. It has drawing on the front, and it is signed and stamped on the back. If you win this photo, it comes with a small book of his!

silent auction this week of custom soccer balls that mr cartoon, dzine and myself made happening at six points in chicago. all proceeds benefit Urban Initiatives

The zine is still available through Chicago based Parking Block Publishing. I don’t know whether they go to so much effort with every purchase or if it was because I’m from the UK? but I got bunch of stickers, some pretty rad polaroids (who took them?) and bizarrely a piece of a jigsaw puzzle? Not sure if that was meant to get in my package, so if the guys at Parking Block are scratching their heads wondering where the last piece of their jigsaw got to, let me know and i’ll send it back!

More top images from Isaac’s zine below… now go buy one if you haven’t already.

Hello Family & Friends,

I have been working around the clock for my SUMMERWINTER exhibition which opens in LA on Friday, July 16th. Everything is coming together beautifully, and I can’t wait to show you all what I have created!

Kirk has been working on a beautiful short film that narrates the story of the art show, and it’s set to a soundtrack composed by Loren Humphrey.

I would also like to thank all the amazing people who have helped in preparation for this exhibition:

Jeremy Mora for his beautiful gallery; POVevolving, Todd Rogers for sound engineering, Matt Tammariello for sound effects, Loren Humphrey for the soundtrack, Luis Ramirez for printing help, Honest Tea and PBR for the drinks, Nylon TV for the coverage, and a very special thank you to Element for all your love and support!

Our goal is to raise $500 for Elemental Awareness, which is an organization that reaches out to under-privileged kids through skateboarding and wilderness skills. I created a limited edition of 10 hand-sewn, hand-screened totes that are packed with goodies from our sponsors, and will be sold to raise money for EA.

Inside each tote is an AB zine from the exhibition, an organic Element T-shirt, and an Element Eden wallet, along with stickers, Honest Tea drinks, and a copy of Nylon… So the first ten people to donate $50 will recieve one of these limited edition, hand made, gift bags.

I will also be launching a special line of ombré dyed scarves, which are grade 50, 100% Cheese cloth that will thread the exhibition together by combining black and white, to make grey.

New ‘zines are hot of the press, and will also be available! (If you’re a self-publisher & zine fan, bring yours to the show and we’ll swap!)

Lastly, check out this interview by fellow Mumbler, Isaac McKay-Randozzi at Juxtapoz!

Thank you, and I hope to see you there!

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Check out this link for more sneak peaks!

This is quite cool. It’s their only signing and they’ll be together signing this book at Giant Robot GR2 this saturday. The book is one of the few I read this year and it tells the crazy story of how Laura and Production producer Euna Lee were captured by North Korea and became political pawns for months. This book tells Laura’s side of the story. It’s cool to see both sisters write about their ordeals. One being stuck, the other being outside pulling every string possible to get her sister out. If you’re down, this is a cool book to get signed, etc.

David Choe Munko whales! There’s 12 types, they’re blind box… They took a while to get done and now hopefully, you’ll find them soon at a shop near you. But you can pre-order them first here: We’ll have them ahead of time. I’m pretty proud of these figures. Making toys is a tough business, and I think that’s why you see a lot less of these types of toys being made. They’re either super expensive, or super low quality, but these are quite cool and not expensive and high quality!

http://secure.giantrobot.com/search_results.php?keywords=munko&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

GET A GRIP 2 is the second annual artshow put on by Krudco. skateboard shop and RocCityPark.org. It will be August 6th at The Four Walls Gallery at 34 Elton St. Rochester, ny and will last 5pm-10pm.

Over 40 artists have contributed artwork made on or with griptape and more! A lot of these artists have shown with 1975 over the last two years and their work last year was a lot of fun! Prices start at $25.00, and proceeds go towards building a world class skatepark in downtown Rochester, NY.

In the coming weeks I’m going to post up an interview with the folks helping push the RCP project here in Rochester.

For more information, check out www.roccitypark.org
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Also,  we would really appreciate your support in helping us get the word out by giving the boards or edit a small mention on your site / blogs. That would be amazing.

www.scienceskateboards.co.uk for more info.

we re-issued the 80’s inspired watches we did last season with the folks at Raised by Wolves , this time inspired by summer pastels….enjoy my friends. Available here http://www.furni.bigcartel.com

Online now… In shops soon! And be sure to check out the night shot photo feature

Guy photo: Ben Colen

Limited edition cover illustration by Geoff McFetridge

Color Magazine 8.3SE is now shipping! This special over-sized issue includes a sneak peak on the upcoming Club Mumble “Favourites” book, with photography by a handful of the members on this very page!! Typogrpahy by Caste Projects, features on Mike Fyfe, Jason Jessee, Kitsch Skateboards in China, the One Way or Another road trip with Andrew Pommier, Todd Bratrud, Fos, Michael Sieben, Michael Hsiung, Phil Toselli and PNut… in promotion of the current Contributor project. Click the jump for more previews.

Join us in Vancouver on Friday, July 23rd for a launch party at RAD TIMES, the Astoria (E. Hastings at Hawks st.).

I made this stop motion animation. It’s the second time I’ve tried it. The first time, it was a lot different. 6 frames per second. This is 10 frame per second project which is a huge improvement in quality. I’d suggest this. I have no idea if people are going to like this toy figure which is a blind box item, but I do hope so. It’s tough to get hype for certain projects, but I thought that doing something like this couldn’t hurt. In the end, this was supposed to be a commercial, and I had no choice but to DIY. We can’t afford a cent to pay someone to make something like this, so I had to make a crazy effort to do this in a night or two. Hope you like it.

Giant Robot Big Boss Robot

Multi-rad guy Eric Anthony has been updating his blog like a mad man lately. Check it out and get stoked.

We’ve just launched the online art shop for the latest Contributor show titled “One way or Another” If you haven’t heard about it, the simple story is that we’ve asked 50 amazing artists to donate their time to create unique skateboards for you! Instead of a traditional artshow in which only one article is available for purchase, artists have been asked to donate their time and skills to make up to ten pieces of art! They are available first come first serve, More about the show here www.wearecontributors.com (or click on the image)

This is our latest ad that appears in the current issue of Sidewalk Magazine here in the UK…Shaun has style for miles.
See more of Alex Burrell’s photography on Queenpin.org.

Illustrators Steve Rack and David Cousens collaborated to create Robot 27 issues 186-188. Check ‘em out here: http://bit.ly/axS7g0

I am having an exhibition on July 16th at the POVevolving Gallery in LA entitled SUMMERWINTER.

I began thinking about the  SUMMERWINTER concept about a year ago. It was a natural seasonal progression after my Autumn inspired show at colette in Paris. I wanted to convey the way that seasons are different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and how opposites attract… That feeling that one could not exist without the other, and that things all become one in the end.

For this show, I took a minimalist approach in my work, which was inspired by my husband. I have always been about color, but in this show I kept the pallet strictly to black, white and grey. I also experimented with other textiles and media for this show… Along with my sewn creatures, I created a limited edition Ombré dyed scarf to symbolize black and white becoming one (grey). My husband and I also created a short film that will be shown at the exhibition.

The entire show centers around a single love story between the characters Summer andWinter, who fall in love. Even though they live on opposite sides of the world, they consummate their love, and perform a seasonal dance of love for eternity.

Click here for a sneak peak into my upcoming show… If you are in town, please swing by and have a drink with us.

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Forgive the iphone blurrishness, but since the FULL BLEED photo show is now up at MILK Gallery in NYC, thought I’d better get this picture up by any means necessary.  Photos by 71 different photographers now adorn the MILK walls, through next Tuesday’s (that’s the 13th, all you triskaidekaphobics) closing party with music and free drinks and stuff.

Stop by and take home an super-reasonably priced print of an iconic NYC skate photo. And thanks to Etnies, pre-order a book the night of the party and get a special limited edition tee, too. OK? Okay. See you there.

FULL BLEED Photoshow

MILK Gallery - 450 W. 15th St, New York City - 10am- 6pm.

Closing Party  Tuesday 7/13. More info soon.

It’s been a long time coming but version 2.something of The Rebel Sciences lives! Click the pic to peep the site…

We spent today setting the show up and we’re all pretty happy with how it came together. Come on out if you are in the area!

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Don Pendleton has long been a favorite of mine, from his board graphics to his personal art. When I heard he was painting a mural at the Juice offices I made time and spent a couple days watching him paint. Full feature with video over at COLOR Magazine.

Grey Magazine have just launched issue one in digital form. While the focus at Grey is to make a quality print magazine, they realise that not everyone can get hold of a copy, particularly those outside the UK. This is why Grey have decided to make the magazine available online roughly one month after the print copies are sent out.

Click here for the online version of the first issue. The print version of the second issue is due out in August.

On July 30th Dave from The Worlds Best Ever.com will be making the biggest move he’s made in his entire life, He’s quitting his day job to become his own boss. He’s got little savings, so has decided to pay it forward and sell a bunch of his art pieces that he’s collected over the years to support him on the transition to making a living doing something that he loves, The World’s Best Ever. The sale features art penned by such legends as Steve Powers, Shepard Fairey, SWOON and others and is available for bidding now on Ebay via this link (or click on the image), Auctions all end on Wednesday July 7th (Don’t miss checking them out)!

Art by Lisa Romero

My Love For You is doing a fund raiser to help with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.  Over 80 artists contributed work and while most of it is gone there is still some great stuff available.

I really dig the new She & Him record, so I was stoked when I got the opportunity to design the poster for their July 2 show in Philly.  Both their records are worth checking out if you’re a fan of summery early 60’s style retro pop music with a little old school country twang vocal thrown in for good measure. Anyway, I have a small handful of posters left over that I just put up for sale on etsy - here’s the link if you are interested.  The print measures 19? x 25? and is a 3 color screen print on 130lb Mint Green French paper cover stock, printed by ABNRML, and limited to a print run of 100, so once they’re gone, they’re gone, they’re gone.

And I recently posted my second music podcast on mightyjoecastro.com - this one focuses on the Delaware music scene from 1990-2010.  Yes, believe it or not, but DE has a pretty epic music (and skate) scene, so do your ears a favor and check it out.  Podcasts are also now available on iTunes as well.  Thanks.

You always hear of the O’Bradoviches and the Godoys, but H-Street had a totally under-the-radar graphic designer up its sleeve back in the late ’80s: a random Italian dude named Francesco Albertini, who went to the US to live the American dream and ended up designing one of skateboarding’s most famous logos… His journey is summed-up on Memory Screened.

Amber and I were in New York to cover the exhibit, which featured skateboard icons Chad Muska, Don Pendleton, Lance Mountain, Pat Ngoho, Steve Caballero, Steve Olson, and a host of other creatives.

“Eyes Wide Open” was the theme of this show, which paid tribute to the unique characters within skateboarding, who sadly, are no longer with us.

Here’s the short film we created, documenting the installation and theme of the exhibition, and below that are links to the photo series by Amber.

Amber B  photos - ART WORK

Amber B  photos - PORTRAITS

Today’s Daily Film Blog: Torey back smiths amongst friends

Oh, hey! I’m Erich, the new guy on the mumbling block.

I’ve been reading the site since Bob began it back in 2007, and the one thing that struck me is “Hey, what about Upstate New York?”  There’s a ton of folks on Club Mumble that grew up there, but moved away and are rocking the West Coast (or other parts), but I’m one of the fools who actually moved there and decided to stick around. And oh, I’ve been here a while.

So I wrote Bob and said, “Hey, we’re doing some cool stuff up here, and I’d love to tell people about it.”

Imagine my TOTAL surprise when Bob said, “Cool, sounds good! Let’s do this!” I was amped.

“So what what makes you so damn cool that you get to mumble?” you may be justly inclined to ask.

Cool? Not much, but I’ve been one of those dudes behind the scenes for years. I’ve been on board for 23 years, (and seen lots of this crazy world because of my skateboard), I spent the last 14 years as the creative director for KRUDCO. skateshop here in Rochester, NY before starting up 1975 Gallery about a year and a half ago. I’m also part of the Sweet Meat Co., an artist collective up here in Rochester that includes an incredible crew of artists, and I’m truly thankful to be a part of it.

Oh yeah, I’ve been bugging about half of the other mumblers on here for years, trying to collect artwork from all the folks that have inspired me over the years. I’ll share some of those treasures as time goes on.

This September, I’ll be hosting a show with fellow Mumbler and amazing human Don Pendleton and the incredibly talented Mark Penxa, and I am beyond thrilled. While 1975 is primarily focused on shining a light on our local scene, Don’s been a contributor to a few of our group shows and a friend since about 2001, and I’m so stoked to finally have access to a venue where I can show his work in a region that usually doesn’t get a lot of love from the folks that have inspired all of us who read blogs like this.

So I’m here to change that.

Stay tuned . . .

Oh yeah, what the hell is up with that photo?
This pic was snapped by a friend, Alex Gagne last summer while I was shooting a RedBull contest here in Rochester. I decided it would be a good idea to catch a knee to the crotch while simultaneously smashing the camera into the cement. Good times! That shocked girl in the background is my lovely lady Angie worriedly assessing my future baby-making ability. You can watch a sequence here or video here (at the 1:44 mark).

Really, I never had a chance.

Four hours north-east of LA is a sacred piece of heaven. It’s 5400 feet above sea level, and the Sequoia trees grow so high that you can barely see their top branches.

Over the weekend was the MAKE IT COUNT contest series, in the Sequoia National Park at theYMCA Element Skate Camp. It’s a place where kids come to learn how to survive in the wilderness, how to succeed in life,  and how to skate their best.

Visually, Skate Camp is absolutely beautiful. Audibly, there were accents from all over the world… Contestants came from  Portugal, Canada, Australia, and cities throughout the United States. And Element’s international offices came out to cheer for their respected regions, as Element Europe, Japan, and Australia were in attendance.

Prior to the contest, we hiked to Stony Creek where the Europe crew, Guy (from Portugal), Levi Brown, and a few skaters were the only ones brave enough to swim in the icy waters.

Todd Larson and Matt Luciani from Elemental Awareness taught us survival techniques, how to make shelter, create our own utensils with hot coals and wood, and make fire from only the bare essentials. Nevertheless, our European brethren Phil and Christian came through with the goods by making the best looking spoons!

Late at night we got to hang out next to the camp fire, where Guy tried to scare us with his Black Bear impersonation, which was met with rolling laughter instead of screams! Hehe… Thanks for the laughs Guy!.

More photos here.

Watch the highlights from the comp here.