Captain, Mariner, and Pirate. Acrylic on canvas.

I just finished this set of three canvas paintings inspired by cypress carvings from Key West, Florida. Thanks to my trusty Florida Photographic Tour coffee table book, I have been inspired by these carvings since I got the book from some mall book store way back when.

These guys are not done as far as I am concerned. Stay tuned for some Cultship shirt designs featuring the Captain, Mariner and Pirate very soon!

What's Blooze Skateboards?

Blooze Skateboards is in fact a serious board company despite what you might have heard... I know what your you're thinking, no way, right? I mean, what does it take to be a legit board company these days? Some boards with clever doodles? A "team"? A Facebook page? What has the skateboard world come to if a bunch of homies can just get together and make their own company in the name of good times, good shreds and all the other best reasons you can think of?

Come to think of it, that might precisely be the ONLY way to go about being a legit board company in the sketchy skateboard industry of today.

Here is the Blooze team in a clip from Kevin Perez's Sequel Video OUT NOW!

When you support Blooze and companies like it, you support real skateboarding and real skateboarders. And after you watch this clip it will all make perfect sense.

Falcon Bowse T-Shirt Transformation Kickstarter

I've been blistering my thumbs liking the offerings of Falcon Bowse on Insta for the past little while. I have found myself in deep steeze envy admiring the handy work of this hip cut-and-sew clothing label.

Recently I noticed this new and amazing idea they have going called the Falcon Bowse T-shirt Transformation Project where they transform the favorite vintage t-shirts of customers into the dopest five panel hats ever.


The Amazing Falcon Bowse T-shirt Transformation Program from John Valenti on Vimeo.

So what are you waiting for? Go in that closet of yours and dig out some gems of old Tees you have been hoarding for years and transform them into art you can wear on your head! Seriously, this is such a sick idea and a great creative project to back on Kickstarter.

Spread the word and support those in your community doing creative things and going big with their passions and ideas.