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.

Evan Smith Lives It.

Evan would probably still be my favorite skateboarder even if I hadn't watched him grow up shredding the streets and parks around here in Orlando and Central FL. This short write-up is going to hopefully make a clear case for why that is.

Check out this indicative part from young Evan in "Just Meshin' Around" an highly celebrated Orlando video by Alex Elder, Vaughn Jensen and Jake Nursey.
 


This clip from a Pro Contest in Copenhagen earlier this week is just a small example of how Evan is gnarly...

 


Evan is not just gnarly, however. He is technical, he is creative and he is abundantly talented. He uses his skateboard like a brush painting radness over the streets. Case in point: watch the way he flows from trick to trick. Nothing about it looks the least bit contrived. He does it all with wide-eyes and a humble smile. These clips show how Evan is spontaneous in his trick choices, adaptive to his surroundings and joyful in his abilities to bring it all together for the sake of the moment.





And just when you were convinced Evan was the raddest human alive, there is more. He is also a musician in the indie band called Drowning Clowns. Their song, "Deep Blue Sea" is the soundtrack to his Element Pro Debut part (above.)

So OK I admit it, I am a total homer when it comes to being a fan of all the Florida kids out there right now making a significant mark on skateboarding, but in Evan's case, he is bigger then hometown hero status.

He might be more like folk lore, except that he is very, very REAL.

Latest Canvas: Pelican Dive

I am really happy with how this canvas came out! It's 22" X 24" acrylic on canvas. I'll be working on more sea birds in the immediate future. 

Woot, there it is!

I picked up my copy of the Sequel video by Kevin Perez this weekend at Midtown Skatepark. Sequel features Bert Wootton and Chris Blake with full length parts as well as a face-melting friends section.

Here is the extra footage that didn't make it into Bert's part. Could this be like a prequel part to his Sequel part? Rest assured, this footage is a continuation of a long story that is the skateboarding saga of Bert Wootton.

Click and learn, then buy a copy of Sequel so you can get hyped up to go skate.