I’ve been meaning to do a profile on Skip Marcotte AKA Turnco since I sort of shared a workspace with a couple years ago. Let’s be honest, I was an absentee neighbor tenant at best. Skate Slate has gone ahead and done it well, so I guess I’m off the hook. I am in essence, reducing, reusing, and re-shreding the work done by Skate Slate. I’m not lazy. Right. [Photos : Jon Huey on Skate Slate]

Enjoy this short interview with Stepahne Rouget, who carved a replica of a Jason Jesse Sun God (mini) out of stone.

Jenkem Mag has a sneak preview of the Big Brother Magazine retrospective aptly titled Shit. I’m surprised it took so long, Sean Cliver. It’s another interesting decision recently made by DC Shoes, who helped fund the production of the book.

This Installment of skate able architecture features the Frac Centre located in Orleans, France and designed by Jacob + Mcfarlane [Source: CJWHO Photos: Nicolas Borel] – Thanks to MC for the tip.

A detail from Johnny Sampson’s print titled Christmastime: A Love Story.

Alphonzo Rawls of #EVERYBODYSKATES wants you to know what makes him tick.

Trick Meter is an all around excellent short film by Simeon Buncombe featuring skateboarding by Jack Fagan. Even when you think you have it figured out, it still manages to surprise, and surprise again. [Source: Movies.com] – Via tip from Betsy Gordon

From the Wood Studio in North Carolina. This guy mostly makes beautiful furniture, and the occasional skateboard. The routered tops on GripCarve Longboards are supposed to negate the need for grip tape. Realistically, they look interesting and probably work in context with the situation you’d expect to see these boards. Coffee and Campus Cruiser? Yes. Downhill bombing? Not so much. – Thanks to Matthijs (who can finally see this) for the tip.

Derek Keenan’s At-At sculpture made from skateboards was part of a 2014 show at Black Book gallery called Deathstar Blues, intended to highlight then upcoming Star Wars themed releases from Vans and Santa Cruz. The only way to improve on this sculpture would be if Keenan only used Walker Skateboards. Because then it would truly be.. you know, an At-At Walker. [Source: DropDead.co] – Thanks to MC for the tip.

When I first saw this sculpture I assumed it was just a temporary installment that was part of the D-Town Throwdown context in Dallas, Texas. It turns out that “Skaterbird” by Brad Oldham Studio was in fact, the impetus for contest, and is a permanent installation. The sculpture sits atop a parking garage which is home to the sanctioned downhill portion of the contest. [ Photo: Billy “Bones” Meiners ]