Wednesday 28 July 2010

I SURF, BUT I'M NOT A SURFER


skr4life
All hail skateboarding.


I have a confession; I've hardly been skateboarding at all lately.

Any free time I get nowadays I try to spend at the beach catching waves, rather than grinding at the local bowl. And the balance has inevitably been tipping that way for the last 10 years or so. But after reading a great post by foulweather recently I had an epiphany...

For me, skateboarding is the source. Discovering skateboarding was a defining point in my life. From that day on I slowly but steadily became a skateboarder.

Of-course, I understand that skateboarding originally evolved from surfing and not the other way around, but personally, it was the skateboard that set me free, that enabled flight, that taught me lessons, that challenged me to push myself and rewarded my efforts.

Sure, growing up in Kernow I knew about surfing and had even dabbled a bit, but it was the skateboard that truly and wholly captured my imagination. And it was skateboarding that provided me with a sense of identity and a set of life-long friends. Funnily enough many of those same friends are now very good at surfing and we still share the stoke, albeit in the water these days.

Skateboarding informed many of my life choices too. When I decided to relocate to a city I chose one with a healthy skate scene. My career path veered into the skateboard industry for a while. The people I gravitated toward and even the bands I listened to were often influenced by skate culture. I wasn't intolerant of other influences and I've always been interested in other realms of music, art & culture. But my roots, if you like, are very firmly embedded in skateboarding.

So despite being a committed non-conformist with a reluctance to join anybody else's club or be stereotyped. I have to admit that there is one label I'd be happy to accept - the one that says "I'm a skater - (who also surfs)".

Tuesday 27 July 2010

SLEEVED


sleeve
Sleeveface.

MISTY SUN


missedit
Last night the sun had a fight with the mist.

Monday 26 July 2010

COLOUR BLIND


colour chart
Here's a colour blind chart I made earlier (probably not very useful - see below).

I'm actually a little bit colour blind. I've had to finally accept, after years of frustrating and often bewildering debates, that yes I was probably wrong all the time and that I have colour confusion in the blue/green realm.

Friday 23 July 2010

(ADJ-NOUN) ANIMALS

Band names made up from an Adjective plus an Animal Name (in that sequence). I'm sure there are many more, plus those constructed the other way around such as Wolfmother etc, but these are a few I like.

sparklehorse
Sparklehorse (RIP Mark Linkous).


arcticmokeys
Arctic Monkeys.


fleetfoxes
Fleet Foxes.


howlinwolf
Howlin Wolf.


longpigs
Longpigs.


yardbirds
Yardbirds (like the typography).


modestmouse
Modest Mouse.

Tuesday 20 July 2010

RAIN


Rainywindow
Good to see the rain again.

Friday 16 July 2010

PINING FOR THE FJORDS


deadparrot
Norwegian blue?

I have no idea... your guess is as good as anyones.

Thursday 15 July 2010

¡HOLA


Someone in Chile.

Looks like somebody from San Miguel, Chile visited kernowkalling. Well I hope they enjoyed it, maybe it was by accident, possibly a digital ghost from the ether, or perhaps a new friend from the blogosphere...

Wednesday 14 July 2010

FADED GLOVE


faded
Metaphorical.

Foxgloves have always been a favourite of mine - their appearance in early June a sure sign that summer is on its way.

I came across this one, faded but not jaded by the passage of time...

Tuesday 13 July 2010

IF IT WAS YOUR HOME


Shockingly direct way to visualise the extent of the Gulf oil spill.

Click here to find out how your home would be effected by typing in your location.

Monday 12 July 2010

SUNBURST


sunset
Last drop of sun.

Went to the beach last night while the rest of the universe watched the footy. Tiny little waves - hardly worth going in, but then Jenny turned up and the wind dropped to nothing, so we went for a splash. The sun finally burst through the clouds just after I got out of the water.

Friday 9 July 2010

RUB DOWN


letrasetfin
I used to use Letraset a lot.

Custom fin graphics anyone? Something along these lines would suit me...

Wednesday 7 July 2010

ROCKFACE


carn brea
This one's for the Druth Boyz.

They know where it's to...

Tuesday 6 July 2010

BURNT


yellow grass
July in Kernow is often an odd summery mix of burnt dry yellows and dusty greens.

Monday 5 July 2010

DS


Just felt like making some shading.

Thursday 1 July 2010

FUN-TO-MENTAL


funtomental

Last Saturday night was fun - super clean, 3ft glassy swell, just a handful of friendly faces in the water and peeling waves until dusk.

More of the same in the morn methinks...

Last Sunday morning was mental - head high, close period swell, onshore, rippy, choppy and dumping heavily.

What a difference a day makes.