Solitary Arts - Things I Make for My Daughter by Geoff McFetridge for Apartamento Maga

Bob Lake at Potrero Del Sol

Backside-double-style look-back at Potrero in San Francisco.

[o] by Tom Hunt

Isaac McKay-Randozzi's Stereo x Quiet Life Release Party in SF

Those that have visited the late, 3131 Clement spot (which housed the Solitary Arts and Equal Dist.) know my love for vinyl records and more specifically, 7" picture sleeves. Isaac McKay-Randozzi would come by to help build boards and rap about the day-to-day events while playing music on both the jukebox and various table-top players that I own. One day, he asked to shoot a good handful of them and Stereo skateboards had the smarts to release Isaac's second round of artist-series decks. This time, 2 decks featuring my table-top portable players and 2 shirts (one with my Prestige II jukebox).

With help from Stereo, the Quiet Life, Lakai, Stance, the Solitary Arts, and DLX San Francisco, Isaac will be having a release party for this collaboration on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 7-9:30PM.

DLX SF is located at 1831 Market Street in San Francisco.

The Quiet Life will also be releasing 2 shirts in celebration of Isaac's photographic endeavors at his event on Saturday. Congratulations, Isaac and good work with making this all happen!

We'll have exclusively signed decks and shirts on the Equal Dist. site the day after Isaac's event at DLX on Sunday, March 27th.

Tea with Jessie Van Roechoudt

Jessie Van Roechoudt sent a really great gift today in the form of a letter and a collection of fiber prints from a trip through Vietnam from a few years back. She stained the prints in different kinds of herbal tea to tweak the colors as a little experiment. Super rad photos and really great feel to these little prints. Thank you, Jessie and yes, let's get a session going soon!

Jessie's 1997 ROOKIE ad.

Mark Penxa Auction For Japan

Mark Penxa is auctioning off his sketchbook on Ebay (direct link) to help raise relief funds in the wake of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown... As people and most importantly, as a community of skateboarders, we should and can do more to help... Thanks to Mark and Don Pendleton for letting us know about this.

The images below are only a small sample of what's filled in Mark's book.

JAPAN REALIEF

We just purchased one in support... Actions REALized.

The Solitary Arts Music Shop

The Solitary Arts is proud to introduce our Music Shop with the addition of Tommy Guerrero's latest album, "Lifeboats and Follies" along with the 2011 re-release of his "From The Soil To The Soul" album.

Tommy Guerrero, BLKTOP Project (Ray Barbee, Chuck Treece, Matt Rodriguez, Tommy Guerrero), Ray Barbee, Mattson 2 (cover by Geoff McFetridge), & The Whitest Boy Alive (also by GM), now available.

From last evenings closing show at Park Life (up until March 27th, 2011) for Kyle Field... Tommy Guerrero with Monte Vallier, both on bass.

Later... Tommy joined the Mattson 2

Jason Herring of DualForces/Ordinary Kids

I went to visit my friend Jason Herring recently in San Francisco. Jason's the founder of Ordinary Kids and now one part of DualForces (full site launch soon). He also helped make the Solitary Arts and Equal Dist. sites happen for Geoff and myself.

DualForces is a newly formed creative group with studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Drawing from their deep experience in fashion, design and film, their philosophy rests in the concept of accessing information from multiple plateaus of culture.

Constantly exploring, gauging and informing, DualForces is able to tap into it’s influential network for inspiration, knowledge and insights. Their working paradigm focuses on freeing creative power through a deterritorialization of traditional commercial working-models, limitations and structures.

By mixing disciplines and members specifically tailored to each project, their work ranges from story telling to product creation. From digital executions to retail envirionments. From art installations and beyond.

Jason at his studio in San Francisco. Below, his framed Allister Lee 500 Marker Poster is up and hanging above his flat-file.

Allister Lee's 500 Black Marker Poster

Allister Lee's iconic black-marker poster is available, March 7, 2011 via Reed Space in New York and at our own, Equal Dist. in the West. Read the press release for full details HERE and at Studio B.I.B.

Now available for the first time online through both coastal venues as well as directly from B.I.Boutique in Toronto, Canada.

$35 (shipping included) comes with 42" x 32" poster on 80lb gloss poster stock + B.I.B. poster push-pins (pack of 4) + 40 page zine on newsprint with slip-cover + various sticker pack... all in one large shipping poster-tube.

To order, visit: Equal Dist.

Detail of poster

Includes 40-page zine, 4 black poster-pins and stickers

View other works by Allister Lee

The Dish in San Francisco 03.05.11

We had a great time out at the Dish in Bayshore/Hunter's Point this past weekend for the Park 94124 clean-up of Hilltop Park. Thanks to Bob Lake for the rejuvenation-session in his neighborhood at this classic San Francisco skate spot. Also, thanks to the great folks at Park 94124 for their hospitality and show of pride for their beautiful park.

Above: Jason Rickson, Bob Lake, Roger, and Jason Herring

Black Grass Release & 3rd Kyle Field Opening

03/03/11: the 3rd opening for Kyle Field and TC at Park Life. Kyle's release of his Little Wings, "Black Grass" album with live performance, scheduled 3rd on the bill. It's the magic number...

The fourth and final opening of their Space Cake show is next Thursday with Tommy Guerrero and Monte Vallier (two bass, face off!) closing out the show.

Kyle with his Black Grass LP, signed for me. Mahalo.

... with Simone Rubi of the Rubies

SANDY...