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Little Giants: Don Pendleton

09.12.08 | Author: Derek Vaz | Posted in design, fashion, skate | No Comments »

Skater turned kick-ass illustrator, Don Pendleton is featured in this Little Giants doc.

It traces Don’s involvement in the skate scene and how he turned his two passions, skating and illustration, into a successful career. For me, it’s an example of the concept of doing what you love/loving what you do.
UPDATE: Livestock VAN will be [...]

Kickin’ It

09.11.08 | Author: Derek Vaz | Posted in friends, skate | No Comments »

Kickflip, originally uploaded by twentythreeseven.

My afternoons have become a bit of a skate boot camp since I got my first skateboard 3 months ago. I’ve been using my lunch to learn to skate and I have to say, it can be frustrating and downright painful learning to ollie when you’re 28.
Though I haven’t mastered [...]