This weekend, southern California was a buzz with skateboarding industry conventions and events, and Downtown San Diego hosted a great skateboard inspired art show put on by art collective We Love Creativity and sponsored by Sk8ology floating deck displays. This was the second annual "Eighth Ply" skateboard deck art show, and this year’s exhibit was held at the Hard Rock Hotel’s rooftop nightclub “FLOAT” and included over 60 artists with one common medium, a skateboard deck.
Artists Include: Monstrinho. James Tull. Skye Walker. Alex Lopez. Monty Montgomery. Mike Maxwell. Honkey Kong. EXIST1981. SkEm oNe. Eric Wixon. Wendy Teague. Kelli Murray. JFeather. Bryan Snyder. Robert Gould. Sour. Tocayo. Sam Larson. Matty Davis. Carly Ealey. Terri Mitchell. Brent Sandor. Laura Klotsche. MR.DVICE. Nicholas McPherson. Scot Leverett. Dawley. Nitos. Michael Hsiung. Krystie Sargent. Hovin Wang. Teddy Kelly. Steve Peek. Catrina Dulay. Stephen Forrester. Haley Robinson. Jenny Daniels. Cameron Canales. Christy Pepper Dawson. Chris Cockrill. Ron Rauto. Ronie. Pandemic. Guice Mann. Alex Chiu. Artoo. Tiffany Laing. Sarah Spinks. Sam Phillips. Brooks Sterling. Nick Denambride. Serena Fritchle. Coby Brooks. Dave Warshaw. Mary Spring. OINKER. Hunter Feirich. + more.
We wanted to give a big thanks to Brooks Sterling with WLC for hosting a great event and of course share some fo the highlights with you!
Tattoo decks by Sam Phillips, ARTOO & Sarah Spinks |
Tiffany Laing's tarot inspired hand tooled leather deck next to Coby Brooks & Kelli Murray |
Me getting a closer look at the keyhole deck |
Keyhole Deck by Scot Leverett |
iPhone Stereo deck by my husband Ron Rauto |
Roof top party! |
Tasty Promotions |
Hunter Feirich, Matty Davis & Mike Maxwell |
Dawley's axe deck was an attention getter, even next to this mounted deer by SkEm oNe |
Exist1981, Honkey Kong & Brent Sandor |
Monstrinho & Brooks Sterling |
Rob Gould & Christy Pepper Dawson |
Chris Cockrill's Monster |
Krystie Sargent, Tocayo & Alex Lopez |
Teddy Kelly & Michael Hsiung |
Brooks Sterling from "We Love Creativity" |
Chad & Sarah Spinks, Artoo, Scott Fritz, Yelley (myself), Sam Phillips & Morgan Feirich |