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“Curb Cuttings is my homage to skateboarding and the whole style aesthetic, celebrating
a whole range of skaters, their legacy and impact”.
I love the realness of cutting someone out with a scalpel and the delicate, careful tearing of paper, however I am also able to switch medium and successfully apply a similar visual technique in a digital format. Since 2019 when I made my first piece I have continued to focus and develop a range of styles which I apply to my work.
Along the way I created Curb Cuttings Volume One. Which was a great process working with the likes of Grant Brittain, Tobin Yelland and Glenn E Freidman to get image permission. I guess they could see it was more about celebrating skateboarding than wanting to make a quick buck. The zine had a positive response a people started to take notice, I followed up with a Vol2 zine which was co-produced by an instagram follower of mine called ilovedust a world renowned design agency.
In 2022 the momentum continued.
I was approached by Thrasher Magazine who did a Curb Cuttings 'canvas' feature in their July 2022 issue. Canvas is a monthly feature where the magazine selects and showcases artists that skate.
2023 saw a commission for UK mag
The Skateboarders Companion a UK based publication approached me to created a piece.
2024 I completed two high profile pieces of work.
One was creating the cover art for issue five of Closer Skateboarding magazine linked to a high profile interview inside the magazine. The other piece I made was for The Design Museum London. 2025 saw a positive start with a six page interview in Closer Skateboarding magazine.
So what next?
I want to continue to visually contribute to skateboarding and broaden out to work with publishers and galleries in the UK and US. l'd also like to create board graphics or help set the art direction and overall visual style for a brand using my unique Curb Cuttings aesthetic.