I am really close to quitting the internet. Not really but I am really sick of politics. It seems like things are getting more vile everyday so I want to make a pledge to anyone who reads this blog. I will not get political. I will not post links or comment on political things, especially things that are meant to outrage people. This is my little corner of the internet so I want to keep it politic free.Now this is where I will back-pedal. Everything is being politicized so even a mundane thing can be interpreted with more meaning than intended. I also acknowledge that my life is different than yours so what might seem innocuous to me might be offensive to you. I am sorry. If I write something that is offensive please let me know. I am open to dialog. A good dialog might help me understand and change my behaviors. Just know that my ignorance is not hateful.OK?Milwaukee Printshop

As an artist I’ve dug into my past to find out more about my influences. One of them was the illustrator for Powell Peralta, V. Courtlandt Johnson or VCJ. I have been able to find information and even books on other skateboard artists but even with the internet, I was able to find very little about him. Occasionally I would find a reference to him being a hermit or that he had withdrawn from society. I just came across this article… HERE IS THE ARTICLE, and I was not disappointed. The article was short but this quote:”Drawing a thousand scales all in proportion to each other taught me to stop time and experience eternity.”Some artists I research turn out to be disappointments but that quote alone brings me such joy that I can hardly express it. Sometimes reality can live up to your expectations.Milwaukee Printing