First off, props to all others posting their work.
Its cool to see how many different ways you can decorate your sandpaper.
Be it simple or time consuming, its really a signature on your set up.
How much of a bummer is it when you spend 3 hours on your grip and the board breaks in 10 minutes? I remember this happening a few times. On the flip side; I know I rode a lot of my designs till the board was thrashed beyond beat. It was like having a design I was stoked on made me ride the board longer than I would otherwise.
From about '97 till 2008; I made some sort of design on every board I skated. Basically all through my 20s. I'd guess around 250 - 300 boards. I've managed to hold onto the below 60 in some form. Here's some photos.
The first 2 years or so my technique was like this early example. Draw the design on the back. Cut it out with a razor. Make all those cut out pieces a little smaller with a pair of scissors. Then stick all these little grip scrapes in their spot. Eventually, I ended up just removing pieces to create an image.
Muska silhouette stickers behind the 3rd eye really date this one
Young Bob Marley. And I think these 2 guys were from a design on a rug
Over the years, I made maybe 15 Chinese characters. They were always some of my favorites. I remember one of the early ones, I drew it as you see it; and it wasn't until I'd cut it out that I realized it was backwards. Had to get another sheet. Wasn't a total loss as I used the fuckup as a stencil. So it was fast to redraw. Sometimes drawing the design took longer than cutting out the pieces. This one meant "Dream"
weed and yoga
"Dance"
Hosoi rocket wheel
"Chi"
OOOOOMMMMM
Kaya Gun N Rose
Bacardi bat. I remember while I was skating this one, a little kid who couldn't have been more than 14, saw it and knew what it was. I told him he was too young for that.
"Carpe diem" I don't remember what this one was
Not sure of this one again Go Pack Go!!
Forgot what this one means too
September 20, 2008. One of our cats died. Part of me died that day too. And I never made another grip design since. Just slap it on black.
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