!Ride Strong!: February 2008

Haven't really posted anything in a great while. So here's what's been going on. Been working on a lot of art lately. Painting a mural at work is the biggest thing on my plate right now. It's coming along and I'm fairly happy with the way most of it is turning out. The small portion I don't like is just the perfectionist thinking that I use to temper myself with to try to get better. A couple flicks are enclosed at the bottom. Designing the new shop jersey as well. It's coming along kind of slowly. I need to upload all of my design work from the shop to my comp here @ home so I can work on it on one of my day's off. I have a few Ghostship designs swirling around in my head but haven't had any time to really get anything down on paper because of another secret project I've been working on in my home studio. I can't tell anyone what it is yet, but when they're done, I'll post 'em all up here for sure! (they're rad and I love 'em all!!)

Trying to get back on the bike after about a month of inactivity. Yeah...I usually fall prey to it for about 2 weeks every year. This year 2 weeks turned into about a month. I was lazy, got sick, it was stupid cold and then I hurt my back snowboarding. Instead of making excuses, I'm putting an end to it. Rode the trainer tonight for about an hour and a half. Felt really good! Considering having no life this coming season and hiring a cycling coach so I can tear things up come cross season. We'll see what happens. Haven't made any decisions yet. Missing the unseasonably warm weather we were so lucky to have last Jan/Feb (although tomorrow is supposed to be rainy, 50-some-odd degrees).

Been listening to lots of music as always. Some recent things in heavy rotation: Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, The Pharcyde, The Roots, Every Time I Die, Killswitch Engage...etc, etc. Lucero has a great way of dredging up horribly depressing feelings too. I can be in the best mood, iTunes randomly puts them on, and I turn into a pile of melancholic garbage. Pretty amazing for music to be able to do that. Hope everyone's new year has been rad so far!

Mural Photos: One of my customers dropped some knowledge on me today. Exploded isometrics are what these are called. Dig? These are fairly large. The cranks on the wall are probably 8-9 feet tall by about 8 feet wide? The hub is about 6-7 feet tall and easily 8-9 feet long. Pretty simple, bold and graphic. Iridescent gold paint on the red under-paint.