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“A Little Place Called Aspen” from FooMan Films on Vimeo.

When Red meets White from FooMan Films on Vimeo.

Shaun White after winning SUPERPIPE gold, recieving a 5 peat, and perfect score of 100 ( first time in history)

Shaun and I before his run for a little pep talk while our seats where with espn media and medics during pipe.

the 25,000 other people in their seats. wooppps

On stage being interviewed by ESPN broadcasted on the jumboTRON and who knows where else, just before awarding the medals I designed to the winners of the Women’s Snowboarder X competition.

While I was in Colorado, I was interviewed by the ASPEN TIMES, as well as The TRENTON TIMES, both coming out on Thursday while I was at the games across the country.  pretty awesome!

the Vimeo booth concept was pretty rad… building the area out to be pop art meets the vibe of the ski/snow culture.. you stepped in to get dressed up with props, threw on the actual medals, get interviewed on camera, where the team then uploaded the videos to your new VIMEO account.

the ADAPTIVE ACTION SPORTS CREW… classic photo.

red carpet at the POWDER AWARDS, and getting weird with all-you-can-drink rum at the SAILOR JERRY/REDBULL party in down town ASPENNN … epic nights.

So after 8 days with my 2 best friends ( matt and my brother Mike) I was able to pull off and experience something one as a rider, and artist, an action sports junkie can only dream off.  From watching the best athletes in the world, wearing my medals, breaking history, setting new standards, shredding fresh powder for hours with no one around, riding the Snowboarder X course, watching my brother fall from a 30ft jump, eating shit myself giving me a bruise that will last till next XGAMES, meeting new people, catching up with old friends, crushing beers, trying to catch my breath from lack of oxygen, doing tree runs and getting stuck in powder up to our chests all while GOPRO-ing the whole thing… I can only sit here as I write this and say I am truly gratful for everyone in my life that supports the crazy crap I dive head first into, often blind.  With out all of you, that read my blog, buy my art, encourage me and push me to new heights, helping me realize everything is possible, I wouldnt be here.

Once again, pinching myself, i just want to say thanks again for all the love…

cheers

joe

He is the final image of the limited edition poster i also created and will be handed out at the VIMEO tent during the course of the X GAMES.

They are great guys, and i was very fortunate to have been able to meet/ hang/ and work multiple times this past year, both on the east and west coast.  Check out their site ********HERE*********

Read their recent blog update announcing me as this year’s designer ****** HERE*****

San Diego Surf Film Festival from Gage Hingeley on Vimeo.

San Diego Surf Film Festival from Gage Hingeley on Vimeo.

So currently my buddy Matt and I with a few others have been putting together ideas for a killer event in Manhattan with Burton Snowboards to help raise money and awareness for ADAPTIVE ACTION SPORTS. In this process we have made some great friends and were invited up to Vermont to Burton’s Holiday party. The feeling of hopping in a car, packed to the gills with everything you don’t need, leaving all the important things at home, tons of coffee and nothing but the road is a feeling I live for.

Left the house at 8pm, headed to Hoboken to grab Matt, back on the road by 10 and we were off. There is something to be said about me and that bastard when we get in a car for a road trip. We Just talk, brainstorm, talk life, business, women. We once got in a car for an expo in Orlando, and talked for 15hrs straight and never turned on the radio, true story and a changing point in my life for sure.

The trip up to Vermont was an experience. Between weird cow crossing signs, flashing neon lights, streaky dirty windows, and starbursts with every headlight that was on coming, I felt like It was a scene from Pee Wee Hermans big adventure. An extremely tired Patty picked us up at the Burton headquarters at 4am, back to the house, pounded beers. awesome.

Hit the mountain STOWE for bit the next day for a bunch of fun runs, felt great to get on the mountain for the first time this year, and got me stoked for the season. Hitting the bar in the lodge for a few PBR’s we then met with some of the Burton crew then headed back to hit the town.

Taking cabs in other places other than NYC always intrigues me. The drivers are always so nice. Of course we make friends with “RICK” our cab driver to the first stop. He is now our go to CABBIE. After Dinner and some amazing beer we head to the party, and it is packed, drink tickets in hand we start throwing them back, we are on a roll and the hurricane of Joe and Matt are now ready to have fun, meet people, and dance our faces off. The guy to girl ratio at this thing was truly the best i have ever seen, 20+ girls, at one point were on the floor and me and Matt, Brian and some other dude, who was using his liquor intake to gyrate his body in ways i have never seen a human do.

“rick” was no where to be found… we wanted a hat trick with the dude for a 3rd trip, we opted for a different guy, wasnt RICK, but we got over it. Heading to another bar, now snowing like crazy, we literally dance and drank the night away… with friends, good conversations, and even Santa.
Waking the next morning we literally had to force our selves to eat with bloody marys, and made our way to the car to piece together the night like the movie HANG OVER, searching for everything we lost the night before in the town of Burlington. truly an epic time, with friends, new faces, ridiculous stupid moments, and all we lost was an IPhone and our sobriety for a night. I say it was a success.

Fast forward to time frame 50:00… and try not to laugh at me… please and thank you.
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Read the Release here at XGAMES.com

22″x30″ mixed media/vintage news print/acrylic/watercolor with hand pressed blocked print

total time to carve block = 26 hrs.

on a jet plane.

around venice.

NEXT TIME – paper/pen/acrylic/dollar bill/mounted on wood.

we are all guilty to some degree, we get caught up in our lives, our vices, the newest cell phone, not to mind you the bills with it, expensive taste, or sometimes just the lack of knowledge about knowing how to get involved to help make a difference.  If we don’t have the money to help, just bending over and picking up trash someone decided to throw on the ground is a step in the right direction.

WORLD TRAVELER- paper/pen/map/acrylic/mounted on vintage grammar school geography book cover.

We often go through life saying we want to travel, see beautiful places, meet interesting people, experience the diverse cultures this life has to offer, and more than often put it off.

SIMPLE LIFE – paper/ pen/ acrylic, tinted resin mounted on wood.

LIFE ON PAPER – paper/pen/acrylic on vintage news print obituaries mounted on wood.

Tommy Colla showing off his recent photo of Kelly Slater doing his Hail Mary Huck at the recent Quiksilver Pro in NY.

Dave from WAVES FOR DEVELOPMENT, Christian from DRIGGS BRO Productions, Tyler from SMASH, and Will marketing director for TEVA.

Hanging with christian from driggs bro productions, Morgan the owner of the NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, and Josh from SKULLCANDY.

Holding up the new shirt i designed sponsored by NIKE, for this years NYSFF.

entrance to grain / jon wegener gluing up some paulownia blanks for his alaia class.

burning the mid-night oil at the shop gearing of the weekend… surf is building.

finishing a new Channel Islands biscuit while Chester watches.

jon wegener teaching the students the steps of shaping an alaia, and even got do some shaping outside after the rain let up.

Join SurfAid for a special night featuring a live music performance by DONAVON FRANKENREITER and spinning by KCRW’s DJ MARIO COTTO.
Enjoy gourmet eats, hosted cocktail bars, wine tasting, live and silent auction, raffles, giveaways and more…

With your help Behind the Palms – Malibu will raise much-needed funding so SurfAid can continue to deliver its community-based health and emergency response programs in the Mentawai, Nias, Telo and Banyak islands and build on its award-winning capacity in emergency preparedness. It promises to be a great evening – for a great cause!

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So stoked to be heading up to Maine to help setup up the first annual SURF RE-EVOLUTION festival with my friends from Grain Surfboards.  I will also be showing some of my recent art happenings, so take the drive and come on up.