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Juicy // S19 Grom Series 1 - Cooper A. @cooper_squad19 // Decks at Squad19.com and a bunch of other stuff at society6.com/Squad19 . . . #society6 #society6shop #pineapplepower #pineapple #skateboardart #skateboarddeck #throwpillows #totebag #phonecase #iphonecase #tenebriniart #squad19 #squad19mpls #graphic #squad19skateboards #sk8mpls #mnskateboarding #minneapolis #supportlocalbusiness #supportindependentartists (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Show and tell. // This is what I've figured out so far and figured I'd share as other people sharing is how I got this far. My system, as with any DIY screen-printing system is far from perfect and will be tweaked as I go but so far this is working. // 1. The whole system. // 2. A JiffyClamp holds the whole thing to the table that I use to print posters on. // 3. A clusterfuck of random wood holds the screen up on the side that doesn't get attached to the clamps at a cartoon height so the screen is off contact from the board. I'm still tweaking this height. Hence the clusterfuck. // 4. The hinge side. Pretty basic. You an see the hinges screwed into the table behind it that I use for printing posters and art prints. // 5. The platen. This is a chunk of old skateboard attached to a block of wood that is then attached to a 2x4. This allows me to move the deck around under the screen/stencil to register multiple colors. // 6. & 7. Hold it still. I have a bag of these little pins from an old shelving unit that just happen to fit through the truck holes. It holds the deck to the platen. I imagine this will need to change in the future but for now it works. // 8. Once I have the deck registered under the screen/stencil I use another JiffyClamp to clamp the 2x4 to the press base as well as the table. I see a stand being built for this press to in the future. I'd like to be able to work from both sides if I want to. // 9. & 10. It accommodates large screens for the bottom graphics and smaller screens for the top graphics or smaller bottom graphics. // like I said, far from perfect and I've only successfully printed one deck top and bottom so far but everything feels right. I've got some screens drying. Gonna take another crack at that Blood Red Shred design tonight or tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Keep pushin'! . . . #screenprinting #skateboarding #skateboardart #screenprintedskateboards #diy #squad19 #squad19mpls #doradstuff #skateordie

So close but still not there. The problem here is I'm learning on recycled decks of different sizes which makes consistent registration tricky. I completely rebuilt my printing press to allow for some registration so that helped. The hand-stretched screens were a huge improvement as well. I think it's just going to be a matter of getting a feel for the amount of pressure needed when I pull the ink. These will be sanded clean and I'll take another crack at it later. . . . #skateboard #skateboardart #screenprintedskateboards #skull #squad19 #squad19mpls

Who's a giddy old man? 👋🏻// #Repost @squad19mpls ・・・ Done. Now to get them over to @edicamfg for pressing, cut and finish. Serendipity that their shop is blocks from S19HQ. I designed these so they don't have to be too concerned about centering the shape on anything. There's some built in wiggle room. // #skateboard #skateboardprinting #diy #diyskateboard #screenprintedskateboards #screenprinting #squad19 #squad19mpls #shralpin #skateordie #cityofskate

Invert - Available exclusively at @solidstatemn through June then they'll go up on the @squad19mpls web-store. // 8x10 - 2 color S&N limited edition of 20 // #skateart #skateordie #skateboard #skateboarding #skatecrunch #shralpin #skull #skulls #vans #vanssk8hi #screenprint #printmaking #minneapolisartist #squad19 #squad19mpls #cityofskate

Hot af out today. Lots of liquid and rest. G is getting more comfortable on the half-pipe, my ollies are improving. // #skateordie #skateboard #skateboarding #squad19mpls #cityofskate

I call this trick the frontside rest 180. I nailed it pretty much the first time I tried it. // #skateordie #skateboarding #skateboard #skatecrunch #shralpin #cityofskate #skatecrunch #squad19 #squad19mpls #rosemountskatepark

Proud papa with my first DIY screen-printed deck, red eyes and everything. I'm going to grip-tape this and skate it later this afternoon. // I've been wanting to design decks since 1984. Been skating poorly the whole time while not going after it because of fear. Fear that I'm wasting my time because there are so many artists out there better than me with connections. Fear that people will think my dreams are stupid. Fear of failure. Fear of people thinking I'm a poser because I'm 47 years old, can't ollie for shit and the coping still throws me off balance. Fuck fear. I'm fucking sick of it. This is just the beginning. Skate or die. // #skateboarding #skateboardscreenprinting #skatecrunch #squad19mpls #diy #neversurrender #fuckfear