This project was in resposce to the graduation brief and was tied in with pART of Pontypridd, a project that works to create community art spaces.

The Backyard Bowl (for COVID lockdown) Skate safe.. In your own yard!

From the areas I've researched, I've been inspired to make a series of "Artworks" to express my findings to share my experience with you. Not having anywhere to skate growing up led me to get creative and make ramps from scrap for the gang to use. All the way through my artist career I've taken this ethos.  It's only now years later, after honing my skills and finding my niche, that I have come full circle in this respect. The skateboarding has shaped my artistic projection but also the Art and learning to express myself has shaped how I skate. The two couldn't be more in tune with each other from my experience. This journey has not been without its challenges and in keeping with the Resit style (obviously) had to be made from found materials and locally sourced materials. Sourcing these materials has meant daily walks around the back streets with my wheelbarrow which the local community has been happy to help with (I mean its just JUNK). So enough rambling on, let the art talk for its self.

For this project, I have hand-drawn deck graphics (its UV reactive), experimented with DIY park building, making tools out of old skateboards, learnt how to use video and media software, created  3 'How to' videos and sourced material for a 36-page zine. The zine contains various aspects of my journey over the past 2 months and beyond.

This journey has made me look deeper into a sport ive loved since a child and allowed me to connect with that innerself in a more wholesome way.