If you’re at the US OPEN OF SNOWBOARDING down at Stratton, VT this weekend and are lucky enough to get the invite, be sure to come check photography work of two of snowboarding's most beloved shooters. The show “SnowMad” features the work of Cole Barash and Dean “Blotto” Gray as they travel the world capturing the most compelling imagery in snowboarding, their friends and the world around them. The event will have music provided by BTV based duo: DJ D-KID & D-CUTZ. Following the show there will be a FRENDS afterparty.
This show is made possible with support from:
ID PRINTS.COM, BURTON, KODAK, FRENDS, PABST BLUE RIBBON, & OKAY!! OKAY!!
In-Studio/Tangent: An exibition curated by Marshall Harmon in conjunction
with the the League Treatment Center and League Artists Natural Design (LAND)
The opening—with additional marketing support from OKAY!! OKAY!!, FutureClaw magazine, and the Scuffer Steak & Ale House—will be held on Friday, November 6, from 6 to 9 pm.
Regular exhibition hours will be Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5:30 pm.
The JDK Gallery
47 Maple Street, Burlington, Vermont Tel: 802.864.5884
As part of an on-going series with the JDK gallery, OKAY!! OKAY!! Lends a hand with this amazing show. For all media inquires please reach out to us directly at info@okay-okay.com
Mike is a homie of ours out in L.A. Quickly becoming one of the hottest photographers in America, his style is shaping the look and feel of fashion, music, and action sports. His pictures speak for themselves, check them out.
See Mike's video of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros:
A few years ago, our buddy Tyson White, founder of ID Prints, was staring at the bare walls of his new office at Rip Curl trying to decide how to cover them. After years in the action sports industry, White became friends with a handful of elite photographers and had gained access to their impressive collections. It dawned on White that the average person on the street doesn’t have access to any of the amazing photos that you see in the magazines. From that point on, he decided that he could do it right, and make photos like these available and affordable to everyone. (High quality prints range from $30-$35)
OKAY!! OKAY!! is handling Press for ID Prints. This is the sort of project we live for. Good design, images that our friends have been capturing for years that are all very, very affordable. To learn more about this concept, the company, the shooters and the subjects please feel free to reach out to us at info@okay-okay.com.
Our friend Sophie Henson is an amazing illustrator out of the U.K. We're totally in love with her work over here. She was kind enough to make a special print for our studio!
UP: The Photographs of Tobin Yelland featuring Anti Hero Skateboards
Documentary imagery, be it still or video, oftentimes has a voyeuristic, un-opinionated nature that distances the subject from its audience. Since he began photographing his friends as a teenager, Tobin Yelland has done just the opposite, injecting honesty, authenticity, and intimacy into images that have helped shape outsider culture for twenty years. Yelland's new retrospective, UP, was a collection of his favorite photographs—from beautiful landscapes to skating, bikes, and surfing to friends hanging out doing what young people do. Among the assembled works, the show featured a particular emphasis on Yelland’s collaborations with Anti Hero Skateboards, showcasing decks, imagery, and the legendary video offerings that resulted from his time with the company. UP was the most comprehensive review of Yellands’s work to date. As part of an ongoing series with the JDK Gallery, OKAY!! OKAY!! lent marketing support to the show.
We love these guys. A couple kids from around the way that continue to develop a line that will, without a doubt, become one of the strongest streetwear/ lifestyle/ fashion lines out there. They’ve supported OKAY!! OKAY!! Since we moved back east and we are stoked to help spread the word about this company to all our friends.
Check out a snapshot of the current collection:
Create Build Destroy can be found in boutiques such as:
Blue & Cream – East Hampton, NY
Bodega – Boston, MA
Inven.tory – New York, NY
Kingsbury – Los Angeles, CA
The LOLA Gallery – Southampton, NY Persona – Nashua, NH
The Reed Space – New York, NY
Solemates – Chicago, IL
Steez – Burlington, VT
Wolf & Pack – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Totem was a showcase of the various printed artwork-design-celebrations-declarations of Justin Fines and Steven Harrington. Though separated by a continent, the two share a visual camaraderie rooted in suburban Americana, youth 'culture', and a 21st century attention span combined with 20th century design appreciation. Both artists create work that is unafraid to bear its lineage, while stubbornly refusing to be anything but 'personal'. Each artist works with a handful of personal 'totems' which pop up and surprise in all of their creations. Totem focused on screenprints which invite many interpretations – but strive to delight. As part of an ongoing series with the JDK Gallery, OKAY!! OKAY!! lent marketing support to the show.
Performances were by BLOWTORCH and Barbacoa, with the skate ramp open after the show.
We’ve made a lot of friends along the way. Here are a few snapshots of some of our buds showing us the love, flashing us the OKAY!! OKAY!! sign. There are a lot of variations out there. What’s yours? We’ve also been lucky enough to have some very talented design friends do some work for us. Maybe someday these will turn into something but for now check ‘em out.
