Fat Cap

I am twenty years old and I go to the Oasis Skateboard Factory. Here I have learned how to build my own skateboard and start my own skateboard line. I picked Fat Cap Skateboards for my brand name because my line is based on street art and I just like the way fat caps spray messy (just like me ha ha!).

One of the things I liked about my skateboard was the colours. I wanted to make the drips look slimy and dirty so I used a gross looking green and splattered yellow paint over top to make a grimy effect. The effect I got looked nice but messy which works with the graffiti theme of my brand.

I am really happy the way my skateboard turned out. I am excited about starting my next board. For those of you that are interested in seeing more of my skateboard line, check back to the site!

Introducing...Fat Cap Skateboards!

Some Fresh-Pressed Custom Boards (in progress)

Thanks to Ted Hunter for his mentorship!

OPEN HOUSE Invitation!

Students Screenprint Skateboard Stickers for their own Company/Brand as part of an Entrepreneurship unit developed in partnership with The Baitshop

Thanks to our design mentors Ken & Greg @ The Baitshop!

Hell on Wheels: OSF finishes giant puppet for Night of Dread parade

ELEVENTH ANNUAL “NIGHT OF DREAD” COMMUNITY PARADE
Saturday October 30, 6 to 9 pm
From organizer David Anderson (director of Clay and Paper Theatre):
Join us for the eleventh annual Night of Dread, Clay & Paper Theatre’s invitation to the community to parade our private and collective fears through the darkened streets of Toronto. The hour-long procession returns to Dufferin Grove Park for an evening of ceremonial festivities that compel us to call on, mock and banish the fears that unite and divide us in these tumultuous times. Night of Dread is an unforgettable evening of pageantry, music and masquerade incorporating towering puppets, stilt dancers, fire-spinners and fearful masks in a daring exploration of dread.
This community celebration incorporates international folk and theatrical traditions, drawing inspiration from festivals of death and remembrance around the world. Come dance in the streets with musicians, puppeteers, dancers and stilt walkers; together we’ll laugh at our fears, waltz with death, eat the “bread of the dead,” and remember those who have gone from our midst.
4 PM: Parade begins assembling at Dufferin Grove Park
6 PM: Parade departs
Dress Code: Black & White

In Process...one giant Skeleton Skater!

Thanks to Darren, Guy & Rinkhouse staff for their help!

Earning Community Hours teaching teachers how to build skateboards at the Ontario Society for Education through Art Conference

Students transform the Rinkhouse at a local park into a sculpture studio & start to build a Giant Skateboarding Skeleton for the Night of Dread parade

Thanks to artists SOY and David Anderson (Clay & Paper Theatre) for all your help so far!

Young Entrepreneur Workshops start at The Baitshop with a talk about what makes a good logo design and a hands-on Screenprinting Demo

OSF Button Designs: Business Branding, Marketing & Promotions Project for Sam James Coffee Bar (297 Harbord St.)

Manic Coffee (426 College St.) will feature a Monthy Display of selected OSF boards for Sale...check it out!

This week's guests included presentations from Artist SOY & Skills Canada

September's "Get on Board" Morning Attendance Award: Thanks to Bamboo SK8 (Oceanside, California) for this month's prize!

Longboard Launch Celebration @ Longboard Living

Longboard Launch 2010

Longboard Launch 2010 @ Longboard Living: Sept. 30, 3-5 PM, 74 Oxford St. in Kensington Market. Come celebrate our collaboration with Longboard Living, Toronto's premier longboard shop! Original hand-made, stenciled and shaped boards are on sale as gripped completes, with Randal trucks and a variety of wheels priced to move at $220. Thanks to Ryan and the Longboard Living family for a great project to kick start a new school year of skateboard production!

Spread the Stoke Gear Workshops & Photo Shoot/SK8 Promo @ Longboard Living!

Graffiti Materials/Safety/Legality Workshops by local artists this week as students prep boards for upcoming product launch at Longboard Living