Bruisers

Ran into and caught up with GR's old ad man/contributor Kiyoshi Nakazawa at GR2 today. He was on Sawtelle to buy some groceries and drop off art for the Free To A Good Home show (below). Nice! I was relieved that he didn't beat me up.


I also saw Thomas Yu, of Heel Bruise fame. We didn't get to talk much last time I saw him, but this time I got to dig a little deeper about his illustration, an upcoming art show project, and the new company that he started with Roby Jeffers and Richard Mulder. Yes, Thomas drew the elephant--a proud continuation of the tradition started by Lucero, Vallely, and quintessential skate wrench.


With graphics like that, the brand is sure to rise above.