I just finished painting my custom Le Merde Burgerbuns figure. It was a lot of fun. Looking forward to seeing some of the others included in this event.
More info from Super7's blog:
Seattle superstar Le Merde is launching the first painted version of his new mascot-scale vinyl figure, Burgerbuns, with a custom figure art show! Funbuns features custom painted Burgerbuns vinyl figures by the one and only Le Merde and his artsy friends. Opening Saturday, November 20th, 6pm, at thew new Super7 Store, 1427 Haight St, San Francisco.
In the eighties and early nineties I used to make skate obstacles all the time. Launch ramps, quarter pipes, wall ramps, boxes, rails, and half pipes. My backyard was a mini skatepark. In Japan it’s pretty much impossible due to space and cost issues. I think it would cost three or four times to make one there. Anyway, since I was going to be in the states for nearly a month, I thought I’d try and make one again to pass some of the time. A day and a half later, my quarter pipe was done. The most challenging part I think was deciding on the transition and coping placement. In the end I went with a 7 foot transition (radius). Unfortunately, by the time it was finished my muscles were too sore to shred it. Just got a few pivots and sweepers in. And then it snowed. Now I’m waiting for a sunny day.
