Asheville DIY Fundraiser Photos ’22
11/03/2022
This past weekend, I headed to Asheville, NC, for an art show and skate jam to raise funds for The Foundation DIY spot. Friday night kicked off with a print exhibit at Push skateshop followed by a day of shredding at the DIY on Saturday and stellar sounds at the Grey Eagle to close it all out. Come with me on this journey. —Michael Sieben
Photos by Matthew Pendry
Push skateshop, 17 years deep, food court not included photo: Sieben
The first thing I saw when I stepped inside was this old Volcom mobile with art by me and Appleyard. I carbon dated this artifact—it’s approximately 1,500 years old photo: Sieben
Rolled to the back to check my prints that were already up on the walls (THANK GOD). Thanks, Rob and crew! photo: Sieben
You know the vibe—skulls, old ramps, more skulls photo: Sieben
Fun fact: the nosepick drawing is based on a photo of my buddy Shaun Mefford aka Shiny Muffins photo: Sieben
Fast forward a few hours and it was time for the opening. I totally forgot to take any photos of people during the event. Luckily, Bobby Boyd and his friend Amos were still there by the time I realized I should probably be documenting this thing photo: Sieben
I ducked into the gallery but almost everyone was gone. I might have slightly doctored this image to make it look like more people were still there photo: Sieben
Also forgot to take a photo of the complimentary beverages looking all cold and tasty in the ice chest, but here’s a photo of the recycling bin. Thanks, New Belgium! photo: Sieben
The next day kicked off at The Foundation DIY
The locals were there early warming it up
Ben Bradford grabs some cope. How wide are those trucks?
Dubbie Trubble
Evan “Van Hang Up III” Lively, Smith grind
Floaty FSO by Matthew Martin
Heavy crew on deck
Hell, Provost and Bækkel were even there
Spider was on the injured list so he held court with the all the good homies
Bækkel was not hurt so he gave the crowd some much appreciated airtime
PLAY SOME SLAYER!!!
Always remember to tip your bartenders
And don’t forget to stop by the merch booth and support the cause
The ATL crew rolled through. Wait, is that…
…Hurricane Kamal!
The kids know what’s up
Trailer Park Boys in the house—or on the slab. Did I mention it was Halloween weekend?
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
Joan Jett and company
Coach McDermott and Stefon Diggs, ya dig?
Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic
Trey Wheeler from New Belgium and Push owner Rob Sebrell guarding the paper towels
Got kids? Bring ‘em along!
Brooklyn and Bo the Bulldog—both shredders
See, told ya’
Jake Hallock summoned a pivot to fakie on the new QP
A blunt to fakie IN the light? Now that’s some magical shit
Back on the street scene, Joey Ragali warms up this year’s most popular obstacle
David Langston, kickflip back tail. Knowing Dave, I’m sure he did a bigspin out at the very least
Max Taylor, feebs on the bank to wall. Probably not the best angle for this harsh barge
Reese Barton out for blood with a high-speed backside nosegrind. Roger that
Dylan Ward went down hard in the midst of the madness and had to get taken to the ER. I’m sure there’s some kind of “What’s up, Doc?” joke to be made here, but it’s escaping me
Down but not out!
Then it was time for the main event—a best-trick contest on the tombstone extension
RIP it and rip it
Emerick Van Osdal takes the plunge
The crowd loved it. Thought they wouldn’t?!
No stranger to twisting one up, Reese Barton took the nollie back D off the E for a spin cycle
And Matthew Martin took first place with a FSG on the tippy top of the tombstone
Hey, Rodent, pay the man!
Thanks again to New Belgium for sponsoring the weekends’s festivities. Now it’s time to go check out some tunes at the Grey Eagle
Not gonna lie—really curious about that gig on the 30th
Upchuck from ATL kicked out the jams. Do people still say that?
KT got the pit in a frenzy. Is it still called a pit?
Upchuck’s drummer even got on the mic. It’s a family affair
This band’s name is End It and I took that as a sign from the universe that it was time to go to bed
The kids were just getting started, though
Ah, to be a young Jedi again…
And remember Dylan who got broke off at the DIY?! He showed up to the music venue all bandaged up and ready to rock. Everything’s gonna work out just fine in the end. Huge thanks to Push skateshop, all the homies at The Foundation, the staff at the Grey Eagle, New Belgium, all the other sponsors, the kids and moms and dads and all the lovers and the fighters. Support grassroots efforts or don’t cry when there’s nothing left but corporate bullshit in the world
Photos by Matthew Pendry
Push skateshop, 17 years deep, food court not included photo: Sieben
The first thing I saw when I stepped inside was this old Volcom mobile with art by me and Appleyard. I carbon dated this artifact—it’s approximately 1,500 years old photo: Sieben
Rolled to the back to check my prints that were already up on the walls (THANK GOD). Thanks, Rob and crew! photo: Sieben
You know the vibe—skulls, old ramps, more skulls photo: Sieben
Fun fact: the nosepick drawing is based on a photo of my buddy Shaun Mefford aka Shiny Muffins photo: Sieben
Fast forward a few hours and it was time for the opening. I totally forgot to take any photos of people during the event. Luckily, Bobby Boyd and his friend Amos were still there by the time I realized I should probably be documenting this thing photo: Sieben
I ducked into the gallery but almost everyone was gone. I might have slightly doctored this image to make it look like more people were still there photo: Sieben
Also forgot to take a photo of the complimentary beverages looking all cold and tasty in the ice chest, but here’s a photo of the recycling bin. Thanks, New Belgium! photo: Sieben
The next day kicked off at The Foundation DIY
The locals were there early warming it up
Ben Bradford grabs some cope. How wide are those trucks?
Dubbie Trubble
Evan “Van Hang Up III” Lively, Smith grind
Floaty FSO by Matthew Martin
Heavy crew on deck
Hell, Provost and Bækkel were even there
Spider was on the injured list so he held court with the all the good homies
Bækkel was not hurt so he gave the crowd some much appreciated airtime
PLAY SOME SLAYER!!!
Always remember to tip your bartenders
And don’t forget to stop by the merch booth and support the cause
The ATL crew rolled through. Wait, is that…
…Hurricane Kamal!
The kids know what’s up
Trailer Park Boys in the house—or on the slab. Did I mention it was Halloween weekend?
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
Joan Jett and company
Coach McDermott and Stefon Diggs, ya dig?
Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic
Trey Wheeler from New Belgium and Push owner Rob Sebrell guarding the paper towels
Got kids? Bring ‘em along!
Brooklyn and Bo the Bulldog—both shredders
See, told ya’
Jake Hallock summoned a pivot to fakie on the new QP
A blunt to fakie IN the light? Now that’s some magical shit
Back on the street scene, Joey Ragali warms up this year’s most popular obstacle
David Langston, kickflip back tail. Knowing Dave, I’m sure he did a bigspin out at the very least
Max Taylor, feebs on the bank to wall. Probably not the best angle for this harsh barge
Reese Barton out for blood with a high-speed backside nosegrind. Roger that
Dylan Ward went down hard in the midst of the madness and had to get taken to the ER. I’m sure there’s some kind of “What’s up, Doc?” joke to be made here, but it’s escaping me
Down but not out!
Then it was time for the main event—a best-trick contest on the tombstone extension
RIP it and rip it
Emerick Van Osdal takes the plunge
The crowd loved it. Thought they wouldn’t?!
No stranger to twisting one up, Reese Barton took the nollie back D off the E for a spin cycle
And Matthew Martin took first place with a FSG on the tippy top of the tombstone
Hey, Rodent, pay the man!
Thanks again to New Belgium for sponsoring the weekends’s festivities. Now it’s time to go check out some tunes at the Grey Eagle
Not gonna lie—really curious about that gig on the 30th
Upchuck from ATL kicked out the jams. Do people still say that?
KT got the pit in a frenzy. Is it still called a pit?
Upchuck’s drummer even got on the mic. It’s a family affair
This band’s name is End It and I took that as a sign from the universe that it was time to go to bed
The kids were just getting started, though
Ah, to be a young Jedi again…
And remember Dylan who got broke off at the DIY?! He showed up to the music venue all bandaged up and ready to rock. Everything’s gonna work out just fine in the end. Huge thanks to Push skateshop, all the homies at The Foundation, the staff at the Grey Eagle, New Belgium, all the other sponsors, the kids and moms and dads and all the lovers and the fighters. Support grassroots efforts or don’t cry when there’s nothing left but corporate bullshit in the world
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