I\u2019m a dad and I work in a call centre. A lot of the time I draw what\u2019s in my head like the pop culture and hip-hop culture that I\u2019ve grown up. I make comics inspired by people that I\u2019ve known and ideas I\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n
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Skateboarding is something I wanted to do since I was a teenager. I was never very confident when I was younger and I talked myself into thinking I couldn\u2019t draw and I was scared to go out and skate and try and get to know people.<\/p>\n
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It wasn\u2019t really until last year when I was 37 that I just said fuck it and bought a cheap board. I have got a paved area at the back of my house and I just started doing it. I would tell myself that\u00a0Rodney Mullen started in a garage\u2026but there is clearly a big skill gap between me and him.<\/p>\n
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There a lot of skate experiences I haven\u2019t had at all but I still love it. Skateboarding has such a DIY approach is always really inspiring. And for me the fact that art and music play such a big part in the videos. I find a lot of the classic videos are amazing maybe more as I\u2019m discovering them only now.<\/p>\n
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My creative process happens during my two breaks and lunch at work. I sit at my desk and draw as much as I can between calls without being fired but on my breaks I can focus. When I\u2019m commuting I think up stories and ideas for comics and things to draw.<\/p>\n
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The Gonz is really inspiring. I think when you can do something well the next step is to be creative with it. Skating, DJing, music or drawing. I think the Gonz embodies that.<\/p>\n
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Palace Skateboards\u2018 Palasonic and anything with\u00a0Leo Valls\u00a0inspire me right now. I like the raw street stuff as well. Fighting with police and security, crack heads. That sort of thing. I have issues with authority even now.<\/p>\n
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The No Comply Network is a great thing. It gives people an opportunity to express themselves and be proud of being creative.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve been posting a comic about a former road man who is getting drawn back into his old life. That\u2019s what I\u2019m enjoying doing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Alex Ives is a skater and artist from Leicester England …<\/p>\n
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