That’s right… Spacecraft has moved to a new location. We found ourselves in an opportune position when former Miami Vice star, Don Johnson, aka “Crocket” was evicted from his secret lair on the waterfront in Ballard, Seattle. With a view of the ocean, shag carpet, a spiral stair case and a setting straight out of a 80’s porno set, the new Spacecraft office is a perfect place for us to plot the takeover of what is RAD.
Hit us up if you are in Seattle… we’ll let you take us to lunch at the legendary Paseo Cuban Sandwich shop just a few doors down.
Check the photos:
The front office
The hall of Spacecraft art
Mango's new corner office
The "Girl's only" bathroom
The meeting room : magic wallpaper
Home cooked lunch
Thanks to all the interns for helping with the move :: Enjoy
We recently received some photos of our Bali production manager Dewa’s beautiful wedding in Bali.
Dewa gave me a few insights into the ceremony, which took place in December at Dewa’s parents’ house.
As the usual the Balinese person gets married (pawiwahan or nganten) it must be done the ‘proper way’ which means in front of the whole village. If a man is living in his own place it will be at his house, if not at the home of his parents, the new wife moving in immediately. When people get married in Bali, the man takes responsibility as a member of society. He gets the right to speak at a Banjar (the community body) meeting and must take on social duties, such as attending the temple ceremonies and taking part in the community activities. In this way other members of the Banjar will come to recognize him as an adult and he will have the opportunity to take on more responsibility in the Banjar.
Hindu wedding ceremonies are rich in tradition; between elaborate entertainment (with storytellers!) ritual and food, it sounds like magic. Dewa provided me with a few highlights:
- The wedding ceremony begins with a Memadik process, where the groom’s family meet with the bride’s family to ask the bride if she wants to marry the groom. If the answer is yes, the bride will go with the groom to his family’s house.
- The groom’s family arranges and pays for the wedding; the date set well in advance on a propitious day. Wedding guests are often entertained by professional storytellers and musicians. Enormously detailed rules govern dining and seating arrangements.
- Usually the bride and groom offer food to one another, then simulate such domestic duties such as washing, cooking rice, and cutting bamboo. Prayers are intoned, and then the couple eats together in public, feeding each other. This is an important symbolic act, as in former times only married men and women were allowed to eat food together in public. The priest then performs a ritual purification and blesses the couple.
- With the wedding process in Bali, both families will unite, not simply the bride and groom… This is why there is always many people attending a ceremony.
Devi takes part in the family business in Bali that makes our magic hand-knitted hats, making her an important part of the Spacecraft. Congratulations to Dewa and Devi for making it happen.
Mother nature has been messing with the NW all season… she gave us snow in November with record coverage and then pretty much stopped giving us precipitation with cold air until April…
Well… we’ll take it. Thank you snow, may I have another? Seek and Enjoy ::
Just like heli boarding except you have to walk...
An April dump of snow in the Cascades, one piece suits and stepping back into the rad… Check out the first annual Stevens Pass Retro Fools Day slalom race and as seen by Spacecraft’s Ryan and the Rabbit.
Retro Fool Day
A late season dump produces an amazing day at Stevens Pass on April 2nd. The crew set gates for the first annual Retro Fools Day downhill slalom race. About 100 stoked snow enjoyers showed up at the top of Hogs Back and strapped into their old set-ups. The day was a classic in the making with neon glowing gear and a pretty good assortment of snow toys that represented the evolution of 20+ years of snow shredding design. A slalom course with breakaway gates was the set-up to test your skills and shoot for the fastest time. The snow fell all day and the beer went just the same. Powder, friends and fun was Retro Fools Day… and you know that Spacecraft will be back at Stevens Pass next year… come on out and race the Rabbit on your classic equipment.
Make it Happen : Spacecraft
Stevens Pass Marketing Rad Dude : Nate
Spacecraft Astronaut Kenji rocking Sno Con vintage gems
Ryan and Spacecraft Rabbit at the top of the course
Maxx from POW Gloves and soon to be wife Lindsey from SOS
Dropping in... toe strap up
The Stuart Martin of Zumiez and Edmonds...
Accumulating snow
Good times in the making
Local legend,real estate agent and victor of the snowboarders : Marcel Dolak w/ sister
Classics :
Andy and Marcel
The trophy for 1st place mono ski devision
Trophy grabber snowboard division. I didn't catch your name ripper...
It was like Hot Dog the movie up at Stevens Pass
This guy landed a trophy on an old Gnu
Skier hot dogger and 1st place denim style
Girl soccer trophy for the Spacecraft mantle
The locals were in the spirit
The organizer of the day : Dave... Until next season
This is Sally, ghost-posting for our very own Ryan Davis, who sent us these pictures this morning as he was heading up to Retro Fools Day at Stevens Pass.
Commander Sullivan reporting from the dark and wet regions of Alaska. Since our last update we have spent an unearthly amount of time locked in our stationary living vessels. The Pan Pacific jet stream has taken aim directly at our crew and has barraged us with storm after storm. We have seen the stars come out a few times at night, but the clear skies are gone by the time we are set to depart in the helicopter at dawn.
The best chance we had for a flight mission was the morning after my rock and roll concert in the guide school at the Pioneer Bar, when, after going to bed at 3:30 a.m. with raining skies, dawn broke to clear skies for miles. There is some truth to the saying “drinking it blue,” especially here in Alaska. Someone must not have done their share of self-sacrifice, though. Justin Hostynek, the commander in charge of the video division, had opted out of the ceremonies that night, so maybe blame could be placed on him for the clouds rolling in as we approached the helipad. There’s no arguing with Mother Nature up here. You get what you get.
Avalanche conditions are now at an all-time high after a series of storms that packed copious amounts of precipitation and winds. So even if the sun does come out for 24 hours, intrepid is the soul that first sets foot on some of the bigger exposed slopes.
My sarcastic favorite of this past week was when Camera Technician Jake Price and I stood atop one of the funnest lines we had ever planted our flags on, 2 feet of pow, ready to rip it until the Video Squad leader forbade us to ride it so as to save it for the “real” riders. The lookdown on that one was one of the hardest ever to walk away from. At this point our tracks would have been well covered as there is most likely upward of 6 feet of snow on top of it. I will attach some visual proof of Jake looking down it so one might have a taste. Can I have some cheese with my whine?
During this earthlocked interim we have been keeping ourselves busy in various manners. Gigi has been having lots of arts and crafts time, building snowmen/women and doing lots of stop frame photography and Super 8 filming for the new movie he is working on with Jake Price. Jake Blauvelt has his femme-bot, Kristin (who is also working as a guide with one of the outfits), so we don’t see too much of them on the down days (wink , wink). The rest of us are just lonely Cosmonauts awaiting our next deployment and wishing that our femme-bots were here, too.
We recently had some communications with base and it appears we will be having some new arrivals by early this week from the European Sector and the Seattle Satellite. Officers Blair Habenicht, Wolfgang Nyvelt and Nicolas Muller should be arriving by Tuesday if the launch shuttle can penetrate the thick clouds of this viscious storm cycle.
Mike’s putting the welder down after 24 days of hammering away on his dream conversion for the ultimate adventure.
“I am so excited to get on the road with this. First stop: King of the Hill, Valdez, Alaska.”
In Progress
Departing Area: 241 the 25th of March for the five-day drive.
“See you soon, Thompson Pass!”
We at Spacecraft like to snow skate from time to time. I think snow skating has still to reach its prime… many vision a lunch tray with grip tape and a little rail set up… back yard stuff for kids, right?… I guess it depends on how you look at it and what level you want to take it to.
I personally like the by-decks and being able to RIDE the mountain… The dudes that put on the Serpentine Massacre are of similar thought. These guys are pushing an underground movement that is likely to smear any stereotypes of snowskaters…
Riding the whole mountain on conditions that allow it can rejuvenate your love for the mountain and even act as a way to feel like a kid again… or it’s just another excuse to drink beer and get ideas for bad tattoos. Only you can decide, so, before you stereotype this “un-sport” as a novelty act, check out people who really RIDE snowskates. Your jaw will drop and you’ll become a groupie.
Gianmarco Magnani’s portfolio, Silence Television, has started making its way around the Internet. He’s currently displaying and selling two series of prints: Riders & Villains and The Forgotten Monarchy.
Riders & Villains
The Forgotten Monarchy
You can check out more detailed pictures of the work here.
Magnani makes his prints on photo paper, but adds a protective film afterwards that gives the prints a matte tone. Individual prints are 100×100cm and a limited run of 10 copies; sets of four 40×40cm series prints are limited to 100 copies. I love both of these sets, but if anyone wants to get me The Forgotten Monarchy for my birthday, that’d be swell.
The Shakedown was a grassroots event that was started in the far away country of Canada. It has grown in popularity over the years and made its way to Washington’s Summit at Snoqualmie.
We were given an invite to come see some talented snow shredders leap off of a huge snow wedge and then navigate a rail set-up after landing that.
It was a cool scene at the Summit, with a steady crowd to cheer on the snowboard leapers.
Spacecraft stayed low key and lurked around checking out the action from the sidelines.
Congrats to Manuel Diaz and Megan Ginter from your friends at Spacecraft
The images below are a slice of the final day as seen through Spacecraft eyes.
The Seattle Greasebus is up and going! Spread the word and make sure to join us this next weekend (3/18-3/21) for the inaugural trips to the Summit and to Stevens Pass!
How it works:
The Greasebus service is first-come first-serve. For the spring of 2010 we’re offering trips to the mountains four days a week, pending at least 10 seats are sold. On the calendar (see link below) you can view how many riders are registered for any particular day by clicking on “Sign Up” in that date.
Schedule:
Summit: Thursdays & Saturdays (leaves evo @ 8am, snocon at 830a)
Stevens Pass: Fridays & Sundays (leaves evo @ 8am, snocon at 830a)
SIGN UP - Easy as 1-2-3
STEP 1: Select a day on the calendar. (Take note of which mountain the bus is headed to.)
STEP 2: Reserve your spot on the bus by filling in your mobile phone number.
STEP 3: Use a credit card to pay using Paypal (no account required) for just $10!
Scott Sullivan (foreground), Jake Price, Gigi Ruf (seated)
Spacecraft Commander Scott Sullivan reporting from the outer reaches of the North American sector.
Traveling with the Absinthe Films crew we set up camp in Haines, Alaska.We were trying to escape the warmth that has plagued the Pacific NW winter thanks to El Nino and it looks like we suceeded.
However it is only February and the conditions are similiar to what we would normally find in late March early April. It sounds like it has been a really warm winter up here as well, but luckily we can get high enough in our “whirlybirds” to get up to the goods. We are a tight but productive unit consisting of Jake Blauvelt , Gigi Ruf, Absinthe’s filmer Justin Hostynek,Volcom’s Jake Price and myself. Short of being some kind of miracle we somehow arrived to find bluebird conditions for 5 days straight (rare in these parts). Excellent snow conditions, stable avalanche conditions, and a small crew made for some hyper productivity.
Jake Blauvelt is riding the new snowboard that was a collaboration between Ride and Spacecraft called the High Life. All tests of the board so far have proved positive. Blauvelt is riding like an Alaskan vet Even though this is only his first time up in Alaska riding the giant exposed slopes and spines is new to him. Luckily he is following in the tracks one of the great masters, Gigi Ruf. Gigi has been riding in AK consistently for the better part of the last decade and his unique ability to be creative on such technical terrain is in a class of its own. Both riders excel at freestyling in the natural terrain and I am happy to report that we have not built a single cheese wedge booter during the whole trip. The jumps are as clear and free as a newborn babies conscience.
We are currently sitting thru our first extended bad weather period, its a great time for the crew to heal up and refresh a bit. Today we took over the local radio station for 2 hours and the airwaves belonged to us. Everyone took over the microphone controls at one point and dropped some classic cuts on the masses of Haines. Yours truly played a brand new song on the air live and pumped up my concert that is going down at the infamous Pioneer Bar tonight,I’m anticipating it will go into the wee hours of the morning since the bars don’t close until 5 up here.
Reports from the snow gods are that we have received possibly several feet of snow so far out of this storm. I guess we will be saying goodbye to the snow stability that we have enjoyed thus far. We will most likely be tiptoeing around on some low angle slopes when the sun finally pops out again .
Marco Zamora’s is an installation artist/printmaker/painter, who displays his fascination with bicycle culture with densely populated street scenes and Derek Albecks Print maker/painter/photographer who’s richly patterned works dominate. Both these artists have worked with Vans as well as exhibiting throughout the west coast.
Check out there exabition at the Fecal Face Dot Gallery, April 1st 2010, 6-9pm
Fecal Face Dot Gallery
66 Gough St. @Market
San Francisco, CA 94102
gallery@fecalface.com
415.255.6479
Shay is a Washington transplant living in SLC. She started the infamous blog site: www.shayboarder.com keeping all in the know with industry what’s what and genuine perspectives on the state of snow shredding and the people that make it tick.
Shay (Left) and Ryan(Right)
Check out the company profile she put together during a visit to Spacecraft ::
A couple twenty feet tall pieces to the side of Evo? Piece of cookie for the motley crew who put up the Spacecraft and Purple Razor mural in celebration of the “How the North West was One” debut. Duffy (of Purple Razor) threw down with Ryan, Lucky, and Chris (of spacecraft) to get the work on the wall. Well done! Here are a few shots of the crew putting it up. Be sure to swing by Evo and check it out!
Spacecraft and friends will be hosting the world release party for: How The Northwest Was One, a film by Wild Card
Other adventures include:
Beer, New Art by Spacecraft, an acoustic set by The Senate Arcade, a huge selection of never seen Spacecraft goods, Photo Fun by: Pat Wright Photography, friends, fun and total chaos… further details below ::
Yup, first Thursday Artwalk is back! Sno Con is hosting a benefit show for Skate Like A Girl, and your’s truly was invited to participate. So come on out this Thursday and hang out, peep some art, and have a drink. I’ll see you there.
One of our friends Scotty Serchen spotted an old abandoned snow cat in the grassy fields of Northern California. He got up close and personal with the beast and sent us these photos from his adventure. Check it out :: Thanks Scotty!
