Meet 2023 Sturgis Flying Piston Benefit Featured Builder: Athena “Chickie” Ransom Athena “Chickie” Ransom a.k.a. “The Vagabond Chickie” is part of the this year’s women’s takeover edition that is bringing a female emphasis to the event. She has been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since her teens. She is […]
Skateboarding and motorcycling are both considered action sports. And both sports require balance and coordination. In addition, skateboard and motorcycle culture are often associated with a sense of rebellion and non-conformity, with participants seeking to express themselves through their chosen activity. Skateboarding has historically been associated with urban youth culture, […]
Meet our 2023 Flying Piston Benefit Featured Artists: Lora Wilkinson and Barbie The Welder We are happy to welcome two female artists to headline the 2023 Flying Piston Benefit Builders Breakfast at Sturgis Buffalo Chip. As part of this year’s women’s takeover edition, Barbie The Welder & Lora Wilkinson […]
Custom Growlers & Tumblers @ the 2023 Sturgis Drink the Art Competition Artists from across the country are supporting the Flying Piston Benefit. Each artist designed a tumbler or growler for the 2023 Sturgis Drink the Art presented by Big Frig benefit. Growlers and Tumblers go up for auction on […]
Skateboard “Art on Deck” presented by Gnarly Magazine 20 artists from across the country are supporting the Flying Piston Benefit. Each artist will be designing a skate deck and each deck will be available at the silent auction on August 6th. On August 7th, the artist that receives the greatest […]
We interviewed Georgian Curt Green from Bare Bones Leather before the 2023 Daytona Bikeweek rally. He’s self-taught artist and is a premiere leather saddle maker. Curt is multi-talented as he can draw, sculpt, air brush, pinstripe, and create murals. His friends and business associates asked him to create murals, paint […]
The Concept of the Bare Bones Leather Skate Deck Curt Green of Bare Bones Leather talks about the concept of creating the Art on Deck presented by Gnarly Magazine Skate Deck that goes up for auction at the 2023 Flying Piston Benefit in Daytona. The first half of my life […]
A brush with… An in-depth interview with artist Lisa Kosarko Sotero on her cultural experiences and greatest influences. Lisa is an Official 2023 Daytona Bike Week “Art On Deck” artist. Being an artist Who is Lisa Kosarko Sotero—East coast artist, Lisa Kosarko Sotero, is an illustrator, sculpture, tattoo design artist, […]
Interview with Underground Artist Kelly Campanile These days the term underground art is used to describe a subculture of art, like graffiti art or comic strip art. Since the late 1990s the internet has become a forum for underground art thanks to its ability to communicate with a wide audience […]
The Michael Richardson Skateboard Art Experience The world as subscribed by Michael Richardson’s art is full of full of Southern-fried funk, eye popping graphics, face melting illustrations, metal-flake designs, screamin’ guitars, and fast vixens. By Jeff Najar, Co-Producer I got to know Michael Richardson through his Instagram presence before I […]