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Interviews

Lowbrow Artist Kelly Campanile
Artist Interview

Interview with Lowbrow Artist Kelly Campanile

Dive into the vibrant world of underground art as we sit down with the incredibly talented Lowbrow artist, Kelly Campanile. She painted a BIG FRIG Growler for the 2024 Flying Piston Benefit auction scheduled for Monday, March 4, 2024. Forget the conventional and embrace the unconventional in Kelly’s unique blend Read more…

By Editor, 2 yearsJanuary 3, 2024 ago
yamasha
Art on Deck

Gnarly Magazine Interviews Artist Yamasha from War-Torn Ukraine

Hailing from Ukraine, Yamasha stated that despite Kustom Kulture not being strong within communities, she was introduced to the subculture by her husband, who taught her to look beyond the machines and see artistic value. “He taught me to see machines from the other side and this totally changed my Read more…

By Editor, 2 years ago
NJValente Art
Artist Interview

Thursday’s Artist Interview: Nick of NJValente Art Provides a Video on How to Paint a Skatedeck

Nick of NJValente Art provides a how-to on painting a skateboard for Flying Piston Benefit Auction presented by Gnarly Magazine! NJValente Art is a Florida company with proprietor Nick Valente hailing from Space Coast, Florida. He’s creating art as a freelancer for over 16 years. He teaches art workshops across Read more…

By Editor, 2 yearsOctober 12, 2023 ago
interview of 2023 Daytona Art On Deck artist, Yamasha
Artist Interview

A brush with… Masha:
2023 Flying Piston “Art On Deck” Artist

We interview our 2023 Daytona Art On Deck artist, Yamasha, about being an artist from outside of the United States. And what we found is an Ukrainian artist that is living her best life and deeply affected by the war. We feel blessed that she has a big heart  and Read more…

By Editor, 2 yearsSeptember 2, 2023 ago
Builder Interview

Kevin “Teach” Baas
Crashes the Glass Ceiling
with Chopper Class

The Remarkable Mr. Kevin “Teach” Baas of the Famous Chopper Class in the Midwest of Minnesota “You need a nickname, and it’s going to be Teach.” So said someone at an early Rockingham Smokeout after learning Kevin Baas was probably the first high school shop teacher to offer an actual Read more…

By Editor, 3 years ago
Custom Bobber Motorcycle and Speed Demon Bobber: The Story of Jake from State Farm's Bobber from Roys Toys Customs
Builder Interview

Building a Speed Demon:
The Story of Jake from State Farm’s
CUSTOM BOBBER MOTORCYCLE

What You Need To Know: Krystal Hess, Executive Director of Motorcycle Missions, creates programs to help Veterans and First Responders to work through their PTS(D) issues. Her latest project comes in the form of a custom bobber motorcycle build. How it works: The custom bobber motorcycle was built by  a Read more…

By Editor, 3 yearsApril 22, 2023 ago
Rusty Wallace Motorcycles
Builders

Big Wheel Bagger Alert: ex-NASCAR Rusty Wallace Ignites the Road with his Motorcycles

NASCAR Great Rusty Wallace’s Southern Country Customs Builds Bad-Ass Custom Bagger Motorcycles Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace is a typical Harley owner in many respects, except he and his son, Stephen, own Southern Country Customs, a premier builder of custom Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The Wallace family is synonymous with racing as Read more…

By Editor, 3 years ago
2023 Featured Sturgis Builder Athena “Chickie” Ransom
Builder Interview

2023 Featured Sturgis Builder
Athena “Chickie” Ransom

Meet 2023 Sturgis Flying Piston Benefit Featured Builder: Athena “Chickie” Ransom   What you need to know: Athena “Chickie” Ransom a.k.a. “The Vagabond Chickie” is our featured Custom Builder for the 2023 benefit. She has been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since her teens. She is the founder/owner/lead tech at Read more…

By Editor, 3 yearsMarch 24, 2023 ago
Artist Interview

2023 Featured Sturgis Artists:
Barbie The Welder & Lora Wilkinson

2023 Flying Piston Featured Artists: Lora Wilkinson & 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 are bringing a female Read more…

By Editor, 3 yearsMarch 19, 2023 ago
Bare Bones Leather Skate Deck
Artist Interview

Bare Bones Leather Skate Deck: A Fusion of Skating & Cycles create an Edgy Art Experience

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 Read more…

By Editor, 3 yearsMarch 14, 2023 ago

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