my name is Mac primo I’m an artist director stuff maker I was contacted by
director stuff maker I was contacted by
director stuff maker I was contacted by the World Wildlife Fund is here for
the World Wildlife Fund is here for
the World Wildlife Fund is here for Earth Hour they asked 15 artists from
Earth Hour they asked 15 artists from
Earth Hour they asked 15 artists from around the world to take stuff that
around the world to take stuff that
around the world to take stuff that already exists repurpose it give it a
already exists repurpose it give it a
already exists repurpose it give it a new life that’s pretty much what I do
new life that’s pretty much what I do
new life that’s pretty much what I do for everything so so I rephrased the
for everything so so I rephrased the
for everything so so I rephrased the challenge in my brain I thought what do
challenge in my brain I thought what do
challenge in my brain I thought what do I give a about and can that be made
I give a about and can that be made
I give a about and can that be made out of trash and like one second after I
out of trash and like one second after I
out of trash and like one second after I was on the phone with Doc mm-hmm
was on the phone with Doc mm-hmm
was on the phone with Doc mm-hmm my name is Don Sanford I am a home
my name is Don Sanford I am a home
my name is Don Sanford I am a home builder carpenter woodworker my eldest
builder carpenter woodworker my eldest
builder carpenter woodworker my eldest daughter had a birthday I want to buy
daughter had a birthday I want to buy
daughter had a birthday I want to buy her scape I went to this local skate
her scape I went to this local skate
her scape I went to this local skate shop and I’m kid working there was like
shop and I’m kid working there was like
shop and I’m kid working there was like check this out I just I locked in with
check this out I just I locked in with
check this out I just I locked in with them immediately just thought they were
them immediately just thought they were
them immediately just thought they were the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen
the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen
the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen would you remember when we bought your
would you remember when we bought your
would you remember when we bought your skateboard yes what kind of board was it
skateboard yes what kind of board was it
skateboard yes what kind of board was it do you remember do you like riding it
do you remember do you like riding it
do you remember do you like riding it yes there you go and then I was like I
yes there you go and then I was like I
yes there you go and then I was like I got to figure out who these people are
got to figure out who these people are
got to figure out who these people are they’re for shapes is myself my wife I
they’re for shapes is myself my wife I
they’re for shapes is myself my wife I nephews have all their friends that
nephews have all their friends that
nephews have all their friends that create handcrafted Cruiser skateboard so
create handcrafted Cruiser skateboard so
create handcrafted Cruiser skateboard so fast for a year and a half all Don Jose
fast for a year and a half all Don Jose
fast for a year and a half all Don Jose dude a year ago I bought a board I love
dude a year ago I bought a board I love
dude a year ago I bought a board I love it I ride it every day do you want for
it I ride it every day do you want for
it I ride it every day do you want for me
me
me Gil makes a board trash Don was like I’m
Gil makes a board trash Don was like I’m
Gil makes a board trash Don was like I’m have to think about that for a few days
have to think about that for a few days
have to think about that for a few days drove to the next jobsite up to the
drove to the next jobsite up to the
drove to the next jobsite up to the stack of six or eight buckets all piled
stack of six or eight buckets all piled
stack of six or eight buckets all piled in one another and all of a sudden I’m
in one another and all of a sudden I’m
in one another and all of a sudden I’m like whoa that’s it interesting leave my
like whoa that’s it interesting leave my
like whoa that’s it interesting leave my mathematical mind is going to work a
mathematical mind is going to work a
mathematical mind is going to work a diameter that buck it’s about 12 inches
diameter that buck it’s about 12 inches
diameter that buck it’s about 12 inches how’s that by pi we know we had a to old
how’s that by pi we know we had a to old
how’s that by pi we know we had a to old paint buckets cut off and flattened out
paint buckets cut off and flattened out
paint buckets cut off and flattened out and put some old wood and put it through
and put some old wood and put it through
and put some old wood and put it through the bandsaw move it in and put it
the bandsaw move it in and put it
the bandsaw move it in and put it together clamp it down and pop it out
together clamp it down and pop it out
together clamp it down and pop it out and actually work buckets
there are thousands of them on every
there are thousands of them on every jobsite throwaways and this stuff goes
jobsite throwaways and this stuff goes
jobsite throwaways and this stuff goes in the earth and it stays there forever
in the earth and it stays there forever
in the earth and it stays there forever as a home builder it always bothered me
as a home builder it always bothered me
as a home builder it always bothered me how much material went to waste so the
how much material went to waste so the
how much material went to waste so the concept of taking stuff out of the
concept of taking stuff out of the
concept of taking stuff out of the landfill giving it a second life it’s
landfill giving it a second life it’s
landfill giving it a second life it’s just fascinating and now we’re thinking
just fascinating and now we’re thinking
just fascinating and now we’re thinking like what if we can make this stuff and
like what if we can make this stuff and
like what if we can make this stuff and give them to people who need them
give them to people who need them
give them to people who need them there’s no material cost and these
there’s no material cost and these
there’s no material cost and these things are free all I have to do is fill
things are free all I have to do is fill
things are free all I have to do is fill them and now there’s something for
them and now there’s something for
them and now there’s something for someone who otherwise wouldn’t have had
someone who otherwise wouldn’t have had
someone who otherwise wouldn’t have had it and that thing is now a tool for
it and that thing is now a tool for
it and that thing is now a tool for empowerment tool for self-expression win
empowerment tool for self-expression win
empowerment tool for self-expression win win win all the way around like when I
win win all the way around like when I
win win all the way around like when I got a skateboard when I was kid I didn’t
got a skateboard when I was kid I didn’t
got a skateboard when I was kid I didn’t just learn how to roll I learned how to
just learn how to roll I learned how to
just learn how to roll I learned how to express myself for a while in my life a
express myself for a while in my life a
express myself for a while in my life a curb was just a curve and then suddenly
curb was just a curve and then suddenly
curb was just a curve and then suddenly occurred was an opportunity and that
occurred was an opportunity and that
occurred was an opportunity and that changed the way I saw the world once
changed the way I saw the world once
changed the way I saw the world once there was trash now there a skateboard
there was trash now there a skateboard
there was trash now there a skateboard it warms my heart to think of that if I
it warms my heart to think of that if I
it warms my heart to think of that if I can play some small role in making that
can play some small role in making that
can play some small role in making that transference I can’t think of anything
transference I can’t think of anything
transference I can’t think of anything better to do
better to do
better to do make skateboards
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