Skateboard Wraps for SeeSaw Studios

Durham, NC - The Cranky Team and SeeSaw Studio were recently involved in a skateboard design workshop in downtown Durham. The summer workshop ran for a week and attendees consisted of 12 designers ranging from 12-18 years old.

Cranky donated materials, time, and some cash to the workshop. Mr. Cranky, Keoni Denison, gave a PowerPoint presentation on each step in the printing process. Each attendee prepped, designed, and installed their board. Our lead designer, Thien Lu, gave a wrap install class on how to effectively wrap a skateboard.

Founded in 1998, SeeSaw provides various workshops and apprenticeships for youth in the areas of Design, Entrepreneurship, Art, and Life Skills. They primarily work to assist adolescents from low-income families find the career guidance and training required to be successful in their desired area of focus. SeeSaw promots the 4 C's: Confidence, Collaboration, Creativity, and Community.

The Cranky Team had a wonderful time working with the kids and leaders of SeeSaw Studio. There is already talk of a couple of the board designs being produced on a larger scale and sold through local businesses to help support and grow the studio's efforts.