“When you’re skating in the streets, you have to watch for cars and people fucking yelling at you while you’re trying to lock in,” he laughed. For Fletcher, it’s all about going big and making the world his skate park. His success in competitions has been immense, but that’s not what gets him up in the morning.
He has competed in five different X-Games, multiple Dew Tour stops, Coastal Carnage contests, the brand-new Red Bull Solus, and every local event you can imagine. The unique, individual style that Fletcher uses to flavor his runs has brought him a lot of success.
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So I’d like to share my professional experience with them… to somebody who would never be able to see or look at it through my mindset.” Competitions, cops, quarterpipes. “If I’m going to do art I’d like to do art that lets people see skateboarding through the way that I see it. “It’s always super random, but that’s just me,” he joked. Unable to create lines with his board, he started to use that same creative, free-flowing mindset in art. I’ve been doing art on and off for a long time.”Īlthough it started as something fun on the side, Fletcher really began to use art as an outlet for expression when he got hurt in 2019.Ī post shared by greyson fletcher couldn’t skate for eight months because he tore all of the ligaments in his ankle and moved back in with his grandma. “My grandpa always painted his longboards and I always thought he had the raddest longboards so I wanted to do it too. “My grandma, my grandpa, even my uncle and my dad have been doing art forever,” he said. He approaches his art like he does his skating- sporadic and unplanned. It is something that has also been passed down to him from his family. When he’s not dropping into a pool or getting barreled, Fletcher has found passion in art. That’s why they’re family.” Lines beyond the board. A good crew will grab you in sticky situations and that is the same with skating. “Those guys do it because they know their friends will throw themselves into danger for them. “You necessarily shouldn’t look at skating that way, but it’s like surfing big waves,” he said. It goes beyond dangerous situations and his family taught him the importance of having a good crew of “extended family” in all aspects of life. If I enjoy them the most, why wouldn’t I do them the most, you know?”įletcher lives on the line between control and chaos.Ī post shared by greyson fletcher that may be a direct line of thinking, Fletcher doesn’t necessarily think it’s that simple. I’ll do a lot of the same tricks over and over again because they’re the most fun to me. “I don’t plan runs and based off of what I’m feeling, like you do on a wave. Even while shredding fresh powder and ripping around the concrete, the ability to carve around like he was surfing was key. Herbie always took him on snowboard trips to Colorado and Mammoth, and everything revolved around surfing first.
Skating was always his first love, but his style evolved from outside factors. When the San Clemente Skate Park was first built, his grandpa Herbie would drop him off in the morning, bring him lunch in the afternoon and pick him up after dark. There are photos of him rolling around on a board on his knees. Skating a blank canvas.Īs the film depicts, Fletcher has been skating since before he could walk. In classic Beer Helmet and Keg Killer style, it ends with heavy skate clips, big barrels and some 805 Cervezas. In the closing moments, the producer (unseen and unheard) prompts Fletcher with the question of how he wants his film to end.