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What is FOLLY?

FOLLY is a simple idea; a connective understanding of folks that ride… create.  At the risk of stereotyping all you fine creative folks that don’t ride anything; I’d say, in most cases, you are far and few between. 

This is my (Matt’s) personal creative space in Alabama.  Kyle’s creative space has no boundaries.  If I were to put a place he frequents more often than others… I’d have to say WELD in Dallas, TX.  It has been a great place for him to connect x create with like minded folks (cheers to that).

With that said, FOLLY started with a simple understanding.  We have pursued a consistent x progressive approach to growing what we have created; with the passion to become something more; in the hope we will encourage you to ride more and create something the world has never seen. NOTHING fills my heart like making rad connections in the Ride x Create community that is present everywhere.  The Ride x Create vibe isn’t something that just appeared out of nowhere… it is present in you, and has been since the beginning.

Cheers!

RIDE x CREATE 

Photo by Yonder

Such a great exploratory read with great photos and support from very rad companies; in the pursuit of a proper corn-dogging experience! 

It looks like great times were had.

RIDE x CREATE

#goyonder 

This short is absolutely stunning

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Into The Thicket from Sitka on Vimeo.

Sitka never ceases to impress.  Their style and quality exceed their peers.  Very unique and solid approach to all things filled with the Ride x Create vibe! 

Photo by Mike Pepperdine

If you dig this shot, then you’ll dig the dozen or so more over at Sitka’s FB Page; make sure to give them a look and a like.  Promise you won’t be disappointed.

If you’re into cool stuff, then you will be into these.

Just in time for your summer wearing pleasure; DVS x CA DNC present a very rad shoe for mas riding enjoyment!

Cheers DVS x CA DNC… these are great!

RIDE x CREATE

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LANCE MOUNTAIN ART EXHIBITION “Never Grow Up” from STUSSY JAPAN on Vimeo.

100% Inspired

Photo by John Watson

The Mission Workshop Bike Tour has come to a close.  Loved watching from afar via John Prolly’s Mission Workshop Instagram (@missionworkshop) take over.

Love this very godzilla’esk photo by John Watson.  Check out the bazillion others over at Mission Workshop’s Bike Tour Archive as well as PiNP.

Photo by someone rad… not me.

This is a really good interview

Yup

Actually was inspired by Rudy Melo’s IG (@rudymelo) post, titled “Errrrrbody gramming”.

I had the pleasure of my phone dyeing and choosing to keep it unplugged the other night. It was a weird experience.  I haven’t chosen to disconnect in years. 

Is that good or bad?

I received a very rad email from Crist Espiritu (co-founder of DOZE) yesterday filled with his personal perspective on creativity, what inspires him, and the endless possibilities of art. 

WHAT INSPIRES CRIST ESPIRITU?

  I find inspiration in everything I encounter. From the mundane to the extra ordinary, I absorb all information and stimulus then process them into visual output. It can be something as ordinary as a sandwich, a logo on some weird Japanese chocolate bar, a piece of dog turd in the gutter or something more complex like quantum mechanics, everything that grabs my attention turns (almost inevitably) into inspiration. The visuals in my art come off as chaotic and twisted most of the time I guess because that is how I see existence. As bleak as that may sound I don’t really look at the human condition as totally hopeless, if anything I see the inert chaos as something very exciting and a signifier for endless possibilities.

  Creativity in itself gets me really inspired as well. Seeing other artists progress in their works fuels my own drive to create. And I do try to help promote a culture of creative thinking through DOZE Collective, an online platform that me and my friend started where we feature artists who are pushing forward with their visions. It might be too profound (or even cheesy) but I (and everybody at DOZE) truly believe that “creativity will save the world from a boring and heartless future”.

  The street is another source of inspiration for me. Its raw randomness offers a lot of possibilities for expressing one’s self. Putting my art in public spaces allows a certain level of surprise in the (unsuspecting) audience’s process of appreciation. The interaction between artwork and audience in the street is so instantaneous that it doesn’t leave any room for pretention… that, for me, is a really beautiful thought.

  — Crist Espiritu, April 2013

Although he sent over a dozen or so images of his art, these are the 2 pieces I dig the most.

Big thanks to Crist for reaching out to us! Very inspiring. 

Why should you also check out DOZE…?  Because they believe in and promote creativity.

“The DOZE Collective exists not for profit but for propagating inspiration.” 

Get Inspired

RIDE x CREATE

Photo by BLittle via IG (@brenton_clarke) of wife Jayme Little

180 Magazine nabbed a rad interview of our buddy Brenton Little.  Great perspective of how design influences his photography.

“Although I have never considered myself as a photographer I realize that it is a form of design”

Check out his photos and perspective via link above. Promise you won’t be disapointed!

RIDE x CREATE