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Musician, author and all around creator Ray Gurz drops by the Art Bazaar to chat about skating, music, collecting vinyl, Lost Soul Skateboards, traveling to Japan, how artists can find materials in the trash and much more! Ray recently released a new book titled Jacob & Ridley Go Skateboarding, which is the third in his series aimed at teaching children to be themselves and to live life to the fullest. You can grab a copy of his new book at: https://lostsoulskateboards.bigcartel.comIG: @LostSoulSkateboards00:00 - Introduction03:01 - Juggling multiple projects and creating a schedule 04:39 - Writing down ides in notebooks06:05 - What sparks creativity for you? 09:00 - Dreaming and being the most creative in your waking moments12:44 - Research as inspiration 13:26 - How Ray got into skating15:27 - Discovering skate videos for the first time17:19 - Recording video is a great way to document things18:27 - Ray's process of creating his books19:32 - Where Ray got the inspiration for his book series Jacob & Ridley25:54 - Working with the Bethlehem Library 26:32 - The importance of recycling and how artists can find free materials in the trash32:49 - Lost Soul Skateboards39:39 - Traveling to Japan43:23 - Ray's upcoming art show in Japan49:06 - Wipes doing a West Coast tour in May 202450:55 - Upcoming releases from Wipes & Ray's music stories58:33 - The closing of Double Decker Records & working there over the years01:09:10 - Alternative Gallery saved sign from Double Decker Records01:14:40 - The importance of physical media in the age of streaming01:17:35 - Ray's words of encouragement to artists & creators01:20:48 - Outro
