Mark Landvik spent this past week in his hometown of Juneau, AK. He screened the movie Andy Irons "Kissed by God" by Teton Gravity Research. The film documents Andy's struggle with bi-polar disorder and opioid addiction. In 2015, Lando was diagnosed with being Bi-Polar, directly in the middle of filming for "The Fourth Phase." The Following interview highlights Mark's thoughts on the movie, and his thoughts on how to live with this illness.
N-Grained Inc. artist James Johnson has 3 pieces featured at the Sealaska Celebration Juried Art Show and Competition. The pieces are on display at the Nathan Jackson Gallery at the SHI Walter Soboleff Center in Juneau, AK. The show runs May 15th - Sept. 30th.
Custom Raven Design for Lando's outerwear by James Johnson.
Catch Lando up at Mt. Baker - he's easy to spot with this jacket. Thank you @bradandrew
N-Grained Inc. X BN3TH Entourage Boxer Brief - by James Johnson
After 4 years of filming everything in our path from a robot dinner show in Tokyo(yep), to sleeping under a volcano erupting every 15 minutes, meanwhile tryingto film snowboarding with a crew of 12-17 people that looked more like a traveling rock band with a typical bag count between 120-140 pieces of luggage and mostly gear. It was a battle and we got worked, but that is what made it even better. The real friendships and bonds formed during this project will stand with us forever. Love you guys.
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This is a small percentage of shots that we managed to scrape off the floor and will have more to come. Enjoy!
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"SPACE BETWEEN MEDIUMS" ART SHOW
Featuring Mark Landvik and James Johnson
Asymbol Gallery - August 18th - 7:00 PM
www.asymbol.co
Videos by: Ian Tetzner (@iantetzner)
N-Grained Inc. Founder Mark Landvik Donated a Custom Live Edge Table benefiting the Arthritis Foundation at the 18th Annual Golf Classic and Gala in Bellingham, WA.
July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, dedicated to making everyone aware that kids get arthritis, too! And while a lot of progress has been made in treating it, there’s still a lot more to do to get to the bottom of this painful and debilitating disorder. So this month, help spread awareness about the 300,000 kids nationwide who suffer from JA, and salute their bravery, strength and determination as mighty JA Warriors!
Learn more at www.arthritis.org | #strongerthanja
Donate Directly to the Arthritis Foundation
Croakies N-Grained Inc. Belts, Dog Collars and Leashes are made from Recycled Plastic Bottles!
Initial formline getting laid down by James on a new piece / photo: Ian Tetzner
James's Wolf Mask Progress, the process of adding teeth to the mask / photo: Ian Tetzner
Lando using his belt grinder to cut Abalone for his mask. The loose particles from Abalone are highly toxic, Mark taking the proper safety precautions. / photo: Ian Tetzner
Behind the Scenes - Matt French painting a portrait inside the house. It was cool to see the progression of the piece come alive throughout the night. Awesome work Matt! / photo: JJ
Wolf Mask by James / photo: Ian Tetzner
N-Grained Inc. Croakies Line will be available Worldwide Soon! Pictured here is the Wolf Belt, and Lanyard. / photo: Ian Tetzner
N-Grained Inc. Croakies Sunglass Retainers / photo: Ian Tetzner
N-Grained Inc. Croakies Line, nice shot on Mark's Custom Table made from a burl filled with white cement with abalone mixed in. Beautiful / photo: Ian Tetzner
Thank you Hanah for keeping us going! Daily Essentials for your health (Click their logo on our site) / photo: Ian Tetzner
Custom Vans by James / photo: Ian Tetzner
Custom Vans Authentics by James / photo: Ian Tetzner
James Progress on an Eagle Piece painted on a Lib-Tech base / photo: Ian Tetzner
Lando Diamond Cutting Eyes out of Raw Jade, slow and steady cutting under-water. N-Grained Inc. Croakies keeping his safety glasses in check / photo: Ian Tetzner
Progress checking lines / photo: Ian Tetzner
James's workspace essentials (6 empty cups of Cruisin' Coffee not shown) / photo: Ian Tetzner
James's Finished Piece - Eagles on a Lib-Tech Base - "For Pete" / photo: Ian Tetzner
Gary Mayo's World! We filmed a stop motion feature film of Mayo - "Ani-Mayo" / photo: Ian Tetzner
"Untitled" by Mark Landvik, Black Pearl Eyes, Cedar Bark Hair, Copper Hat, leather, and an abalone tongue / photo: Ian Tetzner
This was my second year filming with Standard Films. I didn't ride for Volcom yet, but I knew I wanted to so I bought a Volcom outerwear kit at my local shop sponsor Boarderline Alaska Snow and Skate. Canada really opened my eyes this year. We filmed for Lost in Translation and I started getting to know the rest of the crew while shooting in Tahoe.
Mike Hatchet, Tim Manning, Freddy Kalbermatten and myself went to Bella Coola for a Heli Trip. Met Scott Serfas. He hungout in his skin tight black boxer briefs and liked leaving his steak in the fridge a couple extra days until it was brown. Weird eh? Rounding it out with some classic Whistler action with TRobb. I started riding for Volcom the next year. Gotta love Canada... nice babes, epic terrain, and no Presidents. Cheers Canada. Gary out.......
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Standard Film's "White Balance" - Mark Landvik's First Video Section
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