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A short interview with me was published on the photopreneur blog today:
Thanks for your interest, guys!
On of my favorite photographers Kevin Lelland has given me the honor of an interview. His insights are well worth the read.
Read the full interview here.
www.1001pallets.com/2017/05/pallet-crafter-interview-21-d...
Today, we had the chance to ask some questions to David Prates who make all kind of originals objects from recycled pallets. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you. Who you are? Where are you from?
My name is David Prates and I’m happily married to my wife Penni. We have a beautiful daughter named Emily who is nearly 6. I grew up in Tennessee and I currently live in Kentucky.
Why do you craft?
Apart from my career of construction project engineering, I love woodworking and have been crafting on and off for about 10 years. It’s a hobby that I love and enjoy thoroughly.
How did you learn to do wood crafts?
I suppose woodworking sparked an interest with me since I naturally like to be creative through design. I picked up the basics by working as a carpenter early on while I attended college.
How long have you been working with pallets?
To be honest, not long. I traditionally always purchased wood via the local hardware store, but I noticed the potential of repurposed wood by way of pallets through YouTube and was intrigued.
Small Pallet Shelf Displays Essential Oils
Why did you choose to work with pallets instead of purchased wood?
It may sound silly, but I think repurposed wood has an organic history and character that just can’t be bought.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
Easy, my table saw! Most of the basic shaping of what I do is done with it. (Editor’s note: watch his videos – he knows how to get the most out of his table saw!)
Are there any brands or products you use that are your favorites? Why?
I like Dewalt and Porter Cable products since they are entry level woodworking tools and most are reasonably priced. However, that’s not to say there aren’t many other brands that are equally as good.
How would you describe your crafting style?
Probably rustic, if I had to put a label on it.
Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I think having a YouTube channel and sharing with others has opened all kinds of doors to ordinary DIY folks that are very creative and innovative. It’s easy to woodwork when you have all the expensive toys but the real creativity reflects though those who use the limited tools they have and still produce extraordinary things.
Where do you do your wood crafts? How would you describe your workspace?
I just work out of my garage. lol It’s a perfect space for me. I live in a very friendly neighborhood and it’s not uncommon for someone to step inside my garage and ask, "What are you working on?".
Where do you look for inspiration, or what inspires you for a new wood craft?
Others! The internet with sites like 1001Pallets has loads of people with unlimited potential.
When do you feel the most creative (are you a night owl or a morning person? Or weekend warrior as examples)?
I usually feel most creative in the morning. I get a cup of coffee in me and I’m ready!
Diy Pallet Incense Coffin (Or Burner)
We live in such a mass-produced, "buy-it-now" society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
There is just something awesome about making it yourself. You can’t buy that feeling. Woodworking is a craft anyone can do and it’s an art that should be cherished.
What is your favorite medium to work in (other than pallets)?
I just love working with wood, any kind of wood. To me it’s almost like clay or metal or any other malleable material. It can be shaped into nearly anything!
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Build something you like, not what you think someone else may like. In turn, chances are most people will like the same thing. Use what tools you have. Great things can be made with the most basic of tools. Most importantly, learn from watching others.
What are your most important safety tips when woodworking? Have you ever had any injuries or close calls?
I like my hearing and my sight, so I protect both with PPE.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Buying tools! lol I can never have enough. Ask my wife, as she will attest that you will find me in a hardware store every weekend. If I’m not buying something, I’m at least looking for what I want to buy in the future.
Video Tutorial: Woodburned Pallet American Flag
What are some of your other hobbies or favorite things to do (other than crafting)?
I design and engineer for a career so I love to mess with AutoCAD and other designing programs like Sketchup.
What are some of your best tips for breaking down, prepping, and cleaning pallets before you build with them? Do you have a specific tool you use, or a technique for cleaning the boards/removing nails, etc.?
I have found that a Sawzall works best to cut between the slats and the cross bracing. The nails can be then backed out from the slats with a hammer and a punch.
Have you designed any special tools or jigs for wood crafts?
Really the only jig I use at this point is a table saw sled. It is great for cross cuts and prevents kick back.
What are some wood working skills you really want to learn?
Where to start! Scrolling, laths, inlays, dovetail joints and the list goes on.
What is the one project you’re the proudest of so far?
My daughter, but that is an ongoing project! J In all seriousness, I would say I am most proud of an old-style gas pump I made entirely of wood, with a lit-up display and light globe at the top. I love to have it on in my garage while I work.
Video Tutorial: License Plate Pallet Wood Planter
Video Tutorial: Make Your Own Custom Pallet Wood Stamp
Editor’s Note: Thank you for your time and for sharing your story with us, and with our fellow Crafters. Your work is beautiful and inspiring to all of us, and we truly look forward to more from you in the future! Keep those gorgeous pieces coming!
Thanks David for this interview :)
To find more on David:
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Claus Rehfeld Moshøj, CEO, Aarhus Letbane, takes part in an interview on his experience of International Railway Summit 2015, held at Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos I in Barcelona, Spain.
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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are interviewed by CitizenLink.
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An interviewed Portrait I did with the ever so lovely Aisha A.K.A Miss Betty-Sue.
Read more here: (In Dutch) www.twentwatchers.nl/people/2016/03/30/aisha-reehuis-bett...
Interview/feature in culture magazine CityPictorial (China). The magazine has a reach of over 45 cities and 400.000 readers.
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tr.v. de•voured, de•vour•ing, de•vours
1. To eat up greedily.
2. To destroy, consume, or waste.
3. To take in eagerly:
4. To prey upon voraciously.
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Taken for the London Cycling Campaign magazine.
Lighting: 2 x 580ex at 1/2 power in a 28inch westcott softbox camera left
"Okay, one at a time. No pushing no shoving just step right up. Your interview will begin as soon as you are seated."
"What the...??? TK-420, did you let a sponge into the line???"
"Um... maybe..."
Some kind of interview taking place in the ocean from an unknown Spanish language show. It appears that the one in the white long sleeved dress shirt was the one being interviewed while the interviewer (who spoke much less) was the one in short sleeves. Wish I knew what was being said and the backstory behind this.
1. 365(19): Nervous, 2. Interview Wear 2, 3. Interview Wear 1, 4. Interview Wear 3, 5. I hope you got the job, 6. Job Interview for Lowes, Hired!, 7. 151/365 job interview, 8. You never see a man do this (Jan 26th), 9. I have a job interview!, 10. Day 105, 11. Not that usual..., 12. 1-11-07, 13. relax after job interview, 14. Hotel_2350, 15. ToDetroit_2306, 16. ToDetroit_2305, 17. ToDetroit_2308, 18. ToDetroit_2309, 19. ToDetroit_2307, 20. Hotel_2349, 21. Henry_2360, 22. Henry_2359, 23. Henry_2363, 24. Hotel_2346, 25. ToDetroit_2310, 26. Hotel_2348, 27. Back2Albany_2366, 28. Henry_2362, 29. Hotel_2347, 30. Back2Albany_2368, 31. Back2Albany_2365, 32. Henry_2361, 33. Back2Albany_2367, 34. Job Interview Ready, 35. i'm an idiot at times, 36. day 40 - who's a well-dressed man then?
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I am totally excited to present you my next interview! This time, I met Vae (aeiko.rieko) from the label The Plastik.
Read the full interview on my >> BLOG <<
All pictures were taken at The Plastik's mainstore
after water-aerobics, it was off to interview #2... here you see me posing in the car, waiting a few minutes before entering the building too early!
what we have here:
* [unseen, underneath it all] Terramar wicking tee (STP)
* Old Navy Perfect Fit Long-Sleeved Stretch Tee in Mulberry (my new favourite clothing color... it all started out with the wicking tee I'm wearing underneath, then I picked this up, and finally a tank from torrid that denoted the name for the fabulous color!)
* Old Navy pants (source: unclear)
* [unseen, down by the gas pedal] LImited Edition Breast Cancer Awareness [Lavendar] Birki Clogs
* ring (I picked this up, ages ago, off the floor at church... later came to find out whom it originally belonged to, and they were happy to be rid of it: free!)
* Gap pink purse
* reversible DaKine tote bag (I think the style is Ivy; I got this as a Volunteer/Staff recognition gift from Helping Hands a couple Christmases ago)
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Mingle Media TV's Red Carpet Report host Traci Stumpf were invited to come out to the International Myeloma Foundation's 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre & Club in Los Angeles.
About the Event
The International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration will be presented by Celgene, Millennium: the Takeda Oncology Company and Onyx Pharmaceuticals. For the seventh year, actor Ray Romano will host a memorable night of comedy and will be accompanied by Deon Cole, Jackie Hoffman, Andy Kindler, Larry Miller, Bruce Vilanch, Justin Willman and a special musical performance by the legendary David Crosby. This year’s Honorary Chairs are Julie Chen and Leslie Moonves, along with Chair Loraine Boyle and Vice Chair Amy Weiss.
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About International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)
The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) will hold its 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre & Club benefiting the Peter Boyle Research Fund and supporting the Black Swan Research Initiative™ (BSRI™). Renowned actor Peter Boyle died in late 2006 after a four year battle with myeloma, an incurable cancer of the bone marrow and one of the fastest growing blood cancers in the world. Through laughter, the event honors Boyle and raises money for research to find a cure. More than $3 million has been raised thus far for the Peter Boyle Research Fund because of this annual event. For more information, please visit comedy.myeloma.org
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James Turk, Founder and Chairman of GoldMoney, interviewed by Goldseiten.de during the Edelmetallmesse.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) participates with Fox Business Network Anchor Maria Bartiromo (R) in a conversation on the Global Economy April 16, 2015 at George Washington University Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
October 6, 2016 - WASHINGTON DC., World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim in an CNBC interview. Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank
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That would be me, interviewing Dub FX. Great artist, I'm so grateful for this opportunity ~ Black Book!
Here's my full correspondence with Jim and Karla. Most of this interview was edited out of the book to give a little bit of info on everyone. Thanks again to the Murrays. Enjoy:
Hope you had a good holiday weekend. Sorry it took so long to get back to you but here are a few questions for the book. Thanks so much for taking the time to answer them! Also, just curious are you the same BANE that painted with the MSG guys on the 1492 wall in Ft Lauderdale that was done around 2001? We know you painted on the wall with the elephant background but weren't sure about that other wall.
To answer your "pre-question", yes I was on that wall and crew. That wall was put together by myself and DASK. We had PRISCO coming down from NY and he wanted to have an old explorer type feel to a production. So we sat down and banged out a layout.
1. How did you get your tag? Is there a story behind it?
BANE was a name I chose for a few reasons. I enjoyed it's definition as being poisonous, bringing a downfall, feeling of woe. At the time I was looking for a smaller, more fitting tag to use for bombing and I liked the letters/definition.
2. How would you describe your style of painting?
Well, in the beginning I concentrated a lot on the fluidity of my pieces. Learning this required a lack of complexity to my sketches. In other words, my pieces looked smooth, easy to interpret and not very noisy/busy. Lately, as is with everything in life I have begun building on this and adding to the complexity of them. I think, or I would like to believe that looking at something as simple as writing your name is a clue into what kind of person you are. This carries over into the question you asked and would say that my style of painting is well-thought-out. Calculated. Every letter, bit, extension, piece of 3-D, etc is positioned the way it is because that is exactly the way I felt it should be. I think the term "science fiction" works because I am using laws that I have put in place yet still being creative.
3. Did you have a mentor or are you self-taught?
My relationship with my mentors wasn't the typical teacher/apprentice relationship. The guys that schooled me were my peers. Friends. COMA showed me how to piece. CAR and OBAE, bombing. SEFER showed me how to sketch. CHASE gave me can control. CROME pushed me and that allowed me to advance my style. I think between the two of us we established how to do productions.
4. What crew/ crews are you down with?
I push my crew, RM. In the past I have been affiliated with some of the bigger crews in Miami: MSG and DAM. However I feel that we went in our different directions and I wasn't along for the ride either by my own decision (MSG) or the crews (DAM).
5. Do you mostly freestyle your pieces or sketch them out?
I have done both. I do prefer having a sketch though (refer back to question 2)
6. How did you get interested in graffiti in the first place? What was the motivation?
It was fascinating. Seeing the tags. Hearing the stories. Meeting new parts of the city. Breaking the law and getting away with it. Getting fame by recognition. Creating these masterpieces. Chilling with others that have different ways than your own. It actually gave you an honorable feeling when you met another writer whose work you've seen and they give you props.
As for the motivation, a lot of writers depend on competition to motivate them. I personally think that my graffiti is a way for people to know me that I haven't met and that it will outlast me as a person. I am just a man who lives in Miami during this period of time. Through documentation (like this book), my graffiti is accessible throughout the world and for the rest of civilization. I think that says something.
7. What do you think of the Miami graffiti scene in general?
Going back to what I was saying about motivation, I think a lot of people in this city are specifically concerned with what everyone else is doing. "We gotta do this cause they did that" or "I'm gonna go over so-and-so to get fame". Bullshit. You have the freedom to do whatever you want and you're stuck looking at everyone else and measuring against what they're doing? We need more originality down here as well as more self-focus.
As much as everyone talks about how much beef there is in this city at the same time there is a lot more unity as well. Look at how many more events there are. You guys are publishing a book. It's the whole "glass half-full" philosophy.