It was many-a-moon of paint and foam dust on the hands of Marti and Trev that kicked it all off. It was hours of cultivating the ideas, approaches and making sure the core ethics were strong and steadfast. A partnership soon formed with Blake Combrinck, owner of the exciting Knext Gallery in Cape Town CBD where we then hosted a Drink&Draw.  This saw some of Cape Town's strongest visually creative talent in the same room, making things. Since then we have already commissioned 8 artists (in our first month) and  have come to the moment to put out a call to action and contribution in exchange for beautiful artworks and merchandise This involves YOU, lovely worldly beings. We believe in this idea and believe you will too. The potential is infinite and the intent is wholesome. Please take a few minutes to read below. 

The dude's name above is Marti Lund. He is a street artist, oil painter, community muralist coordinator and more recently, surfboard artist.From that passion he founded MAAKboards,  a surfboard label aimed at making a strong move in unifying the Cape Town creative community, to create artwork commissions for artists towards beautiful functional artboards. He saw it as potential to run future outreach programs, a mode of unifying an incredibly diverse and exciting creative community together through a unique collective creative event, now named the Drink&Draw.

• The perks start with 6 custom made artboards, shaped by our top-notch shaper Trev Minny and painted by our first 5 artists painting under the MAAKboards label.
• A range of 30 original small artworks, contributed works from artists and a limited edition print series of the works made by a group of artists at our first Drink&Draw event.
• Custom board bags made by our main collaborator Alice.D.  
• Custom designed and printed t-shirts made by a selection of our artists. A range of smaller merchandise such badges, pendants and stickers. 

In essence, you'll be contributing to a drastic shift in the lives of many creatives.MAAkboards will affect many people, from the people making the boards to the people who get to ride them globally. The concept allows for the expansion of a unique community, to bring in artists, create exposure, a solid revenue stream and surfboards that only dreams could create. The community, which includes artists and buyers of the boards, will benefit from ongoing social media updates of the travels of the boards, building a creative, open platform for contributions of writing, poetry, photography and artworks. It is all about creativity and is able to be expanded to a point of real, effective inclusivity. 

Marti Lund is an artist based in Cape Town who is known for naturalistic street art, oil paintings, surfboard art and community mural projects. He has been working full time as an artist for 4 years and has conducted and facilitated many inclusive community based projects with NGO's and schools from Zambia to South Africa. He will soon be doing the same in Bali, Indonesia as an artist in residency. 

Trevor Minny is a surfboard shaper from Kommetjie, Cape Town. He has been shaping boards for 9 years, having worked alongside and under Dave Van Ginkel and Anton Butler from DVG and Ferral Surfboards. With a team of riders riding for him and a steady output of boards, he has become a well known name in Cape Town's surf scene. 

Blake Combrinck is the founder of Knext Gallery in Harrington Street,Cape Town. A gallery that aims to empower artists, he is focused on finding the hidden creative talents of the city and allowing them a space to showcase their work. Knext Gallery is the home of non-pretentiousness in Cape Towns oft pretentious artworld, where value is given where it is due and strong work is considered with humility and compassion.  This is his creation. 

We would love you to contribute financially but if you cannot, the most powerful thing to do would be to spread the word. Get this out there, share it with friends, help us expand the readership, the people interested and the good people who may help to make this happen.

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