From Paris With Love from sPACYcLOUd Team Rider Coco! - by Coco

Helper Dodo - photo by Corinne Séguin

It was August perfect time to have an outdoor project with little disturbance. Most of Parisians are out of town for their summer vacation. August is kind of the best to be in Paris for that reason, empty of people and a lot less cars.

Hydrane & Coco - photo by Grambe

My friend Hydrane Lo and I knew each other from common friends in the skateboard community. We’ve connected back when I lived downtown Paris prior coming to NY. We both are into art: I’m a graphic designer, she’s an architect. We both create art on our spare time. Talking we found out we both have been wanting to paint that Jemmapes Skatepark downtown Paris 10.

Jemmapes skatepark before face lift - photo by Corinne Séguin

Back in NY I got into what I didn’t know yet, a very serious injury. I wanted to enjoy street skating sessions prior coming back to my country but it was very painful. At home doctors told me to take a two years off from skateboarding for the recovery. I admit I have teared many times. My last skateboard session was in May at my friends skatepark, La Halle du Val d’Orge, in the suburbs of Paris. They had their annual remodeling for the World Cup Contest called Far N’High. I volunteered for the contest as a judge and also created art for a booth they allowed me. I was stoked about that redesign I couldn’t help it I tried to skate one more time but the pain in my arm was unbearable.

Hydrane preparing the wall - photo by Corinne Séguin

All that to say I needed something as an escape and luckily I have art. I have motivated my friend who was on vacation for a week that it was now or never. We parted to get the supplies and met up at night to start the process of giving a painted face lift to the skatepark.

Hydrane & Nancy B. painting - photo by Corinne Séguin

It was such a great experience. We both went from paper straight to wall/urban space size. I usually paint on used skateboards, used glass bottles, small canvas or paper and she usually works on paper of various but still small size. 

Coco painting - photo by Hydrane

People would all of the sudden stop, compliment us and/or take photos. They were actually paying attention for once.

Hydrane & Coco work done - photo by Grambe

The skatepark became a piece of art not just a concrete spot full of tags. The guys from the basket ball court next door would bring us ice-creams and water. 

Nassaire board slide - photo by Corinne Séguin

The guys at the skatepark had to bare with us as they couldn’t skate. They stayed patient for the most time and respected what we were creating. When we finished they all went crazy like they had a new skatepark.

Stéphane Mercurio, French woman film director interviewed my friend and I. The skatepark is by a water canal called Canal Saint Martin. She was doing a documentation about what’s going on along the canal Saint Martin in August called “Les Parisiens d’août” (August Parisian). She edited 2 minutes short movies. She filmed the skatepark and others people that day too.

Big Thank You ("Merci") to our helpers - photo by Corinne Séguin

We thanks all the people who came around helping: Grambe, Nancy B., Paulo, Dodo, Cuban, Khalid Chhiba and the basket family.

Spacycloud at Jemmapes skatepark - photo by Corinne Séguin

That is all for now.

Much love.

sPACYcLOUd street team rider Coco from Paris.

You can find Coco at:

www.corinneseguinart.com

 www.co2designs.com 

Tumblr @corinneseguinIG 

IG @corinneseguinart

You can find Hydrane Lo at:

http://hydrane.fr/

IG @hydrane 

Support Your Local Heroes!

Bryan Robinson is the Founder of Grasshopper Philms [GP], an award winning independent film and multimedia company which was founded in 2005. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, GP produces animated works, short films, features, documentaries, commercials, music videos, and concerts for local and major recording artist.  GP handles everything from the casting call to the screening.

GP’s insect initiative is to take raw concepts and transform them into creative fragments of majestic visual displays, for screen and television.  His style of film making has motivated quite a few up and coming filmmakers, writers, actors, and visionaries. 

He has created several masterpieces for sPACYcLOUd including "Finding A Line: Skateboarding, Music, and Media", "Cut Loose. Hang Tight. Recycle.", and "sPACYcLOUd at Blind Whino". Bryan has a distinct style, attention to detail, and a vision. 

Bryan also is the founder of The Black Genius Art Show showcasing his art work which reflects life as it comes with humor, struggle, love, pain, and Baltimore.

Bryan also teaches film making, music, and arts at an elementary school in Baltimore and his students love him!

Please support your local heroes! 

To view Bryan Robinson's work, visit http://grasshopperphilms.wixsite.com/grasshopperphilms/motion-reel

Team Rider of the Week: BBoy Atomic Goofball!

Danny "Atomic Goofball" Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American break-dancer from Maryland. 

Where to even start? Bboy Atomic Goofball is incredible. 

His entire life he has loved and pursued art, especially in conjunction with helping people. Atomic Goofball is here to inspire and uplift free spirits like himself by sharing his art with the world. 

Danny did not have a perfect life as a kid, but he had the perfect head on his shoulders to get him where he wanted to go. His family didn't have much money and he didn't have many friends. He felt outcasted by his peers, so he turned to himself for support. 

Danny, being Danny, was able to motivate himself by delving into his own imagination rather than outsourcing to those that outcasted him for a good time. He made his own toys and went on his own adventures and didn't think a thing of it. 

  Later, Danny struggled after being diagnosed with a chest deformity. It struck his confidence for sure, and the others already against him took notice. Bullies used his condition as a weapon against Danny to make him feel worse. "As I grew, so did my challenges. The bullies started to hit harder, and things started to hurt more. As much as I liked to smile, I found it hard to do so."  Though Danny was presented with this negativity from all sides, he never gave up. He pulled through by continuing to motivate himself with his hobbies and talents.

"I promised myself, I will no longer live my life to please others, That I will make a difference, and be the hero I need...and if there was anyone out there who needed help like I did, I would be that help." 

  Danny really lived though his dancing, and also drawing. His drawings started to be auctioned off to help those in need. Danny would donate his art to be used to help those in less-fortunate countries.  

Little by little, Danny's childhood dreams started coming together. Everything he always promised himself was finally happening. He started to get recognized. He was eventually on TV and in movies, meeting celebrities, designing shoes, building award-winning cars, competing and travelling the world dancing, and building a clientele.

 In recent times, Danny has accomplished countless achievements. In 2015 he took the titled at Mr. Vietfest in Virginia. Danny was thrilled to be able to encourage other young Vietnamese- American men to strive for excellence and follow their dreams. Danny recently designed a pair of shoes for NFL player Terrel Suggs, Suggs sported the shoes the very next day in his team's first game, and received the game ball. 

We are proud of Danny and everything he has overcome and accomplished, and we are very grateful to have him on our team. 

If you want to see Atomic Goofball in action, come to Lionz Of Zion 20th Anniversary on Sept. 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. Click here for additional information.

Check him out at atomicgoofball.com; FB at Danny Atomicgooffball Nguyen; on Youtube @atomicgoofball; or on Twitter @atomicgoofball. 

Team Rider of the Week: Danny!

Danny "Atomic Goofball" Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American break-dancer from Maryland. 

Where to even start? Bboy Atomic Goofball is incredible. 

His entire life he has loved and pursued art, especially in conjunction with helping people. Atomic Goofball is here to inspire and uplift free spirits like himself by sharing his art with the world. 

Danny did not have a perfect life as a kid, but he had the perfect head on his shoulders to get him where he wanted to go. His family didn't have much money and he didn't have many friends. He felt outcasted by his peers, so he turned to himself for support. 

Danny, being Danny, was able to motivate himself by delving into his own imagination rather than outsourcing to those that outcasted him for a good time. He made his own toys and went on his own adventures and didn't think a thing of it. 

  Later, Danny struggled after being diagnosed with a chest deformity. It struck his confidence for sure, and the others already against him took notice. Bullies used his condition as a weapon against Danny to make him feel worse. "As I grew, so did my challenges. The bullies started to hit harder, and things started to hurt more. As much as I liked to smile, I found it hard to do so."  Though Danny was presented with this negativity from all sides, he never gave up. He pulled through by continuing to motivate himself with his hobbies and talents.

"I promised myself, I will no longer live my life to please others, That I will make a difference, and be the hero I need...and if there was anyone out there who needed help like I did, I would be that help." 

  Danny really lived though his dancing, and also drawing. His drawings started to be auctioned off to help those in need. Danny would donate his art to be used to help those in less-fortunate countries.  

Little by little, Danny's childhood dreams started coming together. Everything he always promised himself was finally happening. He started to get recognized. He was eventually on TV and in movies, meeting celebrities, designing shoes, building award-winning cars, competing and travelling the world dancing, and building a clientele.

 In recent times, Danny has accomplished countless achievements. In 2015 he took the titled at Mr. Vietfest in Virginia. Danny was thrilled to be able to encourage other young Vietnamese- American men to strive for excellence and follow their dreams. Danny recently designed a pair of shoes for NFL player Terrel Suggs, Suggs sported the shoes the very next day in his team's first game, and received the game ball. 

We are proud of Danny and everything he has overcome and accomplished, and we are very grateful to have him on our team. 

If you want to see Atomic Goofball in action, come to Lionz Of Zion 20th Anniversary on Sept. 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. Click here for additional information.

Check him out at atomicgoofball.com; FB at Danny Atomicgooffball Nguyen; on Youtube @atomicgoofball; or on Twitter @atomicgoofball.