The Allplay "CEDAR" Phil Gray x J Collab Limited Edition Ski

I'm releasing to the public this new Limited Edition collaboration with artist Phil Gray. I've always been a huge fan of the the artwork created by the Indigenous people of the Pacific North West. Phil's carvings have an incredibly smooth flow of shapes that blend together to create amazing abstract animals inspired by legends. Applying Phil's artwork to The Allplay ski has created a ski graphic that looks like nothing we've ever done before. Phil was born in Vancouver British Columbia and is half Tsimshian and Cree. He began carving in 1998 and he has stayed true to creating his work in the traditional Ts'msyen style. It is a very strict traditional art form so not many people do it.He works in red cedar because it's a versatile wood that is also quite soft but holds a lot of detail. This piece is a design of an abstract killer wale. He starts by drawing on the wood, then he paints the shapes and starts carving to relieve all of the negative space. He then refines it on the second pa