Skateboarding
Meet the man behind the brands Heroin Skateboards and Snot Wheels, Mark “Fos” Foster. The artist, the owner and literally everything in between, Fos’ brain birthed these projects into existence but not without a life’s obsession with skateboarding, comics and art to fuel his concepts. Born about an hour outside of Manchester in Burnley, England, Fos first breathed life into his creations around 1998 while still based across the Atlantic Ocean before eventually relocating in California and finding a home with Baker Boys Distribution in 2011. But so much happened along the way, like creating some of skateboarding's most recognizable board graphics for brands like Toy Machine, Baker, Deathwish and Creature just to name a few. He is also responsible for the aesthetic look and feel of the acclaimed and influential Altamont Apparel. So, how did he go from humble factory town worker to art school and eventually skateboard art industry elite? All that and a lot more in this episode of CORE: Mark “Fos” Foster.