Artist Statement Forty Eight year old Jeremy Vessels has been making art since the mid 80’s when skateboarding lured him into a life of self expression. Over the last 10 years Vessels has been making art and furniture with broken discarded skateboards that were trash, with a desire to leave the viewer questioning how the art came from a broken skateboard. Jeremy’s current work is focused on the gradient flare of showing multiple dyed layers of the skateboards internal ply. He also dictates the color scheme by producing his own material w preproduction skateboard veneers. Jeremy work is highlighted by his often geometric shapes and vibrant colors. Vessels currently lives and works in Louisville Kentucky.