To further celebrate the Matt Hensley Kingsize Hornblower, that was originally drawn by H-Street Am rider Jeff Klindt, we asked one of our industry’s best artist, Mark Kowalchuk to do his own version and impression of the legendary graphic.
Mark has done graphics and art in this industry for some of the best and biggest brands. For some reason, most of the time you never know who the artist is behind a lot of cool products made in skateboarding. We like to acknowledge the super creative and unique artists and individuals that have made such an important contribution to H-Street history and legacy and continue to do that.
Mark and T-Mag worked on retaining the surreal perspective and feel of the original while giving it a new and unique rendition. We think that Mark totally killed it on this one and hopefully, we will see more from this incredibly talented artist.
Park& Pool is made on the Full Size Mini (FSM) 32.5 x 8.9, with a 6.8 Nose, 6.6 Tail and 14.75 Wheelbase.
Street Shapes: 8.0, 8.25 & 8.5.
All dyed veneer color is mixed; the color description is of the graphic, unless noted otherwise.
| Material | Wood |
|---|---|
| Printing Method | Transfer Silk Screen |
| Printed in Country | United States |
| Made in Country | United States |
| Length | 32.5 |
| Width | 8.9 |
| Nose | 6.8 |
| Tail | 6.6 |
| Wheelbase | 14.75 |
Matt Hensley started to ride a skateboard in the late 70’s, while all the really great skate parks were still around. His local park was Surf de Earth Skatepark in Vista CA, where many of the legendary San Diego Pro’s, like Doug “Pineapple” Saladino, Dennis Martinez, Shogo Kubo and Dave Andrecht also skated.
During the 80’s, Matt became a household name in the world of skateboarding through his unique approach, style and progressive street skating, in which he and a few other super talented young street riders would change skateboarding forever.
In 2018, Matt got inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame, Matt remains a legend in skateboarding and significant part of H-Street, both past and present.