{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Craft with May Globus","title":"[ep 89] Scott Borkowski on skateboarding, art, entrepreneurship & betting on yourself","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2106,"description":"Scott Borkowski has an energy that’s calm yet dynamic. Humble but no doubt powerful. Creativity pours out of him as an artist, tattoo artist, skateboarder, entrepreneur and owner of Grateful Tattoo in Squamish, Canada.Born and raised in Toronto, though his parents both worked in the corporate world, they unconditionally supported his artistry and right-brain inclinations. As a teen, he often took the train downtown, eventually moving there when he was 18-years-old. Skateboarding brought much into his life, a medium for getting more deeply into art, culture and music. Scott was fascinated by tattoos from a young age, getting his first one at 15. After a chance apprenticeship and doing temporary tattoos at music festivals, this fascination ended up becoming a booming career, with him inking some of the biggest names in music, including Rüfüs Du Sol, LANY, Lil Yachty, and 6lack.When the pandemic hit, he and his wife took a leap and moved west. There, he’s been steadily building community through his tattoo shop, giving back to the skateboarding community and mother nature, percolating on additional ventures, and working with brands like Levi’s, Panasonic, Environmental Defense, and more.In this episode, we explore Scott’s childhood, how he feels about art, what skateboarding has brought to his life, his philosophy when it comes to tattooing, what’s on the horizon, and much more.[TIMESTAMPS]3:31 - Growing Up7:41 - How art and creativity came to hime at a young age9:35 - What drew him to skateboarding 10:29 - How has he seen the scene change11:34 - What he hopes to carve in the industry for himself 12:40 - What led him to be a tattoo artist17:06 - Philosophies of work and business 19:00 - What brought him to Squamish and how it has been23:39 - Leaps of faith26:17 - Would he move back to Toronto27:42 - The next 5 years of his life28:41 - Giving back30:35 - What would he say to his younger self31:07 - Upcoming projects32:14 - How he pushes through imposter...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8tu7hXSm3PFXYi4Py1buMVA-8SkFhDmkfS_Zn30YrGY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3Nzc2LzE2MTEz/NDAyNDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}