Ron joined Blockhead first as a team rider with a giant bag of innovative street, mini ramp and jump ramp moves…making up new tricks and tweaking others to the limit. Ron became a graphic contributor in 1986 and by 1987 he had taken on the role of art director and put his signature iconic style on almost all the Blockhead products.
Blockhead Ron Cameron’s Plank deck was released as a limited run of 80 boards. It is inspired by original Tragicomic, featuring Ron’s own artwork and shape.
These 80 decks were issued in 2018, all custom hand painted and signed by Ron, featuring crooked and flipped Tragicomic design, with a laser burn 30 year logo on top.
The Tragicomic art was very unique with it’s single color main character (sometimes colors but usually white or gray)….kind of an FU to the Santa Cruz/Vision day-glo circus graphics at the time. It also featured Ron’s 60’s poster art inspired Tragicomic lettering and the scribble “panhead” art that looked like it could very well be a Hard Times graphic. Also unique was that the lettering and panhead art were screen-printed with opposite direction color fades…there’s lots going on but it’s just simply an amazing and innovative graphic and shape, available in all it’s original glory for the first time in almost 30 years! – Dave B.
BLOCKHEAD PLANK DECK:
- Ron Cameron’s Signature Deck
- Only 80 made
- Hand painted and signed by Ron Cameron
- Dimensions: 9″ x 33”
- 14,75″ wheelbase
- 6.75” tail, 7″ nose
- Double kick, modern concave and shape
- Construction: 7-ply maple
- Hole pattern: New School
- Art: Ron Cameron, 1988
- Manufactured by Watson Laminates, San Diego CA
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Blockhead was founded in 1985 in a northern California garage by Dave Bergthold and rolled strong for about ten years. Blockhead definitely made it’s mark in the skateboarding world whether it was the original style of Ron Cameron’s artwork. Ever hear of Sam Cunningham, Jim Gray, Mark Partain, Omar Hassan, Rick Howard, Laban Pheidias, Steve Berra, Jason Dill, Dan Rogers, RIck Jaramillo or Jeremy Wray? Highlights from the classic videos Splendid Eye Torture, Adventures in Cheese, Recycled Rubbish and Debbie Does Blockhead.
