Artists breath new life into busted skateboards to boost Edmonds nonprofit

Bruce Rivera, 38, poses for a photo at Graphite Arts Center in Edmonds, Washington on Saturday, April 15, 2023. A silent auction of skateboard art ...

April 20, 2023
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Bruce Rivera, 38, poses for a photo at Graphite Arts Center in Edmonds, Washington on Saturday, April 15, 2023. A silent auction of skateboard art will be held to raise money to kick-start Rivera's new nonprofit, Salvage Arts. (Annie Barker / The Herald) EDMONDS — Tattooer Bruce Rivera is no stranger to drawing on unconventional canvases. It's a fascination stemming from his youth spray-painting graffiti on 'all kinds of random stuff that you wouldn't find in an art store.' Now, he wants to instill that passion in others.

Eric Schucht