photos and interview by Luke McKaye

Where were you born?
Mount Airy, NC.

What do you do for work?
A little bit of any and everything. Landscape, electrical, whatever needs to be done.

How long have you been skating?
Since I was like 10. I’m 31 now.

Where did the nickname “Mouse” come from?
Always after the cheddar.

What was your first board setup?
Walmart build your own complete with black plastic trucks. I think the graphic was Ash from Pokémon. The OG homie Toby Hiatt later set me up with some Thunder trucks and Spitfire wheels and I think my mom bought me the pink and purple heartagram Bam board.

Who or what first got you interested in skateboarding?
My brother got me the Pokémon set up for Christmas or my birthday one year then it’s all a blur. Growing up alongside Justin Brock had its influence, too.

How did you meet Justin Brock? Have any stories from those times?
We met when I was in my early teens. His step dad Eddie Collins started a skatepark in Mount Airy so I skated with him and his step bro Bradley for a good bit. Probably the real reason I got into it all. I remember a funny story, we were all skating in front of my homies house and Justin crawls out of the neighbors window to come skate. He was in there fooling around with the neighbor’s girl.

Which skate video have you watched over and over again and still can’t get enough of?
Supreme tapes. “Cherry” “Blessed” etc. But, the real hype comes from watching Negative Skate Co. videos. Best shit hands down.

Where is the most interesting place you’ve ended up on a skateboarding mission?
Jail.

Who are some of your favorite people to skate with?
Travis Harper, Davis Xiao, Michael Durando, Michael Yanes.

If you could shred with any skateboarder in the world, dead or alive, who would it be?
Ben K, Aiden Mackey, Gonz.

How did you get on Bamboo?
Sturgil Horn and Zach Curtis got me on the team late 2024. So very thankful for the homies!

How do those boards compare to standard maple boards?
Mo pop, better durability.

You have a lot of different passions like painting and custom clothing, what are you working on right now that you’re most excited about?
Been making some diorama scale type stuff recently. Molding concrete to look like street scenes or skate spots and adding paint and grime and textures to make it have a realistic touch.

You make skate spot scenes out of concrete?
I haven’t quite dialed it all in yet, but I’ll set some fresh concrete into a form like a square wall or a makeshift quarter pipe/kicker or whatever and go from there. I really want to replicate famous spots like Hollywood High, Carlsbad, some og spots everyone would recognize.

Where do you make your art?
I have a guest room in my house where I can bust down any ideas and get creative. Megan and my wife have a lovely home but once you enter the studio it’s like a different world. I’ve got murals on the wall, sewing machines, unfinished projects, paint everywhere. It’s a vibe honestly.

What do you do with your art? Ever have a show or anything?
I would love to showcase my art at a show, haven’t yet. I’ve done pop ups with friends and people seem to dig what I’m doing for the most part. On the other hand I do like to keep a bit of anonymity to my work and it makes it a little more exclusive for those who know or have any of my pieces.

Tell me about Skatesville. What is your favorite thing about it?
Skatesville is tight. All the homies are super nice, ready to hand you an L and a beer as soon as you show up. No weird cliquey business, no stares and glares all family type vibes there. I really like the downhill ride on grind/ loading dock jawn they have. Full speed hectic grinds with a three foot drop. Super fun.