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CARDINAL'S BAY: The East Side's Wings

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"Holy [*****]"
"This is a masterpiece bro"
"I can definitely see how much effort u put into this"
"Especially the interviews"
"Was this for ur college assig—"

The CARDINAL'S BAY: The East's Side's Wings is two-hundred-eighty-four pages of photographs, interviews, articles, and artworks based in Mt Pleasant High School and ESSJ.

The first edition my class saw was collage, stuffed full to the brim, and critiques said they "didn't know where to look." You readers can view the outrageous first edition here.

I was taking inspiration from full bleed graff magazines, where pages left no gaps for white space. The shine off the gloss, the impactful colors...and their pages flowed horizontally along lines. Meanwhile, the CARDINAL'S BAY blurred between images, the sections blurred, there was no resolution.

I showed my mom the magazines at the dentist's. Prior she was scrolling through her phone, and kept clicking by pages. I told her, "Why not pinch to see closer?" But she kept clicking and clicking. Until she stated—"I like this page." "What!?" I responded, "This was the easier page to make! I only put down one photo and called it a day!"

And later on that day, I was polishing the magazine when my mom's words blew up in my face. "I really should resize these pages..."

The exchange marked the CARDINAL'S BAY's shift from collage to full on editorial. No matter how awful something might look initially, believe in the process, and you'll end up blowing away other's faces instead of your own. Trust in your work; the process will never end.

May 14th–August 30th, 2025

King of the Streets Hop Pit

King of the Streets (Noey)

Hosted by @sjkingofthestreets

Appreciate @incogneezee again for the invite.

Speeding down the interstate, my mom rushed towards my location after dropping my sister off at work. I asked her to bring my camera, but she "didn't see my message" and I was stuck in the same wacky clothes amidst visiting my relatives.

Back home, my batteries were fully charged, and the fresh steam from the shower oozed off my sweat. I messaged Paul (incogneezee) the new ETA—which was an hour later than previously discussed—and we inserted the navigation to maneuver the fastest route.

"Twenty-five dollars!?" my mom exclaimed as we entered the South Hall Parking Lot. I asked her, "Is the parking garage cheaper?", but she continued on to find an open space. A group was heading back to their car. "Ask if they're leaving", she said, and I rolled down the window. They drove a solid white sedan, wore dark sunglasses, and their eyebrows raised when we asked the question. "Take our ticket!" he said as he stuck out his tongue, which, after she saw his cross, my mom replied with a "God bless you!"

The route displayed us as only one block away from King of the Street; I kept my bag clenched as we walked through the alleyway. Until I heard the music, Too $hort, Mac Dre, The Luniz—I kept these artists on my YouTube Music playlist. Lowriders parked diagonally across S Almaden Blvd, and we made our way towards the center of the Lowrider Hop Pit.

August 10th, 2025, 12:30am–4:00pm

"MERRY xmas" cards by Noey & @kashkani3

Dm @ripperchassis for purchase | $3.99 per card | $9.99 per complete set of four

Mikanie and I planned all the way past last year's December, but I never saw the assets that Mikanie sent in, so they didn't go into production until I saw her again during summer school.

These are 4 x 6 inch prints from CVS. Go grab some before xmas starts up by dming @ripperchassis.

December 15th–July 25th, 2025

MPHS Low Rider Show

Lowrider Show New Hope For Youth

Hosted by @incogneezee from New Hope

Paul (incogneezee) messaged me one evening and said, "It's official. Next Thursday. I have 3–5 lowriders." He also attached a permission slip.

I still wasn't sure what was "official", but since I was available I said, "Tight I'll be there", and I emailed a signed digital copy of the slip.

Parked by the left-side mural, the lowriders and a red motorcycle were already on display. Paul introduced me to the cars and their owners while the other Photographer, @sjlens1408 shot at a low angle.

I helped myself to the metallic green towards end, and simultaneously pictured various compositions in my mind. The final shots are available through my album compilation:

Low Rider Show New Hope For Youth

July 3rd, 2025, 11:00am–3:00pm.

CARDINAL'S BAY: The East Side's Wings magazine *OLD VERSION

https://archive.org/details/cardinal-s-bay-magazine-edition-3

Ever since the NYC TRIP magazine, I had taken so many photographs from the local school events that I needed some way to get the public to see them. Then during one sleepless camping trip, I crafted all these ideas in my head of how the layouts could hold the photos and interviews that highlighted the Mt Pleasant culture—which was the original name for the magazine. So I spent the better part of a month going to after school events and gathering interviews and campus photos to compile them in the magazine. So far it's one-hundred-eighty pages, and I still have more content to add.

May 14th–July 28th, 2025

Cinco De Mayo Parade by the United Lowrider Council

United Low Rider Council (Cinco De Mayo 2025)

This was my first time at a parade; I wasn't sure where to stand. The entire King Rd was blocked off, and I saw various people sitting on chairs they brought. A security guard was station by the corner I was by, so I asked the guy, "Where's the best place to stay?" And he said, "We're by the park, so any place near here is fine." But I didn't fully understand his response since I thought we'd be having to travel with the parade the entire time.

After getting shots of King Rd, I stationed myself further north and gathered where the paraders were starting up. The mariachis were playing brass instruments while the folklorico dancers watched, and I didn't see the other photographers since I assume they weren't wandering around like I was.

I got there before the performers were set into the parade. The audience doesn't always notice, but before taking part in the spotlight, performers feel anticipation rushing out as joy, excitement, and other powerful emotions. Many people were smiling and wove flags as they marched towards the park. I hope to bring my family to the next.

May 5th, 2025, 8:30am–1:30pm.

Seniors VS Teachers

Basketball PRIDE Lesson planned by MTSS

Man, when I take footage, I get in the zone. When people asked me, "How'd you like the PRIDE Lesson?" I'd say, "I got good footage, but I don't remember what went on..." Take a day or two, I'd be splicing the clips on Premiere Pro. "What the heck, this teacher lowkey rammed straight into a girl!" I'd think and, "Woah! Mr. Lobert finally made a shot!"

Afterwards, I'd be practicing my longboard and there'd be kids playing ball on the blacktops, some people watching, some lined up. The MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) team later talked about it in their meeting and celebrated for how much reach they got to the crowd. People just like basketball: there's always movement to look at and whiffers to mock. I wouldn't edit another video of it though cause that takes way too long...

March 13th, 2025

ArtNow 2025: Dreamscapes Submission "Monitor" by NUMU

numulosgatos.org/exhibitions-2/artnow-2025

Immediately I had the idea to make figurines revolve around a ball, then started cutting out silhouettes of cars, buildings, paraphernalia, and pedestrians, but I only had the idea to use kids once I started placing objects towards the middle. Because the artowork's made in perspective, I'd have to be on top of the object or towards the upwards angle to belong in the scenery while the rest of the front shot objects would be placed by the side, and the photos I had the most of like this were my little brothers. The rest of the meaning was interpreted afterwards.

Jan 12th, 2025

Environmental Club–Ripper Chassis Art Festival

@mphs.environmental

Picture this: we take the mutli eye fish from the Simpson's Movie, switch it to chihuahuas, and add nucular waste to the lake instead of pig dump. The color scheme just seemed to click after that, red and yellow stands for nukes, green and yellow stands for nukes, and the three of them combined adds a hint of nukes with danger and nature.

The original prints were on Mr. Dang's paper rolls, but painting the whole sheet would take hours that I didn't have, so I discarded the paper and tried my luck at the local CVS down White Rd. Not bad for $20.

The environmental club did all the planning, I only featured my flagship artwork at the front. The festival was coordinated to occur at the same time as a theater performance, so the guests would snoop through the artworks as they pass by. Props to Environmental for setting an audience for my work and their intelligence in making the festival reality.

November 20th–22nd, 2025

Club Rush Ripper Chassis Poster

The crew, Melanie, Daniel, and I, were to the side of the theater during lunchtime, putting up the posters, flyers, and NYC TRIP for the club-rushing students. I still don't understand why almost everyone who stopped by took a flyer. I mean, I was just handing them out and all the people in the nearby vicinity cashed them into their backpacks. We created a Ripper Chassis group chat and had Ripper Chassis Gartic Phone/Roblox session, but only the people that I personally invited contributed to our collaborations. Now, my next collective's gonna be an invite-only art crew that will be based online and in the broader Bay Area. This way I don't gotta stick out for the wishy-washy.

September 20th, 2025

Cardinal Quill "TACENDA" by Literary Society ($14.99)

Available in the Mt Pleasant bank | Cover by Ripper Chassis

I obtained my grounded writing style through my time at the Literacy Society. Not many people know, but I was there every Thursday until its members fell through and the meetings stopped. Inside features poetry and photographs from the Mt Pleasant 2024, including some embarrassing works that I wish were kept to myself.

Purchase "TACENDA" from the Mt Pleasant bank for $14.99.

June, 2025

NYC TRIP Magazine ($24.99)

From the Mt Pleasant 24/25 TRIP | Contact for interest

NYC, the first place that I picked up a camera, the first class TRIP I took outside of California, and the first magazine that I ever produced. When I went to that city, I was coming in thinking that I'd make a film. I mean, I even took more photographs than video; that really shows that I had no plan whatsoever.

But dang, the Canon shots came out tight! I was using a telephoto 100mm lens, and each photograph came out high contrast, sharp, and detailed. Screwing up with that Canon was impossible! Although, the length did set me back—I could only gather extreme close ups and resorted to my Iphone 11 for landscape shots.

The close ups turned out clean for the magazine because the collage style layouts each had the same focal weight and detail that I didn't need to mess around with. The most time consuming part of the process ended up being simply putting the layouts together, and it took until the first month of school to finishing printing.

I'll leave the NYC TRIP details for the magazine, dm @ripperchassis for purchase.

March 31st–April 5th, 2024

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