The Artifacts Journal

“THE SECRET RAMP IN THE WOODS” – THE JAMIE COLLINS LEGACY!

In 2008, Jamie Collins began working on a secret skate ramp deep in the forest on Vancouver Island where he lived. He worked under the cover of the...

HELL-BOUND IN CLAYOQUOT COUNTY!

http://clayoquot.surfline.com/ Much has been said about the sterilization of surf travel over the last couple of decades. Hell-bound In Clayoquot C...

THE SOGGY BARN RAMP

While on Vancouver Island during Volume 11: “Hellbound In Clayoquot Sound” our boat captain, @rycamz, mentioned that he skated a lot when younger a...

RAPH BRUHWILER IS A BADASS!

Revivalist Raph Bruhwiler is a Badass. The harsh demands of Vancouver Island dictate you have to be to live there. Raph surfs, hunts, makes DIY hot...

WIN A CLAYOQUOT SOUND BONZER!

In conjunction with Shaper Studios, Roark would like share our experience with you by providing an opportunity to shape a replica of the Volume 11 ...

Vol 11: “Hellbound In Clayoquot Sound” Short Film

In Volume 11: “Hellbound In Clayoquot Sound” by chance we locate Roark once again on the edge of civilization. This time in the Clayoquot Sound of ...

JAMIE THOMAS CAPSULE COLLECTION

Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest is the region that inspired Roark’s Fall/Holiday 2016 collection. Jamie Thomas’s capsule collection featu...

FIRST NATIONS

The First Nations are the various Aboriginal peoples who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently 634 recognized First Nations governments ...

COUGAR ANNIE

Cougar Annie is a west coast legend. She was the original feminist, eking out a living for her family in the wilds of west coast Vancouver Island i...