The new Thicket Deck in honor of Our Blessed Mother and the flowers that symbolize her spiritual truths.
1) The Rose: the queen of flowers is the most popular floral representation of the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The rose represents Mary's perfect love, form and fragrance. One of the Marian titles of Our Lady is the Mystical Rose - the only human who was immaculately conceived without sin. The rosary also is often represented as a garland of roses given to Mary.
2) The Violet: with leaves in the shape of hearts, the violet is the floral representation of Our Lady's humility, fidelity and innocence.
3) The Thistle: a symbol of the visitation due to its graceful movement in air currents.
4) The Daisy: considered "Mary's Flower of God" (Jesus).
5) The Pansy: referred to as the "Trinity Flower" due to it's three-petal shape; also representative of the Trinity that was first revealed to Mary.
6) The Columbine: composed of petals in a band that resemble doves, the columbine is symbolic of the dove of the Holy Spirit. Blue is also the most common color associated with Mary.
7) Monkschild/aka "Our Lady's Slipper": symbolic of Mary's visitation trip to see Elizabeth. A popular legend says the flower sprang forth at the touch of Mary's foot.
8) Periwinkle: referred to as the "Virgin Flower", an emblem of the Blessed Virgin. Often seen as bluish in color, representative of her "fullness of grace".
9) The White Lily/aka Annunciation Lily: symbolic of Our Lady's virginity and her perfect purity, love and humility.
MOTHERBOARDS PREMIUM COMPLETES:
7-PLY MAPLE DECKS:
All Motherboard skateboards are made from 100% American/Canadian Maple (wood species—Acer Saccharum) and are cold-pressed to ensure the wood is not subjected to high temperatures that can degrade wood fibers. The uncut decks are then allowed to cure for seven days before finishing. Each deck is made with skateboard specific glue made by Franklin. Our standard deck size is a steep 8.0, 31.5" in length.
CUSTOM B.V.M. IMMACULATE HEART CLASSIC WHEELS:
Our custom wheels are composed of high-grade T.D.I. polyurethane with a focus on rebound and abrasion resistance. A great all-around wheel, the Motherboard B.V.M. Classic is 99a durometer, white 53mm. (Set of 4 per complete). Plus our custom graphic is like NO OTHER.
TENSOR TRUCKS:
Motherboards is extremely proud to feature Tensor Alloy Trucks on our premium completes. Our trucks are silver alloy 5.25s. (Set of 2 per complete). Tensor Trucks was founded by professional skateboarder Rodney Mullen in 2000.
PREMIUM SKATEBOARD BASICS HARDWARE:
Our completes are held together with Superior Product's "Premium Skateboard Basics" black allen mounting hardware - heat treated black steel bolts and nuts. (Set of 8 per complete).
ANDALE BLUES SKATEBOARD BEARINGS:
G5 precision ball bearings for a true roll and higher speeds. These feature high carbon, chromium alloy bearing steel races for high strength to resist cracking and contact rolling fatigue. With the added bonus of removable frictionless rubber shields for easy cleaning.
CUSTOM MOTHERBOARDS GRIPTAPE:
Our Motherboards custom griptape is made of premium grit adhered to a waterproof backing. Each Motherboard premium complete includes a die-cut cutout of the Cross and M from the back of the Miraculous Medal. The large M stands for Mary as Mother, Mediatrix. The Cross and bar represent Jesus' cross of redemption. A bit of sk8 love for your deck from your Mother. **Effective Jan 2021, custom grip is unavailable from our manufacturer (due to Covid restrictions in the factory), it will be replaced with blank grip until full notice.)
ARTWORK:
The artwork on the board undersides are custom illustrations made exclusively for Motherboards. They are designed specifically for imprinting on our board products. You will not find these illustrations anywhere else, they are truly unique copyrighted designs.*
DIGITAL PRINTED TRANSFER:
The highest level of detail is achieved using the DPT process. Specialized coatings are used to bind the ink DIRECTLY to the skateboard deck. Our deck designs are bright, vibrant and iconic. It's a big uplift from most of the deck art out there.
Special thanks to Br. Gabriel M. Cortés of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (aka "The Skating Friar"), whose advice and recommendations resulted in the build-out of our Motherboard's premium completes.
Motherboards, LLC is placed under the protection of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
*Motherboard logo and all artwork contained herein © 2019, Motherboards, LLC.
