Chupacabra Chop Shop is a place where motorcycle culture, illustration, design, fabrication, & craftsmanship can exist under one roof without compromise.

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Black and white illustration of two cats facing each other, one larger and one smaller, with the larger cat stretching its front paw towards the smaller cat.
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Outline of a human figure with lines indicating shoulder, arm, and hand positions.

Sutton has always been drawn to the places where different art forms collide. With a background rooted in mixed media, and a fascination with tattoo flash, graffiti, hardcore, old printmaking techniques and the handmade spirit of the chopper community. He believes the best work borrows from everywhere without looking like it came from anywhere else.

“There are so many things that influence me. Maybe I watched to many movies at a weirdly pivotal point in my life… I’ve definitely watched to many movies in life, so maybe I just had too many dirtbag friends that were into cool stuff, either way, I’ve spent years chasing the idea of combining all of my weird niche subculture influences into something that feels authentic and cohesive. I just want to make stuff my friends and I would think is rad. Whether thats a piece of art, a helmet, a pair of gloves, a handmade object, or a piece of equipment, I want the things we make here at CCS to feel like they carry a story before you’ve even put them to use.”

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The Team

A man with a beard and mustache wearing sunglasses, a camouflage cap, a light blue short-sleeve button-up shirt, and a tattoo on his right forearm. He is smiling and standing in front of a wooden background with Halloween-themed decorations, including a large wooden skull with flames and other designs.

Sutton Black

A young man with a mustache, wearing a black cap and a white T-shirt with 'WARTHOG' written on it, stands behind a display table at an indoor market. The table has various small crafts, including stickers and keychains, and large cartoon character cutouts. The background shows a glass window with reflections of other market stalls and people.
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A black and white illustration of multiple cacti with spines in a symmetrical arrangement.

Justin Ensley

After multiple years of screen printing and uv printing, Justin made the leap into the world of fabrication and product design by taking on the role production manager at a creative laser cutting studio in Richmond, VA. Through these roles he fell in love with production design, laser technology, artistic and design techniques and the idea that the items we interact with on a daily basis should in no way be mundane.

“Riding gear, and the accessories that accompany the culture are everyday essentials that have the opportunity to be special, unique, authentic, and celebrated. That’s exactly what I aim to do with Chupacabra Chop Shop.”

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Black and white illustration of a fierce-looking creature with large, pointed ears and a bushy mane, possibly a wolf or similar animal.

One of us is always able to build on what the other starts, we refine ideas, add details, and push every project further than either of us would alone. That back-and-forth has become the foundation of Chupacabra Chop Shop

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A person in a short-sleeved shirt with a black apron, holding a fork and knife in front of a plate with food.
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