Ramblings

photo by Ryan Tatar

Here's another portrait I took of Al. Knost awhile back. I'm working on some new stuff now. I'm especially liking how this small town is a bustling port. After all, who doesn't want a photo of a dirty sailor in their house.

Rad Sliders

photo by Rebecca Pepperell

Vans 2008 Women's Triple Crown of Surfing

art by Heather Brown

Heather Brown designed this year's womens' triple crown poster. Nice job Heather...

weekend lineup

photo by Ryan Tatar

Surf-Knot

Some rad new paintings via Tyler Warren and Surf-Knot.

art by Tyler Warren

Some rad new paintings via Tyler Warren and Surf-Knot.

Nat Russell piece

art by Nat Russell

Chris Del Moro and Bing surfboards

Good Times

Cyrus Sutton was just in town this week in my new haunts out east. We watched indie films, drank good beer, played some pool, and surfed some beach breaks. I just dropped him off at the airpuerto where he is on his way to screen Under the Sun in Nova Scotia courtesy of the folks at Phoresia before he heads back into town on Thursday for one more night of merry times.

Cyrus is an insane surfer. Below... making himself at home in Wrightsville Beach on my 6'0" Chris Christenson Twin keel.

photo by Ryan Tatar

Cucalorus Film Festival showing Friday night

Friday night Cyrus will be showing his film Under the Sun to the surf stoked locals of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. The showing will occur at the Lumina theatre on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Show Time: Friday, November 14, 9:45 PM - 11:15 PM @ Lumina Theater

Tix: $10.00 (non-student); $7.00 (student)

umbrella slider

photo by Ryan Tatar

Hye Tyde

photos by John Hintlian

I woke up yesterday am to find an email from Surfer/Designer John Hintlian, who drew up this cool logo for me as a gift. Radness. John has designed websites for Jasson Baffa and Singlefin Yellow as well as Tyler Surfboards. He also takes some nice photographs. You can peak at his work over at his blog.

artwork by John Hintlian

the Legend

photo by Ryan Tatar

Yusuke Hanai in BLUE.

Yusuke Hanai has some work in the latest issue of Japan's BLUE magazine! Congrats Yusuke.

Eric Christenson now @ Shelter Surf Shop

photos via Shelter Surf Shop

Shelter Surf Shop welcomes new boards from Eric Christenson to the racks....

Sole Surfing

photos via Garett @ Toms

A bunch of my friends and I showed some art at a new pop up Toms store. 30% of art proceeds going to charity and the balance going to the artist. Garett sent some photos towards the end of the night. More of each artists' exhibit to come later.

Garett is doing some amazing things at TOMS. Not only did he help put on this great event involving like minds, he just got back from a shoe drop in Argentina where they gave 2500 pairs of shoes to children. Thanks Garett.

Toms showing of One Track Mind

Ando & Friends spring preview

Check out the fresh doodles from Andy, Jeff Canham, and Tyler Warren on the Ando & Friends spring preview. Nice piece put together with the help of my friend Randall Christopher.

RT Scratches

RT, the author of Warbles (not to mention director of Scratch Miscellaneous and the Bruce movie) sent some sketches over that I had to post. Rad stuff. RT should be working on a new movie with Mr Bruce Irons now that he's a freesurfer. Should be insane stuff.

art by Ryan Thomas

Searching for Montauk

the Pod Room

I should be sending a couple of small framed prints to a well known and rad venue in Oceanside soon. The Pod Room. They now have a blog and a couple of rad captain fins for sale.

photos via the Pod Room

Grasshopper Surfboards

Check out Grasshopper surfboards by shaper Richard Prause. The logo was designed by Ty Williams.

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the MoLLuSK

photos by Ryan Tatar

Sometime ago I stopped in at Mollusk up in San Francisco. I took a couple of photographs and spoke with John. Cool shop. Headed to Napa afterwards. Stayed in Yvountville. I've not seen that many shooting stars in a long time....

Cyrus Sutton comes to Wilmywood

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Cyrus is coming to Wilmington next week for some sliding and to show his film at the annual Cucalorus festival in Wilmywood, NC. Ladies be on the lookout for this emmy award winning filmmaker on the streets of downtown or sliding past the groms somewhere around Wrightsville Beach. I will post showtimes for Under the Sun at the festival later. In the meantime, I wanted to post up a slideshow of his artwork from the Shakas and Seppos show at Surfindian in Pacific Beach. Cyrus's photos are printed with soy inks on sustainable wood and then sealed with beeswax. The back is covered with different Japanese papers and a custom stamp is imprinted on the side of the piece. These are incredible. There are only a couple still for sale. If interested contact him directly from his website.

Peter Jackson Hussey

art by Peter Jackson Hussey

Check out Portland Maine's Corduroy Surf Shop sometime in November and December to take a peak at some fresh new art from some of the northeasts wave riders.

Katrine Hildebrandt

art by Katrine Hildebrandt

I ran across the work of an artist showing at Corduroy in Portland, Maine and I really dug her work. Katrine Hildebrandt is a Portland, Maine based artist, wave logger and aspiring microbiologist who recently relocated from San Francisco.

Passenger Pigeons

photo by Joe Curren

Hang Loose Toob Shoot

art by Frank Cubillos

RT

art by Frank Cubillos

Kelly Crawford

photos by Kelly Crawford

Some more east coast talent discovered via Mr Kuliseks site.... photos via Kelly Crawford. Site coming soon.

Sole Surfing tonight!!!!

Check out Sole Surfing tonight in Venice Beach!!!!

Casa Davis

Ando and Ashley have some good taste in home furnishings.... New goodness at the Ando & Friends blog daily....

photos by Tiffany Morgan Campbell

Jack Johnson poster via Alex Kopps

art by Alex Kopps

T Shirt

rad shirt

Pine on Surfline

photo by Nick Zegel

There's a nice slideshow on Julie Goldstein's Pine Surf Shop in Jersey.... photos on Surfline courtesy of Ann Coen.

Surf Report

photo by WBLive Surf

The surf this AM in Wrightsville Beach, where I'm currently posted up on the east coast....

Rob Kulisek

photo by Rob Kulisek

Check out the work of right coast lensman Rob Kulisek. With a rad and eclectic collection of pelican-cased cameras and surfboards, Rob is taking some rather bitchin shots out here on the east coast, and I want to help support his cause.

New Shorty Stuff

photo by Ryan Heywood

My mates over at Shortstraw have dropped their Fall 2008 (or Summer depending on where you live) Catalog with some really rad stuff. Their boardshort designs are just epic.

Really cool slideshow of photos by Ryan Heywood too on their site now. Peep them here.

hourglass

photos by Ryan Tatar

A Night of Portraits

My buds Ty, Tyler, and the TJ Panthers are participating in this one too..... check it out.

Panthers, Motors, and Muslims

Vice records was kind enough to donate some Japanese Motors singles to distribute at our TOMS sponsored art show on Thursday. They are actually playing at a bar named after the most legit city in the midwest (sorry Chicago, but I still love you), with another one of my fave long beach local bands, the TJ Panthers!

Shots from the Shelter show

Somebody named Sam took some photos at Mine and Nathan's show at Shelter. I thought they were pretty cool and wanted to post them.

Mug.

I don't normally like to post my own mugs, but this is a rad Kyle Lightner / Joanie Celi collab! Thanks yo...

Sole Surfing show on Thursday!!!

Well, I'm pleased to announce I'm participating in an art show sponsored by TOMS shoes on Thursday with with some rad artists and fun folks. Ty Williams, Seamouse, PineappleLuv's Jamie Watson, Cyrus Sutton, Meegan Feori, and my new friend Liz Cockrum. Stoked. Kyle Lightner might be joining the fray too. Some of my pieces from the Shelter show will be on display in dogtown, Venice Beach, for a few weeks at a pop-up store. The folks at TOMS are no stranger to a good cause, and 30% of the proceeds from the art sales are being donated to their non-profit which helps the misfortunate.

I would really appreciate any help in posting this flyer around the web.

UPDATE: Vice Records is supposed to be passing out some free Japanese Motors singles at the show.

Club of the Waves

photo by Ryan Tatar

Andrew did a nice refresh of my Club of the Waves profile. This is a great resource for photographers, artists, and those wishing to browse many talented folks' work.