Oceans, Waves and Beaches

If you surf then you probably know a surfer from the north shore of Oahu named Danny Fuller.
I’m not talking about that one.
Ok, so I am talking about that one.
I had heard about Danny’s other interest a while back but never had a chance to see his work. Now we all do. He has a [...]

Rick Erkeneff. Artist. Activist. Father. Surfer. Salt Creek local. Entrepreneur. Husband. Chapter Chairman. Goofyfoot.
We met at Salk Creek and talked story. Here’s his story. Listen up.

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“Ocean Vision ~ Nine Local Artists Celebrate the Sea”
Presented by the Santa Barbara Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to Benefit Gaviota Coast Preservation
A group show featuring Santa Barbara artists’ and photographers’ perspectives of local, as well as exotic, sea, land and surfscapes.
33 Jewels at El Paseo814 State St. Santa Barbara(805) 957-9100
PUBLIC OPENING RECEPTIONS
Wednesday, Nov. [...]

As seen on the streets of France.
I’ve always been a fan of hacked ideas. In this case it’s a multifacet hack. Take the idea of a street sign and make it something else. Then take accepted imagery and tweak that as well.
What does this have to do with our mission?
It’s a fish.
Sort of.
designed by KOZYNDAN
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Aside from being a nice guy, endless supporter of Surfrider’s mission and an artist with skills capable of capturing the stoke of riding waves… Drew Brophy can surf.
Um… he can rip.
Ok. The guy has mad skills and endless guts.
Check out this video, it’s Drew at a recent SUP contest at Puerto Escondido.
Big Puerto on a [...]

Last night Jack Johnson wrapped up his world tour. The tour went to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, Canada and the United States. We were alongside at pretty much every stop. Together we were bringing attention to the problem associated with single-use plastics under the Rise Above Plastics banner.
If you caught the tour then you’ll [...]

A nice mix of Jenny Holzer, Jasper Johns and Wingnut. I dig Jeff Canham’s work.
Click the work for his site.

Close your eyes… you’re dreaming… you’re floating… ok, that sounds weird, you’re not floating… you’re… in some alternate state. You’ve reached nirvana as a surfer that few come close to… you’re approaching Kelly Slater and his 9-er run… you open your eyes and see this.

I love this image. It’s an elegant, minimalistic quiver-in-heaven image. At [...]

There is a book called “Everything I needed to know I learned in Kindergarten.” Perhaps one day I’ll write a book titled “Everything I needed to know I learned in punk rock.” One lesson from that era was this…
DIY = Do it yourself.
Have you ever wanted to make a sticker to rally the troops, build [...]

Does anyone draw lines on a wave like Skip Fry?
Rhetorical question.
Does anyone surf lines on a page the way that Andy Davis does?
Um… no, nein, 否…
Thus the following is a an interesting pairing, like Astaire and Rogers… Solo and Chewbacca or Strummer and Jones.
If your in Southern California this weekend, check this out.