Three of my surfboards in the BHCC gallery this month ...

REUSED REPURPOSED REINVENTED

Works in various media that address this theme are assembled in this exhibit by:

Jessica Burko Bobby Busnack Ian Churchill Rebecca Davidson Catherine Evans Virginia Fitzgerald Melissa Hanes Mark Hartshorn Anne Kirchheimer Peter Madden Charles Mathis Veronica Morgan Marianne Ramos Ken Reker A.E. Ryan David Sholl Ed Tekeian Ann Torke Martin Ulman Michael Ulman Molly Van Nice

An exhibit that explores the art of recyclingSeptember 29 through November 8, 2008

Artists’ Reception: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00pm

Gallery Talk: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 1:00 – 2:30pm250

New Rutherford Avenue • Boston, Massachusetts617-228-2093 • www.bhcc.mass.eduGallery

Hours: M/W/F: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., T/Th: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sa: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., S: closed

The Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery is free and open to the public.

We are located at the Community College stop on the MBTA Orange Line.

Latest Recycled Stubb ...

Lots of effort required to get usable foam out of this one. It once was 2/3 of a classic log (try to guess what kind). Now it's a 5.5', wide, square, very flat, single. The lam is RR epoxy, the hot & gloss coats are Resin-X. The art is india ink & acryclic, in multiple layers. This is my first Resin-X board, so far really good (Matt, of Resin-X, has been very generous with his advice). Soon to be polished ...

More new boards ...

I showed these boards at the 2007 South End Open Studios. All are made from foam cores that are based on recycled or reused materials. None of these boards have been in the water yet. Swell pending, the red one goes in this week.

Surfboard at 2007 South End Open Studios

At this year's open studios, I will be showing a set of three surfboards and related drawings and paintings. These boards are my investigation into adapting my visual goals onto functional surfboards. This includes both the painted images and the composition of the core, using recycled materials alongside the latest technology. This is the first output of my drawing and sculpture in the context of my life as a surfer in New England.

See USEA for details on the 2007 Open Studios in Boston's South End.