South End Open Studios this Sunday, 9/20, 11am to 6pm ...

If you're coming by South End Open Studios this Sunday, 9/20, please swing by and see my new work. I have six new sculpture, steel & wood.

Mid-simmons at 8'10" ...

Not yet polished, but, I had to try it out last week. Glass on Hobie keels. Despite being 8'10", it paddles like a much longer boards. I had no trouble outpaddling the 9'4" popout/import crowd. It seems fast and it can be noseride. More as things evolve ...

2009 South End Open Studios, 9/20/2009 ...

Clay & mixed media-based installation

Studio 305, 551 Tremont Street, Boston

Sunday, 9/20

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 ...

King of Nahant Surfboards

The best stick for winter surfing on the North Shore.

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.

Tekeian.Sculpture.1

An image for New Years' Eve. This drawing is based on two guys I used to work with. They always seemed to be coming back from a party or a vacation -- really great guys.

Made at Mass Art in 1999. Someone bought it then returned it because it bothered his S.O. It has since remained off the market.