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.

The Armenian Giant

Just five feet tall, this powerhouse of mid 20th century Armenians lived in France and England during and after the Second World War. Eventually, he moved to Watertown, MA. There, he became a pastry cook, matchmaker and role model for young Armenians caught in the ethnic crush of 1970's Watertown. I scanned this old trading card from a British Giant Parma Violets giveaway.

Boston Surf Man

For when you're out of commission & can't surf & can't make boards, there is pen & ink. But, I'll soon be terrorizing some local log spot with a SUP.

Surf Report: Early Spring 2008

Plenty of surf this spring. I can't remember a day in the last six weeks where I wanted to surf and there wasn't something available. The wind has been unpredictable, so you need to rely on sheltered, harder to find spots. I've had every kind of board out in the last month, from big quad, to log to SUP (but not big enough for BB). What a nice reward, after a long winter of very decent surf. Check out all the NE surfing sites for many, many images.

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 ...