Wellen Body Surf Art Show a Success

photo Pierce Kavanagh

Skye Walker 

photo Pierce Kavanagh

photo EL

Matt Jung form Wellen put on a very cool, first I've ever I've heard of, Body Surfing Art Show at their old HQ. Complete with original artwork by the artists Skye Walker, Keiron [Seamouse] Lewis, Ciro Bicudo, Jen Peters, Anthony Faucheuxthat who work with Wellen. 

We were lucky enough to get invited to join in on the fun. For our part we brought eight handplanes to display along with a little impromptu wave sculpture I made out of scrap card board and hemp string complete with little hemp string bodysurfer. (Not pictured but added in the night by Kipp was a beer tab for an handplane.) 

Thanks to Matt from Wellen for inviting us!

Thanks to all the artists that participated in making the Art Colab models with us! If anyone wants a handplane painted by one of them let us know.

As more pictures come in from the event we'll post them.

Clockwise from the top center:

"The Greener Blue", Resin Tint on Foam by Kipp Denslow

"The Yellow Mexi", Resin Tint on Foam by Kipp Denslow

Untitled, Acrylic on Hot Coat by Tak Aoyama

"Enjoy the Universe", Airbrush on Hot Coat by Peter St. Pierre

"Tinny Bubbles", Pencil on Foam and Resin Tint by Ed Lewis and Kipp Denslow  

"The Crabby Trilobite", Posca Pen on Hot Coat by JP St. Pierre

"Orange Iket", Acrylic on Hot Coat by Susan WickStrand

"The Harder They Come", Acrylic on Hot Coat by Jeremy Farson. 

Center: 

Untitled, Cardboard and Hemp String by Ed Lewis

photo EL

photo Pierce Kavanagh

photo Pierce Kavanagh

Blue and Brown tine Mini Simmons

There is something about these Mini Simmons. You can find this one at Patagonia Cardiff.

Body Surfing Art Show At Wellen Featuring Enjoy Handplanes

Click here to go to the Facebook Event

6 PM July 30th @
154 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA

Featuring art by: Susan WickStrand, Peter St. Pierre, Skye Walker, Keiron [Seamouse] Lewis, Ciro Bicudo, Jen Peters, Anthony Faucheux and more…..

Orange and Brown Beauty

There are always stars of a batch and this one was one of them. The pop of that orange against the brown tint is beautiful. You can find this one at Surfy Surfy.

Summer's Swell by John Culqui

One of 14 pieces available by John Culqui at the Summer's Swell show at the International Surfing Museum in Huntington Beach.

Some New Eco Art by Rodney McCoubrey

Photos and artwork By Rodney McCoubrey

http://www.rodrigosrecycledart.com

As part of our Enjoy Handplane project we team up with local Eco Artist Rodney "Rodrigo" McCounbrey in a "Leftovers' program to use our left over parts to make art. He is amazing. Thanks to all who support our handplane project and donate boards as this is part of the love that comes from your gift. If anyone wants one let us know. We'll connect you with Rodrigo.

Tangerine & Turquoise

I love this one. Available at Surfy Surfy

New Model - The Hitchhiker - Mini Simmons

We are so stoked to put out a new Mini Simmons model we made for fun one day and fell in love with. We call it the Hitchhiker. It is complete with a concave nose to step up deck. Fits your hand perfect. I love the Mint and Milk Chocolate resin tint too on this one. I wish I could keep it.

Teal + Charcoal + Diamond Tail

I like this one for sure. Available at Surfy Surfy.

Enjoy the 4th

Happy 4th!

Thanks to Susan Wickstrand for sending in these shots. Susan took her hand painted "Fire Cracker" from the wall at the Surf Indian where it is supposed to be hung and took it for a test spin this weekend. She left a sticky note in it's place. Susan has been working hard so she decided that she needed a little barrel time. It will be back up on the wall next week and might even make it into a few magazine articles she is due to be in. From a collectors stand point, having a piece made and then used by the artist is pretty cool, especially if it makes it into a photo spread! If you want this one contact the guys at Surf Indian. If you want one custom painted just for you, let us know and we'll put you in touch with Susan.

Tak + enjoy = Artist Collaboration #9

Our friend and local Leucadia artist Tak Aoyama just dropped off a handplane he painted up for us for our artist collaboration project. He's the 9th artist we have worked with to date  and he came back with a handplane that blew us away. It is so unique, beautiful and subliminal.

I love Tak's work because he thinks everything through. You will never hear out of Tak's mouth that there is something like a color  in his painting just because he likes that color. If something is in the painting it is because it has deep meaning to him and it conveys a message related to the overall piece. You can look at his work multiple times and find new things you missed the first few times around. 

All and all we are so stoked that Tak is on board to paint up some handplanes with us. This artist collaboration project is turning out to be so much fun.  If you'd like one like this (I think this one is going to hang on our wall!) then let us know and we'll connect you with Tak to do one special for you. Thank you Tak!!! Great job.

Mustard, Catchup and Charcoal Diamond Tail

Getting ready for the BBQ.

Available at Surfy Surfy.