Happy Halloween

Art by John Culqui
www.jsculquiart.com

Dylan

Photo by David Gray

You are invited to a LEED Plaque Ceremony & Open House for 1491 Neptune Ave.

My friend Rich will be having a LEED Plaque Ceremony & Open House for his 1491 Neptune Ave. project.

For those of you, like me, who were fascinated by his project here is your chance to take a look for yourself and learn more about what makes it so environmentally friendly. 

You can RSVP at leedplaqueceremony.eventbrite.com.

Liquid Salt Collaboration Supports SurfersHealing.org

A while back we thought it would be fun to collaborate with some of the people we know and respect in our surf community to do a program that we could have fun with as well as have an opportunity to give back to some of the organizations we feel need our support.

What we came up with was a Collaboration Program where we pick one of our heros in the surf world and collaborate with them to design a model that will give a bit back to a charity of their choice.

Our first collaboration is with Glenn Sakamoto of  Liquid Salt Magazine. For those of you familiar with Liquid Salt you know Glenn as the brains and talent behind the interviews of the surf world's elite.

We didn't know Glenn that well so we approached him to see if he would be into it. Turned out he was already a fan of our work so he was stoked and eager to get one designed. Glenn is an amazing brand designer so it was fun to come up with his model. After some ideas we settled on doing one after his Bing he loves so much. That way he can have a little mini me of that board. 

When it was done we took it with us to some shows we did and people loved it. Everyone wanted to buy it. It took us a while to get it to him but when we finally did we were stoked to hear that his lovely wife actually let him put it in his living room! Guys, as you know it is almost impossible to get any beloved board in your living room!  Believe me as much as he'd like to have that Bing on his wall there is no chance that is happening.

When Glenn was asked who he wanted to support with proceeds from the sale of the model he quickly chose Surfers Healing, a non profit organization started and run by Izzy and Danielle Paskowitz.  The organization is special because it uses surfing to heal autism with amazing results. See more on their program here.


If you'd like to support Surfers Healing and help an autistic child learn to surf you can donate directly to them here or you can purchase the Liquid Salt model and we will donate to them for you.

Dumpster Dive'n

Last night while at Surfy Surfy JP told me that he got word that a dumpster at a storage unit in Solana Beach was filled with busted boards. Apparently the owner of these boards was moving and had to do something with them fast. With only the information of it being somewhere in Solana I took off last night to locate them only to be skunked. This morning I did a bit more poking around and stumbled upon the score!  4.5 boards of old foam goodness. Life is good my friends. Life is good. 

Next time, before you throw your broken boards in the trash and make me search all over town and rummage through the trash, please, contact me. I'll gladly take them off your hands. 

Thanks JP for the tip. We will make some mighty fine handplanes out them.

IMPROVISED EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONICA @ Ducky Waddles Oct. 28

Ducky Waddle's  Emporium Presents Improvised Experimental Electronica.

Three talented veterans of the San Diego music scene, James Call , Joyce Rooks and Marcelo Radulovich, on organ, theremin, cello, computers, various percussive and sound effect devices,  will  perform what can best be described as an Avant Garde Concert of Improvised Experimental Electronica.

Thursday evening October 28th, performance at 8:00, doors open at 7:00. Seating is limited, reservations are reccomended. Admission $10.00. You can reserve seats by calling 760-632-0488 or reserve on line here;  

http://www.duckywaddles.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1755

For more information call 760-632-0488

For additional information on Improvised Experimental Electronica , contact
Jerry 760-632-0488 or visit http://www.duckywaddles.com

Ducky Waddle's Emporium, North Coast San Diego Art Gallery, Book Store
and Center for Cultural Studies.


Support our local business!

Sunsets

I love promoting the work of others but is it even sweeter when they are from your own family. Here are a few shots from my Dad and local San Diego photographer, RM Lewis. I love his work. Beauty in everything he shoots. Well done pops. Enjoy.

Thanks for Supporting Max

Thank you to all who supported and continue to support Max.  The event raised money but most importantly it raised awareness for Max which will bring in more support. 

 Here's a video of Max.  If you would like to donate Max's cause go to www.maxspartacus.com/.

The Might Max K. Benefit

Mighty Max Benefit

on Friday Oct 22nd 2010,
5pm to 10pm
in the Cardiff Town Center

Come help 6yr old Max with his battle against cancer

94/9 Mikey Show producer Jay Isbell

Champion Vert Skaters - Pierre Luc Gagnon, Rune Glifberg and special guests

Bands: Cut Back Curve, Friends and Enablers and Robin Henkle Band

Silent Auction: Week in Hawaii, Mexico, Mammoth, ENJOY HANDPLANE!…

Raffles: snowboards, surfboards, decks…

Food/Hip Hop Dancers/Hula Hooping/face painters

Sponsored by: 20 Lounge, Zenbu, Rimels, Seaside Market, East Coast Pizza, Sambazon, The Leucadia Project/ Enjoy Handplanes.

We were asked to make a handplane for the Might Max K. Benefit. Here is the one we donated. If you are looking for a handplane stop by the event and bid on this one please. 

If you can't make it  you can donate via PayPal.

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Recycled Art Exhibition - Rhythms Within The Fun Zone

A Reception Of All New Art featuring:

Environmental Folk Artist

Rodney "Rodrigo" McCoubrey

Where: Solana Beach City Hall 635 S. Highway 101 Solana Beach,Ca

When: October 22, 2010 5 till 8 P.M.

Light Refreshments will be served.

Look at this piece. It's unbelievable. You won't want to miss this event. Rodney is truly one of our living Leucadia Legends. Support his work as he is doing it right. Go Rodrigo go!

Devon Holloway's Short

My friend Devon made this cool short about her trip to the Channel Islands.  Enjoy.

ArtHaus-2: Certified LEED Platinum

ArtHaus-2: 1491 Neptune Avenue REMODEL

My friend and fellow fish riding, handplane loving, Leucadian Rich Williams sent over these photos of a project he did over the last few years. He has just received news that it achieved the U.S. Green Building Council's highest "Platinum" LEED certification.  It is the second "LEED for Homes" single family residence project to be certified in San Diego county, and the first to achieve certification in the City of Encinitas.  LEED stands for "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.   It is a internationally recognized and rigorous rating system that not only covers energy and water efficiency, but also indoor air quality, the durability of a home, the use of eco-friendly materials,  community connectivity,  awareness and education of the building's occupants, and construction waste management.  Not only shall the buyer of this home be assured that they live in a truly eco-friendly and healthy home, they can enjoy owning an architectural beauty as well as having stupendous ocean views from the second story.  Yes, you can also see how the good the surf is too! Love it.

Rich, well done my friend. If you want to see more of the house check out his site. www.arthaushome.com/

 

Latest Short by Nathan Oldfield

Our friend Nathan Oldfield shared this clip with us of Dane Peterson doing his thing. I like Nathan's work because it is always inspiring and very dreamy. You get lost in it the way he uses focal points, edits and music. It's like you could check in and live there for a while and be very happy.  Watching Dane on a point break makes me wish I lived in Byron Bay. I could use some nice long right hand points right about now. The kind that you can see bend down the beach as you go down the line. Enjoy.

Movie of the Week - Fins

I watched this one a few weeks ago. I liked it. It's about the surf anything mentality. 

Alex Knost

Andrew Logreco

Andy Irons

Chris Bredesen

Colin McPhillips

Dan Thompson

Dane Peterson

Dodger Kremel

Flea

Herbie Fletcher

Jalian

Joel Parkinson

Joel Tudor

Jye Lee

Kekoa Uemura

Kelly Slater

Lucas Proudfoot

Mick Fanning

Pickle

Ratboy

Steven Thomas

Tanner Beckett

Titus Kinimaka

Tom Wegener

Wingnut

Wayne Dean

Surfy Surfy Handplane

If you get a chance stop by Surfy Surfy to check out JP's St. Pierre's handplane we did together. Designed and painted by JP, shaped by me and glassed by Kipp. This thing is so cool. I had no idea JP had such a talent for drawing. JP really wanted to make a handplane that looked like the Bonzer Bumble Bee so we made this little beauty with a diamond tail. 

This one is not for sale as he liked it so much he kept it for him himself. However we are making more and if you want one just let us know and JP will paint it up for you. 

Micaiah Hardison

www.micaiahhardison.fineartstudioonline.com

Come Back with my Whale: Works by: John S. Culqui

Long Beach artist and TLP fan John Culqui¹s new show "Come Back with My Whale" is going on at the Curbside Gallery in Santa Ana. The title comes from a line in the Tom & Jerry Cartoon episode, "Dicky Moe". The whale will be featured throughout the nautical themed pieces along with pirate skaters and surfers.

www.curbsidegallery.com

The Scuttle Fish @ Revolver

Our friend Brian Lam from the blog TheScuttleFish.com is having a Pop Up Shop at the famous Revolver shop in San Francisco. Brian is a big supporter of our Enjoy Handplane project and will be displaying a group of them with board bags next to handplanes by Danny Hes, Photography by Ryan Tatar, drawings and sculpture by Jay Nelson and tons more cool stuff.  If you are up in the SF area the opening is this Friday and the shop will last for 6 weeks.

All proceeds from the venture will go to Save our Waves.

For more info go to: www.thescuttlefish.com/revolver/

Dom's fish

Our friend Dom De Pietro shaped his first fish with the help of Ryan Burch. It’s a 5-5" ( x 20 1/2?) and made from a Skip Frye template.  It's the first poly board he has shaped (after building 4 Alaia wood boards).  His friends at Hot Sauce glassing in oceanside helped Dominic laminate the board. Dom is a great surfer. Can wait to get some shots of him on it.

Allison Renshaw

My friend and local artist, longboarder and handplaner Allison Renshaw is also featured at the Eric Phleger Gallery's current show. Here are two pieces she has displayed. Enjoy.

The Wave by Cheryl Sorg

My friend and local artist Cheryl Sorg sent this over to me. It's titled "The Wave".  For those who don't know her work she makes art out of the words and sentences in books. All the lines you see are words cut from the book and reassembled into form. This piece is made from the short story by Haruki Murakami called 'The Seventh Man' in which a man tells the story of witnessing his best friend being washed away by a giant wave in a typhoon when he was a kid, and how that event affected the rest of his life.  

This piece and others will be on display at the Eric Phleger Gallery.

Opening for the show is Thursday Oct. 7th 6-8pm

Skye Walker - Paints another Handplane

Our friend Skye got commission to paint another handplane. This one is really cool. Check out the time-lapse!.

Pat Millin

Photo by David Gray

Check out this shot and a bunch more on the Surfline feature from the latest swell. Enjoy. 

Cardiff Surf Classic and Green Beach Fair This Weekend - Saturday and Sunday

Don't forget to buy your tee! They are designed by Jamie and Tak. 

We will be there as well with our handplanes. Come check us out!

New Blog in Town - @ Sea by Lauren Tolford

Our very own Lauren Tolford has a new blog. We feature her all the time and it will be great to have a place to see all her latest work. Go check it out. www.createatsea.blogspot.com

"This blog will chronicle a new journey in my life. I am going back to my roots. "Dream. Create. Surf."

Growing up I was told that being an artist wasn't the best choice for a wealthy life, so I decided to use my artistic talent to gain a degree in Fashion from FIDM. Now that I have that expensive little piece of paper, not much has happened. I am tired of trying to gain a corporate job in an industry full of unauthentic people. I am going back to what comes natural: creating. I will be posting my work inspired by love, life, and adventures on land and @SEA."