Last weeks swell shots

Erik's New Board

Erik had a new board shaped by Roy Sanchez. It's a 5'7" quad/thruster made from a double stringer blank that was headed to CI for Kelly. Erik did the air brush himself which I am really digging. I can't wait to see him ride it.

Good Bye Ken MacDonald You Are Missed My Friend

On December 3, 2009 my friend and 30 plus year long resident of Leucadia left us. Exactly 30 years to the day he meet his lovely wife Linda. Amazing how that worked out.

I got to see Ken two days earlier. He was under hospice care and wasn't unable to speak or move.  I talked with him about surfing, I showed him pictures in one of his Surfers Journals and turned on the Eddie for him. When he saw the Eddie on the screen his eyes sparkled. He watched it for 10 hours straight.

The next day the surf here was pumping. Ken and his family watched it from their house as the energy from that swell he watched made it to his home break. There were dolphins playing and it was a magical day. That evening, Linda, her brother and Ken's sister threw him a party. They played the music he loves and stayed up with him until 2am. The next morning they loved him and held him as he left.

I want to say that I stayed strong as I was told this and didn't shed a tear, but I can't. He had a good fight and he went out with love, respect, good music and a swell. What more can you ask for?

I am going to organize a paddle out for Ken. Please contact me if you want to celebrate Ken's life.

Please comment below as you wish.

Ed

Grain Promo with Johnny Abegg by Mick Waters

I found this video on the Grain site. I love it. Good job Mick!

California dreamin' on such a winter day!

REMINDER - Reception for Artist by Artists - Sunday Dec 13th

Happy Birthday To The Leucadia Project!

Ok so it was yesterday. I spaced and thought it was today. At any rate it was a really fun year! I can't believe it has been that long. Over the last year we posted our brains out with 386 posts and made some really good friends along the way.

For this special day I have highlighted a few of the posts that made this year such a great one.

Enjoy.

Starting off in the beginning and working it's way down...

Favorite Post #1"Weekend Session " : The post that started it all. Thanks to David and his sharing I got inspired to start this site. These shots were the first to go up and kicked off the project.

Favorite Post #2 "Leucadia Navy" : David gets some great shots. This one was a favorite of mine. Not because it is me but the contrast of it all.

Favorite Post #3 "Kirk Takes the High Road": Kirk has been an inspiration for the site. He has been our header all year. I have spent many days in the water with him and the image of him surfing brings me back to some incredible days.

Favorite Post #4 "Friends and Neighbors": This is how it all begins... One peek and then your friends for life.



Favorite Post #5 "Budding Surfer/Artist": I love this shot and the art. This kid is one of a kind.

Favorite Post #6 "To Err Is Human. To Air is Super Human": Great shot of Matt Dawson making the best of a summer day.



Favorite Post #7 "Call For Entries - Color Your Fin - Art Project": This was the post that started it all. A winter morning with Alia turned into a world wide art project.



Favorite Post #8 "Cardiff Road Trip": This was the beginning of David's trips to Cardiff and the backlit goodness that he brought back with him. I love the finger drag.




Favorite Post #9 "Dugan We'll Miss You": Dugan was a legend for sure. He is missed.



Favorite Post #10 "A Successful Week In Leucadia": What can I say about Erik Baldwin. The guy is amazing. He added a lot to the site over this last year and this shot from David was one of my favorite. It also made it into a Reef ad!

Favorite Post #11 "Great Shots of Black's": This shot was one of a sequence David took that made it all over the web. It is of Eli Mirandon at Black's on a Mandala no wing quad.

Favorite Post #12 "Fin a GoGo - Everything But The Kitsch In Synch... The allegory of a surfing clown": Anne's fin art submission. Unbelievable. It also got her an entrance to an art show.

Favorite Post #13 "One Of My Favorite Shots": Another one from David. Just a classic shot.

Favorite Post #14 "Surf Wax Art": The post that started the Dirty Surf Wax Art movement. Do us all a favor, keep that wax out of the landfill and make some art with it.



Favorite Post #15 "Board Cam": This was a great shot. One of the best in the moment board cam shots I've ever seen.



Favorite Post #15 "Surf Art By Ethan Age 5": I love little kids art. So inspiring. This post was full of some great pieces.


Favorite Post #16"Some More From Last Swell": David did a great job of getting some amazing photos like this one over the year.



Favorite Post #17 "More Progress On The Grain...": The Grain was a highlight of my year. What fun to work on this project.



Favorite Post #18 "AB3 Fish Fry...": The AB3 was a great event. Both Murphy and Hans Enyedi won that day.

Favorite Post #18 "Lost and Found - In David's Back Yard": David finding Shasta the dog in his back yard after a week of being lost was amazing to say the least.

Favorite Post #19 "John Haffey at Cardiff": One of our most viewed posts. Haffey is a hit.



Favorite Post #20 "Loose 27 LBs With The Donut Hole Diet": Mary is great. She still gets called the Donut Lady.



Favorite Post #20 "Share Day - Video Stills by Mick Waters": Mick has been great. He has sent over lots of got stills of Ratsa. Keep them coming Mick I love them.

Favorite Post #21 "Suprise Guest - The Guys From Grain": When Mike and Brad from Grain showed up it blew me away. What a day. Thanks guys I'll never forget it.

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Favorite Post #22 "Bahne Fins Unlimited Tour": When Chris and I got to tour Bahne it was a real honor. These guys have been in the industry for a long time and their shop was like a treasure chest of memorabilia.



Favorite Post #23 "Custom Surfboards & Fins by Mike Slingerland & John Peugh": David's trip to Mike's house to check out their amazing custom fins and boards was unreal.


Favorite Post #24 "Amazing Day: John Peck and Rochelle Ballard Stop By": This was truly a magical day. These two are legends.

Favorite Post #25 "Sacred Craft": Sacred Craft was really a great weekend. I can't wait to go next year.

Favorite Post #25 "Grain Update - Deck is Glassed": Glassing my first board was a great experience. Really a lot more work then I had thought but an experience I'll never forget. THANK YOU KIPP!!!!

Favorite Post #26 "The Grain is Done, Shot, Waxed and Surfed": This was the highlight of the year for me. To get this board done and ridden was a true accomplishment.

Thanks to all who have stuck around for the ride. I look forward to next year and to see what projects we get into and people we meet.

Art Show "Undulation" by Maggie Marsek and Skye Walker Dec 11th

Maggie's new show with artist Skye Walker. Should be a blast. One night only.

Open Studio Art Sale at Rodney's this Saturday

My friend Rodney is an amazing artist. I have no less than 3 of his works. He is one prolific creator. He can produce art on a magnitude that I have not seen anywhere else. For the last few years he has been opening up his studio to the public at the end of the year and offering great deals on works of past in order to clear space for new projects to come. It is a great time to see and buy his work. He is in the giving spirit and loves to share his work with others. If you have been drooling over his work, now is the time to own. You will find some amazing deals on some incredible art, and make an impact on our landfills by placing trash in the form of beautiful art on your walls. Hope to see you there.

A few photos... Enjoy

The Stereotypes Singles Club-Making Love In Mono

All you Stereotypes fans, go to their FaceBook page and sign up for their new Singles Club. Every quarter you will get a free Stereotypes single via email. This was their first release called Making Love In Mono and it is good. If you've never heard of them go check out their website and listen to a few tunes.

http://www.myspace.com/thestereotypesmusic

Jack Chellemi

South Africa HD from Jack Chellemi on Vimeo.

Jack came over to shoot some footage for a few DIY clips we did for Korduroy.tv.  He is a really cool guy and has a lot of talent. Turned out to be a small world as I had never met him before but he has spent a lot of time in Leucaida and knows a lot of the same people. Jack is Cyrus Sutton's main filmer for the Korduroy project. You'll be seeing more of Jacks work no doubt. While we hung out and shot he told us about his latest trip to J-bay. Above is a piece he put together of his trip. Enjoy.