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."

Soul, Style, Power! Chris Del Moro- part 2

Photos By David Gray

Double Aussie Feature - Searching for Michael Peterson and Bustin' Down The Door

Two films worth watching. Searching for MP is sort of haunting. A good story as well as classic 70's surfing. Bustin' Down the Door is another great bit of history. If you haven't seen them yet I recommend them. Bustin' Down the Door is on NetFlix as well.

Soul, Style, Power! Chris Del Moro- part 1

Photos by David Gray

Erik's Moon Plug

Our good friend Erik Baldwin finally got his experimental board done called the Moon Plug.  He and Dennis Murphy got together on this project and co-created it. It was Erik's brain child and he even did the art and glasswork on it.  I'm hoping to take her for a spin! Here's what he had to say about it.

Well, she's finally done! ...and her maiden voyage this evening was  spectacular! I can't explain how cool this board feels under my feet!  its quite a responsive yet very retro-ish' in how it glides through  flat sections. As for the performance, it seemed as if the better the  wave, the more it opened up.  Foot positioning was also very  comfortable, as the sweet spot seemed to be pretty big! It was hard to  do something wrong!  Oh yeah, it flys really well! Punts are a natural  reaction for this plug! Yew! ... Sorry it took so long. 

The Future

by
RM Lewis

www.thesandiegophotoproject.blogspot.com
(Taken at Future of Surfing Fair,
Solana Beach Cove, CA, September 25, 2010)  

My dad shot this yesterday of an unknown kid at the Future of Surfing event. It is such a classic photo. Blow it up, you can see his tongue sticking out and how focused he is. This kid IS the future. I love it.


(Note: If you are the parents and would like a free print let me know and I'll connect you with my dad.)

Future of Surfing Event- Saturday the 25th at Solana Beach

We will be at the Future of Surfing event showing off our handplanes. Come on down to Solana Cove from 11am to 3pm. We'll be making handplanes there and they will be giving one away in the raffle.  Hope to see you there.

More info at www.rerip.com

Enjoy The Ride - by David Gray and Ed Lewis

David Gray and I went to shoot Chris Del Moro last Friday and we ended up missing him. As we drove back home we saw this left and David spun around and he told me to suit up. It was pretty good sized and throwing. I was a little hesitant at first and then decided what the heck. I had all my gear, why not?

This was the second wave of the session. I got this, hit the bottom and went right in. I was sort of freaked. You can see it in my face. David has a way of getting you to do things you normally wouldn't. He is like surfing viagra. He showed me some shots and got me back out again. It was a blast! Best tube I've ever had. It looked like it was 20 foot from the inside laying down. The GoPro footage was cool but the stills I have in my mind are priceless.

Thanks David for hooking me up with the shots. Seriously if you ever need someone to nail a session with great shots go to him. He has the magic touch for sure. Again thanks to Rick at GoPro for the camera!!!!

"Gordo, Starbuck & Dicky Mo" by John Culqui

Latest artist version by John Culqui came out beautifully! John has become a big fan of our handpanes and wanted his own to paint up. He did this one as a tribute to Moby Dick. Pretty classic.

If you'd like your own blank canvas let us know. Enjoy!

"Green Spring Flower Thing" On Display at Encinitas Library

My friend and local Eco Artist Rodney McCoubrey spearheaded this years community art project which is now on display at the Encinitas Library for a year. The project was made possible with the help of about 20 local volunteers and tons of kids and parents at this years EEDAY Festival. It was also generously supported by our local city art program coordinator Jim Gilliam who has been a huge support of our local artist throughout the year. Among the crew of volunteers where a few of my friends, Anne and Kirk Fagergren, John Gjata, Corey Messor, Steve Kwik, Mary Fleener, Marc Lathrop, Dave and Holly Lecour, Tak and Jamie Di Dio Aoyama, Jeramy and the high school crew, and Jan Rogers (she was like 6 people in one. you rock Jan!) to name a few. 

If you get a chance go to the library to check it out. It is displayed on the north side.

If you helped in this pat yourself on the back. You did great!!!