Surf Art?

Surf art and other stuff

Check out this quick video tour of the Ben Cook Littoral Drifter exhibition.

Pyth a yll mebyon kernewek gul? at Hatton Gallery Newcastle University

Pyth a yll mebyon kernewek gul? at Hatton Gallery Newcastle University

Julie’s birthday cake

Julie’s birthday cake

Godgers pumping today

Godgers pumping today

Roberta Smith writing in the New York Times about Swell: Art 1950-2010 an exhibition of surfing inspired art curated by Jacqueline Miro and Tim Nye, shown across three New York galleries in July last year. 

Roberta Smith writing in the New York Times about Swell: Art 1950-2010 an exhibition of surfing inspired art curated by Jacqueline Miro and Tim Nye, shown across three New York galleries in July last year. 

It’s flat, it’s going cold again and I can’t stop thinking about food…

It’s flat, it’s going cold again and I can’t stop thinking about food…

Should be a good day. Two of my favorite things- sustainable surfboards and British surf history! 

Should be a good day. Two of my favorite things- sustainable surfboards and British surf history! 

ping pong is the new mode of surf cross training at our house - great for the reflexes and flexibility 

ping pong is the new mode of surf cross training at our house - great for the reflexes and flexibility 

Doesn’t take much snow for the schools to shut…….

Doesn’t take much snow for the schools to shut…….

Alfred’s latest workwear 2010 Recycled neoprene wetsuits. The fisherman’s smock was traditionally hand-made from sail canvas by Cornish fishermen and women as a simple item of work wear. In the mid 20th century, the artisan look of the garment appealed to the burgeoning artist community in St Ives, and has since been adopted as uniform of choice by generations of ‘incomer’ artists (often accompanied by a wide brimmed hat set at a jaunty angle). Fisherman cum artist Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) was famous for wearing a smock, and his working life spans the evolution of Cornish industry from fishing to commercial art during the first half of the century. Wallis, by all accounts, was a lot smarter than art history gives him credit for. It could be the case that if he had lived today, the entrepreneurial spirit that took him from fishing to art, may well have led him to taking advantage of the industry surrounding surfing that has now replaced traditional industries and art as the main draw for Cornwall’s tourists. Alfred’s latest work wear 2010 is a traditional smock made from recycled neoprene wetsuits. 

Alfred’s latest workwear 2010 Recycled neoprene wetsuits.

The fisherman’s smock was traditionally hand-made from sail canvas by Cornish fishermen and women as a simple item of work wear. In the mid 20th century, the artisan look of the garment appealed to the burgeoning artist community in St Ives, and has since been adopted as uniform of choice by generations of ‘incomer’ artists (often accompanied by a wide brimmed hat set at a jaunty angle). Fisherman cum artist Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) was famous for wearing a smock, and his working life spans the evolution of Cornish industry from fishing to commercial art during the first half of the century. Wallis, by all accounts, was a lot smarter than art history gives him credit for. It could be the case that if he had lived today, the entrepreneurial spirit that took him from fishing to art, may well have led him to taking advantage of the industry surrounding surfing that has now replaced traditional industries and art as the main draw for Cornwall’s tourists. Alfred’s latest work wear 2010 is a traditional smock made from recycled neoprene wetsuits. 

THE CUTEST DAMN MINI SURFMOBILE EVER! Thanks to Mini Dave 

THE CUTEST DAMN MINI SURFMOBILE EVER!

Thanks to Mini Dave