WAVES Magazine have put together a killer king Ke11y issue with a neat feature on climate change. The surfboard graveyard image features within the climate change article and there's an interview on pg37! Don't miss out on a copy cool cats...
28 November 2011
WAVES Magazine Interview & Feature
WAVES Magazine have put together a killer king Ke11y issue with a neat feature on climate change. The surfboard graveyard image features within the climate change article and there's an interview on pg37! Don't miss out on a copy cool cats...
22 November 2011
The RERIP Story
At 'The Graveyard Exhibition' event night I showed PART 3 of the ReRip stroy. I've posted the full story here because it highlights a successful way of collecting surfboards in the US where the aim is to reuse and resell them... could this happen in Australia?
RERIP PART 1
RERIP PART 2
RERIP PART 3
About Rerip.com
Rerip.com is a US based online classifieds site for selling, buying, reusing and recycling surfboards. The aim of the company is to provide an opportunity for individuals to reuse and reride equipment, while promoting awareness for the need to reduce our collective footprint on the world.
Read more about it below:
RERIP PART 1
RERIP PART 2
RERIP PART 3
About Rerip.com
Rerip.com is a US based online classifieds site for selling, buying, reusing and recycling surfboards. The aim of the company is to provide an opportunity for individuals to reuse and reride equipment, while promoting awareness for the need to reduce our collective footprint on the world.
Read more about it below:
21 November 2011
'The Graveyard Exhibition' + EVENT NIGHT!
'The Graveyard Exhibition'
A big thanks to everyone who made it up to the event night on Thursday - it was great to see you there! For anyone who couldn't make here are some snaps from the night!
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The evening at Patagonia Sydney (Nov 17 2011) told the surfboard graveyard story so far through artworks and a short film. There was also presentations/
1000 SURFBOARD GRAVEYARD EXHIBITION: 9pm
www.facebook.com/1000SG
PRESENTATION ON ECO-SURF ACCESSORIES: 7:45 - 8:15pm
Dave & Nicola from Surfing Green spoke about recycled and renewable surf accessories and raffled off a pack of goodies!
www.surfinggreen.com.au
ECO-BOARD BEING GLASSED INSTORE: All evening
Jason from Samsara Surfboards demonstrated how he makes his eco-surfboards and raffled off a board from his new range!
www.samsarasurfboards.com
RAFFLE
A new Patagonia merino wool suit was raffled too!
www.patagonia.com.au
15 November 2011
Smorgasboarder: Surf mag spread!
Smorgasboarder is a free mag that can be found at most legit surf stores! The Nov-Dec edition of mag is being dropped around Australia as I write this! The mag focuses on interesting stories from surfers and surfboard shapers in the community. 1000SG has feature spread (pg 72-73) - if you're in the Illawarra, Zink Surf Shop has fresh batch - get one while you can!
Check some of the older editions out here:
smorgasboarder.com.au
13 November 2011
Live Art @ Landcare Dune Day 2011
Landcare Illawarra held a Dune Day Festival at Gerringong on the weekend. The LA' Division crew were on the live art side of things. Trait, Boyd-E and myself all had our brushes out and the artworks were donated for auction with the proceeds going to Landcare Illawarra.
Landcare Illawarra is a community-based organisation operating in the areas of Wollongong,
Shellharbour and Kiama on the NSW South Coast, they get involved in a broad
range of environmental repair activities, such as bush regeneration.
landcareillawarra.org.au
Landcare Illawarra is a community-based organisation operating in the areas of Wollongong,
Shellharbour and Kiama on the NSW South Coast, they get involved in a broad
range of environmental repair activities, such as bush regeneration.landcareillawarra.org.au
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11 November 2011
SURFBOARD GRAVEYARD POSTER PRINTING
POSTERS! In the current exhibition (12 - 18th Patagonia Surf Store Sydney) there will be posters for sale, they are available online too, for $25!
Come along there's lots happening...
1000 Surfboard Graveyard Exhibition
- Handprinted at the Big Fag Press in Sydney by me, the artist, Chris Anderson
- Printed on 100% recycled Enviro-care Paper (120gsm - 65% post-consumer & 35 pre-consumer waste)
- Limited Run of 300 prints
Here's some snaps from the printing process
Come along there's lots happening...
1000 Surfboard Graveyard Exhibition
- Handprinted at the Big Fag Press in Sydney by me, the artist, Chris Anderson
- Printed on 100% recycled Enviro-care Paper (120gsm - 65% post-consumer & 35 pre-consumer waste)
- Limited Run of 300 prints
Here's some snaps from the printing process
Plate making in Marackville
Inking up the rollers
Pat Armstrong from the Big Fag Press setting up the printer
Printing, each paper piece of paper is put onto the press and printed one by one
A time saving mass crop with Rob from Farrell Printing
Big thanks to:
Imagination Graphics - imaginationprepress.com
Big Fag Press - bigfagpress.org
Pat Armstrong - portfolio.somnambulist.org
Farrell Printers - farrellprinters.com.au
4 November 2011
Divorce Court: Wife snaps surfboard
'...she basically takes my surfboard here, which is leaning up on the wall - and karate kicks it!'