TRACKS MAGAZINE - 1000SG Feature: How to bury dead boards sustainably?

"Chris’ artwork was the first of its kind but since he completed the work, board graveyards have been created in commemoration of surfers. Notably, Ricardo dos Santos was recently honoured with a board graveyard. “It was pretty cool to see that happen,” said the 25-year-old, who may have started a new surfing ritual."

Read the full article here: http://www.tracksmag.com/how-to-bury-dead-boards-sustainably/

Thank You. Your 'Like' Counted.

Thank you to everyone who took a moment to like 1000SG's quiver shot because it made the top 5!!! This means it will soon get featured on - http://www.korduroy.tv - Korduroy.TV is getting quite an online following these days so its rad news for 1000SG!

Like 1000SG's Photo To Win Korduroy.TV's 'Show Us Your Quiver' Comp!

Help 1000SG to win Korduroy.TV's Show Us Your Quiver Competition!

Take a second to 'Like' the photo ON FACEBOOK HERE!

Most Likes wins...

Surfing The Tombstone

Lad in the line up: Are your spreading the word of god or something?
Me: (Laughs) No. I'm building a graveyard...

250 Halves = Quarter of the way...

The collecting continues...

Now storing 250 surfboard halves which means I am quarter of the way of reaching 1000!

Tune into the ongoing collection, like this project @:
www.facebook.com/1000SG

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

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

Trait

Boyd-E

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

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

200.

Just in case you've ever wondered what 200 broken board halves might look at your house...

Pecha Kucha at Hideaway Cafe

Last night 1000SG was presented at Pecha Kucha 'a night of ideas' which was held at the Hideaway Cafe. There were some amazing presentations and lots of creative ideas being thrown around the room.

Pecha Kucha was a part of a series of creative dialogs organised by Wollongong City Council as a lead up to Viva La Gong. Viva la Gong is Wollongong's annual one-day sustainable community arts festival that brings to life the city's creative spirit and cultural diversity. Its happening on Saturday 12 November 2011 at MacCabe Park

Photography: Ash Baker & Rachael Cullen

1000SG Artist talk - tonight!

UOWtv

At 4:12 there's an interview which sums up the project quite well

Thanks Bec Fist & UOWtv!

TRAILER TRASH: Northern Beaches

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The other day I organised a big pick up from a several surfboard manufacturers/repairers along the Northern Beaches, between Mona Vale & Manly. Anticipating a load of 60+ surfboard halves I hired trailer and decided to make a banner for it too! - Good ol' projector style!

Some of the boards look in tact - but they are not. Some of them are foam blanks that were damaged. Most are missing noses/fins and are dinged making them too expensive to repair in comparison to buying a new board. It's one of the major issues with surfboards - they become quite expensive to repair once they are badly damaged, particularly when snapped in half by a heavy wave or stomping a big air (about $150 - $200). 

Big thanks to everyone who helped me out!  The trip yielded 73 halves in total.

Photos/Film by Rhiannon Bannenberg

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Trendspotting

1000SG has had some great media attention in the last week!

These sites have many great design ideas and articles posted on them - well worth looking at!

The Maths

I've got about 25, that equals only 975 halves to go...