Photos from the Rainbowlogical Show

ESPN reviewed the Rainbowlogical show. How cool is that!? Jon Coen writes a great blog for ESPN, revolving around the surf community.


Since I couldn't be there for opening night, I loved seeing the photos. You can check them out here by clicking on Current Show, and using the grey scroll bar underneath to slide through.


All of the work from the show is in Corduroy's online shop. It's great to see all of the colors together, and here is the link to my violet pieces, which are all monotypes.


Early Hawaii


Plaza Mexico 1953

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Contest 66 by Norm Daniels

Blue Green Surf Girl by David Lloyd

After the Storm, San Onofre by Larry Iwerks


Liquid Jollies by Spencer Reynolds

Heading Home by Ron Croci

Hang Ten by Vincenzo Ganadu

Descent Into the Abyss by Ken Auster

Blue Lip by Wade Koniakowsky

Secret Spot #2 by Victor Kerpel

These are my favorite paintings from The Art of Surfing 2008 - Longboard Magazine. The mag folded the next year, but their art issues were so cool because they dedicated tons of pages to it.

Rainbowlogical at Corduroy

Rainbowlogical. Opening tomorrow night at Corduroy Surf Boutique & Gallery in Portland, Maine. There will be a variety of colorful things to eat and drink and a collection of new works from 7 amazing artists that span all the colors of the rainbow.

I wish I could be there in person - such a unique concept - each artist gets a color of the rainbow. I am representing the color violet. It was an exciting challenge as I don't typically use violet in my work. But I like how it all came out. Pictures to come and thanks to Tyler and Corduroy for including me in this rad show. I'm stoked to be in the company of these artists. Check them out and the colors they represent:

Nick Z - Red
Brandon McLean - Orange
Linda Meyers - Yellow
Katrine Hildebrandt - Green
John Fellows - Blue
Mark Warren Jacques - Indigo
Jamie Watson - Violet


Rainbows are freakin' cool.

Fans of Cher Pendarvis - Place Your Orders!

Cher

The great news is that the interview I did with Cher Pendarvis last year has been picked up by a very fine Australian publication called Kurungabaa: a journal of literature, history and stories from the sea.

This new issue is full of words, art, and images from emerging artist around the world, and includes a DVD of three Australian short films.

The cutoff date is to place your order is July 10th. It is a not-for-profit publication that only prints as many as are pre-ordered.

last issue of Kurungabaa

A little shout out to Rebecca Olive, whom many of you know from the surf blogging community. She is a writer for Kurungabaa and a dynamo of a woman who wants more women represented in Australian surf culture - and thus chose the Cher Pendarvis piece for the magazine. Thank you, Bec.

To order, go here now. I'd better place my order, too! Gosh it would be great if some U.S. surf shops stocked up on a few...

Surf Fridays!

Summer is here. Let's say you want to do something different. Something wild and beautiful. How about a road trip to Big Sur, California?


There is so much beauty in Big Sur, it is nearly overwhelming, in a good way. Do you like the sound of staying in a rustic (yet spotless) cabin along the Big Sur river? Ripplewood is where Jay and I stay every time. We recently took Jay's parents here too, and they loved it.


Andrew Molera (Big Sur Rivermouth) is no secret spot. It's a nice point/beach break and it takes a mile to hike in with your surfboard. This helps keep the crowds away.

A generous local showed us how to avoid making that mile hike for a 6 inch wave. Simply turn off the Highway onto Coast Road. You'll need to go pretty slowly as this dirt road has got a lot of huge bumps and holes in it.


Once you get up there, it will look just like this. This is your perch spot with a view to the south.


And from the same spot is the view of Andrew Molera. (There is a campground here, too). This is when you'll need to take out your binoculars.


With binoculars, you'll get a much better view than this. But you can tell that you'd be able to get a pretty good idea of what's going on that day so you can decide on whether to make the hike in or not.

Happy surfing and happy summer adventures to you!

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I am super excited because a high school swimming pool near my house opens to the public next Monday and I can work on my paddle fitness during my lunch break. I love swimming so much! I also love shave ice and have serious cravings every summer - can you believe they don't have any around where I live? I am seriously considering getting a shave ice machine. But first, I'll need to spend about a week in Hawaii, learning how to make the best ones from a local who will let me apprentice, and then I can surf in Waikiki every morning and afternoon as my reward. That's what I told Jay this morning. He laughed but somewhere inside, he knows I am serious.

Lots of love...JW

Me and Jess

Polaroid story: I put some pink braids in my hair and took a road trip to visit Jess at her old home in Venice, California, 2002.

Jessica Nichols is one of my best friends. She is in Mexico on vacation, and asked me to be a guest on her beautiful blog, Sweet Eventide. Please check it out. It's very personal and full of love.

Refueled Magazine Rocks

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When the editor of Refueled Magazine asked me to interview my own husband for the summer issue, I said yes. Chris Brown puts together such a fine, fine publication that it took me about two weeks to come up with some decent questions for the online mag. Of course, Mr. Jay Watson does an even better job answering them.

You can click on the flip book above to enlarge the pages for your reading pleasure. Brown is one of the best editorial designers I've ever seen in the business. Thanks for the opportunity, Chris.

For the entire issue, go to Refueled Magazine.

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In other news, Jay Watson has a new interview available via podcast on LensFlare 35.

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I love this postcard. I got it at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur. The artist in the truck is Ed Leeper. Ed calls himself a "serial" artist and is quoted as saying, "I'm really content with art work that takes a lot of time". He also likes to say, "I transform things people don't want into things people still don't want."

Here is another one of his pieces. Something else cool here, and a fascinating look at this Big Sur artist here.

Jay and I are heading to Big Sur next week with his parents - I'll keep my eye out for Mr. Leeper.

Surf Fridays!

Excerpts from Peppo's Pidgin To Da Max. Many years ago I bought this book - probably in an ABC store. I love it, yeah?

Surf Fridays!

Cy's Sunrise Lefts

Happy Surf Fridays to one and all. Cy sent over this beautiful video of he made while surfing with his girlfriend in Chile. It's so beautiful, isn't it? There's more great stuff at Korduroy, so please check it out.

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