Harmony Blog

ok, so we’ve taken the 2 part
board, and put it back together
again. yes, maybe it is a little
heavier than it originally was,
but for that you get a board that
is now what is commonly known as
a tanker, and unless the waves
are so weak and slow and you’re so
fat ( er I mean heavy) that there
is a physical problem of being
able to catch the wave, once
you’ve got the wave a
tanker is really fun and actually
a lot easier to surf than a
lighter more ‘hi performance’
board-. again being fat like me-

once the wholes are patched and
smoothed with whatever you’ve got
( not critical ) it’s time to lay
out your glass. this is
structural and is worth planning
out. i always pretend it’s really
important and not just a
surfboard, and use splints as
inspiration, and also doing it in
such a way that if it breaks
again, it won’t be in that spot-
so ‘over engineering’ may also be
inspiration. in this case I’m
lining the break with several
small patches of fiberglass to
start with, with the idea that

Hi, I’ve never blogged before, but
here I go. I will try to provide
insights into my world, and my
world lately consists of making
surfboards, exhibiting them as
art ( all around the world
actually) and all the peripheral
stuff that goes along with being
an artist in NYC. Specifically, I
will be doing a demo in the next
few days on how to fix a
surfboard that has been broken
into 2 pieces. Rather than
tossing it, or turning it into a
kickboard or glueing several
pieces together to make a

i can see why noah was so famous
for building a boat with no nails
or screws. jesus.

i just moved into a new space in
downtown LA. I miss new york - i
never read here because there’s no
subway and unless i get a job as
a taxi driver i’m not going to
read at the wheel. in the process
of building the kitchen here I
have taken on a bit of
woodworking knowledge. in high
school i enjoyed wood shop but
would get kicked out because i
would get high and start

The beauty of natural,
sustainable wood surfboards have
propelled Grain Surfboards to the
forefront of a growing market.
The company is committed to
building and riding hollow wooden
surfboards. They also offer kits
for the DIY crowd (my 10′
Waterlog is nearing
completion!) The Grain tradition
includes reducing the impact of
surfboard production by using
locally produced, sustainable
wood products and creatively
reducing or reusing any waste
left over.

John’s benefit at Eyebeam was
great! In this photo from the
benefit, the Yes Men just made
John put on a suit that will
supposedly help him survive
hurricanes and natural disasters.

I just came across this via
Inhabitat (so those of you who are
all “up-to-the-minute” on the
internet are rolling your eyes) —
but what a perfect thing. If only
they could somehow make one with
that great Playa Guiones sand;
those of us in NYC could pretend
we were back by the Harmony
Hotel’s beach…

Lloyd Godson won Australian
Geographic’s “Live Your
Dream” prize and launched
the BioSUB project with the money.
The sub is powered by surface
level solar panels. He generates
his air by pedaling a bicycle —
think about that in your spin
class — while plants gobble up the
CO2 he and the photographer make.
Lloyd, I’m way impressed. What a
cool project. Pics follow.