Uncommon Ideals, by Chris McClean and Mark Waters, captures the experience of surfing the cold waves of the North Sea. Beautifully shot and based around a poem by Daniel Crocket it was awarded Shortie of the Year at this years London Surf Film Festival.
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A little different transmission tower
A transmission tower near Újhartyán, Hungary, was built to resemble a clown. The pylons follow a worldwide trend in trying to make large industrial objects more humanoid.
Something exciting!
Hello.
I am very excited to share a story. I can’t let the details out until tonight but it is probably the most romantic thing I will ever be involved in and I am not even involved in the romance.
I will try to take some decent pics of what I am now vaguely describing.
New York weather is very nice at the moment but I fear rain may thwart the proceedings. Fingers crossed it will all work out. Keep your eyes peeled.
xx
Jerry Schwartz
Postcard from the Farm
Greetings from the farm in Garza, Costa Rica where it is hot and humid. We’ve officially returned to the Nicoya Peninsula for the winter season where we were blown away by these beautiful plants: fresh ginger (gingibra in Spanish) from the huerta (garden) in Garza! That ginger goes into making a vodka infusion (see below) for mixed drinks like my favorite “Ginger Goodness.”
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The Sky Above
James Turrell
Corporeality puts our feet on the ground and our head in the sky. The temporal, what we see at a particular moment is for that moment. Our consciousness and physical presence makes this possible.
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Ruth Asawa
It’s not so much the art that is important, it’s to think for yourself…[that] is the important thing.
—the artist speaking in the documentary, “Ruth Asawa: Roots of an Artist”
Rerip
Wondering what to do with an old or broken surfboard? Rerip it! Rerip is an organization that strives to keep boards out of landfills. Founded by Meghan Dambacher and Lisa Carpenter—San Diego residents and avid surfers—and run by a team of volunteers, Rerip sets up drop off locations for people to leave unwanted boards, fins and wetsuits. The California-based organization hosts local events and awareness campaigns. Committed to reducing waste and harmful practices in the surfing community at large, Rerip will help you set up a surfboard drop off center in your city.
Alex Kopps
I produced drawing-based paintings with gouache on wood and paper with subject matter that is largely nonobjective but aesthetically strongly tied to nature and the movement of water.
—surfer and artist, Alex Kopps
