Stop and Reflect on the Lotus
Each morning coming to ‘work’ at the Healing Centre we are greeted by the beauty and serentity of the lotus. These are early morning meditators who then tuck up until the next day break.
Shipbuilding
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 […]
Dirk Westphal: Surfboard Art
Sorry if any of you were trying to post recently, and couldn’t log in. The blog was having technical problems — but now it’s up and running!
Moon Garden
Hi, my name is Gonca. Those of you who have had the pleasure of visiting Nosara might know me and my jungle store, Bazzar de Nosara. For the last five years, I have been coming to Bali to do the shopping for my store. Bali feels like a second home to me by now. Seeing […]
Wood is Good
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!)
Barefoot on Grass
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 […]
Second Chance for George: Not the Last Tortoise of His Kind
The New York Times has a great article about “Lonesome George,” who was thought to be the last of his tortoise-subspecies. Now scientists think there’s a female for him somewhere out there.
The Green
What do we all think of Robert Redford’s new Sundance channel — The Green — dedicated to TV shows about the environment and green living? Check out the programming here.
Greg Noll: The Art of the Surfboard
By Drew Kampion. Released a week ago! There are photos from a Surfing Heritage release party for this book, and a summary on Surfer’s Path.
The NY Times has good taste
If you’re a harmony-blog reader, you had to grin when you opened The New York Times and saw the photo, along with the first line: “Nature is so in.”
DJ Spooky Film Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival
Hey! Former guest DJ Spooky writes: “Hey everyone – this is the premier of my first film. It’s one of the headlining events for the Tribeca Film Festival, and I’ve been working on it for a while. If you’re in NY on May 4 or 5th, please come out and check the new version. It’s […]
The EPA Loves Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson — yes, the singer — was recently honored by the E.P.A. for his foundation’s environmental work.
Art Writing: Connections Brilliant and Absurd
Critic Jonathan Jones asks why doesn’t the public like painter Ellsworth Kelly. “Then they walk quickly… through the Kelly room, ignoring the flat, coloured objects on the wall… Perhaps it is “chromophobia”, fear of colour, which surprisingly enough has something to do with Islamophobia.” (He goes on to explain that “Abstract art is an Islamic […]
Who Said Painting Was Dead?
Hang on to your pants and take a look at this piece and more at www.johnbailly.com.
Spin for Your Life
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, […]
Eye Doctors and Art
Two pieces of news about eye doctors helping the world of art: 1) An eye surgeon might be called upon to remove tiny shards of glass that were embedded by careless thieves when they stole The Scream
Sharjah Biennial: Art, Ecology, and the Politics of Change
The current Biennial in Sharjah, UAE, is subtitled “Art, Ecology, and the Politics of Change.” One featured artist, Tea Mäkipää (bad-ass name, no?) created Ten Commandments for the 21st Century. Her piece involved going from Germany to the UAE by ground, in accord with her first commandment, “Do not fly.”
“Great Grom Video” from Surfrider
Eleven year old Cobi Emery made this green-surfing video, shown at surfrider.org. Incredible, huh? When I was eleven, I stepped on a disposable camera, which then broke.
Buddies
This guy is known as the Tico Tarzan. He rescued his buddy Poncho who was dying from a gunshot wound. Follow the link here — courtesy of www.ticotimes.net/
