
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Temptations have mad style!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
LIFE AQUATIC
***If you have a moment check out the Life Aquatic article I wrote on a trip, Harrison Roach, Kassia Meador, Mike Stewart, Danny Hess, Dan Peterson, Peter Mc Bride, Lyndsey Noyes and Thomas Campbell took for the film of the Present. We surfed our brains out and the article came out looking clean. It's in the most recent issue coming out at the end of April, 2009.
TODD GLAERS 1ST SURFER COVER
LOVE BIRD IN GERMANY
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
SICK STYLE
Monday, April 27, 2009
DEREK DUNFEE IS A WINNER
HIGH FIVER
RANDOM ALASKA MOMENTS


Sunday, April 26, 2009
PYRAMID POWER
Cat Head
Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Dakota Phone Project

Thursday, April 23, 2009
HOUDINI"S SICK
BING COPELAND - Interview

-Recently I have been blessed to form a friendship with Bing and also get to work on board design under his classic surfboard label. Last month, I was lucky enough to pick Bing's brain while he sipped some tea in his cozy home in Idaho.
*** To read the interview check out------------ www.honoluasurf.com/CraftsmenCalvani.asp
*** You can also find his amazing new book at--- www.classicbingsurfboards.com/
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Lazy Day Board Art
**Just got a fresh batch of Bing short sticks. Wanted to add a bit of color and also helped me procrastinate a bit more on overdue art projects.
**Old Paper bags or junk mail is perfect to cover up various color patterns. All you need to spray is some blue painters tape, a razor, and some paper.
**Wish You didn't have to use spray paint, but it last the longest. This is mid spray.
**Final product, super 80's lovin. Took about 1 hour in all and adds a bit of texture to the canvas. Ciao, Chris 111
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Road Trip : Santa Cruz ---Part 1
Part 1:
Been stir crazy since my return from Australia. Think it's the lack of surrounding Nature. Lucky for Blair and I, we were invited to a friends B-Day extravaganza up in our old NorCal stomping ground. After packing the Volvo with way too much gear, we hit the road and hit traffic in LA, SB and Santa Cruz. As soon as we made it to town we took a big walk and then went to our favorite tea house spa. If your ever in the SC area and need a warm and relaxing experience, check out www.teahousespa.com.... Well worth the $35 an hour.
The next morning we met up with child hood friend Colin McNanny and his amazing Panamanian Pitbull, Dolce. We wandered the coast and sipped on some potent Herba Matte. Dolce brought the heat and was running mock ten after other dogs. Such a great spirit. After the morning hang session we rode bikes to the west-side and chilled out at the Farmers Market. If your ever in town and want a cool cultural experience, roll by the new location off Western and the 1. Great produce, live music and amazing people watching.
Colin gave us some great advice and recommended we explore the Fall Creek hike in Felton. Couldn't recommend this hike more for people looking to get lost in a sea of redwoods. The entire hike keeps you along side a river and in the shade of tree's. It's about 6 miles all said and done and there are multiple loops longer and shorter. There was also ruins of an old Limestone kiln, that was impressive, very European. After we played around in the vast groves of nothingness, we made our way back to clean up and get ready to party....
On our way back home, I spotted a Bigfoot museum. With some sweet talking I convinced Blair to stop and check it out. After all I 've been pretty fired up about the whole myth as of late and this was a chance to fully nerd out. The Curators name was Michael Rugg, epic dude, fully committed to the search and had a rad encounter when he was a child. The place was floor to ceiling paraphernalia , maps, castings and photos. Blair had to drag me out of the place by my ear. She puts up with a lot of my weird obsessions, but this one leaves her a bit boggled. All in all the place is well worth the time and $2 donation, if your in the Felton area look them up at www.bigfootdiscoveryproject.com.
Road Trip : Santa Cruz ----Part 2
Part 2:
After 2 days of having fun and relaxing in nature, we were pretty keen to attend T.Moe's B-Day bash. It had been along time since Blair and I were able to party with all our old friends in Santa Cruz, so our froth meter was hitting new levels. After our amazing walk in the Fall Creek reserve, we headed to the woods to finds T.Moe and Tiff's love shack. When we arrived at sunset, the place was already swarming with activity. People had come from France, Japan, Hawaii, SoCal, NorCal and all over the states. As expected a ton of our ultra talented and inspiring friends were there and it was great getting to catch up with crew we don't often get to see.
Highlights of the night had to be the amazing potluck that unfolded, Tiff's vegan chocolate cake, the highjinx that went down on the dance floor and the Dolphin shaped cake Alex Kopp's and T.Moe shared.
Another amazing aspect about the party was the full on parking lot scene that happened around the property. Most of the party goers slept in their big white vans, or set up tents in the meadows. The morning after was equally as enjoyable as the night's activity. We ate a communal style breakfast then took the party to a near bye beach. The waves were uncharacteristically glassy all day and there were overhead peaks that littered the beach. Overall it was a perfect day of lounging, laughing and displaying some wicked dance moves on surfboards.
Later that night we met up with Ashley Lloyd and Alex on the East side and had a golden noseride jam. All in all a great trip, surrounded by great people. The drive home took 9 hours, and we clocked 103 degrees in the LA valley. So happy I don't live there. Sparky dickle was stoked when we got home and now we are back into the flow of home.
All the best, Chris 111
Thursday, April 16, 2009
AUSTRALIA & BEYOND
*****Just got back from a cosmic journey down-under. Since my first trip to the East Coast regions in 1999, I've been enamored by the regions waves, landscapes, people and cultural experiences. This years I stayed with good friend and captain of the Gypsy Truck of Truthfullness, Dave Rastovich. Everyday held great surf explorations and lessons in living a balanced life. The best part of our fun and festivities was the fact that we were getting work done at the same time.
Nate Appffel is working on a new film project entitled Lost Prophets, which is panning out to be a wonderful gathering of inspiring people. The project is focusing on a group of freesurfers living on the fringe of the surf world. Brian Conley, Reef McIntosh, the Malloy's, Hans Hagen, Rasta and myself will be featured in the project.
In a nutshell our journey was blessed from the second we touched down to the time I left. Rasta treated us all so well, and could have a successful seppo tour guide business as a retirement plan.
Here are a few photos from the journey and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the Lost Prophets film late Summer 2009.
Enjoy, Chris 111
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Up Up & AWAY
By the way, this was an installation I did at Thalia surf a few months ago. If you have a moment go check them out, good folk, great gear.
All the best, Chris 111
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