8th annual ART OF SURFING FESTIVAL

The 2008 Art Of Surfing Festival will open Thurs July 31 and run through Sat Aug 2nd on the music pier in Ocean City, NJ. Swing by and see your favorite artists newest works.
Sagemore Surf Gallery and Surfing Artists International presents it’s 8th annual“Art of Surfing Festival”, which has quickly become the premiere east coast surfing event of the summer. The festival is an expression of the local surfing culture and it’s influences from Hawaii and California. This show is for anyone that is drawn to the ocean and enjoys the beach culture lifestyle.
The Music Pier is located on the Ocean City boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace & extends out over the beach & ocean. Every August over 6,000 families converge on the Music Pier to take part in what has become the largest event of its kind on the East Coast.
This year will also feature a children’s activity tent sponsored by Gillian’s Wonderland Pier & a visit from Malibu’s original Gidget. Gidget will be available for a book signing and autograph sessions throughout the event.
The 3 day event (July 31st – August 2nd) will feature a surf art exhibit, live music, surf movies, painting demonstrations, surf memorabilia and much more. Artists will be on hand throughout the show to meet the public and answer questions.
Many of SAI’s internationally acclaimed artists will be on hand to meet the public for signings & demonstrations of their unique talents. Artists attending the show include BOGY, Phil DeAngelo, Kim Weiland, Jon Baker, Jamie Kelly, Wade Koniakowsky, Steve Mullen, Rick Romano, Anthony Fiore, and many more. For more information call: (609)398-8887 or visit http://sagemore.cmail4.com/l/466444/gldjr5y/y
8th Annual Art of Surfing FestivalSchedule of EventsThursday - July 31st7PM to 11PM: Opening Night (meet the artists)7PM to 11PM: Surf Art Exhibit Open7PM to 10PM: Live Music by Glenn TaylorFriday - August 1st12PM to 11PM: Surf Art Exhibit OpenPainting Demos Throughout the Day6PM to 8PM: Book Signing - GIDGET7PM to 9PM: Artist Signing7PM to 10PM: Live Music by The SilenceSaturday - August 2nd12PM to 11PM: Surf Art Exhibit OpenPainting Demos Throughout the Day7PM to 9PM: Artist Signing7PM to 10PM: Live Music by The Sharkskins

The TV-Book shelf ...

I've been working on this "Entertainment center" since this winter and am finally done. After Chi Chi's passing and Keegan's birth this was the 3rd most important thing I had going this past winter(-:spring,summer:-). She is finally finished. An approx 7' x 5' mahogany, yellow heart, brazilian cherry, black walnut, maple, ash, and blood wood "entertainment center" for a wall mounted flatscreen TV. The side boards are mahogany and y heart w/ maple figure 8 stringers inspired for an old Greg Noll I have. The fin on the top of the book shelf is ash, black walnut, & blood wood inspired by my friend Pat's old Weber pig fin. This has been one of my favorite jobs so far, and I look forward to designing & making more exotic wood sculptures like this in the future. Here are some pics of it in progress and finished...

the Steve and Cookie's Art Show

Thanks to everyone that attended the show @ Steve & Cookies by the bay in Margate the other evening.
The show went well for what I could tell and we rased a bunch of money for Atlantic County Social Services.
I personally sold 2 pieces and had alot of good feed back and comments. Special thanks to Cookie and John Baker for the venue and all the hard work. I can't wait till next year.

Steve & Cookies Art Show Wed, June 18

Wed, June 18th Starting @ 5pm. The 5th annual Steve and Cookies Art Show will be a blast, $25 entrance fee @ the door. I'll have a wall of new work (most can be viewed on theis blog) and be joined by other artists like my friend & Margate's own John Baker. Swing by and support the arts.
show postcard... http://steveandcookies.com/misc/Art%20Show%20poster4.pdf

Noel's skate deck for Jessie and Kyna

Noel called the surf shop the other day and wanted a skate deck panted for a wedding present for her friends. It's pretty self explanatory, here's a shot of it.

The Dream rice paper lam on board

SOLD

Here is another rice paper lam this time on maple. The knot is filled w/ colored resins. "The Dream" was drawn in ink and laminated to the maple board using polyester resin and fiberglass cloth and has a mahogany frame.

Rice paper lam on board

I did this custom rice paper lam for my friends Heather and Johns' wedding present. It's a hand drawn in ink on oriental rice paper then glassed onto a board w/ polyester resin and fiberglass. Framed out in American Cherry to finish. I'm working on a few more of these for an upcoming show this month.

Outrigger Canoe Sculpture for Surfrider Foundation

South Jersey Surfrider Foundation asked me to build a sculpture/trophy for Margo who paddled an outrigger canoe from Maine to Florida and will be attending International Surfing Day here in S. Jersey. The canoe is made from mahogany w/ maple connections, the paddle from ash and mahogany, and the base is figured red birch.

Oooooops, seems like my web site is down

This is one of those things you don't think about until the domain name has expired. Kenny and I should have the JKSurfArt.com website up and kickin in a day or so. Be patient and I should have some updates for the blog asap too.

Bar top/Counter top for D. Mayo

Here are some b/f pics of D. Mayo's Bar top. A 7'6 board made from Maple and Black Walnut finished in oil based poly. The fin is Red&White Oak and 2 species of Mahogany, the tailblock is Black Walnut, Bloodwood, & Maple. The board is 24" wide & 3/4" thick, and will be mounted on 3/4" birch finish ply.