board#138: shortboard for Matthieu

Dimensions: 6'0 x 19 7/8 x 2 3/4
Completed in August 2016
Model Volute

The story: in my 2015 trip to France I shaped not one but two longboards (boards#106&107) for competitive french longboarder Matthieu. In 2016, he asked for a shortboard.

The shape: Matthieu was really interested to try my Volute model that have a very curvy fish tail. I originally shaped that model for Tamsen (Click here to see the original version). This is a board was very flat rocker too for better paddling in small to medium conditions. I shaped that board at Swop Surfboard workshop.

The artwork: ALL RED with a simple black pinline! Classy ! The glass was done by Swop Surfboards.

board#123: shortboard for Danielle

Danielle with her new shortboard

Dimensions: 6'2 x 23 x 2 3/4
[completed in April 2016]
Model Volute

The story: I am the one who contacted Danielle. I found her art on FB, randomly. Her artist name was Mermamamigration and her art centered around the Ocean, including mermaids!... Of course she was a surfer and I wrote to her : "we are meant to collaborate".  Shortly after we met in person and we decided to make a surfboard together: I would be the shaper, she would be the guest artist. 

The shape: Danielle wanted a shorter board than her 7'2 to have a more "performance" board. The challenge was to keep enough volume to be able to ride in most of the conditions in SoCal without losing to much of the "fast board" characteristic. Also keeping a bit of rocker for bigger days. I based my shape on the Average Joe board from Lost with a squash tail and round rails. I put my single to double concave signature for speed.

The artwork: I was so pleased to have Danielle work on her board. A real painter ! I just gave her recommendations about what the foam and resin can handle in term of paint and quantity. I handed her the shaped blank and she did her magic. When she brought the board back for glassing I was totally in love with what she did: ocean creatures floating in teal/blue waters. Everything I would liken my own board! I am so happy our project resulted in such a cool piece of art she can surf whenever she feels like shortboarding!

painted foam before glass (artwork by Danielle)

painted foam before glass (artwork by Danielle)

Danielle signing her art !!

board#112: shortboard for Tamsen

Dimensions: 5'6 x 21 1/8 x 2 3/8

[completed in November 2015]
Model Volute

The story: Tamsen heard about me from mouth to ear at my work place. My day work place. We met at the cafeteria and a board was born. Another Illumina board. (I have done so many surfboards for Illumina colleagues that it would be too much work to try to spit out a stat on that.)

The shape: Tamsen showed me  her favorite shapes from Lost Surfboards. I based my shape on her very top favorite (The Uber Plank model) with  that very special "squallow" (a swallow set in a squash) . But I also insisted to have the board she likes to ride (Bottom Feeder model) with me in the shaping room to get all the volumes and rails right.

The artwork: Tamsen has two lovely twin daughters which she pictured with her (as  the mother wolf) on the silhouette she sent me. The classy black pinline was performed by Global Glassing along with the glass.