the other wave

adrift

2011-01-02T02:25:00.003-08:00

Smooth seas ahead

2010-11-29T19:23:00.003-08:00

Its a matter of style

2010-10-25T20:32:00.001-07:00

The quad squad

2010-08-29T20:45:00.005-07:00

Fiberglass wood gliders

2010-08-10T18:10:00.002-07:00

Anticipation

2010-08-03T19:00:00.007-07:00

Just arrived, sweet anticipation!!!

Wolf lover

2010-08-01T18:49:00.004-07:00

Message in a bottle

2010-07-25T18:55:00.004-07:00

Bored Collector

2010-06-08T15:58:00.001-07:00

Show time

2010-06-01T19:53:00.008-07:00

Phew...All came together finally. No dings on the boards during their flight to Japan, found Japanese linseed oil and gum turps to oil boards and they actually balanced perfectly when we leaned them up against the wall. Happy days, job done!!!

Greenroom Festival take 2

2010-05-11T20:04:00.012-07:00

.... TCSS has been invited back to the GreenRoom Festival in Japan this month and they wanted to come up with something a little different..... something about surf, art, history and teamwork (& power tools)

they commissioned Sage & Paul Joske from Valla surfboards to craft 5 paulownia alaias, based on their research of the original boards in the Bishop Museum, Hawaii.

they then farmed those wooden canvases out to 5 of their artists with an open brief to embellish the deck how they see fit.... no pressure!!

the contributing artists are Jim Mitchell, Steven Harrington, Damiien Horan, Tyler Warren, & yours truly.
The top photos have been taken by Tom Woods
Below is a sample of shots by Elle Green showing the journey of #141 from source to construction to painting

We fly out next week

Development of a logo

2010-05-03T16:18:00.006-07:00

Sketches, finished art and close up of the Vibe logo I did for Sage earlier in the year

Typo

2010-04-22T20:49:00.001-07:00

Close up typo of one of the titles

Critical sliders

2010-04-16T16:15:00.002-07:00

Critical Sliders from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo.

A great piece from the very talented Nathan Oldfield featuring the critical slide team in Noosa recently. I hand drew all the titles and am stoked to see how the whole piece came together

Bodhi

2010-04-11T22:58:00.007-07:00

A tribute to Patrick "Bohdi" Swayze I did for TCSS for the latest Monster Children mag

Take 2

2010-03-25T02:39:00.001-07:00

And here is Mr Wegener wearing one too

Klepto

2010-03-16T15:53:00.003-07:00

Here are some tees I drew for TCSS. They are available at Solace in Noosaville for this week of the festival.
They will be available next week on the TCSS online store here

Welcome

2010-03-07T01:13:00.004-08:00

Always nice to make people feel at home

Vice

2010-02-25T19:10:00.005-08:00

A logo I did a little while ago for Sage Joske from Valla surfboards. See Sages work here

Some recent work for TCSS

2010-02-25T16:46:00.002-08:00

Wolfy

2010-02-10T18:40:00.001-08:00

Lingo

2010-02-08T19:54:00.005-08:00

The idea behind this piece of art was to reinvent some of the terminology we take for granted within the surfing culture and in doing so rethink or pay homage to some of the things we do on a wave. It was turned into a yardage and became a pair of boardies back when Shortstraw was kicking along

TCSS gentlemens club

2010-02-02T20:08:00.002-08:00

Dress regulations apply

vector

2010-01-24T12:45:00.003-08:00

New logo I did for Valla surfboards. Jimbo did the colour way.The vector is a model based on

a fish and alaia and looks like it would be super fun to ride. The brains behind this one is Sage

Joske. Keep an eye out for it in the Patagonia store in Torquay

critical slide site online

2010-01-14T03:13:00.003-08:00

New site up and running, check it out here

new shakas

2009-12-06T19:45:00.003-08:00

Updated Shakas site with my black and white logo

Mr Sea

2009-12-02T16:44:00.004-08:00

Some more cut outs, lettering for my sisters family. The first letter of all their names spells Mr Sea. Nice

Grrrr me hearties

2009-11-30T02:08:00.003-08:00

White distressed timber off old toy cot, face off old school desk, nose off side of house and hair and beard off one of my old paintings. Lightly salted with a touch of grumpiness.

top hats

2009-11-11T17:49:00.004-08:00

Hand screened by Jimbo and me. TCCS top hats.

Close up

2009-11-10T14:58:00.007-08:00

This is a close up of one of the works Jim and I painted up in Japan earlier in the year. Midget on the left and Dora on the right. Two of surfing major outcasts but for different reasons. Both extremely influential none the less, amazing foam dancers and very worthy subjects.

Engine room

2009-11-09T13:59:00.001-08:00

Sage and Valla surfboards

2009-09-16T18:36:00.012-07:00

Have been working on some model logos and colour ways for Sage Joske from Valla Surfboards with Jim Mitchell. Got some photos from Sage and very happy to see the results. Sage is an amazing surfer and a super nice and thoughtful bloke. Check him out on his blog

Verity: Exploring the origins of the fish

Vibe: Traditional style fish for smooth riding

Verve: High performance, fits in the pocket, draws shorter arcs

Volta:High performance, speedy, draws the longest lines

Japanese times

2009-06-23T18:42:00.009-07:00

Great food, great people and a great place, cant wait to go back!

Got to travel with Sage Joske (great surfer, foam mower and Japanese speaker) and Elle Green (Very talented photographer)
(all photos with black borders are hers) Also finally met Jiar Bortello (Santos surf festival in Brazil, thanks for the photo!)
and Ryan Tatar (Shaka's and single fins) and finally Thomas Campbell who showed his film at the festival.

Far East Mural

2009-06-23T18:38:00.004-07:00

This was a mural that Jim and I painted up in Far East surf shop in Tokyo. MP, Wayne Lynch and text

spraytime

2009-06-23T18:34:00.008-07:00

Spray bombs that Jim and I did for the Japanese fish fry

Japanese fish fry

2009-06-23T18:26:00.008-07:00

Surf check, surf and then spraying stencils, southern Japan. Thanks to Elle Green for photos

Tokyo sights

2009-06-23T18:22:00.006-07:00

Greenroom Festival

2009-06-23T18:13:00.007-07:00

Set up and finished installation at Yokohama Bay. Amazing 2 days. Thanks to Elle Green for photos

Beams t artshow

2009-05-17T20:48:00.005-07:00

Just one of the stop offs in for our trip to Japan, Beams T in Harajuku, great night and loads of fun

Wax off

2009-03-30T19:58:00.003-08:00

This is the exhibition that the works below, as well as some others, will be calling home for a while. Its on at the Greenwood Gallery in Lorne, Victoria

some work for an upcoming exhib

2009-03-23T14:49:00.004-08:00

oldy but a goodie

2009-03-08T17:52:00.003-08:00

Some crafty work under the shortstraw label

Tidy trunks

2009-03-02T13:45:00.008-08:00

Some recent boardies Ive done for shorty

Soundwaves

2009-02-19T17:44:00.002-08:00

This was from an exhibition called soundwaves held in Bondi in December last year. All proceeds went to Surf Aid. It was a great night!

Santos shots

2009-02-04T17:41:00.004-08:00

Just received some shots from Jair of the Santos festival. By all accounts it was a rockin affair.
Thats the bearded trimmer on the bottom right streaking across a Brazilian wall.

Monster shorty

2009-02-04T17:29:00.008-08:00

The shorty studio got a nice little write up in Monster Children via an interview with Jimbo. Some of my work made made the spread along with a still life shot of that old girl, the coffin ryder board.

Geo's riding high

2009-02-04T17:22:00.003-08:00

Matt Cuddihy riding high in my shorty geo shorts design. Photo from ALB

Landscapes

2008-12-04T16:52:00.003-08:00

Some Australian outback landscapes. Inland Australia is about as far away as you can get from the ocean but there are some nice connections between the two, such as the fragility, isolation (at times) and utter beauty of both environments.

grrrrrr

2008-11-27T18:19:00.003-08:00

Some older paintings, charcoal, acrylic and pencil on board

summer days walking the log

2008-11-27T18:15:00.005-08:00

Summer days are almost upon us, taking the log for a walk sounds just fie by me

toe skimmers

2008-11-27T14:27:00.003-08:00

toe skimming, skeg flexing, foam dancing, whatever you want to call it, it feels pretty damn fine

starpoint

2008-11-18T19:21:00.004-08:00

Starpoint surf mag is Brazillian, I cant quite read Portuguese, but the image quality is 100%

Shorty scrabble

2008-11-18T19:12:00.000-08:00

Shorty add from the past

2008-11-17T19:34:00.002-08:00

Matadors of trim

2008-11-17T19:31:00.001-08:00

My desk

2008-11-10T19:28:00.000-08:00

And as always I can never seem to find anything.....................

Chair girl

2008-11-10T19:25:00.001-08:00

Hoods

2008-11-10T19:13:00.003-08:00

Various crowded hoods versus the lone croucher. I know which one I would rather be!!!

Gidget

2008-11-04T19:49:00.002-08:00

Six ounce 2

2008-11-03T18:32:00.004-08:00

Some different angles from the mural I did for Ben's old store.

Lukes painting

2008-10-26T19:30:00.005-08:00

This is an older painting I did for Luke Steadman. Its about 2.5 meters long, made out of ply and extremely heavy. Took a while to fix this sucker to the wall on which it now lives.

Six ounce

2008-10-26T14:30:00.003-08:00

This is an old add I did for Ben Lucas at Six Ounce Boardstore at Bondi.
Ben has since moved his wares to 40 Bronte Rd Bondi Junction. Drop in to say gday and be prepared to see some timeless creations from some of the best foam mowers around.

Deep sea monsters

2008-10-13T18:13:00.001-07:00

Deep sea monsters

Shakas take 2

2008-10-13T17:53:00.002-07:00

This is the new banner I did for Ryan for the shakas and singlefins blog

Santos 2

2008-09-25T18:24:00.006-07:00

Just did an interview for the Santos art festival in Brasil as well as the new blog banner. Check here for link

Shorty HQ mural

2008-09-25T18:03:00.005-07:00

Got busy with Brock and Jim last night to update one of the few bare Shorty HQ walls. The bearded knee paddler will now inspire us to surf more and well.......er, work less I guess.

Cut out trimmer

2008-09-24T21:44:00.005-07:00

Nose trimmer cut out of 18mm ply and hand painted. The big woolen jumper refers to those mad earlier skeg flexers who wore these and football jerseys in the place of wetsuits which were yet to be invented. They simply surfed until either hypothermia set in or the jumper, full of water, threatened to drag them under. They then came in on to the beach and stood by a raging beach bonfire that had been lit earlier to warm themselves up. Once dry they would do it all over again. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr

Santos Art Festival

2008-09-23T20:11:00.006-07:00

This is the piece I am going to send to the Santos art festival in Brasil. Check out the site, it has some amazing artists and I feel very honoured and grateful to be involved.
Its hand painted and cut out of ply.

Shakas and singlefins

2008-09-23T20:05:00.004-07:00

Did some artwork a little while back for Ryan Tatar from Shakas and singlefins. Its a great blog and well worth checking.
He also did a nice write up for me too. Nice.

Mish mash

2008-09-09T19:28:00.004-07:00

Type in progress

2008-09-09T19:06:00.004-07:00

Type used in the titles for both the Shortstraw film embedded earlier in this blog

Boardies archive

2008-09-03T19:50:00.010-07:00

First pair of boardie's that I designed for Shortstraw, super comfy, super short and apparently they make you surf better.

Owlies and the Corduroy Hunter

2008-09-01T19:11:00.016-07:00

Got a jig saw a while back, and couldn't help finally cutting that timber up round the back of the shed.Way too much fun.

This ocean going vessel is the one to hunt those lines of corduroy swell fanning the coastline in steam chugging salt spraying style

Landscapes

2008-08-28T21:18:00.018-07:00

Foot Jam and Face trim

2008-08-19T20:12:00.005-07:00

Go figure

Hand painted type

2008-08-19T19:55:00.007-07:00

Raised by Wolves Mural

2008-08-17T22:28:00.008-07:00

This mural now sits out the front of Raised by Wolves in Avalon but was also in the second shorty film along with the owls and new titles

Coffin Ryder 3

2008-08-14T21:11:00.006-07:00

Of course it had to be tested and who else but Sage Joske could foam dance on that sucker
These are also the first film titles I have done

Coffin ryder 2

2008-08-14T21:02:00.008-07:00

The ply coffins progressed to this, one mean looking skeg flexer shaped by Sean Wilde

Coffin ryders

2008-08-14T20:47:00.010-07:00

These were designed made and used a while back for shortstraw. Based on the coffin rider manouvre, if you fall back on to the board on your back, clasp your hands together in a mock prayer pose and viola, a face saving move and a great way to hunt for miniature barrels

Fibreglass hoons 2

2008-08-13T22:59:00.009-07:00

Fibreglass hoons 1

2008-08-13T22:50:00.008-07:00

Wooden owls for shortstraw

2008-08-11T22:05:00.013-07:00

Commissioned by shortstraw for glass avenue

the matador

2008-08-11T19:00:00.008-07:00

Some more foam dancers

2008-05-20T21:45:00.005-07:00

the other wave

2008-05-08T03:46:00.018-07:00

This blog is a way to show some of the art and design of Ben Waters. The work is concerned with the other side of surfing, the side that doesn't focus on the hard and fast exploits of the surf hero. Rather they aim to take the viewer somewhere else in the surfing landscape. To an imagined world of unusual characters who find themselves foam dancing and skeg flexing in a style that would surely win the hearts and minds of Gerry Lopez and the like.

Some close ups of the fantastic plastic skeg flexers