aurora ii

With the idea of peeling the winter skins off and the fact that summer is nipping at our heels I couldn't help myself but to assess my summer quiver. I began to revisit my notes in regards to the aurora and I came to the realization that I had to push the envelope and evolve the original prototype. With the Lord boards heavy on the mentals I took most of the design ideas from the Lord/Simmons theory. With the help of my buddy Simon (featured above) the aurora ii features a flatter bottom, flatter rocker in both the nose and tail, 2 extra channels and a wider tail, the aurora ii was born. I'll be testing this board over the next couple months so I'll have to report back with the progress.

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THE AURORA

collaborative work

6'0 Aurora finless channel bottom shaped by: Joe Falcone

Artwork, Creative Direction: Juan Jose Heredia aka "q ue v z"

winter wheels

Just another NY blizzard

I saw this amazing Cadillac in a thick blanket of white snow last night...its was too perfect to walk away from.

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b e

Sue and Blue

"A boy named Sue". A 6'2 Diamond tail widow maker I shaped and painted this board while listening to "Live from San Quentin" album over and over and over.... the board was named "Sue" for obvious reasons. This was shaped and painted during a session with Takashi and Junko today for a piece they are working on for Blue Magazine. Stay posted for more progress on the board. I will be documenting the whole process.

Takashi and Junko being coy in the background. Checking the racks out. "We are the people behind the lens not in front of the lens" they say...Ha! Got ya!

Kess respect. Always and forever. With me on every wave.

Big thanks to Takashi and Junko and Blue for the interest in my work.

Peace. Love. Respect.

Weird-Science

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Visual Stimuli

above the darkness

These photos are of my buddy Bisse who I made the board for in the post just prior to this one. These photos are from 1982. Pre the birth of yours truly! Another layer in his onion of radness. check yourself before you wreck yourself.

long tip fish

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Long Tip Keel. I shaped, painted and made the fins for this board. It was all done for a friend of mine by the name of Bisse. He's a wacky guy from Sweden with and extraordinary personality. I wanted to do something extra special for him so I gave it a little more then usual. I even made the call to do one black future fin box and one white one (the peg leg). I had a lot different feelings and emotions while shaping this board. I feel that this is one of the most honest boards I've ever done. By honest I mean I did exactly what I felt like doing. No holding back. From shape to brush stroke and it was all a surprise. Bisse didn't know what to expect and when he arrived in NY I just put it in his hands. I was relieved when the grin on his face stretched from ear to ear. It was an exciting day for the both of us.

A head nod...

Fine lines drawn in by Mr. Mick Mackie. Lines proply erased by the churning wash that trails. Only a few moments immortalized. Mick is the regular footed chap on the black railed blade surfing the rights. Master craftsman, creative genius and a brilliant surfer. "He's a legend" as Ank would say. If anyone is a legend in his eyes they are a legend in mine. A head nod to a fellow craftsman in a similar pursuit. Respect.