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The Substrate

The substrate I use for creating mosaics is recycled surfboards. They are all older, decrepit, abandoned, have been ridden on hundreds of waves, are no longer seaworthy and otherwise headed for oblivion. I tile the top/deck of the boards only. A six foot board has about 3,000 glass pieces and takes 60-100 hours to complete. Any pressure dings from a well-placed surfer’s heel that aren’t too severe are left untouched. Because of this, there may be a few minor (but authentic!) dips in the tiled surface. The bottom is left in it’s original condition with some boards having a few dings, gashes and lacerations from their last days in salt water voyages. Most surfboards that are no longer seaworthy end up in landfills. The ones I rescue eventually find their way to an accommodating wall.

Oregon Secret Spot
Al Merrick 6’2″ – Vitreous & Stained glass, 7 grout colors

Life of Phi
Pat Surfboard 6’8″ – Vitreous & Stained glass, 8 grout colors

Swamis
Haut Surfboard 6’2″ – Vitreous & Stained glass, 9 grout colors

Baja Vertical Sky
Aftermath Surfboard 5’9″ – Vitreous & Stained glass, 6 grout colors

Tiki Grove
Pacific Expression Surfboard 6’0″ – Vitreous glass, 5 grout colors

Leucadia, California

Reef Break
Nezzy Surfboard 5’9″ – Vitreous glass, 8 grout colors

Shorebreak with Fish II
Aloha Australia Surfboard 5’9″ – Vitreous glass, 7 grout colors

Kaiser Permanente Huntington Beach

Island Dreaming
Speed Egg Surfboard 7’2″ – Vitreous glass, 13 grout colors

Water Worlds
Walker Surfboard 5’2″ – Vitreous glass, 13 grout colors

Sunset Glassoff
Natural Selection Surfboard 6’1″ – Vitreous glass, 8 grout colors

Red Sun Through Bamboo
Morning Glass Surfboard 6’0″ – Vitreous glass, 7 grout colors

Newport

The Islands
Sauritch Surfboard 6’1″ – Vitreous glass, 3 grout colors

Shorebreak with Fish
Steve Seebold Surfboard 7’2″ – Vitreous glass, one grout color