The Storyboard Opens at Polzeath

The Storyboard and book took center stage for the openning.

A board close-up reveals the story and the hard work - handmade plywood with engraved frame all from one tree!

A selection of our final images (6 of 12) all framed with the same tree's timber.

Talking boards with George Stoy as the openning comes to a close with one of our finished Bear boards in the background. . . watch this space for more news of those!

 Last Saturday we were lucky enough to open our exhibition at the Tubestation in Polzeath. Mat and I were up 'till late on friday night hanging boards on the walls and fiddling with gallery hanging systems to get everything looking right. Then on Saturday, with a cup of tea and some cake we entertained some enthusiastic guests talking about our project.

So. . . its now open, untilt the end of October and we're so pleased to have all the pieces of the puzzle together, so if youre into wooden surfboards get along and have a look round. The framed images are on show upstairs and the board and books are displayed in the gallery space downstairs at the Zeath gallery.

Exhibition just around the corner

 

One Tree. One surfboard. One Story.

For the past 9 months, Mat Arney (check out Mats blog for the full story) and I have been busying ourselves in the woods and workshop to pull together a project which is being launched as an exhibition this coming Saturday. We will have our board, framed images and books on show and sale, so come on down to Polzeath, Tubestation for our openning at 3pm on Saturday the 17th of September for tea, cakes and wooden surfboards.

Story Board - Upcoming exhibition in Polzeath

Here is a little taster of some un-edited images that will feature as part of a collaborative exhibition that me and freind/photographer Mat Arney are putting together. We are telling the story of a board made completely from Cornish Western Red Cedar from the standing crop through to a finished board, with a few hidden surprises too!

The Story Board exhibition will be taking place at The Tubestation in Polzeath, launching on Saturday September the 17th and will be on display for 6 weeks until the end of October. We plan to have framed prints, the display board and a second finished board and even some books that will document the story deeper on sale at the gallery.

We will post further developments here and will extend official invites for the opening night on request. So please come along and see what we have been up to.

World Belly Boarding Champs just around the corner!

We are pleased to let you know that we will have a small stand down at Chapel Porth beach for the World Belly Boarding Championship, held by the National Trust on Sunday the 4th of September. We are planning to have a demo session of our handplanes and a couple for people to try out throughout the day, so if you're keen, come on down. If you're really keen, why not enter the belly boarding competition too? - Visit the official website to enter here.

Just a little reminder of how a handplane looks.

Surf Fayre at Sennen

We will be taking some demo boards, handplanes and t-shirts down to Sennen on the 6th of August for the Surf Action Fayre. If you fancy a ride on one of our boards, fancy picking up a handplane or t-shirt, or simply want the chance to talk to some of the industries best board makers, please come along.

The Surf Action Surf Fayre is a gathering of Cornwall’s finest surfboard shapers and surf related businesses, local art and craft. This is a fundraising event with Free entry that will help Surf Action continue their great work with Combat Veterans.

We are stoked to have been invited to the show and hope to see you there! (fingers crossed for some waves too)

New Tees Printed

We have just picked up our next batch of tees from the folks down the road at Advertees. Printed on Earth Positive tees with water based inks, these shirts are thoughtfully and carefully produced. We have limited stock, so order yours soon to have a new, soft and low impact shirt for the summer!

£20 Each - Email us to get hold of one info@ottersurfboards.co.uk

Earth Positive - "Organic and ethically made, but crucially, manufactured solely using sustainable energy generated from wind and solar power."

I have been pleasantly surprised at how soft these shirts are to wear. They're a great cut and comfortable, let alone minimum environmental impact. Help us get the word out there and put our logo on your chest.

SAS Board underway

Surfers Against Sewage got in touch with us a few months back about making a board to be part of their raffle fundraiser later this year. We got making to get some pics ready for their promotional work even though it won't be needed until December and boy are we excited about getting it finished.

One lucky supporter will walk away with this 6'10" mini magic model. Keep your eyes on SAS for their raffle tickets!