Cassette Tape Coolness

Check the work of artist iRI5 who has constructed portraits of musicians (and others) from cassette tape. Recycling never looked so good.

Get Ripped!

Check out riptionary.com for contemporary and historical surf lingo. You will be surprised by how much of our everyday language has been influenced by surf culture. Even if you have never caught a wave yourself, learn how to describe wrapping, on-rail turns, vertical attacks and above-the-lip moves with the words of a core surfer rather than a land shark.

Wahine Surfers

Still in sunny Florida - and enjoying snorkeling, kayaking and watching Surf Camp. Two of the four surf instructors are women, Christine and Megan. Christine had both her daughters, 1 and 5, in the water. While her one year old is not surfing yet, she is on Christine's hip in the water constantly. I was inspired by both surfers and thought I would share some links about women or "wahine" surfers: Women Surfers, History of Women Surfers, Great Women Surfers of the Wooden Era, EastCoastWahines.com, and some photographs by Elizabeth Pepin who has been photographing women surfers in California for 20 years.