Well, got to start the surfboard year off somewhere. And this turtle design is the first surfboard to warrant a short reel so far this year.
It has been a slow start, coupled with a short break, resulting in just enough bread & butter work to keep food in the dog bowl. That said, I did spray the flame section of a new Pyzel order yesterday. This is a spray I have done a few times, as seen on a December 5th post.
The turtle design was sent in, and using the OHP it was straight forward to transfer it onto the customers surfboard. I enjoyed doing it, and it suited the shape of the board well. Whenever I start drawing on boards, I do think of the possibilities of really going to town; using pencils, brushes, watercolours, the list goes on.
But, it is a surfboard...to be surfed! It will have wax on it, and in a short time will be battle scarred with pressure dings and more. That's not to say don't have colour, surfboards look great with some colour, it's a good job people think so, as it has been my job for 35 (yikes) years. But there is a tipping point that asks the question; sporting equipment, or work of art.
There has also been a saying among surfboard spayers over the years; £30 on a surfboard, £300 or £3000 for the same design on a canvas. It's just a way for the few who spray boards to have a bleat about being underpaid. I'm guessing that most of us knew we weren't going to get rich...we just want to go surfing.
