A surfer from Noosa's sun drenched shores obsessed with the dark world of gothic horror, Jai Lee's personal struggles and addiction to noseriding have twisted his creativity. Words: Chris Preston Photos: Thomas Robinson (pp 1&3), Andy Staley (pp4)and Dane Peterson

A sign on the 130-year-old pier at Saltburn-by-the-Sea warns people not to jump off it. On a big surf day surfers make their way to the end of the sturdy 206 metre structure and jump like lemmings into the cold, murky North Sea. Words: Simon Palmer Photos: Ian Forsyth

Rebel wave riders on a mission to enlighten the Western world to the true culture of the Middle East, blakkbox redefine the notion of surfers as beach bums who only care about the next wave. Photos: Cole Estrada & Anthony Allen

Meet Nick Blair of Joistik Surfboards, whose distinctive decal gets a regular flashing as some of the Gold Coast's best surfers do their thing. Photos & words: Mat Arney

They're trained to defend their country and protect our freedom and liberty, but when active service is over, many soldiers find themselves struggling with personal and mental problems that the army just doesn't want to know about. Could surfing provide some answers? Words & photos: Russ Pierre

Stephen Jones, director of triple-award-winning surf film El Mar Mi Alma, shares his vision of the surf-blessed land of Chile, its people, and the ocean that defines it.

Eating Waves @ the Driftwood Gallery

August 04, 2010 | Words By: Alexa

Last Friday evening, the Driftwood Gallery in Newquay cast light into a dreary Cornish evening with their Eating Waves evening of surf art.

The popularity of the event was evident from the steady rumble of chatter that emanated from those shuffling around inspecting the art on show. As the evening went on the drinks flowed and Tom Mounsey entertained the crowd with his blues notes and rhythm guitar.

The event was very sociable and provided a great opportunity for artists to display their work. It was refreshing to see art from around Devon and Cornwall alongside internationally acclaimed artists such as Wolfgang Bloch and John Severson, to name but two. There was a variety of work on show, including mixed media, photography and paintings outlining the depth of creativity and lack of cliché in quality modern surf art.

I walked away from another great exhibition yet again filled with inspired for my own work.

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  1. Gavin says:
    August 4, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    Missed the private view due to severe case of man flu, but popped in this week. Great stuff on display, especially the Junod boards and the Trefez stuff… recommend!

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  2. Newquay Accommodation says:
    August 6, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    I managed to catch a glimpse of some of the surf art on display.

    It was really good :)

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