Hawaiian Culture Alaia Painted Surfboard hats a radiant sun

a radiant sun

Acrylic paint framed in dark stained redwood

and framed in a natural redwood frame

various hardware cast with resin

Part of my 'Rising Seas' series

Hawaiian Culture Alaia Painted Surfboard hats a radiant sunThese painted surfboards are collaborations with other shapers. They come as traditional foam and glass boards or beautiful hand built custom ancient Hawaiian designs called Alaias. The alias are built with different woods. Redwood, cedar, old growth Sequoia and Paulownia are some of the wood types commonly used. Then I choose a theme, usually based off of a location such as California, Hawaii, or specific locales like Malibu, LA, or the mountains.