This 110 year old hand coloured postcard is part of the “Coloured Shell Series” printed in Germany.

It is addressed to Miss Archdall. “The Baun” Bundaberg with a one penny Queensland stamp.

If you live up that way and have any info on “Miss Archdall”  I would love to know.

Eat it, smoke it, surf it.

The hand mixed Japanese foam is a soft milky brown that goes a lighter shade when exposed to the light, opposite to a polyurethane blank.

Small bubbles in the hand mixed foam show up like freckles.

The fish shaped quad fin has inlaid abalone shell and cedar logo.

A little invention which I have been working on is a balsa fin plug support that spreads the load of the fins out onto the board and strengthens the plugs.

After a little investigation into fin plug damage (90% of all surfboard repairs, according to a local ding shop) I have been told that the styrene escaping from the resin creates a fine separation between the plug and the resin that is supposed to support them.

Coating the plug with a thin layer of laminating resin then allowing it to go off before they are inserted allows the styrene to escape from around the plastic, then when the plugs are inserted into into the balsa support plate, the bond is the strongest that I have been able to achieve for a plug system.

Advantages of the Fin Plug Support (FPS)

Separate 10 mm thick balsa base that allows the fin angles to be adjusted when inserted.

FPS is installed under glass. Strengthens and reduces movement of the fin plugs.

Spreads the load from the fins out onto the board connecting the power of the fins to the board for a better, crisper surfing feeling.

Due to the high / low rail design this board can be surfed upside down and back the front.

Remove the fin for the true Alaia slide.

6′9″ x 18″ Paulownia. On display at the studio at Miami.

Also have some Paulownia blanks available if you want to shape your own Alaia.

Soon to be finished and signed and on display at the studio.

This is the first piece in a series of classic surf vehicles. Others will include VW Beetle, Falcon and a Valiant.

Acrylic on canvas 36″ x 24″

The easy way to find it is to Type in Richard Harvey Fish Fry in your You Tube search.

Viewing of the original at the Gallery Miami.

There is a wide selection of Robots but the collection is mainly from Film and television.

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Painted from an original photo from Dick Hoole.

Batik fabric inlay into clear glass with yellow tint outside layers.

Rising Fist – Cedar and balsa laser cut solid timber glass-on single fin.  Even though timber fins have weight when on dry land, their buoyancy adds a lighter feel when in the water.

Cedar and balsa laser cut Hawaiian floral timber fin.

Solid glass box fin – hand cut out of palm tree with yellow tinted glitter  fill resin and red highlights.