off to Mexico...

I'm off on a little R&D mission with Talking Fish 1. I hold high hopes for this board. It has lots of volume an super clean lines.

NEW SIGN... thanks S.V.L.

standoff

surf truck1....

nose of wood/epoxy longboard

Anole asleep in Acer

trying something...

neat shot of "aquilegia sp." seed pods and seeds

"my aunt and uncle"- in step at Yellowstone

"c'mon Pa, it looks like fun..." -South Padre Island

"R & D" in Mexico- December '07

Troy "daveo", in El Salvador

amazing photos from a faraway place..

Hello Glenda!

Just because you haven't heard my voice, doesn't mean you've not been in my thoughts...

Talking Fish Number 2

Talking Fish Number 2

what if.....?

I've always liked the look and idea of nose-rider panels. These are some sort of visual delineation near the nose of a surfboard. Mostly they are seen on the deck, but occasionally on the bottom as well. Some are solid color, some are a pattern different from the rest of the board.  When working on T. Fish 2, I spied some vellum with a pale green swirl at a local art supply. I did a lamination test to determine its visual integrity once saturated, and it passed. So here it is on Number 2. 

succulent bloom

aquilegia hinckleyana- Texas gold columbine

springtime unfurling...

Do you ever slow down enough to just take a little time and check out nature's packaging? Spring is a phenomenal time to do just that. Many plants and trees awaken from their slow season and unfurl, unwind and start their show season. Take a close look and be amazed.

both photos with Canon 20d and 50mm macro lens

come on rain...

macro photo of callirhoe involucrata, "winecup" taken with 50mm macro at about 5"distance

depth of field is about1/2"

building wooden surfboards...

board framework and beginning glassing

shaping the tail block

this tail block is made of basswood, mahogany,douglas fir and redwood

Welcome!

Welcome to Talking Fish Austin. This is a purely experimental endeavour. I hope it to be educational (for you and me), thought-provoking, philosophical and fun. It is likely to, at times, seem rudderless. But I have found the quest for information and innovation, indeed, new ways to do things, to be so. So we bounce, we find, we discard, double back, start again, change tacks, shine a new light and keep moving. And we gather information along the way. Some to be used immediately, some is stored for later, for use in a venture that was not even in our realm when we encountered it. So, I guess we are  still  "hunter-gatherers".

Here, you will find ideas, photos, discussion of works-in-progress, and whatever else "floats my boat". Surfing, woodworking, landscaping, plants and photography are likely topics. But really, anything is possible. Keep your eyes and your mind open...