Behind the Scenes…

23 Dec Surf Story Project: More than a Book – it’s history

Aaron Chang, signing his page in Surf Story

That’s how historical events usually go – first there’s conception, then benign interest, then slowly people begin to see the vision, then 20 years goes by before everyone agrees that it was an important shift.

Two years ago, when Robb asked Drew to write a story for this project, we weren’t sure how serious he was.  So many people say that they are going to publish a book, yet they quit once they find out how difficult it is.

But “difficult” doesn’t stop Robb Havassy. Despite roadblocks and challenges, The Surf Story Project was born and has become a truly (more…)

10 Dec Tattoo your Sheepskin boots with stencil art!

Last week Drew was hired to go to Nordstroms at The Grove in LA to paint Ugg Australia boots, alongside Cory Miller of LA Ink.

When he arrived, there was a line of people waiting to get their boots painted!  The demand was so high that they asked Drew to stay 2 extra hours.

The most popular technique requested that day by shoppers was the airbrushing of Drew’s hand-made stencils of dragons, skulls and flowers.

FALL / WINTER 2010:  DREW WILL TOUR 15 NORDSTROM LOCATIONS ON THE WEST COAST WITH UGG AUSTRALIA.  DATES & LOCATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Here are some photos from the Nordstrom’s event:

Stenciled Skull (c) Drew Brophy Dec 2009

Happy Customer! Artwork (c) Drew Brophy Dec 2009

Stencil Art (c) Drew Brophy Dec 2009

04 Nov Making a TERMINATOR Halloween Costume

The best part about being a father is making my son happy. Every year we build his Halloween costume. It usually takes a couple weeks and we go all out.  All of this for a few hours of fun, but a lifetime of memories and lessons.  I hope I am teaching him to dream big, that anything is possible.  He comes up with the ideas, we sketch them out, and we start to decide what is going to work. It needs to be cheap, light, and effective. We use a lot of scraps from around the surfboard factories and materials from my studio.  Dylan comes up with the best ideas. The Terminator costume cost around $40 and a lot of time together with my son. I can not wait for next Halloween. Drew

25 Oct Snapshots of Sacred Craft Show – Del Mar, CA Oct. 2009

Heather, Drew, Maria

It’s been a busy month, but hey, when isn’t it?  The week after the Battle of the Paddle mural painting, Drew and I were at the Sacred Craft show giving seminars and painting demonstrations while manning our booth.

The highlight of the weekend was  (more…)