Over the summer A-side Studio commissioned a series of works to feature around the site of Heartlands, a regeneration project set in the mining areas of Pool and Camborne. I worked on a collaboration with Tim Lake to produce these birds for the fences surrounding the gardens. We just hope the seagull wind vane survives the winter gales..!

September was a month of throwback goodness, with Goodwood Revival and the Hip Wigglers Invitational within the space of 2 weeks. Organised by James Parry, the Hip Wigglers showcases some stylish noseriding from some of the best traditional loggers in the country. This year the talent was taken up a level with some international invitees, and a nice little swell offering small peelers. It was an honour to receive an invite again, and humbling to surf among such talent. Having been one of only a handful of traditional longboarders in West Cornwall over the past 15 years or so, it’s really encouraging to see some of the younger surfers getting into it and pushing this style of surfing in a really positive direction. Jersey man, Joe Davis took the title this year with an uncanny ability to hang on the nose longer than anyone else. Here’s some great shots from the day by Russ Pierre (there’s more on his website here), plus a little vid John and Mathilda put together.

My uncle (pictured at the top) happens to be a very good racing driver, and has been invited to race some pretty nice cars in his time. Goodwood Revival has been going since the 90s, and this time round he was driving in the Shelby Cup, a 2 driver race celebrating the 50th birthday of the AC Cobra, with a grid of small-block Cobras of a type that raced between ’62 and ’66 – how’s that for a gig! As you can see, there’s no shortage of beautiful cars at Goodwood Revival. The grid of Ferrari GTO’s was worth an unprecedented £300 million, but my favourite had to be either the Mercedes GullWing or Aston Martin DBR1.

This year’s Vintage Surf Meet is all set to take place again at Lusty Glaze on the 14th July. Pleasure to be asked to do the artwork again, this time with John Isaac’s Model A Ford, which was turning a few heads last year. Organised by Al, who runs a vintage surfboard blog, the event looks to be attracting more punters and enthusiasts alike. We have done a limited edition of pocket tees and screenprints with the design above. More info can be found on Facebook, but you might need to be a friend of mine to see it..!