Thomas Cambell has been inspiring minds within the surf and skate world with a diverse array of mediums for decades. Surf films, photography, ceramics, textiles, and board graphics are a few of the modes he’s used while expanding his ever evolving repertoire of expression. His upcoming show at Mollusk, SF offers a glimpse at some […]
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Getting Funky In “Aloha Country”
Cruisey vibes, funky cowbell, and celebrity appeal flow in this one featuring an appearance in the water by Jack Johnson. Steeped deep in grainy Honolulu high rise imagery and experimental board design, the intriguing footage presented here by Jack Coleman and Mollusk could easily be mistaken for a time machine warp session through a fictional […]
Thomas Campbell’s Overwhelming Color Fast
Thomas Campbell is prolific. He’s a film maker (The Seedling 1999, Sprout 2004, The Present 2009), painter, photographer, sculptor, and all around purveyor of what’s good about surf and skate culture – creativity, fun, vibrance, rawness, and expression. His work comes across as a manifestation of all of these attributes. From single fin surfboards sprayed in lively […]
Repurposing Billboards
When I walked into Mollusk Surf Shop in San Francisco the other day I wasn’t looking for a wallet, but the need for a new one was clearly there. My old Ripcurl one had had it. The stitching was falling apart, the inserts were shot, and the plastic sheath holding my ID was torn. I’m a reluctant […]