Tenpiggiesover

Ryan Lovelace//Santa Barbara

2012-01-28T09:12:00.000-08:00

Smiles

2012-01-27T18:17:00.000-08:00

Daniel Heffernan//Sunset

Hayden Lane|Morning Light

2012-01-27T10:51:00.000-08:00

J.Dub//San Diego

2012-01-26T13:34:00.000-08:00

Photo: E. Burtrum

iPhone Pileup

2012-01-26T07:28:00.000-08:00

All I've Found (George Greenough)

2012-01-25T16:26:00.000-08:00

Such a sick inspiration

Stolen from Korduroy.tv

Oahu//HI

2012-01-25T10:07:00.000-08:00

Reminiscent

68th Street

2012-01-24T17:01:00.000-08:00

Heading Home...

Photo: Erica Burtrum

Windansea Whomping

2012-01-24T10:21:00.000-08:00

Blowin' It

2012-01-23T20:00:00.000-08:00

Photo: E. Burtrum

Polaroid Collage

2012-01-23T13:51:00.000-08:00

Paipo Love

2012-01-22T10:27:00.001-08:00

G. Swanson|Spacepin|Newport

2012-01-21T16:43:00.000-08:00

Surf Check//Laguna Beach

2012-01-20T20:37:00.000-08:00

So True

2012-01-20T10:58:00.000-08:00

Salty Heels

2012-01-20T09:24:00.000-08:00

C. Busch going for it...

Film Crew

2012-01-19T17:06:00.000-08:00

A group of highly trained specialists

Greg Swanson|Flying Fish

2012-01-19T08:13:00.000-08:00

Photo: Erica Burtrum

San Fran Sights

2012-01-18T22:15:00.000-08:00

Sunset

2012-01-18T08:13:00.000-08:00

Daniel|Eric|Connor

Greg//Uppers

2012-01-17T14:58:00.000-08:00

Photos: E. Burtrum

Pentax ZX M//Ektar 100

Tairy Greene's Acting Seminar For Children

2012-01-17T08:12:00.000-08:00

Lesson 9: Your body language. Write that down.

Non-Friction

2012-01-16T18:34:00.000-08:00

Santa Barbara//CA

2012-01-16T10:50:00.000-08:00

A shallow point, in front of some sketchy rocks...

Photos: E. Burtrum

Shapes And Colors

2012-01-15T16:59:00.000-08:00

Ryan Lovelace

California English

2012-01-15T09:24:00.000-08:00

::John Wesley::

::Daniel Heffernan::

::Alex Swanson::

Photos::Erica Burtrum

JW//Cardiff

2012-01-14T15:23:00.000-08:00

JOHNWESLEY

The Point

2012-01-13T09:40:00.000-08:00

Joel Tudor//Cardiff Reef

2012-01-12T18:48:00.000-08:00

Lazy Winter Days

2012-01-12T11:44:00.000-08:00

Glassing under an unusually warm winter sun...

Hahaha

2012-01-11T20:29:00.001-08:00

Salty Sliding

2012-01-11T07:54:00.000-08:00

A cool little film from Callen and Hayden from over at Salty Shapes from a few weeks ago...

Two More...

2012-01-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

Finishing touches...

Surf Check//Rincon

2012-01-09T21:14:00.000-08:00

Photos: Erica Burtrum

Birds On Birds On Birds

2012-01-09T10:07:00.000-08:00

Low tide bird dodging with Greg and John...

Photos: Erica Burtrum

Paipo Testing Day II

2012-01-08T22:32:00.000-08:00

Erica and I took the opportunity to take the paipo out to a well known Orange County beachbreak this evening to enjoy the sunset...

Callen Busch|Ten Piggies Over

2012-01-08T09:22:00.000-08:00

The Sutro Baths

2012-01-07T12:12:00.000-08:00

"The Sutro Baths were a large, privately owned swimming pool complex in San Francisco, California, built in the late 19th century. The building housing the baths burned down in 1966 and was abandoned...
A visitor to the baths not only had a choice of seven different swimming pools—one fresh water and six salt water baths ranging in temperatures—but could also visit a museum displaying Sutro's large and varied personal collection of artifacts from his travels, a concert hall, seating for 8,000, and, at one time, an ice skating rink. During high tides, water would flow directly into the pools from the nearby ocean, recycling the two million US gallons of water in about an hour. During low tides, a powerful turbine water pump, built inside a cave at sea level, could be switched on from a control room and could fill the tanks at a rate of 6,000 US gallons a minute, recycling all the water in five hours...
The baths struggled for years, mostly due to the very high operating and maintenance costs. Shortly after closing, a fire in 1966 destroyed the building while it was in the process of being demolished. All that remains of the site are concrete walls, blocked off stairs and passageways, and a tunnel with a deep crevice in the middle."

Paipo Testing

2012-01-06T20:52:00.000-08:00

Had the chance to test out the paipo at a few fickle Santa Barbara points with Erica and Greg today...

Needless to say, it was one of the most fun times I've had sliding in a long time!

Photos (and new header!): Erica Burtrum

Greenhousin'

2012-01-06T12:18:00.000-08:00

We Made A PAIPO

2012-01-05T17:07:00.000-08:00

Greg and Erica made a Paipo, I just took photos and distracted them...

Winter Break Buddies

2012-01-05T08:58:00.000-08:00

Thanks for waking up at 6 am most morning to surf with me!

(Trevor and John too :))

San Clemente//CA

2012-01-04T18:21:00.000-08:00

1. Greg F.ushing it in the pocket

2. Alex trimming

3. John off the top

Photos: Erica Burtrum

San Francisco Part II

2012-01-04T10:06:00.000-08:00

1. Overlooking North Beach

2. 'It's Tops' for breakfast

3. Beamer's quiver

Forwards and Backwards

2012-01-03T21:26:00.000-08:00

Photos: E. Burtrum

R. Lovelace//Pocket Pleaser

2012-01-03T08:46:00.000-08:00

San Francisco Part I

2012-01-02T18:54:00.000-08:00

Just returned from a great little trip up North with Erica

Big thanks to Beamer and Mollie for letting us crash their weekend and for showing us around!

Stoked we could meet up with Trevor and Christina too!

Spacepin Testing Pt II

2011-12-31T12:03:00.000-08:00

Newport Beach//CA

Photos: Erica Burtrum

You Can't Teach Old Boards New Tricks

2011-12-30T12:18:00.000-08:00

Stayin' Warm

2011-12-29T10:15:00.000-08:00

Trevor and B.I.G.

For Sale: Matuse 5/4/3

2011-12-28T12:50:00.000-08:00

Brand new. Never been worn, tags still attached.

Size: M

$400

Email me at: Aswanson927@pointloma.edu

Christmas Dinner

2011-12-27T12:34:00.000-08:00

Derek blowin' bubbles all over the place

Natasha enjoying the evening light

50 mm|f 1.8

North By Northwest

2011-12-26T09:03:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T11:51:00.000-08:00

We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas from all of us at Ten Piggies Over!

F.ush//Newport Beach

2011-12-24T20:44:00.000-08:00

Ryan kindly let us borrow Trevors fish over Winter Break.

It's a really fast, really flat fish that rockets through sections like nobody's business.

"It's a pretty complex board both top and bottom, but in a nutshell it's usually got a flat front foot area and a concave deck on the back foot, with turned down rails and lots of hard edge. the bottom is a slightly vee'd nose transferring into a triplane middle with either a single or double concave depending on the fin setup for each particular board. The rocker is pretty flat through the back 2/3 of the board but has a nice lift in the nose for ultra shred capabilities." -Lovelace

Photos: E. Burtrum

Christmas Eve Sunrise

2011-12-24T10:04:00.000-08:00

It's been really, really cold in the morning...

Photos: E. Burtrum

Thirty Eight Degrees Fahrenheit

2011-12-23T09:47:00.000-08:00

A freezing offshore morning at a fun little sandbar, not too far from here...

Photos: Erica Burtrum

Al//Blackies

2011-12-22T10:23:00.000-08:00

21st

2011-12-21T19:24:00.000-08:00

A few from my birthday dinner a little while ago.

I know some pretty fun people.

Thanks for making sure I got home in one piece...

Shaper Interview//Mason Dyer

2011-12-20T09:27:00.000-08:00

I did a quick little interview with shaper extraordinaire, Mason Dyer recently about shaping, surfing, and what influences him.

I met Mason my Freshman year at Point Loma, and am constantly stoked on what he keeps coming up with.

1. How did you get into shaping?

I did ding repair through highschool so I already knew how to glass pretty well. After years of getting boards that weren’t even close to what I asked for from the shaper I was riding for I finally decided to try to make my own. The first few didn’t turn out to hot but as I got some practice they started getting better and better.

2. What do you enjoy most about surfing?

Surfing is just flat out fun. That’s why we all started, because it was fun, nothing else. I try to remember that when I’m sitting on a 9'6 but it feels like a 6'6'' because I have gained like 30lbs and am surfing like crap but it is still fun.

3. What kind of shapes do you enjoy working on the most?

Short stuff is super fun but I have been really into shaping Malibu chips for the last 18 months or so. Its crazy how versatile those outlines were. By tweaking the rocker, rail and fins on them they can become this missing link in logs. I’m addicted for sure. They can definitely do it all. Trim, turn, noseride etc.. and they do it well.

4. What is the hardest part about what you do?

The hardest part is for sure balancing shaping with my job at captain fin co. I work for Mitch full time over there [Capt. Fin] from 9-5 then get done and mow foam for a few hours. It gets to be pretty crazy some weeks, but I for sure get the best of both worlds.

5. How does shaping influence your daily life?

Its cool having my 2 jobs work so closely together. My shaping helps me with Captain Fin because I understand how fins work with board design. Captain Fin on the other hand has really pushed my shaping because I am constantly thinking about fins, design and how it all works together.

6. Who influences you?

There are a few doods who really do for sure. Mitch Abshere for sure. I learned most of what I know from him. Brian Bent is another who has pretty much been a mentor to me for the last 2-3 years. Lastly, Jeff McCallum. Those guys all march to the beat of their own drum and really keep their eyes on their own paper. Its refreshing knowing guys who don’t just look over everyone else's shoulder and rip of what they are doing. There is a lot of that in this industry for sure. Especially in shaping.

7. What keeps you motivated?

Progression and experimenting. I am addicted to tweaking aspects of both board design from a shaping standpoint and a glassing /artwork standpoint. A board has to work 1st but it also has to sell. For example I have probably changed the Jetson model (Malibu chip) slightly every single time I shape one. If you look at the 1st compared to the most recent they are complete opposites. I also love making stuff with my hands. It’s pretty addicting.

8. What's next for Mason Dyer?

A lot. I have some pretty rad stuff on the horizon. Some I cant tell you about just yet but it will be pretty sweet for sure.

What I can say is I am definitely going to keep designing fins and staying involved over at Captain. I am so stoked and thankful to be a part of that program. We have some insane fins coming out this spring featuring the best surfers, shapers and artist out there.

I will also continue to keep expanding my shaping business. I have some super solid shops and distributors set up that are really pushing things and taking it to the next level. I also have some rad stuff in the works that should be out by summer ‘12 so keep your eyes open for that too.

More than anything I am just stoked and thankful to be able to do what I truly love doing and make a living doing it.

Check out more great stuff that Mason’s got going on over at: The Dyer Brand

Readying

2011-12-19T13:56:00.000-08:00

Hayden & Callen Heading Out...

Early Evening Rincon Sliding

2011-12-18T10:22:00.000-08:00

A few from a fun little day trip up North to pick Greg up from school

Photos: Erica Burtrum

Unidentified Floating Objects

2011-12-17T08:57:00.000-08:00

Tuck & Go

2011-12-16T11:26:00.000-08:00

TLP Pig

2011-12-15T19:23:00.000-08:00

Anxious

2011-12-15T10:04:00.000-08:00

"Feet don't fail me now... Take me to the finish line."

So close to being done with Finals.

Ready to go back home; sleep, surf, and relax...

Mark Carter

2011-12-14T17:01:00.000-08:00

Winter Whomping

2011-12-14T11:35:00.000-08:00

Hayden and Callen//Salty Shapes

Valley Of Scum

5'7" Gato Heroi for Sale

2011-12-13T17:25:00.000-08:00

Super sick little nugget from Gato...

Got it when he was still in Costa Mesa a little while ago, I just never have the time to ride it.

As far as I know, there isn't another one out there like this one.

$500

Email me if you're interested: Aswanson927@pointloma.edu

**SOLD**

Sand Dune Sunrises

2011-12-13T09:07:00.000-08:00

Callen and Hayden at a fun little sandbar not too far from here...

Al & Ellis, JJ & Natalie

2011-12-12T09:56:00.000-08:00

Boat Trip

2011-12-11T13:07:00.000-08:00

Had the chance to catch a ride with my roommate, Denny and his Dad on their boat to surf a really fun little reef not accessible by car, this morning.

We were able to watch the sun rise from the water, over the cliffs. Spectacular.

Matuse Wetsuit Sale

2011-12-10T13:44:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to stop and check out everything going on over at 5040 Shoreham Place, San Diego, CA 92122 today!

Lots of sweet deals on brand new suits (from '09, '10, and '11). Whether it's a top for the Summer, or a toasty 4/3/2 to keep you warm over this winter, make sure it's a Matuse!

1. John being a good CEO and helping the customer find the perfect suit...

2. Taylor and Joe enjoying the morning.

3. Matt making sure everything's running smoothly.

Salty Shapes|Hayden and Callen

2011-12-09T23:07:00.000-08:00

Check out what Hayden and Callen have going on over at Salty Shapes.

They are located right here in sunny San Diego, with handplanes in Mitch's Surf Shop and Aloha Sunday

Tasty Rights

2011-12-09T13:30:00.000-08:00

Ya Greg get at it!

7'5" Stringerless Spacepin

2011-12-08T14:38:00.000-08:00

Cole & Lulu

2011-12-07T23:16:00.000-08:00

High Tide Swamp

2011-12-07T11:28:00.000-08:00

Callen and Hayden making the most of the tail end of a swell...

Not Half Bad

2011-12-06T17:09:00.000-08:00

With end-of-semester projects, papers due, and finals right around the corner, it's easy to forget how beautiful of a place we are blessed to live in...

G.Swanson//NEWPORTBEACHCA

2011-12-06T12:09:00.000-08:00

Matuse Sample Sale

2011-12-05T20:00:00.000-08:00

The highly anticipated Matuse Sample Sale will take place this weekend on Dec. 10-11 at the Matuse headquarters (5040 Shoreham Place, San Diego, CA 92122). Here’s your chance to get the suit of your dreams or buy the best present your loved one will ever receive. Reps from RVCA, Insight, Brixton and Fallen will be in attendance. Don’t miss out.

If you can’t make the sale don’t fret. Matuse will be offering 25% off all 2011 wetsuits online for 3 days only. Dec 9, 10 & 11 purchase wetsuits on our website and type in code M252011 during your checkout to get the discount. Happy Holidays!

Jack Lohse//JETSON MODEL

2011-12-05T09:18:00.000-08:00

Jack working his way through the line-up on his Mason Dyer Jetson Model...

Photos: Erica Burtrum

Cage The Elephant - Aberdeen

2011-12-04T22:27:00.001-08:00

Churches//Beamer Wilkins

2011-12-04T13:09:00.000-08:00

Heading Back

2011-12-03T16:49:00.000-08:00

Photo: E. Burtrum

Wish You Were Here (part II)

2011-12-03T09:44:00.001-08:00

Share The Aloha

2011-12-02T16:52:00.000-08:00

1. Natalie, JJ, John, and Al discussing the finer points in life.

2. Ellis inspecting...

For Sale: 9'4" Pointer

2011-12-01T20:03:00.000-08:00

Erica is trying to fund her last semester at PLNU and sadly must part with her beloved slide craft, a 9'4" R. Lovelace Pointer. A super fun board, easy to ride, with a few repaired dings.

$600 OBO

Please email her at eburtrum1990@pointloma.edu if interested.

Cobblestone Creepin'

2011-12-01T07:03:00.000-08:00

Big thanks to Noah Fields for the new header photo!
Photos: E. Burtrum

Beamer and Mollie|San Clemente, CA

2011-11-30T12:29:00.000-08:00

California Coastline

2011-11-29T19:55:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving Dinner Party (part II)

2011-11-29T07:40:00.000-08:00

Newport Sandbars

2011-11-28T08:53:00.000-08:00

Greg on a particular warm(er) morning over break...

Lulu

2011-11-27T17:22:00.000-08:00

Beach walks with Erica, Cole, and Lulu

Visualizing

2011-11-27T10:40:00.000-08:00

Beamer and John conjuring up some new ideas...

Sixty Eighth

2011-11-26T12:50:00.000-08:00

Slightly offshore West Newport session...

Photos: Erica Burtrum

Mini Cresentmooner

2011-11-25T20:36:00.000-08:00

Just in time for the holidays...

Thanksgiving Dinner Party (part I)

2011-11-24T10:43:00.000-08:00

Greg let me use his fixed 50mm lens to capture a few moments of what has already turned out to be a fantastic Thanksgiving Break!

SETUP

2011-11-23T21:57:00.000-08:00

Photo: E. Burtrum

JJ et Natalie

2011-11-23T09:51:00.000-08:00

San O Sliding