Another sk8 for your quiver...

Just in time for the holidays, we have a new selection of skateboards available for purchase on the website. -TBF

Custom TBF Andreini...

Inspired by the Malibu Chip and the Simmons Twin Keel,

(check out the behind center point on these keels),

designed by Marc Andreini, Foiled by Marlon Bacon...

6'-8" Andreini custom soon to have Mason St. Peter art...

New Serena Mitnik-Miller Model

Check out the website for more info on this new Marc Andreini Shaped, Serena Mitnik-Miller Model.

New Skateboards coming soon....

Check the skateboards section of the website for new skates later this week...

Serena Mitnik-Miller has a new website...

http://www.serenamitnikmiller.com/

Custom for Kevin Klopf

Little Kids really like garbage trucks for some reason...

New Shirts coming soon!!!

Serena Mitnik-Miller has a show in San Diego

SEA LIFE
featurnig, Serena Mitnik-Miller
Presented by The Surfindian
October 24 - November 30, 2009

A new arrival to the nest...

Work in progress.

Serena Mitnik-Miller artwork on a Marc Andreini custom hand shape for Two Birds Fly.

New Decks in the making...

We're making some new decks and wanted to show you how it's done. First we get some old used decks that no one wants anymore, then we cut out our shapes, remove grip tape and graphics, sand, repaint, add graphics and grip tape and assemble into a new complete. This is a photo of step 5 in the 8 step process.

Two Fly Birds

Where to ride your TBF SK8

When you get a TBF SK8, take it down to your local skate park and give it a push. - TBF

New York Surf

We recently came across these photos of our good friend, Chris Gentile, Jazzing the Glass in New York. Viva Las Olas! - TBF

More appreciating the customer...

The Rachel Kaye Model has traveled to Japan to Live with Yuji. We will miss her. Thanks Yuji! -TBF

Bing Surfboards Dear and Yonder Model...

Created for the movie, Dear and Yonder, Bing

Surfboards in colaboration with Ashley Lloyd 

and Serena Mitnik-Miller have produced the

Dear and Yonder model. Check it out here...

http://www.bingsurf.com/press_dearandyonder.html

and there is one available for purchase at the Mollusk

San Francisco shop, http://www.mollusksurfshop.com/

Dear and Yonder @ The Pie Ranch

A wide community of artists, filmmakers, and surfers supported the creation of the film, and the Santa Cruz premier continues to build this community focus with local farmers, chefs, musicians and surfers converging for a benefit dinner preceding the showing on Friday, August 14 at the Pie Ranch barn up by Ano Nuevo. The Mattson 2, a young jazz duo comprised of twin brothers, Jarred and Jonathan Mattson, will perform during the benefit dinner, which will support their parents (one of which is battling cancer, the other recovering from the removal of a brain tumor). The event will also feature a silent art auction to help with the remaining production costs of the film, and will include works by Santa Cruz artists Dave Gardner, David Kimball Anderson, Nikki Brooks, Thomas Campbell and Tiffany Campbell. - (from brown paper tickets website) 

Dear and Yonder Showing in San Francisco

Custom SK8 for Kev.Mo.

MTV Store, Times Square

Our New York Paparazzi "DJ DR. RICK" 

snapped these photos of the MTV Store in

Times Square for us the other day. Thanks

so much DJ Dr. Rick! - TBF

Times Square

Two Birds Fly is on display at the MTV store in Times Square.

If you happen to be in New York, stop by and snap a photo 

and send it to us. info@twobirdsfly.com Thanks alot! - TBF

Customer Appreciation

Katsuhiro Kondo from Kamakura, Japan recently picked up

the Serena Mitnik-Miller model from us here at Two Birds Fly.

This board came with a secret limited edition lithograph, signed

by Serena. He was so stoked with the board and other assorted

goodies that accompanied it, he sent us these photos of him

and his family unpacking and enjoying the 5-11 hull, shaped by

Manuel C. Caro. Thanks for sharing these photos with us Kondo!

- TBF

Moonlight Glassing Co. Since 1979

Awhile back, Manny was kind enough to take me on a little

tour of Moonlight Glassing Co. in San Marcos. A family affair,

Moonlight has been in operation since 1979, which is the 

same year I first rode a surfboard. Check 'em out if you're in

San Marcos, they have a showroom and are real friendly folks.

http://www.moonlightglassingsurfboards.com/

Custom For Sponge Bob Square Pants

Fletch had many questions for Sponge Bob when he stopped

by The Santa Cruz Board Builders Guild to pick up his

new custom 8'-6" square nose, square tail stinger, hand shaped by 

Marc Andreini. He really wanted to know when we would be 

making a board for Patrick....

Customs...

Our very first custom sk8 went out to Sam

in Seattle who uses it to get from class to class

and other various places... thanks for the photo Sam!

9-8 Malibu Chip

Custom 9-8 Balsa, "Malibu Chip" for Robert Redford.

Shaped by Marc Andreini, Glassed by The Santa Cruz

Board Builders Guild, fin custom foiled by Marc Andreini,

Artwork by Serena Mitnik-Miller.

Custom Darth Vader board...

Custom Darth Vader square tail 6-0 fish for Tori Fernandes. 

Shaped by Marc Andreini, Glassed by the Santa Cruz Board

Builders Guild with Flax cloth, Fins by Rainbow, Art work by

Mason St. Peter. 

Jeff Canham on Grain edit

Jeff Canham is featured on one of our favorite blogs,

Grainedit. Lots of colorful patterns to be seen at

http://grainedit.com

Alma Surf Magazine

The kind people at Alma, a fine surf publication

out of Brazil, have featured the Two Birds Fly

family in their Issue #50. Check out Jeff in action

in the lower right hand corner! Check Alma out online

or pick up a copy at any respectable location throughout

South America.

10 New Skates...

Check out our new skates in the skateboards

section of our website, www.twobirdsfly.com

Also check out solitaryarts, suppliers of our 

wheels, trucks and hardware. Thanks Yong-Ki!

New Skateboards In Stock

Two Birds Fly Family At Sacred Craft Exposition

Here are a few photos of the Andreini, Mandala and Santa Cruz Board Builders Guild booths at the Sacred Craft Expo in Ventura. Marlon Bacon was there from 101 Fin Company and before she got the boot, Macie also enjoyed the Expo! Serena and I had an amazing time and were fortunate enough to meet some incredible shapers, crafters and characters and catch up with some old friends. 

Mollusk Surf Shop Venice Beach California

The Mollusk Surf Shop in Venice Beach has been included in the Dwell on Design Los Angeles Expo. Dates are June 26-28, 2009 featuring a conference, exhibition, home tours and more. (photo is from the Dwell June 2009 issue supplement.

The Present, A Surf Film By Thomas Campbell

Our Friend and Two Birds Fly artist Thomas Campbell has a new surf movie out called the Present. If you haven't seen it yet, head down to your local neighborhood surf movie house and have a look for yourself. (Photo from the Surfers Journal Volume 18, Number 2).

Jeff Canham Feature in Surfers Journal Volume 18 No. 3

Two Birds Fly artist Jeff Canham has a feature in the latest issue of the Surfers Journal. Be sure to pick up a copy when you have a chance.

Dear and Yonder Surf Film

Our good friends Tiffany Campbell and Andria Lessler have put together an amazing surf film. It's scheduled for release this summer, so keep a look out for it at your local theatre! (Photos from Blue Magazine issue #16).

Serena Mitnik-Miller in Blue Magazine

Blue Magazine Number 16 has an article on the photography of Serena Mitnik-Miller. The photos featured are from a 2007 show at the Mollusk Surf Shop Gallery in Venice Beach California entitled "Quiver".

Sacred Craft 2009

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New Zealand Secret Spot...

Our good friend and amazing surfer Chris King recently sent us some insane photos of his local break, "location withheld for reasons of secrecy", that blew us away. We were fortunate enough to spend some time with Chris and his wonderful family while we were in New Zealand, check out Chris's stance on this wave with Serena in the back ground. Truly a gent and all around surf goof, not sure it's clear from the photo, Chris is an amazing man and we miss him.

Ahu Ahu Beach Villas, New Plymouth, New Zealand

When you go to New Zealand, this is the place to go. The best variety of surf spots in one region and the best people you'll ever meet own and run the ahu ahu beach villas. Creatively constructed with reclaimed lumber, roofing tiles and tilt up concrete construction, their award winning lodge and villas are the ultimate base camp when planning a surf mission in Taranaki. Ahu Ahu Beach Villas, 321 Ahu Ahu Road, Oakura, RD4 New Plymouth, tel. 06 752 7370 email holiday@ahu.co.nz

Velocity Skateshop, Taranaki, New Zealand

     We are back from our research trip to New Zealand! We were fortunate enough to meet some amazing people, see some amazing places and do some, well, AMAZING stuff! This post will be the first of many detailing our trip to En Zed. Growing up in Southern California, I frequented many a local skateshop, both as a grom and as an old grom. Shops like, E.T. in Hermosa Beach, where I first purchased a skateboard, to Spyder, to Gremic in Huntington Beach where I hung out when I was in high school; these were authentic skateshops where you felt like you belonged.     

     Velocity Skateshop in Taranaki is run by Mark Samuels, an old school skater and surfer who only sells skateboards. I was fortunate enough to be able to skate with Mark at a local ramp in the area and was stoked to learn quite a bit about the orgins of skateboarding in New Zealand, local spots and skate lore. His dog charged the ramp and is the first dog I've ever seen run up the transition, make it to the platform and chill. This shop is an authentic old school "real" skateshop. When you're in New Zealand, go check it out!

     

Update on TBF Nickelodeon boards...

Here is an official list of all who signed the boards:

Robert Redford, Ashton Kutcher, Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Ben Affleck, Billy Gibbons, Brittany Snow, Chris Ashworth, Chyna Lane, Chris Meloni, Danny Masterson, Deirdre Hall, Dingo, Dominic Monaghan, Eliza Dushku, Elizabeth Reaser, Emmy Rossum, Erika Alexander, Ewan McGregor, Frankie Faison, Hugh Dancy, Jane Lynch, Jason Ritter, Jay Lyons, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Hart, Jill Hennessy, John Schneider, Justin Kirk, KayCee Stroh, Kevin Sorbo, Kyle MacLachlan, Lisa Kudrow, Mark Harmon, Michael Cera, Missi Pyle, Mo'Nique, Nia Long, Nicholas Potts, Nick Cannon, Olivia Thirlby, Paris Hilton, Peter Gallagher, Ricardo Chavira, Richie Ritch, Rob Corrdry, Rodrigo Santoro, Rose Byrne, Russell Simmons, Ryan Cabrera, Slash, Susan Sarandon, Terrell Owens, Tokyo Diiva, Tom Arnold and Tyler Ritter.

And a few more photos...

Nickelodeon at Sundance...

Amy Poehler

Ewan McGregor

Nickelodeon asked us to make 7 custom TBF boards for them to raffle off at the Sundance Film Festival this year. We teamed up with Marc Andreini and the Santa Cruz Board Builders Guild to produce two 9'-6" spoons, one 9'-2" spoon and four 8'-0" vaqueros. Each board was then signed by celebrities and auctioned off for charity to support the National Wildlife Federation and the Natural Resources Defense Council, (NRDC). Artwork by Serena Mitnik-Miller and Mason St. Peter.

New skate shirt coming soon...

The rainy season is back in San Francisco...

Surf from somewhere near the Great White North...

...Sam from Seattle sent these to me

three new andreini stubbies coming soon...

Dear and Yonder benefit

two birds fly

Two Birds Fly is an organic approach to surfboard building that emphasizes the arts. Each board is hand made, hand drawn and hand glassed by local artists and craftsmen. More than just art on surfboards, our sleds are designed to be ridden. Experimental shapes, advanced shapes, highly individualized and finely foiled rails and tails, we want you to ride our boards. We are extremely grateful to nest our current family of artists and shapers, including Marc Andreini, Thomas Campbell, Jeff Canham, Manuel C. Caro, Amy Jo Diaz, Kyle Field, Rachel Kaye, Alex Kopps, Geoff Mcfetridge, Serena Mitnik-Miller, Lana Porcello, Nathaniel Russell, Johanna St. Clair and Mason St. Peter.
In an effort to keep our carbon footprint small, we've chosen a quality laminator, Doug Fletcher of the Santa Cruz Board Builders Guild to glass our boards. Two Birds Fly boards are carved from Biofoam, an agriculturally altered blank that utilizes about 50% organic content. For rudders and leg ropes, we have eliminate the use of plastic fin boxes and leash plugs replacing them with a more eco-conscious alternative fin made from bamboo by Marlon Bacon of 101 Fin Company.
Two Birds Fly is thoughtful in how materials and design can yield an eco-friendly product. We are mindful of the environmental impacts of our raw materials and manufacturing processes and we do our best to minimize these impacts. Two Birds Fly's ongoing commitment to understanding our environmental footprint is helping us evolve our business practices. As we do so, we will continue to share with you, the steps we are taking along the way to further build upon our green business foundation.

The Website is up.