Hello, there! Steve shaped a beautiful four fin for Mr. R., and we had a fun painting party. Smiles all around!
Aloha and Cowa-flexit!
Happy March!
Hi, there. We hope you are enjoying a nice start to Spring. Today was mostly sunny and breezy, and we enjoyed seeing a beautiful pair of hawks soaring overhead. The fresh air feels great! Here are some pictures from the Pendoflex workshop and our locale outdoors. We hope that you enjoy them.
Aloha and Cowa-flexit! Steve and Cher
Sweet Pendoflex double winger diamond tail
Hi, there! Steve built this beautiful 6’5″ double-wing Pendoflex soft diamond tail for Mr. K. Aloha, and Cowa-flexit!
Craftswomen of Surfing by US Blanks
Hello, there. We are honored for Cher to be featured with other talented craftswomen in the beautiful Craftswomen of Surfing – San Diego magazine published by David Scales and the US Blanks company earlier this year. Heartfelt thanks to US Blanks and David Scales for your support of surfing craftswomen!
To read the blog article about Cher, click here!
To read the full magazine, featuring the stories of Kim Tress, Cher Pendarvis, Valerie Duprat, Whitney Lang, Christine Brailsford and Debbie Gordon, click here!
Peace and Love to you! Happy Christmas!
Hello, there. We wish our dear family, friends and community a very Merry Christmas, and a happy Holiday season. Love, peace, joy and good will to All. Moment to moment, we are thankful. Here are some recent pictures, we hope that you enjoy them.
Cowa-flexit!
Love and Aloha, Cher and Steve
We love this beautiful hymn sung by Willie K. Love and peace to you!
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Sweet Pendoflex Fish
Hi, there! Steve built this beautiful 5’11” Pendoflex keel hauler Fish for Mr. A.L. with hand-crafted care. Aloha and Cowa-flexit!
Wow! Pendoflex Double-Wing Swallow
Hi there. Steve built this beautiful Pendoflex double-winger swallow B-52, with hand-crafted care and love. Aloha and Cowa-flexit!
Want to Win a Custom Pendo Surfboard?
Hi, there! We are honored to be commissioned to create the Grand Prize for the Catch a Wave surfboard art contest, which is put on by our friends at Corel, and Intel. There is still time to enter! The contest is open until midnight on Aug. 31.
Quoted from the Corel site: “If you haven’t entered our Catch a Wave surfboard art contest, what are you waiting for? We have some amazing prizes up for grabs, including a custom, hand-built surfboard with your design printed on it, Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, solar chargers and gift cards, sponsored by our friends at Intel.
Perhaps you’re wondering “how do I create a design for a surfboard?” Well, it’s easier than you think. There is no set template to follow – just let your creativity and inspiration be your guide. The thrill and exhilaration of riding a wave, combined with the surreal and spiritual experience of being one with nature make surfing more than just a sport – it is a lifestyle that combines freedom, joy and inspiration like no other. So we are challenging you to use this inspiration to create your own surfboard artwork.
Any digital art that you create can be used on a surfboard. If it is something simple, like a dolphin, fish or seahorse, it can be placed in one spot on the board like the deck or nose area. More detailed and complex artwork like an underwater scene or sunset landscape with palm trees can be placed to cover the entire length of the board. Wherever your inspiration takes you, we will work with the winning artist on how to best place his or her design on the board.
The grand prize custom surfboard will be created by Cher and Steve Pendarvis. Any of you who are familiar with Painter and Painter Essentials software will know Cher as one of our renowned Painter Masters. But not only is she an incredibly talented artist, she is also a surfing pioneer. Cher and her husband Steve have been creating handmade custom surfboards for decades. Here are some examples of the amazing surfboards they have created.”
You can read the full story and find out the contest information details at this link!
The 2015 SCSA Gromfest
Hello, there! The Gromfest for local kids—16 and under—is our favorite event with our Sunset Cliffs Surfing Association family. At the Gromfest, every kid is a winner! SCSA hosted this year’s Gromfest on August 1 at the Ocean Beach pier. The waves were 1-3 feet with fun shape for the young surfers. Special thanks go to the SCSA Gromfest committee and sponsors for organizing such a wonderful day for the kids. A good time was had by all. We hope that you enjoy the pictures—the kids’ smiles are contagious! We are so stoked that little Kalani Lewis won the Pendo egg that Steve had made with love, and donated to the contestant raffle. It was wonderful to meet Kalani and his parents Ikaika and Caitlin. Happy endings to this year’s event! Thank you to event photographer Rob Blake, and Ikaika Lewis and Julie Klein for sharing your great pictures. Love and Aloha, Cher and Steve
Super Groms, photo by Rob Blake
Bill Joyce Sr. briefing a boys' heat, photo by Rob Blake
Summer Nelson coming in, photo by Rob Blake
Young boys get ready to head out, photo by Rob Blake
The Gromfest girls finalists Chloe, Sierra, Mia, Kaya, Brooke and Summer, photo by Rob Blake
The Gromfest tent and volunteers, photo by Rob Blake
Winner Kalani Lewis picks up his Pendo board from Cody Sherman, photo by Julie Klein
Kalani on his Pendo egg, photo by the Lewis family
Kalani & Ikaika carry his Pendo board, photo by Rob Blake
2015 Gromfest kids, photo by Rob Blake
Kalani and Steve shakas wth his Pendo board, Aloha.
Kalani, Ikaika and Steve
Kalani and Steve with his Pendo egg
