I have personally known Scotty Carter for more than 20 years. He is a well-respected waterman along the Laguna/Dana Point Coastline. After many years of knowing him, I was introduced to his mini-wave art in the mid 2000's and I was taken aback by the striking beauty of his work. I already found myself fascinated by the ocean but Scotty was able to capture an element of the ocean that you and I would walk by and not even think twice about what we saw. With the naked eye we would not be captivated by what we saw. Scotty's magic is that he can take things that aren't magic at all but spin it in a way where it is nothing but magic. He would tell you, that making something out of nothing and being surprised and mesmerized is absolutely the magic!
How does he do it you ask? Let's just say Scotty Carter likes mysteries!!! One day Scotty will release secrets to the world and it will be an amazing day. Until then, we are left to enjoy the beauty of his images that would make a fine addition to any modern and stylish homes decore.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sick Again After Surfing-No Surprise At All
The bottom line is the Southern California Coast is dirty. It is aggravating to get sick doing something you love. If I am getting sick after being in the water what about all the poor things that live in the ocean. Dolphins, Migrating Whales, Crabs, Lobsters, Star Fish, Sharks, Seals and Fish. They all have to be a little sick.
Human beings apparently can't keep sewage out of the water. Additionally we can't live without pesticides and fertizlizers. It is a wonder we aren't all sick. I was thinking back to a discussion I had with a lifeguard in Laguna Beach. He was telling families and kids to keep their kids out of the water due to sewage. Now there is a comforting thought! We don't care enough about our ocean to create local beaches that are safe for recreation. Meanwhile, we are poisoning the food chain in our local waters that may be making consumption of local fish a gamble at best. We have to stop this madness before Mother Ocean is unforgiving. Reality is we are killing the ocean and while the consequences of destroying the ocean aren't crystal clear just yet, it is obvious that with incidents all over the world that we are well on our way to finding out what it all means.
My hope for the future is a sewage and oil free ocean, where I or any other recreational user of the ocean does not get sick after trying to enjoy the only stress-free place on the planet that we know of. I also hope for a clean home for our friends of the sea as they are innocent bystanders suffering due to our complacency and ignorance. If we don't fix this now, what will we leave to future generations? It does not look good!
Human beings apparently can't keep sewage out of the water. Additionally we can't live without pesticides and fertizlizers. It is a wonder we aren't all sick. I was thinking back to a discussion I had with a lifeguard in Laguna Beach. He was telling families and kids to keep their kids out of the water due to sewage. Now there is a comforting thought! We don't care enough about our ocean to create local beaches that are safe for recreation. Meanwhile, we are poisoning the food chain in our local waters that may be making consumption of local fish a gamble at best. We have to stop this madness before Mother Ocean is unforgiving. Reality is we are killing the ocean and while the consequences of destroying the ocean aren't crystal clear just yet, it is obvious that with incidents all over the world that we are well on our way to finding out what it all means.
My hope for the future is a sewage and oil free ocean, where I or any other recreational user of the ocean does not get sick after trying to enjoy the only stress-free place on the planet that we know of. I also hope for a clean home for our friends of the sea as they are innocent bystanders suffering due to our complacency and ignorance. If we don't fix this now, what will we leave to future generations? It does not look good!
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