CRUNCH TIME

Last night I decided to drop in on my good friend Randy Noborikawa at his local Costa Mesa studio. He happened to be putting the finishing touches on some new artwork for a show up in Santa Barbara that opens tonight. Randy is no stranger to burning the midnight oil and like Kobe, he does his best work during crunch time. This time around he is putting his twist on classic and slang surf terms using neon and iconic imagery. Now, working with neon isn't for the faint of heart as Randy's girlfriend (Trusted Tattoo Artist/Owner Dejah Garcia) explained as she cringed every time they had to maneuver the pieces around the studio. They had been working on the project all day dealing with all kinds of issues, including a freeway closure on the 91 (which is the only route between the studio and the neon fabricators shop) due to an over-turned oil tanker. But in true Rando fashion, with Dejah's help of course, he finishes up just before midnight. I was lucky enough to get there just in time to see the result of all the hard work and get a sneak peek.







Check out more of Randy's work here:
http://www.randynoborikawa.com/