228 - Christine Brailsford Caro of Furrow Surfcraft

Welcome back to Creators & Innovators, where we seek to distill the character traits, motivations, and the daily rituals of creatives in hopes of developing a blueprint for how to disrupt norms and innovate in one’s own space. Today we bring a conversation with surfboard shaper Christine Brailsford Caro. Christine shares how her early experiences as an artist and her desire to repurpose materials positioned her to help innovate a burgeoning surfboard design that could alter the way waves are ridden. We hope you enjoy the show.

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Here’s one of Christine’s Paipo boards that she discussed . . .

43” Moontail Paipo custom for Alexander ! #furrowsurfcraft #furrowpaipos #whomppaipo
A post shared by christine brailsford caro (@furrowsurfcraft) on Jul 12, 2018 at 9:23am PDT

And wood carvings . . .

Fly Free /// Happy Friday everyone! #christinebrailsfordcaro #reflectioncarvingonwood
A post shared by christine brailsford caro (@furrowsurfcraft) on Jul 6, 2018 at 3:25pm PDT

And illustrations . . .

Midweek midlength moments |||| #sqrlssketchbook #christinebrailsfordcaro #watercolor #yater
A post shared by christine brailsford caro (@furrowsurfcraft) on May 9, 2018 at 1:44pm PDT

And much discussed Edge boards . . .

@oceandontcheat on a 6’8” Labyrinth Edge Bottom last summer … photo by @chreeesallen ??!#furrowsurfcraft #furrowlabyrinth #furrowedgeboard
A post shared by christine brailsford caro (@furrowsurfcraft) on Jun 24, 2018 at 7:12am PDT

Happy line up of Eddie’s quiver favorites @alohaeddie … #furrowsurfcraft #furrowstubbiesquash #furrowarctailedgeboard #edgeboard #mandalacustomshapes Thanks for the support of our craft Eddie !
A post shared by christine brailsford caro (@furrowsurfcraft) on May 23, 2018 at 5:44am PDT

One of Christine’s mentors, Marc Andreini

and a link to Marc’s episode of Surf Splendor