{"id":323455,"date":"2023-04-26T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=323455"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T21:58:06","slug":"new-surfboard-mural-installed-at-pacific-beach-recreation-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/new-surfboard-mural-installed-at-pacific-beach-recreation-center\/","title":{"rendered":"New surfboard mural installed at Pacific Beach Recreation Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Created by muralist Rob Tobin with the aid of nearly 300 volunteers and 64 donated surfboards, Pacific Beach Community Surf Garden has been installed at Pacific Beach Recreation Center, with a formal dedication expected soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter four years involving vision, design, review, community input, city permitting, fundraising, structural engineering, patience, and tolerance, the Pacific Beach Community Surf Garden has been approved and installed,\u201d said Brian Curry, who spearheaded the community\/volunteer effort sponsored by the Pacific Beach Town Council. \u201cCome by the recreation center and take a look. It is spectacular and will be an incredible artistic statement. It is a rec center beautification project that has evolved into a permanent City of San Diego Civic Art installation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much of the work on the donated mosaic-tiled surfboards used as \u201cflower petals\u201d on the art piece adorning PB Rec Center at 1405 Diamond St., was\u00a0conducted over several weeks during volunteer workshops led by muralist Tobin. He\u00a0discussed the \u201cflowering\u201d of the surf garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came up with this surfboard idea, and flowers, which just popped into my head: It just kind of came together like this,\u201d said Tobin, noting neighbors donated the surfboards used in the mosaic mural. \u201cThey also came out, about 300 of them, to work on the tiling process over the course of a few months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople love it,\u201d answered Tobin, when asked about the reaction he received to the mural as he was installing it last week.<\/p>\n

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Muralist Rob Tobin installs the mosaic-tiled surfboards on the Pacific Beach Rec Center at 1405 Diamond St. PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the artist added the mural nearly took a different form. \u201cThe first concept I drew actually had the surfboards looking more like fish sideways,\u201d said Tobin, who added, \u201cIt just wasn\u2019t speaking to me as much. So we made them (fish) flowers. The surf garden theme (then) came from the flowers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tobin pointed out he\u2019s been doing murals for 20 years now for schools and nonprofits in places like North Park and National City, typically working with groups. \u201cI rarely work alone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked if this was one of his more ambitious projects, Tobin replied, \u201cYes, by far,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019ve got a 300-foot-long project I did in National City.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even mounting the PB Surf Garden proved a monumental undertaking. \u201cWe had to X-ray the building to make sure we didn\u2019t hit the rebar,\u201d noted Tobin, who added the formal dedication ceremony will likely be on a Saturday sometime early this summer.<\/p>\n

Curry added some challenges remain with the mural. \u201cCosts, due primarily to the extensive engineering and more expensive materials, have exceeded our original budget,\u201d he said. \u201cCosts have not yet exceeded our fundraising donations but there are significantly fewer funds to complete the project as envisioned (e.g., lighting, landscaping, etc.) and the intended use of excess funds for other rec center improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added Curry: \u201cThe good news is you can still donate to the Surf Garden project at pbtowncouncil.org<\/a>. All donors get a tile (shaped like a surfboard) that will be permanently installed in the exhibit. Please tell everyone about the project and our need for additional funds to make the Surf Garden a one-of-a-kind example of a community-sponsored artistic beautification endeavor for the benefit of all the public be they residents, visitors, and workers here in PB.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tobin especially liked the \u201crecycling aspect\u201d of the art project, in that it utilized old surfboards that he said otherwise \u201cwould have ended up thrown away in the landfill. This project took an environmental stance and was more upcycle. It also got buy-in and involvement from the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of his new creation, Tobin concluded: \u201cIt\u2019s been amazing. I would do it again. I would do it in every city up and down the coast and in Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n

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