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SPRAY GUNS AN PART 2: UNEXPECTED JOURNEY The work - and adventures - of SHANE EGAN THE ‘SMAUGASBOARD’. A beautiful board with beautiful artwork, and my, my - how well that name rolls off the tongue. 122 SMORGASBOARDER | MAR/APR <strong>2013</strong>
You might not instantly recognise the name, but even if you only discovered surfing yesterday, you will most definitely be familiar with something Shane Egan’s artistic hand has touched. A creator in art and surfboard design, Shane’s airbrush work of the 70’s is the stuff of legend - not to mention his involvement in either the design or print of almost every iconic surfboard decal of the era. Now a resident of Tonga, he fills us in on his incredible journey through Australia and New Zealand through one of the most inspiring and experimental decades of surfing history. WORDS: MARK CHAPMAN PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SHANE EGAN “Being able to pack up my Airbrush and pencils enabled me a nomadic, surfing, lifestyle and gave me the honour and pleasure of working with some of the great shapers and characters of that era”. Born in 1952, Shane Egan grew up around Narrabeen and Warriewood on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, but after leaving school developed a bit of wanderlust and set off to explore… “It was the ‘Morning of the Earth’ years, and the North Coast and beyond beckoned. After a few trips south and north I settled for the warmer climes of Coolangatta - a great time to be there in the early 70’s. Then, as the Gold Coast got busier, I began frequenting New Zealand. My brother Dale and I had been trying to save some dollars to get over there and ended up winning a couple of return tickets in a shopping mall raffle! (laughs). This began an annual pilgrimage for Shane and his wife-to-be Chrissie Charlton (daughter of Kirra legend Johnny Charlton) and me. They planned to spend summers in NZ and winters on the Gold Coast – a pretty perfect arrangement by anyone’s standards. New Zealand, however, ended up offering Shane a lucrative employment prospect, which saw him spending a little bit more time there than originally foreseen. “We rocked up to Whangamata at the end of our second trip, where Kingsley “Knackers” Kernovske had leased Bob Davie’s board factory and began Natural Balance Surfboards,” he explains. “He wacked a wad of cash down on the shop counter and said ’Stay’.” Shane says New Zealand was still pretty much a fledgling surf community then - great people and an absolutely beautiful country with quality, empty waves all over the shop. He found himself exploring his creativity in a big way including sticker design, airbrushing boards, paintings and large murals, but also got into refined board design. GEAR: INTERVIEW MAR/APR <strong>2013</strong> | SMORGASBOARDER 123
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