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Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

See her art this Friday at our Best of San Diego party

By Laurie Nicoud

We approached mosaic glass surfboard artist Cherrie La Porte to make us a one-of-a-kid board for our annual Best of San Diego feature. We were drawn to Cherrie’s use of color. Cherrie, who has been designing in glass for more than 25 years in North County, was excited for the opportunity and worked with us within our crazy short deadline cycle. She started and finished the board in under two weeks. We met up with her at her studio to see her project unfold.

Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

Cherrie La Porte

About Cherrie

Cherrie’s passion for surfboard designs came out of her desire to create unusual sculptures designed with her fused, blown and stained glass on a recycled surfboard. As a professional glass artist she wanted to reuse some of the glass items that were sitting around her studio.Her first board was reincarnated from a thrift store find and after her first success, she was hooked on the concept. She loved everything about giving boards a new purpose using her passion for glass and set out to find more surfboards that were past their prime. She loves that the surfboards have an energy obtained through their experiences with their surf riders. She likes knowing that someone had a really good time on their board and she can immortalize that passion with a new life as a glass sculpture.

Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

Cherrie La Porte Surfboard

Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

See her surfboards in person this Friday. She’ll be displaying at our 6th annual Best of San Diego party in Liberty Station. Tickets can be purchased here.

Local Surfboard Mosaic Artist: Cherrie La Porte

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