The surfer who makes pots

Gerry’s work pays tribute to surf culture, from the golden era of the 1970s to the lows of addiction and its malignant lingering over surfing communities.

The Fleurieu Peninsula surfing community is fairly small. Mostly everyone knows each other and it’s easy to identify anyone who isn’t a local, especially along the Middleton stretch.

I started surfing regularly a number of years ago, and quickly developed a love of boutique hand-shaped boards. Any more than two