Artboards – swellcycle
Artboards
Turn a picture into a unique glowing, story-telling surfboard.
We create custom surfboard-shaped art pieces designed to bring photography, artwork, or brand stories to life—illuminated by sunlight, and made from recycled plastic to reflect our love for the ocean.
What Brings It To Live
- Glows with sunlight: Each board is see-through, allowing natural light to pass through select areas of the image. We fine-tune your design to highlight specific details—enhancing contrast, revealing depth, and turning your story into a luminous, living piece.
- High quality picture: High-resolution, edge-to-edge image printing across the surface.
- Any shape, any size: From shortboards to longboards or something custom—we can build it.
- Made from recycled plastic: Built sustainably using post-industrial recycled PETG—the same plastic used in water bottles.
- Created by a team of experts: Each board is designed, printed, laminated, and polished in-house by our skilled designers, shapers, and glassers—built for durability and finished with care.
How It Works
Step 1: Send us your idea.
A photo, painting, illustration—anything digitized works.
Step 2: Choose your shape.
Choose an in-house shape, or send us your own.
Step 3: We build your board.
We optimize your image so sunlight shines through exactly where it matters—bringing key elements of your story to life. Then we 3D print the board using recycled materials and laminate it with your image.
Step 4: You get a one-of-a-kind piece.
Ready to hang, gift, or exhibit.
Projects
Museum of Latin American Art
This custom artboard was auctioned at the Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles to raise awareness about marine debris pollution. One side of the board displays a striking image of a beach covered in plastic waste, while the other side contrasts it with a vibrant ocean wave—offering a powerful visual dialogue between harm and hope.
Save Our Shores
This glowing artboard was donated to Save Our Shores in celebration of Earth Month and raffled to support their mission of protecting and preserving Monterey Bay. It features a stunning photo of a wave breaking in Carmel, CA—captured by local photographer Derek Troxell and brought to life by sunlight passing through the board.
Schooner Real Estate
This custom board was created for Schooner Real Estate, a Santa Cruz-based agency. Featuring their logo on a clean, surf-inspired shape, it now lives in their office and shows up at open houses and community events.
Museum of Latin American Art
This custom board was inspired by Rethinking Essential, a painting by Narsiso Martínez, whose work was featured at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA). The board was later auctioned at the museum during a fundraising event.
Got a story, photo, or idea you love? Let’s turn it into a board that shines.