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Surf Mama in Huffington Post

March 9, 2017 by Wilma Johnson

Une femme qui apprend à surfer à 44 ans et après 3 enfants, c’était fou et je l’ai fait J’ai aussi appris à ne pas accepter les limites qui me sont imposées par des hommes en shorts en nylon avec des imprimés bizarres. C’est mon message en cette journée mondiale de la femme 2017! WILMA JOHNSON J’ai commencé à surfer à 29 ans. J’ai arrêté une demi-heure plus tard, après les trente minutes les plus longues de ma vie, qui […]

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: surf, surf mama, surfing, women surfing

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Genius – Surf Mama and the Neo Naturists in the Guardian

July 14, 2016 by Wilma Johnson

Flashes of Genius – read the article Flashes of Genius – the wild world of the Neo Naturists Sean O’Hagan 11 July 2016 Dressed only in swirling body paint, they stormed through 1980s London – leaving a trail of chaos and confusion. Three decades on, they bare all about squats, Sellotape dresses and apple-bobbing in blood

Categories: press, Uncategorized • Tags: bodypaint, feminism, neo naturists, performance art, surf mama, wilma johnson

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Surf Mama in August Good Housekeeping

July 8, 2015 by Wilma Johnson

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: Biarritz, Good Housekeeping, guethary, surf, surf mama, surfing, travel writing, wilma johnson, women surfing

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Surf Mama on France 3 TV

June 18, 2015 by Wilma Johnson

Guided tour to Guéthary and studio visit on TV3 Midi en France…. they promised me my accent was very charming and ‘Jane Birkin’ ! http://www.france3.fr/emissions/midi-en-france/videos/suivez_le_guide_guethary_lappel_du_grand_large_17-06-2015_817062

Categories: press, Uncategorized • Tags: basqhe villages, beach, Biarritz, euskadi, guethary, pays basque, surf, surf mama, women surfing

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At the bottom of white staircase

April 20, 2015 by Wilma Johnson

Very nice interview about surf art life and dreams in Barcelona based magazine Nau Nua this morning http://naunua.blogspot.fr/2015/04/wilma-johnson.html

Categories: press • Tags: Art, Biarritz, mamas surf club, surf, surf mama, women surfing

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Surf Mama in Living France Magazine

March 16, 2015 by Wilma Johnson

Having a Swell time….. Very nice interview in Living France magazine April Issue, you can also find out how to get married in France, how to buy your Dream Home and how to make  chocolate meringues which I might try later if I’m feeling brave…. Buy the magazine http://www.completefrance.com/magazines/living-france Buy the book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Surf-Mama-Womans-Happiness-Perfect-ebook/dp/B00KO6YRX6

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: Biarritz, Dingle, Living France, Living in France, surf, surf book, surfbooks, wilma johnson, Womens surfing

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Wilma Johnson surfs her dreams. (English version)

February 16, 2015 by Wilma Johnson

  Wilma Johnson surfs her dreams. In her book ‘Surf Mama’, Wilma Johnson tells the story of how she left an Irish fishing village with her family to come and live in Guéthary and live her dream – to surf. Words Sylvie Barrens ( translation WJ) Photos Bertrand Lapègue   To be honest, Wilma the artist wasn’t destined to become a ‘real’ surfer, the type who heads off in December in the rain to catch waves  beach, and comes back with […]

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: Ballydavid, Biarritz, surf, surf mama, surfbooks, surfmama, wilma johnson, women surfing, Womens surfing

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Surf Mama in the Sud Ouest

February 15, 2015 by Wilma Johnson

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: guethary, surf, wilma johnson surf books, women surfing

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Surf Mama by Bel Mooney in the Mail

October 28, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

Riding the wave of a mid-life crisis….. Once upon a time, in a fifty-something crisis, I set myself the task of learning to ride a motorcycle : a big sexy Harley Davidson. Among my group of L-plated wannabe bikers was a woman just a bit younger than me, who told me she was doing it because she was ‘tired of riding pillion and looking at the back of hubby’s helmet’. She had the guts to pass her test (sadly, I didn’t) […]

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