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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 at Vagabonde

May 10, 2016 by Wilma Johnson

Vagabonde – Qui va sans cesse d’un objet à l’autre, à l’aventure : Imagination Vagabonde Très contente de faire la première dédicace du version Francaise de Surf Mama le 11 Juin au Festival Vagabonde à Bordeaux, où je vais aussi exposer des toile influencés par la thème de la surfeuse vagabonde…. Very excited to be launching the french version of Surf Mama at the Vagabonde Festival in Bordeaux, where I’ll also be showing some paintings of nomadic surf chicks. Published by […]

Categories: events, surf mama • Tags: Biarritz, festival vagabonde, guethary, surf, surf mama, surfbooks, surfing, travel writing, wilma johnson, women surfing

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La Surf Mama

February 5, 2016 by Wilma Johnson

New flash for all my French Surf Mamas the French version of Surf Mama will be coming out in June with Editions Cairn. Very excited about the project and looking forward to a book tour round French surf resorts this summer, will definitely be taking my board!!! Photo: Celebrating in Biarritz with a So British G & T ©Florence Myard      

Categories: events, surf mama, Uncategorized • Tags: Biarritz, Living in France, surf, surf mama, surfbooks, travel writing, wilma johnson, women surfing

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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 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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A Year in the life of Surf Mama

February 6, 2015 by Wilma Johnson

Categories: Blog, events, Photos, surf mama • Tags: Art Car Boot Fair, Ballydavid, Biarritz, bundoran, guethary, Liverpool, surf, surf mama, surfbooks, surfing, travel writing, wilma johnson

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Surf Mama et Ses Déesses in Biarritz

November 29, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

Surf Mama et ses Déesses. Exhibition at Jazz the Glass in Biarritz, opens 6th December The paintings in the show tell stories of women, real and imaginary. Stories of surfer women, flamenco dancers, of women transformed into goddesses, and goddesses transformed into women. My inspiration comes from travels, experiences, and dreams. Paintings may be inspired by fairy stories set in dark forests, iconic women like the adventuress Lola Montes, Mayan Madonnas in a church in Mexico where I spent Christmas […]

Categories: events, exhibitions, surf mama • Tags: Biarritz, concept store, goddesses, Jazz the glass, surf, surf mama, wilma johnson

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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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