Rockin the Guitrabige Show!

For those who do not know the know here is the know. Guitar + Garbage = Guitarbige.

Guitar bodies and necks that do not meet the requirements of Wildwood Mfg excellency requires and hence destined for the garbage bin. Since we have rescued these poor parts and have given new life in a different form. Art form. You can’t play it as an instrument but you can do whatever you like Artist wise. Let er rip I say, do what makes you happy!

Presently I’m closing in on finishing my piece which I’m very pleased with the results. Years and Years and then a whole bunch more years are really paying off. Continue to do what you love to do. Apply the blood, sweat and sweat. Long hours and effort and you have - Success!

Rockin the Guitarbige Art Show is August 1, 2026. Art Center Space located at 620 2nd Old Town Eureka.

Work continues in a positive direction

Rockin the Guitarbige water fountain continues to make progress. Can’t believe I’ve spent this much time on one piece but spend your time wisely and this is what comes out.

For those who are participating in this years show, please drop off your artwork third week of July to the Art Center Space 620 2nd street Old town Eureka. Indicate if piece is up for sale and put your price and include a 25% Commiss to Monica the awesome owner allowing us this great opportunity!

Back to work!

Got a little side tracked with the Kinetic Sculpture Race again. Didn’t race but did do some bike riding first day out to Manila and back. June’s Shoe was plaqued with some gear issues. Second day I provided water escort for June’s Shoe. Small chain problem which we fixed and were on our way quite quickly too. Now that the race is history its back to “Rockin the Guitarbige” work.

Kinetic Badass Trophy!

Today I presented a new trophy for the Kinetic Sculpture Race being held this Memorial day weekend. Art piece came about from some sitting around BS’in of old day races and this came out of it. For the Glory!

Kinetic BadAss is the name and will be in some “to be determined” category.

Guitar show update! "Rockin the Guitarbige"!

For those participating in the “Rockin the Guitarbige Show 2026” Big green light to all. Please remember only thing you can’t do with this piece is “play it musically”. Do whatever your hearts desire to make one very unique piece of Art. Looking around at guitar art, things seem pretty tame, lets shake it up make it happen! Show dates: August 1, 2026 Arts Alive Old Town Eureka.

What another Roadtrip to Thailand? Yessir!

Just back from yet another world wind trip to the land of smiles. Love that place. If you go hungry its your own darn fault. Enuff chow houses tucked and ducked in every nic and cranny street side yep got that too. Always walk in the shade, carry water all the time. Consume the daily life, eat what ever has popped up right in front of your face. Meat on a stick? How bout some sticky rice and a big ass Chang beer to cruise down the soi checking other cool stuff out? Bugs & chicken feet not doing.

Did keep my goal of a sketch for everyday on the road. This sketch series I uitilized more color which was pushed on me from my good friend Imm, Auu & daughter Paopao 5yoa. She pushed me to different levels of sketch with color, critique draws, this needs work here or this doesn’t look right. Nice job she will go far. Five years old and this much talent.

Thailand is a place of peace and happiness. People are not pissed off at each other, good food for few baht. I will be back!

"Green Gate" - functioning water fountain on Redwood chainsaw carving

This big boy was installed 26 Jan 2026, been a few years since I’ve seen or been around this piece. Originally built for my buddy Kenny his cannabis farm (replicate property/farm). This water fountain from time of build till now performs perfectly! No leaks a little squeak from the water wheel but that’s giving life and sound to this piece.

Presently showing at the “Art Center Space” located in old town Eureka 620 2nd street. Stop in and say hi to Monica and Liam and of course the hounds.

Guitar Parts give away!

Anyone interested in participating in the “Rockin the Guitarbige Show” - Aug/Sep Arts Alive 2026!

I will be giving out what I have left in stock for those interested. Please HMU and I’ll hook you up. Deadline ends Friday 30 Jan 2026

Thailand 2026!

Can’t believe another road trip to Thailand, home of smiles. Love the place so mellow, peaceful. Loving people everywhere. Chicken and rice I’m thinking is what’s for chow. Start back in BKK or Bangkok less than 30 days. Think I’ll be focusing on “people draws” this trip. Taiwan people cooking stuff up were contagious sketch objects. Bangkok should be perfect. Chiang Mai another good spot to hang the hat once again. Enjoy the winter in Thailand north.

2026 has arrived!

January is usually a good time to hunker down, rain and wind okay. No in person Arts Alive for this sailor today but I do have my Virtual show up and running. “Walk Draw 2025” Sketches from around the globe and a few states from this last year. Enjoy!

Rockin the Guitarbige is back!

First snippet for the 2nd ever “Rockin the Guitarbige” Art show to be determined where and when. First show in 2019 proved to be a huge success and gained much public attention. Especially with the public voting “Peoples choice award” of some 30 odd guitars.

“Guitarbige” are guitar pieces, mainly the bodies but to include necks as well. These pieces did not make the professional cut in the music world. Some may have little flaws or a tree limb area. Imprefections. Wildwood Mfg in Arcata has given these as a really nice gift. So with that said we will be giving out guitar bodies and necks to those interested in participating in show yet to be determined.

Conditions upon receiving “guitarbige”.

1) Person has to show their artwork at show.

2) Guitar piece CAN NOT be played as a functioning guitar instrument. Each artist is encouraged to apply their magic. At end of show you are free to keep pieces.

Two bodies per person, necks are limited so one neck per person while quantities last.

If interested please contact me via this site and will set up pick up arrangements.

Dec Arts Alive! Post show stats

Though I wasn’t the featured artist for this months Arts Alive at “The Space” I did however serve up a mean cup o vino, toss in a couple frosty ones. Was a good time for sure. Nice to see a large amount of people movement in and around old town. My favorite art piece for this months Arts Alive? Go directly to Morris Graves, upstairs to the right is a Jim McVickor painting. Best show in town! Thanks for all the continued and new support. It is appreciated. Thank you.

Prague - Berlin did someone say Road trip? Again? Yessir!

Interesting trip, SFO to Frankfurt then Prague for some working holiday routine kinda thing. Stayed in Prague 10 days same place and metro’d around town, very easy only three lines. Grannies swilling beer from big mugs at 10 not uncommon. Great Gothic, Renaissance to present. Very challenging for the daily draw but well worth it. You just have to motate and motivate. The sketch won’t sketch itself.

Decided to skip Munich due to high cost of staying in hotels with Octoberfest, no need to visit puking hill if I don’t need too. So I trained it up 5 hours or so to Berlin and stayed right downtown for first four days. The U & S Bahn train lines a bit more extensive than Prague. The S-Bhan which is mostly above gound much easier to navigate. The history that awaits you anywhere in Berlin is pretty amazing. You just have to put your walking shoes on and get to walking. I found my first stumbling stones or Stolperstein stones out along the Spree river. Best part was ripping around Berlin downtown in the Berlin Hotrods. Small one person gas powered cars that are legal and licensed. For 90 minutes of pure bliss and the smell of burnt rubber, priceless!

Lastly made a two week stop back in Iowa where I grew up to see Mom who isn’t doing the best. So a son talk fest with myself and brother we had a great time under the circumstances.

Travel while you still can, time catches up on you faster than you think. Now where did I put that currywurst and Berliner?! Enjoy!

Prague, Czech Republic - Road trip Sketch fest!

Gearing up for yet another draw fest, this time in a different part of the world. Start off in Prague, Czech Republic get my bearings of being back in Europe. Then game plan is onward to Munich & Berlin. Should be interesting to see this part of the world I have yet to see and draw. My present show of the last three road trips to Canada, Hawaii & Taiwan are still up and running probably till November 2025. Thanks for the continued support you are appreciated! Check back in near future trip will before end of this year. Burp.

"Sketch This" - Now Showing

Arts Alive Sep 6, 2025 featured artist now showing at the “Art Center Space”

Sketches consist of my most recent working holiday aboard. First up was Vancouver Island, then Hawaii & finally Taiwan. All good stuff, all good draws.

"Sketch This" show up but not fully on run mode - Standby to Standby need some fine tuning

Show install has been completed, but I need to give it a bit of tweaking over the next couple of days. Call it the “Three Island Group” if you will. Toss in Vancouver Island, Hawaii islands of Oahu & Hawaii & Taiwan? What could go wrong? Nothing!

Scott Hemphill Featured Artist

Arts Alive Sep 6, 2025

Scott Hemphill - Featured Artist!

You heard it first here, I will be featured Artist at “The Space” for September 6, 2025 Arts Alive. Show will consist of pen and ink sketches of my most recent trips around the world. Vancouver Island up close and personal See Vancouver the City, how different it is compared to the island. Hawaii, beach going on Oahu. Kilauea blowing up on the Big Island. Then a few weeks in Taiwan, forget about using silverware better get used to chop sticks! Great trip, lots of cool art from three very different places in the world. Show is free and we will have refreshments! Show runs up till November 2025.

Hemp Cruisers - Show continues to burn rubber!

Feedback was very simple, customer wanted to see an entire line of Hemp Cruisers. Not a problem there. Cars never shown are now in the lineup located in old town Eureka. Front row window viewing, free all dang day and night! Stop by and see for yourself. Take one home is even better. Once their gone, their gone. No others like them.

Vancouver Road Stomp!

Wow where does travel time go? It disappears so fast, you walk out the hotel door in the morning and next thing you know. What happened to the day it vaporized once again. This trip was a bit different. International yes but this time I had my own vehicle and drove everywhere ‘cept the ferry crossings. Started in Victoria and drove to the bitter northern end of Port Hardy. Port Alice and McNeill as well. Welcome to Bald Eagle country, unknown if their french bald eagles but they did have white heads. Tofino is a place everyone should see at least once. Long beach and beyond. Take the true Vancouver experience and head north. Shed the hustle and bustle of Nanaimo, its good but go north. Cournteny and Comox really liked. Now entering bald eagle country. Campbell River, Telegraph Cove a place lost in time. Port Alice amazingly beautiful, wow! Ferry system running from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert was only about once a week this time of year. So I back tracked south to Nanaimo, ferried over and spent three rainy days out of four in Vancouver, BC. Welcome big city life and everything that goes with it. Heard more sirens day and night than horns in DaNang. Finished up trip with a stop in Spokane and then Coure d’Alene, Idaho. Logged over three thousand road miles and tons of bird fun. Sketches? Off the charts, good run.

Hemp Cruisers 11 - Willie the Wimp Cadillac Towing

Week eleven now up and running, Willie the Wimp Cadillac Towing, sometimes we all need a lil towing persuasion. At this point I will be taking a short working holiday time to hit the sketch books. Show will resume upon return to homeport. Stay tuned. Most importantly thank you all for the continued support. It is appreciated.