Surfing: A Masterclass in Fearless Creativity

Riding waves speaks to the universality of making art

Photo by Matt Paul Catalano on Unsplash

An in-depth documentary about a community of big-wave surfers has sent my Metaphor Meter into overdrive.

I’ve never surfed. Never even touched a surfboard. Never will. It’s not in my body, heart, or mind to give it a go. Make of that what you will.

Yet I relate on a deeply visceral level to the big-wave surfer’s appr…