“Even though they’re just kids, they epitomize what’s great about surfing!” Drew Wellman, an artist who has been plying his trade for many years. Will open his one-man show, “The Little Heroes” at the Deus Gallery Canggu at 6pm on the 31st May 2013. Drew’s subject matter aren’t ordinary children, they’re a group of gentlemen from a forgotten time. They come from a place at the edge of our so-called civilized world. Precise moments captured. They are looking back at you. Hands resting confidently on hips, a stance, an expression, their bearing. These boys are proud. Proud like their fathers. They are true children of the sea. Their fathers are fishermen. Their fathers before. Naught has changed. These little heroes … View More

Re-inventing the wheel is not an easy task to do. That’s why we didn’t. We decided to pay homage to the wheel, well The Shank motorcycle to be more precise. The major designs are the same; no cutting off and extending the swing arm or any thing like that, just a bit of a face lift so to speak. Were talking a new tank beaming with the colors blue and chrome inlaid with a custom Deus Ex Machina badge to honor. A new custom brown leather seat so your ride is full fledge comfort all day and night as you boogie on down the back alleys of Bali, and when you hit that wet muddy pothole and you will, we … View More

About two years ago someone had the fresh idea to start up Taco-n-Tatusdays over here at The Temple, the idea was simple good tacos, good drinks and free tattoos. (Not to sure who that cat was, but we all agree he was a handsome bloke), and here we are current date and it is still going bizerker. The tacos are still just as good as the first night maybe even a bit better as our kitchen hones there skills on south of the border grinds and the margaritas, well whether there frozen or on the rocks they are refreshingly deadly. Once you add the spirits in to the mix the hum of the tattoo gun starts to beacon you more … View More

If you follow our daily uploads on Instagram, then you probably will have noticed that Deus Ambassadors Joel and Crystal Fitzgerald are back with us here on the Island of the Gods. Both Joel and his wife Crystal got into town a couple of weeks ago and have been passing the time by hanging out at the Temple, surfing and shaping up a new line of boards. The original plan was to shape a quiver of 20 boards for all the Deus locations around the world…but after some custom orders from Japan came through…it has ended up as  just over 30 boards. From a 5’4 Wing Pin Single for our young local Deus team rider Riman…a range of sea gypsies … View More

“They” say that on the seventh day god rested. Well if you have had the pleasure to rock up and get down in the back yard hustle better known as Sunday Sunset Sessions at The Temple in the paddies, then you will find that “They” is mistaken. To put is other words, it has been going off over in our neck of the grass… Travelers, expats and locals alike all have found themselves belly up to the bar, or even having a bit of a chin wag on the take it easy lounge on the main floor. But the newest attraction to the back yard hustle has got the whole village talking. We here over at Deus Ex Machina with … View More

Joel Fitzgerald has a long-standing relationship with Uluwatu and the people there, from the early days when you had to earn the waves you rode.  Hiking in though the 5 kilometres of bush and bramble from the temple, to the sheer cliff where hand dug stairs, and shaky ladders slipped into the cave. Joel was 12 years old the first time he championed these obstacles, paddling out along side his brother Kye and father Terry Fitzgerald through pumping 6-foot surf.  There earning his first ride and so consummating his love for Uluwatu. You could say this relationship was fated by his blood, having no choice but to love this magic beast of a wave. Father Terry was amongst the first … View More