Portraits of a M.elon

photo: M.Jackler

Composition:

L to R: Personal | Visual | Mental | Self | Blood

I won't forget last night for the rest of my life.

Standards

Rodrigo's 7' Hullibut.

There is a satisfaction of building an unknown, experimental and odd boards; but the boards that define what I know to be my own personal standards within shaping are the baseline to everything that comes next...

DELICATE STEVE

Suns3t

11' of blade.

Balances

This is an excercise in surfboards and creativity as much as it is me finding my way as I grow in each detail of my life.

Life is bursting equally with difficulties as it is with opportunity the past couple months; dynamic equilibrium is an interesting thing and it will ultimately keep us sane and well.

Since day one this has been about constant change and progression of self and craft. Nothing more nothing less, and that's what it will come back to again. I've made a small misstep in trust and judgement, its hard and painful but in the grand scheme I'm glad that I did. Lessons learned are the deepest and I seem to only learn in that one and only way. What I preach I have experienced, and I take each lesson happily and openly even if it feels like it's costing my life and sanity.

Never make decisions out of fear or self doubt. If you do it, do it for you, by you, with you, and share your gifts and lessons with the people you hold dear. If you're worth a grain of salt, your gift and effort will be 10 fold in value to someone else. Don't doubt you or your capabilities; you get to make your destiny happen with a decision today, EVERY day.

There is a time to let people in and a time to listen to your gut. Don't let a second pass by in complacency. If relaxation is your goal, relax like a motherf*cker and feel it. Own it.

If you want to make a change, a thing, a connection, a disconnection or experience, tangible or not...just something, something in your head or your heart,

GO.

MAKE.

IT.

Simple Kind

Troubles will come, but they won't last.

TG | Fush

Trevor showed up in Surfer mag a few times this latest issue, one of him on the Fush that's got me pretty stoked..............I have some damn cool friends!

and a special Tuesday jam for you kids, if you are ready to sit for a few and listen to a ridiculous drum solo and get groovin, hit play:

KL x RL x IL

Years ago Kyle Lightner and I would sit at his old place under the Carillo hill and watch the Innermost Limits of Pure Fun endlessly while we waited through flat spells and color lams to cure at the boatyard; a particular board caught our attention every time and we would put it on repeat and study it at length; the curves we could see through the film and the way it was moving in the water, trying to surmise what was going on in that boards design that made it SO fast on a few particular waves...it had a different quality, quirky and odd but fast and very interesting to watch move on a good section.

I've had my last Ice9 blank sitting in my shop for well over a year now since they closed; I was using exclusively Ice9 blanks for most all of the boards that I was flowing to Albers, Lightner, Trevor and the guys...I've saved this one for a long time and wanted it to be a perfect fit.

I've been riding this board for the past week now and have clocked some of the most amazing rides I've had all year; specifically on Lightner's birthday a few days ago...Mind blowing lines and some powerful mid face bottom turns through the cove in Ventura.

I do my best not to sound like a hippy but this board is a product of pure inspiration and development in relationships and styles; it feels comforting to own this board that's been in our heads for years.

White Noise

Travers Adler and Johnny McCann from Ryan Lovelace on Vimeo.

Travers Adler and Jonny McCann playing a quick tune last week...much more to come from these sukkas soon!