Ethan Stewart wrote up a great little piece for the SB Independent, give it a read at:http://www.independent.com/news/2012/may/18/kickstarting-name-naples/

Hey Kids and Kidettes!Its the last week of my Kickstarter project. Support has been unreal and enthusiasm has been through the roof since day one, so if you've been waiting to pitch in like many others, this is the week to do it! If you pledge and we don't reach our goal, you don't get charged a penny, and if it does succeed then we all know what that means...time to make some big changes!I can't stress how important this is to me and what it could do as a community...

Coverboy Trevor Gordon, doin' it all over Surf Portugal representing the resin dot HARD!stoooooohohohohoooOOOOOOOOOOOKING!Shot by AVG somewhere in the india ocean.

The clock is winding down and that means were coming up on the final push to the end of my Kickstarter project!This is a big opportunity to make a lot of change, educate a lot of curious people, and produce A LOT of great things including a pile of money for a great cause; and what's better is that if you donate, YOU get something in return on top of the knowledge that you supported a worthy project!Spread the word and help me out even if you can't pitch in; there...

(photo: Swanson)I love my little dude.  Herbie is lookin' pretty fly these days and only ripening more..."He is—like all smart surfers—a big fan of offshore winds, his nose finely tuned to sniff and then celebrate even the slightest of offshore flows. (Seriously, Herbie actually sniffs offshore winds and then freaks out with happiness. He ignores onshores and has total disgust for southerly breezes.) “He is my little dude,” says Lovelace. “I’m not sure if he...

Ryan Burch brought some recent creations and collaborations by the shop a bit ago, above are a Rich Pavel gun (yellow) and one of his own creation (orange/white).  Below, scoping the rough shape of a board we did together for the boys here in town; a 5'3 version of his Sledgehammer: 

Epic hair day with funkadelic asymm fish. Photo | Alex Swanson

Fresh...Fresher...This week I've been working on a new spoon mold to add to my quiver.  This one will make 3 to work from.  One original Velo (the red one above came from that one), one smaller velo (the new one, based off of the two spoons I made in Oz) and the Edge Board...Stackin' them deep!