Special J

New Website for Special J Creations!

2018-06-25T00:09:00.000-04:00

Hello again Bloggersphere!

I have finally made the move to having my own URL and Independent online store for Special J Creations. I will also be keeping the Etsy Shop going for now.

New Online Shop Home Page Snapshot and Link for Special J Creations

I am going to use the blog feature that is built into my shop to bring it all into one place where I will also be pulling content from this site as "throwback" posts. I am keeping this wonderfully rich blogger site, too, because it has become a journal of sorts and some of it is more personal than business (especially some of the sometimes "sad poetry", thanks for reading it if you did). I may continue to update here as well, just not quite sure yet!

If you have been paying attention to what I have been up to in the past few years, you may have watched as I became somewhat successful in capturing a piece of a "dream". Realization of the dream and the never ending chase has been a helluva ride full of hard work, plenty of mistakes, love, heartbreak, loneliness, healing and rebirth - and I am sure there will be plenty more along the way.

If you are still tuned in here please feel free to give the new site a visit: www.specialjcreations.com . I welcome your feedback as well!

Thank-you so much for your love and support!

Seasons

2016-05-28T20:59:00.000-04:00

Love Lines

2015-07-02T23:23:00.002-04:00

Love Letter #144

2015-06-27T23:42:00.003-04:00

Lately...

We paddled out here and caught clean tinies, then paddled around the corner to where it was a bit better! This is one of my favorite spots and I enjoyed sharing it with a friend on a mellow day.

Peggylinda provides a heightened view.
She is also visible from the lineup.

First session at the WALL this summah.
Won't be the last.

All We Ever Needed

2015-05-31T19:26:00.000-04:00

I want to start sharing here again but words have been failing and I don't really want to talk about it anyway. At least for now. But this makes sense. This one day is all we ever needed.

In Trim

2014-07-02T11:06:00.000-04:00

Adding to the summer theme here with some more surf-inspired jewelry.
This time influenced by the beautiful lines of a single fin and the smooth, magical feeling of gliding across a wave face in perfect trim.

Shown above is a custom fin made for one of my surf sisters, Arianna from Stay Stoked Photography.
Custom typography is an option for yours, too!

Singlefin Trim Necklaces, Endless Wave Rings and other mermaid delights are available in my Etsy Shop

Photo Cred for photo #6 by Jacko

Atlantic Flavor

2014-07-02T10:15:00.000-04:00

Back to my roots this spring and summer here in New England. Combining wampum (carved from quahog shells) with seaglass and precious stones. Melding magical ingredients into bohemian, beachy, mermaid goodness.

Long Live Rhode Trips

2014-07-01T18:11:00.002-04:00

A little late spring cleaning...

Still a favorite place.

Gathering.

Until the sun goes down.

Wake up in a fog and drive around the corner to find your front row seat and morning glass.

Give thanks and pray for surf...

<< Do it all over again >>

Endless Inspiration

2014-04-22T02:13:00.001-04:00

It doesn't take much for me these days. Between surfing everyday, treasure hunting and creating - I am keeping busy and keeping very inspired. So much to do, so much to learn and so much to look forward to!

Amor Septiembre

2013-09-22T02:18:00.000-04:00

Sunshine, van, waves, new adventures and someone special to share it all with. Photos from a week's worth of fun, spanning the coast from Maine to Rhode Island.

Photos 1,3,4,5 + 6 taken by Anthony Smith Rodríguez

Spectrum

2013-08-02T00:11:00.000-04:00

A Few July Days + Nights

2013-07-23T16:39:00.000-04:00

Turns out I was right (times INFINITY!). Life is better with a van.

Vanlife...

2013-07-17T12:14:00.000-04:00

Years of dreaming have become reality. Looking forward to loads of quality time with this sweet beast. Images from our first weekend together... SURF included!

Tropical Storm Andrea

2013-06-10T21:36:00.000-04:00

Life may pull us in different directions...
But we will always find each other in the sea.

Good Things... Puerto Rico Winter 2013

2013-05-12T11:05:00.000-04:00

A few of the finer moments...

Adopt this Dog!

2013-05-09T16:17:00.000-04:00

UPDATE: Tulip has been adopted! (But don't be suprised if you see her in future posts because my good friend and fellow Surfrider MA chica extraordinaire, Noona, has adopted her!). Thanks to so many people who made this happen, including ARF of Rincon and PAW of Rincon and a bunch of other good people! Happy, happy, happy!

At the end of my stay in Rincon, PR this year, the universal floodgates of love suddenly opened and among my bounty was this sweet dog (now named Tulip!) who followed me home from the bar down the hill from my place. When I woke the next morning, she was still there. Sweet, curious, hungry, well-behaved, eager to hop in my car and come surfing. Sadly, I am not allowed to have dogs where I live but if I could, I would have taken her. Since my arrival home, she has been spayed and is currently being looked after by a few good people in Rincon. If you are looking to adopt a sweetie pie, please consider this good little sato! She will be back on the streets once she is recovered from her surgery and I know she will make someone a loving companion. Please contact me or ARF (email: arfrincon@gmail.com phone: (787) 823-7167) if you are interested! Also, please check out ARF's page all about sweet Tulip here!

Love Letter #126

2013-04-28T22:04:00.001-04:00

I'm not ready.

I have been here 5 weeks but it feels like I just arrived.

Only now am I starting to find my stride and to catch my breath.

My body is just beginning to become the elusive, efficient surfing machine that only comes by way of daily sessions.

My mane is only now starting to grow longer and lovelier into the mermaid locks that they were always meant to be and that New England winters are always cutting short.

My skin has only now become compatible with the sun. An upgrade in pigmentation now allows me to absorb the rays, assimilate and radiate. I am a solar machine.

My soul is only now settling into itself and to the rhythms of the sea and sky.

I lie here in the moonlight listening to the sound of the ocean at the bottom of the hill.

There is no tv. There are no late-night cravings here.

And I'm still not ready.

To go back to the life that I am always trying to find some way out of or a deeper way into.

To figuring out this puzzle of happiness and balance - the constant thinking, thinking, thinking.

To the grown up world of never-ending responsibilities, long lost comforts and to things that can never be made right.

To a scarier place where anything might happen at any time.

Two full moons have passed since I returned to this island.

When I return to my other home, I will don my thick rubber suit. I will play the game. I will hide and I will seek and I will stumble into those sweet, fleeting moments that sparkle and melt like spun sugar on the tongue.

But for today I am simply a child of the sea and the moon, the sun and the stars...

Oh for a few more precious days.

And maybe one day, I will be ready.

Everyday Waves

2013-03-05T13:27:00.002-05:00

Love Letter #124

2013-02-28T00:45:00.000-05:00

Dig it.

2013-02-12T10:55:00.000-05:00

After a full day of moving snow I was finally ready to see what treats the storm left us. Filled a bottle with hot tap water for warming up. Planning is everything.

West Coast Weekend

2013-01-24T12:14:00.000-05:00

I timed my visit to the West Coast perfectly. Good friends, truly epic surf and beauty beyond breathtaking. Images span three days along the coast from LA, through Big Sur and up to Monterey.

Parting shot from the Vienna...

Start Small

2013-01-14T17:02:00.000-05:00

The first sessions of 2013 are taking their time. Got salty yesterday for the first time this year in small, glassy waves with a few friends. Simple joys.

The Present

2012-12-31T08:05:00.000-05:00

The past few years I have done a 12-month retrospective but today I wish not to dwell so in the past - nor to look too far ahead. I wish all a happy, healthy 2013. May you live each day in the present and truly savor every session, every friend, every day.

December Flow

2012-12-31T01:55:00.000-05:00

Damn it was good. So many sessions, such good quality. If every month could be this good I believe I would never want for more. Fave moments from December 2012...

Moments of Silence

2012-12-11T22:03:00.000-05:00