A jack of all trades & a master of none, I am, for all intents and purposes the Sunshine Ocean Sailor.

A writer, creator, navigator, captain, dreamer, and retired teacher certified in ocean therapy. I spend my days sailing the high seas and watching this chaotic world spin with all its strange and beautiful wonder. Always searching for inspiration, adventure, the wind, and most importantly those whirled peas…

Latitudes of Gratitude was created to encourage people to create positive art, share good stories, and hopefully add just a little bit more light to this world.

My favorite aspect to teaching was always encouraging others to create. I love sharing all the various ways people from around the world express themselves through art, and reminding us all that anything is yet possible when we are willing to imagine it, create it, and most importantly never give up.

That’s a big part of what inspired our very first product.

I like to imagine what the world would look if everyone were encouraged to create a little more positive art and share it with one another. Hopefully, through this site, and our instagram @LatitudesOfGratitude, where you can share your tagged Lobster Buoy Crests, we’ll get a teeny glimpse of what that world could look like.

Because really….

What is the Earth without art, Eh?

And if we are, as I like to believe, “the sum of our stories” then we had better make sure we experience some good ones while we’re all here together.

So, let’s create Latitudes of Gratitude together!

We may not always be exactly where we wish, want, or even where we thought we’d be in this world, but wherever we find ourselves, we can still choose to create a little beauty, share a little joy, and make some truly magical moments along the way.

So, with that spirit in mind, here is our very first venture with Latitudes of Gratitude:

CREATE YOUR OWN MAINE LOBSTER BUOY CREST!

Take a little piece of Maine, add your own colors, creativity, positivity, your story, and we’ll see where the wind takes it.