She and the Sea

 

Those of you who visited us last season met our lovely 

surf coach and resident artist/long boarder, Kara Sparkman. 

This fall, Kara’s passion for art and surfing are coming together in a 

beautiful and inspiring endeavor, She and the Sea, that explores the 

surf life and culture of the Pacific Northwest. 

If you spent any time talking with Kara about She and the Sea, 

you already know how passionate she is about this project. 

As she and her team road trip along the coast from Oregon to Vancouver,

 they will be capturing and sharing the unique stories of the people (and especially women) who surf the cold and rugged waters of this area.

One of her first stops was in Washington, where Kara put her coaching skills to 

great use at a surf camp for kids from the Makah Reservation in Neah Bay. 

Watching Kara work with the kids here at Peaks n’ Swells, we have seen her genuine joy in helping kids catch their first wave, and we’ve seen her ...more