Be Simple & Easy

Sunni is one of my fantastic art teacher friends, a great teacher and quality human. She's a product of old school Atlantic Beach, raised back by the Intracoastal Waterway when the roads were dirt and the tunes were analog. Now she teaches art at the elementary school which is my alma mater, San Pablo, spreads creativity and joy with her company Gogh Create, and is an important part of the art education professional community in northeast Florida with positions on the board of both the Northeast Florida Art Education Association (NeFAEA) and the Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards (NeFSAA).

Many thanks to Caroline Pond and the wonderful music of the Snake Oil Medicine Show. Love bluegrass and reggae? Of course you do! And so you'll love this band.  

Had a wonderful time talking story with Tal about the art of surfboard building, beekeeping, and how he found his way from Ortega, on the banks of the St John's River where he was raised, to the Keys, to all over, and now to Hanna Park, where his innovative mid-length and longboards can be found under the feet of some of north Florida's finest surfers. You can find his shapes on Instagram @fishbirdsurf

Many thanks to the wonderful and talented Caroline Pond and the Snake Oil Medicine Show for lending their sweet tunes for this episode. Caroline is an incredible musician from North Carolina who lives in Hawaii and is a gigantic ball of light. Check out her and the band here and find her @carolinepond 

It was great to talk story with Tiffany about life, surfing and the building of her company. What really resonated with me is her love of surfing and how important it is to share that stoke with others. Surfing is magic, and medicine, and I appreciate all she does to build community and share that with others. It truly does make the world a better place. Introducing people to surfing is important, because even if they don't become surfers you can't helped but be changed for the better by spending time out in the ocean and the natural world. You can find out more about what she does at Jax Surf & Paddle by clicking here or go visit the shop on Atlantic Blvd in Neptune Beach, just a couple blocks off the ocean. Thanks to Nicholas Edward Williams providing sounds for the show. He makes such good music which you can find here. I highly recommend buying his album and going to see him in concert. If you live in north Florida you should see him, or anybody really, at Blue Jay Listening Room in south Jax Beach. Cara, the owner, has created a wonder musical experience there. She has excellent taste in music so you don't even have to worry about who is playing, just go and treat yourself to a fantastic evening of music. 

Scott Whatley is many things: a dad, artist, surfer and musician. Recently we sat down on his back porch to talk about his journey and path to accepting and embracing who he is (a talented and inspired creative) and the importance of cultivating a good community in which to live. I appreciate Scott for sharing his story, and next time you are looking for some quality design, video or content production click here to visit Scott's website or find him on Instagram at @scottwhatleycreative. And if you are running in the Donna marathon this year and come across a drummer throwing down some sweet beats on 1rst Street in Neptune, that would be the talented Mr. Whatley (and me on guitar:)

Over-the-Counter Culture  is created and produced by Jonathan Lynn. Visit duttonisland.com for more info on this and other projects, and also kick over to look around on Instagram @duttonisland & @mrlynnprints

Thanks for stopping by, and have a fantastic day,

JLynn

Super excited to have Eddie Pitts on the show today. Eddie is a long time North Florida surfer who has traveled the world and worked through a few careers while riding countless waves, which gives him more than a few stories to tell. He is the man behind the popular surf report 911surfreport.com  which provides beautiful photographs of the surf and surfers at Hanna Park in Jacksonville, Florida on the daily. He's also a musician, family man and pretty much the nicest guy in the world. I thoroughly enjoyed talking story with him on my front porch.

Special; thanks to the excellent band Dread Clampitt for letting me use their tunes on the show. They're out of the Florida panhandle and are fantastic songwriters and top shelf musicians. Most importantly, they are super kind and generous people. If you get the chance to get out to the Suwannee Roots Revival or Suwannee Spring Reunion festivals out at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park the fellas from Dread are often on the bill and that is a show not to be missed.   

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the show. Please subscribe, rate and comment on your favorite platform, and check out the rest of my work at duttonisland.com or @mrlynnprints on Instagram

Have a fantastic day,

Jon Lynn

Ryann is one of my favorite yoga teachers due to her knowledge, skills and patience to answer my many questions. She teaches at Bella Vida Yoga, Sawgrass Country Club, and internationally with Lotus Retreats. We sat on the front porch on a cool November evening in northeast Florida and talked about life and yoga, volleyball and personal growth. If you're looking for a good teacher in Jacksonville Beach or thinking about a yoga retreat abroad, look her up.

These wonderful people are besties and the subjects of a couple of my recent prints. I got to know Kristen as one of my yoga teachers in Atlantic Beach, FL who changed my life by suggesting that I do a couple sun salutations and a few minutes of meditation when I first wake up in the morning. Funny how a small suggestion can have such a big impact on life:) Well, it did, and partially as a thank you, and partially as a way to highlight role models for my daughters, I decided to make a print of Kristen enjoying our favorite pastime of surfing. i asked her if she had any other friends who would be a good subject for a print, and she recommended her fellow style bandit and good buddy Inna Bell. I have long wanted to couple my prints with a corresponding  recorded conversation, and these two seemed the perfect subjects. So, in mid October we al met with friends, kids and dogs to have a chat. Aside from Inna and Kristen, also on this episode you'll hear talented textile artist, and all around good human, Clair Devoe. If you like please subscribe to the show and feel free to check out all the goings on with Inna (@innabell_realtor), Kristen (kristen_huth), Claire (devoeofficial) and myself (@mrlynnprints & @duttonisland) on Instagram. Also of note, I'm publishing a book soon called Fish & Bird that I am super pumped about. We're launching a Kickstarter to fund the printing and I'm over the moon about the whole experience. Stay tuned for more details....

Hey there, greetings and welcome to Over-the-Counter Culture! This introduction does what the title suggests, which is to describe what the show is about, why it was created, and tell a little bit about myself, Jonathan Lynn. Please subscribe on your favorite platform, leave comments, suggestions or a rating, and follow along on Instagram at my personal page @mrlynnprints or my creative space @duttonisland. 

This is a very informal introduction to the content you'll find on this podcast. I'll record a more formal intro soon, but basically what we have here are interviews and stories with the community of friends and family that informs my art.