One Ocean, One Love Shop

This past weekend, we had the great pleasure of attending the grand opening of One Ocean, One Love Shop in Rockport, Mass.

One Ocean Arts, the brainchild of our super-talented and artistic niece Jamie, is a retail shop in the heart of Bearskin Neck in Rockport. For those of you who do not know about Rockport, it is an iconic little seaside town about 50 minutes north of Boston, most famous for its “Motif #1” fishing shack.

The entire downtown, including the enclave know as Bearskin Neck is dotted with art galleries, retail shops, ice cream parlors and candy shops with a spectacular ocean view-perfect for a Sunday summer stroll. A year ago, Jamie started her One Ocean Arts Etsy shop featuring sea-inspired block-printed clothing and accessories, then expanded to her website, One Ocean Arts, then offering her wares at local craft fairs and events. With the incredibly positive response (and repeat customers!) opening the shop with her business partner Erin

was the next step in spreading their “Once Ocean, One Love” mantra.

You see, Jamie is not only a talented artist, she is also a marine mammal trainer at the NE Aquarium,

and her love of the sea and all of its creatures is most evident in her hand-carved blocks…

that she uses for printing her merchandise.

The shop, although brand new, has a time-worn surf shop appearance

with natural planking and old weathered docking used to create the display fixtures throughout the shop.

Jamie is also an outstanding photographer, and many of her black and white ocean images dot the walls,

creating the perfect backdrop for their vintage-washed clothing line.

This is the incredible view from the rear window…not sure how I would get any work done looking at this all day : )

One of my personal favs…it’s all about saving our oceans…

The clothing is super soft cotton, eco-friendly, hand block-printed and washing machine safe.

There are baby clothes…three little fishes!

and all sorts of sea-inspired accessories including tote bags

and hand-crafted dog leashes…

Jamie’s love of animals extends to her own two dogs, Brooks and Parker, who you may find hanging around the shop when you stop in for a visit.

By the end of the evening, as the party was drawing to a close…and the sangria was all but gone…

it looked like everyone was wearing a bit of One Ocean Arts…

including surfer dude Coach…

So if you happen to be in Rockport taking in the sights and sounds, make sure you look for the shop with the bright blue door…

it’s the third one down on the left as you enter Bearskin Neck…#6…and tell Jamie and Erin that Auntie Sue sent you!! And if you can’t get to Rockport, be sure to check out the website @ OneOceanArts.com Have a terrific Tuesday, everyone! Susan