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The A to Zee collection featured in this catalog is inspired by the book Aloha to Zen, the Art of Surfing and Living on Earth. A book that blends alternative surf culture with the ‘back to the land movement’. It’s a divine and practical book of philosophies from Aloha to Zen and many inbetween. The drawings and design radiate warmth, simplicity, sincerity. The whole effect is to induce serenity and goodwill, not just for surfers but any folks living in big cities who wish to hell they could move to a sun drenched beach shack and peacefully enjoy themselves ensconsed in nature (and that’s just about everybody.) The book is a living experience, compounding hard core surf information with all the personal warmth and feeling that a girl with a name like Fern could posess. A delightfully illustrated and in depth ‘how to escape and go surfing’, it’s written more from the heart than the head and yet manages to cover every aspect of surf culture and history, it flows like a surf guide to life with characters in eternally blissful surfing landscapes. Like the book they have been inspired by, the products in this range are handsome to see, to hold & touch. They are useful, funny & wise.. a richly poetic vision of the world as seen by those that love to surf. ®
A to Zee is about sandy cars, wet dogs and meditative dawn patrols. Its great gear for communing with the ocean, ripping in obscurity, living life as an anti-contest, not bothering the sharks, being a giver not a taker and living the noble life of a beach bum.
Nicko Farago communing with the ocean...
ALOHA TO ZEN
THE ART OF SURFING & LIVING ON EARTH / AZ 204 12” x 12”, 92 pages Hardcover - Casebound - Wibalin Buckram. Limited edition print run of 500 Air drops & alaias, laser zaps & lay backs, quivers & quirky fin set ups, nose rides & nurse sharks. Take a mind altering surf trip around the globe. Discover insightful drawings, notes and scribbles that reveal a mass of surfing’s curiosities - from visionary surfboard designs and philosophical post - surf ponderings, to the elements required for effective permaculture and tips on fruitful board collecting. Full of alternative eccentricity, radical eco politics and obscure surf history.An illustrated glossary of alternative surf culture your bookshelf will thank you for. All recounted in obsessive detail that will blow your mind. Don’t say you weren’t warned! Introduction by Sean Doherty
REVIEWS.... ANDREW KIDMAN: Filmaker/Shaper “Fern’s handiwork, philosophies and love for surfing and its culture are simply remarkable. Hand stitched wisdom and beliefs. Aloha to Zen The Art of Surfing and Living On Earth...the book truly is this. My family loves this book. It really is incredible, full of love, spirit and goodness, everything that makes up this wondrous thing we call surfing.” CARBY TUCKWELL, Deus ex Machina Creative Director “Every now and then comes a book that transcends age groups and cultures, providing everyone with a sense of just how special life is on this wonderful planet. Aloha to Zen by Fern Levack is a book that stops you in your tracks to soak up time and space on a joyful but conscientious discovery of the surfing world. A beautifully presented book.” SURFING WORLD, magazine A beautiful and imaginative book. An illustrative run down of all things alternative surf culture. It’s one of those books where you’ll find something new every time you open it up, and get lost for hours as you explore all its intricate details. I’ll be damned if there’s a better book in the world to have sitting in your house permeating good energy into the lives of everyone who comes across it.” DAMAGED GOODS ZINE, New Zealand Aloha to Zen is the perfect mix of the fun and the serious, the shallow and the deep, and is full of obscure surf history starring surfing greats Gerry Lopez, Nat Young and Duke Kahanamoku himself. You get the sense this is ‘handmade treasure’ that embodies and reminds the way of the conscientious spirit.”
FREEDOM GUY TEE / AZ 503 Featuring a mellow surf cat living free & easy, hands in the air without a care!
FREEDOM GUY TEE / AZ 503 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
CHARCOAL S/M/L/XL
Henry Jock Walker - Surfer Artist Localist
PEACE OUT SUN TEE / AZ 507 A sleepy sun bids the earth goodnight as it slips below the ocean - Peace Out Ya’ll!
PEACE OUT SUN TEE / AZ 507
OCEAN S/M/L/XL
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
EXISTENTIAL TEE / AZ 504 Embrace the meaninglessness of existance & enjoy some philosophical post surf ponderings.
EXISTENTIAL TEE / AZ 504 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
OCEAN S/M/L/XL
MR. PIPELINE TEE / AZ 501 Celebrating the worlds most ‘in-sync’ surfer Gerry Lopez - the Ghandi of surfing! Famous for his zen like approach to living life as an anti-contest.
MR.PIPELINE TEE / AZ 501 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
OCEAN S/M/L/XL
CHARCOAL S/M/L/XL
BE HERE NOW! TEE / AZ 502 Be here now - Now be here! A quiver of single-fins - it’s all about the energy!
BE HERE NOW! TEE / AZ 502 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
CHARCOAL S/M/L/XL
ASTRAL TRAVELLER TEE / AZ 509 Rell Sunn referred to surfing as ‘the best soul-fix’ It takes you to the astral plane alright!
ASTRAL TRAVELLER TEE / AZ 509 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
OCEAN S/M/L/XL
PINEAPPLE GIRL TEE / AZ 508 Like the sweet pineapples of Hawaii...surfers only grow in full sun.
PINEAPPLE GIRL TEE / AZ 502 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
OCEAN S/M/L/XL
JONATHON SEAGULL TEE / AZ 511 A homage to the 1970s story of Jonathon Livingston Seagull, the ultimate non conformist sky surfer.
JONATHON SEAGULL TEE / AZ 511 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
CHARCOAL S/M/L/XL
OCEAN S/M/L/XL
S.O.S TEE / AZ 506 In 1964 Save Our Surf was founded in Hawaii as a people power call to arms against privatization of beaches. Its strong grassroots support in the surfing community is continued today with the Surfrider Foundation & Sea Shepherd and their projects focussed on protecting the oceans and its critters.
S.O.S TEE / AZ 506 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
CHARCOAL S/M/L/XL
BIG LOGO TEE / AZ 505 Surfboards & dreams, how life should be.....
BIG LOGO TEE / AZ 505 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
CHARCOAL S/M/L/XL
COMMUNING TEE / AZ 513 Communing with twin fins - A print celebrating the old and new in the here and now!
COMMUNING TEE / AZ 513 180gsm combed cotton, garment dyed (pre shrunk) & water based print. Australian made & printed.
NATURAL S/M/L/XL
CHARCOAL S/M/L/XL
ZEN CAP / AZ 700
BLUE
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered logo. Cotton canvas front/nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out.
ONE SIZE ADULT
ZEN CAP / AZ 700
CHARCOAL
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered logo. Cotton canvas front/nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out.
ONE SIZE ADULT
EXISTENTIALISM CAP / AZ 701 A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered logo. Cotton canvas front/nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out.
EXISTENTIALISM CAP / AZ 701 A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered logo. Cotton canvas front/nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out.
NATURAL ONE SIZE ADULT
BLUE ONE SIZE ADULT
DAWN PATROL CAP / AZ 703
CHARCOAL
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered logo. Cotton canvas front/nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out.
ONE SIZE ADULT
DAWN PATROL CAP / AZ 703
BLUE
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered logo. Cotton canvas front/nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out.
ONE SIZE ADULT
BREATH OUT CAP / AZ 704 A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered logo. Cotton canvas front/nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out.
BLUE ONE SIZE ADULT
BLUE PALMS CAP / AZ 705
WASHED BLUE
A 5 panel cotton canvas cap with embroidered logo front and back, leather slide adjuster. Yeww!!!!
ONE SIZE ADULT
BLUE PALMS CAP / AZ 705
SAGE
A 5 panel cotton canvas cap with embroidered logo front and back, leather slide adjuster. Yeww!!!!
ONE SIZE ADULT
PEACE OUT CAP / AZ 703
DEEP BLUE
A 5 panel cotton canvas cap with embroidered logo front and back, leather slide adjuster. Peace out Ya’ll!!!!
PEACE OUT CAP / AZ 703 A 5 panel cotton canvas cap with embroidered logo front and back, leather slide adjuster. Peace out Ya’ll!!!!
ONE SIZE ADULT
SAGE ONE SIZE ADULT
HAWAII
HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 311
20” X 20” / 50cm X 50cm
Inspired by the long heritage of Hawaiana collectables, this pillow celebrates the mecca of surfing, the jewel in the Pacific. Featuring a rainbow of characters ( Gerry, Duke & Rell ),surf breaks (Pipeline, Waimea, Waikiki & Makaha)and island culture (Aloha aina, pick-ups & pineapples). An essential pillow that no self respecting surf nut should be without!
RELL SUNN
HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 310
20” X 20” / 50cm X 50cm
The Queen of Makaha - Rell Sunn was a gracious water woman, the soulful embodiment of Hawaiian grace and warmth and a passionate community activist. This pillow makes reference to her beauty, humour and wisdom as well as her astounding talent as a surfer, karate expert, lifesaver, freediver and hula dancer.
LOCALS ONLY
HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 201
20” X 20” / 50cm X 50cm
Add some happiness to your beach shack whilst ensuring no one sits in ‘your spot’ on the couch. Color and joy re-invent one of surfings most unfortunate terms with Home Sweet Home abandon!
MR. PIPELINE
HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 203
20” X 20” / 50cm X 50cm
This charming & eccentric hand embroidered cushion celebrates the late 70’s chapter of the worlds most ‘in-sync’ surfer Gerry ‘Mr Pipeline’ Lopez - the Ghandi of surfing! Famous for his Zen like approach to tube riding - his meditative stance and humble approach defined a new era. Embroideries feature the philosophies he aspoused at the time such as ‘let life be an anti contest’ & ‘the deeper you get the deeper you get’ and his beautiful Lightning Bolt surfboards which were ‘all about the energy’.
KEEP THE COUNTRY COUNTRY
HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 202
20” X 20” / 50cm X 50cm
The best ‘Protest Pillow’ around! Think Globally Act Locally! Surfers all over the world are witnessing first hand the effects on the ocean caused by over-development, multi-nationals, corporate greed & dirty politics. Featuring the call to arms for the Oahus North Shore ‘Keep the Country Country’ and ‘People Before Profit’ .. . Nuff Hotels Already….Not another Golf Course….Save the Sharks….Aloha Aina!….
NAT YOUNG
HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 200
20” X 20” / 50cm X 50cm
This pillow celebrates the 1970s chapter of one of the centuries most influential surfers, his love of farming, getting stoned, shaping boards in an old tractor shed, raising chickens and living with no phone, no hot water and no electricity. An aggressive and brilliant surfer, Nat out-souled the country soul era! He epitomized the backlash against “the establishment” in both surfing and life. He was an icon of the grass-roots back-to-nature surf movement. He espoused the mantras of ‘make it a beautiful life’ & ‘just by going surfing we are supporting the revolution’.
PILLOWS MAKE & DELIVERY 50cm X 50cm 100% cotton canvas, black cotton piping, coconut button closure & woven labels. Pillows are delivered in their own screenprinted cotton drawstring bag. The embroidery on each pillow takes 2 weeks to complete and is entirely created by hand!
HAWAII
CERAMIC COFFEE MUG / AZ 708
10cm tall
Get your daily fix while contemplating the jewel of the Pacifics best surf spots. Complete with complementary advice from Gerry Lopez ‘let life be an anti contest!’
CALIFORNIA
CERAMIC COFFEE MUG / AZ 707
10cm tall
Drawing on classic surf memorabilia style - and celebrating the ‘best coast’ this California mug high fives the golden states famous breaks.
STOCKISTS Colette Paris FR Deus ex Machina Australia Kinokuniya Book Australia Finbox Australia Drifter Bali Bueno!Books Japan Midtide Stores Japan Aloha Exchange Kalaheo Hawaii Number 808 Haleiwa Hawaii Hunter Gatherer Kauai Hawaii
Mollusk Surf Shop Silverlake CA Mollusc Surf Shop Venice CA Almond Surfboards Newport CA Surfy Surfy Leucadia CA Trimshop Santa Barbara CA Glide Surf Asbury Park NJ Deus ex Machina Venice CA Hobie San Clemente CA Letarte Malibu CA
TEE SIZING Our garment dyed Australian made cotton tees are regular fit, crew neck, 180 GSM, 100% combed cotton, neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder to shoulder tape, double needle hems, pre - shrunk. The dudes in the catalog are 6” tall and wear size large.
length
width
TEE MEASUREMENTS SIZE SML MED LARGE XLARGE Body Width
47cm
52cm
57cm
61cm
Body Length 69cm
73cm
77cm
80cm
CONTACTS
THANKS!
www.alohatozen.com South Coast NSW Australia sales enquiries: +61 417 389340 email: fernlevack@me.com A to Zee ® is a registered trademark.
Big thanks to Chris at Finbox Photos by the talented Simon Perini, Aaron Hughes & Gracie Manning-Davis Many thanks to Henry Jock Walker & Nick Farago.