If I could give an overarching theme for 2019, it would be "community impact."  

We engaged our community in many ways that year, most notably establishing our sustainability initiatives and hosting a @fridaysforfuture strike in our town. Mckenna and I made a video (again, I'm cringing 🫣), talking about the experience I had with a customer named Joyce, and how it started us on our sustainability journey. 

We also hosted the "Girls Get Real" rally, an initiative to help young girls recognize some of the dangers and traps that social media can have on ourselves and our relationships. We also had an after-school club where some pretty amazing humans helped us execute various design projects in Bowfish Studios. DYK that the studio ceiling was created by them!? 

2019 also saw the launch of what would later become the Bowfish Braid Co, which is now up on the boardwalk for the summer at the OC Waterpark as well as hosting Mermaid Camp there as well!