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Today’s featured artist is Sara Sha, with paintings from her “Ocean Series”. The artist shares that she “helps people express their love of nature through my artwork.” Sara has lived in Santa Cruz all her life, and is currently living in Capitola. You can see more of Sara Sha’s other paintings, her studio, and her creative process at the […]
Local artist Ali DeMoro shares about her Wirework Seagrass Jewelry: “Wirework is a hobby I picked up in the last year and felt an instant connection to it. You could say I picked it up and ran with it… My jewelry business spread through word of mouth and soon I was giving and selling pieces […]
Brenda’s connection to art and Santa Cruz: “Dance has been the passion of my life from an early age. Re-creating this passion in wood is the driving force of my work. “Danza latina” represents dancers and performers of various Latin dances: NY salsa, Spanish flamenco, Uruguayan candombe, Cuban classical ballet, Mexican folk dance, Pole dancing, […]
Sasha’s connection to art and Santa Cruz: “I would like to share the inspiration behind my work and the joy that I feel in creating. I’m a painter and a photographer and each medium inspires the other. Many of my best pieces have manifested in local places and businesses of Santa Cruz and Felton.” “I […]
Elliot’s connection to art and Santa Cruz: “I think my art mostly speaks for itself. I love to paint and draw and am inspired by a lot by nature, especially the ocean and forests which, happily, are in abundance around here. I mostly use paint pens and ink pens.” “Santa Cruz feels like it will […]
If Joff Jones sounds a little worked up as he speaks to Local Santa Cruz by phone, it’s for good reason: on the day of our conversation, has just been released from jail. “I’ve never, ever been to jail in my life until I started showing my art in public,” the 24-year-old artist says. “Jail […]
Israel Fickett is a 22 year old painter who just moved to Santa Cruz from Ellsworth, Maine. Israel’s commentary about his work: “These first 3 pieces are from my plein air style of works. I absolutely love nature and the magnificent colors that flow from it, and I love capturing it with paint even more. This […]
Linda’s commentary about her work: “It may seem cliché, but the older I become, the faster time seems to pass. My work is an attempt to encapsulate moments that will never be repeated in exactly the same way. My background is as an acrylic painter which was my chosen medium in art school. About 10 […]
A recent submission from Maytal, in her own words: “I do not attempt to uncover a universal truth nor make a potent political statement. I create art because the act is an impulse; I let my raw feelings and emotions guide my work. That being said, I can ascribe my artistic method to the surrealist, […]
Ann Baldwin May has lived in Santa Cruz for over 35 years. After creating over 300 bed quilts since the 1970’s, Ann turned her focus to art quilts. Her art quilts may be abstract, whimsical or impressionistic. Her inspiration comes from the natural world, as well as from Mexican and Native American influences. Her materials […]
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