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With Event Santa Cruz’s 2016 NEXTies just around the corner, (Friday April 8th) we thought we would take a moment to highlight their artist of the year, Jaime Sanchez. Some of Jaime’s Work In addition to being a muralist and artist Jaime has made significant contributions to the Watsonville community, helping to improve neighborhoods and […]
Michael Pegram: Fall skies over the Walton Lighthouse A Santa Cruz resident for over 15 years, Michael Pegram lived the last 13 of those years in a home near Walton Lighthouse. Raised in Los Gatos, Michael doesn’t know if it was the food, live music or longboard surfing breaks that won him over. But whatever […]
Just as some visual artists use music for inspiration while they draw, paint or sculpt, Jesse Autumn uses visual art as inspiration for her music. When she enters the recording studio, the local harpist/pianist/vocalist adorns her piano with images that fuel her imagination. “I bring little tiny postcards of paintings that I’m really into, or […]
In 2013, the Americana/bluegrass band The Brothers Comatose found itself at a crossroads. When bassist Gio Benedetti parted ways with the group to meet the demands of having a newly born second child, the four remaining members were left with a major void to fill. “We messed around with some substitutes, and we just never […]
Artistic ability: nature or nurture? For local painter F.J. Anderson, it’s a combination of both. “I was lucky to have some art genes in me,” offers Anderson, who grew up watching his older brother and grandmother create art. However, he’s quick to acknowledge the early influence of some strong art teachers, as well as a […]
It’s been said that the easier it is to pinpoint what a work of art means, the less interesting that work becomes. Anyone who subscribes to this view is likely to find Santa Cruz-based painter Mott Jordan’s work particularly compelling. Mott’s art is unquestionably powerful—some might even say inspired—yet when it comes to its meaning, […]
“I like having doors and locks and things that people have to open, and in the process of opening that door, there’s an explorative moment where they’re wondering what’s on the other side,” – Serene Silva About a year and a half ago, local metal sculptor/jewelry maker Serene Silva had a brush with what John […]
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