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Rutilated Ammonite This week I finished this rutilated quartz and ammonite pendant for a good friend of mine. This pendant is hard to capture in a photograph. The light has to catch the quartz just right for the ammonite to show through. I finished the pendant with some twisted wire and spiral to provide some […]
This pendant features a fluorite stone paired with amethyst and quartz. I love the combination of shapes and colors with this piece and waiting to wrap it for a while. My vision for this pendant is that it looks somewhat like a wing. I sometimes call it the fairy wing pendant. The stones are wrapped […]
Opal del Sol has a passion for expressive movement. She first got involved in the Santa Cruz dance community by attending weekly ecstatic dances. Later she started attending the weekly West Cliff Lighthouse fire gatherings and was inspired to start learning fire staff. After she began doing local solo performances, Opal joined Goldtown Burlesque. Gold Town […]
Good morning, Santa Cruz! This drawing, although not of a specific (or even real) person, is dedicated to the handful of people whom I call my friends. You’re all beautiful and I’m giving you Credit for that–money can buy lots of things but it can’t buy good company. Give a friend some credit today! Artist- […]
UCSC Alumni, Teresa Richardson, is a digital illustrator whose captivating work is inspired by another form of art–cinema! “Most of my drawings, paintings, and animations come from scenes in movies or music videos. I am drawn to characters in film that have private moments on screen. As a kid I was always absorbed and affected […]
This is an earlier piece that I’ve made. I like the way I’ve combined the different stones. When I was making this piece, I could really envision how the mother of pearl would fit in the curve of the fluorite chunk. I remember it being really fun to bring that vision to life. I used copper […]
We found local Doug Bragdon on Westcliff one afternoon, painting a live seascape onto a 100 x 60 feet sheet of canvas. He was kind enough to share some more of his art with us here at Local Santa Cruz! Doug Bragdon has over one hundred paintings mounted in one of the UCSC Provost Houses for […]
This week I started working on a new piece! I’m trying something that I’ve never done before; layering one stone on top of the other. The top stone, called rutilated quartz is for the most part very clear. It acts almost like a magnifying glass for whatever it is on top of. The quartz piece […]
Daniel Mollner is inspiring the Santa Cruz community to move. He is influential through his own movement, and maybe even more so through his leadership. Daniel shares his joy for dance because it moves him deeply. He writes on his website: I am totally devoted to bringing the power of dance to all who want […]
This ring has a lot of personality. Its one of my pieces that I made for myself, just out of the joy of making things. This is an earlier piece, from almost 3 years ago, its one of the first rings that I ever made. I look back on this project fondly. When I made […]
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