Happy Sunday, Santa Cruz! Check out this gorgeous sunrise from earlier this week at the Main Beach–wow! Make sure to tag all of your gorgeous local photos with #localsc on instagram, and we might just feature one of your images on the site for all to admire. Now get out there in the Santa Cruz sunshine and […]
Author Archive | Julianna Chavez
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Go Here
Happy Saturday, Santa Cruz! Here’s the finished product of that illustration I was working on earlier this week. Remind you of anywhere? Artist- Julianna Chavez
Process Shot: Somewhere in Santa Cruz
I’m working on a few different projects right now, most of which are going relatively well, but I’m especially excited about my newest series of detailed line illustrations. I haven’t decided on a name quite yet, but the series is inspired directly by Santa Cruz homes, gardens, people, and memories in general. I will be […]
#localsc
Have a great week, Santa Cruz! Thanks to @mer_madewithsomekelp for this photo from instagram. Be sure to use #localsc on your photos and we’ll share the best of the best!
Process Shot: Waterworks
I drew pictures at the beach for a few hours today in my own secret cave on the coast, til the water caught up with me, that is! Unfortunately, the sea smudged this drawing, but it’s a small price to pay to be making art in a low-key paradise. Luckily, I have plenty of ink […]
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Big Sur
Good morning, Santa Cruz! Wake up and see the drawings. Today’s “Saturday Morning Cartoon” was going to be the premiere of a special project that I’m working on, but I still need to tweak a few things to perfection. Instead, I’d like to share the views that I had the pleasure of experiencing in real […]
Illustration: I Can’t See You From Here
Sometimes my doodles feel a lot like dreams to me. Both dreams and doodles both take inspiration from daily life, usually at moments that we aren’t even aware are inspiring. They can be random—I can’t tell you how many milk cartons and other random objects I draw all the time for no reason. Often, both […]
Illustration in Progress (New project coming soon!)
Good morning, Santa Cruz! I’m so excited to announce that I’m working on a super fun project that I’ll be debuting next week for Saturday Morning Cartoons. I started this morning at the always delicious Walnut Avenue cafe. I can’t wait to share the finished product with you all! Artist- Julianna Chavez
Featured Artist: Jesse Huynh
Jesse Huynh is a textile artist and fashion designer working and living in Santa Cruz, currently attending the University. Jesse works with “unconventional materials” as a rebuttal to ideas of conventional fashion design and ordinary clothing fabric, a reflection of his own attitude toward societal norms and expectations. “In middle school some […]
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Ruffled Feathers
Good morning, Santa Cruz! Don’t forget to stand up for what you believe in–even if they think you’re a quack! Artist- Julianna Chavez