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Blue Storm Wave - Sara Sha

Sara Sha – Featured Artist

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 […]

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Sea Foam Heart Shaped Pendant - Ali DeMoro

Ali DeMoro – Featured Artist

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 […]

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Bailarina cubana (Cuban Ballet Dancer) - Brenda Barcelo

Brenda Barcelo – Featured Artist

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, […]

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A Star to Sail By - Sasha Neese

Sasha Neese – Featured Artist

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 […]

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East Cliff

Elliott Bliss – Featured Artist

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 […]

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Gulf Hagas #1

Israel Fickett – Featured Artist

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 […]

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Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel: Featured Musician

If you’ve heard his solo guitar adaptations of songs by The Beatles and Mason Williams that have been making the rounds on social media lately, you’ve undoubtedly uttered an expletive or two in appreciation of Australian-born fingerstyle guitarist Tommy Emmanuel’s gusto and technical prowess. A one-man band of sorts, Tommy simultaneously plays melodies, bass lines, […]

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Bronx Jungle - Linda Curtis

Linda Curtis – Featured Artist

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 […]

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