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Super Art – Last Week on Local Santa Cruz

Super Art this week in Santa Cruz: Oct 9th – Oct 10th, 2016 This past week we encountered Super art, Super performances, and Super heroes within the Santa Cruz community. Instagram This Week’s Articles Becky Olvera Schultz: Featured Artist “My art is Native American, Indigenous to the Americas and Southwestern in theme. Although I work […]

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Dark Rider, by Becky Olvera Schultz

Becky Olvera Schultz: Featured Artist

Local artist Becky Olvera Schultz shares about her Native American artwork: “I’ve been an active artist since 1993. My art is Native American, Indigenous to the Americas and Southwestern in theme. Although I work in many mediums, my specialty is portrait style Native American themed clay art masks and clay or gourd Southwest style masks. […]

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Random Stitch Shawl/Scarf

Mary Rhodes – Featured Artist

Local artist Mary Rhodes shares about her crochet work: “Why outsource production of things you need when you can make so much yourself, be more connected with your self and your environment? Crochet is non-threatening, non-binary, and non-mechanized. It is the un-drug of choice for lots of otherwise respectable people to have fun with pliable […]

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Judo No is performing their debut show at Moe's Alley Thursday August 11th, 2016.

Judo No – Featured Artist

Mark your calendars for the debut show of Judo No: Full Contact Beats, at Moe’s Alley this Thursday, August 11th, 2016. In their own words, the band shares about their music: “JUDO NO puts the non in non-traditional.  By tastelessly twisting ancient rhythmic patterns from around the globe, and only constructing vocal harmonies deemed illegal by the […]

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Tree of Life - Michelle Fleschute

Michelle Fleschute – Featured Artist

Local artist Michelle Fleschute shares about her abstract acrylics: “After graduating with my degree in Studio Art from Cabrillo I transferred to San Jose State. While I graduated with a degree in PR I always painted, mostly sticking to Realism. Finally, while working on some very technical bark on a tree, I realized I just […]

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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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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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