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First Friday is upon us, Santa Cruz! Check out our curated list of events going on all around town today. There’s a whole lot going on, so be sure to see the full list of First Friday events here. A Figurative Affair 2015 The third Figurative Affair exhibition curated by Susan Hancey and Sefla Joseph will […]
This birthday morning, I’ve decided to start on an illustrative series of my favorite things, as a gift to both myself and those who admire my work. One of my favorite things is those bunches of white and pink jasmine flowers that cling onto the fences of my neighbors. If anyone finds out about […]
In between the Santa Cruz Farmer’s Market (Every Wednesday from 1:30-5:30 pm on the corner of Cedar & Lincoln) and the fresh-squeezed lemonade comes the Santa Cruz-inspired, playful felt-tip pen illustrations in the kitchen. Artist- Julianna Chavez
This is a photo from my series, Disposables, taken on Myrtle Street. The Disposables series (titled after the type of camera used) works to evoke simple gratification from its viewers, allowing them to appreciate common beauty in their own surroundings, as if they were tourists just now learning the everpresent and free luxuries that […]
These shots were snapped during a bike ride on the UCSC campus bike trail yesterday afternoon. I felt compelled to brake and take a pause after I noticed that even the usually anxious squirrels had stopped to admire the California poppies and the butterflies that flirted with them in the flawless breeze. Birds were chuckling […]
Making breakfast in bed on this fine Saturday morning, inspired by the always delicious and forever classic dishes at Santa Cruz Diner. Artist- Julianna Chavez
The Local Comparisons series is a mixed media project featuring two months worth of various pressed flowers picked from Santa Cruz sidewalks, paired with buildings and homes that are near them. This photo series explores exterior combinations which are already related to each other, and uses separate perspectives of time and space in order to recombine the images into even more branches […]
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