Please come by Artisans Gallery on Pacific Avenue downtown to bid in the Silent Auction for "Hearts for the Arts". The money raised goes to the Cultural Council.
Summary: I showed, I talked, I sold some things. The interactive display on immigration went very well. Two people got tears in their eyes just thinking about their family. Pretty cool.
These past few weeks I have been preparing my studio for the Santa Cruz County Open Studios event in October. I have hung work high, I have hung work low.
Design is invisible when it works. The interface on my Macintosh is very carefully designed, but I don't even notice it. If it was buggy or poorly designed, I would notice it.
Started working on another sports painting. I am now working on four paintings. The sports painting will feature people running out of the water in fog.
In my opinion, and with respect to short-term measurability, higher education would make the best strategic starting point for Envision’s platform of growth.
Today I picked up a piece of art I had in a show 45 minutes from where I live. I am thinking about entering a contest in Vancouver, WA. I really like the theme and I have some paintings that fit it.
Today I worked on my sports painting of men running out of the water in the fog. I used a rag to lay down the paint on the canvas for the first layer -I left my brushes at home.
Most of my projects start with an idea of what I want to convey in the painting. For the Carousel painting it was mostly focusing on the children reaching for the ring.
MakersFactory, at 877 Cedar Street, will soon offer training in and access to 3D printing, laser cutting/engraving, 3D computer modeling/animation, and electronics/robotics.
The Design Center's Chair, Maya Delano, talked about the Design Center, Santa Cruz, and creative thought on KZSC 88.1 on Tuesday evening, November 2nd. Go Maya!
A Workshop Series at Santa Teresa Branch Library starts Saturday, April 30th 10:30a.m. to 1:00pm. The Workshop Series, on April 30, May 7, 21, 28 and June 4, will feature experts in their field.
