
Lynn Adams - Jewelry
Kim Adelman - Painter
Brian Andreas - Sculpture
Bud Bottoms - Sculpture
Christine Brennan - Painter
Ashleigh Brilliant - Author
Andrea Chamberlain - Jewelry
Chris Chapman - Painter
Chilanthropy - Candles
Nancy Clark - Weaver
Christopher Clark - Photography
Cathy Crain - Painter
Joanna Craft - Jewelry
Dalton Quips - Painter
Dandee - Silk Scarves
Danny K. Tapestry - Fabrics
Tim Earling - Wood
Irene Estrin - Ceramics
522 Art Glass - Glasswork
Amy Faust- Jewelry
Christy Fisher - Jewelry
Henry L. Fechtman - Photographer
Linda Fox - Jewelry
Great Alaska Bowl Co. - Woodworking
Laura Giordano - Glass Jewelry
Judee Hauer - Mixed Media Figures
Amy Hazard - Jewelry
Wyllis Heaton - Painter
John Iwerks - Painter
David Kalish - Kaleidoscopes
Jill Kerns- Jewelry
Arthur Korb - Jewelry
Sarena Mann - Sculpture
Syd McCutcheon - Painter
Valerie McLean - Fiber/Felt
Danae Michele - Fashion Accessories
Armin Müller - Ceramics
Frank Nelson - Literature
Shelly Niro - Jewelry
Pom Jewelry - Jewelry
Cheri Rae- Literature
Daniel Randolf - Painter
Refugio Gardens - Lotions
Lynn Richardson - Author
Ron Robertson - Assemblage
Dave Roberston - Jewelry
SB Soap Co. - Handmade Soap
Sisters - Jewelry/Ceramics
Kavita Singh - Silk Clothing
Alise Sheehan - Jewelry
Kim Snyder - Painter/Fabrics
Edward Merle Spaw - Ceramics/Painter
Kelebek Travers - Jewelry
Thoi Vo - Jewelry
Nina de Creeft Ward - Sculpture
Gary Wilson - Ceramics
Sandy Wolk - Sculpture
Marie Wright - Ceramics
Bill Zeldis - Photographer, Calendar
A trip to New Zealand in 2000 exposed me to felting…a return trip in 2004 got me hooked.
Felting is an ancient craft dating back thousands of years. It is the actual making of the fabric from wool by using a little soap to change the ph, water and agitation, commonly known as elbow grease. Once the fabric or piece is partially made, it is then worked and molded, called fulling, to strengthen and harden the fabric. Wool is the only fiber that will do this.
Each piece is unique and sometimes it seems to have a mind of its own. I love the feel of the wool in my hands and working with it until its final form is something that brings pleasure, awe, joy, question or just plain laughter to me or someone else. There is never crocheting or knitting involved but the laying out of wool roving in fine layers until the desired thickness is ready to be worked. What happens next is up to the wool and my own ability to be flexible when the creative design ends up going a different direction than planned. There’s the joy, the surprise and pleasure in the final creation. I hope each piece you see and touch brings you that same kind of feeling.
The intense intimacy of weaving fascinates me. Each thread passes through my fingers several times in the completion of a finished piece, endearing it to me. The weaving process, in which I respond to the unique voice of individual threads, is rewarding and peaceful. I weave what I love, I sell what I can, and then I weave some more.
I work with variegated threads, hand-dyed by three different dyers. Overall color mixes include Bolds, Neutrals, Pastels, with specific color overtones of Blues, Greens, Reds, Browns, Purples, Blacks. Metallics are frequently used in the rayon chenille and mohair/wool mixes.
With his exquisite detail and natural inclination for simplicity & refinement, Armin Müller (1932-2000) stands as one of the Twentieth Century’s most gifted ceramic artists. His porcelains masterfully reinterpret the Japanese traditional clothing accessories of netsuke, ojime and inro. Müller’s works are “thinking man’s pots: small in scale, subtle in palette and satisfying to the touch.”
Dr. Peter J. Flagg
Crocker Art Museum
James “Bud” Bottoms is a native Californian who lives in Santa Barbara by the sea, where he has spent his life swimming and diving. His art education began at Jefferson Machamer School of Art in Santa Monica from 1947-48 and continued at the University of California-Santa Barbara from 1948-52.
Although much of his sculpture is of sea mammals, he often combines them with humans to express our essential inter-relationship. He has the unique artistry to capture their playful spirit in everlasting bronze. In particular, his admiration for the intelligence and beauty of dolphins and whales have inspired his work.
He also delights in using his grandchildren as models frolicking with dolphins, sea lions, and turtles; they express the joy he wants to achieve in bronze. His fascination for and love of earth’s creatures lead him to sculpt snails to condors, wherever he finds beauty.
The idea of Chilanthropy came to me about a year ago. My friends were expecting a baby girl…Lilly. I co-hosted their baby shower, and decided to hand make candles scented with Lily of the Valley as parting gifts for 60+ guests.
The candles were a hit! With experience in modern design and home crafting, I decided to go into a business that seemed saturated but missing personal touch, good quality and style.
Inspired by travel and world culture, each of Chilanthropy’s candles are named after places I have been. The scent is then built around the theme of the candle – recreating my journey for you to enjoy.
Residing in Los Angeles, I live my life eco and green. With 9 million+ neighbors every little bit counts! At home, everything possible is recycled, composted and I even keep a worm farm to eat unused food – providing fertilizer for the vegetable garden. With work, I'm doing my best to make sure that my business practices emulate my eco-conscious lifestyle. Minimal, recycled, recyclable, and compostable packaging helps offset this footprint. Eco-shipping is a little tricky - So I use green boxes and Milex packing peanuts that are made from corn and even edible!
Inspired by environmental charities and organizations that help make a difference in keeping a greener planet – I'm dedicated to supporting these charities by donating portions of Chilanthropy's sales.
I was born and raised in Lompoc, California and after many travels, I find myself settled here once again. I began making jewelry while traveling around South America. After much practice, I’ve learned to love making chainmaille, with its ever-repeating patterns. I make each piece by hand, kinking one ring at a time. I work primarily in sterling silver, but I also use fine silver and 14k gold-fill in my designs. Recently I’ve begun working with metal clay which is a fun and forgiving medium. I can adjust the length of most pieces and will happily make a custom piece for you.
Thanks and Enjoy!
A Designer and Inventor, Alise Sheehan lives in beautiful Sonoma County, California. She is inspired by the area's many riches.
A seasoned painter, I’ve studied art all my life, painting professionally over 30 years. I feel fortunate to have lived and raised my family in Carpinteria for the last 24 years. Always appreciating the surrounding beauty of the area and its wildlife, I try to capture these elements in my paintings.
My art educattion includes Santa Barbara City College and UCSB Extention in the late 70’s, early 80’s with teachers Robert Frame, and Ron Robertson among others. Later painted for other companies and artists. Now I’m painting in my Carpinteria Studio recording the beautiful surroundings we all enjoy here in Santa Barbara County.
Awards include Best in Show to benefit the Santa Barbara Audubon Society, First Place Surf’s Up Show, among others. Public and private collections include B. Eric Rhodes of Plein Air and Art Connoisseur Magazines, CEC at Arroyo Burro Beach, and private collections worldwide.
Jill Kerns
We have an appreciation for creations of old made by skilled craftsmen who took pride in their work. Their obsolescent vintage findings now give us as designers both purpose and motivation. We honor the craftsman by saving their pieces from obsurity and in return we are inspired by their workmanship daily.
We are mother and daughter in business together as the designers of Altered Ever After. We have happily spent the last 6 years traveling across the United States showing our designs at fine art and antique shows and have developed a large customer base. Our altered art pieces are now collected all over the world.
"When I am outside,
enjoying Mother Nature,
There is an overwhelming sense of well being that envelops me.
I breathe more deeply.
I feel greatly connected to the Earth.
I am truly present.
My mind quiets down,
my senses... enjoy.
It feels great to be alive.
This is the experience I wish to evoke through my work."
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Kim Snyder’s Collage Purses and Hand Painted Silk Chiffon Scarves.
I collect fine fabrics such as antique kimono silk, fine cotton, Japanese shibori fabric, as well as hand painting my own raw silk and other fabrics. The purses are basted on silk sandwiched with batting then collaged fabric design with temporary basting glue. I free motion machine stitch the fabric down leaving raw edges. The raw edges fray and soften with time. If you like a crisper look you can trim loose threads and iron with spray starch.
I like to embellish the purses with stones such as turquoise, fresh water pearls and sterling silver wrapped sea glass and hand stitched on.
The approx. 14x72 inch hand painted Silk Chiffon scarves are elegant sheer a loosely woven fiber with a soft beautiful drape and crepe like texture. They float like a feather on the summer breeze!
At the age of thirteen, I moved in with my uncle, a sculptor, who had a studio in the basement of his home in Washington state. I’d watch him take natural objects – wood, clay, and stone – and peel away the layers to reveal what only he knew would lie underneath. I’m reminded of my uncle when I create a new piece of jewelry; I try to let the raw materials present themselves naturally, almost as if they are whispering to me.
After a couple of years in college studying the things I was supposed to study – I began to study art, first in Italy and then at the School of Visual Arts in New York, before rounding out my education at Otis Parsons in Los Angeles. My uncle’s voice was always in the back of my mind.
The exotic woods I use are from all over the world and I continue to source woods that have an unusual look. As my medium changes, my designs and concepts continue to evolve. I try to keep the work exciting and fresh.
The medium I specialize in is called Amboyna Burl and it is considered to be one of the rarest and most highly priced wood burls in the world. For centuries, master craftsman have sought rare Amboyna Burl to give their artistry an exotic and luxurious flavor. The burl formation develops naturally over many years on the sides of the Narra Tree trunk. It is distinguished by its unusual mineral swirls and knots which create unique natural patterns. Each of my Amboyna Burl pieces captures a part of this exquisite formation.
In regards to my finishing technique – Each piece is sealed with several coats of lacquer which creates a smooth base. The second step involves spraying a water base lacquer or polyurethane – the result is a perfect, smooth, clear finish. If needed, the pieces, can be buffed (hand or machine) with a wood wax or tung oil.
Refugio Gardens is a small family owned business committed to producing high quality therapeutic essential oil products. The native California medicinal plants are wild crafted and sustainably grown on our ranch in Santa Barbara. The discovery of these native plant essences is the result of a lifelong passion for native plants and herbs and a love for therapeutic handmade botanical products. We take pride in offering unique, rare, and precious lotions made from essential oils steam distilled slowly in small batches to ensure high quality products
The Christy Fisher collections are constructed by hand in our Jerome, Arizona workshop.
Using recycled elements (such as cast glass, vintage fabrics and aluminum cans) Our clothing and jewelry go beyond the trends and become those irresistible pieces you reach for again and again.
Innovative styling and attention to detail make for one of a kind and limited edition pieces that are timeless works of contemporary art.

She uses native abalone shell and often native wood (Ceanothus and Manzanita) from her ranch on Refugio road in her jewelry designs.
The designs are reminiscent of long days spent on the warm sand or watching sunsets from a kayak while paddling north in the Channel.
Amy Hazard began making jewelry at 12 years old. Her earrings, made of recycled magazine pages and wire, were sold at a local Santa Barbara boutique. She learned Native American abalone adornment carving from a fellow volunteer for the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group while raising and caring for baby peregrine falcons on a remote beach north of Jalama. Their job was to fend of predators and feed the falcons until they could survive on their own. Most of the work took place at night, scaring of the Great-horned owls and other predators, so she had all day to sit on the desolate beach and carve abalone pendants using rocks and sand as her only tools. Amy learned from her mentor that abalone was sacred to the Native Americans of California and symbolized eternal life.
During the late 1960's Ashleigh became involved with the Hippie scene in San Francisco's Haight/Ashbury district, where he began producing the illustrated epigrams known as Pot-Shots or Brilliant Thoughts which led into a whole new career. In 1973 he and Dorothy moved to Santa Barbara, where Dorothy's family had been living since her great-grandfather, a clipper-ship captain, retired there in the 1870's.
Ashleigh's work was first published on postcards, then became a syndicated newspaper feature, and was eventually collected in a series of books. It also appears on many licensed products.
Lynn Richardson
Born on August 28, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, Lynn Richardson is an artist residing in Santa Barbara, California, who carves Netsuke and Ojime in the Katabori style, using porcelain from Arita, Japan. The pieces are fired to 2400° f., using glazes and underglazes for a variety of effects. Lynn graduated from San Jose State College in 1965 with a B.A. in Art Education. She is well known for her intricate pen and ink, water colored illustrations and graphic artwork used in advertising and for private commissions.
She was drawn to carving porcelain after observing her late husband, Armin Muller, and their friend David Carlin carving netsuke together in Armin's studio. She very much enjoys the quiet, but intense process of turning a tiny ball of raw clay into a small, beautiful, functional object. "I find carving similar to the process of my drawings in execution and design, with the added surprises that working in three dimensions can bring."
Cheri Rae
Cheri embarked on a magazine career that saw her rise from assistant editor at SurferMagazine to assistant managing editor at Runner’s World and Fit, to editor of the Maggie Award-winning Bicycle Sport. In addition, she wrote on health and fitness topics for women’s magazines, including a stint as a contributor to Women’s Sports & Fitness and California Bicyclist.Cheri’s strong interest in nature and environmental protection found expressions during a second period of her magazine work when she contributed to Outdoor Photographer and was named founding editor of California Scenic Magazine.
“Nesting,” as she puts it, in Santa Barbara, California with her husband John McKinney, daughter Sophia and son Daniel, Cheri balanced motherhood with her work, itself a balance of editing and writing. As the editor of Olympus Press, she guided the publication of a line of books with nature and outdoor recreation themes. She is the author of The Santa Barbara Bargain Book, the co-author of Walk Santa Barbara, and has contributed to the Los Angeles Times as well as local Santa Barbara-based newspapers, including the News-Press, and the Independent, as well as Santa Barbara, Casa and Seasons magazines.
Nature endures despite the pressures of population and development. As a member of the Oak Group I have been proud to contribute 50% of the sales of my work in our group exhibits towards environmental protection organizations. These include the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County (LTSBC.org), The Environmental Defense Center, The Trust for Public Land, The Nature Conservancy, Marin Agricultural Land Trust, and many others. Many successes have occurred in Santa Barbara County, including the Douglas Family Preserve, Sperling Preserve, and the Arroyo Hondo Preserve.
Majoring in Studio Art at The University of California, Santa Barbara, Edward Merle Spaw studied under such notable West Coast artists as Sheldon Kaganov, Gary Brown and Miles Varner. Receiving a Bachelor's Degree and a Secondary Teaching Credential, Edward chose a path in commercial art working as an Illustrator, Designer and Art Director in advertising, beginning in 1978.
Following his love of nature, the ocean and the outdoors, Edward has focused his production of fine art in porcelain, wood and stone, reflecting the subtle beauty of these natural materials.
Each piece is an individual expression, with glazes and surfaces allowed to evolve as the material dictates. The expressive forms of whales, hawks, and trout have held a special fascination, signifying the wild, undaunted, but fragile face of the natural world.
Edward chooses the natural beauty of Santa Barbara and its spectacular
"Back Country" as the subjects for his watercolor and oil painting.
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On to Aspen, Colorado skiing and then opening a bakery, IRENE'S in Basalt, Colorado in the '70's.
Next stop the Santa Ynez Valley with my stained glass and then Santa Barbara and the Cabrillo Art Show, my collage and the Goleta Valley Art Assoc.
I finally found my calmness with hand building clay and the Santa Barbara Art Assoc.
I am a Teaching Assistant with the SB High School Special Ed. Transition Program. The community is our classroom from SBCC , the MTD, and job coaching. I embrace what I can share and learn with my students whether it is Art, Phys Ed ,or “street smarts .”
Every year I journey for a week on a supported camping /bicycle trip exploring the USA and inspiring my art.
Thank you for sharing it with me.
Dee - Scarf tying seminars and handpainting silk accessories ten years, Assisting with Art classes in San Diego City Scholl, Masters Degree San Diego State Univ..
Both of us are retired from teaching. We are dyeing silk full time and traveling. We enjoy meeting new silk painters and other interesting people in our travels to share ideas and techniques.
We are self-taught after admiring some scrarve in Nova Scotia, Danny decided to learn to handpaint for enjoyment and therapy from teaching. Through trial and error we have developed our own technique. Silk has a way of taking dye that is always new and exciting.

Kelebek Travers
Wearing jewelry is an act of self-expression. Like an art piece that you choose to adorn the walls of your home, a piece of jewelry might simply be decoration. It can also, and often does, hold personal meaning.
My silver pieces are all hand-crafted, no two exactly alike. The cuff bracelets are created using a Hopi overlay technique that I learned from master Norm Gutshall. The designs, however, are original and are inspired by various artistic and mythic sources.
Mette and Sissel work together in their studio in Santa Barbara, California - half a world away from the farm in Norway on which they were born and raised. They grew up surrounded by handmade objects passed down through generations.
Sissel became a teacher in Norway. Soon after, she and her husband moved to Africa. Together, they spent 20 years there, making homes in Nigeria, Zambia, South Africa and Tanzania. Sissel spent these years working in various art media (batik, painting), continually inspired by the ancient forms and rhythms of the people and nature around her.
Mette came to America at the age of 20 to study at Wellesley College. She went on to complete degrees in Japanese Area Studies and librarianship from UCLA. During the late 60’s, she and her husband spent three years working and studying in Japan, completely in love with the traditions of Japanese ceramics and folk art. Here she first began “playing” with clay.
The two sisters, now together again in America after a life of travels and adventures in many cultures, have settled down to making art together. Their work is bound to reflect multiple influences, but is grounded in their great appreciation for all folk art, in a strong common esthetic sense, and, most of all, in their great joy in the creative process. Sisters art pieces are each original, one-of-a-kind creations made from a variety of materials including porcelain and silver and painted with layers of acrylic and varnish. Because Mette and Sissel sculpt and paint each piece individually, no two are alike.
Cathy Crain
Cathy has been a working artist her entire adult life. Her work reflects her life long fascination of color, graphic design elements and texture. She creates unusual functional work as well as sculptural stylized images. Animals are a major theme in her work and her life long association, love and respect of them is represented in a non-traditional form attempting to capture their humor, personalities, movement, spirit and beauty in a new light.
In 2010, her daughter, Carie joined her once again in their ongoing life adventure of art. They work in the studio together, with each one adding their personal touch to the creations making each piece of art a one-of-a-kind original.

Wyllis Heaton (b.1976) A native of Pasadena Ca, Wyllis is a landscape painter and designer based in Santa Barbara Ca. While growing up in Pasadena, he lived 2 doors from the famous illustrator William Stout, and was a faithful onlooker to Bill's front porch painting studio. He continued his studies at UCSB and then on to Pasadena's Art Center, earning a degree in illustration in 2002. After Graduation, he spent 6 years teaching art at W. California Art Academy in San Gabriel, averaging 80 students a weekend. Some of his students have gone on to successful art careers and have been honored with some the country's highest awards for grade school and high school art. While at UCSB, he formed a love for the Santa Barbara region and returned for good in 2007.
Currently Wyllis is designing gardens and exhibits in Santa Barbara. He enjoys the challenge of painting out of doors, in an attempt to arrest the fleeting beauties of the area.
Once I began melting glass all my other glass work took a back seat to my torch work. All of my beads are made in my studio in the Santa Barbara foothills. My inspiration comes from my love of color in my garden, fabric, paintings etc., constantly pushing how many colors I can fit into one tiny bead.
I hope that you enjoy wearing the beads as much as I loved creating them!
Henry L. Fechtman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1943 and developed an interest in photography at an early age.
Henry moved to Santa Barbara to attend and earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooks Institute.
For many years, his work has appeared in numerous local and national magazines. Architectural Digest, People, Town & Country, Bon Appetit, Arizona Highways, Spa, Garden Design, to name just a few. In Santa Barbara he’s been published in Santa Barbara Magazine, and Montecito Magazine.
Henry has also worked as an instructor for Brooks Institute of Photography, worked with Julia Child on her PBS series, “Dinner with Julia” as the still photographer, hired by Absolute Vodka to shoot an ad for their art poster series, and lead a photographic safari to Kenya and Tanzania .
For the past twelve years, Mr. Fechtman has been a photographer for Resorts and Great Hotels Magazine traveling the world specializing in location photography
From the first time I saw bronze being poured and the forms you could create with it I was hooked on sculpture and metal smithing. It has taken me down a long and satisfying road.
After moving to Hawaii in 1967 I was fortunate enough to make my living for five years as a professional sculptor. Along with a friend, we operated a foundry where we cast aluminum, bronze and iron. While in Hawaii, I had several one-man shows, participated in many group shows, did commission work and won my share of awards.
In 1982 I moved to the Southwest and became involved in an unrelated business. I started making jewelry because I needed the creative outlet. I just don't feel right if I'm not making something with my hands.
After 911 my wife and I decided to move to the north coast of Oregon where I took up metal smithing full time. It was the right decision.
At this point in my life I enjoy the scale of jewelry. I also collect and study Asian metalwork.
My background is in video/film production, sculpture and advertising.
Christopher Clark
Christopher Clark got his start in photojournalism while serving in the U.S. Navy; he was a photographer on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima (LHD 7) from October 2005 to October 2009. He was deployed twice to the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, and went on numerous underways. His primary mission was to shoot photos telling stories of everyday life onboard ship.
After the Navy, Chris realized the need to become more technically proficient in digital photography and post production work while maintaining the storytelling aspect of photojournalism. Upon his discharge, earning a degree using the G.I. Bill became his top priority. Currently, Chris is living in Santa Barbara, CA, and pursuing his bachelors degree in commercial photography at Brooks Institute of Photography.
Early in the program at Brooks, Chris discovered the post-production technique of high dynamic range (HDR) photography. The impressionist-inspired photographs on this site are the result of his exploration of this technique and were taken across California and Nevada, in Detroit, and in his hometown Dayton, Ohio.
Pom Jewelry
Pom designs and handcrafts elegant jewelry in Marin County, California. He is known for his unique designs created from gemstones, Keshi and fresh water pearls, and unusual 14 Karat gold fill and Sterling silver findings.
Born in Chiangmai, Thailand, Pom has an innate design sense and a natural ability to create pleasing color combinations. He spends a great deal of time selecting gemstones with exceptional clarity and colors.
Christine Brennan
Christine Brennan, a painter and printmaker, earned her BFA in Illustration at Rhode Island School of Design. She moved to California in the late 1980's and her work has become well loved by collectors and young people just starting to invest in art.
Her narrative paintings incorporate a deep richness of color and an amazing light source. Christine paints in oil on wood or paper, sometimes incorporating gold leaf. Often dreamlike, her work features symbolic references and mysterious creatures, which prompt the viewer to formulate a personal interpretation. The subtlety, quietness, and sparsity along with the small scale of the work also invites contemplation. She explains " I paint what visually moves me...the process is personally gratifying. While the painting reflects my own state of mind, there can be many responses from an audience."
Christine also creates prints from wood and linoleum blocks that she hand carves. The image is printed in black ink on white rice paper, then is detailed with watercolors and colored pencil. She has also added one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces to her body of works.
Dalton Quips
Dalton Quips traces its roots to the East Coast of Massachusetts. Professional artist Barbara Dalton, a native of Boston, began visiting public "Take it or Leave it" recycling yards back in 2006. With her ability to see creative potential in things that most people view as junk, she transformed old broken furniture, costume jewelry, and household dust catchers 'rescued' from the landfill, and transformed into prize-winning works of art. Today, her passion for infusing new life into discarded objects is evident in the eclectic way she crafts each piece. Along with found objects, Bub collects words, phrases, anecdotes, and witticisms. The Quips line is a great success. They are available in a large variety of sizes, colors and words. A piece of recycled wood provides the backing to the 'word wood'. It is painted with at least 3 coats of paint, distressed and sanded so the layers of color show through. It's stenciled with metallic colors and collaged with vintage magazines, graphic art paper and old storybooks. The word part of the assemblage is hand lettered and accented with bursts of color and gold marker. The hangers are an integral part of this charming and unique art. Made with strong curly garden wire and strung with game pieces, poker chips, Barbie shoes, antique costume jewelry, and just about anything small enough to hang, but big enough drill through! Even though her work is somewhat produced in volume, each piece is one of a kind.
Gary Wilson
I'm currently creating a line of pottery that pays homage to our incredible ocean and sea life. Each piece is one of a kind, wheel-thrown with air brushed images.
My mission is to create art, inspired by nature, that will motivate people to take a closer look at our natural world for themselves and in doing so feel moved to help protect the true treasures of our earth.
Sarena Mann
Movement, form and texture have been infused into the images I love to create. This body experience has always intrigued me. Following the movement, using the space, and changing the materials has allowed me to continue to explore the basic issues of my life.
The fun- and spirit-filled flying women of Air Craft have been the mainstay of my work for 35 years. I love the whimsical, colorful, flighty figures that hang anywhere and lighten the load. They move about with intent, freedom and spirit. In the evening they cast shadows and continue their dance. Over the years they have changed; some have retired and some have returned for new adventure. Made from wire, paper, fabric, paste and patience, they each have their own identity and place in the world. These "girls" still make me smile, and challenge me to keep them fresh and reflect the changes we all share.
522 Art Glass
Melissa McCumiskey has been an artist from more than 20 years. She has a degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Photography. In the late 90’s she decided to add a new material to her work in the form of glass and took a glass fusing workshop. The addition of these new skills of working in glass, allows her to develop glass pieces that combine multiple techniques creating unique art pieces.
Penny Smith Ruhter’s artistic journey began with traveling from an early age as an Army brat following her father to assignments all over the world. Kiln formed glass became her passion and soon led to exhibiting in galleries, at art shows and eventually into teaching the art form to others.
In 2005 Melissa and Penny established Studio 522 Art Glass. The studio allows the artists to pursue their true passion for creating glass and to challenge the boundaries of kiln formed, torch-worked and blown glass. They continue to sell their work through art shows and galleries.
David Kalish
In designing kaleidoscopes I’m challenged to create objects that are as alluring on the outside as they are within. Initially I don’t want the observer to know the piece functions as a kaleidoscope. When that’s discovered the viewer delights in the unexpected surprise. ‘OOH' and 'AAH' and "OH, MY GOD" are common reactions. It simply boggles the mind that so much beauty can be contained within so small a space. Therein lies the magic!
Sandy Wolk
Art is a language that speaks to the soul. Through symbols, images and moods a work of art takes the viewer on a sacred journey, and ultimately toward their own Divine nature.
Art speaks to the unlived energy within us, to old buried wounds, and to the emergence of new energies. Art becomes for us a vehicle for healing... and a means by which we come home to ourselves.
Art is a song that sings us home... it has the capacity to touch those precious parts of our being which have been denied into the shadows of our awareness. For as we bring those buried aspects of ourselves into the light of consciousness there in lies the potential for transformation, for healing, and for connecting to our souls truth.
My gifts as a healer and a visionary allow me the ability bring forth art for the soul and spirit; to serve individuals in their journey toward wholeness and to serve the collective through embracing and expressing the reemerging energies of the sacred feminine.
It is my honor and delight to bring forward these artistic visions.
It is my hope that they offer light and healing into the world, and serve as blessing to those whom are drawn to them.
Amy Faust
I started making jewelry in high school and continued through college receiving a Bachelor's of Fine Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz in 1984 where I also concentrated in painting. I also attended jewelry classes at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco. I am a business graduate of Women's Initiative for Self Employment based in the Bay Area, attended 2 years of private business training with The Entrepreneurial Edge and I am certified in Life Coaching for Artists as well as Canine Obedience training.
I find that working in the jewelry arts allows me to think sculpturally, graphically and painterly. I can also satisfy my desire to make things with my hands as well as use tools such as files and torches.
I love simplicity, color, light, subtle texture and the mysterious connection that art has to nature. As a visual person I am always looking for inspiration from both the natural and urban environments.
I love finding objects, such as beach and bottle glass with hints of writing or design or gorgeous smooth pebbles. Cutting them into specific shapes they resemble gemstones and take on a new precious quality.
My wish is that each finished piece is perfectly made, contemporary, elegant, refreshing to the eye and highly wearable.
New Artist #1
My name is Thomas Kelsey. I am a former Pulitzer Prize winning photographer and writer for the Los Angeles Times and the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. For the last 30+ years I have been working on my project "The Spirit of the West", a landscape and wildlife book of photography.
Come eyeball-to-eyeball with an Alaskan Black Bear as it snatches a Pink Salmon out of the Anan River. Stand in the shadow of the Anasazi cliff dwellings of the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, where its people simply vanished. See Elephant Seals jousting on the beach in San Simeon, California . Journey to Alaska, California Yellowstone & and the Tetons to see the true ‘Spirit of the West’.
The book includes an Alaskan Journal, stories behind the photos, and speaks of time I spent with my mentor, Ansel Adams.
Joanna Craft
Joanna Craft is a California jewelry artist who handcrafts modern art jewelry in sterling silver. She uses accents of copper, bronze and brass in many of her pieces, creating a rustic modern feel, with an interesting contrast between the cool silver and the warm copper and bronze. Each piece is handcrafted in her studio by cutting, hand stamping, texturing, hammering, forging and soldering the metal.
The collection includes pendants, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, earrings and pins.
Danae Michele
Danae Michele grew up in Santa Barbara. After studying art in Paris and Florence and traveling in Europe, she attended the University of California at Santa Cruz and graduated with a degree in fine art.
She has designed a line of silk clothing and handmade velvet and straw hats, and owned Enchante, a boutique featuring her wearables. She was honored as an entrepreneur by the South Coast Women’s Business Association. Garden of Gaia is her business name. Her hats have been modeled by actress Helena Bonham Carter and featured in Vogue Magazine.
Danae’s specialty is one-of-a-kind hats. She also designs scarves, skirts, tops, barrettes, pins, and other wearable art, made with hand-dyed silk fabric. Her designs are sensuous and romantic.
Recently she has discovered a new passion for crochet and felting. Her latest work is available at Santa Barbara Arts in La Arcada Court.
Arthur Korb
Arthur is a designer & craftsman of fine handcrafted jewelry in 18k and 24k yellow and rose-gold & silver. He has been making his unique individually forged pieces for more than 40 years.



Bill Kalmenson, whose clarinet is at the core of First Point, demonstrates what such a combination of open-mindedness, hard work and discipline-spanning artistry can yield. He has come to his instrument and his conception relatively late, but his rich and growing experience illuminate his every note.
Kavita's designs are an example of what is achieved when a masterful hand is led by an artistic heart. Silk artist Kavita Singh has come a long way since her apprenticeship in Paris as a textile designer. Kavita has
perfected her silk painting techniques by studying and practicing silk
painting for more than 25 years.
Being truly international Kavita has studied, produced and exhibited in
London, Paris, South East Asia and her native India.
She has designed for such greats as Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin of Paris,
and American Companies such as Cannon, Burlington, Wamsutta, Schumacher and Fieldcrest. She has created designs for The White House and Malaysian royalty.
Great Alaskan Bowl Co.
Back in the 1800's the demand for large wooden bowls for making bread and for mixing and serving food kept many bowl mills in operation. The Great Alaskan Bowl Company is one of only a very few mills operating that use equipment designed from the machinery developed over a hundred years ago.
The Great Alaskan Bowl Company was established in 1991 to serve local and nationwide needs for a quality, one piece wooden bowl product. It has since become a premier visitor stop while in Interior Alaska serving both Fairbanks and Denali National Park.
A family run business, The Great Alaskan Bowl Company is intent on providing quality Made in Alaska and Made in America products in those it produces and by carrying a wide variety of exquisite and gourmet goods from across Alaska.