Elevating the Mundane with Artist Louise Leong By Kay Montesanto Some of us can instantly relate to the idea of finding worth in objects which have been either cast aside intentionally, or lost in the translation of daily existence. Others of us glide through our livelihoods, and gloss over materials...
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Caryn Owen at Stripe for First Friday Santa Cruz
Caryn Owen As a passionate artist and scientist, I have devoted my life to studying both marine biology and artistic expression. Although these topics may seem mutually exclusive, I have spent years blending both of my passions. Over the past decade, I created abstract art while simultaneously balancing motherhood...
Ellis Hepburn at Stripe for First Friday Santa Cruz
Landline Ellis Hepburn Landline, a mixed media series of fifteen varied works, is a self-reflective exploration of current events using analogue mediums. Simplifying information and striving to find moments of clarity and wit, allows me to process. This series focuses on color, texture and engaging with each piece by hand...
Akiva Levi at Stripe Men for First Friday Santa Cruz
CONTINUUM Akiva Levi Continuum is a collection of “visual meditations” inspired by nature; an exploration of gestural line work, shape and color. Each piece stems from dozens of hand-drawn minimalist illustrations suggesting natural or imagined landscapes. The intent was to create subjective work that invites an exercise in perceptive...
Vincent Waring for First Friday at Stripe Men
Vincent Waring Artist Statement Through this series, I explore the complex interrelationship between nature and ourselves. The present ways in which we share and connect to one another has been radically changed. The instantaneous ability to communicate, and what we thus absorb from the various information sources around us,...