Stephanie Martin Artist Statement Ephemeral/Eternal Etchings by Stephanie Martin I've been described as obsessed with nature, and will not argue with that label. For the past ten years I have been dedicated to portraying some of the ephemeral treasures of our California coast, especially our birds and plants. With...
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Anna Fletcher at Stripe Men First Friday Santa Cruz
Anna Fletcher Artist Statement At four years old, I determined that the illustrated yellow sun with lines stretching outwards wasn’t the way the real sun looked. To figure this out, I attempted to stare at the sun and draw what I saw. After that, all my drawings of suns...
Michelle Magdalena Maddox — First Friday at Stripe
Michelle Magdalena MaddoxArtist Statement Michelle Magdalena Maddox is a local commercial and fine art photographer on the Monterey Peninsula and has had over 25 solo and group exhibitions since 2006 when she graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. Magdalena currently lives in Pacific Grove. — First...
Campbell Steers at Stripe Men First Friday Santa Cruz
Campbell Steers Artist Statement If you hadn’t noticed yet, I’m hopelessly obsessed with bicycles. They inevitably become an essential component to my art—and it’s fitting, as so much inspiration and idea generating is spurred by the sights and sensations experienced by pedaling them around. This series of linocut prints honors...
Brian Rounds at Stripe Men First Friday
Brian Rounds Artist Statement Art has the power to instill within us a sense of belonging. I grew up in the Bay Area where rapid suburban development resulted in a dichotomous landscape — places of commerce and consumption intermixed with patches of land left somewhat wild. While "the grid" provides...