Ansted is a town in Fayette County, W.Va., with a population of 1,404. Bald eagles and peregrine falcons glide over the region’s hardwood forests. Farmland and natural springs provide food and water to… Continue reading
Camille Krilanovich pulls up to 1010 Fair Ave. on the Westside of Santa Cruz. Camille walks to the far corner of the shop and checks her irons then takes a seat next to… Continue reading
Some of the earliest surviving painted portraits of people, who were not kings or emperors, are the funeral portraits that survived in the dry climate of Egypt in the 7th century BC. Through… Continue reading
The popularity of “rock and roll” in the 1950s and 60s saw an explosion of young rock and roll bands being formed all over the country. And with these bands rose the need… Continue reading
Kirby Scudder stands alone on his porch staring at another one of his unique art projects — a 25-foot-diameter globe made out of recycled plastic. An impressive construction site of what will soon… Continue reading
A university town with a hippie vibe, Santa Cruz, California, has long been artist-friendly. But it has also faced a need for affordable live-work accommodations for creatives who have been displaced by luxury… Continue reading
Twenty years after its designation as the nation’s largest marine sanctuary, a new state-of-the art visitors center opens in July 2012 highlighting the spectacular Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.… Continue reading
I never really realized how amazing wine is. When I say that, I don’t mean that I haven’t tasted all sorts of amazing wines and enjoyed their after-effects. What I mean, really, is… Continue reading
When the majority of your space is one open room, decorating can be a challenge, but Alexandra has it mastered. Contemporary practical pieces — like the large outdoor table converted… Continue reading
PLAY With his skipper”s license his only formal degree, Toren has been the executive director of the Henry Miller Library on Highway 1 in Big Sur since 1993. And Miller himself probably could… Continue reading
I created a fake artist name ‘Haze Novica’ and created a 27′ sculpture of a young girl with a great sense of curiosity who only wanted to peer in the second story windows… Continue reading
Cow sculpture, commissioned by Rebecca's Cafe in 'Interior Design Magazine' Summer edition. In the summer of 2012 Interior Design Magazine hired renowned Architectural photographer Art Gray to spend 3 days documenting the newly renovated Tannery Arts Center for the summer edition. Here is my interview with Art Gray. Art shot a picture of my recently installed cow head sculpture at the Tannery cafe.
40' "Mad Hatter" Santa Clara Fairgrounds
Life size Elephant Lantern. Denver Zoo
A Northern California Coastal Community that became one of the Nation’s important creative meccas. A look at the people who made that happen and why. In my recent book 'The Cruz' profiles the artists and creative thought leaders that have shaped the artistic direction of this community for years to come.
Artist, collaborator, salesman, curator, idea man, hustler, fixer, midwife to the very scene that inspires all those Keep Santa Cruz Weird’ bumper stickers: You can call Kirby Scudder all those things and more. A refugee of the 1990s dot-com bust, Kirby has lived a dozen lifetimes since moving to Santa Cruz in 2003. He was the artist who created the enormous papier-mache cows in the early days of the Salz Tannery art project, at the same time, opening art galleries in several downtown spaces in an effort to create a welcoming environment for edgy visual arts. He set up spotlights along West Cliff Drive as a commemoration to the ideal of world peace. He established the First Friday Art Tour, a prominent event on the local arts calendar, and curated shows at the Attic, the Mill Gallery and the Dead Cow Gallery. As the resident visionary at the Dead Cow and the director of the Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art, Kirby has also become the symbol of the emerging Tannery Arts Center and worked closely with the city to create a vibrant Santa Cruz scene, one crazy project at a time. Wallace Baine, Santa Cruz Sentinel
