The house is still at just after 5 o’clock in the morning. A single light illuminates the studio, streaming out the large windows and casting a soft glow on a koi pond whose inhabitants are sleepily tucked under rocks and moss. Soft pinks and warm oranges of dawn are just peeking around the edges of […]
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Oats and Roses
If flowers could throw punches or blow kisses, Theresa Oats would be right there to witness it with one of her signature rose paintings. Need a flower with a sweet disposition? Oats has you covered. Want one that comes with a sharp tongue? She’s painted that too. You can see her roses — passionate, pugnacious […]
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Assembling a Reality
A man stands with a hammer in his right hand, arms casually slung at his sides. His jacket, a deep gray-black, blooms with bulgy pockets. Behind him, a mountain of sunflower yellow rises up just past shoulder height to a peak haloed with soft cinnamon, olive and foggy gray. His gaze is focused into […]
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While Adults Play …
An eerie serenity has taken over the normally bustling Discovery Museum in Old Town Eureka. It’s after hours now, on the first Saturday night in February, and the lights in the lobby and gift shop have been turned off. Julia Grosby is shuffling through brightly colored paper, sorting it into piles and cutting out rectangles. […]
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Arts! Arcata March 2013
Arts! Arcata takes place on Friday, March 8, 6-9 p.m. in and around downtown Arcata. ABRUZZI 780 Seventh St. Live music. ARCATA ARTISANS COOPERATIVE 883 H St. Featuring textiles and beading by Oceana Madrone, ceramics and jewelry by Gilbert Castro, glasswork and watercolors by Susan Morton. Wine served benefits Humboldt Community Breast Health Project. […]
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Zen and Fine Art Photography
William S. “Bill” Pierson thinks big. The photography exhibition he’s hanging in Eureka’s Piante Gallery is a collection of large prints, each one 2 by 3 feet, all new work. The show’s title, “Visions of the Universe,” is as expansive as the print size. Pierson is marking 40 years in photography, most of that […]
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Cultural Transformation
It’s happened again. The Morris Graves Museum of Art has been transformed. In December, Peter Santino took over the space, filling all of the upstairs galleries with his conceptual installation, “The Exhibition at the End of Time, at the End of the World.” Now “River as Home” has poured in, filing the museum from top […]
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Making a Splash
Water. The planet is covered in it. Our bodies are made up of it. Here in Humboldt County, we get more than our fair share in the form of rain, rivers and the sea. When it comes to water, one thing’s certain. Whether it’s for drinking, cooking or bathing, whether it’s bottled, boiled or […]
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“Different but Not”
Sometimes, things that seem to have little or nothing in common on the surface actually end up having more commonalities than differences when broken down into core components. This can be a surprising and informative revelation — one to keep in mind when viewing local artist Victoria Ryan’s new work. Ryan is known for her […]
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Arts! Alive 2013 kicks off with 80 artists at Sewell Gallery
You’ve made it through the holiday season, for better or worse. Now, with the weight of overly ambitious New Year’s resolutions squarely on your shoulders, you stare out across the abyss of another year, having just sworn off everything that made the previous year tolerable. What is one to do? Well, you could spend the […]
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The End is Near!
Acclaimed artist Peter Santino is counting down. Visit his website and you’ll find large, red numerals ticking away the days, hours, minutes and seconds until, according to the Mayan Calendar, the end of the world on 12/21/2012. But instead of hoarding dry goods and ammunition, Santino has been busy creating conceptual artwork, paintings and […]
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‘Full of Life, Full of Art’
What was once Lee’s Jewelers at 526 Fifth St. in Eureka has been transformed. In place of jewelry cases and browsing customers is Eureka Studio Arts, a teaching studio/exhibition space co-founded by local artists Micki Flatmo and Linda Mitchell. They hope it will become a place where established artists and students of all ages can […]