Arts + Scene

Of all the art mediums, perhaps the most mysterious is glass. It’s not hard to understand putting paint on a canvas, weaving, even welding or casting molten metal. But just how does one carve glass? How do they put those little flowers inside a glass paperweight? How do you shape the intricate details of a […]

There is one thing that can be said about textile artists as opposed to painters: They are really in love with their medium. For painters, it’s usually more about the process of painting, the subject, color and light — the paint and brushes are just tools. But for textile artists, it’s all about the fiber: […]

Art collectives have probably been around as long as people and art. Groups of artists get together for a variety of reasons: to share resources, exchange ideas and tips on technique, to critique each other’s work. Some groups, such as the Futurists of the early 20th century, formalized and wrote long manifestos, and certainly had […]

This is a story about place and the relationship of two artists to their place. One grew up moving around the United States and eventually around the world. His father worked for the United Nations and so the artist, as a boy, lived in Burma, Bangladesh, India, Uganda and Turkey. He grew up under the […]

Early last year, six Eureka teens were moved to action when a peer was involved in a violent crime. This was not the first incident – they had been aware for some time of dangerous levels of drug use and violent behavior among their cohort. Enough was enough, they thought. It was time to do […]