The Palette Magazine 2014

by Beverly Harper

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Humboldt County’s Art Magazine

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Arts Organizations, Galleries, Museums, Events & Festivals, Artist Profiles

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TABLE ThePalette.com 2014 • Volume 28 • Number 1 707-443-1234 info@thepalette.com President / Publisher, Gregg Gardiner General Manager, Carlton Nielsen Office Manager, Sage Dixon Creative Director, Denise Comiskey Digital Media / Graphics, Anthony Welch Editor/ Graphics, David Kaftal Photography & Distribution, Steve Hammons is a registered trademark of 101 Things To Do®

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STAFF Jemima Harr, Executive Director-Curator Janine Murphy, Programs Manager Laurey Sullivan, Curatorial Assistant Lisa Polack, Membership Coordinator Dennis Winstead, Retail Consultant Virginia Wood, Programs Assistant Kacie Flynn, Special Events Consultant The Humboldt Arts Council staff wishes to thank the board of directors, docents and all volunteers who make our programs possible. We couldn’t do it without you!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sally Arnot, President/CEO Jim Lowry, Vice President Betty Osborne, Secretary • Liz Sandstrom Treasurer Julie Alderson, Gale Becker, Julia Bednar Sally Biggin, Eric Furman, Peggy Irvine Noelle Marak, Sheila Marks, Lucy Quinby Emily Silver, Janna Snell, Shannon Sullivan EMERITUS MEMBERS Floyd Bettiga, Muriel Dinsmore, Robert Yarber ADVISORY BOARD Jim Anderson, Karen Angel, Lora Canzoneri Rena Christensen, John Dalby, Nancy Flemming Gregg Gardiner, Cheri Geiser, JoAnn Hanson Beverly Harper, Dan Harper, Bill McClendon Sanderson Morgan, Cathy Ray Pierson Leslie Kenneth Price, Peggy Schmidbauer, Don Smullin, Lane Strope, Karen Sullivan FOUNDING DIRECTOR Dr. Homer Balabanis The Humboldt Arts Council appreciates the generous support of all the local businesses that have chosen to advertise in the 2014 Palette magazine in support of the arts in our community.

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CONTENTS ON THE COVER Humboldt Crabs at Arcata Ballpark Oil on Canvas by Beverly Harper BeverlyHarperArtwork.com

FEATURE ARTICLES Eureka Studio Arts ............................ 9 In Search of a Home for Humboldt’s Kinetic Sculptures ..........................................11 Shawn Griggs ...................................35 SCRAP Humboldt ............................27 Trinidad Art Gallery ........................33 Humboldt Arts Council ................................................................................................... 6 Morris Graves Museum Exhibitions............................................................. 40-41 Join the Humboldt Arts Council ..........................................................................42 Eureka ..............................................................................................................................8-25 Murals and Sculptures ............................................................................................10 Arts Organizations ............................................................................................. 12-16 First Saturday Night Arts Alive! ..................................................................... 18-24 Arcata............................................................................................................................ 26-30 Arts Organizations ............................................................................................. 28-30 Arts! Arcata ..................................................................................................................30 Hwy 299 & Hwy 96 - Blue Lake, Willow Creek, Hoopa .......................................31 Northern Humboldt County - McKinleyville, Westhaven, Trinidad........ 32-33 Arts Organizations ....................................................................................................32 McKinleyville Arts Night .........................................................................................33 Eel River Valley - Scotia, Rio Dell, Fortuna, Ferndale, Loleta ..................... 34-35 Arts Organizations ....................................................................................................34 Fortuna First Friday Arts Night .............................................................................35 Southern Humboldt and Avenue of the Giants ...................................................36 Farmers’ Markets ..............................................................................................................17 Humboldt County Museums ......................................................................................37 Indigenous Heritage & Culture ..................................................................................37 Fairs & Festivals ......................................................................................................... 38-39 Profiles of Humboldt County’s Artists & Artisans ......................................... 43-46

Welcome to the 21st annual Palette magazine!

For the past 20 years the Palette Magazine has been the leading guide to art and cultural resources in Humboldt County. With more artists per capita than any other county in the state, Humboldt County boasts an abundance of museums, galleries, dance companies, writers and poets, filmmakers, theatre groups, musicians and cultural events. Residents and visitors alike can enjoy the many opportunities to take part in the arts, and this edition of The Palette magazine highlights them all. Save this guide as your arts and culture reference for the whole year, and support the wonderful sponsors and artists contained within. For additional copies contact 101 Things To Do at 707-443-1234, ext. 300. Enjoy all that the arts have to offer!

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THE HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL GET INVOLVED WITH THE ARTS

Through events, art education programs and exhibitions at the Morris Graves Museum of Art!

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s the county with the most artists per capita in the state, visitors and residents of Humboldt County are urged to get involved with the arts. The wide array of events, art education programs and community exhibitions at the Morris Graves Museum of Art offers something for everyone, from children and families to artists and travelers to the area.

Each month the Morris Graves Museum of Art offers free (with Museum Admission) art education programs to the community. From artist lectures to hands-on family programs, you will find something to explore and excite your artistic senses. Youth and families can join in at two monthly programs, KEET’s Kids Club at the MGMA and Second Saturday Family Arts Days, and discover the creative side of MGMA exhibitions and children’s television programming as it relates to the arts. Enjoy live music? Join us each month at First Saturday Night Arts Alive or Sunday Afternoons at the Graves as local musicians showcase their talents in performances and concerts.

Interested in finding out more about current exhibitions at the Museum? Every first Sunday seniors are invited ABI PETERSEN, to meet new friends, sip tea SUNDAY and have a personalized tour AFTERNOON provided by exhibiting artists OF DANCE and the Humboldt Docent Council. Whichever programs you attend, you are sure to walk away with inspiration and a better understanding of our local arts and music.

Throughout the year the Morris Graves Museum of Art showcases community artists in juried exhibitions as well as exhibitions from across the country. Each spring photographers can take part in a west coast treasure, the Northwest Eye Regional Fine Art Photography Competition and Exhibition. Highlighting the current trends in the art

SECOND SATURDAY FAMILY ARTS DAY

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THIRD SUNDAY JAZZ JAM of photography, this exhibition showcases the creativity and beauty caught by some of the finest photographers in the Northwest. A local favorite in the fall is the Junque Arte Competition and Exhibition.

Designed to heighten the awareness to renewable resources in the artmaking process, each artwork in this juried exhibition is made from 100 percent recycled materials.

Whether you are a local artist, art-lover or just passing through town, the Morris Graves Museum of Art is the connection to the arts of the North Coast through events, art education programs and exhibitions. Be sure to get involved this year with the local arts!

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The Morris Graves Museum of Art, located at 636 F St., Eureka is open to the public noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults; $2 for seniors (age 65 and over) and students with ID; children 17 and under free; Museum members are free. Admission is always free for everyone on the first Saturday of every month, including First Saturday Night Arts Alive!, 6 to 9 p.m. and KEET’s Kids Club at the MGMA.

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estled in the heart of California’s beautiful North Coast, Eureka is home to a lively colony of artists working in almost every medium imaginable.

Humboldt County has more This is a PDF copy of your advertising proof as it might artists per capita than any appear in the 2008 edition of The Palette magazine. other county in the state, and Eureka is the de facto artistic Please check this proof carefully and let us know how you would like us to proceed. A reply is needed in order to ads@ capitol of the region. Here you move forward. The client assumes full responsibility for accuracy and completeness of information in the ad. will find painters and sculpFx: ( The publisher will not be responsible for any errors if proof is not returned. tors and other visual artists, writers, musicians, dancers, Either fax, email or call us with any changes. If PROOF IS O.K., please sign a actors and even filmmakers.

Humboldt Bay Harbor, Eureka, photo by Mario Vaden, aka M.D. Vaden, A number have achieved naArborist & Photographer, VadenPhotography.com PROOF IS O.K. __________________________________________________________ Date ___________ tional and international recognition. Artists find the North Coast environment supports their creative pursuits by providing a backdrop of dramatic natural landscapes, the company of these like-minded For those who love to not only see art, but to meet artists and Make corrections ____________________________________________________ Date_ __________ souls and the slow pace of life that only a rural, or nearly rural, view and discuss art with other people who share the same passetting can offer. sion, Eureka offers “First Saturday Night Arts Alive!” in Downtown Named one of the top small art towns in John Villani’s book and Old Town. This is an art walk put on in cooperation with downThe 100 Best Small Art Towns in America, Eureka is an exciting place town businesses. Most businesses keep later hours for this event, for art lovers. Just strolling down the street, visitors and residents and the result is a lively mix of artists, art lovers and fun for the will find themselves surrounded by an abundance of art. Countwhole family. less murals adorn the exterior walls of businesses, and an array of Eureka is also a place you can enjoy wine tasting, theater, balabstract sculptures grace the Old Town and Downtown areas. The let, music ranging from symphonies and string quartets to worldnumerous beautifully restored Victorian-style buildings with their class popular acts, and much more. The surrounding natural beauornate decorations and historic architecture add to the beauty. ty makes it a wonderful place to visit, and a source of inspiration There are also many galleries displaying pieces from local paintfor artists and patrons alike. The arts are flourishing “behind the ers, sculptors, potters, weavers, jewelers and photographers. redwood curtain” in the Victorian seaport of Eureka.

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EUREKA STUDIO ARTS

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ureka Studio Arts is a treasure. It is a teaching studio where extraordinary artists teach their students, many of whom are successful professional artists in their own right, to work in traditional and occasionally not-so-traditional media. It is also a exhibition space, and an Arts Alive! must-see destination.

The studio was founded by Eureka artists Micki Dyson-Flatmo and Linda Mitchell, both of whom had taught oil painting for years in their private studios. Unable to accommodate everyone who wanted lessons, they began to look for a space where they and other artists could teach larger classes. Not only would more students be served, but the teachers would be able to make more money.

They realized it could also provide a nexus for the art scene in Humboldt County, and possibly become a magnet for artists attracted to the natural beauty of the area. They foresaw that if they could attract world-class artists to teach there, they wouldn’t need to travel great distances to continue their own training.

Linda and Micki finally found an affordable space at 526 5th Street in Eureka, in Arts Alive! territory. The building needed extensive renovation to turn it into a teaching studio and exhibition space. Although it proved a much harder challenge than it appeared at first, they saw it through with the help of friends and family. And as you’d expect, it turned out beautifully.

Interior of Eureka Studio Arts, photo by David Kaftal Remembrance by Micki Dyson-Flatmo, MickiFlatmo.com

Eureka Studio Arts has been up and running since December of 2012. Many of the artists who teach there are known nationally and even internationally; all are excellent. A fair number of the students have impressive reputations as well. Works by teachers and students line the walls of the building, and are a source of amazement, delight and inspiration. Depending on the medium, the space can accommodate classes of up to 20 students. One thing hasn’t changed, however — many of the classes still have waiting lists. Prices are surprisingly low, especially for the quality of instruction, and demand is high.

To learn more about the studio, its instructors, and the classes and workshops offered, visit the website at EurekaStudioArts.com or call 707-440-9027. For a first-hand look, drop by the studio during Arts Alive! and take in the exhibits and demonstrations.

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EUREKA MURALS AND SCULPTURES

Fisherman Statue by Dick Crane, Humboldt Bay photo by Denise Comiskey Information subject to change All Happy Now, by Peter Santino, Humboldt Botanical Gardens, 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd. Alley Cats, by Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau, G St. between 4th and 5th (south wall of Living Light Center) Animals Are People Too, by Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau, 905 4th St. (Courthouse Market) between J & K St. Arkley Performing Arts Center, by Randy Spicer, facing the parking lot on 4th St. between H & G St.

Bucksport Mural, by Duane Flatmo, design by L.W. Duke, 3650 Broadway (Bucksport Sporting Goods) Ceramic Border, by Gilbert Castro, 1450 Broadway, (Eureka Natural Foods) Fill’er up!, by Duane Flatmo, Henderson and F St. Fin-N-Feather Mural, by Randy Spicer, 2931 F St. between Henderson and Harris St. Fisherman Statue, by Dick Crane, 601 Startare Dr, Eureka

Following Current Events,

by Jack Sewell, 1st & C St. C Street Market Square Horse and Hounds, by Duane Flatmo, 3954 Jacobs Ave., off Hwy 101 north of Eureka (Eureka Animal Clinic) Indian Island: The Sun Set Twice on the People That Day,

by Brian Tripp, side of Eureka Theater, 636 F St. Inharmonious, by Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau, 520 F St. on 5th and F St. (north wall of Eureka Rubber Stamp) Jungle Plants Mural, by Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau, 616 H St. between 6th and 7th (north wall of Vision Center) Junk Yard Dog, by Linda Wise, Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St. Letter to David*, by John Fick, F St. between 4th & 5th St. Mama Whale, side of Moore’s Sleep World Building, 5th and A St. Masabi Drum*, by Chuck Splady, 5th & F St. Metal Horse Sculpture,

by Linda Wise, corner of 5th St. and Myrtle Ave. Nature’s Bounty, by Duane Flatmo, 425 4th St. (North Coast Co-op) No Barking Anytime, by Duane Flatmo, 426 F St. between 4th and 5th (north wall of North Coast Dance Studios) Pod*, by Gale Wagner, in the Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St. Post Office Alley, by Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau, 538 H St. between 5th and 6th Romano Gabriel Wooden Sculpture Garden, 315 2nd St. Saga, by Melvin Schuler, Clark Plaza, corner of 3rd and E St.

The Gray Victorian,

by Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau, 723 3rd St. The Studio Mural, 3rd St. just past corner of D St. Travel Dreams,

by Paula Cunningham, Corner of 6th and F St. Tribute to Architecture and Performing Arts by Duane Flatmo, F St. Between 5th & 6th, Arkley Center Untitled Mural, by Jeanette Cruz, inside Babetta’s Restaurant, 3220 Broadway Untitled Mural, Artist Unknown, inside of Chapala Café, 201 2nd St. Untitled Mural, by Yannis Stefanakis, Babe’s Pizza and Pasta, 4015 Walnut Dr. Untitled Mural, inside Gabriel’s Restaurant, 216 E St., Eureka Untitled Sculpture, Artist Unknown, Eureka Natural Foods, 1450 Broadway Untitled Sculpture*, by Ed Pogue, 2nd St. (on the median) between F & G St. Untitled Sculpture*, by Gregory Wescott, 3rd St. between F & G St. Untitled Sculpture*, by John Fick, behind Lost Coast Brewery at 3rd & G St. Untitled Sculpture*,

by Luigi Testa, 4th and F St. Village Photo Mural, by Jeff Jordan, corner of 7th and E St. Vintage Cars Mural, by Gemma, Harper Motors, 4800 7th and A St. Wonder Lust, by Rick Kistler, 1st & C St. C Street Market Square

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PALETTE FEATURE IN SEARCH OF A HOME FOR HUMBOLDT’S KINETIC SCULPTURES by David Kaftal

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n 1915 Man Ray, one of the founders of the Dada art movement, painted Promenade, an oil that at the time evoked derisive laughter. Dada went on to give birth to surrealism and subsequently pop art, and last summer Promenade sold at auction for almost six million dollars.

Fast-forward to the present, and dozens of seminal works of art from a more recent era are languishing in storage units and even carports, and threaten to be lost to posterity. If they survive, they will almost certainly be enormously valu-

“It Came From Out of Town,” kinetic sculpture by George Stevens and Jinger Heffner, photo by Steve Hammons Kinetic sculpture “Tigers and Amazons” — 2011 “Spirit of the Glorious Founder” award winner, photo by Steve Hammons

Hobart Brown’s Pentacycle used at the first Kinetic Sculpture Race, photo by Charles Douglas, HumboldtSentinel.com

able a century from now. These works of art are Humboldt County’s famous kinetic sculptures, wildly imaginative human-powered contraptions designed to travel over land and through water.

Every Memorial Day weekend these sculptures star in Humboldt’s annual Grand Kinetic Championship, a three-day race from Arcata to Ferndale “for the glory.” Although kinetic sculpture racing can be rightfully regarded as an art movement that began in Ferndale in 1969 and has since spread across the U.S. and even to other continents, it is in fact more than that. Sometimes referred to as the

“Triathlon of the Art World,” it is really a melding of art, engineering and athleticism, bearing the imprint of the time and place that gave birth to it. The event itself is a social phenomenon. The movement has given rise to other types of “kinetic” sculpture, and has driven the development of new people-powered technologies as ways are found to make the sculptures lighter, stronger and more durable, addressing health and technological needs that most of us haven’t even recognized yet. It might yet prove to be Humboldt County’s greatest legacy to the world.

For some years a number of early kinetic sculptures and related memorabilia were displayed in Ferndale’s Kinetic Sculpture Museum. The space was affordable, but when the building it was in changed hands a little over a year ago, the rent went way up and the museum lost its home. A Hobart Brown museum in Eureka, dedicated to the work of the late kinetic sculpture race’s founder by his son Justin, was home for a while to some of Hobart’s kinetic sculptures and related exhibits in Eureka, but eventually had to close its doors as well. Today, all of these valuable and historically significant art objects are homeless.

The search continues for a new home. Kati Texas, the “Queen President” of Kinetic Universe, said they need one with double doors at least, since some kinetic sculptures are up to 7 1/2 feet wide. And it would need to be free, or at least darn close. Now there’s a challenge.

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EUREKA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park

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1 X St., Eureka 95501 444-3437 or 800-248-4259  BlueOxMill.com Self-guided tour of Victorian era woodworking shop, skid camp and farm; workshops in woodworking, blacksmithing and ceramics.

7351 Tompkins Hill Rd. Eureka 95501 Humanities Dept., 476-4559  Redwoods.edu

Eric Hollenbeck with students at Blue Ox Millwork, BlueOxMill.com

Eureka Chamber Music Series concert, photo by George N. Ponnay III, EurekaChamberMusic.org

1011 H St. Eureka, 95501 502-2188  DanceEureka.com Classes for all ages in Ballet, Pointe, Creative Dance, Hip Hop, Belly Dance, Yoga, Pilates, Tango and more. Focusing on quality training and performance preparation.

517 Third St., Ste. 36 Eureka 95501 • 442-8413  Eureka-Art-Culture.com Advises Eureka City Council on art programs and projects.

Eureka Chamber Music Series

At Calvary Lutheran Church 716 South Ave., Eureka 95503 445-9650  EurekaChamberMusic.org Sponsors international artists, piano trios, string quartets, pianists and the San Francisco Opera Center Singers.

Eureka Main Street

525 Second St., Ste. 105 Eureka 95501 • 442-9054  EurekaMainStreet.org Working toward an economically and culturally vital Main Street.

Iris Garden, by Julia Bednar

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EUREKA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS Eureka Symphony

PO Box 776, Bayside 95524 441-3818, Ticket info 822-2401  EurekaSymphony.com The Symphony produces ten concerts each year plus two concerts for school children from throughout Humboldt County.

First Street Gallery

442 First St., Eureka 95501 443-6363  Humboldt.edu/first Extends HSU’s learning environment into the heart of the community with exhibitions highlighting the work of distinguished faculty, alumni, students, visiting and regional artists.

Humboldt Arts Council and the Morris Graves Museum of Art

Peggy Loudon in studio, NorthCoastOpenStudios.com photo by Monica Topping, smalltownBIGARThumboldt.com

636 F St., Eureka 95501 442-0278  HumboldtArts.org Provides leadership, programs and services to enhance the presence of art in Humboldt County.

Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation

7351 Tompkins Hill Rd. Eureka 95501 Located just north of the College of the Redwoods Main Campus.

442-5139  HBGF.org Providing educational opportunities for the community as it works to create the Humboldt Botanical Gardens.

Peter Santino’s “All Happy Now” Earth Sculpture, photo by Gary Todoroff; courtesy of Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation, HBGF.org

North Coast Dance dancers. Photo by Kriss Riggs Photography

see next page for more Eureka Arts Organizations

Visit NorthCoastDance.org for our 2014 Season, including the Spring “Ballet Heritage” performance And the Nutcracker at the beautiful Arkley Center for the Performing Arts and our complete class schedule, Beginning through Advanced.

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EUREKA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS Humboldt Docent Council

Ink People Center for the Arts

Humboldt Handweavers & Spinners Guild

Inter-Tribal Coalition for Cultural Continuity & Institute of Native Knowledge

636 F St., Eureka 95501 442-0278  HumboldtArts.org Organization of volunteers sharing the love of art in schools, and the Morris Graves Museum of Art.

PO Box 370, Arcata 95518 599-2729  HHSGuild.org Promotes textile arts through classes and exhibitions. Monthly meetings.

517 Third St., Ste. 36 Eureka 95501 • 442-8413  InkPeople.org Coordinates over 40 programs, exhibitions, ongoing classes and events.

517 Third St., Ste. 36 Eureka 95501 442-8413 (The Ink People)  InstituteOfNativeKnowledge.org  InkPeople.org

Provides arts workshops for people interested in Native traditions.

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North Coast Casting

Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

#7 Fifth St., Eureka 95501 442-1939  NorthCoastCasting.com Casting company formed in response to the growing film and television industry in the area. Purpose is to cast local talent for production companies filming in Northern California.

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Northern California Indian Development Council Gathering in November, see page 39, photo by Deborah Ketelsen, DKCreativeMedia.com

North Coast Dance

426 F St., Eureka 95501 442-7779  NorthCoastDance.org Offers Ballet Kinder through Adult, Pointe, Men’s, Pas De Deux, Ballroom, Hula and several other disciplines.

North Coast Music Together

PO Box 5762, Eureka, CA 95502 444-2887  NCMusicTogether.com

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Paddlefest, by Bob and Donna Sellers, ArtOfBobAndDonnaSellers.com A music and movement program for young children from birth through age 5 and strongly emphasizing adult involvement.

North Coast Repertory Theatre 300 Fifth St., Eureka 95501 442-NCRT (6278)  NCRT.net Professional quality live theatre presenting classic and contemporary works throughout the year.

Origin Design Lab

621 Third St., Eureka 95501 497-6237  OriginDesignLab.com An open studio and supply center for artists, designers and makers, professional and hobbyist. Hosts workshops, classes and events.

Redwood Art Association

PO Box 1093, Eureka 95502 Gallery at 603 F St., Eureka 268-0755  RedwoodArt.org A community of artists who value art as an indispensable part of life in Humboldt County. Membership is open to all artists.

Taste Humboldt County at its finest....

Redwood Camera Club

Riverbend Cellars & More, a Wine Tasting Experience

1812 N St., Eureka, 95501 443-8796  RedwoodCameraClub.com Open to professionals, amateurs and beginning photographers using a wide range of techniques, black and white, and color film, as well as digital media. Providing education and a forum for showing photographs.

Open Tuesday through Sunday

434 Second St., Old Town Eureka (707) 441-9141

see next page for more Eureka Arts Organizations

Welcome to the wineries and vineyards of Humboldt County — an artisan community whose passion and enthusiasm for wine is matched by the quality of their products. Humboldt is a county of diverse growing and wine making areas scattered amongst the redwoods, winding rivers, forest canyons and Pacific Ocean landscape. Vintners open by appointment are happy to welcome guests and a few are open daily.

1. ALTA CALIFORNIA WINERY 707-445-0100, Eureka Owners: Mishael Tanski, Likhi Tanski _________________________________ 2. BERGERON WINERY Tasting noon-9pm summer, 3-9pm winter, closed Tuesdays 707-677-5177, 359 Main St., Trinidad BergeronWinery.com _________________________________ 3. BRICELAND VINEYARDS Tasting/Tours by appt.

707-923-2429 5959 Briceland Rd, Redway Owners: Joe Collins & Maggie Carey BricelandVineyards.com _________________________________ 4. ELK PRAIRIE VINEYARD Call ahead, 707-943-3498, 845-7381 11544 Dyerville Loop Rd, Myers Flat Owners: Alan & Sandra Estrada ElkPrairieVineyard.com _________________________________ 5. FIELDBROOK WINERY Tasting by Appt., 707-839-4140 4241 Fieldbrook Rd, Fieldbrook Owners: Bob & Judy Hodgson FieldbrookWinery.com _________________________________

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7. LIBATION WINE SHOP & WINE BAR Open Daily, 707-825-7596 Eighth St. on the Plaza, Arcata Libation.com _________________________________

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9. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS Tours by Appt., 707-764-3752 2330 Monument Rd, Rio Dell Owner: Carol Fritz Hoopes Facebook.com/MonumentMountainVineyards _________________________________ 10. MOONSTONE CROSSING WINERY AND TASTING ROOM Tasting: Summer Wed-Sun noon-6pm, Winter Fri-Sun noon-6pm 707-845-5492 529 Trinity St, Trinidad Owners: Don Bremm & Sharon Hanks MoonstoneCrossing.com _________________________________ 11. MYRTLEWOOD LIQUORS & JOHN’S CIGARS Open Daily, 707-444-8869 1648 Myrtle Ave, Eureka Owner: John Baddeley Wine Tasting Room, Premium Wines _________________________________ 12. OLD GROWTH CELLARS 707-444-2333, Eureka Owners: Matt Garrett and Jim Pastori OldGrowthCellars.com _________________________________ 13. PERSIMMONS GARDEN GALLERY / WINE BAR 707-923-2748 Call or check website for hours 1055 Redway Dr, Redway Persimmons.net/persimmons _ garden _ gallery.html _________________________________ 14. RIVERBEND CELLARS Tasting Daily, 11am–5pm 707-943-9907 12990 Ave of the Giants, Myers Flat Owner: Thomas Meagher Tours

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EUREKA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS Redwood Coast Music Festivals

PO Box 314, Eureka, CA 95502 523 Fifth St., Eureka 95501 445-3378  RedwoodCoastMusicFestivals.org Nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to support area programs that benefit seniors and youth music education. Produces Redwood Coast Jazz Festival in March.

Redwood Curtain Theatre

PO Box 8125, Eureka 95502 220 First St., Eureka 95501 443-7688  RedwoodCurtain.com Presents plays of contemporary theater, and new interpretations of the classics.

Representational Art League PO Box 6175, Eureka 95502 443-5188 A small group of producing artists who work in various representational styles.

Sewell Gallery Fine Art

423 F St., Eureka 95501 269-0617  SewellGallery.com A full-service gallery featuring a wide range of art representing premier artists from the North Coast and provides an inviting setting for music, receptions, parties and meetings.

Redwood Empire Quilter’s Guild

PO Box 5071, Eureka 95502 445-5844  REQG.com Nonprofit organization promoting quilting. Meetings the first Thursday of the month, Sept.-June, at Redwood Acres.

Dogbone in concert at Sewell Gallery, SewellGallery.com

Redwood Coast Jazz Festival in March, see page 38, photo by Steve Hammons

Viols, Recorders, Krumhorns and All

2135 F St., Eureka 95501 476-0421  ViolsRecordersKrumhorns.org An early music performance group which performs in costume at events such as Arts Alive! Featuring 14th through 17th century music.

The Finest Art for Your Home, Office and Garden

423 F St, Eureka CA 95501 707-269-0617 SewellGallery.com

A full service gallery featuring over 50 premier artists from the North Coast and the perfect setting for music concerts, receptions and events.

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FARMERS’ MARKETS Fresh Local Seafood at The Sea Grill

since 1988

The WIDE VARIETY of fresh seafood on our menu is prepared to your liking.

Sautéed, grilled, charbroiled, broiled, poached, pan and deep fried, and complemented by delicate sauces.

PLUS Black Angus aged charbroiled Filet Mignon, New York Steaks and Prime Rib; Roast Duck and Chicken.

HISTORIC BAR ~ BANQUET FACILITIES Extensive Salad Bar ~ Famous Seafood Chowder Daily Specials ~ Served in a Lovely Victorian Setting Voted Best Seafood Restaurant in Humboldt County for 17 Years

316 E STREET, OLD TOWN EUREKA 707.443.7187 ~ CLOSED SUNDAY

Arcata Plaza Farmers’ Market, by Alan Sanborn, AlanSanbornArt.com, courtesy of North Coast Growers Assoc., HumFarm.org

Weekly Schedule of Local Farmers’ Markets TUESDAYS Arcata Farmers’ Market

Jun to Oct - 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Wildberries, 441-9999  HumFarm.org

Arcata Tuesday Potawot Farmers’ Market

May to Oct - Noon to 2 p.m.

1600 Weott Way

Eureka Farmers’ Market

Jun to Oct - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Old Town Eureka F St. between 1st and 3rd 441-9999  HumFarm.org

Miranda Farmers’ Market

May to Oct - 2 to 5 p.m.

Avenue Café, 943-3025 6743 Avenue of the Giants

Shelter Cove Farmers’ Market May to Oct - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Machi Rd., motel parking lot, 986-7229

THURSDAYS Eureka Farmers’ Market

Jun to Oct - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Henderson Center, F St., between Henderson and Russ 441-9999  HumFarm.org

SUSHI at the co-op vegan & gluten-free varieties

McKinleyville Farmers’ Market

Jun to Oct - 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

1514 City Center Rd. at totem pole 441-9999  HumFarm.org

SATURDAYS Arcata Plaza Farmers’ Market Apr to Nov - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dec to May - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

441-9999  HumFarm.org

Fortuna Farmers’ Market May to Oct - 3 to 6 p.m.

10th & Main St., 764-2161

FRIDAYS Arcata Friday Potawot Farmers’ Market

Jun to Oct - Noon to 2 p.m.

1600 Weott Wy

Garberville Farmers’ Market May to Oct - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Church St. in Town Square 786-9460

25 4th St. Eureka 811 I St. Arcata www.northcoastco-op.com ARCATA At Wildberries Marketplace, 826-1088

Ramone’s

Bakery & Cafe Freshly Roasted Coffee Espresso • Desserts Breakfast Pastries Sandwiches, Soups & Salads Panini, Wine & Beer (& more!) at our Harrison Cafe Wedding & Specialty Cakes Bread • Catering OPEN DAILY

EUREKA 2297 Harrison 442-1336 209 E Street 445-2923 At Pierson’s 476-0401 MCKINLEYVILLE ShoppingCenter 839-3383

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Live Music Friday & Saturday nights 6 - 8pm Banquet Facilities and Catering Available

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FIRST SATURDAY NIGHT

EUREKA ARTS ALIVE!

6-9 PM

s t r A ve Ali Presented By EUREKA MAIN STREET

Brendan Fearon provides horse-drawn carriage rides in Old Town Eureka, photo by Deborah Ketelsen, DKCreativeMedia.com

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o matter what the weather, art enthusiasts crowd Old Town and downtown Eureka for the first Saturday of the month during Arts Alive! Over 70 local merchants participate in the three-hour art walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Art lovers, residents and visitors roam the streets, wandering from venue to venue stopping for coffee, catching up with old friends, discussing art and listening to the many artists providing music and entertainment along the way. First Saturday Night Arts Alive! is cosponsored by Eureka Main Street and Humboldt Arts Council. Specific Arts Alive! listings are available each month in the North Coast Journal and the Times-Standard.  EurekaMainStreet.org

VENUES * All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

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Belle Starr

405 Second St. • 441-1296

Black Lightning Motorcycle Cafe

Accent Styling Gallery

440 F St. • 442-2562  BlackLightningMotorcycle Cafe.com

Accident Gallery

Bohemian Mermaid

219 Second St. • 441-9191

511 Sixth St. • 633-8431  Bohemian-Mermaid.com

210 C St. • 445-2420

Adorni Center

Bollywood Indian Cuisine

1011 Waterfront St. • 441-4248

535 Fifth St. • 304-0208  BollywoodIndianCuisine.com

Alirose Boutique

525 Second Street Suite 105 • Eureka (707) 442-9054 eurekamainstreet.org

228 F St. • 445-2727  AliroseBoutique.com

402 Second St. • 445-1344

Brenda Tuxford Gallery

325 Second St., Ste. 103 445-4733  ABCGreenBuilding.com

American Indian Art and Gift Shop

325 Second St., Ste. 203 442-8413  InkPeople.org Mountain Lion, by Nila Kaftal

317 Fifth St. • 443-3373

Annex 39

207 G St., Second Floor 208 C St. • 445-1751

Bar Fly Pub and Grub

91 Commercial St. • 443-3770  BarFlyPub.com

610 F St. • 443-9113

Bayfront Restaurant

Arkley Center for the Performing Arts

Bella Baskets

412 G St. • 442-1956  ArkleyCenter.com

Buhne Art Studios

C Street Hall Gallery

241 F St. • 445-8451  AmericanIndianOnline.com

Amigas Burritos

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Booklegger

Alternative Building Center

F Street Plaza • 443-7489 311 E St. • 444-2823  Bella-Baskets.com

Café Nooner

409 Opera Alley • 443-4663  CafeNooner.net

California Mentor

317 Third St. #4 • 442-4500  TheMentorNetwork.com

Chapala Cafe

201 Second St. • 443-9514

EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! Cheri Blackerby Gallery and The Studio 272 C St. • 443-1428  TheStudioOnline.org

Ciara’s Irish Shop

Eureka Spa and Salon 601 Fifth St. • 445-2992  EurekaSpa.com

Eureka Studio Arts

334 Second St. • 443-0102

526 Fifth St. • 440-9027  EurekaStudioArts.com

Clarke Historical Museum

Eureka Theater

Coco & Cuvee

F Street Foto Gallery at Swanlund’s Camera

Third and E St. • 443-1947  ClarkeMuseum.org 531 Third St. • 442-2662

612 F St. • 442-2970  TheEurekaTheater.org

Cody Gallery

527 F St. • 442-4522  Swanlunds.com

Cornucopia

First Street Gallery

213 F St. • 444-3995 425 Snug Alley • 444-2378

Cottage Annex 618 F St.

Dalianes Travel

522 F St. • 443-2778  Dalianes.com

Discovery Museum

Third and F Sts. • 443-9694  Discovery-Museum.org

Eureka Books

426 Second St. • 444-9593  EurekaBooksellers.com

Eureka Fabrics

422 First St. • 443-6300  Humboldt.edu/first

Five Eleven

511 Second St. • 268-3852

Gallagher’s Irish Pub

139 Second St. • 442-1177  Gallaghers-IrishPub.com

Good Relations

223 Second St. • 441-9570  GoodRelations.com

Healthsport by the Bay 411 First St. • 268-8220  Healthsport.com

414 Second St. • 442-2646

Eureka Inn

518 Seventh St. • 497-6093  EurekaInn.com

see next page for more Eureka Arts Alive!

Yvonne Kern in Studio, NorthCoastOpenStudios.com

16th Annual Saturday & Sunday, May 31-June 1 & June 7-8, 2014 Tour the open studios of 100+ Humboldt County artists and craftspeople at this free community event. From Trinidad to Redway, and everywhere in between, local artists open their creative spaces and process to the public. Information is available at their website or by contacting coordinator Monica Topping at (707) 442-8413.

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Paintings, Photography, Mosaics, Pottery, Hand-painted Porcelain, Jewelry, Textiles, and Greeting Cards Open Daily from 10am to 5pm 233 F Street, Eureka 707-445-2315 www.oldtownartgalleryeureka.com

EUREKA FLOOR

Himalayan Rug Trader

529 Second St. • 268-8268  HimalayanRugTraders.net

Humboldt Arts Council at Morris Graves Museum of Art 636 F St. • 442-0278  HumboldtArts.org

Humboldt Bay Coffee Co. 526 Opera Alley • 444-3969  HumboldtCoffee.com

Humboldt Bay Tourism Center

205 G St. • 800-808-2836  HumboldtBayTourismCenter.com

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EUREKA ARTS ALIVE!

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Woodworking by Vance Balter, ArtisanCarvings.com,

Humboldt Glass Blowers 214 E St. • 268-5511

Humboldt Hardware

531 Second St. • 444-2717

Humboldt Herbals

300 Second St. • 442-3541  HumboldtHerbals.com

Humboldt Republic

535 Fourth St. • 497-6270  HumboldtRepublic.com

Ink Annex (Ink People Gallery Formerly Empire Squared) 47B W. Third St. • 442-8413  InkPeople.org

Linen Closet

127 F St. • 268-0900  LinenCloset.com

Livella Studios

120 Second St. • 268-8781

Living Room Gallery at MikkiMoves Real Estate, Inc 805 Seventh St. • 515-6683  MikkiMoves.com

Living the Dream Ice Cream 1 F St. by Bayfront Restaurant  LTDIceCream.com

Manhard Consulting 611 I St. • 444-3800

Mantova’s Two Street Music 124 Second St. • 445-3155  MTSMusic.com

Many Hands Gallery

438 Second St. • 445-0455  ManyHandsGallery.net

Megara’s Salon

521 Sixth St. • 382-2851  Megaras.webs.com

North Coast Co-Op

25 4th St. • 443-6027  NorthCoastCo-Op.com

North Coast Dance

426 F St. • 442-7779  NorthCoastDance.org

North Soles Footwear

407 Second St. • 268-0320

Oberon Grill

516 Second St. • 443-3663  OberonGrill.com

Old Town Antique Lighting

Second and F St. • 267-5439  OldTownAntiqueLighting.com

Old Town Art Gallery

233 F St. • 445-2315  OldTownArtGalleryEureka.com

Old Town Coffee and Chocolates

211 F St. • 445-8600  OldTownCoffeeEureka.com

Old Town Jewelers

Tax Planning & Preparation Tax Representation & Audit Defense Litigation in U.S. Tax Court Accounting & Bookkeeping QuickBooks Consulting Payroll Processing Business Consulting Litigation Support Professional Conservator/Trustee Governmental & Non-Profit Accounting Michael P. Cunningham: Member of the Bar of the U.S. Tax Court, Licensed Professional Fiduciary, Enrolled Agent Keith N. Crossley: Certified Public Accountant Ronald E. Malone: Enrolled Agent Maria O. Castillo: Enrolled Agent Tirzah R. Walsh: Bookkeeping Manager Sheri J. Tillett: Bookkeeper Sharon L. Robinson: Payroll Administrator Theresa A. Wheeler: Processor/Receptionist Gyann A. Malone: Office Assistant

311 F St. • 441-9244

Orange Cup Coral Salon 612 Second St. • 499-2638

see next page for more Eureka Arts Alive!

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EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! Origin Design Lab

Redwood Art Assn.

621 Third St. • 497-6237  OriginDesignLab.com

603 F St. • 268-0755  RedwoodArt.org

Parasol Arts

Redwood Curtain Theatre

211 G St. • 268-8888

Paul’s Live from New York Pizza 604 F St. • 442-5800

220 First St. • 443-7688  RedwoodCurtain.com

Redwood Music

Piante Gallery

511 F St. • 268-3829  FortunaMusicMart.com

Primate Tatu

Riverbend Cellars & More

Ramone’s Bakery

Rose’s Billiards

620 Second St. • 441-1461 139 Fifth St. • 443-3809 209 E St. • 445-2923  RamonesBakery.com

Custom tattoo,

by Henry Kruger SailorsGraveTattoo.com

403 Second St. • 441-9141 535 Fifth St. • 497-6295  RosesBilliards.com

Roy’s Club Italian Restaurant

218 D St. • 442-4574

Rustic West Trading Co. 335 Second St. • 441-9312

Sacred Palace - Bikram Yoga - Humboldt Branch 516 Fifth St. • 444-8900

Sailor’s Grave Tattoo

Second and C Sts. • 443-0666  SailorsGraveTattoo.com

Sasafrass

417 Second St. • 442-3387  SassyChildren.com

Sewell Gallery Fine Art 423 F St. • 267-0617  SewellGallery.com

Shipwreck

Sidewalk Gallery at Ellis Art and Engineering 401 Fifth St. • 445-9050  EllisHasIt.com

Smug’s Pizza

430 Third St. • 476-0991

626 Second St. • 268-8082  SmugsPizza.com

turn next page for more Eureka Arts Alive!

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725-3316 Lic.# 0510019

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EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! Spa at Personal Choice

130 G St. • 445-2041  TheSpaAtPersonalChoice.com

Swanlunds & F Street Foto Gallery

Steve and Dave’s Bar

527 F St. • 442-4522  Swanlunds.com

Strictly for the Birds

129 Second St.

Studio 424

214 F St. • 443-1509

Studio S

120 Second St. • 267-4297

Surfside Burger Shack

127 F St. • 268-0900  LinenCloset.com

Sweet Sea Studio

First and C Sts. • 443-8887

Talisman

123 F St. • 445-1822

The Black Faun Gallery

424 Third St. • 268-1158 717 Third St. between H & I Sts. 445 Fifth St. • 268-1295

The Linen Closet

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The Little Shop of Hers

Oil painting, by Susan Strope, Studio S

416 Second St. • 441-9078

The Local

517 F St. • 497-6320

The Siren’s Song Tavern

Truchas Gallery/Los Bagels 403 Second St. • 726-9048  LosBagels.com

325 Second St., Ste. 102 442-8778

Vanity

The SpeakEasy Bar

Venlo Chocolates

109 F St. • 442-8980

The Wine Spot

403 Snug Alley • 445-0326  VenloChocolates.com

The Works

423 First St. • 407-3520

411 Opera Alley • 444-2244 234 F St. • 497-6236

Whiplash Curve

210 C St. • 442-8121  TheWorksEureka.com

Wolf Dawg

Treasure Trove

Yarn

420 Second St. • 268-1104

525 Second St. • 442-3294 418 Second St. • 443-9276

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rcata is home to a managed redwood forest located entirely inside its city limits, a wastewater treatment facility that doubles as a wildlife refuge, a city plaza sporting hand-inlaid trash receptacles at each of its four corners, and an army of college students determined to recycle their microbrewery beer bottles. One of the more colorful spots in Humboldt County, Arcata offers everything you’d expect from a college town, and then some. It is definitely a one of a kind, they broke the mold when Reese Bullen they made this one, kind of place.

Gallery, HSU, As you might expect, Arcata has a lively art scene. Art is one photo by of the most popular majors at Humboldt State University, and the Kellie Jo faculty is first rate. Be sure to check out the Reese Bullen Gallery Brown on the HSU campus, which houses the university’s permanent art collection and sponsors exhibitions by notable professional artists as well as an annual juried student show. While on campus you will also want to visit the Native Arts Gallery, which highlights contemporary and traditional Native American Arts.

Pastels on the HSU also offers multiple venues for the performing arts, includPlaza, photo by ing student performances and film festivals presented by the DeDeborah Ketelsen, partment of Theatre, Film and Dance, and recitals by the Music De- DKCreativeMedia.com partment. CenterArts hosts world-class entertainment; acts they’ve presented over the past few years have included B.B. King, James Brown, Willie Nelson and the Julliard String Quartet.

Arcata’s art scene extends well beyond the HSU campus, however, and has given rise to cooperative galleries and studios as well as numerous public events and celebrations, all stamped with the city’s inimitable style. For a list of these events and festivals, see At Van Duzer Theatre - For tickets, call 707-826-3928. pages 38 and 39. The performing arts, too, have a thriving pres- View schedule at: Humboldt.edu/centerarts ence off-campus, with well-established theater and dance troupes.

Arturo S. Rodriguez The city also offers a lively night life, replete with good music and Ani DiFranco March 2, 8 pm April 14, 7 pm good food.

HSU Centennial Speakers Series Blue Man Group March 4 & 5, 8 pm San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers Death Cab April 15, 8 pm for Cutie at Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra CenterArts, with Wynton Marsalis Chasing Ice (Film)

2014 HSU CenterArts Performances

photo by John Chapman, Humboldt.edu

March 6, 8 pm

Greg Brown

Imago Theatre: Frogz

Regina Carter

Trey McIntyre Project

James Balog: Chasing Ice Live!

Soweto Gospel Choir

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

March 8, 7 pm

March 21, 7 pm March 25, 8 pm April 8, 8 pm

Largest Full Repair Shop.

Custom Fitting Available.

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April 22, 7 pm

Becoming California (Film)

April 25, 8 pm April 29, 8 pm April 30, 7 pm May 14, 8 pm

PALETTE FEATURE SCRAP HUMBOLDT

By David Kaftal

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nless you’ve already been bitten by the bug, the thought of using discarded objects as artist supplies might sound like a good way to save money, or one more way to be environmentally friendly, but it probably won’t get your creative juices flowing — until you step through the doors of SCRAP Humboldt and see shelf after shelf full of intriguing stuff. Stuff to use as materials, yes, but also gently used artist’s tools and equipment, and outlandish stuff that defies description. If that doesn’t do the trick, though it will, check out SCRAP Humboldt’s Re:Boutique for some of the ingenious uses local artists have put these materials to. Suddenly a whole new universe of possibilities will open up for you.

Curtain made from recycled materials at SCRAP Humboldt, SCRAPHumboldt.org

SCRAP Humboldt is located at 101 South H Street, Suite D, in Arcata. Check their website at ScrapHumboldt.org for hours and events, educational workshops, and a list of what they will and won’t accept as donations. And drop by for a visit — you’ll come SCRAPHumboldt.org away excited and inspired.

SCRAP Humboldt, by David Kaftal

There are, of course, the venerable traditions of “objects trouvés” and “junk art,” and elements of “trash” being incorporated into collages and whatnot. Generally these approaches produced conceptual pieces largely intended to push the envelope of what constitutes art, but the milieu of SCRAP Humboldt takes it a step further. Now that most people have agreed that art is not just limited to representational oils and frescoes and sculptures in Carrera marble, the time seems to have come to use “repurposed” materials not just for shock value or redefining art, but as quirky building blocks in their own right. They await only the transforming touch of an artist’s imagination and hand to turn them into finished pieces that delight and enchant. And of course, the subtext of reclaiming a portion of the waste stream is always part of the finished piece, a gentle and whimsical presence perhaps, but inescapably there. Since its inception in 2012, SCRAP Humboldt has diverted over 11 tons of waste.

SCRAP Humboldt was born in the aftermath of the Arcata Community Recycling Center’s closure. For years the recycling center was a source of usable discards, but when it was forced to close its doors in 2011 a void was created. Spring Garrett, Tibora Girczyc-Blum and Patti Johnson came together and began organizing community material exchanges in an attempt to fill that void. Eventually they allied with SCRAP (School Community Reuse Action Project), a national organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and formed SCRAP Humboldt. Their mission statement says, “Our mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.”

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ARCATA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS Humboldt Folk Dancers holds Friday dances at different locations.

HumboldtFolkDancers.org Music, that has performed for 22 years throughout Humboldt County and beyond.

Arcata Main Street

* All area codes are (707) unless otherwise noted. Information is subject to change.

ARCATA & BAYSIDE All Seasons Orchestra

D Street Neighborhood Center 14th & D Sts., Arcata 95521 Saturdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

443-2626 A community orchestra open to all ages and orchestral instruments.

The group plays a mixture of popular and classical pieces.

791 Eighth St., Ste. 14 Arcata 95521 • 822-4500  ArcataMainStreet.com In service to the community since 1987 to restore, maintain and build a clean, safe and diverse downtown; hosts Arts! Arcata on the second Friday of each month.

Arcata Artisans

883 H St., Arcata 95521 825-9133  ArcataArtisans.com Cooperative gallery of over 30 local artists, featuring fine art, fine crafts and gifts.

Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir

PO Box 171, Arcata 95518 822-4444  ArcataInterfaithGospelChoir.com A 70 member choir of community singers, inspired by black Gospel

Gallery, Classes, Studio Ceramics & Glass

Feed the Fire Within 707-826-1445

FireArtsArcata.com 520 South G St, Suite A | Arcata, CA 95521 28 / The Palette

Arcata Playhouse

1251 Ninth St. , Arcata 95521 822-1575  ArcataPlayHouse.org Presents exciting high quality music and theater in an intimate setting for young and old alike.

Arts in the Afternoon

321 Martin Luther King, Jr. Pkwy Arcata 95521 822-7091  CityofArcata.org/rec After-school arts program for teens offering a variety of media.

CenterArts

Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521 826-4411, Tickets: 826-3928  Humboldt.edu/centerarts CenterArts offers a wide range of music, dance, theater and performance art, educational opportunities for children and a commitment to supporting culturally diverse creative work.

Fire Arts Center

520 South G St., Arcata 95521 826-1445  FireArtsArcata.com Fire Arts Gallery open daily. Offers studio membership and classes in ceramics and fused glass, including wheelthrowing, handbuilding, tile making, sculpting, and children’s ceramic classes.

Humboldt Area Foundation

363 Indianola Rd. Bayside 95524 • 442-2993  HAFoundation.org Grant opportunities available Sept. 1 and due Nov. 1 of every year.

More than $40,000 granted out every fall to the arts community of the North Coast.

ARCATA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS KidCo’s Sleeping Beauty (Feb. 2013), photo by Maia Cheli-Colando, KidCoHLOC.com HLOC.org

Humboldt Light Opera Co.

1482 Buttermilk Ln. Arcata 95521 • 445-4310  HLOC.org More than 100 major productions produced since 1973. Company program, HLO/KidCo, for youth musical theater presentation.

Humboldt Music Academy

Humboldt Capoeira Academy

at Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, Eighth & L Sts., Arcata 95521 • 498-6155 Brazilian Martial Arts and Dance, in association with the Brazilian Cultural Arts Center and The Ink People. Children & adults.

Humboldt Folk Dancers

 HumboldtFolkDancers.org Weekly international folk dancing instruction and request dancing at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, and monthly dance parties with live music, first Fridays at Redwood Raks World Dance Studio.

Humboldt Folklife Society

Arcata • 822-5394  HumboldtFolklife.org Promotes traditional music and dance; bimonthly newsletter. See website for performances.

Friday events at different locations, call or visit website.

822-8045

Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521 826-3411  Humboldt.edu/hma Music instruction and performance ensembles for students 2 to 18.

Humboldt State University

1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521  Humboldt.edu Art Department, 826-3624 Theatre, Film, Dance, 826-3566 Music Dept., 826-3531 Concert line, 826-5436 Produces over 90 concerts each year.

• Reese Bullen Gallery

826-5814 The heart of the University’s Museum and Gallery Practices Certificate Program, located within the HSU Art Building, presents exhibitions of works by local, regional and visiting professional artists and an annual exhibition of student art by HSU Art Department Graduates.

• Student Access Gallery

826-4149 Student-run exhibits in three campus locations: Foyer Gallery, Karshner Lounge, Student Business Service Building, 1st floor.

• HSU Sculpture Garden Ninth St., Arcata 95521 between H & I Sts., behind Humboldt Glassblowers Rotating sculpture exhibits.

• Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery 826-5814

Rotating exhibits feature works by contemporary and traditional Native American artists, located on HSU campus in Behavioral & Social Sciences Building.

see next page for more Arts Organizations

Commission a Portrait of the Home You Love... and generate support to help sustain the work of

Arcata House Partnership

Choose from a variety of sizes.

• Select from the list below and contact an artist.

• Agree on a price and format, sign a contract.

• When your portrait is complete, pay the artist and he/she will donate half the cost to Arcata House Partnership.

• Arcata House Artists Guild (AHAG) will keep the archive of photographs which can be shared with the community.

Jay Brown ~ 707-407-0568

Maggi Draper ~ 707-497-8972, maggi@sonic.net

Matt Filar ~ 707-826-7684, 845-5255, mfilar@pacbell.net

Libby George ~ 707-826-0170, libbygeorge@sbcglobal.net

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Elizabeth Johnson ~ 707-599-7619, 822-2446, wholenessone@gmail.com

Alan Sanborn ~ 707-822-7958, lala@arcatanet.com

Kathy O’Leary ~ 707-616-5315, koleary@sbcglobal.net

Patricia Sennott ~ 707-496-1922, psennott@gmail.com

Joyce Jonte ~ 707-498-6224, joycejonte@gmail.com

Sara Starr ~ 707-444-3646, SaraStarrArt@gmail.com

For more information: Jaffa Dugan, Coordinator, 707-822-3534, jaffa@humboldt1.com

The Mission of Arcata House is to provide a program of assistance to support families and individuals building a more stable life, to educate the community about housing issues and advocate on behalf of homeless people.

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KHSU - Diverse Public Radio 90.5 FM Arcata 91.9 FM Cresc. City-Brookings 90.1 KHSF Ferndale-Fortuna 89.9 KHSG Garberville 99.7 Willow Creek

Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521 Office, 826-4807 Studio, 826-4805, 800-640-5911  KHSU.org Mix of national news, and local public affairs and music programming.

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he second Friday of each month businesses stay open late for Arts! Arcata, featuring local artists working in nearly every conceivable media. This list is subject to change from month to month. For an updated listing, visit:  ArtsArcata.com

* All area codes are (707) unless otherwise noted.

KidCo Musical Theater

by Mimi LaPlant, ArcataArtisans.com

1482 Buttermilk Lane Arcata, 95521 • 822-1318  KidCoHLOC.com Humboldt Light Opera Company’s youth program offers classes for ages 3-18, as well as bi-annual youth productions. Students learn vocal, acting, movement and ensemble skills.

Meridian Fine Art

by appointment, 826-7184  MeridianFineArt.net Specializing in creative, collaborative printing services for publishing limited edition reproductions, original prints and photography. For years, service has focused on the discerning needs of fine artists and photographers.

No Limits Dance Academy

1093 10th St., Arcata 95521 825-0922  NoLimitsTapAndJazz.com Emphasizing technical perfection and fun in a positive environment.

Tap, Ballet, Jazz/Hip Hop and DanceFit, an exercise class for adults.

Redwood Raks World Dance Studio

824 L St., Old Creamery Building Arcata 95521 • 616-6876  RedwoodRaks.com Classes, performance / event space.

The Upper Studio

2212 Jacoby Creek Rd. Bayside 95524 • 360-791-4817 Pre-professional program.

Offering classes in Ballet and Modern for ages 3 and up.

Upstairs Art Gallery

1063 G St., Arcata 95521 (inside Umpqua Bank) • 362-6536  MeridianFineArt.net/exhibits Fine art gallery featuring Humboldt County art and photography.

Ya Habibi Dance Company PO Box 1086, Arcata 95518 616-6876 ShoshannaLand.com Middle Eastern Dance group directed by Shoshanna.

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photography by Samantha Seglin

Abruzzi

780 Seventh St. • 826-2345  AbruzziArcata.com

Arcata Artisans

883 H St. • 825-9133  ArcataArtisans.com

Arcata City Hall

736 F St. • 822-5951  CityofArcata.org

Arcata Exchange

813 H St. • 822-0312  ArcataExchange.net

Arcata Main Street

791 Eighth St. • 822-4500  ArcataMainStreet.com

Arcata Marsh

569 South G St.  ArcataMarshFriends.org

Arcata Plaza

 ArcataMainStreet.com

The Beneficial Living Center

148 S. G St. • 633-6125  BeneficialLivingCenter.com

Bubbles

1031 H St. • 822-3450  Bubbles-Arcata.com

Cafe Brio

791 G St. • 822-0791  BrioBaking.com

Fire Arts Center

520 South G St., #A • 826-1445  FireArtsArcata.com

Humboldt Arts Project Ironside Metal Works

900 Ninth St. • 667- 5333  HumboldtArtsProject.com

Humboldt Clothing Co.

1642 G St. • 822-3090  HumboldtClothing.com 860 G St. • 822-5332

Humbrews

856 10th St. • 826-BREW (2739)  Humbrews.com

Jambalaya Restaurant

915 H St. • 822-4766  JambalayaArcata.com

Libation

761 Eighth St. • 825-7596  Libation.com

Mazzotti’s

773 Eighth St. • 822-1900  Mazzottis.com

Moonrise Herbs

826 G St. • 822-5296  MoonriseHerbs.com

Moore’s Sleep World

876 G St. • 822-9997  MooresSleepWorld.com

Natural Selection

708 Ninth St. • 822-6720

Garden Gate

North Soles Footwear

Hensel’s Ace Hardware Home Furnishings Store

Om Shala Yoga

905 H St. • 822-2156

884 Ninth St. • 822-2965

Truths, by Jess Albee

Humboldt Outfitters

853 H St. • 822-1231

858 10th St. • 825-YOGA (9642)  OmShalaYoga.com

Pacific Outfitters

737 G St. • 822-0321  PacificOutfitters.com

Plaza

808 G St. • 822-7732  PlazaArcata.com

Redwood Curtain Brewing Company

550 South G St. # 6 • 826-7222  RedwoodCurtainBrewing.com

Robert Goodman Winery

937 10th St. • 826-9463  RobertGoodmanWines.com

The Rocking Horse

791 Eighth St. • 822-3509

Stokes, Hamer, Kaufman & Kirk, LLP

381 Bayside Rd. • 822-1771 x120  SHKKLaw.com

Student Access Gallery

HSU, 1 Harpst St. • 826-4149  Humboldt.edu/sag

Upstairs Art Gallery

1063 G St. • 826-7184  MeridianFineArt.net/exhibits

HWY 299 & HWY 96 BLUE LAKE, WILLOW CREEK, HOOPA

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he tiny town of Blue Lake rests near the banks of the Mad River off Hwy 299. It is home to a surprising number of artists, musicians, writers and actors. At the center of its art community is Dell’Arte International, a world-famous school of physical theatre. Their professional training program attracts students from all over the globe, offering the only accredited MFA of its kind in the world. Celebrating over 40 years in Blue Lake, Dell’Arte presents performances at various venues throughout the year with the summer’s Mad River Festival being the highlight of their season. This month-long extravaganza brings together performers and audiences from “around the world and down the block” for theatre, stories, clowning and music. Dell’Arte is a destination unlike any other on the American theatre map.

Also along Hwy 299 sits Willow Creek, a delightful rural community with a distinct and ever-growing art scene. Its Studio 299 Center for the Arts, a nonprofit community organization devoted to the promotion and development of the arts in the area, offers artists a place to gather, and a way to share their work with the community at a variety of local events. The organization provides support for the entire art community on the Hwy 299 corridor of Humboldt and Trinity Counties. Another important art resource is Willow Creek’s Dream Quest, which offers a wide range of programs and activities for local children and teens, including fine arts, electronic media and performing arts.

Revue.

Above, Cast of The Broadway Revue Left, Performance from The Diner by local playwright Linda Neely Lucido. courtesy of Dream Quest Drama Club, Dream Quest Teen & Youth Center, www.DreamQuestWillowCreek.org

Any excursion inland devoted to arts and culture needs to include the art created by the Native American tribes of the region. The Hoopa Tribal Museum, located on Hwy 96 in the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich cultural history and artistic practices of Northern California Native Americans. The museum displays one of the finest collections of Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk artifacts in Northern California. Their collection includes a fine display of local Indian basketry, ceremonial regalia, dugout canoes, tools and implements. The Hoopa Tribal Museum is a “Living Museum.” Most of the artifacts on display are on loan to the museum by members of the local native community, and are removed annually to be used in the traditional tribal ceremonies.

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre

131 H St., Blue Lake, CA 95525 • 707-668-5663  DellArte.com The North American center for theatre training and performance of original theatre. Offers performances year-round and presents the annual Mad River Festival each summer.

Dream Quest Teen & Youth Center

100 Country Club Dr., Willow Creek, CA 95573 • 530-629-3564  www.DreamQuestWillowCreek.org A community-supported grass roots organization offering a wide variety of programs that teach youth how to pursue their passions and follow their dreams. Provides a safe, drug-free environment with access to vocational and artistic resources.

Hoopa Tribal Museum

PO Box 1348, Hoopa CA 95546, Hwy 96 Shopping Center • 530-625-4110  Hoopa-nsn.gov/departments/museum.htm A non-profit entity of the Hoopa Valley Tribe created to preserve, and to share, the rich culture and history of the native people of Northern California .

Nor-Cal Native Art

PO Box 1348, off Hwy 96, Hoopa 95546, See on Facebook Native American Artworks by Hoopa, Yurok, and Karuk tribes of Northern California are original and include drawings, paintings, jewelry, plates and monotypes.

Studio 299 Center for the Arts

75 The Terrace, PO Box 32, Willow Creek, CA 95573 • 530-629-3488  Studio299.tripod.com Studio 299 is devoted to the promotion and development of the arts in the Klamath and Trinity communities of Northern California.

TRINITY COUNTY Highland Art Center

At Nor-Cal Native Art, Hoopa, courtesy of Crow’s Shadow Art Institute, Oregon

PO Box 1270, 691 Main St. Weaverville, CA 96093 • 530-623-5111  HighlandArtCenter.org In cooperation with the Snyder Highland Foundation, HAC presents a new show of local and regional art each month throughout the year in their galleries.

Trinity Arts Council

351 Main St., Weaverville, CA 96093 • 530-623-2760  TrinityCountyArts.com A non-profit corporation with the mission to advance Trinity County through the arts and creativity.

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In Trinity County

NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY MCKINLEYVILLE, WESTHAVEN, TRINIDAD

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Lady Bird Johnson, by Anastasia Zielinski

cKinleyville is a popular, growing community set along the rugged Pacific Coast.

It is graced by the Mad and Little Rivers, the beautiful Azalea State Reserve, and the Hammond Coastal Trail, which presents stunning panoramic views of the coastline. Nearby Clam Beach is known for beachcombing, fishing and horseback riding.

The natural beauty of this area make it a favorite place for artists and art lovers to live, work and play.

North of McKinleyville is the tiny community of Westhaven, featuring the Westhaven Center for the Arts. The center features new exhibits and artists’ receptions each month, concerts and drama events, workshops and classes, many children’s activities, poetry readings, puppet shows, holiday events and other art exhibits.

Just past Westhaven is the seaside town of Trinidad, one of the most picturesque communities on the California Coast. Trinidad, with its small but dramatic bay and coastline, is known for its traditional fishing fleet, quaint ocean-side cottages and lovely Bed and Breakfast inns. Enjoy fresh local seafood at one of Trindad’s fine restaurants, and venture into one of several galleries highlighting works that star the natural beauty of the area.

Trinidad has inspired the work of many wellknown local and visiting artists, and plays host to a noted artists’ colony.

Recycled leather jewelry, by Antoinette “Toni” Magyar, Westhaven Center for the Arts

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS All area codes are (707) unless noted.

Information is subject to change.

MCKINLEYVILLE No Limits Dance Academy

1547 Pickett Rd. McKinleyville 95519 • 825-0922  NoLimitsTapAndJazz.com Emphasizing technical perfection and fun in a positive environment.

Tap, Ballet and Jazz/Hip Hop.

Trinity Ballet Academy

1981 Central Ave. McKinleyville 95519 • 839-1816 TrinityBalletMck.com A full ballet curriculum for ages 3 to adult.

TRINIDAD Ethnic Music for Kids & Sahaja

160 Moonstone Cross Rd. Trinidad 95570 • 677-1923 Combined presentation and workshop program, using over 50 instruments from around the world.

Promoting the use of ancient cultural instruments.

I.C. Fine Arts Institute

PO Box 777, Trinidad 95570 496-6000  ICFineArtsIn.org Worldwide publication, arts study.

A new perception: development and deployment,combining fine arts and quantum nature. Uplifting human

Dream of Form, by Regina Case

perception through latest scientific and classic fine arts and study.

North Coast Storytellers 501 S. Westhaven Dr., Trinidad (707) 677-9493 www.westhavencenter.org Open Thurs – Sun 1-4 pm The Westhaven Center for the Arts is a nonprofit gallery and grassroots community center on the hillside above Moonstone Beach, dedicated to supporting local artists and facilitating community involvement.

Artist in Residence, 2014: Antoinette Magyar 32 / The Palette

Trinidad • 822-4477  NorthCoastStoryTellers.Ink People.org Produces “Storytelling Festival by the Sea” each summer in Trinidad. Meets first Wednesday evening of each month, call for locations.

Trinidad Art Gallery

490 Trinity St., PO Box 395 Trinidad 95570 • 677-3770  TrinidadArtGallery.com A fine art and craft cooperative featuring original art from nearly 20 local artists.

Trinidad Museum Society

400 Janis Court Trinidad 95570 • 677-3883  TrinidadMuseum.org Photos of the area’s whaling and logging history, native plant garden, marine shells and Yurok artifacts.

WESTHAVEN Westhaven Center for the Arts

501 S. Westhaven Dr. Westhaven 95570 • 677-9493  WesthavenCenter.org Rotating art exhibits, workshops and classes in a variety of mediums, healing arts and spoken word, community concerts.

PALETTE FEATURE TRINIDAD ART GALLERY

by Elaine Shore

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rinidad Art Gallery is a fine arts and crafts cooperative gallery featuring the best of Humboldt County’s artists. Established in 2012 with generous assistance from the citizens of this spectacular beachfront town, the gallery, Some Selections at Trinidad Art Gallery: located in the heart of Trinidad, is housed Above, jewelry by Alexandra Connell in a beautiful historic building overlooking Left, Daly Staggerwing Over Murray Field, the ocean.

by Beverly Harper The cooperative gallery includes musicians and a great variety of original and the redwoods that are found only media, including photography, ceramics, along the north coast. There are several paintings, printmaking, mosaics, glass excellent restaurants, wineries and locallyarts, sculpture, jewelry, masks, beadwork, owned shops here, and Redwood National sculpture, prints, reproductions and Park with its many beautiful trails is just a cards. The work changes regularly and short drive north. the gallery hosts such special events as The gallery, at 490 Trinity St., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Christmas in Trinidad. On the first Friday of each month from May through October, they celebrate Trinidad Art Night with live music, extended hours during the summer months. Call 707-677-3770 or entertainment, and refreshments available in the gallery and visit the website at TrinidadArtGallery.com for hours, special events and other information. throughout the town.

The Trinidad Art Gallery was created as a work of love made C INLEYVILLE RTS IGHT possible by the spirit of local and universally-beloved Trinidad McKinleyville Arts Night is the third Friday of each month, from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy the community’s artist Ned Simmons, who at his passing bequeathed his home celebration of local art and artists for music, food and fun. Art Night is open for all McKinleyville to the Trinidad Land Trust to be businesses to display the work of local artists. For more information, contact coordinator used on behalf of the arts. This Taffy Stockton at 707-834-6460. Find information about the artists and venues and see images civic group, unaccustomed to this online.  MckinleyvilleArtsNight.com kind of gift, rose to the occasion All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information is subject to change. and made the opportunity known to local artists. Soon the Blake’s Books McKinleyville Family vision became reality with 20 Resource Center 2005 Central Ave. Humboldt County artists along 839-8800 1450 Hiller Rd., 840-0905 with townspeople putting in Church of the Joyful Healer  MckFRC.org both financial and sweat equity 1944 Central Ave. McKinleyville High School to create the lovely gallery that 839-5691 1300 Murray Rd., 839-6400 exists today.  umc-JoyfulHealer.org NorCal Pets The scenic town of Trinidad is Country Chic Boutique Miller Business Park a destination for visitors from all 1580 Nursery Way, 839-9201 McKinleyville Shopping Center over the world, many of whom stay 840-9188  NCPetSupply.com in one of the local vacation rental Eureka-Arcata Airport Silver Lining B&Bs. They come to experience 3561 Boeing Ave. Eureka-Arcata Airport the stunning coastline with its 839-5401 3561 Boeing Ave., 839-0304 Wiebe, by Evelyn M Anderson beautiful, uncrowded beaches

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Eel River Valley FORTUNA, FERNDALE, LOLETA, SCOTIA, RIO DELL

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he towns and villages of the Eel River Valley are home to outstanding theater and music, antique and collectibles shops, arts cooperatives, charming accommodations and first-class restaurants that rival those of much larger cities. The area also plays host to an abundance of local festivals.

Fortuna’s warm weather and friendly atmosphere make it a particularly good setting for a number of well-attended annual events. In addition, on the first Friday of every month artists, businesses and art lovers get together for a monthly celebration of art and music.

Cotton Candy, by Pat Cahill

Arts Organizations FERNDALE Ferndale Arts

Portuguese Festival in Ferndale, courtesy of Scotia Band

Ferndale was recently named one of America’s prettiest towns

by Forbes magazine. AP reporter Jennifer Marin called it “A genuine Victorian hamlet,” and Los Angeles Times former travel editor Jerry Hulse dubbed Ferndale “the best preserved Victorian village in California.” The entire Main Street has been designated a National Register Historic District. The village is home to a number of notable artists and galleries, and the ever-popular Ferndale Repertory Theatre.

Loleta is probably best known for the Loleta Cheese Factory.

Bring a picnic lunch, enjoy their lovely garden and sample their award-winning cheeses. Loleta is also home to Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Table Bluff County Park, favorite destinations for photographers and plein air painters. Rio Dell hosts Wildwood Days, representing its heritage with logging events, a parade and festivities. In Scotia, you can tour the historic logging museum and the Fisheries Exhibit, featuring Humboldt County’s largest indoor aquarium.

See pages 38 and 39 for Events and Festivals in the area.

Ferndale Arts Painting • Photography Quilting • Needlecraft Wood • Ceramics Stained Glass Mosaics • Jewelry Greeting Cards

580 Main Street at Shaw Ave., Ferndale OPEN DAILY 10 A.M. - 5 P.M.

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PO Box 723, Ferndale 95536 580 Main St. at Shaw Ave. 786-9634  FerndaleArtGallery.com Ferndale Arts is a cooperative art gallery featuring the work of local artists. Original work includes paintings, photography, quilting, needlecraft, woodwork, ceramics, mosaics, stained glass, jewelry and greeting cards.

Ferndale Community Choir

PO Box 67, Ferndale 95536  FerndaleChoir.com The Ferndale Community Choir has been a part of Ferndale for over 40 years. The choir presents a concert of an eclectic selection of sacred music during the Christmas season and again in the Spring.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre

PO Box 892, 447 Main St. Ferndale 95536 786-5483  FerndaleRep.org The Ferndale Repertory Theatre is the oldest and largest of the North Coast’s resident community theatres.

Since 1972, they have produced more than 270 productions including comedies, classics, mysteries, musicals, dramas and more.

FORTUNA Fortuna Art Council

FortunaArtCouncil@yahoo.com Group of local artists supporting visual art and artists in Humboldt County, and exhibit in businesses throughout Fortuna and various venues in Humboldt County.

Fortuna Concert Series

PO Box 1031, Fortuna 95540 682-6092  FortunaConcertSeries.com The Fortuna Concert Series is a private, non-profit corporation formed in 1990 for the purpose of bringing quality music to Fortuna and the Eel River Valley.

SCOTIA Scotia Band

PO Box 3, Scotia 95565 599-4872  ScotiaBand2.org Humboldt County’s community band. Performs at local festivals year ’round. Scotia band is a notfor-profit organization.

Palette Feature SHAWN GRIGGS

RedeyeLaboratories.com

by David Kaftal

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hawn Griggs was born in 1969 and started surfing when he was 17. Although he can’t remember a time when he didn’t draw or paint, throughout college he focused almost entirely on illustration and design, especially dip pen and ink drawing. He was strongly influenced by the haunting, dreamlike work of Arthur Rackham and, like Rackham, explored the realm of fairy tale imagery. However, around 1999 or 2000 he discovered the forgiving nature of paint compared to the carefully controlled tautness of pen and ink, and the joy of working with color.

Around this time there was also a shift in his subject matter, as his work took a deeply personal turn. An avid surfer for close to half his life at that point, and one who had often traveled south of the border, he began to paint surfing-related themes, often infused with skeleton imagery derived from Mexico’s “Dia de los Muertos.” That holiday, the Mexican observance of All Soul’s Day, struck a deep chord in Shawn’s consciousness, and Above, Alejandro’s Arroyo, RedeyeLaboratories.com the skeleton came to represent Left, Shawn Griggs at work, photo by David Kaftal for him an image to be explored, one associated with human mortality and the ultimate questions of spirituality.

Those elements came together to form a body of work rt, music, fun and great deals from local merchants all happens in Downtown Fortuna on the with surfing skeletons, sets of First Friday of every month (except January and July). Fortuna’s First Friday Event features perfect wave after perfect wave, amazing artists from Humboldt’s North Coast, including oil, acrylic, water color, air brushing, Mexican roadside stands, VW pottery and modern day sculptures. Local musicians have an outlet to play great music in a number buses, and jellyfish and mushof locations around downtown. Some businesses stay open late and offer specials and discounts. rooms. Present too are the Hours are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit Downtown Fortuna on the First of every month and join in on dreamlike quality that also perpromotions to win Fortuna Bucks sponsored by The Downtown Business Association. meated his earlier work, and a Downtown businesses are always looking for new artists and musicians, touch of whimsey and humor, contact fortunadowntown@sbcglobal.net to find a location to show or play. all executed with a palette of vi* All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change. brant colors.

Now in his 40s, Shawn conBarky Dogz Bathhouse Ferndale Jewelers McLean Foundation tinues to surf. In addition to 1041 Main St. • 725-7902 1020 Main St. • 725-4577 1336 Main St. • 725-1722  BarkyDogzBathhouse.com  McLeanFoundation.org painting in oil on canvas, he ocFortuna Art & Old Things casionally works in acrylics as Bartow’s Jewelers 1026 Main St. • 725-3003 Precision Intermedia well, particularly on surfboards.

651 12th St. • 725-2351 1012 Main St. • 725-0804 Fortuna Pet Shoppe He is becoming known nation PrecisionIntermedia.com Beverage Plus Foods 650 11th St. • 725-3941 ally, and has shown in San Fran FortunaPetShoppe.liveonatt.com Rain All Day Books 1221 Main St. • 725-9303 cisco’s de Young Museum as part 1136 Main St. • 725-5600 Body Works Fitness Center Hoppy’s FroYo of a group show. He will be do-

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ing a one-man show at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka next year.

Shawn Griggs owns and runs Redeye Laboratories in Ferndale, at 405 Main Street. From that location he sells original canvas paintings and giclée prints of his work, painted surfboards, and silkscreened tee shirts and sweatshirts. He also gives painting lessons and takes commissions. You can find him on the Web at RedeyeLaboratories.com.

1156 Main St. • 725-6777

Cindy’s Styling Center 1021 N St. • 725-5820

Country Rose Gifts

1137 Main St. • 725-0206

Cuddly Bear

751 10th St. • 725-4421

Dakota’s Designs

1040 Main St. • 267-5801  PaintingsByDakota.com

Eel River Brewing Company Taproom & Grill 1777 Alamar Way • 725-2739  EelRiverBrewing.com

1151 Main St. • 682-6187

Horizon Business Products

1044 Main St. • 725-6542  HorizonBusinessProducts.biz

Humboldt Healthy Foods 939 Main St. • 725-7911

 RainAllDayBooks.com

Strehl’s Family Shoes & Repair 1155 Main St. • 725-2610

Taco Loco

955 Main St. • 725-5546  TacoLocoFortuna.com

L’s Kitchen

The Antique Depot

Main St. Art Gallery & School

The Humboldt Corner

Marian’s Beauty Salon

The Playroom

1260 Main St. • 726-7779 1006 Main St. • 845-2038 741 11th St. • 725-5442

1122 Main St. • 725-5503 899 Main St. • 726-7838

1109 Main St. • 725-5438

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SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT & AVENUE OF THE GIANTS BENBOW, GARBERVILLE, REDWAY, PHILLIPSVILLE, MIRANDA, MYERS FLAT, WEOTT, REDCREST, PEPPERWOOD

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he arts along Southern Humboldt’s famous Avenue of the Giants (Old Hwy 101) are thriving. The majestic towering redwoods and gently flowing Eel River make for a natural wonderland, perfect for creative inspiration. The small rural communities in the heart of the redwoods, once booming mill towns, are now havens for artists, musicians and craftsmen.

Benbow, Garberville and Redway, located just outside the southern entrance to the Avenue of the Giants, are home every year to major musical and theatrical events.

The Mateel Community Center in Redway operates as both an event venue and in-house arts presenter. Famous for such festivals as Reggae on the River, the Summer Arts & Music Festival and the Humboldt Hills Hoedown, the Mateel Community Center also offers an annual calendar of events which covers a wide range of artis-

Avenue of the Giants, photo by Steve Hammons

Recycled Youth, a teenage theatre company program of the Mateel Community Center, presents “The Freak Show Of Humanity.”

Mateel.org/recycledyouth photo by Agnes Patak

tic styles and media, and a wide variety of programs, from youth athletics and children’s theater to cooking classes and clown workshops. Many of these programs are offered at no cost or at minimal cost to students and schools.

The Riverwood Inn, a historic roadhouse in Phillipsville, brings top-notch live entertainment to the area in its bustling tavern.

The area is home to retail shops, restaurants, roadside vendors and rural galleries all along the Avenue of the Giants. At many of the roadside stops along this route you will find unique carvings hewn from some of the glorious redwood trees that help give this

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region its name. However, it is a mistake to think that the artistic offerings of Southern Humboldt are limited to chainsaw sculptures, woven hemp products and tie-dyed clothing. There are also artist studios and galleries where visitors can find fine paintings, blown glass, hand-wrought jewelry, pottery, sculpture, and many other one-of-a-kind pieces.

Miranda, near the southern entrance to the Avenue of the Giants, is one of the towns where you can find places to admire and purchase these treasures. The peaceful village of Myers Flat has Riverbend Cellars, a winery with a wine tasting room, nestled in the redwood forest, serving as a centerpiece of the Avenue of the Giants. The whole Avenue journey, through Weott and Redcrest north to Pepperwood, is a visual treat for the traveler, both in the form of natural beauty and in the work of gifted artists.

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INDIGENOUS HERITAGE & CULTURE

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merican Indian tribes have called the North Coast home for thousands of years. Although relationships between European settlers and Native Americans have been less than ideal, today the stories and ceremonies of local American Indians are shared with the community, providing a rich cultural experience. Objects of ancient as well as contemporary art and culture can be found in abundance in Humboldt County.

The Potawot Health Village in Arcata exhibits original artwork, baskets, regalia, stick game paraphernalia and ceramics of the

American Indian Art & Gift Shop

241 F St., Eureka, 95501 • 707-445-8451  NCIDC.org Art and gift items by national Native American artists.

Clarke Historical Museum

3rd and E Sts., Eureka 95501 • 707-443-1947  ClarkeMuseum.org Permanent and rotating exhibits of Humboldt County History, period rooms and American Indian basketry and regalia.

End of the Trail Museum at Trees of Mystery

15500 Hwy 101 N., Klamath 95548 800-638-3389  TreesOfMystery.net Largest, privately owned collection of Native American art and artifacts, as well as rare Edward Curtis orotone photographs.

region as well as a Wellness Garden. The Wellness Garden is an area dedicated to a traditional style of healing of body, mind and spirit through serenity, medicinal and ceremonial herbs and plants.

To find collections of Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk artifacts, visit the Hoopa Tribal Museum on Highway 96 in the Hoopa Shopping Center. The collection includes a fine display of local Indian basketry, ceremonial regalia, redwood dugout canoes, and tools and implements used by Northern California tribes.

Hoopa Tribal Museum

Hwy 96 at Hoopa Shopping Center, Hoopa 95546 • 530-625-4110  Hoopa-NSN.gov/departments/ museum.htm Demonstrates the culture and history of the native people of the area, including Hupa, Yurok and Karuk. Native artifacts, as well as a village and fort (by advance appointment). Ceremonial celebrations throughout the summer.

Institute of Native Knowledge

The Ink People, 517 Third St., Suite 36 Eureka 95501 • 707-442-8413  InstituteOfNativeKnowledge.org Offers ongoing Native American language classes, traditional dances and community presentations.

Potawot Health Village

1600 Weott Way, Arcata, 95521 • 707-825-5000  UIHS.org/locations/potawot-healthvillage-arcata Owned and operated by the United Indian Health Services, this healing center includes healthcare services for Native Americans, a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture and basketry made by contemporary and traditional American Indian artists, two-miles of walking trails and a wellness garden on its 40-acre site.

Sumeg Village Heritage Attraction

Patrick’s Point State Park 4150 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad 95570 707-677-3570  www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=417 Features recreated Yurok village with plank homes set in the ground.

HUMBOLDT COUNTY MUSEUMS Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park

One X St., Eureka 95501 • 707-444-3437  BlueOxMill.com Self-guided tour of Victorian-era woodworking shop, skid camp and farm; workshops in woodworking, blacksmithing and ceramics.

Clarke Historical Museum

240 E St., Eureka 95501 • 707-443-1947  ClarkeMuseum.org Permanent and rotating collections of Humboldt County history, including Native American baskets, stoneware and regalia.

Discovery Museum

501 Third St., Eureka 95501 • 707-443-9694  Discovery-Museum.org Hands-on children’s museum with art, science, ocean and health exhibits. Please call for events available for children’s parties.

Ferndale Museum

Shaw & Third Sts., Ferndale 95536 707-786-4466  Ferndale-Museum.org Displays Victorian life with typical living settings, dairy and agricultural equipment, blacksmith area, antique machine shop items, local photos and an operating seismograph.

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park & Logging Trail

3431 Fort Ave., Eureka 95503 • 707-445-6547  www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=665 Attractions include original buildings, logging museum, Dolbeer Steam Donkey, locomotives and self-guided trails chronicling the history of Fort Humboldt.

Fortuna Depot Museum

3 Park St., Fortuna 95540 707-725-7645  SunnyFortuna.com/museum Located in the Northwestern Pacific Railroad depot used from 1893-1965, the museum features local history and railroad memorabilia.

Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum

Across the bridge from Eureka in Samoa 8 Samoa Rd., Eureka, next to the Samoa Cookhouse 707-444-9440  HumboldtBayMaritimeMuseum.com Nautical items, ship models, ship building tools, artifacts related to shipwrecks and lighthouses including fresnel lens, and information on the bay ferries.

HSU Natural History Museum

1315 G St., Arcata 95521 • 707-826-4479  Humboldt.edu/natmus/ Museum is open to the public Tues. - Sat., 10 - 5.

Interactive exhibits, fossils and displays on local animals, insects, marine life and birds.

Morris Graves Museum of Art

636 F St., Eureka 95501 • 707-442-0278  HumboldtArts.org Former Carnegie Library is home to the Humboldt Arts Council, six galleries and a sculpture garden.

Morris Graves Museum of Art photo by David Kaftal Also offered are Monthly Programs including First Saturday Night Arts Alive!, Family Arts Days and Community Jazz Jams.

Trinidad Museum

400 Janis Court at Patrick’s Point Drive Trinidad 95570 • 707-677-3883  TrinidadMuseum.org Photos of the area’s whaling and logging history, native plant garden, marine shells and Yurok artifacts.

Willow Creek-China Flat Museum

Hwys 299 and 96, Willow Creek 95573 530-629-2653  BigfootCountry.net Features logging, mining and farming history of the region, Native American information, a blacksmith shop, and a Bigfoot display area.

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY EVENTS & FESTIVALS MAY Avenue of the Giants Marathon Avenue of the Giants • 822-1861  TheAve.org

Cinco de Mayo Folklorico Fest Ferndale • 786-9668

Ferndale Memorial Day Parade Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.org

Kinetic Grand Championship

Arcata-Ferndale • 733-3841  KineticGrandChampionship.com

May Day Celebration Eureka • 444-3437  BlueOxMill.com

Portuguese Holy Ghost Celebration Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.com Kinetic Grand Championship, second day in Samoa, Tina Kerrigan Photography

all area codes (707) unless otherwise noted

ART WALKS: Arts! Arcata; second Friday each month  ArtsArcata.com First Saturday Night Arts Alive! Eureka  EurekaMainStreet.org Fortuna First Friday  email: fortunadowntown@sbcglobal.net McKinleyville Arts Night Third Friday night each month  McKinleyvilleArtsNight.com

MARCH A Taste of Main Street Eureka • 442-9054  EurekaMainStreet.org Aleutian Goose Fly-off Weekend Loleta • 733-5406  FWS.gov/refuge/humboldt_bay

Foggy Bottom Milk Run and Walk Ferndale • 822-1861  FoggyBottomMilkRun.com

Humboldt Roller Derby

Eureka  HumboldtRollerDerby.com

Random Peoples Monologues Project Redway • 923-3368  Mateel.org

Redwood Coast Jazz Festival

GRANGE BREAKFASTS: • Bayside, 4th Sunday of Jan., April, July, Oct. • Freshwater, 1st Sunday of the month • Fieldbrook, Super Bowl Sunday • Dows Prairie, 3rd Saturday of the month • Humboldt, 4th Saturday of the month (Jan. - Sept.)

• Mad River, 2nd Sunday of the month • Mattole, 3rd Sunday of the month • Rohner, 2nd Saturday of the month • Van Duzen, 2nd Sunday of the month (Sept. - June) For more information:  BaysideGrange.org/humboldt

Eureka • 445-3378  RedwoodJazz.org

JANUARY Calif. State High School Rodeo, Dist. 2 Ferndale • 786-9511  VictorianFerndale.com

Ferndale Easter Egg Hunt

FEBRUARY Ferndale Firemen’s Games Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.com Trinidad to Clam Beach Run Trinidad • 677-1610  TrinidadToClamBeach.com 38 / The Palette

Spring Egg Hunt

Manila • 444-3803  ManilaCSD.com

Spring Seed & Plant Exchange

Manila • 444-3803  ManilaCSD.com

APRIL 10 Minute Play Fest

Arcata • 826-3566,  Humboldt.edu/theatrefilmanddance

Daffodil Dazzle!

Fortuna • 725-2281

Dolbeer Steam Donkey Days Eureka • 445-6547

Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.org

MAY-JUNE Pony Express Days

McKinleyville • 839-2449  McKinleyvilleChamber.com

JUNE, JULY, AUGUST Humboldt Crabs Baseball Arcata • 826-2333  HumboldtCrabs.com

Summer Concert Series Eureka • 442-9054  EurekaMainStreet.org

JUNE Arcata Bay Oyster Festival Arcata • 822-4500  OysterFestival.net

Dell’Arte Mad River Festival Blue Lake • 668-5663  DellArte.com

Garberville Rodeo

Garberville • 223-1046  Garberville.org

Manila Sand Sculpture Contest Manila • 444-1397  FriendsOfTheDunes.org

North Coast Open Studios

Arcata • 834-6460  NorthCoastOpenStudios.com

Redwood Acres Humboldt Made Fair Eureka • 445-3037  RedwoodAcres.com

Summer Arts and Music Fest

Redway • 923-3368  Mateel.org

Godwit Days Bird Festival

JULY Campfire Storytelling

Humboldt International Film Festival

Ferndale 4th of July Celebration

Rhododendron Festival & Parade

Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo

Arcata • 826-7050  GodwitDays.org

Arcata • 826-3566  Humboldt.edu/theatrefilmanddance Eureka • 442-3738  EurekaChamber.com

Trinidad • 677-3840  NorthCoastStorytellers.InkPeople.org Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.org

Fortuna • 725-3916  RedwoodAutoXpo.com

Fortuna Rodeo

Fortuna • 725-3959  FortunaRodeo.com

Fortuna Rotary’s Art and Wine in the Park Rohner Park, second Sunday June 725-9261  FortunaRotary.org

Fourth of July Celebration and Parade Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.org

Fourth of July Humboldt Bay Festival Eureka • 442-9054  EurekaMainStreet.org

Fourth of July Jubilee and Fireworks

Arcata • 822-3619  ArcataChamber.com

Humboldt Folklife Festival Blue Lake • 822-5394  HumboldtFolkLife.org

Orick Rodeo

Orick • 488-2885

Picnics on the Plaza

Arcata • 822-4500  ArcataMainStreet.com

Humboldt County Fair, August, Ferndale, photo by Steve Hammons

Redwood Empire Quilters Guild

Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show Eureka  REQG.com

Henderson Center Street Fair & Craft Show

AUGUST Annual Bridgefest & Flying Saucer Contest

Humboldt Hills Hoedown

Bridgeville • 777-1775

Campfire Storytelling

Trinidad • 677-3840  NorthCoastStorytellers.InkPeople.org

Concerts on the Plaza

Arcata • 822-4500  ArcataMainStreet.com

Hops in Humboldt

Fortuna • 725-9261  HopsInHumboldt.com

Eureka • 443-4811

Redway • 923-3368  Mateel.org

Natural Fiber Fair

Arcata • 599-2729  NaturalFiberFair.com

NOVEMBER Blue Ox Craftsman’s Days

Eureka • 444-3437  BlueOxMill.com

Hempfest

Redway • 923-3368  Mateel.org

Holiday Open House

North Country Fair

Henderson Center, Eureka • 443-4811

Storytelling Festival by the Sea

Northern California Indian Development Council Gathering

Arcata • 822-5320  SameOldPeople.org Trinidad • 677-3840  NorthCoastStorytellers.InkPeople.org

Taste of Willow Creek

Eureka • 445-8451  NCIDC.org

Thanksgiving Day Marsh Walk Arcata • 826-2359  ArcataMarshFriends.org

Humboldt County Fair

Willow Creek • (530) 629-3488  Studio299.Tripod.com

Humboldt Makers Street Fair

OCTOBER Fortuna Apple Harvest Fest

Eureka • 442-9054  EurekaMainStreet.org

Eureka • 497-6237  EurekaMainStreet.org

725-2123 or 725-9261,  SunnyFortuna.com

Picnics on the Plaza

Halloween Carnival & Dinner

Ferndale • 786-9511  HumboldtCountyFair.org

Turkey Trot

DECEMBER Christmas Lighted Tractor Parade

Arcata • 822-4500  ArcataMainStreet.com

Ferndale • 786-5300

Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.org

Halloween Chili Feed & Scary Walk

Manila • 444-3803  ManilaCSD.com

Community Holiday Party

Reggae on the River

Halloween Harvest Festival Craft Show

Eureka’s Christmas Truckers’ Parade

Medieval Festival of Courage

Fortuna Christmas Music Fest

Pastels on the Plaza

Lighting of America’s Tallest Living Christmas Tree

Redway • 923-3368  Mateel.org

Ruth Lake Summer Festival

Ruth Lake Recreational Campground 672-3365  RuthLakeCSD.org

Sumeg Village Day

Trinidad • 677-3840 or 677-3570

Wildwood Days

Rio Dell • 764-3436  WildwoodDays.org

Woofstock

Eureka • 442-1782  Woofstock.org

SEPTEMBER Cruz ‘N’ Eureka Car Show

Eureka • 839-1192  CruzNEureka.com

Excalibur Medieval Tournament

Arcata • 668-1861  ExcaliburFaire.org

Eureka • 443-8261

Blue Lake • 825-8804  MedievalFestivalOfCourage.org Arcata • 822-7206  NCSHeadstart.org

Redwood Coast Bellydance Festival Arcata • 616-6876  RedwoodCoastBellyDance.com

Manila • 444-3803  ManilaCSD.com Eureka • 442-5744

Fortuna • 725-3959  FortunaChamber.com

Ferndale • 786-4477  VictorianFerndale.org

Recycled Youth Annual Show

Trick or Treat Downtown & Old Town

Redway • 923-3368  Mateel.org

Trick or Treat On & Around the Plaza

Arcata • 822-4500  ArcataMainStreet.com

Eureka • 442-9054  EurekaMainStreet.org

Arcata • 822-4500  ArcataMainStreet.com

Season of Wonder & Light Winter Arts Faire

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MORRIS GRAVES MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS CONTINUOUS From the HAC Permanent Collection: Morris Graves, Glenn Berry, Bruno Groth, Melvin Schuler & Romano Gabriel JANUARY 2014 John W. Wood: Considering Orange Jan. 1 - Feb. 16 LOOKING AT FIRE

working with clay, and some have only recently come to wood firing.” Wood fired pieces will be exhibited alongside work fired in gas and electric kilns. This will allow the viewer to see how the wood firing process influences and informs each artist’s ceramic work differently.

JOHN W. WOOD

FEBRUARY 2014 Jessica McCambly: The Gentle Act of Disappearing • Feb. 26 - April 20

John Wood followed his passion for art through high school and undergraduate studies in Utah, and went on to earn his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. “My interests are in the sensual, seductive qualities in life and I attempt to convey them through my art. I seek the sublime - those moments when images, sounds or emotions transport me - and I strive to create similar sensations in my art.”

Melissa Gwyn: Paintings and Works on Paper • Jan. 1 - Feb. 16

MELISSA GWYN

In this exhibition Melissa Gwyn will present a selection of oil paintings on panels, oil sketches and watercolor paintings that probe into the nature of growing and devolving organic forms. The subjects of growth, excess and collapse have been central to her work for more than twenty years. Drawing upon the opulence and detail of Netherlandish painting and the sensual materiality of Abstract Expressionism, her paintings explore an “embarrassment of riches” that is both visual and thematic.

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drawing as his primary means of expression, exploring imagery from his memories of the U.S. and Japan, amplifying everyday subjects by presenting them from extreme vantage points. He also divides drawings into multiple sections to suggest the passage of time and to examine the similarities and differences between his two homes, juxtaposing visual and spatial features unique to both locations.

APRIL 2014 13th Annual Northwest Eye Regional Photography Competition & Exhibition April 16 - June 14

JESSICA MCCAMBLY

Investigating ideas of connectivity, sentimentality and the ephemeral, coupled with an innovative exploration of materials, McCambly’s work aims to invite pause and reflection. Through a process rooted in precision and repetition, the work seeks to encourage an intimate experience with beauty and nuance within the language of reductive formalism.

The Gentle Act of Disappearing is descriptive of McCambly’s desire to explore the idea of splendor and the sublime within a set of simplified compositional constraints.

Michel Martineau: The Inversion of the Worlds \ L’inversion des mondes Feb. 26 - April 6

The Northwest Eye is a five-state regional fine art photography competition and exhibition highlighting the current trends in the art of photography. This exhibition showcases the creativity and beauty caught by some of the finest photographers in the Northwest.

Phyllis Thelen: Journeys of the Imagination April 30 - June 22

PHYLLIS THELEN

Phyllis Thelen, a Marin County artist with a successful career in painting and printmaking, began making three-dimensional sculptures after the tragic events of September 11. Her little retreats, or sanctuaries, offer a symbolic place of safety and simplicity in turbulent times. Her vessels, symbols of passage and transformation, suggest imaginary journeys of the spirit. Her strange and wonderful creatures appear as unusual beings encountered along the way.

MAY 2014 5x7 Fundraiser & Exhibition May 30 - June 28 5x7 SPLURGE: Saturday, June 28, 6-8 pm

Looking at Fire • Jan. 15 - Feb. 16

The artists in this show come from varying backgrounds, but all have one common thread— working with Ferndale ceramicist Conrad Calimpong and his wood fire kiln. As Calimpong states, “Over the years, I have been blessed to have family members, former teachers, mentors, and old friends come and share this labor-intensive experience of splitting and stacking wood, and stoking the kiln. It’s been a fulfilling experience to see their work emerge from the process. Students from schools near and far have also come to participate. This coming together of different generations of artists becomes a special learning experience for all of us through the sharing of personal perspectives, ideas, and methods of

CHRISTOPHER TROUTMAN

MICHEL MARTINEAU

Dominated by bright colors, Martineau’s work is a fusion of rhetorical and abstract forms interlaced with playful shapes. From Quebec, Canada, Martineau’s vision unites fragmented pieces representing a dislocated story and the work focuses on content as the driving force of expression.

Christopher Troutman: Dividing Time Feb. 26 - April 20

In Troutman’s recent body of work he focuses on

Five X Seven is an art sale and exhibition benefiting the HAC exhibitions and Youth Arts Education Programs. Dozens of recognized California artists create unique works of 2D art on identical 5” x 7” boards or 3D works of the same size. Each 5×7-inch artwork is only $150, or $100 for HAC/MGMA members (yet ANOTHER great reason to become an member today !). With lots of works to choose from, this is your chance to have first pick and build or add to your art collection. All pieces are displayed anonymously – only when you purchase a work of art will you discover who created it. One of the North Coast’s most unique artistic events…you can’t afford to miss it!

JULY 2014 This Land is Your Land • July 5 - Aug. 24

This Land is Your Land is an group landscape exhibition of artists who have lived or worked and / or have been influenced by the greater Sacramento Valley. Featuring work by: Gregory Kondos, Wayne Thiebaud, Pat Mahoney, Boyd Gavin, Mel Smothers, Mark Bowles, Melissa Chandon, Jian Wang, and Fred Dalkey.

Susan Li O’Connor: All Things Great & Small June 25 - Aug. 24

KEEP ON TRUCKIN’

video and audio, artists Glenda Drew and Melissa Chandon examine the role of the truck driver within the vast transportation of warehouse goods including “classified”or non-disclosed materials. This project has taken into consideration the complexity, diversity and wanderlust that exist within the industry — including the demands the job places on partners and home life, to understanding the idea of ‘home’ itself. The artist team, driven by curiosity, conducted research at truck stops within the Central Valley of California, yet the subject’s travel and live across the United States and comprise a work force that is not defined by gender or race.

SEPTEMBER 2014 Mark Bowles: Time • Sept. 3 - Oct. 19

infinity and transcendence.“I employ elements of the landscape along with micro and macro configurations in both random and deliberate arrangements. Fluid and atmospheric layers of oils, acrylics and epoxy resin are contrasted with hard, opaque materials such as wood, concrete, clay and metal. These alchemical concoctions provide an opportunity to renew the mystery and awe of discovery.”

Paula Wenzl Bellacera: Taking Flight Sept. 27 - Nov. 2

Captivated by their freedom of flight and dominant place in the ecosystem, birds of prey have taken a strong position in Paula Wenzl Bellacera’s artwork. Her charcoal drawings and ceramic sculptures portray personality, attitude, and whimsy.

OCTOBER 2014 Aldaron Laird- Aldaron’s Walkabout: An Artistic and Scientific Exploration of Humboldt Bay • Oct. 1 - Nov. 30

SUSAN LI O’CONNOR:

Sculptor Susan Li O’Connor repurposes newspapers and other common materials to make her own surprising and whimsical 3D artworks. Her work deals with the accumulation of everyday objects and the transformation of them into sculptural forms and installations. While the transformation of the mundane is the first thing a viewer sees, O’Connor is also entertaining ideas of identity, consumerism and consumption within our culture. O’Connor is an adjunct faculty member at the Columbus College of Art and Design in the Foundation Studies department.

She holds a BFA degree from the Columbus College of Art and Design and an MFA degree from the Ohio State University. She lives and works in Columbus, Ohio.

Open Country and Keep on Truckin’ July 2 - Aug. 24

ALDARON LAIRDMARK BOWLES

Mark Bowles’ paintings are subjective, simple and filled with light and color, a harmonious balance between the Western landscape and his passion for abstraction. His landscapes are individual statements that have emerged from a rich tradition of California landscape painting. The large scale results in a vast visual picture plane with bold areas of color intermingled with subtle painterly areas. The reward for the viewer is resonating landscapes whose color and expressive brushwork evoke a vibrant sense of...

Art Auction • Sept. 3 - 20

OPEN COUNTRY

Open Country is a revisionist history of the origins of Country-Western music created by Jesse and Glenda Drew. The roots of Country-Western music lie firmly in classic American traditions of resistance to capital, freedom from government interference, and in defense of the right of workers, poor farmers, and the dispossessed to live their lives in dignity.

The premise of this project is that the identity of modern Country-Western music, like much of the popular culture in our nation, is heavily influenced by corporate ownership of radio and media outlets.

Keep on Truckin’ is a video and photography exhibition that investigates the dreams, hopes and aspirations that exist for truck drivers; including long hours and long periods of time away from their home base. Through the use of photography,

Artwork and packages donated in support of the HAC will be on display for early bidding prior to the Annual Celebration of the Arts Gala on Saturday, Sept. 20, honoring Gregg Gardiner & Kathleen CloneyGardiner for the Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award for 2014.

Joseph Bellacera: Disconnecting the Dots Sept. 27 - Nov. 2

Aldaron is an environmental planner and photographer who has extensively explored Humboldt Bay, its history, land use, ecology, and recently its future as we and the Bay adapt to sea level rise. In 2013, Aldaron completed a comprehensive inventory and mapping of Humboldt Bay’s shoreline.

In order to ground truth his mapping, Aldaron walked or kayaked the entire shoreline of Humboldt Bay. Aldaron’s shoreline exploration provided him a unique opportunity to document all 102 miles of shoreline, amassing over 15,000 photographic images.

20th Annual Junque Arte Competition & Exhibition • Oct. 29 - Nov. 30

Designed to celebrate artistic creativity on the North Coast, and heighten the awareness of renewable resources in the art making process, each artwork in this juried exhibition is made from 100% recycled materials…reclaimed, reused, recovered, secondhand, salvaged, anything un-new!

NOVEMBER 2014 Natural Inclinations: Marks & Mutations Nov. 12 - Jan. 4, 2015

Susan Belau, Timothea Campbell, Barbara Foster, and Cherie Raciti are linked by their collective regard for the seeming irregularity and fragmentation of nature and the built environment, wedding process and content, creating marks, shapes, and space that materialize in layers of meaning of the re-imagined natural world and observed environment.

JOSEPH BELLACERA

An alumnus of HSU, Joseph Bellacera has devoted his life to making art. His paintings and sculptures are concerned with qualities of space, light, and pattern — how together they inspire experiences of

Humboldt Arts Council Annual Member Show, Dec. 6 - 21

The Annual Humboldt Arts Council Member Show is a juried exhibition designed to highlight the fabulous art being produced by HAC Artist Members.

As always, this exhibition is eclectic, surprising and enjoyable.

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umboldt Arts Council is the county’s largest arts organization, founded in 1966 and dedicated to the promotion of arts and culture in our region. The Morris Graves Museum of Art, a program of the Council, is located in the former Carnegie Library in Eureka, built in 1904 and completely renovated in 2000 with over one million dollars in donations from the local community. The Morris Graves Museum of Art houses seven galleries including the Melvin Schuler Sculpture Garden, a Museum Gift Shop, Youth Gallery and Classroom facilities, Arts Resource Center and Performance Rotunda.

HAC ANNUAL PROGRAMS & EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS: 13th Annual Northwest Eye

Featuring five-state regional fine art photography.

20th Annual Junque Arte

Each artwork is made from 100% recycled materials.

HAC Annual Member Exhibition

Designed to highlight the fabulous art being produced by our artist members.

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Second Saturday Family Arts Day, 2 to 4 p.m.

MONTHLY PROGRAMS: First Saturday Night Arts Alive!

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KEET’s Kids Club at the MGMA first Saturday 12 to 2 p.m.

Afternoon of Dance every second Sunday, 2 p.m.

FREE with Museum Admission: An Afternoon of Dance provides a performance space for local dance companies and a venue for community members to enjoy an afternoon of dance.

FREE: In partnership with KEET-TV and the Ready-to-Learn initiative, the Humboldt Arts Council and the Morris Graves Museum of Art will offer monthly workshops for children, families and childcare providers.

Art Talk Sundays every first Sunday, 2 p.m.

FREE: Enjoy an Art Talk with exhibiting artists and trained docents to learn about the Museum’s history, permanent collection, and current exhibitions while sipping tea and meeting new friends!

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HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES

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hat follows is a sampling of Humboldt County artists and ways to contact them. Links to their websites may also be found online at ThePalette.com. The Humboldt Arts Council maintains an Arts Online Directory of members’ work on the website HumboldtArts.org and offers other benefits to artists such as special exhibition and program opportunities, and personalized access to Humboldt County’s resources and services.

Find The Palette Magazine, Humboldt Arts Council and many of these talented artists on Facebook.

Ranjith Jim Box

Photographer, Ambient Sound, Video

Imaging Spirit in Nature reconnects me with the joy, awe, and wonder of childhood. Photography invites me to share with others while singing and dancing my beliefs in this Festival of life.

Amma’s Sanctuary Studio and Gallery By appointment only 333 Painter St., Box 261, Rio Dell, CA 95562 707-764-3001 ranjith@ranjithjimbox.com

Vance Balter

Pat Cahill

Vance’s preferred medium is highly figured wood found in unlikely places like salvaged tree stumps.

Each piece is uniquely inspired by what he sees in the wood. Carvings and sculptures often feature nautical and sea life themes. Vance also creates “live” edge and free-form furniture.

Visit www.artisancarvings.com for current information on gallery and museum exhibitions.

707-382-5686 | vbalter@outlook.com  ArtisanCarvings.com

Landscapes, flowers, animals and birds are subjects that grasp my interest.

Using vibrant and intense watercolors as my medium, I enjoy capturing a moment in time.

Showing at Ferndale Arts Gallery, 580 Main St., Ferndale | 707-786-9634  FerndaleArtGallery.com 1300 Pleasant Pt. Rd., Ferndale, CA 95536 | 707-786-9321

Woodworking and design

Watercolor

Julia Bednar

Maggi Draper

My paintings are inspired by nature; from the beauty of a flower or landscape, to the power and majesty of a rock formation or the charm and mystery of a cat.

PO Box 9023, Eureka, CA 95502 707-443-4081

I love painting people and water. Commissions inspire me since the subject is always new – along with the interesting “constraint” of what someone else wants painted. I’m open to doing portraits and I am a member of the Arcata House Artist’s Guild.

PO Box 176, Bayside, CA 707-826-9072 maggi@sonic.net

Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic

Yael Bentovim-Burkes

Mixed Media-Melted Glass and Metal

Even though I have been trained as a Fiber Artist I have since branched out to using a variety of mostly recycled materials. I use both stained glass and fused glass, metal of all kinds, shredded fiber and paint. My works are both small or architectural. I also have a paper made jewelry line, (mostly earrings) called “Zero Gravity.”

1563 Buttermilk Lane, Arcata 707-825-1775 yael.bentovim@gmail.com  YaelBentovim.com

Oil, Watercolor

Elaina Erola Watercolor, Oil

Elaina Erola is a Humboldt State University graduate and has been painting for 17 years.

Her pieces are usually locally themed but she sometimes draws from her Native American heritage as well. She exhibits annually at the County Fair, numerous Arts Alive! events, and is a member of the Redwood Arts Association.

New works are always for sale online.

360-244-1792 | heartnorcal325@yahoo.com  etsy.com/shop/sunraelore

Elizabeth Berrien

Shawn Gould

World renowned innovative wire sculptor Elizabeth Berrien creates site specific custom works and ships them worldwide. Her wire illustrations for BBC News won top international awards, and her abstract wire car is a worldwide Hyundai Genesis TV ad. She welcomes custom commissions of people, animals, abstracts, architecture... Visit during Arts Alive!, North Coast Open Studios, or by appointment.

208 C St., Eureka | 707-362-2771 wireladyE@yahoo.com  WireLady.com

I paint realistic images of nature.

3960 D St., Eureka, CA 95503 707-476-8197 shawn@shawngould.com  ShawnGould.com

Fine Wire Sculpture

Acrylic Paint

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HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES Elaine Gredassoff

Deborah Ketelsen

The challenge for me is to take a blank sheet of paper and with brushes and pigments create an image where nothing except white existed before. My paintings feature northern California’s favorite summer locations focusing on the ramblings of the rivers, creeks and ocean.

707-768-2125 ggredassoff@yahoo.com

As an award winning photographer, Deborah finds great satisfaction in catching special moments; a newborn with parents, a sunrise, sunset or creating the perfect setting to showcase and shoot a piece of art.

Stills or video, she simply enjoys shooting and the entire production process. Serving this community for 25 years.

DK Creative Media, where “creativity meets passion!”

1385 Eighth St., Arcata | 707-845-5737 dkcreativetv@gmail.com  DKCreativeMedia.com

Watercolor

Photography, Video Production

Stephen D. Hammons

Henry Kruger

I believe that the “Pot of Gold” is not at the end of Rainbows, but the “experience,” which is priceless!

Steve is photographer for The Palette and 101 Things To Do magazines.

707-845-8207 steve@101things.com

Tattoos are a lifelong commitment, and I’ve dedicated my life to tattooing. As a Custom Tattoo Artist, I enjoy taking a person’s ideas and creating a one-of-a-kind piece of art, that we both can be happy with for life.

Stop in Tues - Sat, 11 am - 7 pm, to look at my portfolio and set up a consultation.

Sailor’s Grave Tattoo 138 Second St., Old Town Eureka 707-443-0666  SailorsGraveTattoo.com

Photography

Custom Tattoo Artist

Beverly Harper

Oil Paintings and Limited Edition Prints Artwork at: -Trinidad Art Gallery LLC, Fine Art Co-op 490 Trinity St., Trinidad, CA Open Thur - Mon 11 am - 4 pm -The Showroom Gallery, Mid-City Motor World 4800 N. Hwy 101, Eureka, CA 707-442-8929 b.harper35@yahoo.com  BeverlyHarperArtwork.com

Nila Kaftal

Pastels, Prismacolors, Acrylic Paints Wildlife art, landscapes, portraits of people and pets.

Art celebrates life! Beauty heals.

707-444-0479 nkaftal@gmail.com

Mixed Media on Paper & Canvas

Abstraction offers endless possibilities. I hope that the desire for a free and exuberant expression is evident in my work. I feel that something delicious, albeit not completely understandable, begins to breathe through the art making process. This practice is constantly in flux and is an elusive but a deeply engaging life long pursuit.

Artwork at Arcata Artisans Gallery 707-826-1680 | MimiLa@humboldt1.com  ArcataArtisans.com

Jim Lowry

Limited Edition Archival Digital Prints

My work can be seen locally at the Arcata Artisans Co-op and the Morris Graves Museum of Art. Studio visits by appointment.

320 Park Ave., Arcata, CA 95521 707-822-5249 JmzLowry@humboldt1.com  JimLowryArt.com

Pat Kanzler

´ Antoinette “Toni” Magyar

I use oil or acrylic to make portraits, still life, landscapes, fantasy and my naked emotions come to life. Some paintings I create from what I see in mother nature, and others from what I behold in my mind; I am always doing things differently, I get bored easily.

Commissions welcome. rivndell2@yahoo.com  Patricia-Kanzler.ArtistWebsites.com

You’ve never seen anything like my one-of-a-kind hand painted recycled leather jewelry.

Available at Sewell Gallery Fine Art 423 F St., Eureka | 707-269 -0617 Jewelry and paintings available at Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 S. Westhaven Dr., Trinidad | 707-677-9493 Th - Su from 1 to 4 pm or by appointment.

Oil and Acrylic Paints

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Mimi LaPlant

Recycled Leather Jewelry and Paintings in Acrylic

HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES David Mast

Bob and Donna Sellers

Black and white dark room prints are my main medium, my visual focus is in: landscapes, cityscapes, and peoplescapes. my vision is to show the essence or spirit of the subject in its unique environment and to bring it out of the surrounding visual chaos. Most of my images are captured on film using 4x5, 2¼x2¼ and 35mm.

707-407-0206 dmast@suddenlink.net

Art Themes: Metaphoric Story Art that reflects the Feminine and the North Coast. Originals, Canvas Prints, and Customs. Visit our home gallery by appointment or during Open Studios in June.

707-442-2123  ArtOfBobAndDonnaSellers.com

Black and White Prints

Mixed Media, Acrylics

Jack Sewell Elsie Mendes

Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

I do florals, landscapes, seascapes, often including birds and animals in their natural habitats.

707-443-5188 emmendes0724@att.net

Cathy Ray Pierson

Pottery, Functional Stoneware

My use of a masking technique makes my work distinctive and a piece of Humboldt County. I choose a wide variety of ferns and other leaves in this process. My Spirit Horses are made as one-of-a-kind pieces either pit fired or Raku. I am behind Freshwater Stables. Enter the stables and follow the signs to my pottery.

455 Freshwater Rd., Eureka 707-443-1665 | CathyRay@pierson1.com  PiersonPottery.com

Camille Regli Oil Painting

I enjoy painting still life and landscapes expressing the vanishing, peaceful farm lifestyle and the beauty of the local area.

Showing at the Ferndale Arts Gallery.

580 Main St., Ferndale 707-786-9634 CamilleRegli@frontiernet.net  FerndaleArtGallery.com

Sculpture

I generally work in figurative sculpture and often using traditional tools and materials and adapting them to fit my contemporary vision.

I work in a wide range of materials and in different scales from miniature to monumental.

My recent “Following Current Events” is kinetic, and is a permanent water sculpture in Eureka, at the foot of the C Street Plaza, near the boardwalk.

707-449-5506 | JSewellArt@suddenlink.net  JackSewell.com

Shoshanna

Middle Eastern Dance Artist

As a performer, I strive to bring my audience with me on a journey into the heart of Arabic music, expressing celebration of life through dance. I teach locally and nationally, direct Ya Habibi Dance Company and Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, and produce music and dance events, including the Redwood Coast Belly Dance Festival. I’ve studied this style since 1992, and in 2004 earned the title “Belly Dancer of the Year.”

707-616-6876 | Dance@ShoshannaLand.com  ShoshannaLand.com

Patricia Sundgren Smith

Fine Art Printmaking, Collage, Painting, Pastel and Photography

I use a wide range of techniques – mezzotint, monotype, linocut, etching, collograph – in works both abstract and figurative. Still lifes, seascapes, birds, wildlife, seashells, redwoods, harlequins, women in kimonos and ancient rock art. See my work at Trinidad Art Gallery.

2971 Wales Lane, Eureka, CA 95503 707-476-0408 psundgren3@gmail.com

Victoria Ryan

Kathryn Stotler

Landscape and nature themes in diverse media with varying points of view from heightened reality to intuitive abstraction. In private and corporate collections worldwide. Represented in galleries across the U.S. or by appointment at my studio in Cutten.

707-442-9160 Also at Sewell Gallery | 423 F. St., Eureka info@VictoriaRyan.com  VictoriaRyan.com

I do assemblage, collage and painting. I like to incorporate found objects and paint them into artwork that is distinctive and thought provoking. Studio visits are welcome by appointment.

707-601-2333 Kathryn.Stotler@gmail.com  KathrynStotlerArt.com

Pastel, Oil, Mixed Media

Assemblage, Collage, Mixed Media

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HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES Susan Strope

Oil paintings—Large Colorful Florals & Moody Seascapes Studio S: 717 Third St., Eureka, CA 95501 707-599-9482

Renée Thompson

Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media

POPPY DESIGNS fine art is a reflection of the natural world, the sacred feminine and a touch of whimsy and magic. My personal vision is woven together with vibrant color, imagination and love. I hope my art brings a smile to your face and joy in your life.

Contact@ReneeThompsonDesigns.com  ReneeThompsonDesigns.com  ReneeThompsonDesigns.blogspot.com

Alicia Tredway

Oil, Pastel and Watercolor

I enjoy plein air painting as well as studio work.

My focus and fascination with painting, be it landscape, still life or figure is about how light is influencing the scene.

707-247-3263 Alicia@saber.net  AliciaTredway.com

Judy Willis

Impressionist Oil Painting

I just paint what stirs my soul...

609 O St., Fortuna, CA 95540 707-725-7872 judysue@suddenlink.net  JWillisFineArt.com

Beti Webb Trauth

Barbara A. Wright

Versatile, professional photographer & journalist who specializes in creating unique photos, features & websites to promote the remarkable arts & artists of Humboldt County for local, regional & national publications. Her professional background includes extensive experience as an actress/singer/director & theatre critic; an advertising copywriter; a producer/ director of TV commercials; and a voice-over & oncamera talent for film & television.

707-840-0111 | Lightpow@arcatanet.com

I work basically from my unconscious. Creating each piece from an idea of color, design or what moves me at the moments of creation, ending up with a surprise every time. My work is exhibited at Trinidad Art Gallery and other venues around Humboldt County.

PO Box 486, Trinidad, CA 95570 707-677-9410 etw1@suddenlink.net  WrightMosaics.com

Multi-Skilled Artist

Mosaics, Dichroic Glass Jewelry

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