THE GO ON
Kathleen Crocetti continues work on community art project
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L Photos by Tarmo Hannula
MAY 1-7, 2020 | PAJARO VALLEY MAGAZINE
By JOHANNA MILLER
HANDS ON Kathleen Crocetti carefully peels
away plastic backing on the mosaic.
ocal artist Kathleen Crocetti is no stranger to working from home. Having her own art studio at home, she is used to working there, creating pieces and developing community art projects. But Crocetti admits that shelter-inplace has taken a bit of a toll. “Honestly, it’s been really lonely,” she said. “I’m a very social artist. I miss [my studio partner] Susanne and all the high school students who have been coming to the Muzzio to make mosaics.” Last year Crocetti opened the Muzzio Mosaic Arts Center, an after-school arts
program for youth in Watsonville. In addition, Crocetti is a teacher—which she says has been a challenge during the current school closures. She has been teaching her Mission Hill Middle School students through Long Distance Learning. “Long story short, my teaching hours are no longer part-time,” she said. “It has been a huge challenge… to keep a schedule, to turn off the computer and not answer any more student questions for the day so I can get out to the studio.” Recently her studio has been home to an in-progress mosaic that will adorn the skylight at the entrance of ➝6
