Art enables me to see the world differently. In my paintings, I show how I saw a place that I visited, or a plant, or landscape that I experienced. Working with a recycled medium is consistent with my values of conservation and it is exciting to watch something that was discarded be transformed. In the […]
I am continually captured by the world around me and feel an obligation to illuminate the ugly and beautiful through art. While inspiration surrounds me everywhere, the rhythms of nature hold a particular fascination. Creating art graces me with those rare moments of true peace. Eckhart Tolle captures the nature of my artistic experience when […]
always be doodling always be speculating always be lusting These are the words of the frustrated artist just trying to make a living. All I want to do is make work, but reality always seems to get in the way with applications, deadlines, day jobs, taxes, and networking opportunities. Instead of these chores wearing me […]
Twin feelings of disappointment and curiosity encouraged me to leave my home in Florida in to look for a place where I could grow personally and artistically. This departure initiated my transition from a marine biology student confronted by the commercial exploitation of the Everglades to an assistant to adults with developmental disabilities in the […]
Lora Martens is a landscape architect and artist from Northern California. Her work in landscape has been system-based, with projects that strive to use the land to its full potential – as ecological infrastructure, a place of exposure and deep connection, as well as a place of beauty. Marten’s Recology residency allowed her embark on […]
Peter Munder Good was raised in the Pennsylvania countryside where he developed a keen appreciation for nature. He started Goodscapes in 1980 and has designed and installed many residential gardens throughout the Bay Area. His solid reputation comes from having a keen eye for design details, a commitment to quality, and a broad knowledge of […]
Born and raised in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, Faheem Carter has experience working with many local gardening organizations and is an active member of the Native Garden Project and the Florence Fang Asian Community Garden Carter. He is pursuing a career in horticulture at City College of San Francisco and will soon be attending San […]
My art practice stems from my love of making and building. I grew up designing and manufacturing surfboards, and this early experience with the creative process led me to start making sculptures in college. My other love is the ocean, and I was lucky enough to have found an interdisciplinary environmental science major at Stanford […]
I am interested in the fragmented aspect of daily life — information — emotion — image — thing — the eye is blinking and everything is shifting between — intention and perception — things we keep — things we discard — slipping like language. Fragments of conversation — of meaning — we begin in one […]
Rigid materials resist change under force. Malleable materials welcome this change and can be pressed or hammered into an entirely different shape without breaking or cracking. The materials I select for my work: copper, steel, brass, and silver all share this rigid/malleable dichotomy. They grow more rigid when stressed and yet have the ability to […]