SHELLY CONE

It’s something we know even as children as we flip through storybooks: Stories are just better with visuals. At Gallery Los Olivos during May the story is all about the visual. The gallery will present An Eclectic Storybook featuring multimedia artist Margie Bowker and jeweler Eddie Aurand. For Bowker, a rich and colorful story begins […]

Our trip started out like many other classic day trips of ours, with the chaotic excitement and danger that lets us know we are away from home. This time it was an out-of-control truck on an icy mountain climb. However, out-of-control seems a little misleading because it appeared to be very much in control of […]

From the earth comes many natural wonders—and sometimes the stuff to produce manmade wonders. Scott Semple works in the latter but dabbles in the former, using clay to create wondrous pieces inspired by nature. Semple described himself as a ceramic artist, art designer, percussionist, world traveler, and self-inspired ruffian. His work is created locally and […]

Just like any other author, Jennifer Best wants to sell lots of copies of her latest book, Best Family Adventures: Santa Barbara County. But before delving into an interview to talk about it, she put first things first: She walked out of the room only to return with her homeschooled daughters and a math textbook, […]

An exploration of the ways photographers depict human interaction will be on display in the latest Santa Barbara County Arts Commission exhibition. Titled “Intersection: Between People and Spaces,” the show hangs at the Betteravia Government Center and is made up of work by regional artists and curated by John Hood, professor of art at Allan […]

At a certain time of day, on certain days of the week, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes hold a special magic. Any prints left as evidence of life are wiped away, and the massive sand forms become a source of solitude and beauty. They take on a life of their own under various patterns—flat and smooth in […]