Handcrafted jewelry, sculpted ceramics, and vibrant crochet scarves filled the Chumash Auditorium during the ASI Craft Center’s fall Makers Market. Buzzing with shoppers and soft indie music in the background, the event showcased a diverse range of one-of-a-kind creations from 32 local, faculty, and student vendors on Nov. 20-21.
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‘Delicate to loud’: Student’s at-home jewelry business brings balance to college life
Leigh Ann Bardman’s college apartment is at the intersection of a natural wonderland and an eccentric vintage store. Underneath the dim lighting, dozens of houseplants wind through the living room from floor to ceiling. Bardman and her roommate keep the overhead lights off, leaving the room illuminated by the soft yellow glow of unique antique […]
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New Permanent Jewelry Operation Opens in SLO
A new permanent jewelry location is now open in Downtown San Luis Obispo. Permanent jewelry is the result of sizing a gold filled or sterling silver chain to one’s wrist or ankle, closing the links, and then welding the gap so the jewelry has no clasp. Permanent Jewelry artist Emilie Boege said that she got […]
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Hobby turned business: How one Cal Poly student transformed her jewelry-making passion into a craft
Business admistration junior Jenny Hoekstra sat on her backyard deck. The golden hour sunlight struck the turquoise beads of her newly made, wire-wrapped earrings, a creation she thought up as she comfortably laid on her lime green yoga mat. Lost in the trance that is her craft, Hoekstra was in her element. Hoekstra started her […]
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Small businesses adding a touch of artistry to the SLO community
Local artists Savannah Rae Nicholson and Danielle Curchill individually created Anahata Rae and RadicalSouls Collective, local artistry businesses. After teaming up last year, both brands have a collective vision of bringing nature, both environmental and humanistic, into their designs. Anahata Rae Nicholson created Anahata Rae in 2014 after a death in her family. ‘Anahata,’ translates […]
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Eighth annual Cayucos Sea Glass Festival crafters bring art and nature together
Three artists discuss how they found their passion for sea glass and how they create their art to share for festivals, such as the Cayucos Sea Glass Festival
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Students launch project to make Cal Poly a Fair Trade-certified campus
To students, “fair trade” may mean glancing at another garbled label on a chocolate bar. But the impact is global.
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How millennials have normalized the ancient art of body piercing
Millenials are bringing the tradition of piercing back into the mainstream, along with a more accepting mindset.
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A place to relieve school stress through creativity
Students and community members get artsy in the craft center.
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Art After Dark kicks off a creative New Year
When the sun goes down on the first Friday of every month, art comes alive in many shops and restaurants in Downtown San Luis Obispo. Some feature local artists, others simply bring something new to the Central Coast for people to enjoy. A bit of a local secret, January’s Art After Dark revealed many talented […]
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Art After Dark: When the sun goes down, the art comes out
When the sun goes down on the first Friday of every month, art comes alive in downtown San Luis Obispo.