Ian Davidson makes electric banjos out of his home workshop in Manila. After building banjos for Wildwood Manufacturing (not to be confused with Arcata’s Wildwood Music store) in the early 2000s, Ian decided to open up his own shop circa…
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Robin Friedman is a mosaic artist who started creating Mosaics about 12 years ago while her son was still in junior high. She visited Arcata mosaic artist Laurel Skye during North Coast Open Studios and was taken away by the…
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Cheryl Peterson Rau started arts at an early age and has always been intrigued with nature and landscape. Her painting practice centers around en plein air, or painting outdoors. She’s inspired by the works of Georgia O’Keeffe, and professors like…
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Monica Topping is the coordinator for NCOS, and has organized the event for the last two years. After successfully crowdfunding the 2014 small town: BIG ART calendar, a celebration of Humboldt County art and artists, she was offered the opportunity…
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Natalie Craig is the artist in charge of the North Coast Open Studios poster, each year. She is a mixed media artist using a variety of different papers, inks, charcoal, and watercolor among other things to paint, draw, and collage….
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