Featured CRAFT Artist:  ARDELLA SWANBERGType of Art:  BOOK MAKING & MORE HANDMADE CRAFTSExhibit Beginning:  OCTOBER 1, 2021 Exhibit Ending: OCTOBER 29, 2021Opening Reception:  SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 5-7 PM Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068Artist Statement— Ardella was raised in Garden Grove, California, lived in many locations, and relocated to the Central Coast 25 years ago. Ardella’s painting inspirations have been the subjects found in the many places she has lived—from living on a cattle ranch north of Cayucos to the beautiful harbor of Morro Bay, California.  

Featured CRAFT Artist:  Thomas MacKenzie BrownType of Art:  TECHNICAL CERAMICSExhibit Beginning:  AUGUST 1, 2021 Exhibit Ending: AUGUST 29, 2021Opening Reception:  SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th, 5-7 PM Location:  GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE, 601 EMBARCADERO, SUITE 10, MORRO BAY, CA 93442 Event Contact Number:  805-772-1068Artists’ Statement— Thomas Mackenzie Brown received a BFA Degree in Art with specialization in technical ceramics from California State University at Long Beach. Thomas has studied crystalline glaze development and working with crystalline glazes has become his passion as well as being an Art Instructor in California during the past 20 years. His constant endeavor is in the subject of ceramics and he produces exciting colors and versions of crystalline glazed pieces that are well made, beautiful to look at and help add value to the understanding of form as it relates to crystalline and other glazes.