by Barbara Downs | Apr 27, 2017
We’re having a Spring Studio Sale at Mission Industrial Studios! Where: Mission Industrial Studios, 2573 Mission St., Santa Cruz When: May 6-7, 1pm-6pm Many of you have visited me at Open Studios, but this is not the same sort of event. My studio is currently...
by Barbara Downs | Jan 9, 2017
Some of you saw this piece at Open Studios in October, still in need of a frame. Finally! It’s finished! Making My Own Paradise started several years ago, during a summer trip to Iceland. I saw this barn regularly on a trail, perched slightly above my eye...
by Barbara Downs | Nov 3, 2016
My sculpture that is in Art in the Arboretum: Color (see my previous post) started life as a wall sculpture, as photographed here. Now installed outdoors and low to the ground in a garden setting, it’s a different sort of sculpture entirely. It’s dramatic...
by Barbara Downs | Nov 2, 2016
I am thrilled to be included in the current exhibit at the UCSC Arboretum, Art in the Arboretum: Color. It’s a beautiful exhibit in a gorgeous setting. I love the experience of spying a sculpture off in the distance through the foliage, and, as I walk towards...
by Barbara Downs | May 11, 2014
Because today is mother’s day, I’ll post photos of some of the pieces recently completed or in progress in my studio right now. I’m still working on images of babies and children, as I did last year with this encaustic series, In Memory of Childhood....
