Art and Design on the Central Coast by...
Mary Cameron Barnhill is a graduate of
the UCLA Extension Certificate Program
in Horticulture and holds a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Art and Design from
California State University, Northridge.
Born and raised in So-Cal, art and gardening have been a part of my life as long as I can remember. Professionally, my first career was as a graphic designer. After working in the nursery trade part time, I returned to school to study horticulture and embarked on my 20-year career in garden consultation, landscape design and construction.
Working in clay has been an on and off journey since high school. In 2002 I enrolled at our community college, studied ceramics for six semesters and have been a dedicated clay-head ever since.
We moved to Cambria in 2011 and set up our beautiful art studio. Our studio window looks out onto Montery cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and pines, (Pinus radiata), Steller's and scrub jays, and Randy the famous peacock of Cambria.
I have taught landscape design at the Learning Tree University and pottery and clay sculpture classes at my studio in Santa Susana. My work has been shown at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Ojai, and in Cambria at the Vault Gallery, Chamber’s Gallery and The Allied Arts Gallery.
Born and raised in So-Cal, art and gardening have been a part of my life as long as I can remember. Professionally, my first career was as a graphic designer. After working in the nursery trade part time, I returned to school to study horticulture and embarked on my 20-year career in garden consultation, landscape design and construction.
Working in clay has been an on and off journey since high school. In 2002 I enrolled at our community college, studied ceramics for six semesters and have been a dedicated clay-head ever since.
We moved to Cambria in 2011 and set up our beautiful art studio. Our studio window looks out onto Montery cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and pines, (Pinus radiata), Steller's and scrub jays, and Randy the famous peacock of Cambria.
I have taught landscape design at the Learning Tree University and pottery and clay sculpture classes at my studio in Santa Susana. My work has been shown at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Ojai, and in Cambria at the Vault Gallery, Chamber’s Gallery and The Allied Arts Gallery.
Mary
Cameron
Barnhill
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William
Arthur
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The last child of six, I grew up vastly independent
and self sufficient. I spent hours and hours exploring
along the rivers, inlets and estuaries of the
Chesapeake Bay. Eventually we moved and my new
playground was the woods and streambeds near my
farm-home in Pennsylvania.
My early adult years were spent in Memphis, Tennessee, an experience that I treasure. I worked renovating old southern mansions, but the best of my time was spent writing songs and playing with local musicians. Those old blues players still haunt my music today.
I have always had a deep interest in art and have worked in many mediums including drawing in pencil and pastel, oil painting, ceramic sculpture, assemblage and mosaic. Much of my work has been influenced by other cultures of our small world.
Nowadays I wander the driftwood magnet confines of the small bays and inlets of the Central Coast. I split my creative time between crafting music and making art. My pieces have been shown at the Allied Arts Association Gallery and the Eco Arts Show at the SLO Botanical Gardens.
To hear my music go to
My early adult years were spent in Memphis, Tennessee, an experience that I treasure. I worked renovating old southern mansions, but the best of my time was spent writing songs and playing with local musicians. Those old blues players still haunt my music today.
I have always had a deep interest in art and have worked in many mediums including drawing in pencil and pastel, oil painting, ceramic sculpture, assemblage and mosaic. Much of my work has been influenced by other cultures of our small world.
Nowadays I wander the driftwood magnet confines of the small bays and inlets of the Central Coast. I split my creative time between crafting music and making art. My pieces have been shown at the Allied Arts Association Gallery and the Eco Arts Show at the SLO Botanical Gardens.
To hear my music go to