Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

I surprised my boyfriend with the metal clay dome pendant class where we got to learn how to make pendants from metal clay! Our instructor was Rae Rodriguez, who is very knowledgeable on the subject, she is amazing, talented, patient, fun, all around wonderful teacher! My boyfriend and I walked away with two amazing pendants, and he said it was one of the coolest things we ever done! We will be coming back for more classes!

Starting my painting journey and really enjoying the artistic experience of the painting classes.

Art classes for all ages. Inspiring teachers, beautiful surrounding, creative space with art exhibits

Grest art! The current show has particularly exquisite art, spanning watercolor, acrylic, oil, photography, and mixed media. Several of the nudes are terrific, and the 3 watercolors by Teresa Beyer are outstanding!

I enjoyed an informal watercolor class i took there a couple of weeks ago. The class was 3 sessions. We did the class outside in their courtyard and even though the days were hot there was just enough shade to keep us from getting too hot. The only thing I would like to see if this or a similar class is offered again is maybe a little bit more time (either add a session or increase each session by an hour) so that we can explore the new techniques we learned a little bit more. It was a very fun class though and for the really relaxed atmosphere I learned quite a bit. I hope to be able to take a ceramics class there sometime in the near future.