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Artisans, Makers + Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses

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Candlemaker extraordinaire.

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Get to Know Surfboard Shaper Ryan Lovelace

Meet surfboard shaper Ryan Lovelace, the artist behind some of the internet’s most viral boards.

Artisans, Arts + Culture, Design, Homes + Spaces, Makers + Entrepreneurs, Visual Art

A Married Design Team Transforms an Unexpected Material into Statement Pieces for the Home

In rare form.

Artisans, Makers + Entrepreneurs

Experience a Bespoke Session with Dana Point Surfboard Shaper Gary Larson

Laguna Beach’s Legendary Hobie Surf Shop pairs you with one of the best in the business.

Artisans, Arts + Culture, Design, Makers + Entrepreneurs, Visual Art

Artist and Craftsman Chip Herwegh Assembles a New Approach to Life and Work

Objects & connections.

Artisans, Farm + Table, Makers + Entrepreneurs, Shop, Small Businesses

How You Can Support Small Businesses Throughout California This Holiday Season

The gift of home.

Artisans, Makers + Entrepreneurs

Spyder Surfboard Founder and Lifelong Entrepreneur Dennis Jarvis Spins a New Artistic Passion

Surfing the web.

Artisans, Arts + Culture, Makers + Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses, Visual Art

Nicole Tiedman of The Laughing Geisha Explores Identity and Artistry

In conversation with the LA artist who has paved her own avenues and found a sense of artistic pride this AAPI Month.

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Out of Office: Boat Enthusiast Jeff Hull

The Cuban-American surfer and business owner reminds us that passion and connection to community is all in a day’s work.

Artisans, Arts + Culture, Film + TV, Small Businesses

After More Than a Decade Planting Seeds Into Her Business, Jenny Barker is Ready to Bloom

Flower power.

Artisans, Farm + Table, Wine + Beer

Tracing the Journey That Brought a French Winemaking Family to Sonoma’s Hills

Hélène Seillan was nine years old when her family moved to Sonoma County from Bordeaux, France in 1996. Her father, Pierre Seillan, had spent the past two decades making wine in Bordeaux—and the Loire Valley before that—yet, through an early viticulture exchange program between the United States and France in 1974, he first cut his […]

Artisans, Farm + Table, Makers + Entrepreneurs, Shop

6 Handcrafted Goodies from California Farmers for the Gourmand in Your Life

The Taste of the Golden State.

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