COASTAL TEXTURES is an expression of love and time spent on the ocean coasts. We hope you share in the enjoyment of our connection and protection of the beautiful life on the coast.
September 19-November 19, 2022
Julie Stock
Artist, teacher, mom
So many days of my childhood were spent enjoying the beautiful beaches on the east coast. I grew up on Long Island, NY. Mom brought a picnic and a blanket; she read while we played in nature’s beach playground paradise. Dad, a middle school science teacher and outdoor educator, guided us on nature’s discoveries from pipefish to kelp to whelk egg cases, he showed us the different parts of sand under the microscope and the erosion of the dunes mitigated by beach grass or dune fencing. We observed hermit crabs and watched sand moving in the gentle waves. We camped at the ocean and harvested beach plums.
I am grateful for this abundant life experience as a child. I moved to California in my twenties, partially lured by the dramatic coasts. I feel fortunate to live in peaceful Pacifica, a place of real beauty on the west edge of the continent. I get a charge from that salty ocean air. I love cooking, being a mom and all things art, especially ceramics, drawing, printmaking and photography.
Maggie Menigoz
Artist, student, writer
I am a senior at San Mateo High School. I love all things nature, scuba diving, and photography. I have dived in Southern Florida, Northern California, and Catalina Island. I have gone sailing in Mexico, the Caribbean, Long Island, NY and the San Francisco bay. I love taking pictures of nature, whether it be landscapes, close ups of flowers or small animals, underwater, or interesting patterns and shadows. I intend to major in environmental studies, and hope to be an outdoor educator. A fun fact about me is that I also do figure drawing, metal working, jewelry making, sculpting, and fiber arts.
Jenny Stock
Ocean Educator, wife, mom, part-time mermaid
My childhood on Long Island includes memories of long walks, beach combing, swimming and boogie boarding. My Dad shared a National Geographic magazine that featured elephant seals and tidepools on the West Coast. I recall thinking, “I will go there, I want to experience that!” Summers on the Long Island Sound and Atlantic Ocean on a friend’s boat visiting coastal towns and islands helped me form a deep attachment and love for salt water.
My career has centered around helping others form an appreciation of and connection to the ocean. I have worked as a seasonal National Park Service park ranger, environmental educator, marine science instructor and now as an educator/communicator with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, I’ve had opportunities to learn, explore and share the wondrous blue world around us.
The California coast is like no other. During family trips to the shores, we share the awe of this natural world together. While exploring through remotely operated vehicles in the deep sea, rowing estuaries and bays in my Catalina Wherry or stand up paddle board, snorkeling in shallows and tidepooling, I see the ocean as a giant art show, with different textures, forms and relationships and marvel at the diversity. Next time you're at the coast, complete these sentences: “I notice… I wonder… it reminds me of…” to see what your observations lead you to!
Reception
October 15th
2-4pm at Quarry Cove Art Gallery, Pacifica, CA 94044