Local Makers
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Local Makers – Kaylee Weeks
Kaylee Weeks, owner of Lilclaygrl, is a ceramic artist based in Petaluma, California. She earned her BA in Ceramic Arts from Sonoma State University in 2019, and her passion for ceramics began in 2015 during an internship with Peter Shire at Echo X Park in Los Angeles. Now working at Kickwheel Sonoma Clay Center, Kaylee…
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Local Makers – Environmental Journey
Dave Seter is a civil and environmental engineer, poet, and essayist. Named Sonoma County Poet Laureate (2024-26), he’s the author of Don’t Sing to Me of Electric Fences (2021) and Night Duty (2010), both focusing on social and environmental issues. His work has appeared in Appalachia, Cider Press Review, The Florida Review, The Hopper, Poetry…
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Making an Impression: Artist Amaya Lounibos Explores Home and Inclusivity
In the vibrant art scene of the San Francisco Bay Area, Chilean-American artist Amaya Lounibos Hartard stands out as an emerging voice; her work is infused with themes of home, childhood, and the complexities of her identity as a queer, biracial woman. Formerly a member of Petaluma’s Magic Shop Studio Collective, she is pursuing her…