Max Randolph
Max Randolph forges a sculpture. Photo by Bradical Photography
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By Christianna Marks
s a kid, Max Randolph was always up to something creative, whether it was sculpting with clay, drawing, or playing with Legos, but it was when he learned to weld at 14 that his creativity really exploded. “Suddenly, I was able to make things out of metal, but what really started to happen was I knew I could get it hot and then I could move it, and that’s truly when, all of the sudden, I fell down the rabbit hole,” he said. Though his dream is to one day create things directly from the source with untapped creativity, Randolph is currently working on commissioned projects. He says that skewing his perception through someone else’s lens is a fun challenge. “Someone needs something, and then I create it for them,” he added excitedly. Randolph has a plethora of projects currently being molded or fresh out of his forge, including a massive sculpture of an oak tree with copper leaves that will be going to Mission San Antonio de Padua. You can see Randolph’s art locally in The Alchemist’s Garden’s sign and the clock tower located in Tin City in Paso Robles, where he lives.
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Sally Lamas paints her mural on the side of the Monarch Behavior Solutions Building. Contributed Photo
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o stranger to paint, Sally Lamas is a muralist who’s had her work all over San Luis Obispo County, from Pismo Beach to her newest mural in Atascadero. “There’s something special about a public mural because it’s almost ... I actually took a lot of solicited suggestions from people,” Lamas said. “When you’re working in your studio, it’s you and whoever might be your family doing that. But it’s not an integral thing with the community that then walks by and remembers how they talked to you about that piece of art.” Lamas not only paints her art on public surfaces in the community, but she’s also been known to work on canvases, her own greeting card line, and many more artistic endeavors. Lamas’s most recent mural, which was a part of Atascadero’s Equality Mural Project, can be found on the side of the Monarch Behavior Solutions Building.
Sally Lamas Atascadero News Magazine
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