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Santa Barbara Coast Style When you hear the word “style,” a few things probably come to mind. Fashion. Accessories. Maybe architecture, if you’re feeling fancy. But this month, we wanted to focus on a different kind of style — the life-STYLE of living here. I’ll admit up front, I am probably not the person anyone should look to for fashion insight. Most days, if everything matches well enough and I make it out the door on time, I consider that a quiet victory. But this issue isn’t really about that kind of style. It’s about something a lot of locals already understand instinctively: working with your hands. Santa Barbara was built by makers. Long before any of us got here, people were getting their hands dirty in this soil, building things board by board and brick by brick, laying down a heritage that today’s creatives are still drawing from. That’s the version of “style” this issue is actually about — not trend, but craft. Not what’s in season, but what someone spent years learning to make well. Ryan Lovelace is one of those makers. He’s a world-renowned surf board shaper, and we have the good fortune of calling him a local — his custom boards are still hand-shaped, one at a time, the same way it’s been done for decades. Joanna Bea, the mind behind Bea Furnishings, brings that same instinct to how a home comes together, thinking outside the expected in a way that’s distinctly her own. Finally, Kelly Clause paints this coastline the way only someone raised on it could — she grew up in a family of fishermen and marine biologists, and it shows in every wave and fin she puts to paper. We’re lucky to call this many of them ours. We hope this issue offers a little inspiration for your home, your family, and your routines this month, courtesy of Ryan, Bea, and Kelly.

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The Art of Noticing

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H a n d - s h a p i n g b o a rd s w i t h p u r p o s e and soul. ARTICLE BY SARA DEMARCUS PHOTOGRAPHY BY LENA IBARRA

A surfboard begins as a blank. Foam, dust, measurement, instinct. Before the resin cures and before color enters the picture, there is only a form waiting to be found. In Ryan Lovelace’s hands, that form becomes something more personal than a product: a board built for a specific person, a specific wave, a specific CONTINUED >

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feeling he’s trying to get right. Sometimes that feeling is as simple as catching more waves. Other times someone shows up wanting to mark something bigger, a first child, a milestone, a version of themselves they’re trying to hold onto. Lovelace is known for surfboards that are beautiful in the way truly useful objects can be beautiful. They are visual objects, but they begin with purpose. “People get really involved in their surfboards for plenty of reasons,” he says, “and I always want to do justice to that.” That sense of responsibility has guided his approach from the very beginning. When he first started, hand-shaping every board wasn’t a philosophy or a reaction against modern production. It simply never occurred to him there was another way to do it. Every curve, adjustment, and finish became part of the relationship between maker and surfer. His design philosophy still sounds almost effortless. “Whatever I feel,” he says. “I follow my eye.” What sounds simple is the result of decades spent refining instinct. A 1/16th-of-an-inch change in a curve can shift how an entire board rides, and Lovelace has trained his eye to see that difference before most people would know to look for it. “The longer you spend shaping, the more you see,” he says, “and the more you realize how infinite the possibilities are.” For Lovelace, style isn’t something applied to a board after the fact. It’s the patience to keep adjusting a line until it feels right, even when the difference is invisible to anyone but him. “I’m always function over form in the end,” he says. “I won’t sacrifice function for looks, but I’ll very quickly sacrifice looks for function.” Even so, beauty has its place. Sometimes it comes through bold resin work or flower inlays. Other times it’s found in restraint. “A clear naked white board is as honest as it gets and has to stand on its own for what it is,” he says. “That to me is super beautiful as well.” CONTINUED >

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As more surfers discovered his work, demand grew beyond what one person could realistically produce. Lovelace expanded his Love Machine label through trusted manufacturing partners, not to replace the work he loved, but to protect it. It allowed more people to experience his designs while preserving what still matters most to him: shaping custom boards by hand. Around Santa Barbara, Lovelace is often greeted by surfers who stop to say hello, thank him for a board he shaped years ago, or share the memories they’ve made with it. These are small reminders that his work doesn’t end when a board leaves the shaping bay. Santa Barbara remains central to the way he sees surfboards. The waves here reward speed, flow, and thoughtful design. For years, before glassing a board, he’d step outside for a few minutes and just look around,

letting whatever caught his eye that day decide the color. Though he now spends part of his time in Hawaiʻi, where different landscapes influence color and perspective, the coastline that first taught him to read waves continues to guide his eye. Outside the shaping bay, Lovelace is drawn to things with character, originality, and a story behind them. “I was raised with an appreciation for the individual over the hero,” he says, recalling his father’s phrase: “Rock stars that don’t look like rock stars.” For all the recognition his work has earned, what continues to drive Lovelace isn’t bigger numbers or broader reach. It’s the chance to hand someone something made with care — something that still carries a little of the person who built it, every time he goes back to the blank and starts again.

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THE BEA SIDE

Vintage fabric, sharp instincts, and Santa Barbara’s creative edge. ARTICLE BY GRACE GALLOWAY PHOTOGRAPHY BY LENA IBARRA

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Santa Barbara style is often described in soft language: white walls, ocean light, Spanish lines, linen, oak, restraint. And all of that is true. But there is another current running through the Central Coast, one with more grit, color, humor, and nerve.

“The 805 is the foundation for how I create today” Joanna “Bea” Shultz lives comfortably in that current. Her pieces have polish, but they also have attitude, the sense that a home can be elegant without losing its pulse. The founder of Bea Furnishings, Shultz is an upholsterer, fabric obsessive, maker, and designer whose work sits somewhere between craft and art. Her pieces are tactile and precise, but rarely timid. They carry the confidence of someone who understands a room does not become interesting by looking like every other room. Raised in Solvang, Shultz studied interior design in Santa Barbara and San Francisco before following upholstery across the country, including time in North Carolina, New York, and Denver. She eventually returned to Santa Barbara and founded Bea Furnishings as a service-based upholstery business. Today, her work ranges from antique reupholstery

and custom cushions to pieces made with rare vintage deadstock fabrics. For Shultz, leaving and coming back only sharpened what was already there. “I feel incredibly fortunate to have been raised in Solvang,” she says, “and I often say that the 805 is the foundation of how I create today.” She sees the Central Coast as a study in contrast: the dry golden fields of the Santa Ynez Valley, weathered gray oaks, lush coastal mountains, and the crisp white architecture of Santa Barbara. Those landscapes should compete, but somehow they belong together. “Living between the valley’s rustic patina and Santa Barbara’s coastal sophistication taught me to appreciate the beauty of unexpected pairings,” she says. That idea explains much of Bea Furnishings. Shultz gravitates toward things that shouldn’t work CONTINUED >

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together on paper: old frames in new fabrics, a practical piece with an expressive streak, a shape that’s refined right up until it isn’t. A vintage chair, reupholstered in something it was never meant to wear, ends up looking less like furniture and more like a decision someone made on purpose. Her first true masterwork started as trash. Shultz rescued a sofa, quite literally, from a dumpster, and rebuilt it into the piece that’s since become something like her calling card — proof, in her own words, that something written off as finished can usually still be saved. Even the name Bea has roots more personal than most people would guess. It isn’t a persona she invented — it’s her own middle name, Beatrice, given to her at birth after her grandmother, Beatrice Joan. As a teenager, Shultz became obsessed with thrift shopping in downtown Solvang. She began buying vintage finds and marking them with “Bea” using bleach, spray paint, and handmade paper stencils. Over time, the name became a signature, and going by Bea professionally today feels like growing into a name she’d been carrying since birth. At the center of her work is devotion to the trade itself. Upholstery is often misunderstood as simply recovering furniture. In reality, it is a rare and demanding craft built through years of hands-on experience. “Every piece that leaves my studio has passed through my own hands,” she says, “and that direct connection to the work is something I value deeply.” That matters in an era when furniture can feel anonymous, and many design services are bundled beneath larger firms. Shultz hopes people will keep things a little more “old school,” asking who is actually making the pieces they bring into their homes. Her vintage fabrics are another form of rescue. Shultz works with deadstock textiles from the 1960s and 1970s, fabrics she describes as a chapter of textile history that simply is not being made anymore. Their weight, color, and weave bring something newer, mass-produced textiles often cannot.

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“A well-designed room isn’t defined by what’s currently trending. It’s defined by balance, personality, and the confidence to tell a story through the objects you live with.” “I believe throw pillows are the earrings of a room,” she says. “They have the opportunity to be bold, playful, complementary, and deeply personal.” It’s a perfect Bea line: practical, stylish, a little mischievous, and completely true. A pillow, in her hands, is an invitation to take a risk most people wouldn’t take on their own. That risk is part of what makes Shultz’s work feel so right for Santa Barbara now. Not the postcard version of Santa Barbara, but the one locals recognize: creative, layered, rebellious,

and full of people who know beauty can come with an edge. For Shultz, style has less to do with what’s trending and more to do with what a room is actually trying to say. “A well-designed room isn’t defined by what’s currently trending,” she says. “It’s defined by balance, personality, and the confidence to tell a story through the objects you choose to live with.” Bea Furnishings, in the end, isn’t really in the business of making furniture look new. It’s in the business of making people look twice.

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OF NOTICING

THE ART

K E L LY C L A U S E P A I N T S T H E C O A S T LIKE IT STILL HAS SECRETS.

ARTICLE BY MATT DEMARCUS PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID MENDOZA III

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“I THINK SANTA BARBARA IS A REALLY UNIQUE COASTAL TOWN THAT RETAINS A SOPHISTICATED ELEGANCE.”

Mother Nature has a way of humbling us. Up and down the Central Coast, there’s no shortage of wonders to chase — mountains, canyons, hidden trails — but none of them quite match the ocean’s gravity. It’s why tide pooling feels grounding instead of trivial, and why an afternoon at the beach can quiet a mind the way nothing else seems to touch. Kelly Clause has spent a lifetime paying attention to that pull, and it shows in everything she paints. A local artist known for watercolor and coastal paintings of sea and land, she looks at the Santa Barbara coast with the curiosity of someone taught early to slow down. A wave, in her work, is rarely just a wave; there’s usually something happening underneath it worth observing a little longer. “The ocean is definitely postcard-worthy beautiful here in Santa Barbara,” Clause says, “and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with appreciating its beauty at a surface-level.” But for her, the real invitation is to stay with it longer. The Santa Barbara Channel is unusually alive, shaped by the meeting of cold northern currents and warmer Southern California waters. These conditions support kelp forests, CONTINUED >

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fish, seabirds, and the Channel Islands ecosystem offshore. The more you learn about it, the less it looks like a backdrop and more like someone’s (or something’s) home. “Knowledge has a way of deepening appreciation,” she says. “The more we understand the ocean, the more beautiful it becomes to us, and the more we recognize what is at stake.” That instinct started at home. Raised with two older sisters, Clause credits her parents with teaching them to treat the natural world as both playground and classroom, exploring tide pools, foraging for mushrooms, fishing, and snorkeling, always coming home with a few more names and a few more questions than they left with. What stuck with her most wasn’t any single lesson, but a habit: noticing. “My sense of wonder about the ocean started at an early age,” she says, “and continues to be a significant source of inspiration for my creativity today.” Clause describes her artistic style as “contemporary expressive realism”—painterly brushwork, luminous color, and close attention to place. Working in both watercolor and oil, she tries to capture the changing light, movement, and atmosphere of the California coast and its wildlife through an organic, fluid approach. You can feel that same quality in the work itself: pigment drifts and gathers like water finding its own path, some edges left soft and unresolved rather than tied off too neatly.

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“Knowledge has a way of deepening appreciation. The more we understand the ocean, the more beautiful it becomes to us, and the more we recognize what is at stake.”

“I think Santa Barbara is a really unique coastal town that retains a sophisticated elegance while embracing organic natural authenticity,” she says. Her paintings hold onto that same tension rather than smoothing it over, polished in places, deliberately loose in others. She calls it leaving room for “unpolished elements of spontaneity,” and there’s no fixed formula behind it. Technique matters, but so does whatever the water decides to do on its own. Watercolor, she says, has “a mind of its own,” closer to the ocean’s own temperament than most mediums, glassy one minute and unmanageable the next. “Watercolor allows the fluidity of the sea to be reflected in the beautiful play between controlled complexity and spontaneous whimsy,” she says. Push too hard to control it, in her experience, and the work loses whatever made it feel alive in the first place. Lately she’s carried that same instinct into a newer, more abstract body of coastal oil paintings. The tighter she gets with a composition, the less she enjoys making it. “The magic happens in the letting go,” she says. When a painting leaves her studio and lands in someone’s home, Clause hopes it carries a little of that same pull with it, something present through morning coffee, hard seasons, or ordinary Tuesdays. “It is a privilege to create artwork that becomes part of people’s daily lives,” she says. Mostly, she hopes it brings peace. And maybe, if someone lingers a little longer than they meant to, something else too... that same humbling pull that first sent her to the tide pools, quietly at work in someone’s living room.

VISIT THE STUDIO

Kelly Clause’s studio and gallery sit in the heart of the Funk Zone, offering visitors a closer look at the coastal work behind her paintings. Step inside and you’ll find watercolors, oils, and prints on display, along with the same salt-air surroundings that inspire them. Located at 28 Anacapa St., Suite B, Santa Barbara, the space is typically open Wednesday through Saturday, though hours can vary, so calling ahead is worthwhile. The gallery welcomes both scheduled appointments and drop-ins when available. To view current work, inquire about a piece, or arrange a visit, go to kellyclause.com or email hello@kellyclause.com.

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OLD WALL, NEW TRICKS HANG UP THE OLD WAY AND TRY A GALLERY WALL HANGING SYSTEM IN YOUR HOME.

ARTICLE BY PAM REID

One of my happy places is sitting in front of a museum wall gallery. I can admire art for hours, and if I’m with a friend, there’s no telling how long we’ll sit, reflect, and share our individual perspectives. If you’ve admired gallery wall displays in magazines, catalogs, or on social media and would like to create one in your home, it’s much easier than you might think.

WHY CHOOSE A GALLERY WALL HANGING SYSTEM? The beauty of a gallery wall hanging system lies in its flexibility and ease of use. Traditional picture hanging methods can leave walls full of holes, making it cumbersome to adjust placements or update the display. A hanging system, however, allows for easy adjustments without additional damage to your walls. This feature is particularly advantageous for renters or anyone who likes to refresh their decor frequently.

DESIGNING YOUR GALLERY WALL The first step in creating a gallery wall is planning. Start by selecting a theme or color scheme that complements your space. Themes can be as varied as black-and-white photographs, abstract paintings, or a mix of personal and artistic prints.

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED: • A gallery wall hanging system, which typically includes mounting rails, cables or rods, and hooks. You can find them pretty much anywhere, online or at your local home improvement store. • A collection of frames and artwork. • A level, measuring tape, and perhaps a laser pointer for precision.

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INSTALL ATION TIPS: CREATIVE ARRANGEMENTS • The arrangement of your gallery wall can follow several patterns, depending on your taste: • Linear: Artworks are hung in a straight line at eye level, creating a clean and orderly appearance. • Grid: Perfect for a collection of similarly sized frames, this layout emphasizes structure and uniformity. • Salon Style: This more traditional arrangement involves layering pieces closely together, often extending across the wall. It’s ideal for creating a rich, filled look. Enjoy curating a space that is uniquely yours, evolving with your tastes and lifestyle.

MEASURE YOUR SPACE:

Carefully measure the wall space where you want to install the gallery. Consider the height and width available, keeping in mind furniture and other room features.

LAY IT OUT:

Arrange your artwork on the floor to finalize your layout. This “dry run” is crucial to get a feel for how the pieces will interact with one another. I like to use painter’s tape to create a visual of what my display will look like on the walls.

INSTALL THE RAILS AND HANG YOUR ART:

Following the manufacturer’s instructions, mount the rails at the top of your wall. Ensure they are level and securely attached. Attach cables or rods to the rails, then use hooks to hang your frames. The beauty of the system is that you can adjust the height and position of each piece easily.

BALANCE AND SYMMETRY:

Step back to view your layout from different angles. Adjust the spacing and alignment as needed to achieve visual balance.

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ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMY SALVAGNO

Elevated Cocktails for Brunch &

Beyond

3 Fun Cocktails That Are Sure To Impress Whether you prefer to dine reclining pillow-side in pajamas or beside a beautifully dressed table, you’ll appreciate an elegant, elevated cocktail to make your brunch menu extra special. So while you’re indulging in a few extra pieces of bacon, savoring bites of flaky quiche and luxuriating over berry and whipped cream-topped pancakes, you’ll be sure to impress with one of these three morning-friendly mixes.

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Gin& Jam A simple ingredient drink unites the botanical complexity of gin with the rich sweetness of your favorite jam.

Instructions: 1. Add the gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and jam to your mixing glass.

Ingredients: • 2 ounces gin • 1 ounce lemon juice • 1/2 ounce simple syrup • 1 teaspoon raspberry (or your favorite) jam • Spoonful of jam for garnish

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Ingredients: • 2 cups orange juice • 1/2 cup tequila • 1/4 cup lime juice • Lime wedge, for rimming glasses • Coarse salt, for rimming glasses • 1 bottle champagne or Prosecco • Orange and lime slices for serving

Instructions: 1. In a pitcher, combine orange juice, tequila and lime juice and stir to combine. 2. Line glass rims with lime and dip in salt. Pour in orange juice mixture and top off with champagne. 3. Add sliced oranges and limes to glasses and serve.

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Margarita

Mimosas

Sweet and tart combined with classic champagne bubbles make for the perfect brunch accompaniment.

Instructions: 1. Infuse vodka: Tear five basil leaves into small pieces and place into a small glass jar with vodka. Seal tightly and shake, refrigerate, then infuse for at least six hours, shaking the jar occasionally.

4. Rim glasses: Pour basil sugar onto a small, shallow plate. Fill another shallow plate with water until a quarter-inch deep. Dip the rim of each glass first in water, then in basil sugar.

2. Make basil sugar: In a small food processor, combine sugar and remaining basil. Pulse until basil is chopped into small, uniform pieces and sugar is pale green.

5. Assemble cocktail: Divide basil vodka between glasses, then add half-cup lemonade to each. Fill glasses with ice cubes and top with seltzer. Garnish with lemon slices.

3. Strain vodka into a glass measuring cup, squeezing basil leaves to release any remaining liquid.

Ingredients: • 9 large basil leaves, divided • 4 ounces vodka • 1/4 cup granulated sugar • 1 cup lemonade • Ice • Seltzer • Lemon slices, for garnish

Spiked

Basil

Lemonade This refreshing twist on a springtime favorite is enhanced with the sweetness of basil and turns the spirit a vibrant green.

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Santa Barbara Studio Artists Open Studios Tour Art studios throughout Montecito & Santa Barbara | 11:00 AM The 25th annual Open Studios Tour invites visitors inside the working spaces of artists throughout Montecito, Santa Barbara and Goleta. The self-guided weekend offers a closer look at painting, sculpture and mixed-media practices, beginning with a preview reception at Community Arts Workshop. Tour maps, tickets and participating artists are available at santabarbarastudioartists.com. SE PT E M BE R 1 2 T H – 1 3TH

Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival Earl Warren Showgrounds: 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara | 2:30 PM Artists from across the country gather for a weekend devoted to authentic sea glass jewelry and ocean-inspired art. The curated marketplace features dozens of artists, along with creative workshops and a sea glass treasure competition, offering a distinctly coastal celebration of craftsmanship and collecting. Find admission information, workshop details, and the current schedule at santabarbaraseaglassandoceanartsfestival.com. SE PT E M BE R 1 2 T H – 1 3TH

Santana at the Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara Bowl: 1122 N Milpas St | 7:30 PM Santana brings its unmistakable fusion of rock, Latin rhythms, blues, and jazz to the Santa Barbara Bowl for two evenings beneath the stars. Led by legendary guitarist Carlos Santana, the band draws from a celebrated catalog spanning more than five decades. Tickets and current event details are available at sbbowl.com. SE PT E M BE R 1 8T H

Earth, Wind & Fire at the Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara Bowl: 1122 N Milpas St | 7:30 PM Earth, Wind & Fire returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl with the polished musicianship and joyful energy that have defined the group for generations. The evening draws from a celebrated catalog of soul, funk, R&B, and dance-floor classics, presented in one of the coast’s most distinctive open-air venues.

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