Coast Highway Art Collective presents artist Emma Hurley & Phil Clark

…crafted from sustainable or recycled wood.

The reception is on Saturday, Aug 14 from noon to 5 pm. The show runs from Aug. 5 through Aug. 29.

Point Arena local and avid surfer Emma Hurley has created a line of wearable “fish art,” reflecting her background in conservation biology and her love of the ocean. While working as a fisheries biologist and an ocean educator in Santa Cruz, Hurley created a line of clothing using her hand-drawn designs, ‘inspired by the colors, shapes, beauty, humor, mystery, and character of the fish that live off the cold brine water of California,” explains Hurley. Her goal with the brand, which she calls NorthCoast Brine.

Phil Clark is a local, Point Arena woodworking artist who has had a long career in fine furniture making and wood art projects. He specializes in mirrors set in hand-carved wood frames with deep, hand-rubbed and stained finishes. His pieces have rustic, finished bark layer borders, and are presented in the pagoda or modern geometric designs. Phil also crafts contemplative altarpieces suitable for wall hanging, and other unique artistic woodworking projects. He works in styles from Modern Occidental to Classic Oriental.