Supporting local artists and paying an official visit to Ethan Blu's gallery. We met Ethan a few…read moreyears ago during the pandemic when he was hosting a virtual sip & paint event promoted by Yelp. He donned his Bob Ross wig and led us away on a fun experiment painting hummingbird birds. I believe it was the first time I actually painted anything on a canvas and I really had a great time. It was great that we had the opportunity to meet him in person this time around and we appreciated his charismatic nature. Thank you Ethan, for the personalized gifts and we look forward to another visit.

Transcended on over to Ethan's gallery finally! I've been following him via social media since the…read morepandemic. I had always planned on coming into the gallery at some point in time. The stars aligned as we roamed around Solana Beach like "locals acting like tourists" as I say. We're N SD peeps & honestly there is always something to explore. In between coffee cafes and consignment shops Cedros Art district is literally right up my alley. I just love the arts whether it's live music, photography, paintings, and/or you name it! We were warmly greeted by Anna & Ethan himself. Birds of a feather ~~ as I too dabble as an artist. He's hosts several events too! I'd like to return for one of those in person events. Once upon a time we joined one of his virtual "paint and sip" parties~~ via zoom at home. That was a lot of fun but now that pandemic has eased up on us we can interact in person again. If you appreciate the arts I'd highly suggest that you go and check out his works too! It took me a hot minute..but am so glad we finally made it! Now I'm inspired to get out my canvases and splatters some paint on them!!!

Awesome artist and designer. Great turn around on tight deadlines. Jason is an extremely talented…read moreartist. From murals, to logos, graphic design and even animation, Stark White Studios has been a valuable resource for us.

Saw RK's photography for the first time at December nights in Balboa Park. Very excellent work, and…read moreI love all the beach and La Jolla photography. His black and white contrasts are amazing. Will be looking for his work again soon at the next festival he appears at in SD. Highly recommend for those who like stark black and white contrast photography.

How cool is this? Not long after moving to Carlsbad from Arizona last year, we came across Roy…read moreKerckhoffs, a local artist that takes amazing black and white photos, and then hand-colors them. We have several of his pieces. We recently found that we are moving back to Arizona, so I took a complete longshot and reached out to Roy with a few photos from our balcony, where my husband and I spent countless hours watching the waves and enjoying time with friends and family. To my complete surprise, Roy agreed to color our photo! It's great reminder of our time and favorite place in Carlsbad... and it's a one-of-a-kind Kerckhoffs and the centerpiece of our collection! A huge thank you to Roy, as this is the coolest thing in the world.

I was given a Paint History custom painting for my anniversary and I couldn't be happier with it…read more Tim completely captured us as a couple, and included such perfect detail with everything from our facial expressions to the background. He even hid our initials in the background, as an added special "touch"--which we try to have our friends find every time they come over. We chose to get our painting in a floating frame, which looks amazing up on our wall. Tim was highly responsive and worked with all the details we wanted to include. I highly recommend using Paint History for creating something special for your loved ones, especially if you like giving unique gifts!

What a fantastic artist!! She is so versatile with her styles and techniques. Her talents seem…read moreboundless in both sculpture and wall art. She is experimental and unafraid to try styles and techniques I've never even seen done before. She can really work with ANY medium whether it's for sculptures, statues and any visual art. She's extremely impressive and we're so fortunate she brought her talents to Oceanside and opened up this new gallery. I've seen her restoration portfolio and it's just incredible what this woman is capable of. She hired me to sing for her gallery for the South O Walkabout on 2nd Wednesdays of each month and this is how we met. Her styles are suitable for private homes, corporate buildings, high end hotels and she really does believe in the "go big or go home" mindset. She works on large canvas and from the collection I've seen, as far as I can tell her talent for visual art is completely boundless whether you are looking to commission a piece or repair a statue/sculpture that's been damaged. Welcome to Oceanside Roberta!!

Working with Vlada was an absolute game-changer in our home search. From the very first meeting, it…read morewas clear they had a keen eye for detail. Check out for yourself on Instagram the properties. You do not get these listings without outstanding experience. 10/10

Vlada is an extremely gifted artist. She painted a beautiful picture called Emily's heart in honor…read moreof my daughter Emily. My daughter is a heart warrior and the painting depicts her strong heart that has been healed through Jesus guiding many surgeons & by His stripes she is healed! Vlada worked on the painting for many days perfecting it each day as she added many intricate details. The value for the amount of time and effort she put into the painting is amazing! I highly recommend Vlada at Spark Bliss Co. for all of your artistic needs.

On my way to the room, when I first got to the Omni Hotel Resort in Carlsbad, CA i noticed what…read morelooked like a craft/farmers market going on in the hotel grounds. I thought that was cool but I was so exhausted from my travels, I went to my room and crashed for a few hours. After I woke up, I noticed the market was closing up and I decided to check out some of the vendors that were still there. One of them was Reflections By the Sea. I was amazed by how beautiful the pieces of art and decor. They had this beautiful beach theme going and it really felt like California looking at those pieces. If I did not have to fly back to Ohio, I would have bought some of the larger ones. I did buy two beautiful beach theme coasters, one for myself and one for my brother. My brothers room is coastal, so it definitely fits with his decor. I think anyone in the Carlsbad area should check out this store!

I can not recommend this place at all, I found them to be unprofessional, lacked follow through and…read moredidn't take responsibility to resolve the issues at hand. The own as a person is a nice guy but as a printer and business owner he is over his head. Look over the pics and I think you will understand where the issues came from. The quantities I ordered where not correct, this was dismissed because he gave me more in another size he felt it made up for being short in the sizes I actually ordered. The printing itself was substandard because the image was not sharp and not centered on the garment. He passed much of this off as being a very difficult process which was never mentioned to me before placing the order. After picking up the order I tried to communicate with him about the issue, he simply ignored most of my communication and did not call me back as he promised he would. When I asked him why he simply said he didn't know what to say. I had to ask him to send me the invoice 3 times and when I requested a refund on the incorrect items he wouldn't go for it. It was very unfortunate because It left me in a bad spot with my customers and when he was provided the opportunity to make it right he didn't and now I am left trying to find another printer. This entire situation cost him a potent long term customer as I order shirts 6 times a year. Take a look at the text and pics....

Nestled in business park in Miramar, an area all to familiar to those whom recall San Diego's…read morestreet racing sceen from the late 1990's, there lies my favorite screen print shop of all of the valley. It's quite uncommon to go to a printshop where the owner is a creative guru himself. Koohyar is down to earth and fun to talk to. So if you are needing a little help on the creative side, Koohyar can serve you a bunch of ideas. If you are into monsters or cute characters he can draw it . I'm a trained industrial designer and I was impressed on the wide spectrum of work he had. It's a simple operation which I like, because those cost saving get passed down to the customer without affecting the qualty. I usually go down to get party theme shirts done for myself and friends, such as the more recent "that's what she said party". Good times...