Artists

Laura Huston	Laura has lived in lots of places including Santa Barbara, Chile, Colorado, San Francisco, Mammoth Lakes and Nicaragua. She now lives in Encinitas, CA and works as a freelance graphic and web designer. Her favorite things to do are snowboard, surf, mountain bike, hike, run with her dog and practice yoga. She is passionate about art, all kids of design, music, nature, laughter, photography, travel, reading, good food and gardening. To see more of her work check out Laura's website at www.laurahuston.com
Sara Pfeifer	Sara's early life very much resembled that of a fish, as she spent as much time as possible submerged in the waters of North County, San Diego. Friends and family were astounded when she traded the ocean for the mountains, moving to the Eastern Sierra in January of 2004. Not able to stay away from the coast for long, Sara packed up for Santa Cruz in January of 2005 to finish a bachelors of the arts. There she studied oil painting and discovered a passion for relief printmaking. Upon getting her degree, Sara made her way back to the hills. She gets her kicks by having ski adventures with good mountain people, submerging herself in very chilly alpine lakes, finding time to make art now and again, traveling to the coastal regions of the Americas, starting a non-profit organization to support local agriculture and piecing together odd-jobs in true "ski bum" style ever since.

Noelle Sharp

Noelle Sharp was born and reared in Salt Lake City, Utah and now travels between Chicago and New York City working on her art. Growing up skiing at Alta triggered her love for snow which inspired her to move to Mammoth Lakes, CA to work and ride. Soon after Mammoth she moved to Chicago to attend The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, working primarily in the Audio and Fiber Materials Department. Noelle also has her own knit wear line called Aporta. Visit Noelle's website at noellesharponline.com.

Christina Silva	Christina Silva designed our 'Coffee Tee' to help support the Common River Organization. Christina has a degree in Liberal Arts from Sonoma State University and has designed many event logos over the years. She is currently a middle school teacher living in Northern California with her husband and two sons. Another artistic talent of Christina's is baking wedding cakes for family and friends. .

Lana Hansen	Lana was born in Hawaii and raised in the Eastern Sierras of California in Mammoth Lakes. Influenced by her mother, who is also an artist, Lana's connection to the mountains inspires her artistic talents. Lana has completed her Art Studios degree at U.C. Santa Barbara focusing on welding in her final semester. Eventually she would like to go back to school for a masters degree in Psychology concentrating on Art Therapy as a career. When asked how she felt people could be more World Minded, Lana simply said, "People should treat others how they want to be treated." One of Lana's current projects involved painting a trout that has been placed along Highway 395 as part of Mono Counties "Trail of the Trout" project. To view more of Lana's work, go to www.myspace.com/uno_amor.

Andy Thies	Andy's design career started on the beaches of Southern California. Some of his early work included creating t-shirt graphics and catalogs for companies such as Stussy and Varnet. More recently, he has done graphic editing for MGM studios and he currently lives in the Eastern Sierras. To inquire about Andy's graphic design or web building services, he can be reached at andyt@hakamadesign.com.

Anna Vetter	Anna was born and raised in Sparks, NV just outside Reno. She is currently attending Trukee Meadows Community College completing her first two years of college before transferring to the Art Institute of Seattle. Anna's artistic inspiration comes from the things she finds in everyday life. Aside from her interests in drawing, painting and photography, Anna works part-time as a model.

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