Sebastian 'Seabass' Kennerknecht's Blog

The 2013 calendars featuring images from Yemen were first released at the 2012 Santa Cruz Open Studios. They are now available for ordering online. There is a limited number left (less than 25 as of this writing) so get your order in soon! If you have trouble using the online ordering system or prefer me to contact me directly, please call me at 510-673-3194 or email me.

Finally, there are also seven new greeting cards available (each card is depicted in the image above). There are less than 20 cards of each photograph left. Again, you can order them online in the Greeting Card portfolio or you can contact me directly.

It’s almost time for Open Studios again!

Quick Facts
Santa Cruz Open Studios
Artist #106   (South County)
Location: 1174 Brommer Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Dates and Times: October 6th and 7th from 11am until 5pm each day.

There are a few changes this year. One, I will only be open the first weekend of Open Studios which is the 6th and the 7th of October. The Open Studios calendar states that I am open on encore weekend which is not actually the case due to a film project in which I am participating, so please note that in fact the above dates are the only times I will be available. The doors will be open from 11am to 5pm each day.

Secondly, I will be doing open studios at a new address:
1174 Brommer Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

The 2013 calendars will be released, we have some new greeting cards this year, and of course new fine prints. I also decided to re-implement my offer for a 40% discount on your whole order for anyone donating $50 to the Foundation for the Protection of the Arabian Leopard in Yemen (cash only please, cashing checks in Yemen bears tremendous bank charges). It was a huge surprise to the foundation when I handed in all the donations last year and being there personally I saw the increased conservation opportunities for the people who are working hard to create the change needed to protect the Arabian Leopard. I will have a donation box at Open Studios for this purpose.

As usual there are a few friends of mine whose work I would recommend seeing as well:
Stacy Frank (North County, open the 13th–14th, 21st–22nd) – etchings, lithographs and monoprints of natural scenes
Gero Heine (South County, open the 6th–7th, 21st–22nd) – nature photographs, mostly from Africa and India

If you are unable to attend, you always have a chance to order online.

I hope to see you on the sixth or seventh of October!

Finally, as a heads up….no Bavarian pretzels this year; the pretzel baker (aka my dad) has moved back to Germany.

Finally, finally the Santa Cruz Open Studios are organized by the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County. They do an amazing job each year and all participating artists are better off due to all their hard work. Please check them out at http://www.ccscc.org/

May 11th and 12th, 2012 – Taking Your Images to the Next Level

This workshop is designed to get you to make pictures not just take them. We will cover a range of topics and will stress the importance of making conscious decisions about what picture you are trying to achieve and changing your camera settings to get those results. This workshop is appropriate for people who know basic camera functions but are looking to improve their picture quality. Limited to 8 participants. Full Details

Finally, feel free to message me back if neither of these workshops suits you and why. If I get enough of a response with common interests/needs that are different from the above I will try to arrange a workshop that fits those requests. Also, check back since I will be scheduling more workshops in the future.

Just wanted to let everyone know that due to popular request I just added two new images to the greeting cards I am offering. One is the ‘Flying Brown Pelican in Breeding Plumage’

Flying Brown Pelican in Breeding Plumage Greeting Card

and the other is my new favorite image ‘Juvenile Mountain Lion Walking Through The Night’

Juvenile Mountain Lion Walking Through The Night

Finally, we have another calendar this year. As last year it is stapled and 8.5 inches by 11 inches. It includes plenty of space for you to write necessary notes for each day as well as U.S. Holidays and the moon cycle. The theme this year is Northern California and the images range from Sea Otters to Snowy Plovers (and even some landscapes!). Here is the cover:

2011 Calendar Cover - Northern California

All of these new items can be found under the portfolio page ‘Greeting Cards and Calendar‘. Let me know if you have any questions in regards to ordering, otherwise you can use the provided shopping card.