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    Todos Santos Open Studios 2026

    Join us at  Earth Art Studio for our 2nd annual Open Studios Art Tour!

    Nearly 60 artists are participating this year from Pescadero to Las Playitas. It’s a great opportunity to chat with artists, explore new corners of our pueblo and of course BUY ART!

    We are artist #20 on the map, look for us on the detail Las Playitas map along with neighboring artists Christa Assad #21 + Amanda Szopinski #22.

    Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend!

    For more info about the Art Tour or to purchase tickets visit: todossantosopenstudios.org

    work in progress: water columns

    What began as a sketch a few months ago has now (almost) become the newest sculptures in the studio! The ‘Water Columns’ are steel frames with plankton inspired ceramic forms suspended within the frame. The steel was fabricated by my husband Nate, and he gets extra points for figuring out all the math to cut the angle iron just right to get everything to match up, it was really tricky but he did a great job! Now I’m working on getting them painted and then will add in the ceramic forms with steel cables. Excited to see these actually come to life find a home in the sculpture garden.

    I’ll be sharing these pieces during Todos Santos Open Studio Art Tour January 31 + February 1st from 10 – 4 and they will be exhibited as part of the Art Baja Patio exhibition late March, come see them in person!

    El Nido!

    The sculpture garden just got a little bit cooler with the addition of our new nest! El nido has been a work in progress over the past few weeks and it was just recently finished. Javier and Julietta of Arte con Madera del Desierto worked their magic weaving palo de arco into this amazing structure. We’ll be adding a table and benches to complete the shaded picnic area soon.

    Come visit El Nido in person!

    El Nido in progress…

    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio

    Latest Addition to the Sculpture Garden

    It’s still a work in progress but we are adding a shade area to the sculpture garden that will be our picnic area, its a dome shape with two arched doorways and it will be woven with locally sourced palo de arco sticks that will give it a nest like structure.

    Right now, the workers are designing the skeletal structure of the form with rebar and anchoring it to the ground with concrete footings, the steel is coated in a mesh and tinted concrete skin to protect it and help it blend into the natural wood. Next the wood will be woven and braided into the structure.

    Here’s a few images of the the mock-ups and work in progress of El Nido…

    Crafts + Cocktails at the Studio!

    Upcoming Glass Etching Workshop | the dirt | Jenni Ward ceramic sculpture

    JOIN US!

    Saturday December 13 | 1 – 4pm

    Learn to etch glass with your custom design! Jenni Ward will walk you through all of the steps to mask and acid etch your own design onto a recycled glass bottle to use as a flower vase. They make a great handmade gift for the holidays!

    All materials, cocktail/mocktail, water and light snacks provided.

    Stitching in the Studio

    We had so much fun with Christina Dean last Saturday learning to embroidery at the studio that honestly, I drank the proverbial KoolAid and had a hard time stopping finding things to embroider, in fact I spent most of my Sunday continuing to work on ideas which only led to more ideas!

    The workshop led everyone through basic stitches along with pro-tips and then we dove into creating desert floral designs onto our bandanas. Everyone took their projects and supplies home to finish up. Oh yeah, and we had some delish spicy cucumber margaritas to accompany the day. So much fun!

    Join us for our next workshop: Glass Etching on Upcycled Bottles!