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Peace Poles: A Creative Tribute
with Folk Artist Sandy Garcia
Peace Poles: A Creative Tribute with Sandy Garcia
Saturday, August 15, 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Includes a half-hour lunch break in the courtyard with live music
Member Price $99 Non Members $110
All materials included
No experience necessary
Join renowned folk artist Sandy Garcia for a heartfelt workshop where creativity and remembrance come together. In this meaningful session, participants will create and decorate peace poles, beautiful symbols of love, peace, and tribute to those who have touched our lives.
You’ll work with natural agave branches, paint, fabric, and other decorative elements. Participants are encouraged to bring personal items such as small photos, fabric pieces, trinkets, or written notes to make each peace pole a deeply personal and unique expression.
Sandy will guide you through the creative process, offering tips and inspiration along the way. As you work, you’ll be invited to share stories and memories in a welcoming and supportive space, fostering connection and community.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll take home a beautifully adorned peace pole, a lasting tribute to someone special or a meaningful gift for a loved one. Open to all skill levels, this workshop offers a therapeutic and creative way to honor memory, celebrate love, and create with intention.
Reserve your spot today and join us for a powerful experience of art, healing, and connection.
Artists Biography
Born in El Paso, Texas and raised in East Los Angeles, Sandy Garcia was deeply influenced by spiritual imagery and Chicano Art. Her attraction to bright colors and expressive faces began during childhood trips across the border with her grandmother, Carmelita. While her grandmother lit candles in churches throughout Juarez, Mexico, Sandy sat in the pews captivated by the statues of saints, vibrant clothing, and glowing stained glass windows that would later inspire her artistic voice.
A self-taught artist, Garcia paints emotional stories filled with spiritual connection and human expression. Faces, symbolic figures, and the occasional crow emerge through her intuitive process, each piece revealing personal emotion and raw honesty. She describes her work as writing with a paintbrush so others can “read” her imperfections through impressionable Folk Art.
Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, Garcia also explores mixed media across a variety of surfaces. Her large scale works on eight-foot tin roof panels were featured in the Garden Exhibit at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts. Her artwork has also been exhibited at the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, the Museum of History and Art, Ontario, and in exhibitions celebrating Frida Kahlo in San Francisco.
“It’s those imperfections that make Folk Art magical.” Folk Artist Sandy Garcia