Our Alums
Scotty Salame
The Flying Cloud summer program was the absolute highlight of every summer growing up, and was the exact environment I needed to foster my creative abilities. Today, I'm an Emmy-nominated productions designer, a working pet portrait artist, and owner of Scotty's Home & Design, a business that specializes in interiors and seasonal decor. I like exploring many facets of art and design, which was a gift that Flying Cloud gave me as a child that has stayed with me right up through today." Check out Scotty's work on Instagram at @ScottySalameArt or @ScottysHome and on his website: www.scottysalame.com
Jenna Catsos
I am an artist based in Northern California, running an illustration business (Pen+Pine) out of my garden studio. I have a line of products (which are now available in over 200 stores throughout the world), take on commission projects, and paint murals. Flying Cloud was woven into my life when I was younger and heavily influenced the path that I chose. The interdisciplinary nature of Flying Cloud helped shape Pen+Pine - inspiring me to use art to explore and communicate the intricacies of our natural world. I work to capture the unique plants within my garden and the broader west coast through whimsical, fine line drawings. I also organize the annual Eureka Street Art Festival, bringing public art to walls throughout my coastal town. You can find me on social media (IG: @pen.and.pine) and see and shop my work on my website: www.penandpine.com
Julia Garretson
I am a hand-crafter in Oregon. I make art from recycled materials, focusing on designing utilitarian items. As a hand paper-maker, I create paper by beating fibers in water until a pulp is formed. Then I create sheets of paper from the pulps of cotton T-shirts, blue jeans, bed sheets, junk mail, iris leaves, corn husks, and other waste materials. When the fibers dry, they form a hydrophilic bond -- It's where science meets art and this has always fascinated me. I made paper with Susie Hardcastle at Flying Cloud one summer, and she is one of the teacher-mentors who has inspired me to make art my life path and to focus on craft with "the mark of the hand." I am blessed to have so many helpful and creative people who have influenced me and helped me to believe that I could make a life as an artist, many of whom I met through Flying Cloud. I make lampshades, light switch plates, stationary, jewelry, and paper, and I take commissions. I sell online at www.JuliaGarretson.etsy.com and at the oldest Saturday Market in the country, in Eugene Oregon.