Local Artists

Air and Fire supports their local community by carrying works from over 40 very talented local Artitsts. Many of the items must be seen in person to appreciate. Click on each title to go to the artists web page.

Jewelry
Avelon & Ez

necklaces, bracelets and earrings are very unique, she uses stone, bone, wood, silver, leather, ribbon, crystal, feathers, gold fill, Venetian glass and possibly more.

Joni Russell
Joni Russell brings us her limited edition Sacred Gemstone Jewelry creations. These are high quality beautiful necklaces strung with natural semi-precious gemstones with a variety pendants, many of them sterling silver.
Quantum Ocean

Makes handcrafted rune necklaces from shell, coral and sea rocks. Molten pewter forms the rune symbol on each necklace. These are made with care and each one is truly unique.

Recycled Metal Art

We have a selection of fun and whimsical earrings made of recycled bottlecaps, scalloped edges with glitter & decorations and surgical steel findings. We also have recycled tin ornaments and nightlights by kathleen O'neill. 

Regina

has brought us a colorful variety of her hand crafted jewelry in glass & stone beads. She has been specializing in memory wire necklaces that go on and come off so easily and never get tangled, some have matching earrings or a bracelet. 

Magickal Crafts
Air & Fire Products
Handcrafted natural soaps, magickal essential oil blends, aromatherapy mists & potions, massage oils, elemental candles, bath salts and gift baskets.
Beaded Mandalas

Carolyn makes beautiful hand beaded mandalas and pentacles. They are made in a variety of color patterns. These are great hung in a window, a car or in your special space.

Beeswax tapers
Handrolled by Gina with 4 colors to choose from, just $4 a pair.
Candles by Melissa
Handcrafted scented candles in a variety of shapes and colors, very affordable. Marvelous new candles decorated with sea shells.  Handcrafted using paraffin wax and essential oils to create an ambiance that will be perfect for any altar, gathering, or just some relaxation time. Normal burn time is anywhere from 20 to 25 hours.
Cathrine Millet

Makes beautiful elaborate little purses all made by hand. These are made with hand dyed silk and ribbon and then hand beaded. You must see to really appreciate. They are the perfect size for a tarot deck.

Dragon Moon Incense
Locally handcrafted with the finest whole herbs, spices and natural resins.  Hand rolled cones or loose powders for charcoal burning. Available in a variety of scents that are magickally charged to reflect the characteristics of each name.
DragonQuest Treasures
A nice high quality selection of finished drinking horns to help get the ale flowing. She also shares a nice array of natural wands and walking staffs, accented with crystals and stones.
Enchanted Willow

Rune necklaces carved and painted on semi-precious stones by Willow. A full set of her traditional rune necklaces magically burned in wood disks and beaded with wood and bone. Dream eye pillows lined with fleece, magickal herbal pouches and custom engraved runes or bindrunes on boxes for protection, prosperity, and well being.

 

Hawk Valley Herbs

Ecologically wild crafted from the land and gardens of Santa Cruz County. A natural healing herbal skin salve with calendula, comfrey, plantain, st. john's wort & yarrow. Use for abrasions, bruises, burns & sunburn, cuts, chapped lips, cracked heels, dry skin, diaper rash & rashes, hemorrhoids, insect bites & stings, pain & inflammation, sore & sprained muscles.

Kayla Rose
Beautifully rendered goddess vases and collage mirrors. The vases are created utilizing recycled glass and hand painted individually by Kayla. They are a perfect flower offering vase to liven up any special space.
Original Art
Alex Pena

He paints in a surreal style with vibrant colors. All of his works are full of energy and contain deep meaning

A.D. Warner & Co.
A wonderful variety of arts by a truely talented artist Diane Warner. We have some of her woodburned gourds, gourd vases and rattles with dragons, Egyptian symbols and a Goddess. We have several original miniature oil paintings. We have sketched prints and notecards of many places in the San Lorenzo Valley of historical interest as well as animals. See their website for pictures or come to the shop to see in person.
Carrie A. Correa
An original 32 x 32 exquisitely blended oil painting titled "Awaiting".  It is about a woman waiting for her lover to return from his sea voyage. In her arms she holds a vessel. Her long dress merges with the land as she stands gazing at the sea, while fairy lights twinkle in a near by tree. Canvas on handmade redwood stretcher bars.  
Drayga Wyvernshade
Sacred Symbols carved in stones; soapstone, sandstone and red clay, then painted in gold acrylic. Celtic and Egyptian symbols price range for these one of a kind peices are $10 - $15 each. 
LaLa
LaLa: Hand-painted ceramic manifestations of the Green man in a varying array of personalities, chalices and more. LaLa brings each one to life with her paintbrush. They are the perfect addition to a forest garden. 
Michelle Waters

brings us two beautiful original paintings: "Butterfly Effect" & "Spiraling through Time #2". These are surreal deep paintings each with a Goddess. We also have about a dozen different matted prints with Goddess, nature, animal spirit themes and greeting cards. Michelle's art is nicely seasoned with many years of painting and several published peaces.

Raven Art

We have several powerful original paintings by the talented Raven. I'll describe her work as mysterious, transformational and tempestuous with emotion. The painting evokes deep strength, beauty, creation and definitely thought provoking.... Prints are also available.

Music/ CD's, DVD's
Balance Studio

brings us two DVD's: Mystic Meditations with Melissa Stone and the Groovy Goddess Yoga and Pilates Workout, plus a CD More Mystic Meditations. Balance Studio Spa is located in Felton and offers a variety of classes and services.

Chalice Procuctions
Celtic Spirit Meditations CD featuring 6 guided journeys by Mara Freeman (author of Kindling the Celtic Spirit), and Celtic harp by Gerry Smida.  Celtic Tales of Birds and Beasts CD which has 5 stories told by Mara Freeman with music by Gerry Smida. These stories are from traditional sources and enjoyed by children.
Invisiphobia
C.D. by local artist Bluzar Blue, who calls 
it "folk-rock with a psycho-billy twist, or something like 
that." It has a really diverse sound. The artist plans to 
give 20% of his proceeds to Cancer research.
Kekuja

An awesome local Bay Area band who performans live often. Kekuja specialises in afro belly dance music, and also plays middle eastern. This band is loved by bellydancers and a joy to see. If you can catch them performing, you won't be disapointed. We carry Kekuja "Live at Joslines" and an Air and Fire Mix of middle eastern music by Kevin Marshall of Kekuja.

Music For Cats

An easy listening music CD by Composer Dennis Fullerton. Humans will like it too.

Sharon Knight Band

Song of the Sea "an otherworldly blend of Celtic traditional and original songs featuring soulful Celtic vocals and mythical themes, set in a lush instrumental tapestry of mandola, mandocello, violin, acoustic and electric guitar, Uilleann pipes, whistles, piano, keyboards and percussion." We also have Cd's Pandemonaeon and Temple of Dreams

Scott Helland

"Scott's all-instrumental compositions meld a visceral mix of rock, pagan folk, metal influences and neo-classical styles all performed on acoustic guitar and bass guitar. His playfully diverse instrumentals are creative and unpredictable. Often having a medieval flavor or a movie soundtrack mystique, the emphasis is on melody and a strong lyrical feel. "

Printed Art
Argent Art

Four different elemental dragon prints and a Welsh Greenman in matted prints, tea shirts and cards. She also does fine home paintings, decorative faux finishes, murals & trompe l'oeil.

Digital Art Cards
abstract art creations in several different designs by Kevin Marshall of Kekuja.

Monika Livingstone
Fantastic dragon, fairy and other mystical prints, cards and magnets. We have a couple of Monika's framed original oil paintings on stone with feathers. She makes a variety of clay creations as well, beads, decorated bottles and candle holders.
Luna

Luna brings us her profoundly surreal art, with postcards & prints. Some of her art has Crowley influences and some of it i'd describe as brightly eclectic. All of it is a  must see .

Lynx Logos
A beautiful line of Namaste cards with unique mandelas artwork on high quality paper. Smaller cards with local nature themes.
Orbit Arts
Pagan greeting cards created by Tymn of Community Seed.
Skylight
Inspirational and beautiful ethereal, otherworldly images by Catherine Andrews on cards.
Willow Arleanea

This artist paints beautiful works on a variety of subjects, Gods and Goddesses, mystical themes, nature and animals. She also has her own tarot deck. We have several of her prints.

Publications/Books
Community Seed Magazine

Community Seed produced a quarterly magazine with articles, recipes, art and more for the evolving pagan culture. They no longer produce this magazine, but we do have some back issues full of good info.
Community Seed is a Santa Cruz based non-profit organization that holds open rituals once a month and hold community activities that honor humanity and nature. They host rituals for four Sabbats a year. Wonderful people, a great resource for the community and a safe place to meet like minded others.

Gendron Tarot & Book

A beautiful tarot deck and instruction guide book created by Melanie Gendron. Each card is a beautiful visionary piece of art.

Jeff Barbour
Local Author of three titles: Blue Planet; Ritual of Stone and The End of The World As We Know It.
Joan Staffen

"Divination & Action" & "Divination & Joy" are companion books with intuitive tools by local author Joan Rose Staffen w/ Shakti Wilson. They teach a pendulum divination system with worksheets and suggested questions that lead you to different charts to pinpoint important areas. With the use of these intuitive charts it is possible to achieve very detailed readings with the pendulum. We also carry Joan's poetry book "Catching you, catching me, catching fire" and "Be Not Afraid" a book of art.

Peter Phalam
Celestial Reunion- a channeled book by local Astrologer Peter Phalam. "One man's vision from beyond the edge of metaphysical reality."
Tales of Tura

David Dallion 7th local author of 'Tales of Tura' with a collection of very imaginative short stories, presents a tale of all tales. Within the pages one will find dragons, creatures and aliens of all sorts involved in strange unsuspecting events as they gradually unfold in a modern day adventure fantasy. The saga will continue in the second book 'Tura and the Outer Realms' due to be released in Spring.

The Twelve Tribes
The year is 1806. In No. Ca. hundreds of small trives live side by side in a rapidly changing land. The Twelve Trives live here too, a people of mixed blood with a unique culture based upon astrology. Into their world comes a young woman, desperately fleeing from a new Spanish mission. She will journey to each tribe and struggle to free herself of the demons of her past, while looking for a home for her future. A book by Hale Mednick
Witch Eye
"Witch Eye is a zine full of art, lore & discussion inspired and/or informed by the 'Feri (Faery/Faerie) Tradition of Witchcraft,' meaning various permeations of the tradition developed by Victor and Cora Anderson. Witch Eye is published roughly 2-3 times per year."
Umi
A Local author shares two beautifully written books with Air and Fire. "The River and the Raven: A True Story" and "Enlightenment Guaranteed: Zen, Bodhidharma, and Who Are You?"  Spiritual and Zen discussions with Umi.