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16 67 QUILT BE ART


In response to bombastic technological breakthroughs and high speed life, the practical art of quilting has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity over the last decade. Now the once hand stitched works are getting fi nished mostly by machine. Ranell Hansen is a master craftswoman who takes quilting to a more adventurous dimension as a quilt artist. Her fi ne tuned canvases are intricate works of art soothing to the touch and amazing to the eye.


86 ROMANCING THE ROMERO TRAIL Offering a quick breakaway from the coast, Romero


Canyon is Carpinteria’s gateway into the front-country of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the backcountry of the Los Padres National Forest. From the Carpinteria Valley one can see the upper reaches of the Romero Trail, a jagged line of compacted sandstone gradually ascending westward on a steep mountain face toward the coast before zigzagging back to the north.


94 FICTION: “ISN’T THAT ODD?”


Spider webs and Halloween aren’t so odd, but mysterious disappearances are. Toro Canyon newlyweds are tangled in a Halloween mystery, unbeknownst to them.


departments 61 MOMENT IN TIME


75 MADE IN CARP 81 LA VIDA CARPINTERIA 96 FINAL FRAME


the basics 10 From the Director


12 Contributors 53 Picture Perfect


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