After the death of her husband in 1998, Carol Stirnaman needed something to occupy her time.
Always a pet lover, the Sacramento-born resident considered volunteering at a local animal shelter. “I was looking for some type of volunteer work and I wanted it to be with animals,” she says. “I had cats and dogs all my life. I’m one of those people who just falls in love with animals.”
Doreen Irwin paints horses, pets, people and more, capturing her subjects in a realistic manner. She is an avid horsewoman, and retired after 37 years as a music professor at Sacramento City College.
UC Davis’ newest restaurant provides the community with one of the most unique university dining experiences. The minds and mouths making the decisions in dining services are nurturing an environment of hand-picked, hyper-local ingredients and flavorful, international dishes in all campus dining—especially in its newest addition, Latitude Restaurant and Market.
Latitude focuses on the diversity of its community by serving scratch-made cuisine from regions around the world. “Our goal is making dining the least stressful and most enjoyable part of the day,” says Kraig Brady, director of dining services.
Bryan Valenzuela’s creations—whether mixed-media visual art or songs for his rock ’n’ roll band, Exquisite Corps—reflect his love of the written word.
Cassie Berube is a local mixed media artist and printmaker. Exploring local landscapes and their flora, sketching out botanicals and using actual plants to make her pieces are all part of her unique process.
