Profiles of 50 South Bay Creatives.

This is the third edition of our “Profiles” series, and it is one of my favorite issues because we get to pack it with our local creatives. Doing six issues a year just does not provide the space to feature all the people we admire in our community; the “Profiles” issue is to give breadth more than depth and to introduce you to people we think you should investigate. It is also dear to me because I make this issue my chance to photograph all the people featured, so you will only see photo credits where I did not personally take the photos. If I could, I would shoot all the images and do all the interviews in every issue, but that is not really possible nor does it further our mission of giving locals a platform to showcase their writing skills and develop their photography. But for this annual issue, I get a little selfish and shoot all the images, not only because I love photography, but also because I really like to meet new people and get to know their story. Even though the shoots can be short sometimes, I feel that these people are my friends, and so it is my pleasure to introduce to you a few of my friends in this issue. I hope you too get to know them and connect with them, like a good friend.

Enjoy.

Daniel Garcia

The Cultivator

Featuring

Essay

12 Art as Slow Change, Karen Gutfreund

Art

16 MACLA’s DMC Studio, Nicholas Jimenez 
18 Sculptor & Painter, Abel Gonzalez 
20 Artist & Designer, Tamiko Rast 
22 San Jose Museum of Art, Susan Sayre Batton 
24 Print Maker, Fanny Retsek 
26 Display Artist, Damian Kelly 
28 Paper Art, Darius B’Alexander 
30 Graphic Designer, Kaitlyn Horner 
32 Mural Artist, Lila Gemellos 
34 Painter, Francisco Ramirez 
36 Photographer, Vicki Thompson 
38 Mixed Medium Artist, Sarah Cade 
40 Mural Artist, Sam Rodriguez 
42 Sangam Arts, Usha Srinivasan 
44 Public Art Director, Michael Ogilvie 
46 Stencil Art, Jason Adams 
48 Top Notch Kustoms, Notch Gonzalez

Food & Drink

50 Slap Face Coffee & Tea, Mike Rozenblum 
52 Red Berry Coffee Bar, Jeff & Lisa Hampton 
54 Elyse Restaurant, Chef Ngoc-Bao-Ky Vo 
56 Storrs Winemaker, Pamela Bianchini-Storrs 
58 Rhys Vineyards Manager, Javier Tapia Meza

Community

60 Kombi Co., Jeff & 
Christine Alexander 
62 Sales & Marketing, Fairmont Hotel, Marshall Jones 
64 Marketing, Laura Chmielewski 
66 Comedian, Rory Campbell 
68 Councilmember, Tam Nguyen 
70 TV Host, Janice Edwards 
72 Viva Calle (Parks & Rec.), Ed Solis 
74 Events Planner, Eric Belladonna 
76 Silicon Valley Leadership Group, 
Carl Guardino 
78 Authentic Imprints, Drew Scicluna 
80 Entrepreneur, Sarah Chea 
82 Deputy City Manager, Kip Harkness 
84 Kiva & LettuceBee Kids, 
Sarah Adeel

Style

86 Second Hand Hustle, Jaypee Inguito 
88 Photographer, Mark Chua 
90 Wardrobe Stylist, Adrea Cabera 
92 Makeup Artist, Renee Batres 
94 Second Hand Style

Music & Dance

102 The Get Down, Ceech Hsu, Jeannette & Brian Rapaido 
104 Hip-Hop Dancer, Chez 
106 Rapper, Kung Fu Vampire 
108 Gyrotonic Teacher, Christine Toha 
110 Pilates Instructor, Maria Yu 
112 Singer/Songwriter/Waiter, Chris Landon