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December 2019 Newsletter

As our treasured holiday tradition, we would like to greet the new year with a piece of art by an amazing artist from Creative Growth Art Center, one of the oldest and largest nonprofit art studios for artists with disabilities.

Nick Pagan was born in Hayward, California in 1982. With work that ranges from drawings and ceramics to wood and cardboard sculpture, he illustrates the macabre as well as the absurd. These include sewn and patched up ceramic hearts, and wooden fleets of 'war ships for peace". Channeling his interest in heavy metal music, Nick also constructs meticulous cardboard replicas of electric guitars that have an uncanny resemblance to the actual instruments. As a connoisseur of films, Nick produces short videos in Creative Growth's Digital Media Lab. From directing, set designs, scripts, to sound, and special effects, he did it all.

As we take a moment at year's end to express our thanks to our clients and associates, we wish to share this inspiration with you.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

the bL team

This image of 'Look, Abs (NP040), 2016, 9X12 inches' is generously provided by Creative Growth Art Center. Founded in 1974 in downtown Oakland, Creative Growth is a leader in the field of arts and disabilities, establishing a model for a creative community guided by the principal that art is fundamental to human expression and that all people are entitled to its tools of communication

If you like to make a donation to support this amazing organization, you can mail a check to

Creative Growth Art Center
355 - 24th Street Oakland, CA 94612
Hours: M-F 10am - 4pm Sat 10am - 3pm
510.836.2340 x117
or you can donate online