Andres Amador Arts

Specializing in Ephemeral, Largescale, Collaborative, Nature-based Art. Commissions & Workshops.

06/18/2026

Mesh, 2008

This artwork covers the most area of any I have done. It was made during the first evolution of my beach art, as I first expanded from geometric art and into organic patterns in nature. I wrote about it on my blog.

This image is available as a print. Check out my store, I’ve got a bunch of other images available in a variety of mediums and sizes good for all budgets and spaces :-)

Blog and Store links in bio.

06/16/2026

Here’s from the display I set up for the art walk last week.

The pieces are nestled amongst the natural features of the landscaped garden. I feel good about the setup and my first foray into the world with this new branch of my arts that has taken a bit of prominence in my arts-making.

My life happens less at the beach and more in the Sierras. And I am blessed with an abundant source of material that would otherwise be firewood. I’m excited by possibilities with these wood carvings.

06/11/2026

My final community beach art event until the fall!

These gatherings have been such a wonderful opportunity to play, create, and connect while contributing to an enormous collective artwork. Join me on the beach for a relaxed, drop-in experience where everyone can participate. Registration here: https://www.andresamadorarts.com/events

June 20
9:00 AM–11:00 AM

All ages are welcome, and no experience is needed—just bring your curiosity and creativity. I hope you’ll help us make this final summer gathering something special!

06/04/2026

This Friday 6/5/26 is the public debut of my Salvaged Remnants series. Here are some of the pieces I’ll be setting up. The first piece is currently in progress and is about to be painted.

I’ll be stationed in the garden of 298 Main Street. The event goes from 6-9p and I’ll be there to discuss the art. I’ll have the work up all month!

Nevada City is a very charming town, and the summer evenings with the lights outlining the historic downtown buildings are the best. Art, live free music in the streets, shops open til late- an excellent evening of fun!

06/02/2026

This artwork was made as a collaboration with Maori artists when I was traveling through New Zealand. It is among my favorite and most meaningful pieces and one that I feel pride towards. I wrote about its development on my blog (www.andresamadorarts.com/blog).

This image is available as a print. Check out my store, I’ve got a bunch of other images available in a variety of mediums and sizes good for all budgets and spaces :-)

05/26/2026

When the California Academy of Sciences reopened after its dramatic redesign, they held a series of celebrations for which I was commissioned to create an artwork that would be placed within one of the fountains at the Music Concourse. I roamed Golden Gate Park with a park grounds keeper gathering materials. If you are curious, I wrote more about the making of this piece on my blog. Btw, at the front is my sweetheart, Ember (I was in a tree taking the pic- no drones yet!)

05/21/2026

Islamic tile work was always an inspiration but it can be so complex that I could never figure out how to translate it to the beach. After many years of head scratching I was able to get a simplified version completed. I wrote about this artwork and the process of making it on my blog, which you can read on my site via the link in my bio.

This image is available as a print. Check out my store, I’ve got a bunch of other images available in a variety of mediums and sizes good for all budgets and spaces :-)

05/19/2026

My most recent carved artworks using scrap wood from our sawmill. I’ve been inspired to create animal depictions in the styles of the places I have visited and feel a connection to in spirit.

I don’t look at these artworks as “my art” per se. I am using classical depictions that I’ve found online that I tweak to adapt to my approach. Whenever I have traveled to other places I investigate the traditional art styles, some of which rub off on me and become part of my repertoire. More than anything I am building my experience in this medium and routering technique. And using color- something I have generally been overwhelmed in approaching. These artworks are intended as gifts to friends and to be scattered around the land where I live.

The rooster is from Portugal and was made for my friend with Portuguese heritage who raises chickens and whose own hair looks like a rooster comb. I did an art project in Portugal a few years ago and spent some time traveling about the countryside backroads exploring castles with my son. Everywhere I went this vibrant rooster depiction could be found in tile, paintings and carvings, representations of a famous legend about a wrongly convicted man being saved by a crowing rooster.

The skunk is in the Northwest Pacific Indian style. I lived for a spell in the Alaskan interior and traveled around the state when I was 21, an experience that left a huge impression on me. There’s also Scandinavian touches in the design, a nod to my travels in Sweden when I was 17. I don’t encounter skunks much where I live, but dogs on the land occasionally get sprayed, reminding us that they are definitely here.

Coming soon: more wildlife from where I live- rattlesnake, raven, lizard, bear, beetle, toad...

05/14/2026

“Glyph” 2023

My art at the beach requires the low tide wet sand to rake, which can be extremely limiting when the proper tide or beach topography are not available. But beaches can be huge with so much sand just taunting me. One day I came across a Japanese rock garden in which specially made “rakes” leave raised lines of pebbles- a lightbulb was lit within me. I set about fashioning a tool to work in the dry sand and this photo is an experiment in seeing how large I could go with this technique. While this allows me to work in the copious dry sand areas, there are some serious drawbacks. For one, it just isn’t possible to use this technique for detail work. And as can be seen in the photos, the visibility of the lines depends on shadow, which requires a shining sun (overcast or foggy won’t work). And if the lines are parallel to the shadow then the lines practically disappear. Footprints become a bigger issue in dry sand as well- digging deeply and leaving large shadow pockets. So in the end this technique is one that I have not done much with, but when the conditions are right its still fun to play with.

05/12/2026

If you’ve been following me for a while you may have heard me talk about Spirit Shrines, a program I created for engaging the grief of losing a beloved using art and intuition. At its core the program asks questions which are answered through the creation of a memorial shrine.

While developing a workshop to train a set of hospice staff and volunteers in my area in using the program with their clients, I saw that it would be good if the participants could leave with something physical that could continue to offer guidance. That led to what has developed into a deck of cards intended to support any who are grieving through insightful prompts, activities, self-care suggestions, and supportive insights.

At the moment I’m working with a graphic designer and I’m reaching out to artists to create paintings for the card backs. It’s an exciting project that I feel in my bones will be truly beneficial to the world. Coming soon will be a Kickstarter campaign to cover printing costs. For the moment you can see the original version of the program at my Spirit Shrines site (link in my bio).

If you are suffering from the grief of losing a beloved, I invite you to check out the program to see if it could be supportive. It is available for free on my Spirit Shrines site.

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