We were so inspired by our visit to our friend Tayloranne at The Sanctuary, an artist residency community house in Arcata, CA. Tayloranne of course is a bright beaming light of creativity and joy, and the artists’ house is totally groovy and inspiring as an art space. Housed in a huge building in downtown Arcata, the Sanctuary is a space for artists to have live performances, gallery space, record music, or deepen their practice in a residency. Everyone we met was so kind. We spent a lovely few days exploring the cute town, hiking in the community redwood forest and community marsh/wetland/wastewater treatment plant (SO radical!), gardening, and pot-lucking. Thanks for the hospitality y’all 🙂
Cutie pies in the garden 
The lovely stage 
Spreading blue hydrangea petals for festive mulch!
The Arcata Marsh is an environmental wastewater treatment facility that creates habitat for hundreds of plants and animals, adds beauty and public space to the town, sequesters carbon, and uses less energy than a traditional wastewater treatment plant. This marsh was one of the coolest environmental projects we’ve seen in our travels!
Snail Van Adventures 