Making Moves
This weekend s Open Air Artisan Faire at Santana Row marks a return to live events, but Bay Area artists have survived and even thrived in the pandemic through virtual shops
June 9, 2021 by Casey O Brien and Adam Joseph
ART OF ADAPTATION: Ezra Mara working in her San Jose studio. When galleries closed during the pandemic, she turned her Etsy shop into a successful business online.
Photo by Greg Ramar
Last year, San Jose artist Ezra Mara had heart surgery to fix a birth defect. The day after she got out of the hospital, the shelter-in-place pandemic quarantine went into effect.