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~ Karen Oeh and the Yahoo Education Project
Boulder Creek resident Karen "Mountain Girl" Oeh has been attending Burning Man since 1999. She is one of the founding members of the Yahoo Education Project, best known for the informative publication "How To Get Laid at Burning Man."

She and another co-founder, John Mosbaugh of San Francisco, agreed to talk about how they came up with the idea for a playa publication and what they hope to accomplish with it. This is the third in an irregular series of interviews with local participants, highlighting some of the creativity in the Santa Cruz area. Read the interview...

~ Wes Modes
Santa Cruz resident Wes Modes has been attending Burning Man since 1993. In addition to being "CEO" of the Costco Soulmate Trading Outlet – one of the most interactive and well known of the hundreds of theme camps at Burning Man – Modes helps organize community events like the "Million Clown March", co-hosts the radio show "Night Ride" on KUSP and does found art sculptures.

We wanted to talk to him about what makes for a successful theme camp in the Nevada desert. This is the second in an irregular series of interviews with local participants, highlighting some of the creativity in the Santa Cruz area. Read the interview...

~ Carl Dekart
Santa Cruz resident Carl Dekart has been attending Burning Man since 1996. Probably best known for his Space Bugs and the Get Lucky Here sign visible over Center Camp, he's also done performance pieces and standalone sculptures. This is the first in a series of interviews with local participants, highlighting some of the creativity in the Santa Cruz area. Read the interview...

If you would like to suggest a local artist to be profiled or have an interview you'd like to submit, contact us.

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