OC Weekly’s In Depth Coverage of Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law

OC Weekly’s “Flower Has Power at Casa Romantica’s Horticulture + Art Exhibit Casa Coastal” article featured the collaboration between Casa Romantica, the southern OC community, and Rebecca Louise Law for a “successful mash-up of education, community involvement in art-making, and promotion of water-wise and native cultivation”. This informative article gives a sneak peak into what guests will see hanging in Casa Romantica’s gallery for two months. Read the full article at ocweekly.com.

Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law is Ranked First in Westways Magazine’s “5 Worth the Drive”

In Westways‘ June 2017 issue, Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law is ranked first in the “5 Worth the Drive” section. “An ethereal art installation of some 8,000 flowers greets you at this exhibit by London-based artist Rebecca Louise Law,” says Westways. “The artwork is suspended by copper thread, permitting visitors to smell, touch, and walk through the assemblage, which showcases native and water-wise blooms grown by area residents, schools, and organizations. Enjoy the artist’s interpretation, and then see the living examples in the center’s gardens.” This article originally appeared in Westways‘ June 2017 print issue.

Coast Magazine features Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law

Coast Magazine features Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law in a full page spread. ‘The Beauty of Decay’ article describes Rebecca Louise Law as a “London-based installation artist best known for using natural materials, namely fresh and dried flora, to create colossal suspended works of art.” Coast highlights Casa Romantica and our surrounding community by saying, “Her latest installation will be on view at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente. Law began this project in October, inviting the community to grow, dry and collect the natural materials she needs, including 8,000 blooms, foliage, and shells.” The article was […]

C Magazine features Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law

Headlining C Magazine‘s ‘Culture’ section, Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law is featured as “Orange County’s Exquisite Upside Down Garden.” “British artist Rebecca Louise Law gathers freshly cut flowers, winds them with copper wire and suspends them for a magical 3-D effect that has fashion houses and fine-jewelry outfits clamoring to commission her ethereal, submersive work,” says C Magazine. Read the full article at magazinec.com. The full page article also appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of C Magazine.

OC Register Describes Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law as a “One-of-a-Kind Art Experience”

“Visitors to this summer’s art exhibit at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens may be startled to realize that pictures don’t begin to do it justice,” writes OC Register. “For the first time in its 15 years as a cultural center, Casa Romantica is hosting an art exhibit consisting of 8,000 freshly cut blooms – flowers, succulents and mixed other organic media – suspended from the ceiling.” OC Register also quotes opening night visitor Karen Conley: “It’s absolutely the most beautiful array of floral and seashells and all the different beauties that we have to behold here in San Clemente.” […]

Casa Romantica Awarded Orange County’s Highest Award for Outstanding Arts Organization in 2017

Statistics prove that Casa Romantica’s artistic and educational programs have engaged and inspired thousands of residents in the past 4 years San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens is proud to announce that it is the recipient of an Achievement Award for Outstanding Arts Organization from Arts Orange County (ArtsOC), the officially-designated local arts agency of the County of Orange and its official state-local arts agency partner. The winners of the 18th Annual OC Arts Awards were announced on Saturday, June 4, 2017, and Orange County Rep. Darrell Issa issued the institution a formal congratulations plaque. The […]

Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law Headlines Sunset’s ‘SoCal Insider’

“This month, 8,000 blooms morph into modern art at the Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, the Spanish-style building that was once home to San Clemente’s founder,” says Sunset Magazine. “For the exhibition Casa Coastal, London-based installation artist Rebecca Louise Law and her team used flora grown on-site — including sea thrift, straw flowers, and yarrow — to create art that hangs from the rafters and carpets the floors. While the pieces are eye-poppingly beautiful, they’re also meant to emphasize the importance of landscaping with native, drought-tolerant plants. Opening night includes live music and refreshments among the building’s archways and […]

Modern Luxury’s ‘Now in O.C.’ headlines Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law

Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law headlines Modern Luxury’s ‘Now in O.C.’ section of their June 2017 issue. “The team at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens wanted to commemorate the landmark’s 90th anniversary in a big way,” says Modern Luxury. The Law of Nature article explains “visitors can see a monumental culmination of that effort with Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law, which puts a pretty punctuation mark on the center’s yearlong Art + Horticulture Initiative’s innovative arts and water-wise horticulture programming.” Read the full article at magazinec.com.