Local art studio offers space for developmentally disabled to shine
Five years ago, Santa Cruz residents Robin
Blake and Andy Pereira were searching for a better way to meet the needs of the developmentally disabled.
Blake, who is developmentally disabled herself, had always admired her mother’s Capitola craft gallery while growing up, but never had the opportunity to create her own art. While Pereira, who ran an agency that provided services for developmentally disabled clients, including Blake, was looking for a way for them to learn more about their own history.