Susan Lyon is displaying her linocut prints and photographs in Paso Robles’ The Pocket Gallery, with receptions scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Jan. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m., or by appointment (email susan@ctcranch.com).
“Actually, the show has a subtitle, Jolly Rancher, because the colors remind me of the candies,” she said in an email.
Lyon moved to Cayucos with her husband in 1977 and made a life raising a family on Cottontail Creek Ranch, formerly a dairy farm operated by Swiss Italian immigrants that became a working Hass avocado, Valencia orange, and beef ranch. In 1999, they added a luxury ranch vacation rental. When Lyon’s husband passed, she turned to art.
“In 2011, my dearest friends persuaded me to join them in exploring printmaking,” she explained in her artist’s statement. “From that first wood block carving, I was hooked. It’s both two- and three-dimensional. Printmaking has infused new inspiration for endless playful possibilities. Pulling the print off the block is the wonder and excitement akin to opening the kiln door of a glaze fire. There are so many techniques to learn and skills to hone, I will never be done.”
The Pocket Gallery is located at 1311 13th St., around the corner from Somm’s Kitchen & The Hatch. ∆
This article appears in Nov 27 – Dec 7, 2025.
