![The Sacramento Regional Transit District's light-rail station in south Sacramento. Photo by Mike Graff](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0519_feat_architecture_lead_mikegraff.jpg?1577874530)
Art of the Land
From parks to light-rail stations, landscape architects are bringing art to the masses
Public art has always had a place in the designed environment, but art in landscape is becoming more common in the public sphere. Here we feature notable spaces in the Capital Region that celebrate beauty through landscape architecture and artistic design.
![From left: Rancho Cordova Vice Mayor David Sander, Mayor Robert McGarvey, Amgen Tour President Kristin Klein and City Manager Cyrus Abhar prepare to see the 132 riders off before the start of Stage 2 in Rancho Cordova on May 13.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/3-amgen_rancho_cordova-2019.jpg?1577874530)
Photos: Rancho Cordova Becomes an Amgen Tour Host City
Rancho Cordova was always a natural location for a multi-city California bike race. This year, the city of 75,000 was finally tapped to host a stage of the race.
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In the Making: Custom Creations
Local potter Joe Triglia of Tufarock Design details his process of making hand-crafted planters and other garden vessels that were inspired by a recent trip overseas.
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After the Fire
A muralist and photographer team up to paint and memorialize the ruins of the Camp Fire in Paradise
Artist Shane Grammer knew he had to paint the brick chimney the moment he saw a photo of it — the only part of a friend’s house in Paradise still standing after the Camp Fire devastated the town. The fire started tearing through the area on Nov. 8, 2018, becoming the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.
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Keeping It Clean
Jazmine Bonnett, owner of Blossom Bathhouse, works at a brisk pace. If she doesn’t quickly finish her bubble bath bars, the ingredients harden and become unsalvageable. A batch takes 30 minutes to make and yields about 20 individual scoops, which sell for $8.95 each.
![Karla McNeil-Rueda, cofounder of Cru Chocolate, studied her craft at the Chocolate Institute of Latin America and the Caribbean in Cuba. She sources Cru’s cacao from Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Haiti.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0319_dept_itm_embed1_kj.jpg?1577874530)
In the Making: From Bean to Bar
Cru Chocolate’s Karla McNeil-Rueda takes beans to bars from her Roseville home.
![Artisan furniture maker Trent Dean cuts steel leg sleeves that will connect wooden legs to the metal top of an end table he’s making for West Elm LOCAL, a program launched in 2013 that partners the company with independent makers to distribute their work in local stores. Dean crafts the legs with salvaged, locally-sourced walnut from the Sacramento Tree Foundation Urban Wood Rescue program.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0119_dept_making_embed1_fredgreaves.jpg?1577874530)
In the Making: No Frills
Artisan furniture maker Trent Dean shows how he makes his minimalist designs.
In the Making
Each month, Comstock’s offers a photographic look at how things get made and the Capital Region’s growing maker movement. Know of a maker we should highlight? Submit your pick.
![For violin maker Cheryl Macomber, much of the time she could spend making new instruments in her Sacramento shop gets diverted to repairs and restorations.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0219_making_embed1_fredgreaves.jpg?1577874530)
In the Making: Violin Maker Cheryl Macomber Fine Tunes Her Craft in Sacramento
A behind-the-scenes look at how violins get made.
![New homes under construction along Crocker Drive. Currently 80 homes have been built, with 70 sold.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0119_blog_photo_crocker7.jpg?1577874530)
Curtis Park’s Crocker Village Retail Development Takes Shape
Anchor tenant Safeway set to open in early March
Five years after the first homes were built in the 72-acre Crocker Village infill development in the Curtis Park neighborhood, the long-anticipated retail portion will soon open to customers.