This past September, we were delighted to welcome Alisa Bilyk to the Buckhorn as an Artist in Residence. Her visit marked the transitional shift between the summer and fall seasons, making Harvest the perfect theme for the zine she created during her time here.
Alisa conceptualized, photographed, and designed a 60-page zine to document the natural landscape of the Cuyama Valley and the importance of it within the lives of the Valley’s inhabitants. This publication explores the changing natural environment in the Valley through photographs, narrative, drawings, and plant specimens.
Purchase a copy of this limited-run zine in our online shop or at The Buck Stop Coffee Shop to take home some of the beauty and significance of the Cuyama Valley.
Zine by @alicebilyk_film
Photos by @_evanhenderson
Thank you @offregistersb !!! So happy to see everyone that came by and so grateful for the opportunity to get to meet all of you 🌞 I left feeling so inspired - time to try new things!
All risoprinted at @birdinhandpress !
OFF REGISTER 2025 EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT 📣
Alisa Bilyk is a Ukrainian artist based in Santa Barbara, California. She has a multidisciplinary Environmental Studies education from UCSB and works in sustainable agriculture, in addition to working at a local native plant nursery as a horticulturalist.
I created a small book for my time at @quail_springs ! I made a few little structures and thought about the cycles we and the things we value go through. These are a few excerpts from the book 🦂
