L/Mercado Studios (located at 2000 Harrison St. Hollywood) hosts a collective of fine artists and crafts folks. This group is part of meetup.com/hollywood-fl-art. Among the 15 or so is Carlos Alvarez Cotera, a Cuban born surrealist/sculptor/jeweler/illustrator. Carlos’ extensive background in developing and fostering art centers and collectives has put him at the forefront of this exciting local movement! The self-taught Cotera sustains his passion from myriad commissioned works (mostly pet and people portraits) but his passion is his surrealist masterpieces (on display at the aforementioned L/Mercado Studios). The artists studio’s are open daily with classes offered (for more information and class/event schedules check out: www.lmercadostudios.com