Click on the date for events. Find Orange County restaurants. Life might have been more lucrative as a crime-fighting cartoon character, but the work Raphael chose is plenty enriching. The Mudd school's cafe also caters to those who hunger for artistic fulfillment as well as those who just want to munch on a salad, sandwich or wrap while they dabble in ceramic painting.
Visitors can feed themselves while they heed their muse.
As an artist, Raphael knows about the importance of inspiration. Two young artists work on their drawings of a turtle at the Art House, which teaches art history and techniques to students. One of the students in her daughter's class was a recent immigrant from Mexico who spoke little English and seldom participated in class projects. But he had a visual talent and was able to gain a bit of admiration for it. After that, he just became a different person.