The Santa Barbara Summer Solstice parade and festival is nearly here. For artists at the Community Arts Workshop, the past few months have been a busy time as they prepare their costumes, floats, and art pieces for Saturday, June 20.

This video by Aston Smith takes you behind the scenes to meet the artists and learn about their artistic process.

Reporter & Producer: Aston Smith, Videographers: Aston Smith, Kaitlin Sweeney

Aston Smith is a Sara Miller McCune News-Press Summer Fellow and award-winning video journalist, videographer, and photographer. He is studying journalism and communications at Santa Barbara City College.