Christopher Pardell

With a sweep of Santa Margarita River views from their windows, Christopher Pardell and partner Kathy McNeeley live in a rustic contemporary home on two hillside acres. However, both are so deeply involved in art interests that they don’t find much time to sit around and enjoy the ever-changing scenery. More often they’ll be found in the two down-slope buildings where the offices and creative studios are located.

Pardell, who is currently involved with a project planned for Temecula’s Ronald Reagan Sports Park, has been “playing with clay” since age 4 and advanced from making childhood rockets...