OCEANSIDE -- Fans had the chance to see art, music and dance by 120 local and visiting artists Saturday at Oceanside's Days of Art.

This year's show, which continues Sunday, has drawn talent from near and far, such as full-time artist and Washington resident Don Dye whose method, called copper repousse, is unique at the event.

"Oh, it's magic," joked Dye when asked how he produces his work -- scenes of animals and nature painted onto embossed copper.

Dye said he was a full-time sculptor for 20 years before switching to his current work.

"I wanted to try something different … I was going to emboss paper, and I had all of the materials for that, but then I just started embossing the copper instead."

Another professional artist in attendance Saturday was sculptor Lynn Forbes, who operates her own sculpture school.

"People see it, and they want to do it," she said of the crowds stopping by to watch her work. Forbes spent the day sculpting a bust of a live model.

"I do a lot of demonstrations," she said. "You get results, and people love it."

Sitting beside her near-mirror image in clay, her model, Sylvia Hamlin, explained (while trying not to move too much) that she's new to sculpture and has only been learning it for two weeks.

"It's a lot of fun, and I've never worked with clay in my life," she said, adding that she'd been using her time modeling to pick up some pointers from her instructor. "I've observed indirectly because I have to sit still."

New to this year's fair is the digital art exposition. Many of the pieces in the digital showcase are videos.

"It's cool watching people react to such an abstract piece," said Adam Turner, whose video compilation "Americanaudiovideoautotopography" shows a varied cross-section of American thoughts and opinions. The video played constantly Saturday, often with Turner creating an improvised soundtrack with digital music tools.

"I started on a very postmodern path, taking things around me and using them," he said, explaining why the digital medium worked for him.

"I hope the people who saw the show today have gone away with an idea of what art can do," said Peter Schwartz, the curator for the digital arts expo.

Another favorite for variety was artwork from five local high schools, featuring hundreds of students working in a variety of mediums, styles and themes.

"It's a wonderful way to spend a Saturday," said Bruce Radder, who spent the afternoon seeing everything he could of the fair.

"And seeing the booths where there's an artist actually working? That's a real bonus."