back in october, andrea and a few friends stopped by my booth at the indie mart. they were really excited about the shop and i was flattered to find out that they recognized me from the refinery29 feature! they were my favorite customers of the day by far, definitely the happiest and just out...
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i’m excited to share the latest BTA interview with sasha wizansky, co-founder, editor-in-chief and art director of the cult art/food magazine, meatpaper! now on its 16th issue and 5th year, the quarterly journal has gained an international following. despite its name, meatpaper isn’t just for meat lovers- it exists as a starting point for a dialogue...
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hop on over to brown paper bag to check out my musings on morris louis, color field painter extraordinaire!
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Happy New Year everyone! Sara at Brown Paper Bag and I thought we would start off with a little Time Travel Tuesday for ya’ll. This week Sara writes about her disdain for the comic, Cathy, and the societal stereotypes about single women and their “habits” that unfortunately often play into our New Year’s Resolutions....
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HOLY SHIT 2011 IS OVER how the hell did that happen? this year was a brilliant one for us here at BIG THINGS and we want to thank you all for being a part of it! i wouldn’t be able run this blog without you reading, sharing your ideas, offering your friendship, and for...
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wow! the SPECTACULOUS MIRACULOUS party went off on tuesday night to celebrate the final night of chanukkah with a bang! lots of kids and friends and families and wine and food and latkes and crafts and dreidels and dancing went down at the beautiful sf friends school. i think my favorite part was lighting...
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well, people. it’s official- i’m on film!!! the launch party for victor solomon‘s tell your friends to get with my friends was last thursday at viz cinema in japantown. lots of friends gathered and sipped champagne and snacked on bite-sized goodies from black jet bakery (the blondies were my fave) before we watched the...
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victor solomon has created a series of short films documenting a day in the life of different movers and shakers in the bay area…including me!!! im so flattered and excited to be a part of this project (and just a teensy tinsy bit nerrrvoussss….). appropriately titled “tellyourfriendstogetwithmyfriends,” the film also features my partner nicolás...
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ITS TIME TRAVEL TUESDAY!!! Sara from Brown Paper Bag wrote about one of my favorite California painters, Joan Brown! Coincidentally, I almost wrote about her for my TTT piece but decided to go with pochoir, a type of color illustration that had its heydey in 1920s Parisian publications. Check that out over on BPB...
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i hate the struggle of searching for netflix instant movies! all i want to do is just throw something on and zone out and it takes me half an hour to find something decent! a few nights ago we ended up watching black narcissus– really really good. if you’re into stories about nuns gone...
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