there are SOOOOO many book blogs out there, probably just as many as there are books, themselves! at first i thought it was silly to photograph their pages, but then i realized the value in posting all that information that’s often ignored now that we just google everything! i love book by its cover,...
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trying to psyche everyone up with ideas for the bookbinding workshop this weekend with some posts about books! here are some covers from the nypl’s collection of Dust Jackets from American and European Books, 1926-1947 to get your bookbrains going!
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We are thrilled to invite you all to the first of a series of workshops with People’s Gallery in San Francisco! Artists Chelsea R. Wong and Anna Bunting will be teaching us simple bookbinding techniques to make our own zines and books. Neighbors to one side, Kadist SF, will have their art magazine reading...
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the perfect leather jacket is hard to find—there are either too many zippers, the leather is the wrong shade, or it’s hopelessly too tight…even…if you…try…to make it fit. liz thayer is out to change that. her line, claflin, thayer & co., named after a defunct (and now resurrected!) family business, consists mainly of leather...
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about a year and a half ago, i posted some of hans krondahl’s work after seeing an image of one of his textiles in a magazine i had picked up in copenhagen. a few months ago, i was surprised to see that he had read and commented on the post! it was mutually exciting for...
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this saturday, april 16th, SFMOMA is hosting its annual jewelry trunk show! it’s always fun to peruse the gift shop at the end of a museum visit, so this time it’ll be extra exciting to be able to meet some of the artists and jewelers. i mentioned meeting jamie at anica the other day, who...
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my bff jen is having a spring cleaning sale this weekend at her AMAZING live/work studio in oakland! don’t miss her dresses, tops, and scarves all for just $25-75! she’s been featured on the coveted, ny magazine, and on tons of bloggers–i was wearing a top of hers in the glamour feature! we’ll be hanging...
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a few weeks ago, nico, nick and i spent a saturday museum hopping in san francisco. i started at the museum of craft and folk art for the sister corita show; met the boys at moma for the shadowshop pop-up and a stroll through the museum; and together we headed to the yerba buena center...
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if i ever end up on russian hill (it’s very rare), i make a point of stopping into one of my favorite sf boutiques, anica. this time around i met jamie, who mans the store on sundays, and her friend, erin, of the adventure school, in town from seattle. they recognized me from the...
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living in california has taught me so much about the the origin of the food on my table- not only how it’s grown or how it got there, but also who i have to thank for it. march 31 was césar chávez day, a state-wide holiday here in california, celebrating the man that spearheaded...
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