While visiting my family in the British countryside several years ago, we stopped into the New Art Gallery Warsall and I saw these photos of trees drawing. I forgot about them for a while and today decided to try to find them again. I searched for “pens tied to tree drawings” and lo and...
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Sara from Brown Paper Bag and I have been internet buddies for almost two years now. I had to do a quick dive into gmail archives to figure out when we first started corresponding- December 2010! With a penchant for all things paper and a loving commitment to her art community, Sara has built...
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HOLA amigos, I’m back from my travels and will be setting up shop at Asterisk SF this weekend for SUNDAY STREETS in the Mission! It’s the best day to chill, grab a burrito and stroll the 24th Street strip while the road is blocked off to traffic! Come by the gallery to check out...
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I’m back in Chicago this week and made my pilgrimage to the Art Institute to say hello to my favorite paintings and check out the Roy Lichtenstein retrospective. I didn’t expect it to like it as much as I did… But WOW! WHAM! BANG! to use the proper language. I was really blown away by...
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Hombres, today I am headed down to Mexico City for a two week trip of exploration and adventure! Next week I’ll be in Oaxaca and from there I’m going back to Chicago to visit friends & family. The feelings I have right now are impossible to explain….but it is my first trip into the...
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You guys….I had no idea how much I would fall in love with HAWAII! When my dad invited me to accompany him & my stepmom, Debra, for a week in Honolulu, I really had no expectations. None! Maybe traveling that way makes everything better…but maybe Hawaii just fucking rules! Here are some notes &...
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I’m REALLY excited to announce this weekend’s event with some of my great and talented friends here in the Bay Area….our BIG SUMMER Designer Marketplace! All of these ladies are hardworking business people and incredibly talented artists & designers dedicated to making quality products right here in SF and Oakland! I’m excited to hang...
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After a mini-hiatus, we are back with Sara from Brown Paper Bag for Time Travel Tuesday! This week she wrote about Viola Frey, a Bay Area artist who explored gender power & dynamics in her expressive, figural ceramic sculptures. Don’t forget to visit BPB for my post on Jean Charlot, a French muralist whose...
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Our lovely friend Lenneke of Made by Lennebelle recently opened her own minishop in Rotterdam featuring her jewelry and other work by friends and local designers! Although the storefront was only open for April and May, Confetti is open 24/7 online at minishop-confetti.com! Check out all the beautiful merchandise and merchandising from the shop-...
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I’m going to HAWAII tomorrow!!! A stowaway on my dad’s work trip (The Int’l Conference on Law & Society!), I’m excited to explore Oahu and Kauai with my family and to learn more about the diverse history and culture of the islands. I’ve been researching quite a bit over the past few weeks, digging...
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