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This past weekend was the kick off of Art Span: Open Studios for the entire month of October. Unfortunately, Fleet Week and Burning Man’s Decompression Party were also this past weekend leaving the public to various parts of the city. I tell ya, if you live in SF you have no excuse being bored!

Even though things were a bit slower for us, Lace Project sold jewelry and Gregory Bartning made connections with potential clients who want to work with him. Yay!

I thought I would post some pictures of the space in case you weren’t able to stop by and enjoy our famous Sangria.

As for this coming weekend it is Weekend 2 of Open Studios Open Saturday and Sunday 11am – 6pm.

Neighborhoods: Bayview, Excelsior, Financial District, North Beach, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, SOMA, Tenderloin.

Capsule is also open this weekend. Every year Hayes Valley closes off the main streets down Octavia and Hayes Streets to honor Independent Designers and let the public shop. Open from 11am – 6pm you can see the list of designers and where they will be set up by clicking HERE. Looks like there are a lot of spots still available, so if you are a designer it isn’t too late to sign up!

Enjoy the pictures!

COME BY LOCAL PATRON THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR OPEN STUDIOS!

We will be a part of SF Open Studios for the 1st weekend during the Month long celebration of Art in San Francisco. Come check us out at 143 Fillmore Street (between Hermann and Waller).

Fine art from Gregory Bartning (he has extended his line of trapeze and dance photography) as well as jewelry designs from Lace Project.

Free Sangria and appetizers will be there for your enjoyment. So come on by!

Weekend 1 : October 9th and 10th

Time: 11am-6pm

Neighborhoods: Bernal Heights, Castro, Duboce, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, Mission, Noe Valley, Portola

Cord and Shadow by Gregory Bartning

Lace Project Jewelry

Next Weekend:

Weekend 2: October 16-17th

Time: 11am -6pm

Neighborhoods: Bayview, Excelsior, Financial District, North Beach, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, SOMA, Tenderloin.

You may be familiar with Paul Bakers work of  ”pleasure boxes” and fun “mercury boxes” from Local Patron’s Winter Store in North Beach, but wouldn’t you know he  is a master at sculptural art as well. To really know Paul Baker’s craft is to interact with it,  he is known as the Bay Area’s “scientific artist”.

His latest show titled “Celestial Navigation” people literally “find” their way through the artwork and the situation. Navigation of the art piece leads one to find markers or signals of the real or metaphysical stars for guidance in themselves. His 3-D masterpieces never-the-less got people a little down and dirty. Take a look!

His Live Worms Gallery  opening, featured with Chris Angell, was too short but don’t fret, you can still contact Paul for more information on his wonderful pieces, pricing, and future shows check out his own website.

www.pbakerart.com

E-mail: Paul Baker@pbakerart.com

Phone: (415) 377-6634

If you haven’t been able to stop by Air Castle to see Danielle deRoberts, from Onerary, new Art Installation be sure to check it out tonight for the closing party. She does a wonderful display of mixing art, fabric, and drawings to seamlessly draw your eye from one piece to the next. If you miss the party be sure to check out their collection of awesome hoodies for men and women and adorable dresses at www.Onerary.com

Air Castle will be open from 12-8pm

For a map of the Gallery click HERE.

Gallery is located on 1706 Steiner Street in San Francisco.

Phone: 415-328-2160

NEST

On Friday, December 18th, 2009 Nest has partnered up with Local Patron and SF Gallery 143 to put on an exquisite trunk show featuring local art, clothing, jewelry, and gifts that are perfect for the holiday giving season. This first-time collaboration between Nest and SF Gallery 143 will be an exciting event as there will be uniquely hand-crafted products from the best local Bay Area designers, as well as charming specialty items from female artisans around the world.

Please join our holiday trunk show and enjoy a fun-filled evening with Nest members in the Bay Area. In addition to 10% of that evening’s proceeds going to Nest, you will have the amazing opportunity to connect with our artists around the world by writing them a letter and sharing any comments you may have about their pieces. Nest members will be present at the trunk show and look forward to meeting you!

Nest Trunk Show
Date: Friday – December 18th, 2009
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Where: “Local Patron” 1418 Grant Street @ Green, San Francisco, CA 94133 (map)

Learn more about Nest and how to get involved: http://www.buildanest.com/

Read about local SF Gallery designers and products that will be at the trunk show:

http://www.sfgallery143.com

Nest is a nonprofit organization that empowers female artists and artisans around the world by using a unique combination of interest-free microfinance loans, mentoring from established designers, as well as a market in which to sell their crafts. One of the best ways Nest helps these global artisans create successful businesses is by partnering up with domestic designers who offer our members exclusive collection pieces and generously contribute a portion of their proceeds to fund Nest artisans.

SCRAP’S 3rd Annual Exhibition will be happening December 11th, 2009 – January 29, 2010

Deadline is October 25th.

SCRAP (Scroungers Center for Reusable Art Parts) is seeking artists to submit works made in some form from found items, leftovers, recycled materials, or scraps!

This year they will have 2 venues for exhibiting. The First is ReMake Lounge on 50 Post Street (Crocker Galleria) and the Second, is Ec0-Center on 11 Grove Street (the SF Department of the Environment).

To download a copy of the submissions form go to Scrap-sf.org and scroll down for the “click here” button.

You can also email exhibition@scrap-sf.org or call for entries (415) 647-1746.

Scrap is located on 801 Toland Street  close to Third. Entrance is on Newcomb Ave between Toland & Selby.

Come join us for our June Temporary Store Opening. See what new artists and designers we have selected to participate this Summer. Check out what Dance Companies we’re holding benefits for in our space.

10% of purchase go to support the featured company!

Come mingle with the Designers and Artists, drink Sangria and support local DIY (Do It Yourself) Artists.

Where: Located at 143 Fillmore Street (cross street Waller).

When: Store Hours are Tuesday – Friday 3pm-7pm Saturday/Sunday 11am-6pm with events following.

If unable to attend check out our new line of products by Miranda Caroligne and Daka Bag on the website.

Be Sure to stay tuned for the next 2 weeks of events. To find out more about the June Store and to click to the featured artists websites, click on the page listed on the right titled ” June Temporary Store“.

Next week June 12th Liss Fain Dance Company Benefit 6pm-9pm and June 19th Sweet Can Productions Benefit.

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Check out our Page located on the right to check out our list of events under June Temporary Store and to link over to the listed designers & company webpages.

The first of each month is incredibly busy with events around town it’s hard to keep up! This weekend I managed to visit the de Young Museum to see Jenne Giles of Harelequin Feltworks selling her beautiful Felt Rose Scarfs. Along with her and some other textile makers who were apart of ARTWEAR, I quickly went through the Andy Warhol exhibit and had time to listen to a few songs by the local band Thee Oh Sees. 

Saturday, I unfortunately missed the fashion show for Opel but made it by Chillin’ Productions at 111 Minna and bought a great 20′s style hat from Behida D.

Sunday came and I was unable to attend Diwang Pinay for their 7th Annual Pinay Showcase, “an annual performance and silent auction showcasing Filipina/Filipina-American performers, writers, and artists” do to a splitting headache.  So much stuff so little time! This was only a handful of things going on the first of the Month.

This city that we live in is so amazing.  It really does make our lives richer when we step outside our comfort zone and do something out of the ordinary. I hope you all are able to take advantage!

Hope you enjoy the links. Sorry no photos this time :  (

Participating in Surface Series, organized by Mary Estes, turned out to be still and impressive.  Here are some photos of the works at Jelly’s Cafe and the project Josie Adele and I did.

For an hour I stood as a live statue while Josie wrapped me in wire, strategically pulled me out, then put the wire sculpture back together to stand on its own. The piece, called Methistanai, represented a sense of transitioning from a former self, standing, to the new. David played amazing improvised live violin with David the DJ during the performance.

The series- Art Has Saved My Life, had a great crowd turnout with everyone stopping by the corner to check us out. Thanks to everyone that came out to support! Enjoy the photos!