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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!

The first Thursday of every month Hotel Biron, located at Rose Street, features a new artist from the city. This is a great space, small and intimate with a European feel. Brick walls, small tables, huge wine glasses, and cheese plates you’ll devour! Curator Heather Bernard has done a great job of featuring a variety of works, being nondiscriminative on what is shown. Tonight’s highlight was photographer Luxe. 

Luxe has been studying photography since the age of 15 and graduated in photography from the University of Santa Cruz.  She has been commercially represented since the age of 24.  Her work at the wine bar includes philosophy, gender studies, and ontology.  

Exploring a queer woman’s self-reflective view of existence and sexuality, the photos are of Luxe, herself.  Being the subject and photographer of a series, Luxe explores “The Look,” a mind/body conflict of how we perceive others to see ourselves. Most intriguing especially since photographers like to be on the “other” side of the camera.  

Her work, silver gelatin fiber prints, are selling for $195 each, a very cheap price for what they should be.  Luxe prefers her work be accessible to more people rather than selling to make a profit. I tried to show the prints in the order they were presented in the room to give a better feeling of the series.  Take a look and visit the Bar to see them for the next month!

This was a big event. I personally am not involved much in the hip-hop scene, but if you know about woman and Breakin’, “Sisterz” is the group to see. This year was the celebration of their 7 year Anniversary. Starting in 2001 by Sarah Smalls, the first year Sistaz gained huge recognition by their second performance by SF Bay Guardian as the “Best Monthly” Show in the City, yet they have been performing once a year ever since.

The event started at 9:30 until 2am. It ranged from visual art, dance (breakers etc.), DJ’s and MC’s.  Featured in the dark, (and I say that because it seems there were creative differences regarding lighting the art on the walls and setting the mood of the club) in the Main Room, were visual artists Bean, Kat Filipinas, and Kristina, with DJ’s spinning for people wanting to dance.

In the Dark Room, were visual wall artists Cat and Reanna, MC’s, ButterScotch, Neb Luv, Gypsy Luv, DeeandRoid, DJ Celski, DJ Zita, Lady Fingaz, Shredone, DJ ThatGirl and closing a sick performance was Madusa. Dancers (poppers, B-Girls, and Lockers) included: Full Force, Soul Sector, Culture Shock, Extra Credit Kru. The Dance Performances didn’t happen until 11:30.

It was a packed night when my friends where there. The only downfall (literally) was that Kristina’s art work was knocked down and broken by fellow dancers on the floor. Guess the Club bought that piece. I was personally disappointed that due to having so many things going on no love was given to the art on the walls. I feel, if you are going to have an “art” show, it should be properly displayed with lighting so people can actually see it.

So here is my LOVE to those that were overlooked: my friend Bean, her roomy Cat, Reanna, Kristina, and Kat Filipinas. I want to also congratulate all the talented women in the Bay Area and in California that were involved with the show. The following picture credit goes to Bean…Thanks Bean!

I had a last minute run-in coming home to my house with an acquaintance who was passing by in the neighborhood. It turned out to be Jo Boyer, who informed me of her art show that night. I was very excited to see what Jo’s talents entailed.The only experience I have had making ceramics was in high school and I am always impressed when people create works of art with clay. No doubt Jo has talent.Her collection of hummingbirds, some dying, some living, were so delicate with an amazing amount of detail. Her pieces sold like hotcakes, especially the actual bird nests that fit in the corner of the wall. Jo sold her work between $10-$100, which I thought was actually underpricing the worth of her work. There were pots that looked like coral from all the texturing on the outside and were much more symmetrical and lighter than anything I could imagine producing. I highly recommend that you check out Jo’s work at Ruby’s Gallery at 552 Noe St.

This Saturday, I had a whirlwind evening attending two art openings back to back. The first started out at what used to be called “Ellie Herman Studios”, but now is Energy, Health, Strength Pilates (EHS) since it changed ownership. Nancy Myers and Tracey Sylvester decided what better way to have a new beginning than have a Grand Opening Art Party.A great event, there was appetizers of fruit, nuts, a variety of cheeses and crackers, beautifully displayed on top of Cadillac Reformers from Slanted Door, live music with bass, piano and a great vocalist from Lavay Smith Trio, and featured photographer Andrew William Schmidt and Illustrator Rob Reger of the famous Emily Strange. I was impressed how they converted the space to fit everyone. The only downfall was the low ceilings which caused the place to get very warm, very quickly.The place filled up fast with many dressed up attendees and many with kids. Don’t worry Pilates and Art Enthusiasts this won’t be the last time they throw a party. According to Nancy you can catch the fun quarterly. Here are some pictures of the event. Unfortunately I had some camera difficulties so not many came out.

My second stop was at My Trick Pony, in which I had a very informative conversation with the owner/Ring Master Matteo Tachini. If you have attended the site, don’t worry. He assured me the new and improved one will be coming out soon with much more information on the place and actual online sales of shirts.This great little spot located on 14th Street off of Church is lined with Pony Paraphernalia and white walls. Over the last 2 1/2 years it’s been open, they have had monthly art openings every first Saturday of the month. The featured artist this month is a beard fanatic, Sarina Eastman. Her collection, “Weird Beard How You Touch Me”, had many polaroids of bearded men with actual vials of hair you could purchase for $40 dollars. The other wall featured more collage pictures with yarn beards, drawings, and cut outs of beards. My favorite was the flyer and display that had the phrase written in a beard, “I wasn’t sure if I liked beards but they grew on me.”I feel the owner himself is an artist in his own way, and I must say that this would be the place to get your ever intriguing fun T-shirt ideas to come alive. With many graphics and the ability to convert your photograph to graphic drawings, this is not your cut and paste type of shirt shop.Matteo and his intern/lead clown, Mica Phelan, can get your shirt made in a day or two with only a 15 minute wait time during open hours. I think by far the coolest feature is the ability to host your own movie nights in the space and in return get great shirts made for the theme of the night for $30 a person. So check it out!