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Above Photo – repurposed vintage leathers by mittenmaker

Thanksgiving has come and everyone is stuffed…now what? Avoid the crazy lines and anxious people and shop a local event where you are bound to find something unique that your neighbors won’t have.

St. John’s United Church of Christ is hosting a local art and craft event this Saturday November 26th from 10 am to 3 pm. Come pick from a variety of items such as candles, felted and crocheted items, cards, calendars, ornaments, jewelry, clothing, scarves and much more.

You don’t even need to get in a car to get there! The church is conveniently located 1 block from the Forest Hill MUNI station.

Take the K, L, M, T or buses 36, 43, 44, 52

If  you would like more details here is a list of the following artists.

ARTISTS:

mittenmaker – upcycled wallets, bags, & jewelry

Mimosa Studio Jewelry 

Images In A Lens- nature photography

Slow Poke Felt – variety of felted wool items

Bahia Beads – crocheted jewelry

Bee Naturally Candles – 100% beeswax candles

Allure in Style – scarves

Bird Houses By Kim

Vortex Green Jewelry – eco-conscious jewelry

Bob’s Lamps – made from tea cups

Jenn Art – paintings

Curiosity Designs – aprons, hair clips, jewelry

Aprons by Jennifer

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/2012-Calendar-Party-for-Gregory-Bartning.html?soid=1102549438607&aid=hFsZeKTazqY.

Gregory Bartning’s Photography has not only been published through Juxtapoze this year but he also has an exclusive calendar coming out in Europe through Helma365. Open up the calendar and take a sneak peek through their site. http://www.helma365.eu/produkt-colours-of-motion-47

To see his new works of art come to LocalPatron’s event this Wednesday from 7-10pm at 143 Fillmore street (between Waller & Germania).  The top link will show you our Email Blast!

BBC News – Arab Spring inspires regional artists.

An art exhibition in the United Arab Emirates explores themes of corruption and insurrection. The piece that is painted blood red on a brick plaza looks like blood bath in the small courtyard but up close you see small outlines of flower petals to emanate what the artist Imran Qureshi says are “shoots of hope”. The piece is a bloody “Blessing Upon the Land of My Love”.

Watch video below or hit link above to see the news post on BBC.

4xAfrica | SF Station.

Check out Photographs by Gloria Baker Feinstein, Brendan Bannon, Elain Ling, and Chris Smith. Running through February 26th at Rayko Photo Center. Four different photographers take on one continent. Click on link for the description and more details.

Come by  Tonight for Live Music, $5 Margaritas, Contortion, Burlesque, and Live Body Art! To look at Brief Space click to see the 360 degree virtual tour!

Want your work to be seen by thousands of people? SF Station is doing a local art submission to be included for their flyers and on the website. You will get credit along with contact information and a bio. Click below to see more details!

http://www.sfstation.com/submissions/

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.

Come out Tuesday, September 7th from 5-8pm at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art to celebrate Alula Editions Launch with Bay Area artist Jason Jagel.

There will be beer from Oakland Brewery Linden Street Brewery and Hors D’oeuvres by  SF Chef Leif Hedendal.

What is Alula Editions? Helena Keeffe and Amber Cady started Alula Editions as a way to bring patterned textiles and contemporary art together in the form of a limited edition multiple.

This is a great way to come see samples and ask questions about what to expect when you subscribe and become a collector.

To read more about the subscription click on Alula Editions.

“We work with artists to create hand silkscreened textiles which we make into an edition of objects. The objects are designed in collaboration with each artist to compliment the themes and ideas present in the textiles and may be functional or sculptural.

We are interested in working with artists from all disciplines. Knowledge of repeat pattern design and previous textile experience are not necessary. We can work with any artist who feels that the aesthetic of silkscreen printing will compliment their practice.

Each artist is offered a $500 stipend for their work on the creation of the repeat pattern design. Alula Editions takes care of all production costs and labor. Artists also keep 3 of the editioned objects for themselves.” – From Alula Edtions.com/submissions

write to:

support@alulaeditions.com

The Arts Collective 3rd Ward Thrives in Bushwick, Brooklyn – NYTimes.com.

Interesting article. More spaces are becoming popular in collaborative arts culture. It’s almost an Andy Warhol Factory Room, but for people who have to pay a fee to join with the ability to have access to multiple mediums in art. Printing, woodworking, weaving, jewelry design, welding, screen printing, and maybe most intriguing, a bartender who powers his blender by pedaling bicycle.  They were profitable even in a bad economy. I guess freelancing creative industry needs a time to thrive through collective big spaces. Talk about your connections!

Now, do any of you know of similar spaces who are making the million dollar marks in profits on the West Coast?

Site-specific art installations at Presidio.

Photo by Kris Vann

These site-specific art installations are the first ever site-specific art-exhibition in a national park. Free and open until they disintegrate from weather conditions, or taken down next May, people have the chance to participate and observe the many installations.

Of many, there are big yellow chairs in which to observe the great blue heron, or run a start to finish line for the black tail jack rabbit.  Eleven shipping containers start visitors to the constructed pieces with art inside. There is a constructed “ghost trail” machine that leaves behind footprints of the Tule Elk. Bat houses were constructed as well as Ming Dynasty hand-made bird vessels for the screech owl. The screech owl no longer lives in the Presidio but these installations are memories of animals that used to live there and maybe, with wishful thinking, attract them back one day.