Archive for January, 2012
New Kolo Hudson 1 Photo Albums
Kolo just introduced a new format to their popular Hudson line of cloth-bound albums. With the removable photo sleeves, use it as your sketchbook, your portfolio or a great home for 100 4″x6″ photos. The Hudson’s curved spine rests beautifully in the palm of your hand, and looks great in your choice of eight colors… More »
Birch Art Panels
The hottest new surface to come our way in a long time, the Apollon Art Panels are cradled Baltic Birch plywood with a Poplar frame and they are selling fast. The surface and edges are sanded to a smooth finish, ready for your choice of medium. The panels are available in a slim (13/16″) or deep (1-1/2″) profile, in sizes from 4″x4″ all the way to 48″x60″. Starting at $2.50… More »
Winsor & Newton Watercolor Workshop
For artists working in watercolor, this lively and entertaining discussion looks at the history, techniques, and materials that spell success when working in this most legendary of mediums. Discover which pigments granulate, why some colors stain, and the ideal landscape color palette. Learn the keys to color permanence and lightfastness. What mediums will help you capture texture and expressive gesture?… More »
SF Almanac, 2012
I like this guy, and I really admire this resource he has created. Stephen Kovacic is a local designer (he lives two blocks from the store) who spent many months making this 2012 Daily Planner. He sent me an unsolicited email about it with a link to the music CD it includes. I’d never seen the almanac, but after reading his message and listening to the CD…twice, because it’s good, we brought these in… More »
Fun with GIGO Cube Blocks
These little GIGO Cube Figure characters have proved to be a hit! Available in 16 different styles, each Cube Figure has its own personality. All Cube Figures are totally interchangeable, so the real fun begins when you start mix and matching the pieces from different characters!… More »
Stylish Organization with Semikolon
Take back your desk in 2012 – sort your bills, organize your photos and music, file the kids school work, protect your papers, stationery and catalogs. Join me and become storage chic! This year I am outfitting my desk at home and at work with strong, sturdy and very stylish Semikolon storage boxes, files, notebooks and albums. Established over 25 years ago in Germany with a simple idea… More »
Art is Moving Exhibit
Art is Moving is a collaboration between artists Lisa Rasmussen and Lauren Odell Usher who are creating a movement through art making, blogging, community outreach and conversations about ART! What would it be like to make art accessible to everyone and at every street corner?… More »