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Date of event: March 15, 2014, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sonya Philip studied art and printmaking in high school with every intention of going to art school. Life intervened, as did other areas of fascination, eventually leading to an MFA in Creative Writing. As a self-taught artist, she enjoys the freedom of exploring and stretching mediums. Disruption and identity play a large role in her work. Sonya lives in San Francisco with her family. "I am a maker. My path started with macrame and sewing …

Flax interviews local artist Bob Armstrong Tell me about your current work, what inspires you as an artist, and what you’ll be showing at this year’s Open Studios.Lately I have been intrigued by the beauty of wood panels, because they are such expressive artifacts of nature. They inspire my Carved Paintings, where I carve in shallow relief and then add thin glazes of Acrylic paint. These are the pieces that I will show at Open Studios. That which is removed also reveals what is undern …

Date of event: November 9, 2013, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Michael Capozzola is a Bay Area Based stand up comedian and a published cartoonist. Engaging, smart and funny, we always welcome Mike and this will be his fifth appearance at Flax as a Live Artist! He’s contributed to The San Francisco Chronicle, The Bay Guardian, The Pacific Sun, The Bold Italic, TED Talks, The Humor Times, National Lampoon, McSweeney’s and Mad Magazine. His cartoon, “Surveillance Caricatures” ran fo …

Date of event: October 26, 2013, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Born and raised in Ireland, Annie Galvin moved to San Francisco in 1989, two weeks before the earthquake. Feeling quite at home in San Francisco, Annie loves the tidy size of the City, having the ocean at her doorstep, the diverse neighborhoods, and of course, the amazing creative people she meets here. Her paintings and collage are inspired by California, overheard conversations, comic books, textile patterns, very sh …

Date of event: August 3, 2013, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Traveling the world and his local neighborhoods with sketchbook in-hand, San Francisco artist Todd Berman continuously gathers information and ideas for his artwork. Todd’s art reflects a collaboration between his vision, and neighborhood. Don’t be surprised if he stops you on the street and asks you to draw your portrait. In fact, he will ask our FLAX customers to participate and draw. He then takes those personalized drawings and …