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Date of event: February 16, 2013Born in America but raised in a traditional South Asian household, Sabreena Haque is a versatile artist. Her understanding, appreciation and fascination of cultures from around the world have influenced her in her many trades. Among them Sabreena practices Mehndi craft. At Flax Sabreena will be showing how she designs on wood panels and skateboards, as well as offering designs to our customers.As a young girl, she traveled regularly to Pakistan with her family. Th …

Date of event: November 3, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Angie Crabtree is a working artist and art teacher in San Francisco. She graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2009, and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Her work is based around ideas of American culture, social status, and trends. Each series varies in mediums, ranging from traditional graphite and gold leaf, to non-archival materials like moss and sugar. …

Date of event: October 13, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Painting Sacred Spaces – Temples, Museums and the Beach. A self-taught artist, David has been painting most of his life. In 2001 when he first traveled to India he was forced to learn to draw since photography was not allowed in the temples. Wanting to capture their beauty and evoke the emotions he felt, the drawing proved to be an entry into a deep, concentrated and meditative experience. “I’m fascinated by …

Effective October 1, 2012, San Francisco expanded its plastic bag ordinance beyond food and drug chain stores to include all retail and food businesses. San Francisco has a goal of Zero Waste by 2020, and this new law means that stores must charge their customers $.10 for each carry out bag. The long-term expected result is that consumers will get in the habit of reusing bags and the amount of plastic and paper bags flowing into our landfills will reduce. FLAX is 100% behind the City and shares …

Date of event: September 22, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pmAs an artist Max Ehrman (aka Eon75) has been painting for over 15 years. Through graffiti, Eon75 has traveled and created murals all throughout Europe and North American. His canvases have been collected world wide from North America to Europe and Asia. Once a year the artist travels to Europe to paint with friends at several Graffiti/Hip Hop jams in Germany, Holland and Belgium. Through Eon75′s travels he has been lucky enough to paint with so …