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Artist Employee Spotlight - Meet Taylor Smith

Artist Employee Spotlight - Meet Taylor Smith

Posted by Carolyn Mendle-Smith on 5th Sep 2018

In our Artist Employee Spotlight series, we are highlighting the diverse and exceptional talent here at FLAX art & design.Meet Taylor Smith, an Oakland-based artist and jewelry designer with a meticul … read more
April Gavin - Artist in Residence

April Gavin - Artist in Residence

22nd Aug 2018

April Gavin practices a variety of mixed-media textile techniques including, but certainly not limited to, thread-sketching, painting, block printing on fabric and paper. These techniques create a pl … read more
There's a new blue in town... TONED BLUE!

There's a new blue in town... TONED BLUE!

16th Aug 2018

Joining the ranks of Strathmore's warm tan and cool grey toned papers is a brand new color: steel blue. The origins of this new toned blue is the perfect example of what happens when creative custo … read more
Emily Habansky - Artist in Residence

Emily Habansky - Artist in Residence

Posted by Carolyn Mendle-Smith on 13th Aug 2018

We welcome artist Emily Habansky to our FLAX Oakland store this weekend as part of our FLAX Artist in Residency program. We first met Emily when we moved our flagship store to 1501 Martin Luther King … read more
Laura McHugh: Artist in Residence

Laura McHugh: Artist in Residence

18th Jul 2018

As part of our weekend Artist in Residence Programs here at FLAX Oakland, please join us in welcoming artist Laura McHugh.    Laura is a mixed-media artist who currently lives in Half Moon … read more