GIFTS
Quirky, eclectic, cool — we an art store and so much more. We literally travel the globe looking for distinctive gifts that allow you to express your individuality. Sure, we have a plethora of arts and crafts sets for all ages and ability levels, in addition to an inspiring array of items from the world of “art & design”. Don't miss the popular Toyo Steel toolboxes as a terrific gift idea. Visit our stores to see what the FLAX experience is all about!
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Vintage Apron, Bees & Honey
$24.95The perfect gift for an artist, this apron features various vegetable images from the Cavallini archives. It has an adjustable neck strap with wooden button, and a divided front pocket to hold tools and brushes. Made from 100% natural...$24.95 -
Knowledge Cards, Architectural Vocabulary
$14.95Great buildings bring joy to the beholder. But the pleasure increases with knowledge of the bits and pieces from which they are made, of the techniques employed by their builders, of stylistic lineage and deliberate reference to older modes. This deck of...$14.95 -
Felt Mushroom Plant, Grey
$19.95Made from soft felted wool, this ornamental plant is handmade in Nepal by a women-led, small cooperative. Due to the handcrafted nature, each one is unique and will have subtle variations. Height varies from 4-1/4"-5", diameter is 2-1/4".$19.95 -
Felt Mushroom Plant, Red
$19.95Made from soft felted wool, this ornamental plant is handmade in Nepal by a women-led, small cooperative. Due to the handcrafted nature, each one is unique and will have subtle variations. Height varies from 4-1/4"-5", diameter is 2-1/4".$19.95 -
50 Ways of Looking at Art
$16.99Ways of Looking at Art: 50 Cards to Shift Your Perspective reawakens a sense of wonder and beauty when viewing art. Use these 50 prompts for 50 different ways of looking at anything from graffiti to sculpture, painting to tapestry. There is no right way...$16.99 -
Draw Paint Print like the Great Artists
$19.95In Draw Paint Print like the Great Artists, Marion Deuchars makes learning about art fun. Young readers are introduced to more than thirty great artists, then encouraged to try out the techniques that lie behind their greatest works. Short and...$19.95 -
Tattoo Wonderlands Coloring Book
$14.99Tattoo Wonderlands is an original and surprising coloring book that takes you into a different world or scene, from tropical floral glasshouses to mystical owls and whimsical lions, underwater treasures to ancient Japanese masks. 80 pages, 8-1/4" x...$14.99 -
Drawing Architecture
$22.99Drawing Architecture is a comprehensive and practical guide full of advice and inspiration for anyone wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape. This hands-on and inspirational book will encourage you to meet the exciting challenges of...$22.99 -
Fort Mason Center T-Shirt, SF Port of Embarkation
$29.95This Fort Mason Center T-shirt celebrates Fort Mason's rich history and function as a gateway to the Pacific. It features a graphic of the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, one that we discovered with the help of the wonderful people at the Presidio...$29.95 -
GRAPHITE: H to B of Contemporary Pencil Art & Drawings
$45.00What comes to mind when you think of graphite? Is it the stains that stay on your fingers, or the beautiful gradients that can result from simply playing with pressure? Through skilfully applied smudges and smears, the humble pencil is capable of...$45.00 -
Treasury of Audubon Birds
$24.95Treasury of Audubon Birds contains 130 select plates from The Birds of America octavo edition, featuring splendid, scrupulously accurate portraits of the snowy egret, wild turkey, brown pelican, screech owl and more. The birds are...$24.95 -
En Plein Air: Acrylic
$19.99En Plein Air: Acrylic: Expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with acrylic introduces beginning artists and fine-art lovers alike to the core concepts of painting on location. This...$19.99 -
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing
$17.99For aspiring artists of all ages and abilities, Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing will motivate and strengthen your drawing talent. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their...$17.99 -
Writing & Illuminating & Lettering
$18.95In this classic, profusely illustrated guide, Edward Johnston distilled his expertise into a series of easy-to-follow lessons that will benefit any student of calligraphy, book design, or art. Part I is devoted to writing and illuminating...$18.95 -
Look Closer, Draw Better
$24.99Look Closer, Draw Better will help you reach your goals with projects that explore graphite, charcoal, ink, and watercolor wash, emphasizing techniques that Kateri Ewing has refined over years of practice and teaching. Ewing teaches...$24.99 -
Palette Perfect
$25.00Color Collective's Palette Perfect: Color Combinations Inspired by Fashion, Art and Style is aimed to fashion students and designers. It is both a practical guide and an inspirational book that proposes a reflection on the universe of...$25.00 -
Japanese Ink Painting
$16.95Japanese Ink Painting: Lessons in Suiboku Technique teaches beginners the fundamental techniques of suiboku, a form of Japanese ink painting. Suiboku is considered to be a type of Japanese painting known as sumi-e. It adds water to emphasize the shading...$16.95 -
Color Theory
$9.95Color Theory begins with an overview of color in the history of art and the science behind color, followed by a presentation of color basics: the color wheel; hue, saturation, and value; color and value; color temperature; color...$9.95 -
Sketching from the Imagination
$32.99In Sketching from the Imagination: An Insight into Creative Drawing, 50 talented traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketchbook works, from doodled concept sketches to fully rendered drawings. A visually stunning collection...$32.99 -
Pencil, Do More Art
$19.99Pencil, Do More Art exposes how the simplest of writing tools is in fact the key to an entire universe of artistic expression. Selwyn Leamy and Eve Blackwood explore the many ways a pencil can be used: from hatching and smudging to frottage and...$19.99