Nail artist Kristen Valdez-Doherty is a maximalist in terms of nail design, which is reflected in the kitschy, crowded décor of her Nails of Modern Art Clement Street studio.
Nail Artist Creates Masterpieces at the Tips of Her Clients’ Fingers
Richmond Artist Mark Simmons Embodies Wonderment
Mark Simmons stands on a lawn at Mountain Lake Park, pen in hand, eyes fixed on a towering eucalyptus tree. Within minutes, the 55-year-old artist has captured not just the tree’s shape but its character – the way its crown spreads to claim sunlight, the texture of its bark, the shadows it casts. This is how Simmons, a Richmond District resident of 25 years, sees the world.
Ceramicist Larry Letofsky Displays Three Decades of Artistry in the Outer Sunset
Larry Letofsky has been making pottery in his Outer Sunset garage for 30 years. At first, his house, where he has lived since 1974, appears to be like any other. A closer look, however, reveals an artist’s sanctuary, accompanied by a mural painted on the front porch of a pair of hands shaping a piece of clay.
Westside Creative Marc Hayashi Spends His Life Weaving Stories
Westside artist Marc Hayashi has been a storyteller all his life. He was a founding member of the Asian American Theater Company, a pioneering local theater performance company. He went on to star in the cult classic film “Chan is Missing” (1982) set in San Francisco’s Chinatown, and he had roles in various other Hollywood films including “The Karate Kid Part II” (1986).
‘Art of Manga’ Exhibit Showcases Japanese Graphics, Inspires SF Artists
Manga has a rich past, an impactful present and a transformative future. The Fine Arts Museums of San Franciso recognize the current zeitgeist by presenting the “Art of Manga,” the largest manga exhibition ever staged in North America.
‘Art of Manga’ Exhibition Dazzles at the de Young Museum
Manga has a rich past, a phenomenal present and perhaps, a transformative future. The Fine Arts Museums of San Franciso recognize the current zeitgeist by presenting the “Art of Manga,” the largest manga exhibition ever staged in North America.
40 Years of Inspiring Children at West Portal’s Growing Up Art & Craft Store
Growing Up Art & Crafts at 248 West Portal Ave., in the heart of the West Portal District, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.
Artist Explores Connections Between the Ancestral and the Contemporary
Artist Rose B. Simpson is more than a little preoccupied with vessels. She views pottery, cars, her figurative sculptures, the womb and clay – a material she most often uses in her creations – as vessels.
Artist Rose B. Simpson Explores Connections Between the Ancestral and the Contemporary
“I think in clay. Clay was the earth that grew our food, was the house we lived in, was the pottery we ate out of and prayed with,” Simpson told a de Young Museum audience at a very personal lecture she delivered earlier this year. “My relationship to clay is ancestral and it has a deep genetic memory. It’s like a family member for us.”
Comic Book Artist Gives Back to His Richmond District Neighbors
As a child growing up in the Richmond District, Walden Wong spent his days biking around the neighborhood and meeting kids at the Cabrillo Playground on 38th Avenue for baseball and football games.
Local Maker Credits the City for Inspiring ‘Cozy Cubs Puzzle Club’
If you spend time around Golden Gate Park’s Conservatory of Flowers on sunny weekends, there is a good chance you might have met Sunset resident Sage Kitamorn. If his name does not ring a bell, you might identify him as the man in a crocheted bear hat handing out his puzzle sheets and “Cozy Cubs Puzzle Club” branded pens.
Sea Serpent Sculpture Finds its Way from Burning Man to GG Park
One foggy Sunday afternoon in July, Anna Boyarsky and her two children were biking west along John F. Kennedy (JFK) Promenade in Golden Gate Park when they rounded the bend past the whale tail and spotted something gleaming through the trees ahead. As they got closer, they began to see a teal serpentine sculpture – a 100-foot-long sea serpent. They stopped, craning their necks to take in all the details of the 25-foot-tall sculpture towering over them.
Revisiting the Outer Sunset on Film With Photographer Richard Sexton
At just 23 years old, newlywed photographer Richard Sexton drove a U-Haul packed with furniture and darkroom gear from Georgia to San Francisco. It was 1977, and Sexton had just enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute, drawn by the City’s dramatic landscape, rich architecture and cultural diversity.
Andrew Hoyem, Richmond Poet and Printer, Releases New Book
Poet and visual artist Andrew Hoyem is no stranger to artistic communities in San Francisco.
Sunset Dunes Piano and Art Installation the Targets of Vandalism
Two pieces of art at the Sunset Dunes on the Upper Great Highway were vandalized early June 14, according to The Friends of Sunset Dunes.
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