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foto postcard: sebastopol

September 13, 2016 No Comments

greetings from sebastopol, ca.

window witch brew

took last friday off work— so mi mom, ratta and i headed up north to have lunch in west marin.
instead we ended up the road by bodega and went on to occidental. afterwards, we came across the cutest evening farmer’s market and had a nice stroll amongst a talented musician, bread makers, cheese goddesses and displays of beautiful leafy greens. i met the artist dirty mat leonardo, we chatted for a bit about micron pens and birds.

sebastopol day trip

a pleasant afternoon in the farmer’s market. occidental, ca.

love this neat dude + that beard.

we then continued the nice afternoon by looking for a nice dose of evening coffee before we headed back to the city, and we stopped in downtown sebastopol. it had been almost a year (or two?) since last time i was up in that pocket of sonoma and i hadn’t notice a whole area of new retail, brewery/wine rooms and storefronts adjacent to the newish (2013 or so, i believe) rialto theatre, which seems like quite a popular destination for friday nite. i love seeing movies in the theatre and wouldn’t mind planning an outing up there, looks new-era of cinema cool.

wine bike doggie

this is outside a senior housing apt bldg. very cute!

curvy derby

curvy derby

ding ding

anyway, these awesome metal sculpture pieces are everywhere in sebastopol (spotted the first one after lunch in occidental, and in bodega) they are made by local artist duo patrick amiot and brigitte laurent. <

🎨🚲🙃💯 × very groovy.
can’t wait to come across more of their sculptures, hope to return soon!

further reading:
[from 2002] sfgate: There’s art on our lawn
[from 2013] never ending voyage: sebastopol quirky sculptures.

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The New Yorker cover, August 1955

February 24, 2014 1 Comment

The New Yorker cover, August 1955 as a greeting card y grocery bag decoration 🙂
the new yorker cover, august 1955 as a greeting card y grocery bag decoration :)

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Spinster Saturday

February 22, 2014 1 Comment

Local filmmaker/producer/awesome amiga KT and her film The Spinster featured in an interview by Brazil’s Movimento Conviva QUÉ COOL♥ included with poster I designed for her limited edition poster (!!)
Check it out: ➡ The Spinster, suspense sobre duas rodas


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Los events: Friday in San José

February 4, 2011 No Comments

♥Friday: Novelas, Love and Other Adventures in San José 7PM

Tonight!! in San José, local artist and homefries Rio Yañez in collaboration with the beautiful Mayra Ramirez collabed together to create super awesomesauce.

“Novelas, Love and Other Adventures” | Artist talke+opening tonight at the MACLA

510 S. First Street — San Jose, CA

Exhibition Dates: January 26 – March 26, 2011

TONIGHT: Opening Reception & Artist Talk Featuring Jaime Hernandez, Rio Yanez and Myra Ramirez
February 4, at 7pm

Here is a beatiful photo of mis beautifuls, late last year in the Lower Haight. HAAAAAY.
Speaking of which, Mayra’s birthday is this weekend. Qué suave — ♥happy birthday guapa!!!
oh haaaaaay
Mayra + Rio

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I’m bummed out I won’t be able to make it down to SanJo on Friday night but if you are in the vicinity for the evening this is a *MUST* event.
Check it out!!

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Butter up, buttercups. It’s butterlap!

January 19, 2011 1 Comment
2011-01-17 15.52.56
This marks the 500th photo I have added to its butter lap ride – foto set. 
The blood + flats was from that one first ride of 2011, it isn’t a frequent happening ummkay…
Um yea that’s a lot of butterlap fotos. ♥Good peeps. Good times.

 ♥Butterlap| Meets Wednesdays at Ferry bldg. 7PM

Ends at Bender’s around 9PM • about 17-18mi ride

Rules: 1) Don’t be an asshole. 2) Bring good booze.

stops:
++ Ferry building (in front of the steps)
++ Ft.Mason (at the excercise bars by the statues, atop Gashouse cove
++ Presidio overlooking Baker Beach (Lincoln at Washington Blvd.)
++ Legion of honor
++ Clement and 43rd ave.)
++ Ocean beach (Great Hwy at JFK)
++ Stanyan and Fell/Oak
++ Benders (19th at S. Van Ness)
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Events+moments del 2010: May 11th Dr. Sketchy’s girls on bicycles

January 18, 2011 7 Comments

Los events: this week There are some photos and events I didn’t get to publish last year, I will post them in the first couple of weeks of the new year so, some kind of my quasi-review of 2010.

+ + + + +

Last year, Alice invited Amanda, Constance and I to be the models for her fantabulous Dr.Sketchy’s event. The theme was Girls on bicycles and the event was SUPER fun. Posing and being still for 5 minutes is pretty hard work. It was awesome to see the pieces of art at the end, meet many of the artists and having a drink to toast for the event. Good times.

The event was at 111 Minna, we brought our bikes in and we posed with one of the bright orange public bikes. The audience was colourful and brught all their pads and pencils and were ready to rock. Here are the photos from the much overdue post from May 2010, so much fun!

lunch
Feed the models, had some snacks before heading to the event.
111 minna
Arriving at 111 Minna
constance
sssup
rearview from the girls
rearview view
bike. pose. chillin.
Amanda y Constance
stage view
An orange public bike. Stage view
sketchers
los artists
sketchers
sketch sketch
constance
muscleeeeeeeees. Constance held this pose for *AGES** ♥Go girl!!
strike a pose. there's nothing to it.
Alice is in the house!!
je jeeee
nautty!
blue red visions
watercoloresque — so cool!
constance -by jordan
Jordan and a drawing of Constance.
He was so nice to share them here are a few of Jordan’s sketches:
05111005 Cute Girls on Bicycles_Jordan Hines
title: “05111005 Cute Girls on Bicycles_Jordan Hines” by SweetBippie
05111001 Cute Girls on Bicycles_Jordan Hines
title: “05111001 Cute Girls on Bicycles_Jordan Hines” by SweetBippie

These are by Diane Oliver:
bikeonground
bikeonground by Diane Olivier
3onabike
3onabike by Diane Olivier
racing
racing by Diane Olivier
 holdingbike
holdingbike by Diane Olivier
 popdresssitting
this is one of my faves!! ♥thanks Diane
popdresssitting by Diane Olivier

Cute Girls on Bicycles 1
Cute Girls on Bicycles 1 by OwlBoogie
Dr Sketchys SF - May 2010 - Sexy Girls on Bikes
Dr Sketchys SF – May 2010 – Sexy Girls on Bikes by atomicbear
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these two (above and below) are by Jamdye
And one last one of so many talented artists that evening, this one by Blake B:
2010-05-11 21.02.54
 “2010-05-11 21.02.54” by schjlatah

oh heyyyy

Le Sketchers
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+++ I’d like to share the next few photos throughout the event, taken by Jesse M. — many thanks! +++







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the girls
Alice, yo, Constance y Amanda
♥ It was such a FUUUUN art-drawing-modeling event! ♥
’til next time Sketchy’s.

++Sketchy’s next drawing event is coming up tonight Tuesday, January 18th. More info here: “Comic book babes” Dr. Sketchy’s››
Next Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School: January 18th

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Los Artsy: Marco Zamora

January 13, 2011 1 Comment

This rad piece of bikey art belongs to Los Angeles-based artist Marco Zamora.
He has an upcoming show here in the City this April — can’t wait.
via FecalFace: Marco Zamora Interview 

*screenshot from fecalface.com

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