Join us! Multimedia artist Amanda Rowan’s return to her hometown of Mill Valley as Artist in Residence during the West Coast premiere of her short film Place Setting at the 46th Mill Valley Film Festival in conjunction with a photographic exhibition at Poet and/the Bench. Schedule inside:
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Join us as we embark on an exciting adventure renovating the mid century ranch house we bought in Northern California.
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Humor drives a lot of the ideas Michelle Im of RatxChicks has for her ceramic forms and especially, their decoration. She often pairs motifs that are deliberately out of sync to capture a sense of approachable absurdity.
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Elina Peduzzi had a fascinating evolution to her artistic journey and jewelry career. Early influences flourished, even while she had a diplomatic career in Venezuela. Like many of us, the pull to her heart's work was strong and she pursued an MFA in Spatial Arts to advance her sculptural work and continue expanding her jewelry talents. We are all lucky for it!
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Jamie Kelty
Peripheral Visions
June 6, 2023 Opening Reception
5:30-7:30pm
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Jamie's work features people–characters she observes and imagines–whom she has drawn in her sketchbook and cut out as part of the textural collage work she employs. The layered universe she creates in each collage or mixed media painting may also share inspiration from the city of San Francisco, her love of mid-century furniture and art history.
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May 4 & 5
5-8pm
Skip the construction traffic and enjoy 2 after hours shopping nights at Poet and the Bench and meet fine jewelry designer Betul Malik! We're serving sample cocktails from Paseo Bistro on Thursday and from Playa on Friday. Locals supporting locals!
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Join us for a super fun and diverse 2-day line up at the 2nd Mill Valley Music Festival! Poet and/the Bench will once again have a booth in the Manzanita Marketplace and we'll be launching new fun and pretty things, including permanent jewelry!
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