EVENT / Japanese Sculpture Artist Hideki Iinuma
MUSE FOR THE MODERN AGE / First US exhibition of Japanese Artist Hideki Iinuma opening reception April 1, 2025, 5:30-7:30. Exhibition Ongoing at Poet and/the Bench, 11 Throckmorton, Mill Valley, CA ...
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Creative Mill Valley in the News
Mill Valley, our charming village where Poet and/the Bench headquarters are located, has been featured as a travel destination in quite a few publications recently. We want to share a few notables in...
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Conversations with an Artist: MH Ceramics
Adi Mizrahi and Ron Hellmann of MH Ceramics are multi-hyphenate artists who bring a broad creative point of view to their pottery craft with nods to mid-century, Palm Springs aesthetics...
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Get Linked with Permanent Jewelry at Poet and the Bench
We now offer custom fit permanent jewelry bracelets without a clasp that we join on your wrist at Poet and/the Bench in Mill Valley. Our "Together" link chains celebrate a moment... with...
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Join us! Small Business Bash
December 1 5-8pm Celebrate our 7th Anniversary + Small Business Bash throughout Downtown Mill Valley with participating Shops, Galleries and Restaurants
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Conversations with an Artist: Metal Atelier
Anna Butwell of Metal Atelier practices sand casting in her jewelry collection. She tells us it gives her the ability to experiment with one form in multiple ways, which can...
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Fertile Soil Series Finale by Laura Roebuck
The finale of the Fertile Soil series by Laura Roebuck. These paintings will be for sale ongoing until they sell out.
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Conversations with an Artist: Ian Hazard Bill
We love Ian Hazard Bill's philosophy of ceramics as a way to build connections to life around you and how he has mastered the art of wood-firing. His culinary functional...
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Julems In Person!
JULEMS AT POET AND/THE BENCHIn town from Eindhoven, The NetherlandsSaturday July 302-5pm11 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley
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Travelogue: Montana
400 acres create the most beautiful backdrop in Northern Montana for soul-filling glamping. Read more about our trip to Tobacco River Ranch Glamping!
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Conversations with an Artist: Kikuko Kohno
Kikuko Kohno embraces narrative in such powerful and charming ways in her porcelain wheel thrown and illustrated ceramics that exemplify the connection to our hearts and minds. We so appreciate Kikuko's...
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Conversations with an Artist: Michael Cheney
We met Michael Cheney through the organization Alchemia which mentors neurodiverse adult visual and performing artists. Supporting their efforts by giving artists a platform became a passion of ours the more...
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Conversations with an Artist: Amy Breed of SpaceCat Ceramics
Amy Breed of Spacecat Ceramics delights in the most charming ways with her monster characters. Fun-loving creatures from her imagination, they bring joy during the best of times and a silly...
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Short History of El Paseo Lane
We love the natural environment and building complex of our shop location at 11 Throckmorton Avenue and El Paseo Lane in Mill Valley. It has a storied history recorded in...
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