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  • We are excited to welcome Brooklyn-born Miami-based artist Mark Cherry, considered one of the few authentic naive painters of Miami, to Poet and/the Bench.

    Purple, Purple

    PURPLE PURPLE /Mixed Media and Acrylic on CanvasMarch 30, 2022 OngoingOpening Reception Tuesday April 5Mill Valley First Tuesday Art Walk 5:30-7:30pm

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  • Flow State at Poet and/the Bench featuring Austyn Taylor Black Ceramic Horse Sculpture,  Laura Roebuck Abstract Painting Unintentional Moonlight, Jeffrey Palladini Figurative Painting Sequence #4 and Adrienne Rogers Hand Knit Textiles

    Flow State

    FLOW STATE /Painting, Ceramics & TextilesFebruary 27, 2022 OngoingOpening Reception Tuesday March 1Mill Valley First Tuesday Artwalk 5:30-7:30pm

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  • 7 Ways to Cultivate Happiness

    7 Ways to Cultivate Happiness

    Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to rewire itself and this can occur with new experiences and with repetition. Said another way, positive mental states add up and can...

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  • Ecotopia featuring Nico Van Dongen Photography Concerning Trees in Golden Gate Park, Austyn Taylor Ceramic Animal Sculptures, Ian Hazard Bill Ceramics, Jennifer Morgan Glass Vessels and Karen McAlister Shimoda Abstract Paintings

    Ecotopia

    ECOTOPIAPainting, Photography, Glass & CeramicsJanuary 4 - February 26, 2022Opening Reception Tuesday January 4Mill Valley First Tuesday Artwalk 5:30-7:30pm

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  • Adrienne Rogers Hand Knitted Textiles

    Conversations with an Artist: Adrienne Rogers

    Adrienne Rogers' stunning textiles wrap you in comfort in the most artful, sophisticated and luxurious ways. She practices hand-knitting, wet and dry felting, and creates hand-loomed pieces– each of which take...

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  • Made with Love Mural at Poet and the Bench on El Paseo Lane. Look for the Pink Bear Mural!

    Made with Love

    💓 Spread a universal message of love 💓 Read about our first-ever public mural with references to the Northern California environment of our shop; the inclusiveness of identity we express in ensuring...

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  • Julems Ceramics Donut Vase Torus Sculpture

    From the Functional to the Stand-Alone

    Before Judith Lemmens of Julems Ceramics left for the Netherlands for a year with her family, she completed a limited edition capsule collection of new Torus sculptures. Named after the mathematical...

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