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  • Julems Ceramics unique handmade stoneware pottery by designer maker Judith Lemmens. Thrown on a potters wheel and hand decorated piece by piece in Mill Valley, CA and Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

    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

    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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  • Kikuko Kohno Wheel Thrown Porcelain Hand Illustrated Ceramics

    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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  • Michael Cheney Alchemia Artist loves drawing and screenprinting skulls, skeletons and other characters.

    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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  • History of El Paseo Lane Mill Valley

    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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  • 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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