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July 4th Festivities
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On July 3rd, the artists, staff, and volunteers of both studios got together to celebrate Independence Day. Everyone headed over to our Arkansas Street studio, where we grilled hot dogs,...
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Monday Men’s Sewing Circle
In the Studio
In preparation for the upcoming CE exhibit Fibrocosm (opening October 9), studio artists have been experimenting with various textile techniques—many for the first time. One by one, Creativity Explored artists...
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Taproots, Shoots and Fruits of Labor: the workshop, the mural
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Outside the Studio
Food is often a topic of interest, trade, obsession and festivity at Creativity Explored (as it is around the globe). The daily visit of the “food truck” at break time...
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Collaborative Art at Creativity Explored II
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Melvin Geisenhofer and Tony Gomez have been collaborating on a joint mural-sized painting. I work with them once a week through my position as San Francisco City College Art Instructor...
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Check out the floors!
In the Studio
We are all absolutely thrilled with our new floors! Thanks to a generous grant from Bothin Foundation, we were able to lay bamboo flooring in the gallery and strip the...
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Two stylin’ handrails
In the Studio
Volunteer Jason Shields built and installed two beautiful handrails for one of the auxiliary exits in our second studio on Potrero Hill. Thank you Jason! We’ll be walking down these...
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Wire Workshop
In the Studio
Diane Komater, visiting community artist, collaborated with studio artists in a series of workshops in January and February. Studio artists and Komater created these wall pieces and other 3D sculpture...
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Songlines: Johanna Rocha
In the Studio
This entry is excerpted from volunteer Jurgen Trautwein’s personal blog about his experiences volunteering at CE2 since October 2007. He has been working on a project involving two CE2 artists,...
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The Why and How of Overlapping Art Forms: Learning from Elizabeth Murray and Frank Stella
In the Studio
When my teacher Pilar said, “Let’s do something different with your paintings,” I had no idea what she was talking about. I had painted some new art and had done...
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James Montgomery’s Upcoming Show
In the Studio
Studio artist James Montgomery has been working hard in preparation for his upcoming solo exhibition at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Here are a few photos of the artist...
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Giants Roam the Earth Again
In the Studio
Melvin Geisenhofer uses collage to create shapes and reinforce the surface of his paintings. Recently Melvin has been working in cardboard, creating larger than life figures. He draws on scraps...
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Making Art One Stitch at a Time
In the Studio
We often make quilts at Creativity Explored, and have done wedding quilts and crazy quilts in which several artists participated with their design and their stitches. This textile wall piece...
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Bread & Roses in the Studio
In the Studio
Earlier today Bread & Roses brought Rich Kuhns to the CE studio for a great performance. We all enjoyed his classic blues and rock tunes. Rich said that the art...
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