craft

The Day of the Dead may be seven months away but you can get a head start this Saturday from 8pm -10pm and Sunday from noon to 2 in Berkeley creating your own Mexican Sacred Heart and masks. First you build your sacred Aztec artwork out of paper mache then paint it using whatever fiery […]

Bay seniors with an eye on the local gallery scene as it expands far beyond SOMA are encouraged to see two new exhibits coming to the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art this month. Starting on March 17 check out Modern Twist, 38 bamboo sculptures from Japan that elevate the idea of “craft” to new levels. […]

Bay seniors with a taste for haute couture recycling are encouraged to check out the current show at the Dogpatch Gallery. Artist Charlotte Kruk has fashioned a flamenco outfit entirely out of candy wrappings. It’s the latest pop-up exhibit of the Museum of Craft and Design which is still planning to open a permanent space […]

Bay seniors put your wallets away. This Saturday 17 museums have free admissions courtesy of Smithsonian magazine. They are museums you always knew you wanted to visit like the California Historic Society, and museums you never heard of like the Cartoon Art Museum.  You can download your two free tickets on line. Can’t you?