Coming Up~the Vagabond Indie Craft Fair~April 30th

I'm honored to be one of the SF Etsy team members showing our creative wares at the newest event from Urban Bazaar~the Vagabond Indie Craft Fair.  Please join us on April 30th from 11am to 5 pm in the sweet back garden for local treasures including handmade soaps and perfumes, yoga and knit soft clothing, hand printed cards and journals, gorgeous floral and feathered hair pieces, delightful ceramics, hand carved rubber stamps, vegan treats, upcycled slim wallets,  soy candles, modern crochet accessories, playful silver jewelry--the list goes on!

I'm looking forward to finding some Mother's Day and Graduation gifts as well as some spring renewal for myself.  I'd love to buy these printed yoga pants or a custom stamp for my letters!

Songbird Yoga Pants by missionthread

Hand Carved Stamps by brownpigeon

Urban Bazaar is our local fair trade and artisan market in the Inner Sunset near 9th and Irving.  Owners Brandi and Briana have been actively promoting SF Etsy artists through their shop and the wonderful Winter Wonderland Bazaar held last winter. The Vagabond Indie Craft Fair is the second garden event and aims to be a repeating seasonal affair. They also offer Thursday night "Bring your own Beer" craft nights and host GogoCraft for all inclusive crafty evenings.  In other words, these amazing women and their shop are a fantastic resource for our community!

Samantha of note.ify created our event blog, sharing artist profiles and photos. There's also a facebook page for RSVP and spreading the word!


The artists~

Emily Wurtz
Meagan Lewis
Charlie Corriea
Dorothy Reinhardt
Chanda Beck
Danae Verret
Heather Logsdon
Amy Danehower
Even Howard
Torsten Haselmann
Derek Mia
Samantha Barsky
Jennifer Caine
Marya Zoya


Questions? Comments? Post in the comments section or contact Brandi@urbanbazaarsf.com
See you there! ~Even

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If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Jen from Mama's Magic Studio about joining SFEtsy!

SF Etsy Artist Snapshot: Kevin Clarke from Bug Under Glass

It takes a pretty rad person to be able to work towards preserving insects in a way like Kevin does. And he's a busy man, too! Our very own Kevin Clarke will be showing at a few shows in the next few weeks! Find out a little more about the man behind artful maps in shadowboxes and read on...

• Who are you? And what drives to you create!?

My name is Kevin from BugUnderGlass and learning about all the fascinating stories, strategies and designs in the natural world really drives me to create.  I studied ants in Grad. School and I believe they are one of the most creative animals around – they are my inspiration. 

• When & why did you start your Etsy shop?

I started my ETSY store in January 2009 and wanted an online outlet that had lots of eyes.  EBAY seemed too generic for me and not really for artists.

Awesome items in the "Flea Circus" can be found here.

A few of Kevin's Favourites: 

BOOKS

Travels with Charley – John Steinbeck

A Journey of the Ants – E.O. Wilson

Where Does the Money Go – Scott Bittle (everyone should read this – I love macro economics)

Guns, Germs Steel – Jarad Diamond

 MOVIES

Microcosmos

Shawshank Redemption

Murderball

Nature Documentaries

Baraka

Nowhere in Africa

• How did you come up with your business name?

A fun acronym for B.U.G. – Bug Under Glass

• What does a day in your life look like?

I wake up at 6 a.m mainly because my wife is a teacher and then start  answering emails.  Next, I start packing and sending orders until 9am and take a break by walking my dog.  Then it is bugs all day, usually until 8 or 9 o’clock.  I work way too much.

• How do you promote your work? Do you have any best tips & tricks of the trade?

My work is very easy to promote because the insects pretty much sell themselves.  A products story is a biggest selling point and if you can tell that well you should do okay.

To find out more about Kevin & his wonderful wares, feel free to click on the links:

ETSY // WEBSITE // FB // TWITTER

Kevin will be showing his works from Bug Under Glass at Winter Wonderland Craft Bazaar on Saturday, December 4th from 1PM to 9 PM at Urban Bazaar in the Inner Sunset! Come check out more of his works on display and find out a little more about the process that goes into his work while shopping for a unique gift.

RSVP for WWCB on Facebook!

And since we can never get enough awesomeness, he'll also be at Bazaar Bizaare's Holiday Show at Fort Mason Center in the Marina on Saturday & Sunday, December 11th & 12th!

For more info on BazBiz, click here!

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If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Jen from Mama's Magic Studio about joining SFEtsy!