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Rest room seats to puppet monsters, SF craft truthful dazzles with creativity

Daily SF News — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:04:56 +0000

The first day of the annual West Coast Craft fair drew thousands to Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion in San Francisco on Saturday. The event concluded Sunday.

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By Shawna Chan mugs are displayed at the West Coast Craft fair.

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Jessica Gonzalez greets customers at her Happy Organics booth.

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Take Tak’s creations are displayed at the craft fair, which attracts thousands of visitors each year.

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Bailey Hikawa shows her toilet seats and phone case sculptures to a customer during the first day of the craft fair.

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Thousands of shoppers attend the first day of the annual West Coast Craft fair.

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Mal Tran’s ceramics are displayed during the first day of the craft fair.

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Monsters of the Underworld’s booth at the annual West Coast Craft fair.

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Earrings are displayed at Shy Natives’ booth during the first day of the annual West Coast Craft fair.

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A hand-printed upcycled jacket at Monsters of the Underworld’s booth.

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A phone case sculpture by Bailey Hikawa is displayed at the craft fair.

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Shanna Brandt browses hand-knit cardigans at Society Mano’s booth during the first day of the craft fair.

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Mochi pastries are displayed at Happee Belly’s booth.

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Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion draws large a crowd for the first day of the annual West Coast Craft fair.

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Thousands of people flocked to Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion in San Francisco on Saturday for the 10th annual West Coast Craft winter fair, where craftspeople and designers displayed all kinds of products, from puzzles to vintage clothes to stuffed llamas.

Groups of friends and families huddled at the entrance below a giant rainbow hanging from the ceiling, strategizing how they would fan out to hit the maximum amount of booths in the time they had. The fair featured 300 small craft makers from all over the country, and organizers expected 10,000 to 15,000 guests each day of the two-day craft fair.

“We’ve got a lot of ground to cover!” one woman said to her friend before dashing toward one of the first aisles at the fair, which also runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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The booths, arranged in several rows inside the pavilion, had as much visual variety as the products did. Some were decorated simply, with just white walls and minimalist signage, while others were explosions of color, with quilts and furs hanging on the booth’s walls and signs made from balloons.

Hundreds of designers displayed their handiwork Saturday during West Coast Craft at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.Michaela Vatcheva Special to the Chronicle

Visitors browsed the various offerings, bustling past each other in the narrow aisles, admiring the products, which sold from a few dollars to hundreds, and excitedly pointing things out to friends.

One seller that caught people’s attention was Hikawa, which had a light blue toilet with a neon yellow and blue seat in front of it. As people stopped to look, they saw two other resin toilet seat creations — one bright green with watches embedded in the resin, another clear with synthetic hair strands inside.

“Isn’t that fun?” Bailey Hikawa, the artist behind the eye-catching creations, said to a visitor checking out the hair-filled toilet seat.

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The California College of the Arts graduate said she wanted to make art that is functional, which is how she ended up creating phone cases and toilet seats — things people use every day.

“I’m really interested in where art and design meet,” Hikawa said. Each toilet seat takes about two weeks to make, she said, and most are made to order.

Bailey Hikawa’s toilet seats are displayed during the first day of the craft fair.

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Hikawa said that while she does much of her business online and doesn’t often go to craft fairs, this is her third time attending West Coast Craft. She said it’s a great way to get her products in front of more people.

“These craft fairs are amazing,” she said.

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Tess Clabby and Dicapria, who said they do not use a last name, were at the craft fair for the first time with their brand, Monsters of the Underworld. Several people stopped by the small but colorful booth, checking out their handmade coats, T-shirts, puppets and prints, each featuring or inspired by bright, whimsical monsters.

The Bay Area couple said they have been performing at festivals and events with the giant puppet creations together for a few years, and started making merchandise together this year.

“It’s kind of like a band,” Dicapria said. “We’re installation puppet artists, and this is our merch.”

Justin Kiene’s ceramic artwork is displayed during the first day of West Coast Craft.

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Another popular booth was Justin Kiene Ceramics, which featured colorful, textured cups, mugs and pots with designs inspired by amoeba. People spent several minutes at the booth, picking up and examining the various designs, looking closely at the details and deciding which they liked best.

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Kiene, who is based in Oakland, said he has dabbled in ceramics his whole life but dived in completely during the pandemic. “It became an obsession,” he said.

Now, he sells his ceramics online through his website and Instagram, but he prefers in-person events such as West Coast Craft, where he can talk with people about his designs.

“This is the event of the year for me,” he said, adding that it’s his favorite market.

Shoppers loved the market as well. Many were impressed with and thrilled by the number of vendors and the variety they brought.

Cosmic Peace Studio displays its wares during the first day of the craft fair.

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Rachel Garcia, who brought her mom, husband and best friend to the craft fair, said she saw an advertisement for the event on Instagram in the summer and immediately put it in her calendar, excited by the assortment of artists the event promised.

“As the event was getting closer and they kept posting more and more, I was like, ‘This is amazing,’ ” she said. By noon, her arms were full of bags, which she was putting in the car before coming back into the building.

Elle Pan, Garcia’s best friend, was visiting from Portland, Ore., and was excited that the fair was on their itinerary for the weekend.

“It’s really cool to see each artist’s unique style and stuff,” she said. “And it’s always great to support independent artists.”

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AP PHOTOS: Uncommon blue supermoon dazzles stargazers across the globe

Daily SF News — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:34:44 +0000

MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

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(AP) – A rare blue supermoon — the closest full moon of the year — dazzled stargazers Wednesday night.

Saturn joined the celestial spectacle, visible alongside the moon, at least where skies were clear.

It was the second full moon of August, thus the blue label. And it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon.

The moon appeared to be bigger and brighter than usual, given its close proximity to Earth: just 222,043 miles or so. The Aug. 1 supermoon was more than 100 miles farther away.

A supermoon rises over Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose with the second full moon of the month, also known as a blue moon. A little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)The blue supermoon sets over the White Mountain National Forest at sunrise, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Carroll County, New Hampshire. The next blue superman won’t occur until 2037. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A supermoon rises over a headstone at a cemetery in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose with the second full moon of the month, also known as a blue moon. A little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)A blue supermoon rises between the Salesforce Tower and the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)The full moon rises beyond a sign in the outfield during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The moon was a rare blue supermoon, named so because it was the second full moon in August, thus the blue label, and it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A man watches from the upper deck of a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Pittsburgh Pirates as the moon rises in the distance Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The moon was a rare blue supermoon, named so because it was the second full moon in August, thus the blue label, and it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The supermoon, blue moon, rises behind a thick layer of clouds near a statue of the angel Moroni perched atop The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Kensington, Md. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)A rare Blue Supermoon rises over Lake Michigan as spectators watch from Chicago’s 31st Street beach Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)People watch a supermoon rise above Lisbon, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. It’s the month’s second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)A supermoon rises over Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, also known as a blue moon. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)Akıncı unmanned aerial craft passing in front of the Supermoon during a demonstration flight on the first day of Teknofest technology and aerospace festival in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)The full moon rises beyond the Martyrs statue, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. August 30 will see the month’s second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)The supermoon rises behind the Chlemoutsi medival castle in Kyllini, Peloponnese, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)A supermoon rises over the Colosseum in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)The moon known as blue moon rises behind the small village of Ujue, northern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)The August Super Blue Moon sets behind a historical building and the St. Basil’s Cathedral, right, as people walk in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rises Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It is dubbed a supermoon because it is closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)The supermoon rises in the sky over the houses of Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)The supermoon rises in the sky of Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)The full moon rises behind the Galata tower in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It is dubbed a supermoon because it is closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)The supermoon rises behind Ayioi Anargiroi Orthodox church near Ayia Napa and Protaras in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It is dubbed a supermoon because it is closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)The supermoon rises over the Mediterranean sea as a boat passes at Konnos bay near Ayia Napa and Protaras on the eastern part of the island of Cyprus, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)The supermoon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 70 kilometers (45 miles) south of Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)A Supermoon is seen on the sky as a woman walks on the street, in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. August 30 sees the month’s second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)The supermoon rises near the equestrian statue of Damdin Sukhbaatar on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. August 30 sees the month’s second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A peacock sits on a chimney as a nearly full moon rises behind it, in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. August 30 will see the month’s second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

If you missed it, it will be a long wait: The next blue supermoon isn’t until 2037. But another regular supermoon is on the horizon at the end of September, the last one of the year.

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Blue supermoon dazzles Southern California and viewers all over the world – Day by day Information

Daily SF News — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 10:31:01 +0000

A man watches the blue supermoon rise in San Pedro, CA, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. It was the second full moon of August, thus the blue label. And it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon. The next blue supermoon isn’t until 2037. But another regular supermoon is on the horizon at the end of September, the last one of the year. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

A plane flies past the blue supermoon in front of Orange Grove Elementary in Whittier on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

A rare blue supermoon — the closest full moon of the year — dazzled stargazers in Southern California and around the world pn Wednesday night.

Saturn joined the celestial spectacle, visible alongside the moon, at least where skies were clear.

It was the second full moon of August, thus the blue label. And it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon.

A blue supermoon rises over the Korean Friendship pagoda in San Pedro, CA, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. It was the second full moon of August, thus the blue label. And it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon. The next blue supermoon isn’t until 2037. But another regular supermoon is on the horizon at the end of September, the last one of the year. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The moon appeared to be bigger and brighter than usual, given its close proximity to Earth: just 222,043 miles or so. The Aug. 1 supermoon was more than 100 miles farther away.

If you missed it, it will be a long wait: The next blue supermoon isn’t until 2037.

But another regular supermoon is on the horizon at the end of September, the last one of the year.

A blue supermoon rises above Yucaipa on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Photo by Charles L Convis)
A blue supermoon rises above Yucaipa on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Photo by Charles L Convis)
A supermoon rises over Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose with the second full moon of the month, also known as a blue moon. A little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A super blue moon is seen above the stadium lights during the game between the Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
A supermoon rises over a headstone at a cemetery in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose with the second full moon of the month, also known as a blue moon. A little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A blue supermoon rises over downtown Houston on the Buffalo Bayou Trail on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Houston. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
SAN RAFAEL, CA – AUGUST 30 A man sits on a rock along the San Francisco Bay Trail as he watches the blue supermoon rise in San Rafael, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)
A supermoon rises over Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The cosmic curtain rose with the second full moon of the month, also known as a blue moon. A little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The blue supermoon is seen over the skyline in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A peacock sits on a chimney as a nearly full moon rises behind it, in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. August 30 will see the month’s second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

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Thundercat Dazzles Capability Crowd at Stern Grove – CBS San Francisco

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:13:11 +0000

DJ Short KutThe legendary Bay Area scratch master DJ Shortkut got the crowd moving early on with his hip-hop and funk classics (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 1LA-based neo-fusion band Cassowary – led by multi-instrumentalist Miles Shannon – delivered funky grooves and high-profile solos during their opening set (Photo: Curtis Stankalis).

Cassowary 7LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 2LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 3LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 6LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 4LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 9LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 5LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Cassowary 8LA neo-fusion band Cassowary plays Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat1The six-string bass virtuoso Thundercat delivered a flood of tones and soulful sounds at the head of his trio in the Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat2Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat3Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Lady dancingA fan dances to Thundercat at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat4Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat5Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Girls dancingA young fan dances to Thundercat at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat6Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat7Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Shot of the crowdCrowd fills the Thundercat show at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat8Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat9Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Happy patronsThundercat fans in Stern Grove (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat10Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat15Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat11Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat13Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat12Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

Thundercat14Thundercat performs at Stern Grove in San Francisco (Photo: Curtis Stankalis)

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