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Yola visited San Francisco in 2012. We shared her art and did an interview. Recently she confronted a situation that can happen to anyone anywhere… (more…)

I suppose I had several reasons for traveling to Hong Kong , outside of the obvious desire to visit this beautiful city. Its something I wanted to do since the very first time I watched ‘Ghost In The Shell’. After I competed my last show (w/ Eddie Colla and Hugh Leeman) at 111 Minna Gallery last February, I decided to take a break from art. After several years of pursuing art relentlessly, taking on every odd job I could to pay for my supplies/travels, while pursuing one project after another…I was officially spent. I told myself that I was going to take a a solid year off to get a better bearing on myself and what I wanted to do with my life. I thought of pursuing another career or moving to another city. All I knew for certain was the artistic drive I had felt over the years was all dried up. (more…)

An artist named Senator was very active for several years pasting up images of politicians, especially former presidents. Photographer Larry Jones found quite of few of his stickers and wheat paste around San Francisco between 2006 to 2010. Some of the art resembles postage stamps with their presidency number. A JFK is still pasted up on Townsend between 6th and 7th Street by the train tracks and freeway ramp. (more…)

Those of you who know the Mission may be familiar with a memorable homeless man in the Mission and 16th Street area. It is not uncommon to see him feeding birds. He is often referred to as the bird or pigeon man. Some of you may know that he is called Lone Star Swan or Swan for short. (more…)

Larry Jones has been photographing street art for quite a few years. He inquired if we knew anything about thylacines. To be honest we never heard the word. Have you? (more…)

During the month of August 58 artworks were digitally displayed on billboards, bus shelters, in subways and other advertising channels across the United States. There were as many as 50,000 installations scattered in large and small communities. (more…)

Way Out West was the first public art installation by Art City Project. For approximately one month until August 17th 11 billboards, 3 bus shelters and 4 rolling Muni buses were the walls of this outdoor art gallery. (more…)

San Francisco has always been a rough and tumble town where wealth has been amassed and lost in quick succession. (more…)

Hankering to see some public Jeremy Fish art since the silly bunny was demolished last year? You don’t have to look too far.

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

We happened upon a big Jeremy Fish mural outside Tony’s Pizza Napoletana last year and returned to North Beach recently to see what else we could find. We were delighted to discover several establishments around Grant Avenue. (more…)

Off the Grid has their unique twist on an Artist in Residence Program. Every month, they invite a different artist to come into their offices and interpret the Off the Grid logo in their unique style. Their artwork goes on a t-shirt and other swag for sale. At the Fort Mason Center market, the artist makes at least two guest appearances at the Off The Grid merchandise tent which is close to the entrance. Some of them also display some of their other work. (more…)

The Mission District abounds with coffee shops with their special roasts. Each one has their special attributes. One shop that stands out for us is Stanza on 16th at Valencia. They not only have coffee, they have art and outdoor seating with murals. (more…)

Web Store & Art Gallery Launch

Official Launch Date: July 8th, 2014

The Method Makers are a group of creative individuals based in San Francisco, Ca who are passionate about connecting with artists from around the world to collaborate on creative project focused on positivity, & social change. (more…)