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“In death, you get upgraded into a saint no matter how much people hated you in life.”
- Sarah Vowell
NEWS
May 2009
Quote of the Week: Sarah Vowell
May 31, 2009 – 10:36 pm
We live in a desert
May 26, 2009 – 2:38 pm
We took a trip to north county last week in hopes of finding some native new world Cacti and drought-resistant old world succulents – we were not disappointed.
Jeff at Solana Succulents hooked us up with a wide range of plants for our Native Curiosities installation at the Thread Show, including several cacti species native to the Southwestern US and Mexico. Read More
Staging Thread at the Logan
May 26, 2009 – 1:37 pm
A big thanks to Miriello Grafico for hosting Set & Drift as we prepare for the Thread Show this weekend. MG was kind enough to provide space in The Logan warehouse to stage our Native Curiosities installation this week.
Here’s a glimpse at the staging that began on Saturday… Read More
Nature to You
May 26, 2009 – 1:04 pm
Set & Drift is honored to have the support of the San Diego Natural History Museum in presenting the Native Curiosities installation at the upcoming Thread Show on May 30/31. The installation will feature several specimens from the museum’s collection that are native to the Southwestern United States, including the Red-tailed Hawk (shown above).
More specimens from the collection and info from the museum below… Read More
Quote of the Week: Michael Pollan
May 24, 2009 – 12:01 am
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.”
- Michael Pollan
Quote of the Week: Marcel Duchamp
May 17, 2009 – 12:01 am
“I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists.”
-Marcel Duchamp
The Silo
May 14, 2009 – 3:08 pm
Here’s a preview of our installation at the upcoming Thread Show on May 30/31 in San Diego. This old school silo in the Wonderhaus is our blank canvas. Read More
Native review & photos from Sezio
May 14, 2009 – 2:31 pm
A big thanks to Carly and Zack from Sezio…
… for cruising up to Oceanside for the Native opening at Swiv Tackle Circus. Carly took some great photos and wrote up a review of a fun night filled with art, music, and urban garden-grown snacks.
We’ve also uploaded some tasty photos of the urban garden bounty, and a short video featuring Tocayo’s NATIVE sign painting.
Native will be up at Swiv Tackle Circus through May 23rd, including this Saturday for THE COLOR INK BOOK, ISSUE 3 release party, so check it out if you missed the opening!
Photo credit: Carly Ealey
Tocayo’s Native signage
May 14, 2009 – 2:30 pm
Here’s a little footage behind the sign that Tocayo created for the Native exhibition at Swiv Tackle Circus in Oceanside, CA. Stacy and Sean Kelley of Set & Drift helped paint out the sign lettering while Tocayo built up the black edges of his dream-catcher illustration.
Photo credits: Carly Ealey, Tracy
Music by Orishas, from the Tocayo Time mixtape.
More info on the exhibition here.
The Color Ink Book Volume 3 Release Party
May 14, 2009 – 2:15 pm
The Color Ink Book is the third installment of a coloring book series with some rad illustration. Check it out this Saturday, May 16th at Swiv Tackle Circus for live art, music, drinks, eats, and giveaways!
And if you missed the NATIVE opening, this is a good time to see the exhibition before it’s gone on May 23rd!