Archive for July 2nd, 2008

No End to the Joy.

Friend and art director extraordinaire Crystal English told me this morning that sustainable clothing company Nau is back in action. They had posted a note in May to say that they were closing up shop due to lack of financial support (the clothing is pricey but well worth it). They’ve now partnered with Southern California apparel company Horny Toad to put their wares back online, leaving me excited and wondering if they’ll eventually be able to exchange the jacket I ordered too big. I wore it to work, telling my co-workers it was made of seaweed (that seemed accurate) and reddened when we discovered it was actually recycled polyester.

Upcoming art show at BellJar on 16th St.

The three-month-old clothing and curios shop BellJar (don’t go too dark) in the Mission is hosting a show in two weeks with work by Jon Carling. (A short preview of their March opening is here.)

The California College of the Arts grad’s ink drawings are imaginative, and, like the shop that’s hosting him, darkly romantic. You can preview his work on Etsy before the June 26 event at 3187 16th St. If it’s anything like the last one, champagne and beautiful tattoos will abound.