The Gingerbread House Tour and Competition: With the holidays approaching, the Gingerbread House Tour and Competition has always been one of the reasons I love December in Sausalito. Even though I’ve relocated to Southern California, I enjoy revisiting these wonderful gingerbread creations, and I hope you will too. This is a gingerbread collection from 2016. […]
Art continues to flourish in Sausalito. Although the Sausalito Art Festival has not returned yet to its former glory, check out the upcoming Art Weekend in Sausalito. Art Weekend Sausalito will be the inaugural exhibition at the newly remodeled Sausalito Center For The Arts. The event will highlight over 100 pieces of original art from […]
A painting class is a great way to build your team’s spirit and get the creativity flowing. Participants can connect with each other on a group endeavor. Being outside the workplace is refreshing and relaxing. Boost Confidence A team building painting class can provide unique opportunities to overcome fears and boost confidence. The process of […]
Every year I look forward to Sausalito’s Gingerbread House Tour as the December holidays approach. Local businesses always put themselves on the map with an amazing and imaginative display. Although there were fewer participants this year, the gingerbread creations were no less splendid. Sponsored by the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce, the Gingerbread House Competition and […]
Holiday Show & Sale at Susan Sternau Studios You are cordially invited to the Holiday Show & Sale at Susan Sternau Studios. Come to Sausalito for this fun annual tradition and enjoy drinks and snacks. Featuring new paintings, prints and cards. Take advantage of the sale with twenty percent off all original art. Open House […]
Sausalito has a reputation as an arty town. And though you don’t necessarily think of mosaics when you think of art, but there are some mosaic treasures to be found here now, and more are on the way. Mosaics are Magic I’ve always had a soft spot for mosaics. Maybe that’s because when I was […]
On June 19, 2017, Sausalito lost one of its most visible artists. Robert Conley Jr., aka VanBo, was a fixture in the community for the 16 years that I’ve lived here. Becoming a Painter Around 2004 VanBo was a musician playing at local parties around town. Then he got interested in becoming a painter. Soon […]
Discovering a New Bookstore This spring Sausalito welcomed a beautiful new bookstore, Book Passage By-the-Bay. It is located at 100 Bay Street at the entrance to the Sausalito Yacht Harbor boardwalk. The store is light, spacious, and filled with wonderful books. Also a social center and destination, the store has been hosting many author events. […]
One of my favorite cool carvings in Sausalito is one I see almost every day. It is the Miner Forty-Niner panning for gold outside our local hardware store, Waterstreet Hardware, at the corner of Caledonia and Litho Streets. Albert, who has worked at Waterstreet since 1964, told me that Barney West carved the Miner. Barney […]