renegade is on this weekend!

if you’re in san francisco this weekend, you just gotta visit The Renegade Craft Fair! On July 9 + 10, from 11am – 7pm, The Renegade Craft Fair will return to Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion for their 4th Annual San Francisco Fair! over 200 artists will be sharing their handmade goods for the free-to-attend marketplace celebration of indie-craft culture!

yay! this weekend is the 3rd Annual Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco on July 31 + August 1, from 11am – 7pm each day at the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion! and, it’s free to get in and browse around, shop and visit with all your favorite diy designers! last year’s renegade was packed, but in that great energy, exciting and inspiring kind of way! renegade is definitely one of my favorite diy and art events of the year, so don’t miss it if you’re in the bay area.

in attendance will be artists and crafters like ciuccio; lisa congdon and sara paloma — all with online shops, too, in case you can’t make it to renegade san francisco!

there will be new work from eric rewitzer and annie galvin from 3 fish studios.

new textiles from inklore; and a free photo booth to use from magnolia photo booth; and a new print from old tom foolery.

the first ever renegade holiday craft fair will be held this weekend in san francisco, so if you’re in town, it’s a must-visit! held at fort mason, smack on the beautiful san francisco bay, renegade is free to enter and filled with over 150 booths of the finest indie-craft, handmade and contemporary design artists, all setting up shop at the Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale on December 19 & 20 from 11am –7pm, at the Fort Mason’s Herbst Pavilion.

held this past weekend, the 2nd annual san francisco renegade craft fair was double the fun this year! it was jam-packed! and full of some fresh new work i’d yet to see, like my purchases for the day, silk screen prints from Montréal-based artist jason cantoro and his cinqunquatre studio partner alice jarry (just below). i just loved their uniquely beautiful work. not only was renegade bustling with people perusing the many booths and having a great time, the vendors seemed to be doing a grand business of selling, too, which in this economy is great news, and i’m sure, very much appreciated by all the artists in attendance at renegade this year. next up – renegade chicago, september 12 & 13. here’s a peek at what i was able to capture.

loved this quilted booth banner from random nicole.

beautiful homespun yarn from rosebud studios.

great poster artists A. Micah smith of my associate cornelius and frank chimero.

gorgeous screen prints from jason cantoro and alice jarry of cinqunquatre studio.

the lovely and talented emily martin from the black apple.

amazing embroidery from bossanovababy.

stunning pottery from sara paloma.

diana fayt smiles among her beautiful pottery and lisa congdon’s lovely new work.

wonderful hoodie from handmade store on a bike, and handmade ceramic bears from kg & ab.

amazing laser cuts from owly shadow puppets.

lisa congdon and her fab new work.

eric rewitzer with new work from three fish studios

hilarious cards from old tom foolery and beautiful resin paintings from sita rupe.

i had a little pre-renegade dinner party here last night, and lauren from the curiosity shoppe shot this lovely pic! thanks everybody — it was so much fun! hope to see you at renegade!

it’s that time again – yippee! it’s craft-o-mania in san francisco this weekend, when artists from all over the country (and beyond!) flock to the city to participate in the renegade craft fair! held at fort mason’s festival pavillion, smack dab along side the beautiful bay. the renegade craft fair has free admission, and features over 200 different artists sharing their handmade wares all under one big creative roof! The second annual Renegade Craft Fair in SAN FRANCISCO will take place july 18 & 19, from 11am – 7pm. here’s a list of some of the artists in attendance at renegade this year — including yarnivores, 3 fish studios, lisa congdon, sara paloma pottery and gangs of san francisco, just to name a few — and if you can’t make the show just click on the links on this page to visits the artists’ own websites. hope to see you there!