Tuesday, November 30, 2010

We are super excited to have our second photography gallery opening! We hope that you
can join us in Thursday, December 16th from 6pm to 10pm for Bret Sano's first photography
show – Almost 6 Photographie, a "curious, weird, beautiful little collection of found still
life he has shot."

About Bret Sano / Photographer and Designer

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Bret studied visual communications in Dallas where he
began his career in graphic and advertising design. After learning his trade with stints at
several boutique design firms his work began to garner regional awards and appear in
national design annuals like Print, HOW and Graphis. Bret's creative interests began to
expand into other visual mediums like photography, interactive and motion design.
In 2008 he and two partners formed design agency, Caliber Creative, and it was around
this time Bret taught himself photography.

Coming from a creative art direction background gives Bret's photo work a different
perspective and unique style. This can be seen in his artful compositions and alternative
color processes. Another hallmark of Bret's photography is his use of shallow depth of field
which is at once emotional, ethereal and sometimes surreal.

"I love trying to strike a balance between a fine art print and an editorial shot while injecting
of emotion and mood. Sometimes it's about what is NOT seen and NOT in focus that really
connects with the soul."

In addition to design and photography Bret teaches at a local community college and
continues to donate his time with design organizations. He lives in Dallas with his wife
and their four dogs. Bret also works as a freelance photographer for the Dallas Morning
News fashion publication FD Luxe.

Almost 6 is a collective of curious and bizarre found still lifes from from the travels and
perspective of Bret Sano who is 5'10." The idea is that you almost saw what happened,
you can almost fabricate how it got there, and who was involved. But ultimately the story
is the viewer's to interpret.

Monday, November 15, 2010

SAVE THE DATE, FRIENDS! We really hope that you can all join us to celebrate our
One Year Anniversary Party on Friday, 3rd December, 2010. This has been a freakin'
unbelievable year and the three of us are so grateful for the support and amazing
encouragement from the community. We are beyond lucky to have such good friends
to our small shop.

To celebrate, we invite you all to a night of all new releases of limited-edition prints
and work from our good friends Bee Things, Dowdy Studio, Fur Face Boy, Studio 204,
Holding Pattern, William Binnie & Tamara Coleman, and our awesome neighbors
Bows & Arrows*! We've enjoyed working with these guys this year and are so honoured
that they are all doing a special piece to mark this occasion. We'll also be releasing
a new WE ARE 1976 product which is in collaboration with Canadian design rock star
Furni!

Party starts at 6 and as usual, we'll have lots of adult beverages and delicious eats!!!

* And, the very next week, on Saturday, December 11th, Alicia and Adam of the freakin'
coooool Bows & Arrows will be celebrating their One Year Anniversary! We may have
heard a little something something about cake...