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JUNE 2009
SECTION ONE
Larchmont Chronicle
Creativity, back to basics offered at Hands-On 3rd By Laura Eversz Renee Ridgeley yearned to do something creative. With two small children at home, acting wasn’t an option for the Hancock Park thespian. So she and pal Kyle Hollingsworth, a painter, jewelry designer and graphic artist, cooked up the idea for Hands-On 3rd, a community focused, creative space offering back-to-basics classes in just about anything you can make with your hands. An interesting array of workshops feature everything from terrarium construction to hat making, sewing to green living, jewelry design to drawing and painting. “People can walk in and learn a skill, then walk away with knowledge they can use at home and share with friends,” said Ridgeley. “That’s what we offer, skills.”
PROPRIETORS Renee Ridgeley (left) and Kyle Hollingsworth at their new store, Hands-On 3rd.
Maybe the economy has something to do with the fact that business is already good at the store that opened recently at 8377 W. Third St. “People aren’t buying products as much as service,” Ridgeley says. “They want
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to learn to do things themselves. So rather than buying that $400 dress, they can come here and learn to make it themselves.” Sewing classes are popular with both men and women, who can learn to mend or create something from scratch. Each month Hands-On has an artist in residence. “This month, it’s a milliner,” said Ridgeley. “A lot of guys have signed up for that class. It’s great, because you learn to make it once, then you can go home and make it on your own.” Kids’ workshops, which cater to the seven and up crowd, have also been well-attended. Class sizes are small—usually only six to eight people. “And we’ll still hold the class
In the book “Dreamers in Dream City” author Harry Brant Chandler blends vintage and contemporary photos of 54 men and women who have made their mark on Los Angeles. The Hancock Park resident will be signing his new book at Chevalier’s, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., on Sat., June 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A former media executive, he is a descendant of two pioneer Los Angeles families. Angel City Press published the hardcover book. Cost is $35.
even if we only get a couple of people to sign up,” Ridgeley says. The partners are absolutely open to ideas from customers, she adds, “as long as it’s handson… no computers, low-tech, back to basics.” A sign in the store asks, “Do you do something creative?” Ridgeley and Hollingsworth recently talked to both an upholsterer and a woodworker about potential workshops, as well as someone who wants to teach a shoe-making class using recycled tires and hemp. Hands-On offers a lounge with free tea bar, a reference library, community posts and handmade retail. The space is also available for special events. Memberships, which allow free use of the workspace and offer discounts on workshops, are available for both individual and families. “Our goal is to create a warm, inviting and energetic space for learning and sharing creativity and skills,” said Ridgeley. “It’s about community.” Hands-On 3rd, 8377 W. Third St., 323-655-0515, www. handsonthird.com
New art galleries at Huntington
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino opened its 16,379-square-foot Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art in May. The new space is said to be one of the largest presentations in Southern California of American art from the Colonial period through the mid-20th century. The space comprises 15 galleries redesigned from the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery and the Lois and Robert F. Erburu Gallery, which formerly displayed European works. Permanent and temporary exhibitions will feature thematic groupings of works selected from The Huntington’s more than 9,400 American art pieces. These include paintings by Benjamin West, silver tableware by Tiffany and Co., and Zenobia in Chains, a sculpture by Harriet Hosmer, that will be on public view for the first time in nearly a century. One wall will be devoted to George Washington, anchored by a portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Free audio guides will be available. For more information go to www.huntington.org.
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