Large Capacity Yoga Mat Bag

For months, we have been searching for the perfect place to market this amazing product.  The bag was co-designed by our product development manager, Angela Esler-Whelan, and staff sewing GURU, Vilma Gabriel, and is handmade at our Spring Mountain site by a team of amazing artists under Gabriel’s direction.  This is a totally functional bag.  It has a large elastic opening, 2 elasticized pockets perfect for water bottles, keys, ID cards, and more, and a long strap to carry over the shoulder or across the body.  The material is durable canvas always selected with bold, modern prints.  The most impressive, and unique feature is the matching knee pad, that can also be used for headstands, as a stretching band, and as a towel.  The cover of the pad is made with terrycloth and fabric, and is removable and washable.

Knee pad with removable, washable cover

When we contacted Jim Vail at EverythingYoga.com, he was impressed not only with the bag itself, stating it was exactly what they had been looking for, but also with the organization and artists who create the finished product.  In celebration of our partnership, they are offering a 20% discount of your order when you use coupon code STUDIO8TEN.  Each month they also send out an email newsletter featuring notices of special events, new products, and special discounts.  Sign up to receive the newsletter and receive a $10 coupon to use on your next order.  Sign up at http://www.everythingyoga.com/newsletter.aspx. 

TSI artist, Jose, at work

Check out the listing for the Large Capacity Yoga Mat Bags on EverythingYoga.com now!  And a super shout out to Carol Mittwede at Northwest Yoga Studio for being our awesome model!  Her studio is an amazing place, and also has partnered with Studio 8 Ten by offering many of our products in her gift shop area.

http://www.everythingyoga.com/large-capacity-yoga-mat-bag-by-studio-8-ten.htm  

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Splot art with Mikel Patrik

SPLOT is an original art form created by Mikel Patrik artist Michael Thieme.  On June 2^nd, he shared his concept with the Studio 8 Ten artists as the theme of his Guest Artist Program workshop.  The artists each created 2 original works of art under the instruction of Thieme, which have been displayed as a part of his solo show that opened June 4^th.

Guest Artist Mikel Patrik

Each month a new artist or group of artists is welcomed into the gallery at Studio 8 Ten to show their work.  As a part of the guest artist program, the artist also engages the studio artists in a workshop that showcases their own art form.  This program has become an invaluable way to connect the studio artists to the local art community, and introduce them to art forms, materials, and tools they may never have been exposed to before.  Because the mission of Transition Services is to provide creative training in a business setting by teaching how to create handmade products that can be reproduced and sold to earn income, we are not able to provide training in all aspects of fine art for recreation or personal hobby.  This program is our way of showing the artists that there are many ways to create art, and it can become something they can enjoy outside of their employment training.

Although the individuals at Studio 8 Ten benefit greatly through these workshops, it is almost more rewarding for the guest artists.  It creates a bond to the gallery and gives them a chance to connect to a group of people who are eager to learn and participate in something that is already important to the artist.

Studio 8 Ten artist Nora Miranda

Studio 8 Ten is honored to welcome the art of Mikel Patrik and encourage the community to attend his Artist Reception on June 25^th, 2010, from 6-8PM, where is original concept “STRATA” is on display along with 63 works by the Studio 8 Ten artists.  Works are for sale, and a portion of the proceeds from all art sales benefit Transition Services supported employment programs.

Las Vegas artists interested in having a solo or group show should send information and photos of their art to studio8ten@aol.com.

Everyone has heard of cards you can plant and grow flowers. What they may not know is

that they are made locally in downtown Las Vegas at Transition Services, Studio 8 Ten.

These cards are handmade from recycled paper and flower seeds, one at a time, in a

friendly art studio setting that is open to the public. Cards can be purchased individually, in

packs of 12, or as part of a gift with a flower pot and soil. They can also be made custom

for invitations or professional notes.

Transition Services supports the artistic training of adults with disabilities, and all the

handmade products sold at Studio 8 Ten (including the plantable cards) are the creations of

these artists.

Earth Day isn’t just one day of the year, we should keep telling people about the greener

side of Las Vegas!

Studio 8 Ten is Open from 10-6 on Earth Day (and every Monday-Friday). It is located on

Las Vegas Blvd. between Charleston and Gass. Free parking in our parking lot.