Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Give the gift of local art

Local art

Shop locally and keep money in the community this holiday season. If you’re looking for creative gifts, here’s a guide to affordable and original merchandise:

Blackbird Studios Skulls aren’t just for breakfast anymore. Pick up Gina Quaranto’s Day of the Dead skull necklaces and ornaments ($10 each) or the gallery’s dead blackbird keychain or necklace ($5). Don’t forget Jesse Smigel’s clever bumper stickers, including “My Other Truck Is Jesus” or “I (Pepsi logo) Algebra.” ($2).

Emergency Arts R. Crumb trading cards are pretty hard to resist, especially when they feature jazz greats and pioneers of country music (seriously early pioneers). Pick up a set at the Beat Coffeehouse and Records for $11.99. Need a Johnny Cash book with photos? Get one for $9.99. Buy some vinyl for old-school audiophiles and check out concert posters galore, including screen prints. Head upstairs to the Lil Art Bodega for jewelry, T-shirts and book bags.

Trifecta In addition to art, Trifecta Gallery sells an assortment of accessories: Purses made from license places ($50), micro fiber Mighty Wallets ($14) made to look like notebook paper, airmail, comic books and more. Jewelry includes necklaces, bracelets and earrings that are compasses, bolts, levels and Phillips screws. Have a dog that’s hard to shop for? Buy him a dog tie ($25).

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