Shoebox Arts: Folk Lounge And Finding Your People
Kristine Schomaker has connected 500+ artists through Shoebox Arts for 15 years. When she invited Folk Lounge founder Shagho into a community conversation, they unraveled creative shame, ancestral calls disrupting tech careers, and why loving yourself outside capitalism might be the most revolutionary practice of all.
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Events
Ready to dive deeper? Join our community of master artisans, cultural stewards, and creative practitioners exploring the intersection of traditional craft and contemporary life. Classes, intensives, and ceremonial gatherings across LA and online for artists, designers, crafters, illustrators, and makers of all backgrounds and levels. Our programs unite ancient wisdom with contemporary practice, cultivating living heritage through embodied craft, storytelling through making, communion with nature, cultural preservation, meditative practice, and the celebration of life's luminous beauty.
Hand Embroidery, Individual Class ✥ Private Bundle - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Product Lab, Group Class ✥ Culture Make - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Group Class ✥ Pattern Keepers - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Textile Arts, Group Gathering ✥ Embroidery Social - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Downstream Prophecy: What Serves The Current Canvas — group gathering, part of LA Design Weekend. Collaborative cross stitch embroidery on themes of change and renewal. At Elysian Valley Gateway Park, Los Angeles. Hosted by Folk Lounge.
Hand Embroidery, Individual Class ✥ Private Bundle - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Product Lab, Group Class ✥ Culture Make - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Group Class ✥ Pattern Keepers - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Textile Arts, Group Gathering ✥ Embroidery Social - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Individual Class ✥ Private Bundle - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Product Lab, Group Class ✥ Culture Make - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Group Class ✥ Pattern Keepers - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Textile Arts, Group Gathering ✥ Embroidery Social - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Speaker Series, Group Gathering ✥ Material Salon with Eric Mindling | 1h | online. Hosted by Folk Lounge.
Hand Embroidery, Individual Class ✥ Private Bundle - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Product Lab, Group Class ✥ Culture Make - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Group Class ✥ Pattern Keepers - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Textile Arts, Group Gathering ✥ Embroidery Social - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Textile Arts, Group Gathering ✥ Embroidery Social - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Individual Class ✥ Private Bundle - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Product Lab, Group Class ✥ Culture Make - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Group Class ✥ Pattern Keepers - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Textile Arts, Group Gathering ✥ Embroidery Social - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Speaker Series, Group Gathering ✥ Material Salon with Eric Mindling | 1h | online. Hosted by Folk Lounge.
Hand Embroidery, Individual Class ✥ Private Bundle - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Product Lab, Group Class ✥ Culture Make - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Hand Embroidery, Group Class ✥ Pattern Keepers - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
Textile Arts, Group Gathering ✥ Embroidery Social - 1h | every Wednesday | hosted by Folk Lounge. At Frogtown Arts Gallery at the Blake Lofts, Los Angeles | online & replay available.
We unite master artisans and cultural stewards to revive ornamental traditions and cultivate living heritage through embodied practice and ceremonial craft. Our methodology bridges ancient wisdom with contemporary markets, empowering cultural sovereignty, authoring luminous experiences that awaken community connections and animate artistic lineages.