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January 16, 2019

I did a super fun photoshoot with Cuyana before the holidays. In the interview, I talk about my philosophy about gift-giving. Enjoy!

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Closing reception for the “Mountains and Molehills” exhibition at @heronarts this Thursday! Looking forward to seeing you.

Thurs, Sept. 12th, 5-8pm
Heron Arts, 7 Heron St, SF

I did most of the work on this piece, titled “Wax and W

You’re invited to the closing reception of my solo exhibition “Mountains and Molehills” at @heronarts! Thursday, Sept 12th, 5-8pm. If you’ve been meaning to stop by and see the show, definitely get this on your calendar. Hope

If you missed the opening reception, come by @heronarts 11am-4pm on Saturday (tomorrow) — no appointment needed!

If you’d like to come at another time, you can book an appointment with the gallery. ☺️

Thank you all for an incredible op

CW: pregnancy

I’ve spent the last couple years wondering if this would ever become my reality. But here we are. I’m 27 weeks pregnant, almost third trimester, and incredibly, everything is looking normal so far. 🥹 @philreyneri and I are

“Gully of Tears” — this piece will be part of my upcoming solo exhibition at @heronarts. Join us Sat, Aug 3, 6-9pm for the opening reception at 7 Heron St, SF.

This exhibition, “Mountains and Molehills,” explores themes

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You’re invited to my upcoming solo exhibition! “Mountains and Molehills” opens at Heron Arts in SF on Saturday, Aug 3, 6-9pm. Come see what I’ve been working on this year!

We said goodbye to Simi last week. She was the love of our lives.

Simi was a special creature. She was cat-like and aloof around new people, but joyful and feisty with her inner circle. She was gentle and calm with toddlers, but a menace to rodents.

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A tall and skinny piece, with an embroidered rope appearing to hold a column of spindles in place. In my next post, I’ll share some photos of what this piece looks like with harsh shadows instead of diffuse lighting!

This piece was shown at Sa

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2024
- Aug 26, 2024 "Mountains and Molehills" Closing Reception Aug 26, 2024
- Apr 16, 2024 Showing at San Francisco Art Fair April 25-28, 2024 Apr 16, 2024
2023
- Oct 4, 2023 “Mountains and Molehills” | A New Daily Project Oct 4, 2023
- Oct 4, 2023 Studio-Warming and Sale | Sun, Oct 15 Oct 4, 2023
- Apr 27, 2023 Studio Sale on May 17th Apr 27, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 Colossal Feature Feb 16, 2023
- Feb 6, 2023 PHASE SHIFT: Zai Divecha Solo Exhibition at Heron Arts Feb 6, 2023
- Feb 2, 2023 Artist Residency at Penland School of Craft Feb 2, 2023
2022
- Nov 16, 2022 Upcoming Artwork Releases (Winter 2022) Nov 16, 2022
- Oct 19, 2022 The Return of the Chai Cart: Burning Man 2022 Oct 19, 2022
- Jul 18, 2022 Artist Talk at Heron Arts, hosted by Colossal Jul 18, 2022
- Jul 12, 2022 "Paper Show" at Heron Arts Recap Jul 12, 2022
- Jun 26, 2022 Upcoming Gallery Show at Heron Arts Jun 26, 2022
- Jun 13, 2022 AIDS/LifeCycle 2022 Jun 13, 2022
- May 17, 2022 Upcoming Group Show: Garden Variety at Yonder Shop May 17, 2022
- May 5, 2022 Palm Moiré: A Fundraiser for California HIV/AIDS Programs May 5, 2022
- Apr 15, 2022 Upcoming Talk at Letterform Archive Apr 15, 2022
- Jan 11, 2022 #Colloquy at Twitter Headquarters Jan 11, 2022
2021
- Oct 28, 2021 Design Milk Feature: Friday Five Oct 28, 2021
- Oct 19, 2021 Mixed: A New Diptych About The Mixed-Race Experience Oct 19, 2021
- Aug 18, 2021 Next Crypto Art Release: Thursday, August 26 Aug 18, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 Design Milk Feature: How I Made Torus Jun 17, 2021
- May 5, 2021 Clean NFTs: Video Interview with Vertical Crypto May 5, 2021
- Apr 7, 2021 Book Feature — Paperists: Infinite Possibilities in Paper Art Apr 7, 2021
- Apr 5, 2021 Big Four Installation, Part II: Karl the Fog Apr 5, 2021
- Mar 15, 2021 Material Feels Podcast Interview Mar 15, 2021
- Mar 10, 2021 Virtual Workshop: Papercraft Fundamentals Mar 10, 2021
- Feb 20, 2021 époque évolution Interview Feb 20, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021 Letterform Archive Acquisition Feb 19, 2021
- Feb 4, 2021 Big Four Installation, Part I: Halfway to the Stars Feb 4, 2021
2020
- Dec 8, 2020 Books I've Read This Year Dec 8, 2020
- Nov 30, 2020 Zai's 2020 Gift Guide Nov 30, 2020
- Nov 20, 2020 Where to Shop This Winter Nov 20, 2020
- Aug 28, 2020 Asterism Aug 28, 2020
- Aug 28, 2020 Portage: An Homage to Northern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Aug 28, 2020
- Jun 4, 2020 Black Lives Matter Art Raffle Jun 4, 2020
- May 11, 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Feature May 11, 2020
- Apr 23, 2020 Paper Gem Garland Tutorial Apr 23, 2020
- Apr 10, 2020 Paper Star Tutorial Apr 10, 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 Besharam Dinner Recap Feb 27, 2020
- Feb 10, 2020 Besharam Dinner on February 26 Feb 10, 2020
2019
- Dec 22, 2019 My Favorite Podcast Episodes Right Now Dec 22, 2019
- Dec 21, 2019 HIV/AIDS Diagnoses in San Francisco Dec 21, 2019
- Dec 19, 2019 Draco Dec 19, 2019
- Dec 17, 2019 Feature in DuJour Magazine Dec 17, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 Feature in TIME! Dec 5, 2019
- Nov 8, 2019 Sanctuary Panel Discussion Nov 8, 2019
- Oct 29, 2019 Sanctuary Opening Reception Oct 29, 2019
- Oct 22, 2019 Canis Major at Instagram Oct 22, 2019
- Sep 24, 2019 The Chai Cart: Burning Man 2019 Sep 24, 2019
- Sep 19, 2019 Upcoming Group Show: Sanctuary at Heron Arts Sep 19, 2019
- Aug 19, 2019 Canis Major at Workshop Residence Aug 19, 2019
- Jul 10, 2019 “Quiet Type” Showcase at Pas Normal Studios Jul 10, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019 Getaway Artist Fellowship Jun 28, 2019
- Jun 27, 2019 Winner of Adobe's 36 Days of Type Contest Jun 27, 2019
- Jun 10, 2019 West Coast Craft Summer 2019 Jun 10, 2019
- May 17, 2019 Feature in Pendulum Magazine May 17, 2019
- May 7, 2019 Quiet Type May 7, 2019
- May 1, 2019 Architectural Digest May 1, 2019
- Apr 12, 2019 "White Noise" Solo Exhibition at Marrow Gallery Apr 12, 2019
- Jan 28, 2019 Downloadable Phone Background Jan 28, 2019
- Jan 25, 2019 Installation at Square Jan 25, 2019
- Jan 16, 2019 Profile by Cuyana Jan 16, 2019
- Jan 16, 2019 Feature in Design Milk Jan 16, 2019
- Jan 4, 2019 Feature in Domino Magazine Jan 4, 2019
2018
- Dec 11, 2018 Feature in Luxe Interiors + Design Dec 11, 2018
- Dec 3, 2018 Mention in ART + DESIGN Dec 3, 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 West Coast Craft Winter 2018: Nov 17-18 Oct 12, 2018
- Oct 8, 2018 Open Studios Oct 27-28 Oct 8, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 Studio Music: Lush // Grit Aug 20, 2018
- Aug 16, 2018 Micro Pleats! Aug 16, 2018
- Jul 23, 2018 Connections: Open Studio Exhibit Jul 23, 2018
- Jul 3, 2018 Work on Display at Farley's Coffee Jul 3, 2018
- Jun 29, 2018 Platform Magazine Interview Jun 29, 2018
- May 21, 2018 Red Stitched Accents May 21, 2018
- Apr 12, 2018 Bob Cut Feature Apr 12, 2018
- Apr 11, 2018 Zai's Annual HIV/AIDS Fundraiser Apr 11, 2018
- Apr 10, 2018 What I Listen to While I'm Working Apr 10, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Elektra Steel is now Zai Divecha Apr 3, 2018
- Mar 19, 2018 Kettle Collab with Fellow Products Mar 19, 2018
- Feb 9, 2018 Experiments with Paper Folding Feb 9, 2018
2017
- Dec 27, 2017 Cocobolo Serving Boards Dec 27, 2017
- Dec 8, 2017 Loczi Design Opening Dec 8, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 Maple Loop for an Interior Designer's Home Nov 15, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 Renegade Craft Fair - Holiday 2017 Nov 15, 2017
- Sep 22, 2017 Early Elektra Steel Pieces on Sale Sep 22, 2017
- Sep 15, 2017 LOOPS Opening Reception at Harmonic Brewing Sep 15, 2017
- Sep 11, 2017 Reflections from Summer Intern Alexis Bullock Sep 11, 2017
- Aug 21, 2017 The Trickiest Thing I've Welded Lately Aug 21, 2017
- Jun 30, 2017 Redwood City Utility Box Mural Jun 30, 2017
- May 3, 2017 Decking Out a San Francisco Hedge Fund Office May 3, 2017
- Apr 5, 2017 Cube Rose Series Apr 5, 2017
- Mar 14, 2017 Interview on Tiffany Han's Podcast Mar 14, 2017
- Feb 9, 2017 Free Download: Mobile Wallpaper Feb 9, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Curves Ahead Jan 24, 2017
2016
- Dec 21, 2016 Feature in AGLOW Magazine Dec 21, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 Recap: Sama [UN]GALA Dec 6, 2016
- Nov 22, 2016 A Peek Inside my Notebook Nov 22, 2016
- Nov 3, 2016 Interview with Career Relaunch Podcast Nov 3, 2016
- Oct 31, 2016 Interview with The Paper Tiger Oct 31, 2016
- Jul 28, 2016 Designer of the Week at Deck Studios Jul 28, 2016
- Jul 26, 2016 Custom Piece for Michael & Salma Jul 26, 2016
- Jun 27, 2016 New Works on Display at Harmonic Brewing Jun 27, 2016
- Jun 24, 2016 Shoutout from Field Notes Jun 24, 2016
- May 31, 2016 The Mood Meter May 31, 2016
- May 4, 2016 Recap: Renegade Craft Fair May 4, 2016
- May 3, 2016 Fight AIDS, Win Art: Zai's AIDS/LifeCycle Fundraiser May 3, 2016
- Apr 11, 2016 Recap: West Elm Pop-Up in Emeryville Apr 11, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 Shop Tour with Design*Sponge Apr 6, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Customer Spotlight: La Bijouterie Apr 2, 2016
- Mar 24, 2016 Customer Spotlight: Mary & Rob Mar 24, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 Recap: West Elm Pop-Up in Palo Alto Mar 23, 2016
- Mar 15, 2016 The New Americans Mar 15, 2016
- Mar 8, 2016 Newsletter: February 2016 Mar 8, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 Flash Giveaway! Feb 17, 2016
- Feb 8, 2016 Photo Styling with Interior Designer Noz Nozawa Feb 8, 2016
- Jan 30, 2016 Recap: FUTURES Showcase Jan 30, 2016
- Jan 27, 2016 Nesting Tables: Elektra Steel x Nicole Sweeney Jan 27, 2016
- Jan 14, 2016 Newsletter: January 2016 Jan 14, 2016
- Jan 6, 2016 FUTURES Show + Raffle + Nicole Sweeney Collab Jan 6, 2016
2015
- Dec 21, 2015 What I'm Listening to This Winter Dec 21, 2015
- Dec 19, 2015 Time-Lapse Geo Planter, Start to Finish Dec 19, 2015
- Dec 17, 2015 Recap: Urban Air Holiday Market Dec 17, 2015
- Dec 8, 2015 Holiday Newsletter: December 2015 Dec 8, 2015
- Dec 3, 2015 Successful First Craft Fair! Dec 3, 2015
- Nov 24, 2015 Shop this Weekend at the Etsy Indie Holiday Emporium Nov 24, 2015
- Oct 30, 2015 My First Newsletter Oct 30, 2015
- Oct 8, 2015 Mark Your Calendar: Holiday Craft Fairs! Oct 8, 2015
- Oct 5, 2015 The Elektra Steel Logo Oct 5, 2015
- Aug 11, 2015 Volunteer Welding for the Temple of Promise Aug 11, 2015
- Aug 6, 2015 Elektra Steel at the American Craft Council Show Aug 6, 2015
- Aug 3, 2015 Geo Vase Instructable Aug 3, 2015
- Jul 27, 2015 Teaching Teens How to TIG Weld Jul 27, 2015
- Apr 8, 2015 The Claro Cart: A Collaboration with Caty Moniz Apr 8, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 Geo Bowl Instructable Apr 2, 2015
- Mar 23, 2015 AIDS/LifeCycle Charity Raffle Mar 23, 2015
- Mar 5, 2015 Fifteen Centerpiece Geo Bowls Mar 5, 2015
- Mar 3, 2015 Time-Lapse Sanding Mar 3, 2015
- Feb 28, 2015 Time-Lapse TIG Welding Feb 28, 2015
- Feb 9, 2015 Elektra Steel's First Stockist: Paxton Gate Feb 9, 2015
- Feb 8, 2015 Photo Editing with Lightroom Feb 8, 2015
- Feb 4, 2015 Crash Course in Product Photography Feb 4, 2015

Closing reception for the “Mountains and Molehills” exhibition at @heronarts this Thursday! Looking forward to seeing you.

Thurs, Sept. 12th, 5-8pm
Heron Arts, 7 Heron St, SF

I did most of the work on this piece, titled “Wax and W

You’re invited to the closing reception of my solo exhibition “Mountains and Molehills” at @heronarts! Thursday, Sept 12th, 5-8pm. If you’ve been meaning to stop by and see the show, definitely get this on your calendar. Hope

If you missed the opening reception, come by @heronarts 11am-4pm on Saturday (tomorrow) — no appointment needed!

If you’d like to come at another time, you can book an appointment with the gallery. ☺️

Thank you all for an incredible op

CW: pregnancy

I’ve spent the last couple years wondering if this would ever become my reality. But here we are. I’m 27 weeks pregnant, almost third trimester, and incredibly, everything is looking normal so far. 🥹 @philreyneri and I are

“Gully of Tears” — this piece will be part of my upcoming solo exhibition at @heronarts. Join us Sat, Aug 3, 6-9pm for the opening reception at 7 Heron St, SF.

This exhibition, “Mountains and Molehills,” explores themes

You’re invited to my upcoming solo exhibition! “Mountains and Molehills” opens at Heron Arts in SF on Saturday, Aug 3, 6-9pm. Come see what I’ve been working on this year!

We said goodbye to Simi last week. She was the love of our lives.

Simi was a special creature. She was cat-like and aloof around new people, but joyful and feisty with her inner circle. She was gentle and calm with toddlers, but a menace to rodents.

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