TBD Summer/Fall Newsletter 2025

Oct 01 2025 | 0 comments

End of Summer... Look Towards Fall

This summer has been jam packed with beautiful events, travels, and new opportunities to lean into the creative journey of TreeBed Design.

It is hard to believe that summer is over (although this week has brought the heat around here)! This newsletter will recap some of the highlights of the last few months, and hint at some fun things to look forward to in this new season.

TBD Showroom Fall Dates

TBD Coffee Class: AeroPress - October 5th 10am-noon

Mid-Autumn Festival at the Showroom - October 5th 3pm- til the last mahjong game is played! Join us to celebrate the Autumn harvest with community, small bites, mahjong, mooncakes, and the official release of our ceramic Mooncake Chopstick Holders!

TBD Coffee Pop Up at The Exchange - October 12th @ The Exchange 10am-1pm

Sound Bath with Shanese - October 15th @ TBD Showroom 6pm

We are open (most) Fridays & Saturdays now!
Mid morning til 3pm(ish)... stop in, and see what is new!

Spectacular!

In July I hit the road to Iowa, to teach ceramics at a giant camp for high schoolers where I went to c ollege! This was my second year going back to teach, and it felt good to have a little better understanding of how to pull it all off! There were some hiccups (like fixing a kiln in the middle of it firing), but it all ended with lots of beautiful/creative work from the campers!

The adventure was also was a needed shift of gears for me to get out of my own studio (and head) to remember all the reasons I chose this creative path in the first place! Getting out on the road always helps clear my head, and spending time with loving folks is such a gift!

The trip ended with a surprise visit from Kristin, and a travel partner for the way home. I was able to give her the five min golf cart tour of campus, and then race up to catch an evening of tunes with my good friend Chad Elliott. We had a lovely morning in Des Moines... complete with severe thunderstorm, farmers market, Des Moines Art Center(where Chad and I helped Andy Goldsworthy make a sculpture years ago), Coffee/Snacks, and then a long drive west.

Baseball Art Show in the TBD Tiny Gallery

Big thanks goes out to all the participants in our Baseball (Vallejo Seaweed) inspired art show to round out the summer! We missed July's Vallejo Art Walk, but loved knowing that Mr. Lee's Art Machine was representing us over at Al ibi Bookshop. I loved seeing the art up on the wall (and in the machine) from all ages, and it felt like the perfect summer time show! We still have a few t-shirts with that baseball bird in the showroom... get one before they are gone!

Look for the art machine to make a return to Alibi Bookshop in October!

Micah and Kristin in front of TBD Tiny Gallery Baseball Art Show

Harvest of the New (to TBD :)
We have a bounty of new items in the showroom (and on the website), and can't wait to share it all (no really, some of it is supposed to wait for holiday release, but I don't think I can)! Not only have Kristin and I been working on some sweet ceramic collaboration pieces, but we have found new artists and items to include in the TBD Showroom community. I will be sending out a newsletter dedicated to all the beautiful finds soon!

You might have seen that our next TBD Coffee Class is coming up soon, and will focus on the AeroPress... are you asking what the heck is an AeroPress? Great! We are excited to bring this coffee cult favorite to the TBD Coffee Gallery, and have some fun brewing with it at our upcoming class! This is a great travel or home option to brew a single cup. You can even use it to make a more concentrated "shot" (like espresso) of coffee. Maybe you'll dive deep and one day compete in the AeroPress competition!

Find it on the website, and in the showroom... keep an eye out for my new ceramic carafe for the Aeropress coming soon!

You help keep this small business dream alive when you purchase your gifts or unique finds with TreeBed Design. Even a small transaction (that means little to a big corporation) fuels infinite reverberations in my creative journey and that of my community!

As Summer closes out, it feels good to reflect on a very full season past... I am also excited as I look forward to the Autumn. I am still wrestling with how to honor 20 years of TreeBed Design (in one form or another), but we have lots in the works to make it a beautiful new season to celebrate what TBD has become over the last few years. Thank you for being a part of that (near or far)!

With heaps of gratitude, - Micah/TreeBed Design

Do you remember...the 21st night of September?!

Sep 04 2025 | 0 comments

Our mini calendars are back! And we cant wait to see you all at the TBD Showroom and downtown this month.

Music with Micah continues this month...at Mare Island Brewing Company on First Street in Benicia. Come listen, have lunch, and enjoy a beer. This is a great way to enjoy the beautiful weather on Sunday afternoon. Micah will play from 1pm - 3pm on Sunday, September 14th.

We are so excited to have Shanese back in the TBD Showroom this month. Reserve your spot today for her weekday Reiki Sound Bath offering on Wednesday, September 17th from 6pm - 7:30pm.

If you've been down to the showroom lately, you've seen our TBD Coffee Gallery growing. We've added some new Aeropress products and we're excited to have Micah walk us through this popular brewing method. Grab a ticket and we will save you a seat at the coffee table for 10/5 (new date)!

We love closing out our month at Coffee & Collage with our buddy Z at Autonomous Gallery. Tickets are available at https://www.zacharysethgreer.com/event-list.

And for all our "work from home" Friday friends, just a little reminder that we are OPEN Fridays!

Fridays 10AM - 3PM

Saturdays 9AM - 3PM

TBD Showroom

409 Virginia Street

Vallejo, CA 94590

We hope to see you this month!

May Calendar at TBD

Apr 23 2025 | 0 comments

Spring is here and we have another wonderful lineup of events to invite you to!

Open Clay Table - It's a great way to spend a Sunday with friends or meet some new ones. Enjoy a handcrafted coffee while you slow down and make something with clay!.

Next TBD Coffee Class will be all about Espresso & Milk!

The May Reiki Sound Bath with Shanese will be the last one for the season, so don't miss out on this opportunity to treat yourself!

Coffee & Collage - follow the link to sign up for this sweet monthly event at Autonomous Gallery.

NEW: We are opening up on FRIDAYS!

As our sweet community continues to grow, we are trying to open up more. So starting in May, we will be open every FRIDAY from 10AM - 3PM, as well as our typical SATURDAYS during the Vallejo Farmers' Market from 9AM - 3PMish. Join us for a coffee or just catch up with the community--it's a great way to start every weekend.