In Marin / currents
Shoreline
Highway,
Stinson Beach
Claudia Chapline Gallery
WANDERINGS
Live Water Surf Shop
•Blissful Gallery
A light-filled, welcoming space opened by
effervescent Bolinas
painter Emmeline Craig
in December 2012. She
shows her whimsical
work, large and small, and
that of other local artists.
3415 Shoreline Highway,
emmelinecraig.com
Stinson
Beach Gallery
Led by curator and owner
Brita Dorst Gemmo, the
gallery features West
Marin artists such as
photographer Eli Geller
and sculptor Tess Felix,
who creates vivid, three-
dimensional pieces out
of plastic garbage she
finds on the beach. 3445
Shoreline Highway, stinson
beachgallery.com
Made
and Allan Merryman,
who’ve kept Meristem
on the map for 16 years.
3472 Shoreline Highway,
415.868.0666
Blissful Gallery
Claudia Chapline
Gallery
Open since 1987, this is
Stinson’s longest-open
gallery. Inside are shows
by Northern California
painters. Outside is a
sculpture garden. Also
on the agenda: creative
workshops of all sorts,
from papermaking to
poetry. 3445 Shoreline
Highway, cchapline.com
• Made
A year-old business in a
100-year-old barn run by
designer Heidi Paul, who
sells her felt clothing creations, soft-to-the-touch
sweaters and tops made
of reclaimed cashmere
and a colorful assortment of handcrafted,
functional American art.
3448 Shoreline Highway,
madecontemporarycraft.com
the fabled Sand Dollar for
decades but was once
the town fire chief. Books,
maps, local guides and
more. 3455 Shoreline
Highway, 415.868.0700
Meristem Stinson Beach Gallery Stinson Beach Books
TIM PORTER
Meristem
Below, off the garden, is a
florist (popular for wed-
dings and other events).
Above, up the stairs, is a
shop full of wonders —
orchids, shells, jewelry
and more, all reflecting
the enticing aesthetic
of owners Jeff Graham
Live Water
Surf Shop
Buy a board or rent one,
learn to be a surfer or just
buy the clothes to dress
like one. Live Water has
been the surf center in
Stinson since 1978 and in
this spot since ’ 82. 3448
Shoreline Highway, live
watersurfshop.com M
•Stinson
Beach Books
Another Stinson institution. Open for 37
years and run by Annie
Rand, whose husband,
Kendrick, not only owned
