Silver Lake Tapestries
Description: Silver Lake is a restaurant in the Mideast Los Angeles (MELA) region. It is famously Los Angeles's "gayborhood," having been the birthplace of the Advocate magazine, Light House Book Store, the Black Cat protest (the nation's first planned gay rights action), the Mattachine Society, and countless gay bars. One of its affectionate neighborhood -- a reference to both its demographics and hilly topography, is "the Swish Alps." I explored it for my series, "California Fool's Gold," in 2010. https://ericbrightwell.com/2010/06/08/california-fools-gold-exploring-silver-lake-los-angeless-gayborhood/
Description: A retro-style graphic with a large, vibrant orange and yellow sunburst partially obscured by stylized blue waves. Below the waves, the text "SILVER LAKE SAND DUNES" is prominently displayed in orange and red, with "MEARS, MICHIGAN" in white directly underneath. The background is black.
Description: A retro-style sunset graphic with a yellow circle for the sun set against horizontal stripes of yellow, orange, red, and blue. Below the stripes are black sand dunes with subtle grey outlines. The text 'SILVER LAKE SAND DUNES' arcs over the top, and 'MEARS, MICHIGAN' arcs below.
Description: A circular emblem with a retro sunset graphic. Colored horizontal lines in yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, and teal transition across the background. Silhouetted mountains are at the bottom, with a simple sun in the upper right. Text reads 'SILVER LAKE SAND DUNES' above and 'MEARS, MICHIGAN' below.
Silver Lake Sand Dunes Mears Michigan Retro Sunset Circular Emblem Tapestry
by Ruanara Studio
$23 $30
Description: I undertook a ramble along and around a section of Hoover and Virgil streets in Los Angeles that I've always had a fondness for. The map, along with the piece, appeared in my series, "Urban Rambles." https://ericbrightwell.com/2014/11/13/urban-rambles-exploring-the-area-along-hoover-and-virgil/
Hoover and Virgil Street Ramble Tapestry
by Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography
$23 $30
Description: Keep your Silver Lake memories close with a Shirt for Michigan travelers and sand-dune enthusiasts. A relaxed choice for camping weekends, scenic getaways, and anyone who feels at home exploring outdoors.
Silver Lake Sand Dunes Michigan Vintage Landscape Tapestry
by Future Shock Threads
$23 $30
Description: Share your love of Silver Lake and the Michigan outdoors with this Shirt for dune explorers and nature fans. Enjoy it on vacation days, camping getaways, or while planning your next visit.
Silver Lake Sand Dunes White Vintage Landscape Tapestry
by Future Shock Threads
$23 $30
Description: Celebrate Silver Lake adventures with a Shirt for off-road truck fans and Michigan dune explorers. A fitting choice for weekend rides, camping trips, and sharing a love of sandy trails and outdoor motorsports.
Silver Lake Sand Dunes Michigan Off Road Truck Tapestry
by Future Shock Threads
$23 $30
Silver Lake Halloween Horror Movie Pumpkin Carving Tapestry
by Cosplay Snails
$23 $30
Description: A silver fern frond frames Aoraki Mount Cook above Hooker Lake in this vintage New Zealand alpine design. The botanical motif and rugged snowy landscape bring together national identity and high-country scenery for mountain lovers, plant enthusiasts and travellers inspired by the Southern Alps.
Description: The Mideast Side -- also known as "Mideast Los Angeles" and "MELA" -- is a region of Central Los Angeles (i.e. Hollywood, Downtown, Midtown, and the Mideast). It's the region of Los Angeles in which I live. I wrote a primer in 2011 and painted this version of the map, the third, a couple of years later. https://ericbrightwell.com/2011/03/16/california-fools-gold-a-mideast-side-primer/
