If Grainne Morton were to have a spirit animal, no doubt it would be the magpie. Instinctively and obsessively drawn to collecting and hoarding anything miniature or precious that catches her eye, Grainne has amassed an incredible collection of objects - all destined to find their place among the tales...
Join us Friday, November 9th, between the hours of 6 & 9pm, we will be at Gold Bug celebrating 11 YEARS in Pasadena and our first full year in the new location in Kendall Alley. Party attire recommended! Come ready to play dress up! We will be hosting TWO huge trunk shows full of...
A chest full of treasure! November 9, 10, 11 and 12 we will be hosting a special Jamie Joseph trunk show here at the shop, temporarily showing over 150 pieces available for purchase and for trying on. Have you every wanted to choose your favorite one-of-a-kind Jamie Joseph ring from a treasure trove...
Re:booted Turned On Artificial Intelligence Show Opening Friday, October 12 6-9pm By reimagining the life of an object, local artists Jim Turner creates functional assemblage art for people who see beauty in the things that have otherwise been neglected or outlived their "usefulness" in our society, giving them a lasting...
"Mounts Toward Infinity" Opening Event May 12, 2018 12-8pm We are excited to welcome the mounted birds of Elizabeth Mills, local taxidermy artist, to Gold Bug. In "Mounts Toward Infinity," we present you with a dozen exotic bird varieties, many of which you have probably never seen, freed from their...
Odilon Redon"The Eye like a Strange Balloon Mounts toward Infinity (L'Œil, comme un ballon bizarre se dirige vers l'infini) 1882.Odilon Redon, an individualist who believed in the superiority of the imagination over observation of nature, rejected the Realism and Impressionism of his contemporaries in favor of a more personal artistic...
Mark your calendars, we hope to see you! Saturday, May 12, 201812:00pm–8:00pm BoldPas is a free, one-day art event featuring 13 city curated, large-scale art installations in the network of historic alleyways throughout Old Pasadena amplified by live painters and 30+ Merchant Art Stops...including Gold Bug.Grab mom, since it is...
We are delighted by the new Jungle collection that just arrived from Stephanie at Coral & Tusk. Inhabiting the collection's imagery is a verdant dreamscape of palm fronds and pineapple trees, where tropical monkeys and savanna dwelling cheetahs live under the same jade green canopy and fiery red sun....
