About us

Circular illustration with sections labeled 'Art Studio,' 'Focus,' and 'Ear,' featuring a small orange triangle and colorful segments in purple, white, and yellow.
Circular illustration with sections labeled 'Art Studio,' 'Focus,' and 'Ear,' featuring a small orange triangle and colorful segments in purple, white, and yellow.

Society of Thumbs is a third space—part art studio, part neighborhood hub, part I-need-a-quiet-place-to-focus—that seeks to restore balance between the digital and the physical through creative practices. Think watercolor, block printing, clay sculpture, journaling, and more (and more and more!).


Studio Hours

Wednesday - Saturday
10am to 5pm

Location

1398 Valencia Street (at 25th Street)
San Francisco, CA 94110

Getting here

Take BART or the 14, 14R, 27 48, or 49 buses to 24th Street. The closest Bay Wheel docking station is 24th & Valencia.

Our studio amenities include:

Art materials, tools and project kits for various mediums—watercolor, clay sculpting, stamp making, journaling and more to come


Reading lounge with our growing library of crafty how-to and art inspiration books


Free coffee, tea, sparkling water to fuel your creativity


High-speed wifi, because we all have to pay the bills


A phone booth to take those important calls in private

Art materials and tools

We have a selection of materials and tools available for you to use, but feel free to bring (and introduce us) to any specialty supplies you love!

Painting & Color

Watercolor, acrylic, mixed media papers

Stamps & Embossing

Wooden stamp library, ink pads, embossing mediums, heat gun

Drawing & Lettering

Pencils, markers, fountain pen ink, light table, calligraphy

Oven-bake & Air-dry Clay

Oven-bake & air-dry clay, clay sculpting tools and various cutters and molds

Paper Crafts

Craft and specialty papers, glue, scissors, tape, cutting tools, punches, folding tools

Printmaking & Stamp Carving

Stamp carving, block and gelli printing

Craft Library / Knitting Nook

Our growing library of craft how-to books, community yarn, hooks, hand cranked knitting machine


Curated stationery and craft kits for sale

Because creativity can strike whenever and wherever, we have a small curated selection of our favorite stationery items and craft kits available for sale for you to take home and enjoy!


Our Story

Society of Thumbs was born from a simple observation: the world expects perfection before we've even begun. Somewhere along the way, we quietly lost our creative confidence. We built this space as a reminder that trying something new without fear or pressure is enough.

Come get messy with us!

Want to get updates?

We prefer snail mail when we can, but if you’d like to get updates as we get closer to opening day, please sign-up for our e-mail list!