NWDC Member Artist Talk | David Chambers: Baskets + Engineering = Satisfaction
Jan
12

NWDC Member Artist Talk | David Chambers: Baskets + Engineering = Satisfaction

NWDC Member Artist Talk|David Chambers: Baskets + Engineering = Satisfaction

Sunday, January 12, 3 to 4:15 pm 
Presented on ZOOM

“For my presentation I will talk about my work, what inspires me, the challenges I’ve enjoyed, and I’ll probably ask a few questions.

Over 20 years ago I was looking for an artistic outlet to balance my highly technical job as an aerospace engineer.  I stumbled across basketry and was hooked after my first basket. With basketry I can use my problem-solving skills to create something by hand—a satisfaction I couldn’t get from my desk job."

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NWDC Member Artist Talk: Liza E. Halvorsen: My Voyage Through Art & Life
Nov
17

NWDC Member Artist Talk: Liza E. Halvorsen: My Voyage Through Art & Life

NWDC Member Artist Talk | Liza E. Halvorsen: My Voyage Through Art & Life 

Sunday, November 17. 3 to 4:15 PM
Presented on ZOOM

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My artwork has been influenced by living in coastal environments: marine life as well as sea vessels have inspired the basic geometry of my hand built ceramic forms. Art making has been central in my life since childhood. I earned BFA in Ceramics at University of Washington. After work abroad, I earned an MFA at Mills College and began teaching college art in the San Francisco Bay Area, then Seattle colleges. I continue to work as a studio artist, with frequent walks along the shoreline. — Liza E. Halvorsen

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NWDC’s Mission is to educate the public about Craft.  It is also our intention for members to know each other – to have community. Our Zoom Artist Talks address both of these purposes. The Zoom talks grew out of a tradition from in-person meetings where members presented their life story and their work. It was a way to share with each other and to get to know each other in depth.  A strong Crafts community is essential to promoting Craft in our wider culture. 

When the talks moved to Zoom during the pandemic, we immediately saw a new advantage:  far-away members could participate in real-time, the public could tune in, and we could make a permanent record of the talks on YouTube.

The support team for the Zoom talks include Executive Director Daniel Wallace, President Nancy Loorem Adams, Katherine Lewis, Lois Harbaugh, and Denise Snyder.

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Ceramic Legends Presentation: Patti Warashina and Carol Gouthro
Sep
28

Ceramic Legends Presentation: Patti Warashina and Carol Gouthro

Saturday, September 28 | 4–6 PM
The University of Washington | Kane Hall 210

Following an introduction by Peter Olsen, Patti Warashina and Carol Gouthro will each be giving a presentation of their work in the University of Washington's Kane Hall. Following each presentation there will be a time to ask questions and to have a conversation about each artist's work. We invite you to come out and participate in the talk! The location and time are, Kane Hall 210 from 4-6pm, on Saturday the 28th of September.

This presentation follows the opening of Carol Gouthro & Patti Warashina: DUET at Radius Clayworks in Missoula, Montana. Radius Clayworks presents new works by two esteemed Seattle-based artists: Carol Gouthro & Patti Warashina. Gouthro’s colorful and expressive biomorphic sculptures celebrate the potency of transformation—both in nature and in ceramics. Warashina’s delightful, socially charged, always surprising figurative sculptures speak to the absurdity and foibles of human behavior. Together their work sings in tribute to art’s power and poignancy—the opening reception on Friday, September 13 at 5pm.

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NWDC Member Artist Talk: Cappy Thompson
Jun
30

NWDC Member Artist Talk: Cappy Thompson

NWDC Member Artist Talk: Cappy Thompson:
What are My Through-Lines? Taking Stock at 72

Sunday, June 30 at 3 PM
Presented on ZOOM

Join us on Sunday, June 30 at 3PM for our next NWDC Artist talk with Cappy Thompson presented on Zoom — a chance to look at her work and discuss finding meaning in making. All are welcome to attend. Please share the registration link with your friends and family.

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Says Cappy Thompson, “I’m feeling the pull between needing to tidy up and wanting to make new work. At 72, I’m curious to see just what are the through-lines and where are they taking me now?”

Image: Cappy Thompson, Wrestling, vitreous enamel reverse-painted on glass, 2020.
Photo: Lynn Thompson

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Jun
20
to Aug 24

NWCraft24

In Person at Schack Art Center 
2921 Hoyt Ave, Everett, WA 98201-4086 

Northwest Designer Craftartists presents NWCraft24 — a survey of contemporary craft created by NWDC members exemplifying current trends in clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, and mixed media across the Pacific Northwest.

The exhibition is juried by Carol Sauvion — American crafts scholar and patron, and the Executive Producer and director of the PBS documentary series Craft in America, and Sarah Traver, Director of Seattle’s Traver Gallery — one of the country’s premier exhibition spaces for contemporary studio glass, painting, sculpture, and installation art for more than 40 years.

Learn more and see the works online here.

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Artists Talk: Northwest Designer Craftartists & Bainbridge Arts & Crafts: Exquisite Ornament
Apr
21

Artists Talk: Northwest Designer Craftartists & Bainbridge Arts & Crafts: Exquisite Ornament

  • 550 Winslow Way East Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110 United States (map)
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Artists Talk: Northwest Designer Craftartists & Bainbridge Arts & Crafts: Exquisite Ornament

Join members of Northwest Designer Craftartists along with NWDC’s Executive Director, Daniel Wallace and Derba Ruzinsky, the Executive Director of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, for a discussion and presentation of contemporary craft in the Pacific Northwest. The event will highlight NWDC’s past and current members working in jewelry, wearable art, and the ornamental, with a focus on the exhibition “Exquisite Ornament”, currently on view at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts. Exhibiting artists Amy Roberts, David Traylor, Gabriela Nirino, R. Leon Russell will participate in this panel conversation. Reception following.

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Apr
5
to Apr 28

Bainbridge Arts and Craft: Exquisite Ornament

  • 151 Winslow Way East Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110 United States (map)
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In Person at:

Bainbridge Arts and Crafts (BAC)
151 Winslow Avenue E
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Phone: (206) 448-1616
Email: NWDCExhibitions@gmail.com

Throughout human history, our innate inclination towards ornamental expression has woven a rich narrative. As Elizabeth Gilbert eloquently penned, we are artisans driven to render things more beautiful than mere necessity dictates. In this collaboration with Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, we extend an invitation for you to contribute works that bear witness to our inherent desire to adorn not only ourselves but also the spaces and objects that surround us.

The spectrum of acceptable submissions is broad – from wearable pieces to sculptural objects. Embracing various craft media, including ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, metals or a harmonious blend of these elements, we encourage the exploration of artistic boundaries.

You might craft jewelry from precious metals and stones, or perhaps you'll venture into uncharted territories, transforming recycled materials and repurposed objects into unexpected treasures. For some, this might be an opportunity to reimagine traditional metalsmithing or fiberworking techniques in unconventional forms. Whether your objective is to create something arrestingly captivating, eye-catching, or even dazzling, this exhibition will showcase the ornamental in all its forms

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NWDC Member Artist Talk - Joyce Hayes: Color and Line, the Journey
Mar
17

NWDC Member Artist Talk - Joyce Hayes: Color and Line, the Journey

Artist Statement for COVID-Essence Series:

This tapestry is from my new Essence series, which began at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. I am working with color, value and line, which is a continuing interest from my days as a serigraph and intaglio printmaker.  I explore hatching, which is a historical technique common to both printmaking and tapestry and instead of using hatching as a shading device to create volume; I have streamlined the technique into a graphic, two-dimensional design element.

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NWDC Member Artist Talk: Mary Lee Hu
Jan
21

NWDC Member Artist Talk: Mary Lee Hu

Presented on Zoom

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Join NWDC Members and other craft lovers on Sunday, January 21 at 3 PM for our next NWDC Member Artist Talk presented on Zoom. This talk is open to the public. Mary Lee Hu is a masterful and passionate weaver of metal. As an artist, lecturer, and teacher, she has been an active contributor to the civic and cultural life of the Pacific Northwest for decades.

Mary has received numerous awards including the Flintridge Foundation Award for Visual Artists and three NEA Crafts Fellowships. Her work is in the following collections:

Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Tacoma Art Museum; Yale University Art Gallery; American Craft Museum; the Victoria and Albert Museum, among others. Selected exhibitions include: “Jewelry by Artists: The Daphne Farago Collection,” Museum of Fine Art, Boston; Korean & American Metalsmithing Exhibition, Kepco Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea; “Craft in America: Expanding Traditions,” National Tour; “The Art of Gold,” Crocker Art Museum, and US Tour; “Sculptural Concerns: Contemporary American Metalworking”, Fort Wayne Museum and National Tour.

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Nov
21
to Jan 23

Vessels Speak Volumes

NWDC and Gallery Mack invite you to an exhibition in downtown Seattle’s Pike Market District on the theme of “Vessels.”

Vessels Speak Volumes

November 21, 2023 to January 13, 2024

Opening Reception:
Friday, December 8, 2023
Juried by: Tim Detweiler & Michelle Bufano

Human makers have made vessels since they first discovered that wet clay would hold a shape and that grasses could be interlocked to turn single strips to solid cloth. In Gallery Mack’s exhibition "Vessels Speak Volumes'' artist/members of Northwest Designer Craftartists take the functional form of vessel to tell tales, not just of the limits and abstract expressive potential of materials whether clay, fiber, metals, glass or wood but also to narrate personal and cultural stories of our time. Technique and craftsmanship are important concerns in this exhibition. Endless hours of weaving, polishing, hammering, pulping, scraping, wedging, and sanding allow and interplay of surfaces and depths, of luminous light and shadowy chiaroscuro. Some vessels allude to cherished myths of family and friends, others hint at large scale almost-too-painful personal and historical events. Each pot, bag, vase, round or low form invites your eyes to travel around the vessels and to look inside for what might be hidden.

Artists include: Nanz Aalund, Karen Abel, Lanny Bergner, Jon Kevin Blackburn, Danielle Bodine, Charissa Brock, David Chambers, Ginny Conrow, Gina Freuen, Zia Gipson, Noble Golden, P. Jill Green, Larry Halvorsen, Lois Harbaugh, Steve Jensen, Sharon Kita, Katherine Lewis, Nancy Loorem Adams, Julia Lowther, Anna Macrae, Dorothy McGuinness, Brian O'Neill, Barbara Osborne, Reid Ozaki, Inge Roberts, Terri Shinn, Kapka Stoyanova, Joan Stuart Ross, Jean-Marie Tarascio, John Taylor, Mary Tyler, Barbara J. Walker, Maria Wickwire, Bella Yongok Kim, and JudyZugish.

“Vessels Speak Volumes” is a collaborative venture between Seattle’s long-time Pike Market gallery, Gallery Mack and the nearly 70 year old artists organization Northwest Designer Craftartists.


Northwest Designer Craftartists (NWDC) was founded in 1954 to promote excellence of design and craftsmanship and to stimulate public appreciation and interest in fine craft. Artists in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, who work professionally in clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, and/or mixed media, are members. 

From the beginning, NWDC accepted only new members who had the highest professional craftsmanship and standards. Whether working in metal, wood, clay or textiles, NWDC members held a common respect for materials and process. Today, membership has grown to over 180 individuals working in a variety of craft mediums from weaving, quilting and basketry to an array of jewelry and metal arts, as well as mixed media artists who create using a variety of techniques and materials, blurring the lines between fine art and craft. Whether functional or not, there is quality work that exemplifies the continuity of craft tradition wedded to contemporary expression.

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NWDC Member Artist Talk: Stewart Wong: Exploring My Heritage through Kapa
Nov
18

NWDC Member Artist Talk: Stewart Wong: Exploring My Heritage through Kapa

November 18, 2023
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
King Street Station

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Kapa, also known as bark cloth, is a traditional Hawaiian textile made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree (Wauke in Hawaiian) 1. I grew up with kapa in my Hawaiian homeland. In 2023 I returned home to Oahu and learned how to make kapa from the local Wauke and also learned the tools used to produce it. I’ve spent the past year working in my studio experimenting and honing my skills and have shared my experience with the community in open studios at the Burke Museum.

I’ve found working with kapa to be a transformative experience. The process is meditative and requires patience, research, and experience. Kapa is a holistic and therapeutic experience demanding a clear mind and positive thinking. When I'm not feeling right, physically or spiritually, working with kapa transforms me. My condition, my life force, my mana as we call it in Hawai'i, reenergizes. This is why I use the term holistic. The life of the Wauke is the embodiment of all life. The plants' life force fills me as I touch it, hold it, transform it.

Exploring and working with kapa has renewed my appreciation for the rich cultural heritage of my homeland, Hawai'i, and the importance of preserving traditional art forms. It is my way of staying connected to my ethnic and cultural heritage and to the spiritual world of the Hawaiian people and my ancestry; it provides me with a deep connection to the natural world.

My work is a celebration of the beauty and resilience of Hawaiian culture, inspired in a contemporary context. I hope to inspire others to connect with their own cultural heritage through art.

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NWDC Member Artist Talk: Barbara J. Walker: The Accidental Fiber Artist
Nov
12

NWDC Member Artist Talk: Barbara J. Walker: The Accidental Fiber Artist

The essence of my work can be pared down to two elements, interlacements and puzzle solving. How do I make threads do what I want them to do? Be they silk, linen, cotton, or wool, individual threads or twisted into cords, embellished or plain, various interlacement structures provide a myriad of possibilities. - Barbara J. Walker

https://barbarajwalker.com/

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Oct
26
to Dec 22

Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound

Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound
October 26, 2023 - December 22, 2023

Jansen Art Center

321 Front Street, Lynden, WA

Tuesday through Thursday 11 am - 7 pm
Friday and Saturdays 11 am - 5 pm (free)

Opening reception: October 26, 5 - 7 pm

https://www.jansenartcenter.org

NWDC Members Cecilia Blomberg, Joyce Hayes, Margo MacDonald, Mary Lane, Julia Rapinoe, and Ellen Ramsey are participating.

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NWDC GLASS Closing Reception
Oct
15

NWDC GLASS Closing Reception

NWDC GLASS
October 12 - 15, 2023
Steve Jensen Studios
1424 Tenth Avenue Seattle, WA 98122

NWDC presents NWDC Glass, an exhibition highlighting glass art created by members including work by Daniel Adams, Steve Jensen, Lin McJunkin, Preston Singletary, Annette Tamm, Cynthia Toops, Jean Tudor, Dick Weiss, and John Webster.

Opening Reception: October 12, 2023 | 5 - 9 PM

Closing Reception: Artist Talk by Steve Jensen: October 15 | 3 PM

Gallery Open Hours:
Thurs, Oct 12: 5 - 9 PM
Fri, Oct 13: 3- 6 PM
Sat, Oct 14: 12 - 4 PM
Sun, Oct 15: 12 - 4 PM

Image Caption: Steve Jensen, The Ice is Melting Our Ship is Sinking, Cast lead crystal (boat) etched found bottle, broken glass and melted ice from Antarctica. 9”x25”x9”

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NWDC GLASS Opening Reception
Oct
12

NWDC GLASS Opening Reception

NWDC GLASS
October 12 - 15, 2023
Steve Jensen Studios
1424 Tenth Avenue Seattle, WA 98122

NWDC presents NWDC Glass, an exhibition highlighting glass art created by members including work by Daniel Adams, Steve Jensen, Lin McJunkin, Preston Singletary, Annette Tamm, Cynthia Toops, Jean Tudor, Dick Weiss, and John Webster.

Opening Reception: October 12, 2023 | 5 - 9 PM

Closing Reception: Artist Talk by Steve Jensen: October 15 | 3 PM

Gallery Open Hours:
Thurs, Oct 12: 5 - 9 PM
Fri, Oct 13: 3- 6 PM
Sat, Oct 14: 12 - 4 PM
Sun, Oct 15: 12 - 4 PM

Image Caption: Steve Jensen, The Ice is Melting Our Ship is Sinking, Cast lead crystal (boat) etched found bottle, broken glass and melted ice from Antarctica. 9”x25”x9”

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Oct
12
to Oct 15

NWDC GLASS

NWDC GLASS
October 12 - 15, 2023
Steve Jensen Studios
1424 Tenth Avenue Seattle, WA 98122

NWDC presents NWDC Glass, an exhibition highlighting glass art created by members including work by Daniel Adams, Steve Jensen, Lin McJunkin, Preston Singletary, Annette Tamm, Cynthia Toops, Jean Tudor, Dick Weiss, and John Webster.

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Oct
2
to Dec 29

Cheryll Leo-Gwin | Larger Than Life

October 2-December 29, 2023
Jack Straw Atrium Gallery

Visits by appointment, M-F, 10am-5:30pm

Call 206-634-0919 or email jsp@jackstraw.org to schedule a visit

https://www.jackstraw.org/exhibit/cheryll-leo-gwin-larger-than-life/

Larger than Life, by northwest artist Cheryll Leo-Gwin, presents a series of oversized prints based on oral histories the artist recorded from Chinese women who survived turbulent times in the US and China. They used their art to fight for freedom. Leo-Gwin uses these oral histories as a point of departure for her oversized prints, sculpture, animation, and recordings.

Accompanying the exhibition is the release of Buried Alive, a pilot podcast produced by StoryBoards Northwest and Jack Straw Cultural Center. Buried Alive follows the journey of the Misty Poets of China, who at great peril held underground salons for artists and writers during China’s Cultural Revolution. Like the title of the exhibition, these oral histories loom Larger than Life as presented and re-enacted in this exhibition. The identities of the Misty Poets have been changed to protect those who currently reside inside China.

This exhibit is made possible with the support of Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4Culture, Arts WA, StoryBoards Northwest, and the Stroum Jewish Community Center.

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Aug
5
to Oct 22

13th Workhouse Clay International

Lois Harbaugh, “I Can Handle Negative Space.” Low-fire Terra Cotta.

Lois Harbaugh was pleased to be juried into the 13th Workhouse Clay International at Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton VA by George Rodriquez.

Exhibit runs August 5 - October 22.
Vulcan Gallery 9518 Workhouse Way Lorton, VA, 22079 United States (map)

The Annual Workhouse Clay International exhibition represents the depth and breadth of contemporary functional and sculptural ceramic artworks being created throughout the country. Ceramic artist George Rodriguez juried over 200 images to select 44 artworks that incorporate a contemporary spirit as well as technical skill in the material. The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to see a variety of styles and techniques that encompass the field of contemporary ceramic arts.

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Aug
3
to Sep 2

Traver Gallery Artist Grp. Ex.

Traver Gallery is excited to present a Gallery Artist group exhibition in August featuring various contemporary artists working in clay, wood, glass, ceramics, paintings, paper, and mosaics. This exhibition will feature a curated selection of artworks, including new works, that highlight the artists' commitment to a masterful understanding and commitment to experimentation within their chosen material.

Artists featured in his exhibition are Tom DeGroot, Lauren Grossman, Harold Hollingsworth, Naoko Morrisawa, Eric Nelson, and others. Traver Gallery is thrilled to be representing this group of dedicated artists and is excited to share their work with you throughout the month of August.

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Aug
3
to Sep 2

The World Upside Down

Traver Gallery is thrilled to present The World Upside Down, an extraordinary new exhibition by renowned artist Patti Warashina. Warashina, whose work in clay spans 60 years, is deeply fascinated with human nature. Best known for her figurative work in clay, she utilizes both the form and the surface to depict narratives that delve into the peculiarities of human experience, politics, current events, and consciousness.

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Jul
26
to Oct 8

Bojagi Journey

Bojagi Journey
Pacific NW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum
La Conner, WA
July 26 - October 8, 2023

NWDC Members Patti King, Laura Stangel Schmidt, Cheryl Lawrence, Inge Roberts, Elin Noble, and Zia Gipson are included in the exhibition.

The Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum is pleased to present Patti King's curated exhibition, Bojagi Journey 2023. The bojagi “Journey” that the title of this exhibit refers to, began over 30 years ago with the visionary artist, teacher and advocate Chunghie Lee, whose teaching, writing and lecturing took bojagi out of Korea for the first time and introduced the unique folk tradition throughout the world. Prior to this 30-year period, and dating back 600 years, bojagi were made exclusively by Korean women and a mundane presence in domestic Korean life. In fact, bojagi was only recognized as a unique and profound art form by Korean society in the early 1900s. In Bojagi Journey 2023 the artworks cover the spectrum from highly traditional to conceptual. That is, contemporary bojagi artists are no longer motivated by need and function, traditional bojagi’s backbone. This shift is similar to the evolving mindset of quilters, prioritizing concept over traditional form and function.

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Jun
30
to Sep 10

BIMA Spotlight

BIMA Spotlight – Juried Exhibition
Jun 30 – Sep 10, 2023

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art presents BIMA Spotlight, our first-ever juried group exhibition. Six jurors reviewed approximately 3,400 artworks, submitted by 606 artists from the Puget Sound region. The result is a diverse salon-style show, filling the majority of BIMA’s two gallery floors. BIMA Spotlight is part of BIMA’s 10th Anniversary celebration.

Learn more: https://www.biartmuseum.org/exhibitions/bima-spotlight/

NWDC Artists: (as of April 18)
Daniel Adams, Cecilia Blomberg, Virginia Causey, Barbara De Pirro, Julie Sevilla Drake, Kathleen Faulkner, Jenny Fillius, Zia Gipson, Noble Golden, Carol Gouthro, Jill Green, Bella Kim, Margo Macdonald, Anna Macrae, Dorothy McGuinness, Naoko Morisawa, Barbara Osborne, Joan Stuart Ross, Kathy Ross, Terri Shinn, Kathleen Skeels, Jean-Marie Tarascio, Cynthia Toops, Sande Wascher-James, Suze Woolf

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NWDC Member Artist Talk: Dorothy McGuinness: From Baskets to Sculptures
Jun
4

NWDC Member Artist Talk: Dorothy McGuinness: From Baskets to Sculptures

Sunday, June 4 | 3:00 - 4:15 pm
NWDC Member Artist Talk
Dorothy McGuinness: From Baskets to Sculptures

Dorothy McGuinness will discuss her basket making journey of learning all she could about many basketry techniques and materials. She will talk about her switch to paper as a weaving medium and her utilization of the diagonal twill technique to transform her work into sculptural forms.

Image: Dorothy McGuinness, Twister, Watercolor paper, acrylic paint, 2015. Courtesy of the Artist

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Cheryll Leo-Gwin NWDC Member Artist Talk: “Underground with a Rabbit”
Apr
30

Cheryll Leo-Gwin NWDC Member Artist Talk: “Underground with a Rabbit”

Navigating an underground world with a rabbit: my encounter with that hare was my earliest experience with surrealism. Alice in Wonderland is still a favorite story. The juxtaposition of opposite shapes, colors, sizes and concepts continue to influence my work. Decades later, I continue to chase the rabbit to incredible places creating work from low tech materials to high tech digital collages, animation and the yet to be discovered.

Image Caption:
“Where Spring has Gone” (view A)
Sterling silver, acrylic, pearls, photo-enamel, rabbit fur
Photo credit: Artist

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Apr
7
to May 27

The Earth Observed

Barbara De Pirro's Fiber & Acrylic Sculptures in celebration of Earth Day are currently exhibited along with Jason Astorquia's Paintings. 'The Earth Observed' at Dakota Art Gallery in Bellingham, WA. Exhibition runs April - May 2023.

Learn more, https://dakotaartstores.com/exhibits

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Apr
3
to Jun 9

Bella Yongok Kim Solo Exhibition

April 3 - June 9, 2023
Bella Yongok Kim Solo Exhibition
TCC (Tacoma Community College) Gig Harbor Campus, 3993 Hunt St. Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Reception: May 4, 4-6 pm

Bella Yongok Kim will present about two dozen recent artworks, all of which are made of recycled plastic packaging materials.

As an artist, I want to be a part of the environmental movement and reduce the consumption of energy and resources while doing my creative activities. In my surroundings, it is easy to find leftovers and packages of food or merchandise that are going to be thrown away. As I see their colors and textures as unique, special, and still gorgeous, I collect these plastics every day and prepare them for transformation, then I cut, wash, and dry them. Those pieces are in various sizes and colors. I regroup them based on colors and textures, then sew and patch them to create the whole artwork. This transformation of useless materials into meaningful results gives me endless joy and I hope that people would also appreciate how ordinary materials can be used for art. - Bella Yongok Kim

Bellakim.com

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Mar
11
to Apr 16

Patricia Resseguie: “A Tribute To the Written Word”

Patricia Resseguie
“A Tribute To the Written Word”
Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park
Camano Island
March 11 - April 16, 2023

Patricia Resseguie will exhibit several works at an invitational show “A Tribute To the Written Word” at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park on Camano Island. The show opens March 11 and closes April 16. The gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 to 5. The exhibition explores how language, books and journals influence artists.

Image: Collaboration between Patricia Resseguie and Robin Clark. 48”W x 18” H x 4”D. Prayer slips, ink, hog wire grid, cherry wood.

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Artful Stories and Community Narratives
Mar
9

Artful Stories and Community Narratives

Artful Stories and Community Narratives
Community Program, Thursday, March 9, 2023
Sammamish City Hall 801 228th Avenue SE Sammamish 98075

Artful Stories and Community Narratives is an exhibit of work by artists who have used their art as a narrative for their stories or journeys - personal stories that are related to world events, cultural or family traditions - stories/experiences that recall events or lived experiences that add to the understanding of America’s fabric.

Artists Included: Sanjida Mity, Beverly Aarons, Carolyn Autenrieth, Gail Baker, Christie Cave, Marilyn Charlat-Dix, Carla Dimitriou, Randee Fox, Cheryll Leo-Gwin, Jeanne Hocker-Nordquist, Janice King, Kelly Lyles, Barbara Noah, Grant Peng, Johanna Porter, Michael Rainwater, Carol Ross, Ann Elizabeth Scott

Exhibit Tour + Program to present and gather stories, to create community and for making connections.

6:30 - 7:00pm Exhibit tour in the Commons Gallery
7:00 - 8:30pm Stories and Telling in Council Chambers

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Jean Hicks: Fiber Animals, Botanical Dyes, Gardens, and Cats
Mar
2

Jean Hicks: Fiber Animals, Botanical Dyes, Gardens, and Cats

Jean Hicks: Fiber Animals, Botanical Dyes, Gardens, and Cats
Presenting her 2019 Fellowship to Civita di Bagnoreggio, Italy
March 2, 2023 | 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Zoom Event

Guaranteed to lift your spirits, these four Fellows' presentations will add delight and inspiration to a winter evening! Each Fellow has crafted and refined the story of her month-long stay in Civita di Bagnoregio into a 10-minute, TED-talk type video. Take a break from winter, and join us by registering at thecivitainstitute.wildapricot.org/Donate.

Zoom links will be sent shortly before the start of the virtual event.

Email memberships@civitainstitute.org or info@civitainstitute.org with questions.

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NWDC Annual “Show and Tell”
Feb
22

NWDC Annual “Show and Tell”

7:00 PM Welcome
7:10 PM New Member and Honorary Member Introductions
Followed by Image Bank “Show & Tell”

All members and guests are welcome whether participating in the “Show and Tell” or not. This is a great chance to get to know the work of fellow NWDC members including meeting our newest Artist and Honorary Members as well as our Executive Director, Daniel Wallace.

NWDC Annual “Show and Tell”
Zoom Meeting Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81543784835
Meeting ID: 815 4378 4835

Images: (Clockwise) Jill Norfords Clark, Elin Noble, Zia Gipson, Mark Wedekin, Jean Tudor, Kathy Ross.

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