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6th
Annual
Family Art Show
November 14th-22nd 2008
Free show
Please come and support the work of our local Northwest Artists!
All ages welcome
Black Tie Optional Opening Night Friday Nov. 14th 7-9pm
Sat-Sun noon-5pm
M-F (Nov 17-21) 4-8:30pm
Featured
Artists:
Sue
Burrus
Celebrate Simplicity! The natural world and
cozy interiors provide infinite subjects for painting and
drawing. My life and art have taken many turns and twists,
but as artist Wassily Kandinsky observed, "The digressions
that I have made from this direct path were not harmful as
a whole, a few dead signs where I lost my strength and which
seemed to me sometimes the end of my work were, for the most
part, jumping off points and rest stops, which made possible
the next step."
Although I am fascinated by both Eastern and Western approaches
to depicting the natural world and will continue to explore
both, right now my website http://www.botanyandbones.com
focuses
on natural science illustration in a Western tradition.
However, if any image of nature or an interior
that I produce
provides an opening for you to see a structure, process or
function in a new light,
I will have achieved my goal.
Kim
Daniel
"Kimzical" is the name of my website
(www.kimzical.com).
It's a combination of my name and one of my favorite words:
whimsical! It also contains the first letter of each of my
family's names
(the way I spell it, anyway!)
I've been making beaded jewelry for over 6 years. It started
with a simple wire wrapping class at a store in Issaquah and
grew into a passion. I love the infinite possibilities and
directions I can take, beginning with just a few beads. The
best thing about making jewelry?
You always have the perfect accessory to every outfit!
Rick
& Cody DeYoung
ceramics
Stephen
Edwards
Ever since I was a little guy growing up in
Texas I always wanted to be an artist. I love to be out in
nature and you can see its influence in my subjects. Watching
a large flock of birds will always stop me in my tracks. Travel
has also fueled my work with ancient and modern cultures.
At times my subjects are serious and packed with symbolism.
Then the next thing you know I will leave the bones out of
people and animals just so they fit the page better. Working
3D with sculpture usually starts with a drawing, my first
love, then changes occur along the way if the need arises.
Inspirations come in surprising places like scratches on the
back of a truck or a momentary visual experience I find interesting.
I love working in a lot of different mediums and in weird
ways they all feed each other .My interest in photography
relates to painting in many ways. Adjusting a photo to the
way I remember a shot rather than the way it really was can
be a huge contrast. This process has increased my sensitivity
to color and composition. I also train in Aikido, a very subtle
but difficult Japanese martial art. It's beautiful and aesthetic
movement is influencing my art in unexpected ways. Tennis
also keeps my old bones moving. I don't know where my journey
will lead me, I am not a planner, but I am enjoying the ride.
Unpredictability is a quality I am getting use to. Stephen
Dale Edwards
Gita
Gilvydis
d'Elaine
Johnson
d’Elaine Johnson is a full-time artist
based in Edmonds, Washington. Hundreds of her works have been
collected throughout the world. She has won many awards and
honors; has been listed in university, national, and the world’s
who’s who of art. She has exhibited at innumerable one-person
and juried exhibitions. She is a painter, writer, juror, lecturer,
violinist, and philanthropist. d’Elaine Johnson is a
woman of our times and, through her art, she is a creative
historian of life.
Matt
Knapp
As a professional engineer, my artistic abilities
are generally measured in very small units, but I've packed
a camera to many interesting corners of the globe and learned
a bit about composition on the way. I first picked up the
camera as a defensive measure; I can stay out of pictures
if I'm the one taking them. But it proved habit forming, and
so the collection of photos grows. I share a few on the web
at: http://imapilot.smugmug.com/Travel
Galina
Lemke
I've been enjoying art for as long as I can
remember. Since I was little I've been drawing and painting
as an expression of my thoughts and imagination. My official
art education started at age six; by age seven I won my first
award for the batik pieces I've done which traveled around
the country for various competitions and exhibits.
I was born in Russia and attended a formal art school when
I was a teenager. I greatly appreciate all of the knowledge
and inspiration that was brought to me by a great teacher,
Nina Babkova. School taught me proportions and composition
as well as seeing color and working with different mediums.
I've been practicing martial arts for about seven years and
teaching Taekwondo classes at Enso Center for four years.
I found a career that complements my passion for martial arts
and fine art at Brenneke School of Massage. Now a licensed
massage practitioner, body work has become my passion as well.
I am inspired by the broad color pallet found in nature as
well as the structure and muscular system of the human body.
I enjoy working and experimenting with different mediums such
as oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil, color pencils, pen, pastel,
and clay. My work is an expression of my passion for life
and inspiration brought on by practically anything.
Tim
Lemke
I've always been fascinated with the meticulous
craftsmanship of skilled woodworking, the absolute attention
to the minutest detail. My love for woodworking began in high
school and has been revitalized in the last few years. I cannot
help but love anything and everything made from wood that
is made well and made with care. Working with wood, creating
something that requires such attention to detail, gives me
a chance to slow my life down, to focus on one thing completely.
woodwork
Beth
Lovitt
"I've practiced Tai Chi Chuan nearly every
day for the past eleven years.
It is an art of grace, beauty,
and power. I hope that I have captured a part of this in
this
series of photographs, The Hands of Tai Chi."
Rachel
Lovitt
"I'm thirteen years old, and art has always
been a part of my life.
Whether it be martial arts, musical art, or tangible art,
I have always loved art."
Rebekah
Lovitt
"I am ten years old. My painting is called
"The Night Sky". I love to paint.
I've been painting
since I was one."
Josiane
Marquardson
Ellen
Miffitt
Aria
Mix
Bill
Mix
digital
photography
Jasper
Mix
Sabrina
Mix
My arts are finely inter-connected, as I use
them to grow and express my state of being at that particular
point in time. Martial arts, spiritual studies, love of people
and nature,science and technology, all mingle together in
my mind only to be expressed every once in a while through
a 2-d medium! I use photography, painting and drawing together
with graphic design to organize my thoughts and share them
with others.....
Steve
Okun
(woodwork
and ceramics)
Kristen
Perry
Haley
Pittsenbarger
I am a sophomore at Northshore Home School Networks.
I particularly
enjoy capturing nature photographs because of the vivid colors,
symmetry and pure lighting. Taking photos of un-manufactured,
naturally flawless images of nature and having the opportunity
to
share it with others is a very satisfying way to express myself.
Melanie
Pollon
Kristi
Nakata
I am fifteen years old, and a sophomore at Redmond
High School. When I was in kindergarten, I started to go to
art classes. There I learned drawing and water coloring, but
I did not find my medium until third grade, when I started
oil painting. Since then, I have been painting, drawing, and
have even taken an interest in photography. I hope that my
art can inspire people, and show who I am.
oils/acrylics
Yuka
Nakata
Since my childhood, I have always loved creating
something with my hands. When my daughter started her drawing
class, her teacher, Mrs. Takako Shinoda asked me if I wanted
to try oil painting. It was an eye-opening experience. From
a few tubes of paint, I can create any color in the universe
to express my joy and inspiration that I received from natural
elements. A lonely wildflower in the wind, a delicate pink
petal of a century-old cherry tree, or the pure white blossom
of a water lily in the quiet pond of a temple - these subtle
images of beauty capture my heart. I hope that I can share
this feeling with you through my paintings.
Anne
Simernitski
Anne Simernitski has made a reputation for creating
artwork that range from paintings, abstract collages and illustrations.
Her latest work “Azalee’s series” is yet another
proof of the artist’s incredible diversity. The work
compiles a series of paintings that are based on her five-year-old
daughter’s drawings. “Azalee’s series”
showcases a number of colorful as well as very playful paintings
that combine childlike features with sophisticated techniques.
The French native began her career as an artist back in high
school when art history was part of her graduation program.
Devoted to working in the arts, Anne Simernitski continued
studying at the Louvre Museum School, Paris, France and later
moved on to the Sorbonne Nouvelle University where she earned
her BA in History of Art. Her decision to additionally earn
a diploma in graphics design and multimedia at the IFIP College,
Paris, only shows the very versatile and restless nature of
the young artist.
Anne Simernitski has been part of numerous group exhibitions
which produced favorable regional press. She also has a number
of private collectors throughout the Northwest.
You can visit her website at www.simerart.com
Betsy
Smith
I started my ceramic career in 1973 learning
production techniques in
Berkeley California. Since then I earned a fine arts degree,
help start and
manage a pottery cooperative, help build a number of kilns
and in 2004
became a Resident Ceramic Artist at Kirkland Arts Center.
I have a B.F.A.
from Holy Names College, Oakland, California, a B.S. in Finance
and an M.S.
in Human Resources Management from the University of Utah.
My current work
is focused on surface design with glazes and slips on high
fire functional
and non-functional objects.
Nancy
Stutler
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