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December 2014: Marie Wise & Peggy Bird Collaborate

Marie Wise & Peggy Bird

Two unique artists collaborate to bring you color and glass in December! Marie Wise and Peggy Bird love words, color and social media, and they are here to share their work with you! Join us for a First Thursday celebration to see their art for the first time, and enjoy the fellowship of art lovers. First […]

November 2014: Pause, smile and be intrigued!

Kay Crawford, River Run

Each of our November artist brings a unique focus to fine art. Kay Crawford hopes her pastel paintings make you pause, smile, be intrigued or simply rest for a moment. She’s inspired by Pacific Northwest landscape scenes.   Janet Ellis is fascinated when the color, shape and texture of cut glass pieces change dramatically in […]

October 2014: Inspirational Painters

Debra Chase, painter

Join us for an inspirational October show! Our painters: Debra Chase and Ramona Lauzon each have a unique style. First Thursday – October 2 5:30 – 7:30 pm Music by Keith Hinyard Miniatures Show Awards Featured Artists Debra Chase (paintings), Sandy Brown (pottery), Ramona Lauzon (oil paintings), Collen Little (teapots) About Debra Chase (paintings) Art is a […]

September 2014: Swarovski: the ‘Sparkly-est’ of Crystals

Mary Fortner, jeweler

Mary Fortner works with the ‘sparklyest’ crystals by Swarovski. It’s no surprise a talented jewelry maker would love the fashion design crystals made by the Austrian producer of luxury cut lead glass. The company dates back to the 1800s, when young glass cutter Daniel Swarovski patented an electric cutting machine that facilitated the production of […]

August 2014: Form Inspires Kit Metlen’s Indian Carvings

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“What keeps me interested in returning to a block of wood? I seldom carve straight through on one piece of wood.  I take breaks to let the carving settle in my mind and to allow the mind to wonder of the possibilities.” ~ Kit Metlen Kit started carving with pocket knives when he found one […]

August 2014: Handicapped boy adds magic to father’s motion photography

AJ Patnode

“I take the photographs and A.J. adds the magic. It’s something this father and son do together,”–Mike Patnode A.J. was born severely handicapped, much like a quadriplegic on December 17, 1998. Our family’s goal has always been to help A.J. use his mind, even though he has minimal use of his body. Our photographic art is a […]