From his bio:

In 2012 he was selected for World Photographers for World Aid in Copenhagen, Denmark and GLAAD’s Art Auction
at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC. After documenting Wildfires and drought conditions in Yellowstone Country, a
handmade retrospective installation was featured in Seattle (2013) at the B&O in Capitol Hill, the OK Gallery in Pioneer
Square, Haven in Ballard, Avanti Art & Design in Greenwood, Cutz Meridian in Wallingford, and Essentia in Belltown.
Unspeakable debuts in 2013.

Be sure to stop by Cutz Meridian at 4515 Meridian Ave N to check out his work.  A portion of the sales for this exhibition will benefit the Urban Bee Comapny, a local Settle producer of sustainable honey bee goods and services.  Supporting health and biodiversity, the donations will help sponsor a hive in a community garden (at Yesler Terrace,) their educational program for youth (at Rainier Beach,) or to sponsor a beekeeper in Nicaragua (Amigos Apicultores program.)

See you tomorrow from 6:00pm – 9:00pm at the Wallingford Art Walk! Join us for live music at the Wallingford Center Plaza.

The idea for a duet art show came from my daughter Lily, who at age 9 decided it was the year to put on a show with me. As a local artist, I ahve put on shows of my own work here in Seattle and New York. It has always been important to me that she knows we can turn a passion into a livelihood.

The theme “Always Connected To You” was Lily’s idea. She is the one steering the show ideas and concepts. Her show statement is as follows: “This is a collection of artwork that represents how much a mother and daughter love each other. ‘Always Connected To You’ is the title of our show because mothers and daughters will never stop loving each other no matter where they go or how far apart they may be.”

 

We both did our own interpretations on a few themes and have not shown them to each other. I wanted the show to be more about the process and bonding of creating art together, rather than the outcome. We would sketch on the couch sitting next to one another, but have a cardboard divider between us so we could reveal our final pieces at the show.

Monthly Wallingford Community Council meetings meet on the first Wednesday of the month, so we rescheduled to ensure everyone in our community could enjoy the Wallingford Art Walk this summer.

Please join us for our next Wallingford Art Walk on Wednesday, May 8th! In the meantime, we will continue to bring you news about art and art openings in Wallingford. If we miss anything, please let us know!

The Wallingford Art Walk is back! Join us on Wednesday February 6, from 6-9 PM for our first art walk of the new year, along and beyond N 45th Street in beautiful Wallingford.

This is a great time to enjoy the fine artwork in many of our neighborhood businesses, have dinner in one of our top-rated restaurants, relax with a beverage, enjoy a great movie, and end the evening with some terrific music!

Check, Like, and Share our Facebook page for artist updates, specials, maps and information.  Don’t forget to check out Wallingford’s cool new murals!

Among the participating businesses are:

University House Wallingford - 4400 Stone Way North (between 44th & 45th St)

The featured artist at University House Wallingford is Thane McCulloh, and there is always an amazing permanent collection of fine art on the walls, Chihuly glass on display and lush landscaping and beauty all around.  The Wallingford Art Walk is a great opportunity to enjoy the elegant and inviting ambiance at University House Wallingford.

Caffe Appassionato – 1218 North 45th Street (on Stone Way)

Riveting photos from a recent trip to Africa by Annie Laurie Malarkey as featured in her beautiful “Ghana Life” series, espresso, an outdoor deck, and beer on tap make this a great stop during the Wallingford Art Walk.  Annie will be in attendance.  Also, tonight is vinyl night, with special guest The Beatles!

Seattle Mosaic Arts – 1325 North 46th Street (between Interlake and Stone Way)

Todd Campbell will be the featured artist for February and March. He has been making mosaics at Seattle Mosaic Arts since the spring of 2011 and his work is inspiring, varied and technically gorgeous. Don’t miss this opportunity to see it.

CMA Gallery – 4501 Interlake Avenue North (at N 46th St)

Enjoy the artwork of Elva Francis. Elva is a 74 year old Seattle resident, who showed talent at an early age but did not begin to seriously study art until after she had raised a family and retired from a long career. She has recently spent several years studying at North Seattle Community College, the Pratt Art Institute and the Mark Miller School of Art. Elva paints in oils, acrylics, water colors and pastels, and enjoys experimenting with a variety of materials and methods. She is currently interested in developing a body of work with an emphasis on abstraction. The paintings that can be seen at the CMA Gallery are inspired by her lengthy stays in Mexico and by other travels with family.

Assistance League of Seattle – 1415 North 45th Street (between Interlake and Woodlawn)

The ALS Thrift Shop will feature “Shelter Art” – art that has been donated to the Thrift Shop – and the sales go to buying new clothes for needy children in the Seattle School District. They will also have empty frames for sale that might be helpful for some visiting artists. The art styles vary and are of various ages. Please show your support!

Chocolati Cafe – 1716 North 45th Street (between Densmore and Wallingford)

Chocolati on 45th street will be featuring art by Jonathan Armstrong. In Jonathan’s collection you will find a variety of techniques, including collages, serigraphs, transfers, and more, which showcase the evolution of his work over time.  The artist plans to be in attendance.

Fuel Coffee – 1705 North 45th Street (between Densmore and Wallingford)

Jameson Hubbard’s beautiful woodblock prints will be on display at Fuel Coffee, always committed to perfectly caffeinating each customer with the highest quality coffee.

H&R Block – 1717 North 45th Street (between Densmore and Wallingford)

H&R Block will be hosting Tana Knight as their featured artist.

Wallingford Center – 1815 North 45th Street (at Wallingford)

Yasmín Wisecarver is the featured artist on the bottom floor at Wallingford Center. See her bold, colorful paintings during the Wallingford Art Walk on Wednesday, February 6th, but hurry – Wallingford Center closes at 8:00 PM.

Teahouse Kuan Yin – 1911 North 45th Street (between Burke and Meridian)

Featured artists include Karen Sandy, with her gorgeous chalk, pastel and ebony pencil drawings, and Joseph Lavely, with his beautiful paintings. His works are oil on canvas and serve as allegories for a modern world. In the paintings, we see archetypal characters engaged in fantastic rituals. Something seems uncanny, familiar; this is a deja vu of sorts as what is going on resonates with the underlying forces within us all.

Murphy’s – 1928 North 45th Street (between Burke and Meridian)

Proud sponsor of the Wallingford Art Walk, Seattle’s first Irish pub doesn’t have a featured artist, but it does have cool beer signs, cold beer on tap and tasty grub! Wednesday night is Open Mic, starting at 9 PM (signup at 8 PM)!

Seamonster Lounge – 2202 North 45th Street (between Bagley and Corliss)

Artist Kassandra Morrow presents her paintings of terrific Seamonster Lounge musicians. Have a beverage, enjoy the great music, and try some delicious sushi prepaired by the chefs from Rain! Stick around for an evening of jazz with Jacques Willis & Friends at 10PM, featuring Jacques on vibraphone, Kate Olson on sax, Steve Kim on bass, Paul Fischer on guitar, and Eric Eagle on drums.

Yogurtland Wallingford – 2320 North 45th Street (at Sunnyside)

Proud sponsor of the Wallingford Art Walk! Yogurtland doesn’t have a featured artist, but it’s always a great place to create your own culinary art from their creamy frozen yogurt and delicious toppings. Winter Special: check-in on Facebook, Yelp, or foursquare from the Wallingford Yogurtland, show the cashier your check in and you get your first 3 oz. of yogurt FREE!

Wine World and Spirits – 400 Northeast 45th Street (between 4th & 5th Ave NE)

Wine World and Spirits will feature the work of Amanda Phipps. Amanda Phipps is a fine artist based out of Seattle. Although she works in many mediums, her primary focus is abstract oil on canvas painting. Her work has been described as modern and graphic with dark undertones. Her paintings utilize depth, dramatic texture and vibrant colors to reflect her state of mind. Every week night from 6-8pm, you can sample beer or wine from all over the world at Wine World and Spirits’ tasting bar, a place to gather, meet new friends and discover your next new favorite. Tonight, enjoy a tasting from Kent Washington’s Airways Brewing Company, featuring local, handcrafted, tasty beers.

Johnston Architects – 100 NE Northlake Way, Suite 200 (between Gasworks Park and Ivar’s Salmon House)

Joan Stuart Ross will be the featured artist at Johnston Architects during the February 6th Wallingford Art Walk, with her show “Peregrination.” Reception 6-8 PM with refreshments, in an informal, stunning office space. Encaustic/collage paintings, including an installation of several from her new series, “Hankies.”

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NIGHT OF 1,000 UNICORNS

TONIGHT!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3^RD

6-9PM

The October Art Walk is the final Art Walk of the 2012 Season here in Wallingford and we’re planning a big, magical, fun send-off! Celebrate the magic and mystery of  Autumn with “Night of 1,000 Unicorns – A Night of Art, Music & Magic” on the streets of Wallingford on Wednesday, October 3^rd, from 6-9PM.

The streets of Wallingford have been made magical with the addition of glittering stars, unicorns and lights! Come out tonight in costumes if you like – unicorns, dragons, faeries, magicians and more are welcome!

Among the artists and musicians lending their talents on this magical night will be:

Johnston Architects (100 NE Northlake Way) presents Portraits - A Series by artist Justin Kane Elder. “The painting process involves deconstruction and reassembly. I disassemble an image into basic geometric shapes and then rebuild it with those shapes. Each piece is an additive process formed by amassing different layers of media. Similar to the way a builder constructs a home, the portrait becomes the house built from this process. The final result is a dynamic visual display of color and form.”

At the Wallingford Center (1815 N 45th St.)  stage on the patio, the “dynamic duo” of Tallulah Assaf and Sylvia Bates who lead Catch the Cat will perform kid-friendly rock  at 5:30PM, Nate Jester – Ace of Illusions will fascinate you at 6:00PM and guitarist and vocalist Jeremy Serwer will make his musical magic at 7:00PM.

Windows Art Gallery (4131 Woodland Park Ave. N) is featuring Tom Talbott’s amazing photos. Tom has spent the past year photographing birds from Northern California to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Special guest Valerie Piacenti will be singing with pianist Nick Moore at Window’s Art Gallery at around 7:00  Valerie leads a sound circle at Present Sense and has sung on Broadway and with the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle and London. Nick is a local arranger/composer and keyboard performer, and was the keyboard chair for the “Almost Live Band.”

KERF Gallery (in Wallingford Center, 1815 N 45th St.)is featuring THE PICTURE SHOW with Paintings by Susan B. Pope and Sheila M. Scott, featuring an artist’s reception Wednesday, October 3, 2012 during the Wallingford Art Walk from 6 to 9 PM.  Show runs through October 31.

Susan Pope describes her work: “The process of creating a 3 dimensional illusion on 2 dimensional surface is magical to me. I am attracted to scenes and images in nature that capture, mood, lighting, texture and color so effectively that they transport the viewer to a place or time in their memory.”

Sheila Scott is a Seattle painter with a degree in Fine Art and Secondary Education from the University of Washington. Following a career as graphic artist, illustrator, and calligrapher in San Diego, California, she returned to Seattle and pursued the art of sumi-e, Asian ink painting. For the past five years she has studied shuji (Japanese calligraphy) with sensei Pam Lee to enhance her painting skills in both sumi-e and oils. The discipline and beauty of Asian calligraphy invites her to diligent practice and goal of ‘dancing with brush’.

Tea House Kuan Yin (1911 N 45th St.) is showing the works of Joe Lavely.

CUTZ Meridian (4515 Meridian Ave N) will feature the work of Christopher Thomas Raine, Reverse Glass Artist http://www.chrisraineartgallery.com/

Seattle Mosaic Arts (1325 N 46th St.) is proud to be showing the work of local wonderful mosaic artist, Kelley Knickerbocker. Kelley is an internationally recognized mosaic artist who travels all over the world teaching workshops as well as working on her own fine art and architectural mosaics. We are so lucky to have her in our backyard, to have her teach in our studio (upcoming workshop on Radical Dimensions in Glass Mosaics in October for those of you interested in getting this chance to study with her) and to have her hang her beautiful mosaics on our Gallery Wall! Also, for September even though it wasn’t an official “Art Walk” month, we are showing the stunning and deeply moving works by another local and famous mosaic artist, Jo Braun. Stop by before October to see this work too!

Caffe Appassionato Wallingford (1218 N 45th St.) will be showcasing the paintings of Holly Siberg for Octobers Art Walk. Not only is she a local Wallingford artist, but she is also a barista here at Caffe Appassionato! We are also going to have a special that night with $3 draft beers. Looking forward to another great Artwalk night!

Dandelion Salon (1318 N. 45th St.) will be showing the art and design work of Aimee Rush

H&R Block’s (1717 N 45th St)  artist is Tana Knight

Seamonster Lounge (2202 N. 45th St) will feature the photography of Laura Glitter. Also, SHELITA will perform from 7-8:30

CMA Gallery (4501 Interlake Ave N #9) Artist  Her current works were produced in the last two years by recycling her older, MFA thesis printed works, originally 8 feet tall. In order to progress to new work, the logical choice is to deconstruct the past work. She selects smaller scale compositions, rework the layers and surfaces by adding pieces, color, materials and making complex incisions.

The Grizzled Wizard (2317 N. 45th St) always features some of the best art in the neighborhood, but they are easy to overlook. For October, it’s Wallingford’s own Richard Lemmert.

For the month of October Chocolati on 45th Street (1716 N 45th St.) will be featuring photographer Daniel Lupastean from Radauti, Romania. Daniel primarily focuses on wild life and portrait photography, and will be featuring an array of his prized pieces in our cafe. To see previews of Daniel’s work, please visit http://www.dlsnapshot.com

Fuel Coffee’s (1705 N 45th St.)October artists are Aaron Winnenberg & Frend. They are having a reception and will be there to meet people.

Blue Star Cafe & Pub (4512 Stone Way N) will feature artist Dan Wend, painter.  He will also have a reception during the Art Walk.  www.danielwend.com

All City Paint Supply (4112 Stone Way N.) is featuring Live Art with Hera. To see Hera performing her amazing artwork live, visit Uptown Espresso (2300 N. 45th St.) during Art Walk then stroll along the Art Walk path to All City Paint Supply to see her paintings for sale. While Hera is a classically trained artist, her portraits are layered with aerosol (spray) paints.  This graffiti art medium she chooses to embrace suits her art form well.  The colorful twist on photo realism is something that needs to be witnessed in person.

Many artists will be featured throughout the neighborhood; Art Walkers are encouraged to visit us here often for updates and to download and print their Wallingford Art Walk Maps.

Come out to the final Wallingford Art Walk of the year and celebrate Art, Music & Magic with us!

Wallingford Center (45th & Wallingford):

6:00 – 7:00 Off The Wall School of Music

7:00 – 7:45 Tubaluba

Tubaluba is a local band in the New Orleans 2nd Line style, serving up New Orleans classics mixed with R&B tunes and booty-shaking originals.

Be sure to visit KERF International Exhibits right inside Wallingford Center to see their new installation work entitled ”HORIZON LINE OF INFINITY” by Internationally acclaimed artist Willard Thurston Watertight. While you’re there, get a stamp on your Wallingford Art Walk Passport to move one step closer to winning a free treat at Wallingford Yogurtland, available tonight until 11:00 PM at 45th and Sunnyside. You only need ten stamps to win!

Keller Williams/Walgreens Backyard BBQ (45th & Stone Way):

6:30 – 7:00 Tubaluba

7:00 – 8:00 The Gloria Darlings

The Gloria Darlings are a Seattle-based female folk-grass duo. An innovative string band like nothing you’ve seen or heard, they sing bright, vibrant, vocal harmonies to outstanding instrumentation including fiddle, guitar, banjo, and mountain dulcimer. Often called sirens, their catchy original tunes get every crowd smiling, singing along, and toe tapping. Their deep well of repertoire is full of original tunes, traditionals, and folksy renditions of popular song.

Smokey Delights will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs, and preparing homemade desserts. Root beer will be supplied by Walgreens. There will be face-painting, balloons, and more!

There is also a Donation Station for School Supplies for The Boys & Girls Club. Pencils, pens, folders, scissors, art supplies and packaged snacks will be gratefully accepted. Inside Keller Williams, you will find great works of art by several terrific artists.

Seamonster Lounge (45th & Bagley):

7:00 – 8:30 Shelita Burke

Shelita’s music can be described as a rhythmically driving ballad-oriented, folk-meets-soul progressive sound. She started playing in public in 2006 in the Seattle area, and has become a de-facto star of Seamonster’s Monday night open-mic. Enjoy Shelita’s performance while gazing at Casey Brook Bush’s iconic rock images.

Caffé Appassionato (45th & Stone Way):

8:00 – 9:00 Bucket of Honey 

This Neoacoustifunk Hip Hop Duo is made up of one part Nate B. and one part Annie J. Nate, on guitar and vocals, and Annie, on flute and vocals, are devout choir nerds with a dedication to tight harmonies, pleasing melodies, and solid rhythm. With a wide variety of styles, their music ranges from original rap battles to B52’s-style rock, soulful ballads to fist pumpin’ bangers, and uniquely arranged covers you never thought you’d hear again. It all happens in the outdoor beer garden, with $1 off beer and wine all night, while inside, you can enjoy the paintings of Holly Siburg.

Cutz Meridian Salon (Meridian & 45th):

See amazing acrobatics by Jenn Q throughout the evening, as well as art by animal portrait artist Colleen Lambert.

So, download a map and pick up a passport, see tons of great art all over Wallingford, listen to some great performances, have some terrific food, and get your free Yogurtland treat with your completed passport when you’re done. Enjoy!

Businesses featuring music & art tonight:

All City Paint Supply The artist we are featuring for August is Zachary Bohnencamp.  We will not be conducting live painting at our store this time around because things got slightly out of hand last time.  Usually, our neighbor, Kuma Coffee stays Open and provides a free urn of coffee for our visitors.

Zachary Bohnenkamp – Printmaker/Muralist. Zach was born beside the railroad tracks in Iowa City. He spent most of his childhood in a tunnel beneath the very tracks upon which his first blood spilled. An adventurer by birth rite, he first reached the Gulf of México at age 7 on a raft he fashioned from lilac branches. For the last 12 years Zach has called Seattle home but the rich black soil of his homeland still remains between his toes, where morel mushroom grow to this day.He is currently printing out of Print Zero Studios in Georgetown and making murals with the crew Matamuros in Seattle.

Assistance League of Seattle: Thrift Shop to feature “Shelter Art” Most art ends up homeless through no fault of its own—”moving” and “refurbishing” are the top reasons people give for relinquishing their art.  Art adopted from thrift shops typically cost less than art purchased through galleries—once you add in the cost of other “extras” including matting and framing, you’ll probably be surprised what a bargain an adopted art really is!  Come in and explore our collection of abandoned art looking for a new and loving home.

Blue Star Cafe and Pub will be featuring two artists this month, Diana Aurigemma and Linda White.

Diana Aurigemma  -”My frequent travels, offer me a continuous source of inspiration. The subjects for my ‘plein air’ paintings evolve from a combination of what I see and what I feel. The result flows from my imagination” …on display through the months of August and September. Check out Diana’s work here: http://www.aurigemmaart.com/

Linda White – a collage artist who creates amazingly realistic landscapes with bits of textured paper. Many of Linda’s pieces are inspired by places she’s explored while hiking in and around Washington.

We’re the perfect meeting spot for the start or the end of your artful night. Arrive hungry and ask for the Art Walkers special….buy one dinner and get the second dinner at 1/2 the price! Valid on August 1st,  2012 – (can’t be combined with any other offer.)

Chocolati on 45th will be featuring local artist Corinna Sinclair and her vivid oil landscapes. Stop on in between 6pm to 8pm on August 1st to try our amazingly smooth and bold Cold Brew Coffee and Pure Milk Truffles for half off!

Caffé Appassionato will host musicians Bucket of Honey at  the Wednesday, August 1st Wallingford Art Walk, from 8:00 – 9:00 PM.  They will bring bucket loads of sweet music, fun and excitement to 45th & Stone Way! Bucket of Honey has spent the last two years growing and honing these skills. Having completed their first EP, “Easy to Swallow,” they are gearing up for their first full album due early 2012 entitled, “Songs We Wrote for Something Else.” This album will feature tracks the band wrote for theater and film as well as song writing competitions and showcases.www.bucketofhoney.com

In addition, Caffe Appassionato will feature the paintings of Holly Siburg and will be doing $1 off beer and wine for the night of the artwalk.

Cutz Meridian Salon will feature animal portrait artist Colleen Lambert and Aerial Performance Artist Jenn Q http://www.heelhang.com/

Family Works will feature 2 artists: Bethann Shannon, painter will display her Frida & Sock Monkeys series. Bethann is a multi-media artist, activist and workshop leader. http://www.flickr.com/theartangel/  Native American artist, Ken Walton, will share sacred objects and dance regalia. He will also play the flute and paint traditional “war paint” for the kids! Bring the kids for Free Face Painting by Bethann & Ken.

Fuel  Coffee will have photography by Nick Shiflet

Grizzled Wizard: Prints by Gavi Snider

H&R Block will be featuring Tana Knight. Cookies will be provided by the SA Café.

Johnston Architects will be featuring photographs by Melanie Masson in a captivating series called “Passage”.

“Passage” is a survey of leading lines on the American landscape. Every glacier, wheel, and footfall that carved these lines bore a purpose, the sheer repetition branding a deeper promise of worth into the soil. Following these pathways, which by nature branch one to another, similarly connect us to past travelers while guiding us toward the futures we seek – each generation driven by the same prospects as the one before: change, destination, hopes we intend to plant at the end of the lines.

http://melaniemassonphotography.tumblr.com/

www.johnstonarchitects.com

100 NE Northlake Way, Suite 200, Seattle WA 98105. Opening Reception and Art Walk at Johnston Architects will run from 6-8pm.

Keller Williams Greater Seattle & Walgreens will be hosting a “backyard BBQ” in our back parking lot.  They will be set up by 5pm so the parents & kids of The Boys & Girls Club can come too.

Smokey Delights will be grilling hamburgers, hot dogs & homemade desserts.  Root beer for all and other tasty treats.

Tubaluba starts playing at 6:30.

They are having a Donation Station for School Supplies for The Boys & Girls Club.  Pencils, pens, folders, scissors, art supplies, packaged snacks.  We will have a tub for drop offs in our lobby & on Aug 1^st.  Please pass the word.

Kerf Gallery will have a new installation work entitled ” HORIZON LINE OF INFINITY” by Willard Thurston Watertight opening Wednesday evening for the art walk. Two years ago he did a large installation entitled “EMERALD TABLET COMMUNIQUE” Watertight has shown internationally but not known locally. Should be an interesting experience at the Kerf GALLERY

KeyBank will be displaying the art work of Shane S. Leopard on August 1st. Shane has been painting as a hobby through-out his life and on display will be the paintings he has hanging in his home and office.  He has taken classes at NSCC. Shane manages apartments on Lake Union and is anear-by resident. Along with his art work, Shane plays in a local “Rock Band” called Capitol Thrill.

RAIN Sushi’s artist is Chris Raine

Seattle Mosaic Arts For August we are excited to be showing the work from our very own Brad Scelfo. His artist bio is below:

Entertainment Schedule

6:00 – 7:00 PM Fathia Atallah and The Troubadours at Wallingford Center
6:00 – 8:00 PM Middle School and High School Student Bands at CMA (N 46th & Interlake Ave N)
7:00 – 8:00 PM Guitarist Jeremy Serwer at H&R Block (1717 N 45th at Wallingford Ave N)
7:00 – 9:00 PM Lee Redfield Quartet at the Seamonster Lounge (2202 N 45th at Bagley Ave N)
7:30 – 8:30 PM Jess Lambert and The Thousand Years at Caffé Appassionato (1218 N 45th at Stone Way N)
8:00 – 9:00 PM The Castaways at Keller Williams Realty (1307 N 45th at Stone Way N, 3rd Fl)

Participating Businesses and their Artists and/or Musicians

Fuel will host a reception for Roy Powell whose paintings enliven our walls this month. Powell has worked as an artist in Seattle since graduating from Seattle  University in 2006. His work focuses on memory, loss, heroism, and  presenting digital work in an analog painting form. Powell is a  co-founder of Local 1520, a painting, drawing, and printmaking workspace on Capitol Hill.

For June, KeyBank Wallingford celebrates its first anniversary of being in the Wallingford neighborhood.  We will be serving up refreshments and introducing our Featured Artist, Charles Moss, Jr.  His work “peers through the veil of a personal psyche upon a marred landscape, culpability residing everywhere.He received his BFA in Comprehensive Design from James Madison University. He was accepted into the Rhode Island School of Design to study architecture, but due to a scholarship and other financial concerns attended The Catholic University of America.  In addition to his studio art practice, he has worked as an architectural designer, art director in film, mural artist and art instructor.

Johnston Architects : Seattle artist Lisa Snow Lady has a BA in Art History and a BFA in painting from the University of Washington and has been a practicing artist for over 25 years. Employment as a graphic designer for 15 of these years contributed to her proficiency in layout and design and her ability to interact with clients to serve a variety of print media needs.  Lisa’s interest in botanical forms and recent education in ornamental horticulture inspire her mixed process paintings. In these works she layers paper, ink and paper to express fleeting beauty and renewal.  Her love of travel has taken her throughout western Europe with an extended stay in Holland where she studied the relationship between the arts and Christianity. She is inspired by the richness of Turkey and the natural beauty of to the Hawaiian Islands and yet finds inspiration in the sea and surroundings of her native Pacific Northwest. With watercolor she enjoys capturing landscape and architecture in a fresh and spontaneous way, later turning these sketches into acrylic paintings in her studio.

Lisa exhibits widely in solo, group and juried shows and is represented by SAM Gallery Rentals and Sales in Seattle, Museo in Langley, Washington, and Gallatin River Gallery in Montana. Lisa’s work is in the collections of Swedish Hospital, the University of Washington Medical Center, Evergreen Hospital and Safeco Corporation. Her art has twice been featured on the cover of theUniversity of Washington Botanic Gardens Bulletin and recently was selected for theArtist Series Label at Woodward Canyon Winery in Walla Walla, Washington.

Here’s her little blurb: My love of botanical form and education in ornamental horticulture inform my paintings and mixed media prints. In these works of richly textured layers of paper, ink and paint, flora serves as a metaphor for hope, rebirth, and renewal. Recent travels to Turkey, as well as a self-directed artist residency at Centrum in Port Townsend, Washington, have rekindled my interest in sense of place and a desire to explore landscape and architecture as well as botanical themes.

Julia’s : we are happy to exhibit Matt Bazemore’s colorful depictions of Ballard.  His work is vibrant, intricate, timeless and personal.  Please visit us at Julia’s for good eats and images of the town down the hill.

Assistance League Thrift Shop featured artist: Patricia Cook
Now 83 years old, Patricia finds watercolor a challenging medium.  She especially enjoys the opportunity to create an “atmospheric effect”, as reflected in the widely varied scenery and seasons of Southern Ontario.  In her European travels, Patricia was inspired to joyfully paint Portugal’s brilliant contrasting colors and local crafts, and France’s colorful history! Stop by the Assistance League Thrift Shop to view six of Patricia’s wonderful landscapes.  Each 16 x 20 matted and framed original watercolor may be acquired for $95.  

Wine World & Spirits featured artist:  Miska
Miska was born Emily Salemann, a child of immigrants with German, Russian, and Yugoslavian heritage. Miska attended the University ofWashington Art School but is mostly a self taught painter, studying the works of the great modern masters daily. Miska has thus far been incrediblysuccessful. Her paintings are colorful and expressive. The blend of a Roman Catholic and Russian Greek Orthodox religious upbringing has manifested itself in her highly successful series of Madonna icons. Objective viewers find Asian,Latin, and even Native American features in her figures. Nevertheless, Miskacalls these figures her “one race” people. When told that her paintings are very “Picasso like”, she replies that her paintings are”happier” and her figures more recognizable. She uses gold, bronze,copper and pearl tones in her works that gives them an amazing reflectivequality. Her work is also rich in symbolism. Umbrellas, which are very common in her work, are symbols of the ‘shelter’ she talks about as well as symbolizing the northwest climate. The round circles found on the faces and chests of her figures are symbols of the blush of love and happiness. Flowers,water, mountains and the sun or the moon reflect her love of nature, not to mention her second love after painting…gardening! Her paintings also illustrate that she loves children, families, music and of course, coffee like most Seattle area natives do.
In August 2000, Miska was chosen by US Art magazine as one of 25 prominent artists to be featured and calls her an emerging success. Her painting, “Green Eyed Icon”, featured in the article, has since gained much attention. As one of her many Madonna icons, this work exemplifies the vibrance and color of her paintings, ultimately a symbol of love and happiness.  Miska’s work has been gracing the walls at Wine World since the store opened in Dec. 2010.  She is their featured artist for June’sWallingford Art Walk.

WINE WORLD is hosting an “after hours” party for all Art walk businesses and featured artists from 9:00-10:30 pm the evening of June 6th.  Swing by for a little vino and snack before heading home and mingle with all of the store owners and artists! We look forward to seeing you!

Blue Star Café : We are featuring B&B Imagery (www.bandbimagery.com) AND…also offering 50% off entree’s (if you say ‘ARTWALK’) with every entree’ purchased.

CPR Seattle : Leigh Pate is our artist for June/July.  She is a writer and photographer in Seattle, Washington.   She takes regular sanity breaks from work as a political and public affairs consultant to travel by bicycle, write and share photographs of those journeys.  Leigh got off the couch in 2006 and completed her first 100 mile bike ride for charity.  Since then she has cycled across the US and Vietnam, completed triathlons and half marathons and believes the best life experiences combine physical challenges, culture and adventure.   Her most recent adventure was cycling 4000 kilometer through India in 2011.  A story on Leigh’s India adventure was published at GreatOutdoors.com. She has been the keynote speaker to benefit non-profit organizations in the US and Canada.  Her photography is shown at numerous art venues around Seattle. (www.greatoutdoors.com/published/a-cycling-odyssey-through-india)

Keller Williams Greater Seattle will be featuring the art of 18 year old student Kelsey Giosso. Kelsey will be showcasing a variety of medium with an emphasis on watercolor.

Chocolati Cafe on 45th will be displaying images of the Northwest by photographer, Brian David Casey. Brian combines the precision of his engineering background with his creative talents to deliver vivid and dramatic scenes from around the Puget Sound area and beyond.”

 Caffe Appassionato We are showing the work of Colin Bartholomew, Photographer, during Junes Art Walk.  We will also be doing a Happy Hour from 5-10pm!

 The StuStuStudio, home of Dotted Line, will be open for Artwalk from 6-11pm next month. In addition to hand crafted one-of-a-kind jewelry, we’ll be showing a photo exhibit by local artist and nature enthusiast, Michael Verner. Drinks and snacks will be in full force! The Stu is located at 1216 N 40th St., just next to Pagliacci Pizza, across from 7-11.  Depending on how many people show up, our doors will often stay open until midnight. So if you are looking for the after-after party, come on down!

 Creative Music Adventures Gallery  ‘Carole d’Inverno is represented in Seattle, by Fetherston Gallery, and SAM Rental Gallery, and in New York by Tria  Gallery.’ As an artist,  I have many influences to garner from:  architecture, chemistry, story telling, nature, etc. Growing up in Europe, I was surrounded by old architecture and watched how time transforms and impacts all man made things.  Surfaces are distressed and colors are broken up in random patterns. Memory has distilled those images and now it all resurfaces in my work. I have been living in the North West for the last 23 years, and I have come to love how the weather covers and at the same time reveals the lusciousness of nature.   Here nature continuously and mysteriously transforms itself.  From my studio window I can look at the constant rearranging. It seeps into my work. It’s all alchemy to me.

Seattle Mosaic Arts will be hosting it’s annual Members Show. It is a great opportunity to see some the amazing and diverse mosaics coming out of our studio.

Cutz Meridian Salon will feature: Colleen Lambert
Through my art I try to create memorable images that ’work’. I enjoy the discipline and tradition of a representational painting style.” I am an artist from the Pacific Northwest and specialize in seascape portraits of this beautiful area, as well as elegant Floral work and vibrant, colorful still life.  I also am a pet portrait specialist and that work can be seen at AnimalZonePetPortraits.blogspot.com.  I was educated in Utah, California and Washington State where I now reside and work out of my studio in Lynnwood.  I am the recipient of several awards and have twice been featured as a cover artist for Signature Magazine for the Arts. Both private and corporate clients collect my art. I offer affordable art painted in a traditional style. I also participate regularly in art walks in Edmonds and other communities.  I offer comprehensive art classes in my studio for children and adults, beginners and intermediate students.  I happily say that my goal is to recreate the beauty that I observe and share that vision with other. If my art makes you happy, then I feel I’ve accomplished my goal.

The Artist for H&R Block will be Tana Knight.

Fremont Midwifery’s artist is Sarah Bylsma.  Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest my artwork comes largely out of stories and imagery from this wild, wooded land. Legends and animals from other northern countries also contribute to this theme, along with religious symbolism and underpinning.  Repetition and patterns are also a key element in my paintings. I think this has likely been a cross-pollination from my work as a graphic designer.

Dandelion Salon’s artist is Laura Cameron.  Combining personal iconography and universal mythology in various mediums, Laura’s paintings are portals for the contemplative spirit.  Most recently she has been focusing on paintings that evoke the re-emergence of the Sacred Feminine. Humanity is experiencing the reawakening of the Goddess in every aspect of life and on a global scale: from eruptions in nature to societal transformation. Much of the Goddess imagery is gleaned from ancient mythology and still has resonance for today as an archetypal force and guidepost to Transformation.  Laura Cameron lives and works in Seattle along the north side of Lake Union.  Northwest Visions Studio is her business.  To inquire about original works contact the artist at laura.cameron71@gmail.com.

Practices will be held from 5-6PM every Sunday, till the June Art Walk,  at Fresh Fitness and Dance (4430 Corliss Ave. N. Seattle, 98103)

Refreshments provided by Wallingford Art Walk.

Check out this fun video from the first rehearsal:

Flash Mob Rehearsal Sunday, 5/6/12

Come learn a fun choreographed dance to be performed at the June Art Walk!

Join the Flash Mob & participate in the Art Walk!

Download your Art Walk map or pick one up at the WNA office (2100 North 45th Street). 

Art Walk April 2012

The Assistance League Thrift Shop is proud to be showing a collection of magical illustrations done by artist/stylist Rosanne Gialanella.  Rosanne’s work celebrates the spirit of fashion and the joy of living. She creates to inspire others to transition through life’s challenges with strength, style and grace.

Blue Star Cafe and Pub will be featuring David Weiner’s photography gallery – a large display of his personal favorites; many artistically altered; creating an amazing display. Check out David’s gallery at: http://www.weinergalleries.com/ …on display through the months of April and May.

We’re the perfect meeting spot for the start or the end of your artful night. Arrive hungry and ask for the Art Walkers special….buy one entree’ and get the second entree’ at 1/2 the price! Valid on April 4th, 2012 – (can’t be combined with any other offer.

New “Happy” hours: 3pm – 6pm, everyday!

Chocolati Cafe on 45th is displaying paper collages by Linda White.  The Textures and brilliant colors found in the various papers lend themselves to the creation of super-realistic landscapes inspired by the artist’s hiking here in Washington and Beyond.

CPR Seattle will feature the art of Otto Bulut.

Work description: “Landscapes in India ink and watercolor on paper. Images of Eastern landscapes as a metaphor for the ‘mindscape’, perceived in the present and as a recollection.”

Bio: Otto Bulut is a full-time visual artist who works in animation, painting, and cartooning. Otto is obsessed with mystery and that which evades explanation. Born and raised in the University District, Otto has lost all perspective about Seattle but is glad to call it home.

Cutz Meridian Salon will be featuring the work of Justina Calamia, a Seattle visual artist, who creates both landscape and abstract images using watercolor and acrylic media. Her main inspirations are the mystical northwest wilderness as well as the broad range of colors that reflect and transcend nature.

Dandelion Salon will show the art of Valerie Wilsgard

Fremont Midwifery is featuring local artist, Sarah Diehl, and her Women in Aviation series.  This series was inspired by the notion of freedom from gravity as well as a tribute to women in aviation. The artist particularly notes how these women in history own their destiny instead of being portraits of desire or decoration.

Fuel Coffee will be showing paintings by Kathy Liao.

The Grizzled Wizard will show the work of David Williams

H&R Block will feature prints by Tana Knight.

Irwin’s artist for April will be Carrie Jones, showing her photography.

KERF International is showing Colin Day abstracts.

The StuStudio will be featuring local talent Jeanie Lewis. As a henna artist, Jeanie uses traditional henna techniques combined with acrylic paints to create her bold, colorful canvases with hindu and buddhist motifs.

A note to the community – The StuStudio hosts an event every first Wednesday, so please feel free to stop by in the “off” months – I’d love to see you there! (1216 N. 40th St., right next to Pagliacci)

Seattle Mosaic Arts is proud to be showing a collection of mosaic works done by our very Alina Deac. Alina will be celebrating her year anniversary of creating beautiful and imaginative mosaics in our studio. The work is both lovely and inspiring.

Seamonster Lounge : Olde Growth will be playing from 8-9 PM.

Tangletown Pilates will be featuring Pennsylvania Dutch inspired Wood Panels by artist Steven Bastian at the WNA office (2100 North 45th Street).  Get your Art Walk maps here!

 Teahouse Kuan Yin will be featuring the paintings of Peruvian artist Isa Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s paintings of feminine figures strive through color and contrast to incorporate the strong and tender elements that are the duality in us all. We will be showing her work through May.

RAIN SUSHI – Artist Anthony Warner- “Chaos, Curry and Om” – Photography from India & MUSIC: Funkscribe 7:00-8:00pm spinning hip hop, soul and disco

We  have 23 businesses participating this month, so lots of art to see, even more than is listed here!!! Be sure to come out for the April Wallingford Art Walk!

The next Wallingford Art Walk is scheduled for Weds., April 4th from 6-9PM. We’re in the  process of gathering artist information from participating businesses, so check back here to find out which business are participating in April!

The Art Walk Committee invites you to plant some seeds and add color to your garden’s palate this Spring with wildflower seeds! Little seed packets will be available for FREE (first-come, first-served) at participating businesses for April’s Art Walk!

Welcome Spring with Wildflower Seeds and Create Some Art in Your Garden!