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Art Beat Small Business Saturday Sales and Events on November 27, 2021 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM hosted by the Sequim pARTners

November 14, 2021November 23, 2021Renne

Celebrate creativity and collaboration by supporting local artists and Arts organizations you love! Enjoy artistic demonstrations, performances, and direct sales with artists on Saturday, November 27 in Sequim WA!

Demonstrating interwoven and united connections in the Arts with several heART beats, Sequim pARTners logo by Renne Emiko Brock. It symbolizes our collaboration of different groups, the circles representing the importance of individuals along with the larger community, and plenty of capital As for Arts!

Sequim pARTners include Blue Whole Gallery, First Friday Art Walk Sequim, North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Olympic Arts Theatre, Olympic Peninsula Art Association, Peninsula College, Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission, Sequim Museum & Arts, and many more are welcome!

Blue Whole Gallery will be open 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and will have artist demonstrating pottery on a portable wheel, a couple of artists working on easels outdoors from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at 129 W Washington St.

The Blue Whole Gallery is a Cooperative Gallery. Opened in June, 1997, the Blue Whole Gallery brings together more than 35 well-known and emerging Northwest artists in a creative celebration of fine art. Works created by our members are as varied and invigorating as the natural splendor of the Olympic Peninsula. The Gallery has hosted workshops, demonstrations, and exhibitions, and our artists have participated in many art and community events since that time. https://bluewholegallery.com/

West Coast Sea Glass jewelry, bulk sea glass, photography, and beachy gifts https://www.westcoastseaglass.com

Guatemala Inspired Weaving by Lynn Baritelle

Sea Glass Artist and Author, Mary Beth Beuke, Artist Lynn Baritelle, and Artist and Author Renne Emiko Brock will be selling their unique jewelry and fiber art at the Sequim Museum & Arts 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 544 N Sequim Avenue. Both Mary Beth and Renne will have their books available.

hand-dyed superhero cape / scarf by Renne Emiko Brock

The Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an interactive fiber arts event connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition, workshops, educational demonstrations of fiber processes, hands-on projects with children and adults, Fiber Arts Market of local artists work and fiber supplies, lectures, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources.

Started in 2005, the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome.

http://fiberartsfestival.org/

Founded in 1976, the Sequim Museum & Arts has an art gallery and is home to the Manis Mastodon tusks and bones which were found at an early human encampment located on the present day Manis Farm, famous as one of the first-known contact between humans with a mastodon 13,000 years ago. https://www.sequimmuseum.com/

Olympic Theatre Arts Center announces the beginning of a new tradition: “Tale Spinners”, a comfortable, safe storytelling. At 1:30 PM, OTA Tale Spinners storytelling theme is “Moments of Gratitude”. Storytellers and listeners will meet in the Gathering Hall, a newly revamped, nimble and cozy space for intimate events. https://www.olympictheatrearts.org

Olympic Peninsula Art Association will be around town sharing details about their nonprofit and upcoming OPAA Winter Members’ Art Show & Sale Fundraiser at the Sequim Museum & Arts opening December 1.

Olympic Peninsula Art Association, OPAA (formerly Sequim Arts) is a non-profit arts organization located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State since 1969. OPAA provides a forum where artists encourage each other and promote the understanding and appreciation of art for the benefit of members and the community by means of meetings, exhibits, demonstrations, newsletter, and various other educational programs.

The annual Members’ Art Show & Sale demonstrates both the variety of media interests and the diversity in artistic talents of OPAA’s membership. Visit the live and online show. Find more information on the website at https://opaagroup.org

City of Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission hosts artist Marina Shipova, Artist Fellow for the Sequim Understory Project, will have a book signing event at the Civic Center Plaza, 152 West Cedar Street, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. The “Olympic Peninsula” books are offered as a non-profit, limited edition and her photographs will also be on display in the gallery. Marina states, “My goal is to use my camera as a painting tool, to paint new uncharted worlds, as a place of self-discovery, and most importantly, the grounds for telling new (untold) stories.”

The price of Marina Shipova’s book is $25. For those who wish to purchase a book, cash and checks only will be accepted forms of payment. Checks should be made out to the City of Sequim.

Marina Shipova’s exhibit will be on display in the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery in the lobby of the Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar Street, from mid-November through January 2022. The Civic Center lobby is open during business hours 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The exhibit includes a digital presentation of Ms. Shipova’s work on a large screen that can be viewed through the southern window of the Civic Center lobby at any time.

From 1:00 – 3:00 PM, enjoy a Live Music Jam with the Arts Commission that will bring musical instruments to set up at the Civic Center Plaza overhang with information table with upcoming art exhibits and Sunshine Festival Save the Date information. https://www.sequimcityarts.com/

Sequim Home Town Holidays at Centennial Place on the corner of Sequim Ave and Washington St. Each year Santa comes to downtown Sequim via horse-drawn carriage, historic tractor, or antique fire truck! Families can have their pictures taken with the man in red!

The festivities also mark “Small Business Saturday” and the local merchants will be enticing you to their shops to find all sorts of great gifts, stocking stuffers, hold some raffles/contests as well as offer some refreshments! The evening will culminate in a tree-lighting ceremony where you can enter the “number of lights” contest where you might win a gift certificate to spend at a local business that night! Immediately after, there will be a lighted tractor parade organized by the Sequim Museum & Arts.

Choose Local Sequim When you purchase from locally owned businesses, more money stays in our community, providing better services and a more unique place to live. https://www.facebook.com/chooselocalsequim

Thank you very much for your kindness and support! Please join us for First Friday Art Walk Sequim Events year round!

Generous Harvest and Welcoming Hearth for Brown Themed November 5 First Friday Art Walk Sequim

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021Renne

November 5 Art Walk Color Theme is BROWN! Brown is the color of warm acceptance, the turning of the leaves, fall harvest and abundance, and seasonal spicy treats. Brown represents solid assemblies, family trees with deep roots and supportive branches, community minded activities, comforting homesteads, and steadfast alliances. You will find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of bountiful brown or representations of warm hearth and harvest as they enjoy an evening on the town with down to earth friends and family.

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun and free self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Visit online at SequimArtWalk.com as your resource to download and print your own map, find out what special events are happening, links, and how you can be part of art.

Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event that is sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock. Our mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.

The First Friday Art Walk Sequim has returned while respecting the Covid health and wellness guidelines of masks, social distancing, and limited capacity. Please enjoy the Arts and Culture of Sequim safely. We are starting out small. Not all venues are open fully with the slow start of the return of the evening activities of Sequim Art Walk, so please visit them when they are open.

Special Events for November 5:

Returning to the Sequim Art Walk, discover the new location for the Pacific Mist store at 122 W. Washington! Pacific Mist welcomes Jean Wyatt, a Sequim artist who loves color and has a whimsical/story like style. She envisions everyday things like domestic living, classic trucks, nature and sports being done by birds, cats and other animals. Many of the paintings are illustration-like in that there is a story that can be told. Others are full of color and fun flowers, trees and characters. She likes to create art that makes her smile and happy when looked at. It is meant to be colorful, fun, whimsical, unusual and often a little off beat. See her new hand-painted plant stakes. In recent years Jean has become immersed in the making of books, journals and boxes. These journals are covered with decorative papers or fabrics and filled with hand-torn paper to capture the thoughts or drawings of its owner.

“Bumblebunching – Warped, Twisted, & Imperfect” Fiber Arts Exhibition

As part of the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, enjoy the “Bumblebunching – Warped, Twisted, & Imperfect” exhibition and fiber arts demonstrations at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue. “Bumblebunching” exhibition artists include Lynn Baritelle, Honey Bliss, Renne Emiko Brock, Donna Lee Dowdney, Liisa Fagerlund, Susanne Foster, Peggy St. George, Leslie Hoex, Estelle Jackson, Susan Kroll, Jacki Moseley, Kelly Ruth, Susan Savage, Gloria Skovronsky, Marla Varner, and Jean Wyatt.

This juried fiber arts exhibition celebrating happy accidents, successful satisfaction in Wabi-Sabi, and unintended artistic experiences that often lead to evolutionary forms of expression and joyful acceptance that experimentation is part of one’s art practice. Fiber Artists yearn for thorough planning and tight intention, gratification in challenging practice, and ritual appreciation and amusement in transience and incomplete mistakes. Bumblebunching are the exuberant jumbled loops created by the bobbin when stitching has improper tension while machine sewing.

Please be sure to see the multi-award winning and world traveling “At the Junction” by Sequim artist Marla Varner. This exhibition is the first time this honored quilt has been on display locally.

Also, explore “Chrysalis Circuitry” by Canadian fiber and sound artist Kelly Ruth. You scan a QR Code to access her YouTube music video filmed in the virtual world of Second Life. The music composition using sounds from contact mics and effects pedals on a weaving loom and spinning wheel in collaboration with Saxophone player Allison Balcetis.

From 5:00 to 7:30 PM, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E Washington St. has Live Music by The OG and featuring paintings by local artist and Sequim Art Council member, Craig Robinson!

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features “Gentle and Tranquil” with artists Carol Janda and Debbie Cain. Together, they present the gentle and tranquil world filled with the magic of nature. Carol Janda, potter and painter, is known for her continuous exploration of approach to the subject and technical challenge. Debbie Cain, the gourd artist, and teacher, incorporates her life-long encounters with nature and people into her art. Debbie Cain shares, “When I did my first gourd about 20 years ago, I was totally captivated and very excited to explore the possibilities on this new 3D canvas. I began with wood burning and then was introduced to carving. I use both techniques in most of my work today. To produce the overall effect, I embellish my work with natural pine needles, gemstones, glass and fiber coiling. I have also taken great inspiration from Southwest American Indian motifs. My work has been published in the book “Antler Art for Baskets and Gourds”. I have received awards from various venues including the Arizona Gourd Society in Casa Grande, AZ.” Carol Janda states, “Pottery and painting seem to have come naturally. Moving back and forth calls for new ideas and problems to solve. Designing work pottery, paint, glaze, watercolor or oil, keeps me thinking and creative. Art has been a lifetime blessing from childhood to my years at Glacier Bay, Alaska during long dark winters and now during these stay-at-home days.”

Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. enjoy award winning artfully crafted wines, appetizing tidbits, and hosts local artists.

Rainshadow Café at 157 West Cedar Street has lots of seating outside and inside with a full menu and drinks to enjoy.

Sequim Spice and Tea at 139 W Washington St. is open until 8:00 PM with creative tea blends, colorful and fun tea pots and cups, and many more culinary gifts.

Cedarbrook Lavender Gift Shop at 120 W Washington Street has delightful farm fresh lavender creations, treats, locally created gifts, and inspired vintage décor items.

A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe at 225 E Washington St. will display local quilters’ work that corresponds with the monthly color theme. A Stitch in Time encourages people, if they have a quilt they made that coincides with the color designated for the Art Walk, to drop them off at their shop the day of the walk with their label and info attached to their quilt.

Want to participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim Map, Listing, and Website, please contact Renne Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renneemiko@gmail.com If you are an artist of any media, please get your information to Renne for publicity and opportunities. Thank you for your support!

To create inclusion between venues, artists, and audience, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it. January is silver, February is red, March is green, April is pink, May is aqua, June is white, July is purple, August is yellow, September is blue, October is orange, November is brown, and December is gold.

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“Bumblebunching – Warped, Twisted, & Imperfect” Fiber Arts Exhibition at the Sequim Museum & Arts

Orange Fiber Art "LAVA DREAMS" by Donna Lee Dowdney

Celebrating 15 Years, October 1 First Friday Art Walk Sequim Welcomes Fall Warmly with Orange Theme

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021Renne

Celebrating 15 years of art and inclusion! October 1 Art Walk Color Theme is ORANGE! Orange is one of the brighter colors in fall as summer fades away. Orange is warm, spicy, energizing, appetizing, sweet, zesty, and inspires optimism and active participation. The hospitable hue of orange reminds us cozy fires, snuggly seasonal sweaters, nesting and organizing, friendship made out of admirable interests, delightful sweets, encouraging teachers and mentors. You will find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of orange or spicy fall colors as they enjoy an evening on the town with friends and family.

Special Events for October 1:

"The Covid Corvid" by Peggy St. George — “The Covid Corvid” by Peggy St. George

Celebrating our 16^h year of the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, enjoy the “Bumblebunching – Warped, Twisted, & Imperfect” Opening Reception of the fiber arts exhibition which runs October 1 to November 27, 2021 at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue.

“The Quietude of Thrums” by Estelle Jackson

“Bumblebunching” exhibition artists include Lynn Baritelle, Honey Bliss, Renne Emiko Brock, Donna Lee Dowdney, Liisa Fagerlund, Susanne Foster, Peggy St. George, Leslie Hoex, Estelle Jackson, Susan Kroll, Jacki Moseley, Kelly Ruth, Susan Savage, Gloria Skovronsky, Marla Varner, and Jean Wyatt.

More Details about the October 1 -3 North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival at **http://fiberartsfestival.org/**

From 5:00 to 7:30 PM, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E Washington St. is having their “Sooner or Ladder Art Auction” to support their mission of affordable housing. Admission is free! Live Music by The OG and featuring paintings by local artist and Sequim Art Council member, Craig Robinson!

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features “Season of the harvest” with Suzan Noyes and Dennis (Doc) Pangborn. Both are well-established painters, known for their artwork closely associated with nature. Members of the gallery welcome the community to the new exhibit filled with autumn color and inspiration. Suzan Noyes shares, “As an artist, I enjoy using pastels and acrylics to capture favorite subjects – like trees. If my work has you climbing some branches, shades you along a forest or river walk, or catches your eye with leafy color, I’ve painted the right tree for the job. Weathered bones of old vehicles and buildings also catch my eye – all those angles.” Dennis (Doc) Pangborn states,“Being a recent transplant to the Pacific Northwest, I am daily struck by the beauty and diversity of the animal and plant kingdom here. Using my palette knives and brushes, I try to bring to the canvas my interpretation of God’s amazing creativity. Having seen so many beautiful gardens, flowers, and lavender farms in the area, I’ve been inspired to dip my toes into the world of impressionist-style florals and landscapes. I also like to experiment with biomorphic shapes and multiple perspectives points in my abstract paintings.”

Cedarbrook Lavender Gift Shop at 120 W Washington Street has delightful farm fresh lavender creations, treats, locally created gifts, and inspired vintage décor items.

Kevin Tracy Wealth Management at 149 W Washington St. is displaying local watercolorists of Beverly Beighle, Connie Drysdale, Melissa Doyel, Barb Falk-Diekfuss, Wendy Goldberg, Roger Huntley, Cecilia Hillway, Allyne Lawson, Jerri Moore, Shirley Rudolf, and Carol Wilhelm.

Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. enjoy award winning artfully crafted wines, appetizing tidbits, and hosts local artists.

Rainshadow Café at 157 West Cedar Street has lots of seating outside and inside with a full menu and drinks to enjoy.

Sequim Spice and Tea at 139 W Washington St. is open until 8:00 PM with creative tea blends, colorful and fun tea pots and cups, and many more culinary gifts.

Hoffman and Miller rehearsing the arrival of Hoffman’s troublemaking character.

At 414 N. Sequim Ave., Olympic Theatre Arts Center’s comedy production of “A Facility for Living” by Katie Forgette is set to open the community theatre’s 2021-2022 Season on Friday, October 1. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test less than 72 hours old is required for admittance into the theatre. “To me this is sort of the exciting stage,” said actress Vicki Miller. “Where everybody knows their lines, all of the blocking is done and now we’re just tweaking things here and there and opening night’s right around the corner.”

“It’s getting a little tense,” said actor Joel Hoffman, playing the newly arrived Joe Taylor who rocks the boat One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest style. “We have to do all the tech and put it all in place but it comes together as it always does.”

One of the pay’s tech components is the “Squawk-Box”, a disembodied voice played over the Facility’s loudspeakers sardonically reminding residents of various policies and events as well as a seemingly never ending schedule of old Ronald Reagan films. Volunteer sound designer David Meissner worked with KPTZ radio DJ Brice Embree and Embree’s wife Debbie to create the recordings, both of whom also volunteer at OTA.

“One reason I really wanted to do the sound design is because the squawk box is like a character itself in the show,” said Meissner. “Sometimes you just hit the doorbell when it’s supposed to ring once in a while and it’s very important, but in this it’s like you’re one of the characters. It’s going to be fun to participate and ‘surf along’ with the actors.”

“It’s going to be a funny show,” said Meissner. “It builds to a very funny climax. And it’s very timely – it pushes buttons and it’s going to make people think.”

“I really look forward to coming here every night,” Miller said. “And not just because the show is funny, which it is, but all the different characters – they’re just so endearing in their own way.”

“A Facility for Living” runs from October 1st to October 17th, 2021. Performance times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. A Pay-What-You-Will show for any and all budgets is Thursday, October 14th at 7:30 p.m. and the first two Sunday shows offer a “Talkback” session where audiences can stay after the performance and talk with the cast and crew about the production in an open forum setting.

Tickets to this Main Stage comedy are $18 for the general public, $16 for OTA members, and $12 for students with school identification card, and are available at the theatre box office from 1-4pm, Tuesday through Friday or online at www.OlympicTheatreArts.org. For further information, call the theatre at 360-683-7326.

The Sequim pARTners are leaders, creators, and contributors that learn and work together collaboratively. Silas Crews captured the Sequim pARTners stories to create this film to demonstrate our dedication to support the Arts in our community and each other. Thank you very much! “After many months and some COVID storytelling challenges to overcome, the short film about Sequim arts organizations pivoting over the last year is here. Thank you very much for your participation and patience. It was really touching to see the different themes develop between the all your voices and the overall messages of resilience by each of your organization.” – Silas ©2021 Silas Crews Story Crane Productions https://www.storycrane.com/ 360-207-4270 silascrews@gmail.com Learn more about the First Friday Art Walk Sequim at http://sequimartwalk.com/

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Painting of a glassy bay in blue with soft fog

Skyward, Onward, and Upward Blue Theme for the September 3 Sequim Art Walk!

August 27, 2021Renne

First Friday Art Walk Sequim

September 3, 2021, 5 – 8 PM

Various Venues in Sequim WA

September 3 Art Walk Color Theme is BLUE! The sky is not the limit when it comes to creativity, inventiveness, and our community spirit. Blue can be dreamy, peaceful, and hopeful, yet it also is strong and honest full of professionalism, ambition, responsibility, and building alliances. Blue is inspiring and imaginative like a night sky full of shooting stars or a cloudless day full of possibilities while also being reliable, sound, and willful. You will find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of blue or representations of lofty and loyal aspirations as they enjoy an evening on the town with friends and family.

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun and free self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5 – 8 PM. Visit online at SequimArtWalk.com as your resource to download and print your own map, find out what special events are happening, links, and how you can be part of art.

Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event that is sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock.

Special Events for September 3:

Craig Robinson at September 3 Art Walk Parking Lot Party

Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E Washington St. is throwing a Parking Lot Party with live music by “The OG, showcasing local artist and advocate Craig Robinson, refreshments, games, and, fun, fun, fun.

Cedarbrook Lavender Gift Shop at 120 W Washington Street has delightful farm fresh lavender creations, treats, locally created gifts, and inspired vintage décor items.

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features “Inspired by the Olympic Peninsula” with Julie Senf and Ryoko Toyama, both known for their unique water-media paintings inspired by where the mountains meet the seas. Julie Senf states, “I have lived in, played in and explored the great Olympic Peninsula for over 40 years. So much diversity is here, in an all-inclusive and beautifully wrapped package I call ‘theOP’. After taking up drawing and watercolor painting years ago I’ve come to realize the thing I enjoy capturing the most with my paints is this amazing area I live in, the Olympic Peninsula. It will take me many, many lifetimes to try and capture this amazing corner of our earth and I will endeavor to do so with much joy and fun! My hope is that you enjoy, as much as I have and will, my interpretations of ‘theOP’.” Ryoko Toyama shares, “Mediums and techniques I apply to my paintings continue to evolve while the purpose remains the same, that is, creation of emotional reality. Living on the beautiful peninsula, even daily routines become the source of inspiration.”

The Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. is hosting the exhibition “Here, There, & Everywhere – A Photographic Journey From Our Backyards to the Four Corners of the World” with Ellen Bogenschutz, Bruce Fryxell, Peggy McClure, and Dan McKenna. A brief description of each artist: Ellen Bogenschutz was introduced to true photography in college in conjunction with an art degree, and the attraction never waned. She has been dedicating herself to the hobby for the past three years. Learning and growing with new techniques and genres is so exciting for her.

Bruce Fryxell is an award winning travel and nature photographer. He retired to Sequim four years ago after a career performing research in astrophysics, aerospace applications, and climate modelling. He has traveled throughout the United States and to more than 100 countries on all seven continents photographing the scenery, historic sites, wildlife, and native people. His photographs have been featured in numerous books, magazines, and television shows.

Peggy McClure learned to love photography when she made her first trip to Europe at the age of 18. Her father gave her an Argus 35 mm camera, lots of slide film, and some advice, “Take lots of pictures, it’s only film, and you don’t know if you will ever go back.” She has followed that advice ever since taking photos wherever she has traveled. Since moving to Sequim in 2013, she began seriously studying photography and made a vow to expand her skills beyond travel and landscape. COVID provided a travel break and she’s recently concentrated more on floral and macro photography. During this period she began photographing the flowers in her garden. As a result of studying the work of other photographers, she began visualizing combining the flowers to form different abstract patterns and emphasize their vibrant colors. Her photos displayed in this exhibit are the results of those efforts.

Dan McKenna moved to Sequim with his wife in November of 2018. He has been utilizing photography since a teenager for both work and pleasure, which has provided him with countless rewards. However, it wasn’t until moving to this slice of paradise that he fully realized the rewards of capturing wildlife within our beautiful landscapes.

Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. enjoy award winning artfully crafted wines and appetizing tidbits.

Rainshadow Café at 157 West Cedar Street has lots of seating outside and inside with a full menu and drinks to enjoy.

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Powered by the Sun! The August 6 Yellow Color Theme First Friday Art Walk Sequim Inspires Creativity

August 3, 2021Renne

First Friday Art Walk Sequim

August 6, 2021, 5 – 8 PM

Various Venues in Sequim WA

SequimArtWalk.com

Powered by bright, warm sunshine, the theme color for the August Sequim Art Walk is Yellow! Yellow shines brightly like the sun fueling our world with renewing energy and encourages clear, creative communication. The positive intensity of yellow represents joyful happiness, cheerful friendships, expressive enthusiasm, and empowers collective generosity, goodwill, and integrity. Everyone is encouraged to wear yellow or sunny, fun apparel during the Art Walk to celebrate our summer in Sequim!

Special Events for August 6:

Artist Chawn Vance of The Tangled Gourd will have her studio open at 861 East Alder St. from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM before the Sequim Art Walk. 50 years of artistic expertise on display including her creative gourds, pen and ink drawings, alcohol ink art, polymer clay, serving trays, suncatchers, and summer wreaths. The Tangled Gourd was a past Art Walk venue.

Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E Washington St. is showcasing local artist and advocate Craig Robinson. Craig will be painting the marquee stand in their parking lot. Watch the artist in action as the base will be “flower box” and vines will be growing up the center post.

Maryann and Dona at A Stitch in Time Quilts Shoppe with Maryann’s purple quilt for July’s color theme.

Pacific Pantry at 229 S Sequim Avenue is open until 7:00 PM and is featuring cougar photos by photographers Mark Elbroch, Sebastian Kennerknecht, and Dave Shreffler. The exhibit is a fundraiser for ongoing research being conducted by Panthera.org and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe on cougars of the Olympic Peninsula.

Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. hosts members of NOW (North Olympic Watercolorists) with a display their artwork. The artists participating are Beverly Beighle, Barb Falk-Diekfuss, Connie Drysdale, Wendy Goldberg, Roger Huntley, Allyne Lawson, Shirley Rudolf, Randy Washburne, and Carol Wilhelm. Enjoy award winning artfully crafted wines and appetizing tidbits at Wind Rose.

Rainshadow Café at 157 West Cedar Street is hosting live music with Dawn Martin and Steve at 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Come sing your favorite songs with them! There is lots of seating outside and inside with a full menu to enjoy.

After the Pandemic by Mary Franchini — “After the Pandemic” by Mary Franchini

Diva 3 by Marilyn Evans — “Diva 3” by Marilyn Evans

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features “Divas and Vessels” with digital artist Marilyn Evans and painter Mary Franchini. In the time of the pandemic, Marilyn and Mary explored and experimented something new. Marilyn recreated in an illustrative style, Divas of the Great Gatsby, the world of Roaring 20’s while Mary painted vessels with a 3-dimensional effect and people after the pandemic. Together they will showcase unique and inspiring art in the windows through the month of August. Marilyn Evans shares, “Inspired by the elegance, grace and glamour of the “Roaring 20’s,” I recreated in an illustrative style, Gatsby’s Divas. Also a “Dance Triptych” and “Dancing In the Stars.” An imaginative layering of the images, whimsical or even surreal elements, rich in textures, and other effects that allow me to design something new that captures your imagination as well, resonates with you and makes you pause and wonder if only for a moment.” Mary Franchini states, “During the Pandemic, I seemed not to be able to actually paint or even be in my studio. I was there some but not nearly enough. I decided early this year that I had to get going with my paintings. Experimenting makes me happy, I like to put things together to see what will happen. There was some brand new crackle paste and some boards and some paint that someone had given me. So I set to work with a few raw sketches and I kept making “vessels” of sorts. They crackled very well and then came the paint and I have been happy with them.”

The Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. is hosting the exhibition “Artists’ Adventures” by Kathryn Sparks and Beverly Majors. Kathryn shares, “When I sat down about 40 years ago with a dear advisor to complain that I didn’t know where my undergraduate studies were really taking me, he reminded me that what I studied didn’t matter as much as why. It wasn’t about what I wanted or needed so much as it was about finding out who I was, and it was already pretty obvious to everyone that my identity included a perpetual urge to Make Things. Sometimes the things are still just messes and mistakes, or solutions to everyday problems, and that’s still fine with me. When they turn out to be artworks of any kind, that’s a big bonus, and feeds all of the other parts of who I am continuing to become. It’s a weird approach, perhaps, and not at all practical, but it’s actually surprisingly satisfying. I’ve gotten to do lots of solo and collaborative projects and commissions, teach university students, and see my work go into shows and collections in places from England to El Salvador, Thailand to Tennessee—and beyond—and I still just like making art. I can fuel the rest of my life on that.” Beverly states about her work, “The face of nature, mystery of earths’ sky, historic places & a multitude of everyday items gives me an ever changing array of subjects. The hardest choice to make is what do I paint or do I do a scratch art piece.”

August is Yellow — From August 2012 – Art Walk Color Theme for August was YELLOW!

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July 2 First Friday Art Walk Sequim Bursts with the Purple Color Theme

June 30, 2021Renne

First Friday Art Walk Sequim

July 2, 2019, 5 – 8 PM

Various Venues in Sequim WA

SequimArtWalk.com

July 2 Art Walk Color Theme is PURPLE! Purple is the color of Sequim’s famous lavender blooms and the color purple represents mesmerizing potential, magical camaraderie, thoughtfulness, cultivated dignity, supportive spiritual significance, and impressive extravagance. Those sweet lavender flowers come in purple, violet, mauve, orchid, lilac, indigo, amethyst, plum, pink, and even white. You will find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in tints and shades of purple as fellow Sequimmers prepare for Sequim Lavender Season. Come out and celebrate what makes Sequim so special!

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun and free self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5 – 8 p.m. Visit online at SequimArtWalk.com as your resource to download and print your own map, find out what special events are happening, links, and how you can be part of art. Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event that is sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock. Our mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.

Special Events for July 2:

New Venue on the Sequim Art Walk! A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe at 225 E Washington St. will display local quilters’ work that corresponds with the monthly color theme. A Stitch in Time encourages people, if they have a quilt they made that coincides with the color designated for the Art Walk, to drop them off at their shop the day of the walk with their label and info attached to their quilt.

"Iris" by Wendy Goldberg watercolor painting of a iris flower — “Iris” by Wendy Goldberg

"Gothic Earth 1" by Deborah Harrison — “Gothic Earth 1” by Deborah Harrison

"What A View" by Jolene Sanborn — “What A View” by Jolene Sanborn

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features “Color and Light” with glass sculptor Deborah Harrison and watercolorist Jolene Sanborn. Deborah Harrison states, “While I am always happy to share what inspires my designs, I am delighted when viewers simply respond viscerally to the exquisite, luminous beauty that stained glass offers. The bold translucent hues of stained glass have mesmerized me since childhood. While traditional stained glass projects were my focus in younger years, I have recently developed an unconventional technique: I “layer” the glass. This method adds depth and complexity to my pieces, transforming them into three-dimensional sculptures.” Jolene Sanborn states, “Nature has always been my passion. Living in the Pacific NW stirs my need for creative expression as I watch salmon returning, swans wintering in our fields, otters wandering across the yards or the clouds playing across our mountains. I am driven to paint what I see and feel! I strive to honor the magnificence of our environment in my work. Watercolor provides me with a medium that allows me to express not only the softness of a scene, but also the outrageous colors I experience around me.”

"Little Miss June" by Beverly Majors — “Little Miss June” by Beverly Majors

The Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. is hosting the exhibition “Artists’ Adventures” by Beverly Majors. She shares, “The face of nature, mystery of earths’ sky, historic places and a multitude of everyday items gives me an ever changing array of subjects. The hardest choice to make is what do I paint or do I do a scratch art piece. When I sat down about 40 years ago with a dear advisor to complain that I didn’t know where my undergraduate studies were really taking me, he reminded me that what I studied didn’t matter as much as why. It wasn’t about what I wanted or needed so much as it was about finding out who I was, and it was already pretty obvious to everyone that my identity included a perpetual urge to Make Things. Sometimes the things are still just messes and mistakes, or solutions to everyday problems, and that’s still fine with me. When they turn out to be artworks of any kind, that’s a big bonus, and feeds all of the other parts of who I am continuing to become. It’s a weird approach, perhaps, and not at all practical, but it’s actually surprisingly satisfying. I’ve gotten to do lots of solo and collaborative projects and commissions, teach university students, and see my work go into shows and collections in places from England to El Salvador, Thailand to Tennessee—and beyond—and I still just like making art. I can fuel the rest of my life on that.” Masks required and museum capacity limits apply.

Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E Washington St. is showcasing local artist and advocate Craig Robinson.

That Takes The Cake at 171 W Washington St. is open until 6:00 PM and the perfect place to start your stroll with a sweet cupcake!

Sequim Spice and Tea at 139 W Washington St. is open until 8:00 PM with creative tea blends, colorful and fun tea pots and cups, and many more culinary gifts.

Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures at 121 W Washington St. always has local artists’ creations and Olympic Peninsula related gifts.

Rainshadow Cafe at 157 W Cedar St. is hosting Live Music with Vool Jam inside the Cafe 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

Please join our Facebook Page at facebook.com/sequimartwalk Thank you very much!

June 4 First Friday Art Walk Sequim Returns with Optimism and Esteem in our White and Spectrum Color Theme

May 22, 2021June 4, 2021Renne

June 4, 2021, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Various Venues in Sequim WA

SequimArtWalk.com

June 7 Art Walk color theme is WHITE and the whole visible spectrum! The First Friday Art Walk Sequim returns this month while respecting the Covid health and wellness guidelines of masks, social distancing, and limited capacity. Please enjoy the Arts and Culture of Sequim safely.

We are starting out small. Not all venues are open fully with the slow start of the return of the evening activities of Sequim Art Walk, so please visit them when they are open.

White represents inclusive acceptance, hope, open minds, optimistic opportunities, pure and thoughtful actions, friendly impressions, and blank canvases that are receptive to any positive vision. Because white is actually all the colors of the rainbow, multi-color enchantment is demonstrated by the wearing of bright tie dyes, revolutionary white, and fairy wings. The spreading validating pixie dust is encouraged! It is a chance to dress in white and rainbow colors to be magical, shiny, and show off every color of the visible spectrum!

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun and free self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. Visit online at SequimArtWalk.com as your resource to download and print your own map, find out what special events are happening, links, and how you can be part of art.

Special Events for June 4:

watercolor painting by Carol Wilhelm of power and phone lines — watercolor painting by Carol Wilhelm

Bulldog painting by Beverly Beighle — Bulldog by Beverly Beighle

watercolor painting by Allyn Lawson of blueberries — watercolor painting by Allyn Lawson

The Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. is hosting an exhibition of the North Olympic Watercolorists. The artists participating are Beverly Beighle, Lyn Conlan, Alice Crapo, Barb Falk-Diekfuss, Melissa Doyel, Connie Drysdale, Jim Gift, Mary Hughes, Roger Huntley, Judy Larimore, Allyn Lawson, Cecilia Olivera-Hillway, Shirley Rudolf, Randy Washburne, Carol Wilhelm, and John Wilkinson. Their opening reception is 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, masks required, and museum capacity limits apply.

That Takes The Cake at 171 W Washington St. is open until 6:00 PM and the perfect place to start your stroll with a sweet cupcake!

Sequim Spice and Tea at 139 W Washington St. is open until 8:00 PM with creative tea blends, colorful and fun tea pots and cups, and many more culinary gifts.

Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures at 121 W Washington St. will be hosting local author Bonnie Louise Gillis for a book signing. Copies of her book “Lavender” available at the shop.

Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. is open until 8:00 PM with award winning artfully crafted wines and appetizing tidbits.

"All Rows Olympics" by Julie Senf of lavender field — “All Rows Olympics” by Julie Senf

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. is hosting a group show “Thank You to the Community” curated by the veteran member artists, Macaria D Patapoff and Julie Senf. The natural beauty of Sequim and its surroundings dotted with local history is the theme of this show.

Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm at 120 W Washington St. is filled with delightful farm fresh lavender goods and unique gifts for yourself and those you love!

Please join our Facebook Page at facebook.com/sequimartwalk

Thank you very much!

National Wear Red Day by Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond

February First Friday Art Walk Sequim Cancelled and You are Invited to Show Your Creativity on Social Media with Our Red Theme

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021Renne

The February 5 First Friday Art Walk Sequim is cancelled because we are in Phase 1. Even though the Sequim Art Walk is canceled, we can still celebrate our artists, creatives, and culture of Sequim virtually online. Please show your support for local culture and all forms of the Arts by posting on social media networks your creative expression with the #sequimbff hashtag for February.

To have heart, you need art! February’s First Friday Art Walk Sequim embraces RED as the theme color that represents heartfelt forte, vehement affection, driven leadership, active endeavors, and intense jubilation. It is also National Wear Red Day to increase awareness of heart health.

handmade red hearts journal by Jean Wyatt

Share your RED or heART themed creations or dress up for #WearRedDay on social media networks and use the hashtag #sequimbff please.

National Wear Red Day is February 5! Wear red to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and save lives. https://www.goredforwomen.org/

“Sequim Driftwood Band” by John Bertholl

If you are in town this month, visit Blue Whole Gallery’s exhibit “From the shore to the sea” with featured artists of the month John Bertholl, driftwood sculptor, and Sheri Whestine, glassware artist. The two well-established artists in the region have joined the Blue Whole Gallery recently, and this is their first showcase in the front windows. Their original artwork presents the nature and the spirit of this area in a refreshing manner. The gallery hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Masks and social distancing are required in the gallery.

February is Red — February 2012 – Art Walk Color Theme was RED!

Our mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity. Please participate with our creative community this month online at our Facebook Page at facebook.com/sequimartwalk utilizing distance socializing. Please stay home, be healthy, and keep creating! We are all in this together! #sequimbff

Even though we cannot meet on the streets of Sequim during this time, we can still support your creative efforts online. Want to participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim Map, Listing, and Website, please contact Renne Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com If you are an artist of any media, please get your information to Renne for publicity and opportunities. Thank you!

Please join our Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/sequimartwalk

"as you wish" by Renne Emiko Brock for Habitat for Humanity's Mail Box Art Fundraiser

Sunshine Yellow August First Friday Art Walk Sequim Cancelled, so Show Your Creativity on Social Media

August 2, 2020Renne

The August 7 First Friday Art Walk Sequim is cancelled for the safe start, stay healthy order. Even though the Sequim Art Walk is canceled, we can still celebrate our artists, creatives, and culture of Sequim virtually online. Because we are in Phase 2, please show your support for local culture and all forms of the Arts by posting on social media networks your creative expression with the #sequimbff hashtag on August 7.

To create inclusion between everyone, you are encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly color themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it. August’s color theme is YELLOW for summer sunshine! Yellow shines brightly like the sun fueling our world with renewing energy and encourages clear, creative communication. The positive intensity of yellow represents expressive enthusiasm, joyful happiness, positive friendships, and empowers collective generosity, goodwill, and integrity.

Our mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity. Share social media posts with the hashtag #sequimbff and please participate with our creative community this month online at our Facebook Page at facebook.com/sequimartwalk utilizing distance socializing.

We will celebrate our inspiring summer in Sequim dressed in yellow or sunny, fun Aloha apparel as well! Please stay safe, be healthy, and keep creating! We are all in this together!

Though the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is cancelled, there are a few special events happening:

Fluidity Digital Art Show Short Version from A on Vimeo.

The City Arts Advisory Commission’s “Fluidity, a Digital Art Exhibit.” The exhibit will be displayed on Sequim’s City website at this link: https://www.sequimwa.gov/705/Current-Exhibit. This digital show will also be displayed by two monitors through the windows at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar Street from August 7- 9. This exhibit is intended to honor the current cancellation of art walk and to celebrate artists safely at a distance or at home. The artists represented are: Pamela Raine, Linda Collins Chapman, Ryoko Toyama, Ines Epperson, Anne Peacock, Anne Schneider, Sally Franz, Randy Radock, Julia Conklin, Morgan Stephenson, Raquee Rivera, Witta Priester, Dan Powers, Carol Nielsen, Maria Reid, Estelle Jackson, Allyne Lawson, Lisbeth Jardine, JoAnna Caro, Peggy Hanson, Tom White, Gloria Lamson, Ken Kennedy, Gary Bullock, Dan Brewer, Melissa Mann, Robert Tognoli, Scott Pascoe, Jeff Williams-Gifford, Susan Gansert Shaw, Suzanne Anaya, Randall Page, Rick Hill, Darcy McNamara, Nels Peterson, Roger McGinnis and Eva McGinnis.

Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features artists Sally Cays and Jeannine Chappell. The gallery is open, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Wed. through Sat. Following the guidance by the Governor and Clallam County Health Officer, the gallery admits 6 visitors at a time. Facial covering, use of hand sanitizers, and social distancing are required in the gallery. Sally is a watercolor painter, well-liked teacher, known for her dramatic floral and still life paintings, and commissioned portraits. Jeannie is a digital painter focused on feathered friends. “As we have been earthbound for these last months, staying at home for the greater good, we can look to the flight of our bird companions for that connection with the freedoms we long for.”

Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event that is sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock. In the future, want to participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim Map, Listing, and Website, please contact Renne Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com If you are an artist of any media, please get your information to Renne for publicity and opportunities. Thank you for your support!

The May 1 First Friday Art Walk Sequim is cancelled. Celebrate creativity online!

May 1, 2020Renne

The May 1 First Friday Art Walk Sequim is cancelled for the stay home, stay healthy order. We are all in this together! Please stay home and show your support for local culture and all forms of the Arts by posting on social media networks your creative expression with the #sequimbff hashtag on May 1.

To create inclusion between everyone, you are encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly color themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it, including dressing in it. May’s color theme is Aqua inspired by our natural resources, creativity, positive partnerships, and revolutionary ideas. The color aqua expresses responsible, sustainable elements of cool fresh water, abundant salty seas, renewing rain, and bright sunny skies.

Our mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.

Please participate with our creative community this month online at our Facebook Page at facebook.com/sequimartwalk utilizing distance socializing. #sequimbff Please stay home, be healthy, and keep creating!

First Friday Art Walk Sequim

Author: Renne

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