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.
May 2012 – Art Walk Color Theme was AQUA!
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!
The April 3 First Friday Art Walk Sequim is cancelled for the stay home, stay healthy order. 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 April 3.
Please share your pink themed creative expression online with #sequimbff
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. April’s color theme is PINK for spring in all shades of pink from strong burgundy to soft blush. Pink represents encouragement, supportive strength, considerate care, productive promises, sweet delight, and kind, comforting assurance.
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!
On March 6, reveal an invigorating evening filled
with green apparel and hints of promising starts, spring sprouting, motivated
anticipation, and revitalized good fortune. March’s First Friday Art Walk
Sequim reveals GREEN as the theme color that represents fresh ideas, learning
something new, youthful pursuits, nurturing natures, eternal good spirits,
wellness, and generous assurance. You will discover newfangled art and
imaginative folks supporting the option to decorate and dress in all shades of
green while you stroll on the town with friends.
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 March 6:
Lots of events are happening during the First Friday
Art Walk Sequim for the Sequim Sunshine Festival during the first weekend in
March, Friday and Saturday, March 6 -7. The Sunshine Festival will bring relief
from the winter blues with activities that focus on light, fun, art, physical
activity, and positive energy for all ages. The Sunshine festival focuses on
one of Sequim’s best-known features – Sunshine! Visit for more details at
https://www.visitsunnysequim.com/263/Sequim-Sunshine-Festival
Play the “Hunt the Sun” Game is at various
venues on the Art Walk! Everyone knows that Sequim is one of the driest places
in Western Washington and sunshine is a theme throughout town. Join in
the “Hunt the Sun” game and find the sunshine throughout Sequim.
Take a photo or selfie with the items that represent the sun, and post to
social media with the hashtag #sequimsunshinefestival. Participants can redeem
their photos for “glow-bling” for the Saturday evening events.
Glow-bling can be redeemed at the Civic Center, 152 West Cedar Street,
from noon to 4:00 p.m. and at Carrie Blake Park from 5:00 to 6:45 p.m. on
Saturday, March 7.
At Centennial Plaza on the Corner of Sequim Avenue
and Washington Street, 3-D Chalk Artist – Naomi Haverland will be creating on Friday,
March 6 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and again Saturday, March 7 from 1:00 to 4:00
p.m. Naomi Haverland has been painting for as long as she can remember and has
been doing chalk since 2011. She specializes in humorous and hyper-realistic
portraits. She has won many awards and recognition for her chalk art,
including seven awards at the Denver Chalk Art Festival in her home state of
Colorado. See Naomi in action as she creates a piece of art designed just for
the Sequim Sunshine Festival.
At the Garden Clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park,
come for the Interactive Light Experience by Ross A. Brown Exhibition Opening
at 6:00 p.m. Join us for this custom built interactive environment that blends
art and science encouraging visitor to look at light as an artistic design
element and the physical properties of light. Art and science share a
similar path of exploration, but with different intentions. City Arts Advisory
Commission Chairman and artist Ross A. Brown hopes this installation will
instruct and also create wonder at the power of light to inform our lives. “Living
here in the ’Blue Hole/Rain Shadow’ have you ever wondered what is ’light’?
Most of us accept that it is and get on with our lives. This exhibit is
intended to invite the viewer to experience light as a form of artistic
expression as well as talk about ’what is light’. As the viewer, you will be
able to interact with and manipulate the light to see and feel the
extraordinary power of these electromagnetic waves we call light.”
Sunshine Café at 135 W. Washington Street is hosting
a Pour Sip Paint at 6:30 p.m. Celebrate the new Sequim Sunshine Festival with a
Pour Sip Paint session and create this special painting. $40 covers the
cost of instruction from a local artist, 10″ X 20″ canvas, painting
supplies and one beer, wine, or non-alcoholic beverage. A full food and
beverage menu is available for purchase.
The City Arts Advisory Commission (CAAC) invites you
to the “Illuminations” exhibit at the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery from 5:00 to
8:00 PM at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar Street. The artists represented
are: Suzanne Anaya, Anna Blanchard,
James Bowie, David Brownell, Kelcie Byrd, Diane Clementi, Sharon DelaBarre,
Ines Epperson, Caryl Fallert-Gentry, Sally Franz, Rich Madeo, Melissa Mann,
Mary Marsh, Bob Martinson, Evan Miller, Derek Moose, Vicki Naumann, Suzan
Noyes-Mangold, Priscilla Patterson, Sally Raddock, Michael Reece, Melinda Reed,
Morgan Stephenson, Ryoko Toyama, Anna Waldron, Nancy Wilcox, Sandy Wolf, and
Igor Zusev. Also, at the Sequim Civic Center at 5:00 p.m. there is an Art Talk
on the Art Walk- “How Light Works” with Ross A. Brown. And, at 7:00 p.m.,
“Look to the Sky” Movie Screening. Join us for a free screening of
this inspirational documentary film by Director Brett Culp. The movie
tells uplifting stories of young people who have demonstrated the iconic spirit
of Superman by becoming real-life superheroes.
Miss Alaska 1937 footwear
Cedarbrook Lavender Gift Shop at 120 W Washington
Street will be sharing Cedarbrook and friends vintage collections. Some of the
displays will include Miss Alaska 1937 footwear, ladies clothing, lovely hair
brush sets and more. Come see our on vintage museum for the evening of March 6.
Along with vintage items for sale too! They are also participating in the
Sunshine Festival’s “Hunt the Sun”!
‘Sol the Sun Dish’
Design2Scan3D is bringing “Sol” to Sequim
for Art Walk. Help us celebrate the “Hunt the Sun” game by finding
our studio at 207 W Spruce St on Friday night, then find ‘Sol the Sun Dish’
hidden among the ceramics in our studio. Take a selfie of you and
“Sol” and you could win it or other glow-bling prizes.
“Hobuck Beach” by Susan McDougall
Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. will
host “The Camera in My Mind: Works” a solo exhibition of Susan McDougall. A new
resident of Sequim, by training a mathematician and programmer and now retired
from a career with Boeing, Susan has balanced and sustained her scientific side
with a love of the natural world, while her artistic side has found expression
through art and photography. An avid outdoorswoman, special subjects of
interest to her are birds, trees, and western landscapes. Her photographs
inspire many of her paintings and drawings. Susan works with Sennelier soft
pastels, enjoying the purity of their colors and taking a keen interest in
techniques of their application to best represent natural forms and textures. Recently,
she has been working with felt-tip pen, distilling the complex forms of living
trees and birds to present the essence of her subjects. McDougall shares, “The
tension between the images I hold in my mind and the nature of pastel, the
medium in which I enjoy working, forces me to think hard about how I can render
just the right amount of detail to create images that are neither realistic nor
abstract, but rather are ‘emblematic,’ showing the real center of the living
creature or the scene before me.” She adds, “But sometimes I just like
coloring.”
“Waterfall Top, Marymere Falls” by Ken Dvorak“RUST” by Kate Loveland
The Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St.
presents the exhibition “Inner landscape” featuring artists Ken Dvorak and
Katherine Loveland. Two award-winning photographers present nature’s blessing
in a distinguished manner. Through their art, the viewer will be guided into
their inner landscape. A river or a creek runs through it (with apologies in
Norman Maclean and Isaac Walton). Ken’s March window in the Blue Whole Gallery
is a walk through the waters of Montana and Washington’s Olympic
Peninsula. On the rivers of Montana Ken learned “meditation of the cast,
a ritual of “10&2”, mending the line, and “reading” the river.
Scouting the river and the creeks of the Olympic Peninsula he found inspiration
in the waterfalls, the river, and creek beds and the months of the amazing
river that empty into the Pacific. Katherine shares, “Art Is the Essence of
Awareness,” John Galloway, Celtic poet. For both the artist and the viewer, art
enables us to intertwine increased knowledge of our inner landscape with what
we can know and see. My photography depicts abstract views of nature rather
than realistic ones so that there is greater opportunity to know all of one’s
self.
“Game On!”
The Olympic Theatre Arts Center at 414 N Sequim Avenue
presents “Game On!” from 5:30-6:30 p.m. which is a free, kid themed performance
revolving around Shakespeare and games that were popular during his time or
mentioned in his plays. Olympic Theatre Young Thespians, ages 8-13, will recite
lines from Shakespeare’s plays while demonstrating swordplay, leapfrog, stool
ball and archery. They will demonstrate moves of chess, cribbage, dice, as well
as showing examples of the games All Hid, All Hid, Bo Peep and Muss. After
reciting lines and demonstrating all of the games, the children will invite the
audience to play. Doors open at 5:15. First Friday at OTA is always free to the
public, where the snack and beverage bar will be open.
Rainshadow Café at 157 West Cedar Street are hosting
the music of Bread and Gravy during the Art Walk.
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!
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.
To have heart, you need art! An evening filled with
love, lots of live music, red apparel, passionate pursues, warm hearts, the
virtues of fine wine, and sweet treats. 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. You will find
works of art and folks supporting the option to decorate and dress in all
shades of red from blush to burgundy for the evening out on the town.
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.
During the January 3 Art Walk, the community played
“Whodunnit Downtown? – The Case of the Disco Trophy Hustle” Mystery Game
co-hosted by Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm and First Friday Art Walk
Sequim and written by Renne Emiko Brock. Mister Marcus Mimas, the League of
Dance Band Lobbyist, is who did the crime and our winner was Carole Calderwood
of Sequim! Thank you to our suspects, CaptainCrystal Stout, Jeff Perry, Emily
Westcott, Brian St. Ours, Lara Starcevich, Michelle Noonan, Scotland Noonan,
and Matthew Gomez! Thank you for prizes from Cedarbrook Lavender Farm, Wind
Rose Cellars, Dungeness Kids Co., Rainshadow Cafe, Peninsula Taproom, Sequim
Community Makerspace, Design2Scan3D, and The Bag Ladies of Sequim, WA!
2020 “Whodunnit Downtown?” SuspectsMister Marcus Mimas is Whodunnit!
Special Events on February 7:
Ted Lund’s wood turning
Cedarbrook Lavender Gift Shop has their ribbon
cutting Grand Opening in their new location at 4:30 PM right before the Sequim
Art Walk at 120 W Washington St. With refreshments, visit their featured artist
Ted Lund. Ted’s turned wood creations are made from salvaged maple, madrone,
and fruitwood trees from the Sequim area. His proceeds from the sale of these
items go the local Kiwanis Club, for projects benefitting children.
Just in Tyme
Olympic Theatre Arts welcomes Just in Tyme at 5:30
PM at 414 N Sequim Avenue. In 2005, Sandi Lockwood found her living in Sequim
without a keyboard orchestra, so she re-designed herself and skills to create a
live band, Just in Tyme. “At OTA we will be featuring songs from our latest CD
which include popular hits from early Rock & Roll, R & B, Pop, and
Latin Favorites,” said Rich Crowell. “Rich vocal harmonies and dazzling arrangements
abound.” First Friday at OTA is always free to the public, where the snack and
beverage bar will be open. Just in Tyme Band bios:
Mary Charles is a singer, song writer, and author.
Throughout the years, she has had the privilege of studying under many teachers
who were instrumental in showing her the incredible music paths that nurtured
her desire to become a voice in her time. When one is to hear her sing, it has
been said that she has a passionately distinct “sound” that sets her apart from
all others as her voice reaches a place in the listener and touches the soul.
Since Mary’s musical style stems from many genre’s, singing with the band ‘Just
In Tyme’, where she plays congas on occasion, was a wonderful connection for
the next musical progression in her life.
Debra Davis’ musical experiences began in her own
family, where growing up they sang together the hymns and gospel songs in
church choirs and as duos and trios. As her voice matured she was often tapped
for school and community programs. But you can’t confine that sweet voice to a
choir. So off she traveled with various R&B and Blues bands to play the
Seattle nightclub scene. When asked for a comment about herself now, she coyly
offered, ”I feel so blessed being in this eclectic group that allows for
vocalizing in All genre’s.”
Rich Crowell began pickin’ and grinnin’ at 13.
Catching the wave of surf music, the British Invasion, blues, R&R, he
traveled through Arizona and Northern California playing with dance bands. He
switched from guitar to bass in college and spent the next few decades playing
bass in jazz combo’s. He went back to guitar 2000 and has enjoyed gigging in
many styles and genre’s.
Sandi Lockwood began her musical career as a pianist
at age 4 and added organ at 6yrs. She had no idea where it would lead. Always
ready to try something new and surprising, her delight rested upon the emerging
synthesizer/keyboard. In 1985 she aligned herself with the progressives at
Yamaha Int’l Keyboards who provided her opportunities to grow. Whereupon she
engaged in a new musical entity: a Keyboard Orchestra. “Think a full symphonic
orchestra with all sounds coming from digital synth keyboards. We wrote our own
music and arrangements as well as receiving music from arrangers around the
country.” She led many youth and adult orchestras in CA.
“Calmness” by Shirley Rudolf
The Shaky Barbers will bring to the Sequim Branch
Library of the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) at 630 North Sequim Avenue
hosts the NOW (North Olympic Watercolorists) and live blues music by The Shaky
Barbers. The music will begin at 6:30 PM, but come early to check out the new
art on display and meet featured artists from North Olympic Watercolorists
beginning at 6pm. Refreshments will be served and limited library
services will be available during this free after-hours event. The new Art in
the Library exhibit features watercolor paintings by NOW (North Olympic
Watercolorists) and will be on display from February 7 through June 1. Featured
artists include D.R. Anderson, Beverly Beighle, Rita Heywood, Janet Flatley,
Shirley Rudolf, Roger Huntley, Judy Larimore, John Wilkinson, and Lyn Conlan.
The Shaky Barbers will share their unique, original music for the lap steel
guitar inspired by Hawaiian ragtime, Klezmer, and pre-WWII blues.
“Unpredictability” by Carole Janda“Tree for hope” by Ryoko Toyama
The Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St.
presents the exhibition “Climate Change”. From a little seabird caught between
the needs of man and a changing ocean, to plastics, weather patterns,
continuous melting at the earth’s end to a tree of hope, the Blue Whole Gallery
Artists tell stories of the effects of climate change. This dynamic show
where art is grounded in the stories of today and curated by Joyce Volmut and
Jeannine Chappell.
Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. will
be sharing their collection of historic pictures during the month of February
in the Judith McInnes Tozzer Gallery. In addition, wood Artist Bob Stipe will
bring one of his kayaks to display. Bob, who was born in the old Sequim General
Hospital, is retired from the Army and worked with wood for decades. He
purchased patterns for the boats, milled some of his own wood, including maple
from a tree that grew near the log cabin where he was raised, and completed 2
kayaks. After helping a friend complete another, Bob and daughter Staci are
working on her kayak when she visits from Louisiana.
Design2Scan3D at the Spruce Building, 207 W Spruce
Street will continue with their “Platter Matter” series and offer a
few curious folks a chance to glaze a platter at the studio. No prior
experience necessary. Platters have been fired once and are ready for your
artistic touch. Must sign a waiver to participate. Completed platters will be
displayed and may be purchased at the March Art Walk.
The City Arts Advisory Commission (CAAC) invites you
to the opening of the “Illuminations” exhibit and artists’ reception at the
Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Sequim Civic Center, 152
W. Cedar Street. The artists represented are:
Suzanne Anaya, Anna Blanchard, James Bowie, David Brownell, Kelcie Byrd,
Diane Clementi, Sharon DelaBarre, Ines Epperson, Caryl Fallert-Gentry, Sally
Franz, Rich Madeo, Melissa Mann, Mary Marsh, Bob Martinson, Evan Miller, Derek
Moose, Vicki Naumann, Suzan Noyes-Mangold, Priscilla Patterson, Sally Raddock,
Michael Reece, Melinda Reed, Morgan Stephenson, Ryoko Toyama, Anna Waldron,
Nancy Wilcox, Sandy Wolf, and Igor Zusev.
Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. hosts
visual artist and designer Makayla DeScala. Born and raised in the Pacific
Northwest, she gains inspiration from the diverse and rugged landscape around
her, drawing parallels between events in nature, like storms and seasons, with
the human experience. Her newest collection of paintings will be featured
at Wind Rose Cellars December-February and is a focused work on environmental
cloudscapes. She explores variations in shape, tone, color and texture with the
intent to showcase how they can alter and/or create mood and
atmosphere. Primarily a painter working with acrylic paints and mediums,
her pieces have been described as colorful and expressive. Simplicity, movement
and color remain at the center of her work, making her collections versatile
and desirable for various tastes. A graduate of Peninsula College’s
Multimedia program, Makayla credits the skills she learned there as well as the
relationships she formed, as being crucial to her success as an artist. She
currently sits on the Multimedia advisory board as a way to give back and
encourage a new generation of creatives.
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!
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.
January 3 Art Walk Color Theme is SILVER with hints
of black and white to celebrate the New Year filled with idealistic goals for
the future, optimistic hope, and civic reflection. The sparkly color of silver
represents shimmering thoughtfulness, honorable dedication, shiny aloft ideals,
confident inclusion and equity, untarnished resilience, imaginative
aspirations, and revolutionary receptiveness. To create inclusion between
venues, artists, and audience, everyone is 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. You can also solve the “Case of the Disco Trophy
Hustle” at the 7th Annual Whodunnit Downtown? Mystery Game during January 3
Sequim Art Walk for a prize!
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 January 3:
The Seventh Annual “Whodunnit Downtown? – The Case
of the Disco Trophy Hustle” Mystery Game is a fun-filled evening where visitors
engage with suspects and collect the clues about the suspects at various venues
to solve the crime. Play the game for a chance to win a prize during the
January 3 First Friday Art Walk Sequim from 5:00 to 7:30 PM.
Our story is set on New Year’s Eve 1977, the
polarizing fever of disco and “Star Wars” has gripped the nation and created
division among friends and families. Apposing perspectives of rebellion to
oppression and rogue, footloose behavior boil over during the Moonrise Club
Disco Dance Tournament hosted by club owner Ms. Quinny Quartz. Steeped in
competition, the dancers take to the checkerboard floor to battle for the
mirror ball trophy while the anti-dancing crusaders clash to end this wicked
disco fever. What syncopated force disrupted the infectious choreography as the
large cash prize vanished along with the trophy? Force users, dancers,
contradiction, and conflict hits the streets of Sequim as the search is on to
shed luminescent light on the criminal who swiped the contest prize. Can you
solve the mystery?
Starting at 5:00 PM, strut down the sidewalk to
“Staying Alive” while visiting various Sequim First Friday Art Walk venues.
Mingle with the suspects in our mystery game and discover why they might have
stolen the Moonrise Club’s Mirror Ball Dance Trophy. Visitors and sleuths to
the “Whodunnit Downtown?” and Sequim Art Walk are encouraged to dress in the
theme colors of silver, black, and white, as well as, in 70’s era attire, disco
duds, and “Star Wars” motivated costumes. It is not required, but dressing up
makes the evening more fun and festive. You can solve this crime that will
inspire balance and integrity by finding clues about the suspects of the
“Whodunnit Downtown? – The Case of the Disco Trophy Hustle” at these local
businesses: Bag Ladies of Sequim at 161 W Washington St., Blue Whole Gallery at
129 W Washington St., Cedarbrook Lavender at 120 W Washington St., City of
Sequim Civic Center at 152 W Cedar St., Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures
at 121 W Washington St., Peninsula Taproom at 210 W. Washington St., Rainshadow
Café at 157 W Cedar St., Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E Washington St.,
That Takes the Cake at 171 W Washington St., and Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W
Washington St.
“Whodunnit Downtown?” 2019 suspects
Pick up your game card at any of the participating
venues at 5:00 PM. Fill out your game card, and, enter it at “Whodunnit
Headquarters” at Cedarbrook Lavender Farm Gift Shop at 120 W Washington St.,
and then be part of the prize drawing for the correct answer at 7:30 PM. No
purchase necessary. Must be 21+ to win. Need not be present to win.
Winner drawn by random and the first game card drawn with the correct answer
wins the prizes donated by Sequim friends and local businesses. The Seventh
Annual “Whodunnit Downtown? – The Case of the Disco Trophy Hustle” Mystery Game
is co-hosted by Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm and First Friday Art Walk
Sequim. You will find more details and a map at SequimArtWalk.com Can you solve
this compelling mystery game? You are our only hope!
“Light thru July” by Ryoko Toyama
The City Arts Advisory Commission (CAAC) invites you
to the opening of the “Illuminations” exhibit and artists’ reception at the
Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Sequim Civic Center, 152
W. Cedar Street. The artists represented are:
Suzanne Anaya, Anna Blanchard, James Bowie, David Brownell, Kelcie Byrd,
Diane Clementi, Sharon DelaBarre, Ines Epperson, Caryl Fallert-Gentry, Sally
Franz, Rich Madeo, Melissa Mann, Mary Marsh, Bob Martinson, Evan Miller, Derek
Moose, Vicki Naumann, Suzan Noyes-Mangold, Priscilla Patterson, Sally Raddock,
Michael Reece, Melinda Reed, Morgan Stephenson, Ryoko Toyama, Anna Waldron,
Nancy Wilcox, Sandy Wolf, and Igor Zusev. Also in the Council Chambers there is
the Art Talk on the Art Walk from 5:00 to 5:45 PM, artist Ross Brown will
present “What is light and how it has become the subject in current art forms”.
And, then, Open Jam from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for an informal gathering of people
who like to make music! This is not an open mic event, but a True Jam meaning
that we will all be playing the same song as a group. The music with lyrics and chords will be
provided. Any acoustical instruments are welcome, and if nothing else, bring
your voice and a tambourine.
roasted chestnuts
Design2Scan3D and Dungeness Chestnuts are teaming up
at the Spruce Building, 207 W Spruce Street for the Sequim Art Walk. Design2Scan3D will demonstrate how to create
a stoneware platter using press molds and stamps created and printed
in-house. Tools, stamps, and ceramics will be available for sale in the
studio as well. Dungeness Chestnuts will welcome the New Year by hosting a
chestnut roasting demonstration followed by chestnut sampling for those who’d
like to try a roasted chestnut. There is a limited quantity of fresh and frozen
chestnuts available for sale.
“Vessel I” by Mike McCollum
The Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St.
presents the gallery’s Second Juried Show and this time the show is focused on
three dimensional art. The gallery had Mike McCollum, distinguished artist and
art educator, as the juror. Mike McCollum stated, “The sculptures that were
submitted were interesting, and in some cases very exciting. There was an
overall sense of good craftsmanship and attention to detail. There was a wide
selection of motifs and subject matter, ranging from figurative to abstract.
There were varied materials used from wood to glass. All in all the sculptures
I chose to be included in the exhibit offered an interesting and personal
cross-section of 3-D art.” The artists in the show are John Bertholl, John
Blackburn, Dale Blankenship, Ross Brown, Dia Calhoun, Linda Collins Chapman, Kathey
Ervin, Susan Gansert Shaw, David Johannessohn, James Klein, Randy Raddock,
Claudia Serafin, Chawn Vance, Sidney Westenskow, and Steve Wry.
paintings by Makayla DeScala
Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. hosts
visual artist and designer Makayla DeScala. Born and raised in the Pacific
Northwest, she gains inspiration from the diverse and rugged landscape around
her, drawing parallels between events in nature, like storms and seasons, with
the human experience. Her newest collection of paintings will be featured
at Wind Rose Cellars December-February and is a focused work on environmental
cloudscapes. She explores variations in shape, tone, color and texture with the
intent to showcase how they can alter and/or create mood and
atmosphere. Primarily a painter working with acrylic paints and mediums,
her pieces have been described as colorful and expressive. Simplicity, movement
and color remain at the center of her work, making her collections versatile
and desirable for various tastes. A graduate of Peninsula College’s
Multimedia program, Makayla credits the skills she learned there as well as the
relationships she formed, as being crucial to her success as an artist. She
currently sits on the Multimedia advisory board as a way to give back and
encourage a new generation of creatives.
Crushwater
Starting
at 7:00 PM at Wind Rose Cellars, live music with Crushwater who draw upon
diverse musical influences in rock, punk, indie, folk, Latin, and Americana
music to create original, high-energy rock filled with soaring melodies and
unique lyrics.
Rainshadow Cafe at 157 W Cedar St. is hosting a
musical performance by Olympic Generations (OGz).
Patty Davis
Olympic Theatre Arts welcomes Patty Davis leading an
evening of Karaoke at 5:30 PM at 414 N Sequim Avenue. According to the
Huffington Post, “Karaoke is a Japanese word which means ’empty orchestra’, but
there’s nothing empty about it.”Join professional singer and performer Patty
Davis for a fabulous evening of Karaoke. Bring your voice and let’s have fun!
First Friday at OTA is always free to the public, where the snack and beverage
bar will be open.
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!
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.
December 6 Art Walk Color Theme is GOLD and all that glimmers brilliantly! Gold is the color of our star Sol as we celebrate the Winter Solstice and the return of the sun during December. The impressive, shiny color of gold represents radiant friendships, admiration, prosperity, superb festivities, rekindled optimism, kindhearted deeds, and lifelong fellowships. As you enjoy an evening on the town with family, friends, and guests who join our welcoming community, you will find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of gold or glittery interpretations of this festive time of year to celebrate happiness, harmony, and hope. Enjoy the Holiday Stroll among the downtown venues and visit with Santa!
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 on December 6:
Several
of our First Friday Art Walk Sequim venues are part of the Sequim Holiday
Stroll and Sale happening from 4 to 7 as well. This includes a jolly photo-op
with Santa & Mrs. Clause and free candy canes at Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures at 121 W Washington St.
Gather “Night Before Christmas” books signed by Santa from Dungeness
Kids Co. at 163 W Washington St. Play “Elk on the Shelf” throughout town and
visit Santa’s Reindeer at Coastal Farm & Ranch.
Rainshadow Cafe at 157 W Cedar St. is participating in the Holiday Stroll with giving away mini hot chocolate sippers and hosting live music with “Bread and Gravy” from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
The City
of Sequim and the City Arts Advisory Commission invite the public to the Sequim
Civic Center for the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony and Reception and “Tie One
On” exhibit at 152 W Cedar St. The artists represented are Lora Armstrong,
Nancy Booth, Jane Burkey, Jeannine Chappell, Patrick Clark, Sharon DelaBarre,
Leslie Dickson, Penny Dorothy, Marilynn Evans, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry,
Cindy Fullwiler, Fumie Gage, Anne Grasteit, Eva Kozun, Ernie Kozun, Allyne
Lawson, Melissa Mann, Bob Martinson, Debra Olson, Priscilla Patterson, Marcedes
Perry-Baar, Susan Schneider, Gloria Skovronsky, Ryoko Toyama, and Sandy
Wolf.
“The Ultimate Guide to Sea Glass: Beach Comber’s Edition: Finding, Collecting, Identifying, and Using the Ocean’s Most Beautiful Stones” by Mary Beth Beuke
That Takes The Cake at 171 W Washington St. is hosting the Sequim Creatives and Educators Book Signing with Mary Beth Beuke, Renne Emiko Brock, Kelly Griffith, Marina Shipova, and Lara E. Starcevich from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. At this book buying and signing event, you will discover “The Ultimate Guide to Sea Glass: Beach Comber’s Edition: Finding, Collecting, Identifying, and Using the Ocean’s Most Beautiful Stones” by Mary Beth Beuke with expert advice for first-time seekers start new collections and veteran hunters who want to learn more—from California to Cape Cod, from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Northwest, and around the world.
“action-packed superheroes: your guide to revealing and utilizing your superpowers” by Renne Emiko Brock
“action-packed superheroes: your guide to revealing and utilizing your superpowers” by Renne Emiko Brock teaches through color and action how to communicate your unique, authentic motivation, zeal, and mission to be productive, successful, and encouraging superhero.
“After Words” by Kelly Griffith
“After Words: Cultivating peace, purpose and beauty in the aftermath of tragedy” by Kelly Griffith recounts her family’s difficult and remarkable journey from grief and new normal to happiness and gratitude.
“Fine Art Photography” by Marina Shipova
“Fine Art Photography”, “The Art of Steampunk – Every Picture Tells a Story”, and “The Art of Fantasy – Whimsical Fairytale Illustrations” by Marina Shipova and she says “. Classic art has always been the anchor and core of my artistic journey. I find myself in a world where the digital canvas is infinitely flexible, a conduit for limitless possibilities, upended in multiple dimensions and unified by apps and technologies.”
“The Lost and Unfortunately Found Erotic Memoirs of Flora Ludmilla” by Lara E. Starcevich
by Lara E. Starcevich “The Lost (and unfortunately found) Erotic Memoirs of Flora Ludmilla: by Flora Ludmilla” by Lara E. Starcevich is a lark in this ‘tell-all’ expose of epic proportions, Flora Ludmilla bares all in this seething, self-pleasuring confessional that pushes the envelope of good taste. You can learn a lot from these local authors. Brock, Griffith, Shipova, and Starcevich teach and work at Peninsula College, including art, multimedia, and drama, and Beuke travels the world to teach about sea glass treasures. Their books can delight your eyes, tickle your funny bone, tug at your heartstrings, and inspire your soul. Also, get artistic cupcake treats at the award-winning That Takes The Cake while you stroll on the Art Walk.
Makayla DeScala painting collage
Wind
Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. hosts visual artist and designer Makayla
DeScala. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she gains inspiration from
the diverse and rugged landscape around her, drawing parallels between events
in nature, like storms and seasons, with the human experience. Her newest
collection of paintings will be featured at Wind Rose Cellars December-February
and is a focused work on environmental cloudscapes. She explores variations in
shape, tone, color and texture with the intent to showcase how they can alter
and/or create mood and atmosphere. Primarily a painter working with
acrylic paints and mediums, her pieces have been described as colorful and
expressive. Simplicity, movement and color remain at the center of her work,
making her collections versatile and desirable for various tastes. A
graduate of Peninsula College’s Multimedia program, Makayla credits the skills
she learned there as well as the relationships she formed, as being crucial to
her success as an artist. She currently sits on the Multimedia advisory board
as a way to give back and encourage a new generation of creatives.
“Xmas” by Terri Biondolino
At 129 W
Washington St, the Blue Whole Gallery’s exhibition is inspired by the Beatles,
John Lennon classic song IMAGINE. Calling on their wealth of imagination for
their works, the artists of the Blue Whole Gallery will display in this group
show. All the members will be Co-curators, Lynne Armstrong and Mary Franchini,
have worked together curating the gallery and sharing ideas and creative
endeavors for many years. Enjoy the exciting windows curated by two veteran
artists. The community is invited to the free opening reception. Meet the
artists, check the Gift Gallery, and participate in a surprise raffle
Design2Scan3D
and Dungeness Chestnuts are teaming up at the Spruce Building, 207 W Spruce
Street for the Sequim Art Walk.
Design2Scan3D will host a holiday bazaar in the studio featuring unique
stoneware gift items under $10. Dungeness Chestnuts will offer both roasted and
fresh chestnuts for sale as well as our popular Chestnut Crunch Caramel Corn
that sold out during last month’s Art Walk. Stop by and shop their unique gifts
and try something new.
“Raven’s Gold” by Mary Hughes of NOW
Harbor
Audiology and Hearing Center at 538 N 5th Avenue hosts members of NOW (North
Olympic Watercolorists which is located across the street from St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church. In addition to original art hanging, there will be also small
prints, miniatures, greeting cards, Christmas ornaments, so on, which would
make great stocking stuffers.
Olympic
Theatre Arts welcomes Cheryl Bell and Jason Paul for an evening of musical
variety at 5:30 PM at 414 N Sequim Avenue. Cheryl Bell has always loved singing
and is enjoying bringing her sultry, provocative vocals to many musical styles.
You can follow her on Facebook at Cheryl Bell Vocalist. Jason Paul is a
guitarist and vocalist. Since moving to the Olympic Peninsula his musical talents
include classical, jazz, pop, country, and rock & roll. He performs as a
soloist and in concert with fellow musical talent here on the Olympic
Peninsula. From Latin to Country these two perform an entertaining blend of
music you are sure to enjoy! First Friday at OTA is always free to the public,
where the snack and beverage bar will be open.
“The Yellow Brick Road Scarf” by Jan Tatom
Sequim
Museum & Arts at 175 W Cedar St. hosts a fiber art exhibition by Jan Tatom
and is featuring four Sequim authors book signing and. The local authors
are Iconic Pioneer Photographer Ross Hamilton, Katherine Vollenweider, Barbara
Paschal, and Teresa Schoeffel-Lingvall.
Jan
Tatom is a local fiber artist who is ever inspired by the spectacular colors
and textures of nature. Whether it’s the incredible colors of the seasons, or
the snow-capped Olympic Mountains, nature is always providing a wonderland of
texture and color that Jan loves to mimic in her artistic creations. Her
artistry is expressed in the form of wearable art, including hand-woven, knitted,
and felted items; garments constructed from purchased fabrics; wall hangings;
and utilitarian art.
Katherine
Vollenweider joins the Sequim Museum crew and will be aboard to sign her book,
“Images of America, Sequim – Dungeness Valley”. This book presents our
local history as a continuum – through the people, the natural resources, and
how both have contributed to the communities we see today. Meticulously
researched, methodically cited, and imminently quotable, Vollenweider reveals
the origins and roles of locations, dates, places, and names that are almost
forgotten except on vintage maps. Always looking for the answers, she shows how
commerce and development linked to create an economy. In her research,
Vollenweider unearthed the mystery as to how and by whom New Dungeness was
initially funded and the true people who commissioned the Dungeness Wharf.
All of this material became available in the early 2000’s due to
digitizing of newspapers, books, government records and more. Katherine was the
Sequim Museum & Arts Registrar from 2002 -2004, its’ Director from 2004 –
2010; started the Sequim Archives at the museum; serves as an Advisor to
the Museum Board of Trustees; Seattle Power Squadron grant writer; and
has recently started assembling maritime photography of vessels and
fisheries of the last 40 years.
Barbara
Paschal has written two Children’s Books: “Stampy and
Friends” and ” Stories for Stampy”. Combined in the two
volumes she has written 15 short gentle tales of animals from giraffes to
puppies to ladybugs as well as small children. The two books are illustrated
with 150 of Barbara’s original colorful and imaginative watercolor paintings.
They were originally written for a wonderful child she was helping at the
Sequim Boys and Girls Club. Barbara named the Teddy Bear on the cover and in
some of the stories “Stampy”. Barbara is a retired Physical
Therapist and love’s watercolor painting, writing and helping others in the
community. She is grateful for the opportunity to share her books so they may
be enjoyed by other children and help them with reading.
Teresa
Schoeffel-Lingvall, great granddaughter of one of the first to discover the
Olympic Hot Springs, authored a book of the history of this local phenomenon.
Beautiful old pictures are on every page giving the reader a clear view of the
area and its development. The resort remains strongly in our memories and the
hot water still bubbles out of the ground.
2019 “Whodunnit Downtown?”
Be prepared for the 2020 Seventh Annual “Whodunnit Downtown? – The Case of the Disco Trophy Hustle” Mystery Game is a fun-filled evening where visitors engage with suspects and collect the clues about them at various venues to solve the crime for a chance to win a prize during the January 3 First Friday Art Walk Sequim from 5:00 to 7:30 PM. The mystery game is set in 1977 on New Year’s Eve and is Co-Hosted by Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm and Renne Emiko Brock. Visitors and sleuths to the “Whodunnit Downtown?” and Sequim Art Walk are encouraged to dress in the theme colors of silver, black, and white, as well as, in 70’s era attire, disco duds, and Star Wars motivated costumes. It is not required, but dressing up makes the evening more fun and festive. Discover details at SequimArtWalk.com closer to game time in January. Can you solve this mystery?
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!
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.
November 1 Art Walk Color Theme is BROWN! Brown is
the color of fall harvest and abundance, the turning of the leaves, sweet
chocolate, and seasonal spicy treats. Brown represents steadfast alliances,
community minded activities, solid assemblies, family trees with deep roots and
supportive branches, and warm comforting homesteads. You will find works of art
and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of bountiful brown or
representations of 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 – 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 November 1:
Indulge in “A Sweet Evening of Chocolate” at Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures at 121 W Washington St. with all the local flavors featuring WeDo Fudge, Yvonne’s Chocolates, Seattle Chocolates, Harvey’s Hot Butter Rum Popcorn & Hot Chocolate, Sugar Hill Farms Caramels, Chukar Cherries, and so much more. Holidays bring delish flavors and smells and Forage Gifts will help you along with a tasting of the holiday season. Test out chocolates and other sweets to consider for giving the gift of Sequim and Washington that is delicious!
“A Walk in the Woods” by Stan GreenIrresistible Aesthetics Fiber Arts Exhibition at the Sequim Museum & Arts “Shetland Cowl” by Susan Kroll
The fiber arts exhibition “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” along with fiber artists demonstrating their creative techniques and selling their wares at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. Fiber vendors include Renne Emiko Brock, Lisa Gilbert, Kathy Martin, and Jan Tatom. The fiber arts exhibition of spellbinding, splendid, and sublime delights for the senses embracing the fascination of working with mesmerizing materials and hypnotic methods. Expressed as satisfyingly subtle to voraciously hedonistic, aesthetics is defined as the perception, appreciation, and creation of what is considered beautiful. Belief systems, color values, and personal philosophy are embedded into the pleasure of creating and experiencing fiber art creations. From utilitarian towels to fancy fluff, attraction and obsession fuel creators to produce exquisite works through time honored techniques and enthusiastic experimentation.
“Crossing Clay” by Erica Iseminger“King Boletus” by Nona Giersch
Artists include Carolyn Abbott, Judy Anderson, Lora Armstrong, Lynn Baritelle, Catherine Bilyard-Eagle, Renne Emiko Brock, Mary Ann Clayton, Betty Cook, Anne Davies, Lauralee DeLuca, Liisa Fagerlund, MarySue French, Nona Giersch, Lisa Gilbert, Janet Green, Stan Green, Marilyn Hiestand, Leslie Hoex, Erica Iseminger, Estelle Jackson, Susan Kroll, Gladis C. Marr, Kathy Martin, Donna McMillen, Brianne Moores, Sherry Nagel, Sue Nylander, Ilse Osier-Forrest, Patti Pattison, Jolene Sanborn, Pauline Schultz, Gloria Skovronsky, Peggy St. George, Jan Tatom, Gail Van Horsen, Marla Varner, Linda Wesseler, Nancy K. Wilcox, and Jean Wyatt.
Rachel Knapp Painting
Rainshadow Cafe at 157 W Cedar St. is showcasing
artist Rachel Knapp and has live music with Dawn Martin from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with
her diverse style and soulful hard-edge vocals that will rock the house. Rachel
Knapp shares, “These paintings are a part of my healing process, the beginning
of an ongoing journey of self-discovery, shaped by growing up wild in the woods
as a mountain man’s daughter, fueled by love, gratitude and acceptance. Not
sure exactly when, but I started painting at a young age. It was just something
I did because I felt like I needed to in order to express my emotions and
experiment with the way things can be seen. Never truly considering myself an
artist, I put away the brushes and art supplies in pursuit of other things.
Life happened, and art was all but forgotten. For twenty years my art supplies
sat in a box. Then over the course of a few years a series of tragic,
unexpected events occurred in my life, one after another. They started to pile
up. I found myself emotionally and spiritually bankrupt. Then one day I found
‘the box’! That was about a year ago. My art box is much bigger now. Art has
given me a space to express my emotions, to sit and connect spiritually to the
source of love, to face the issues I need to face, to heal, to play. For me the
process is still about the experimentation of the way I see things. I enjoy
playing around with color and texture.
It is important for me to not overthink it. To just let go and paint.”
Dawn Martin grew up in a musical family and began
playing the piano and singing at age four with her dad W.L. Martin. Her
family entertained regularly playing mostly bluegrass and old style country
music. She also studied classical piano, competed in concerto competitions and
attended San Francisco State University as a piano performance major. Always an
entertainer, Dawn played in jazz and rock bands during this time and would
slide off to the clubs to sing and play. Dawn recently relocated to Sequim from
Vail Colorado where she has been playing regularly as a soloist and with duos,
trios and full bands.
“Steampunk Cat Over London” by Marilynn Evans“My Tree House 3” by Ryoko Toyama
At 129 W Washington St, the Blue Whole Gallery’s
exhibition “Emotional Reality and Fantasy” is inspired by the beauty of the
surroundings by two Sequim artists, digital artist Marilynn Evans and water
media painter Ryoko Toyama. The annual artists’ co-op Gift Gallery for holiday
shoppers will also open. Marilynn loves to create multi-layered,
imaginative and very colorful digital art that invites the viewer to step into
a different reality for a brief moment. She is fascinated by the beauty of
colors and by the moods and emotions they evoke. The imaginative layering of
the images, whimsical or even surreal elements, rich in textures, and other
effects that allow her to design something new that captures your imagination
as well, resonates with you, and makes you pause and wonder if only for a
moment. But most of all, it makes you smile. Ryoko states, “Mediums and
techniques I apply to my paintings continue to evolve while the purpose remains
the same, that is, creation of emotional reality. Inspiration comes
from concepts, visible or audio object. The process begins with the end in
mind. However, my work often takes its own course, producing an unexpected
through a magical transition.”
“Raven’s Gold” by Mary Hughes
New
Venue on the Art Walk! Harbor Audiology and Hearing
Center at 538 N 5th Avenue hosts members of NOW (North Olympic Watercolorists
which is located across the street from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. In
addition to original art hanging, there will be also small prints, miniatures,
greeting cards, Christmas ornaments, so on, which would make great stocking
stuffers.
Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. hosts live
music with Vinyl Tap. Jay Henry plays a mixture of songs from the 60s and 70s.
This local musician from Diamond Point states, if it was on vinyl he probably
knows the tune. Partner live music and award winning artfully crafted wines with
appetizing tidbits at Wind Rose.
The City of Sequim and the City Arts Advisory
Commission invite the public to the Sequim Civic Center for the “Tie One On”
exhibit at 152 W Cedar St. The artists represented are Lora Armstrong, Nancy
Booth, Jane Burkey, Jeannine Chappell, Patrick Clark, Sharon DelaBarre, Leslie
Dickson, Penny Dorothy, Marilynn Evans, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Cindy
Fullwiler, Fumie Gage, Anne Grasteit, Eva Kozun, Ernie Kozun, Allyne Lawson,
Melissa Mann, Bob Martinson, Debra Olson, Priscilla Patterson, Marcedes
Perry-Baar, Susan Schneider, Gloria Skovronsky, Ryoko Toyama, and Sandy Wolf.
Also at the Sequim Civic Center at 152 W Cedar
Street, treat yourself to the Olympic Peninsula Art Association Fundraiser
“Small Wonders” Art Show and Sale in the City of Sequim Council Chambers. All
artworks for sale at $100 or less.
Design2Scan3D and Dungeness Chestnuts are teaming up
at the Spruce Building, 207 W Spruce Street for the Sequim Art Walk. Help the farm
celebrate the harvest with Sequim’s First Annual Chestnut Roast at the
Design2Scan3D Studio. Come join us to try fresh roasted chestnuts and enjoy
live music. Fresh chestnuts will also be available for sale.
Olympic Theatre Arts at 414 N Sequim Avenue hosts
live music with Sicilian born concert pianist Giovanni Andolina who will be
performing his own work, “Eleonora della Baronia Concerto” in the Gathering
Hall at 5:30 PM. The performance weaves an original piano concerto together
with the prose of a classic Sicilian love story. Mr. Andolina will be telling
the story primarily in English, but also incorporates some of the original
Italian into the work. “It is a legend of a passionate and true love from
around the year 1600 in my birthplace of Milazzo, Sicily,” says Andolina,
graduate of the Francesco Cilea Music Conservatory in Italy. “I did write the
entire piano concerto and I performed it in my home town in Sicily at the
Teatro Trifiletti. Since then I have worked in translating the piece to be able
to perform it in both Italian and English.” First Friday at OTA is always free
to the public, where the snack and beverage bar will be open.
“Tacoma” by Jan Kepley
Special Event during the November 1 Sequim Art Walk! Decorate with Panache at 154 W Washington St. is showcasing fine art photographer Jan Kepley. Jan says this about his creative process, “I have been dabbling in the arts all my life, working in many directions: music, writing, painting, photography, recording & food creation. Some of my photographic images are concept pieces begun like paintings with general decisions about what I want to say and what visual elements I want to use to say that. I go out and collect the elements photographically and from there an image grows and changes along the way. Other images are representations of what I see.”
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!
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.
October
4 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.
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 October 4:
“Geometry In Textiles” by Betty Cook – red, Nancy Wilcox – orange, Mary Ann Clayton – yellow, Peggy St. George – green, Janet Green – blue, and Anne Davies – purple
The 14th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, an interactive fiber arts event connecting to the community with activities Oct 4-6, starts at the Sequim Art Walk at the NEW Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” is a juried fiber arts exhibition of spellbinding, splendid, and sublime delights for the senses embracing the fascination of working with mesmerizing materials and hypnotic methods. Expressed as satisfyingly subtle to voraciously hedonistic, aesthetics is defined as the perception, appreciation, and creation of what is considered beautiful. Belief systems, color values, and personal philosophy are embedded into the pleasure of creating and experiencing fiber art creations. From utilitarian towels to fancy fluff, attraction and obsession fuel creators to produce exquisite works through time honored techniques and enthusiastic experimentation.
“Night Wave” by Estelle Jackson“Changing Seasons” by Stan Green
Artists include Carolyn Abbott, Judy Anderson, Lora Armstrong, Lynn Baritelle, Catherine Bilyard-Eagle, Renne Emiko Brock, Mary Ann Clayton, Betty Cook, Anne Davies, Lauralee DeLuca, Liisa Fagerlund, MarySue French, Nona Giersch, Lisa Gilbert, Janet Green, Stan Green, Marilyn Hiestand, Leslie Hoex, Erica Iseminger, Estelle Jackson, Susan Kroll, Gladis C. Marr, Kathy Martin, Donna McMillen, Brianne Moores, Sherry Nagel, Sue Nylander, Ilse Osier-Forrest, Patti Pattison, Jolene Sanborn, Pauline Schultz, Gloria Skovronsky, Peggy St. George, Jan Tatom, Gail Van Horsen, Marla Varner, Linda Wesseler, Nancy K. Wilcox, and Jean Wyatt.
“Noble Rust” by Liisa Fagerlund“Climate Change Quilt” by Patti Pattison
Discover more about the 14th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival in Sequim WA is October 4 – 6, 2019 at http://fiberartsfestival.org Join us for this 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, lecture, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources.
Jazzy Judy
Sequim
Museum and Arts will feature vocalist Jazzy Judy. A recognized singer,
songwriter and author, Judy loves to sing classics in various genres that you
will no doubt recognize. Judy has performed in the greater Seattle area for a
variety of events and she continues to perform for seasonal functions in
Sequim. Come and have fun and bring back some great memories. Several of her
CDs will also be available for purchase, proceeds to be donated to the museum.
The
Shipley Center at 921 E Hammond St. has an exciting line up of exhibitions and
demonstrations of Fine Art including oil, pastel, and watercolors, Fiber Arts,
Stitchery, Wood Burning, Driftwood Critters, Art Glass Pieces, and a singing
group! They are also providing a $5 meal for before or after the Art Walk.
“Dawning “by Priscilla Patterson“The Raven’s Attilier Common Raven” by Joyce Volmut
Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features “Wings!” with painter Priscilla Patterson and sculptor Joyce Volmut. Priscilla describes the front windows, “Incorporating the man-made with the natural, we have entered a world where, with birds of the air, we can leave the ground for pleasure, commerce and aid to others.” For more than 30 years, award-winning artist Priscilla Patterson has focused on the field of aviation art. A member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, Canadian Aviation Artists Association, and the Coast Guard and Air Force Art programs, her work is found in numerous collections including the United States Pentagon. In collaboration with Joyce Volmut’s bird carvings for October’s window, the artists decided on a theme of “Wings,” with Patterson adding helicopters to keep with the feeling of flight. Incorporating the man-made with the natural, we have entered a world where, with birds of the air, we can leave the ground for pleasure, commerce and aid to others. To quote Orville Wright, “The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.” Priscilla Patterson has written a book entitled, “Fences: An Illustrated Journey,” created two vocal CDs and also holds a certification in composite drawing for law enforcement. Joyce states, “I originally believed I would only carve the lives of saints but birds took hold of me. Birds bring people together. My joy is capturing their moment in time when they show all their spark, their enthusiasm for life and the spectrum of their wonder.”
Rainshadow
Cafe at 157 W Cedar St. has live music with Free Rangers 6:00 to
8:00 PM. This duo consisting of Locos Only guitarist/singer/songwriter Kevin
Lee Magner and former Pies on the Run member Steve Lopes on bass and mandolin
playing music to soothe your soul, rile you up, pluck your your heartstrings,
and spin an epic tale, all in a single evening. They tamper with old
classics and still stealthily sneak in a few of their own compositions at every
opportunity, making for a fun and lively time.
3D Bonsai
Design2Scan3D and Dungeness Chestnuts are teaming up at the Spruce Building, 207 W. Spruce Street in Sequim. Help the farm prepare for their first annual chestnut roast in November by making a stoneware chestnut tasting dish in October—while supplies last. No experience or purchase necessary. Signed waiver required. Dishes will be glazed, kiln-fired and used to serve roasted chestnuts at the Friday, November 1st roast. Individuals may purchase their dish at a discount on day of roast. Check out their collaborations with other artists and authors from past Sequim Art Walk in the studio too.
“Spring Vinyard in Provence” by Catherine Mix
Local
artist and teacher Catherine Mix will have a one woman show at the Pacific
Pantry at 229 S Sequim Ave. Catherine states, “I paint in watercolor, pastel,
or oil paint to capture the fascinating patterns of light and shadow on a
person or an object. I paint to revel in color and texture, for the
satisfaction of solving a complex problem, and for the joy of creating an
original work of art. Here on the North Olympic Peninsula of Washington
state, we are spoiled for choice with spectacular vistas of mountains, water,
forests, fields, gardens, and wildlife and I am always excited to paint these
subjects. Much of the work for this show was painted en plein-air which
means in the open air.”
“Giraffes in the Paintbox” by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
The
City of Sequim and the City Arts Advisory Commission invite the public to enjoy
and participate in their Open Jam – an informal gathering of people who like to
make music from 5:30 to 7:30PM at 152 W Cedar St. All acoustic instruments are
welcome plus singers, keyboards, practice basses, and other electronic
instruments. If you’d like to play certain songs, please bring multiple paper
copies of songs or pdf files. Also enjoy the City Arts Advisory Commission
(CAAC) for the opening of the “Tie One On” exhibit and artist reception. The
artists represented are Lora Armstrong, Nancy Booth, Jane Burkey, Jeannine
Chappell, Patrick Clark, Sharon DelaBarre, Leslie Dickson, Penny Dorothy,
Marilynn Evans, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Cindy Fullwiler, Fumie Gage, Anne
Grasteit, Eva Kozun, Ernie Kozun, Allyne Lawson, Melissa Mann, Bob Martinson,
Debra Olson, Priscilla Patterson, Marcedes Perry-Baar, Susan Schneider, Gloria
Skovronsky, Ryoko Toyama, and Sandy Wolf. Art Talk on the Art Walk: Organizer,
Cherry Bibler, will give an overview of the Olympic Peninsula Wearable Art Show
planned for August 1, 2020 at the Sequim Boys and Girls Club. This will be a
gala fashion show featuring original designs created by talented artists, seamstresses,
or fashionistas. The show will celebrate creativity, encourage recycling,
support youth interest and include entries from a variety of niches. Having a
long background in sewing as a hobby, Cherry immediately became interested in
participating as an artist in the show. Cherry and a small but powerful
volunteer group are now spearheading the debut of an Olympic Peninsula Wearable
Art Show to benefit the Boys and Girls Club.
Sequim
Library at 630 N Sequim Ave. presents “Ocean Arts” exhibit features the work of
regional artists and Seattle band Pearl Django with their Hot Club swing
starting at 6:30 PM. Limited copies of The Soul of an
Octopus by
Sy Montgomery will be available, kicking off a month-long Clallam County Reads
program featuring the marine science title. With a performance history
spanning more than two decades, Pearl Django endures as one of the most highly
regarded Hot Club style groups working today. Although the band’s roots are
firmly in the music made famous by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, its
extensive repertoire includes traditional jazz classics and original compositions.
The band’s signature style is marked by pristine and dexterous string work,
colors of Bal Musette, the steady pulse of rhythm guitar and an unmistakable
swing that delights audiences of all musical sensibilities. Refreshments will be served and limited library services
will be available during this free after-hours event.
Visit Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures at 121 W Washington St. featuring author Susan Gibbons-Wolf with her book “P.S. Boats Around the Puget Sound”. It is a delightful rhyming, bilingual children’s book about boats with beautiful watercolor illustrations of Pacific Northwest Scenes. Come by, chat with the author and have a booked signed just in time for Christmas.
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!
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.
September
6 Art Walk Color Theme is BLUE! The color blue relates to creativity, imagination,
inventive inspiration, thoughtful research, and reliable community-minded achievement.
Like the sky, lofty and ambitious blue can be dreamy, peaceful, and hopeful,
yet it also is strong and honest full of productivity, responsibility, and constructing
alliances. 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 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 September 6:
Design2Scan3D
will continue their local author series this month and feature Beverly Hoffman
who will be reading from her book, “Creating a Pause…Changing an Ordinary
Moment to the Sacred.” Within the book are 24 vignettes showing how a person
has the opportunity to transform that moment. The suggestions are neither
labor-intensive nor costly. She’ll be reading from the chapter on
Creating Art. After the reading, Beverly and Chris Kresa, owner of Design2Scan3D,
will create a ceramic art piece together in the studio.
Painting by Catherine Mix
Local
artist and teacher Catherine Mix will have a one woman show at the Pacific
Pantry at 229 S Sequim Ave. Catherine states, “I paint in watercolor, pastel,
or oil paint to capture the fascinating patterns of light and shadow on a
person or an object. I paint to revel in color and texture, for the
satisfaction of solving a complex problem, and for the joy of creating an
original work of art. Here on the North Olympic Peninsula of Washington
state, we are spoiled for choice with spectacular vistas of mountains, water,
forests, fields, gardens, and wildlife and I am always excited to paint these
subjects. Much of the work for this show was painted en plein-air which
means in the open air.”
“Wolf” by Barbara Lippert
New
Location! Now visit the Sequim Museum and Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue in their
new location! The Sequim Museum and Arts presents “Out of the Forest”
photography exhibition by the Olympic Peaks Camera Club. The club’s mission is
to promote interest and enhance skill in photography among friends.
Also at the Sequim Museum and Arts, Al Harris, Ed Donohue, and Elaine Gardner-Morales will be playing music during the Opening Night Reception for the Olympic Peaks Camera Club exhibition “From the Forest”. Al Harris is a music producer and is the piano player for the Dukes of Dabob, Chez Jazz (Sarah Shea), Jessie Lee, and has played at Stymie’s, 7 Cedars, The Cellar Door, OTA and various other venues. He’s currently the director for the Port Angeles Symphony’s Adventures in Music program. Ed Donohue (trumpet, flugelhorn) has toured with the jazz group “Abraxis” and has also performed with Clark Terry, Ethel Ennis, Mark Murphy, Phil Woods, Joe Williams, Bobby McFerrin, Bobby Shew and Shelly Manne. He’s in high demand for various groups on the Peninsula and currently teaches band at several Port Angeles schools. Elaine Gardner-Morales is the bass player for the Olympic Express big band and for the Dukes of Dabob. She’s also the Peninsula College director of the Jazz Vocal Ensemble classes.
Ches Ferguson by Carol Pope
Rainshadow
Café at 157 W Cedar St. has live music with Ches Ferguson along with locally
roasted coffee, Northwest craft beer, wine, and cheese platter’s and
charcuterie plates. The music of Ches Ferguson has been described as folkadelic
groove for your soul. He will take you on a musical adventure, weaving
originals, covers and improvisational journeys on guitar, flute and mesmerizing
vocals.
“Finn” by Sally Cays“Raw Flowers” by Debbie Cain
At 129 W
Washington St, Blue Whole Gallery’s exhibition “Autumn bloom” features gourd
artist Debbie Cain and painter Sally Cays. Debbie states, “When I did my first
gourd about 16 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.” Sally Cays is well known and frequently
commissioned to do portraits of people and pets, many of which will be on display
at the gallery. A well-liked teacher, Sally is planning a workshop to teach
“Portraits of Children” for later this year. Ever since she was very
young, Sally has had the ability to capture what she considers the “essence” of
a personality in her paintings. This is why, with few exceptions, she
prefers to work with and photograph the subject herself to get to know
them. Although some of her portraits are done from other people’s photos,
this is a much more difficult way for her to work.
“Storm King” by Jan Kepley
Pondicherri
at 119 E Washington St. will be showcasing fine art photographer Jan Kepley. Jan
says this about his creative process, “I have been dabbling in the arts all my
life, working in many directions: music, writing, painting, photography,
recording & food creation. Some of my photographic images are concept
pieces begun like paintings with general decisions about what I want to say and
what visual elements I want to use to say that. I go out and collect the
elements photographically and from there an image grows and changes along the
way. Other images are representations of what I see.”
“Blue Salmon” by Randy Radock
Wind
Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. hosts artist Randy
Radock and live
music with Bread and Gravy. Randy, who is a block printer and photographer,
shares about his work, “I print on a variety of materials
including tapa, slate, papyrus and handmade papers collected on world travels.
My photography and art reflects my interest in wildlife, North American and
First Nations artistry and from my travels to the seven continents of the
world.” Bread and
Gravy are husband and wife team. They will be performing as a duo with a
mixture of songs from the 70-90s from 7:00 to 9:00PM. Partner live music, art,
and award winning artfully crafted wines and appetizing tidbits at Wind Rose.
Christopher Melgar at OTA
Olympic
Theatre Arts at 414 N Sequim Avenue hosts live music with Olympic Peninsula
newcomer Christopher Melgar starting at 5:30 PM in the Gathering Hall. Skilled
in classical guitar and violin, trumpet, vocal performance, piano, percussion,
and select folk instruments, Melgar’s main focus is classical guitar. Having
studied under world-renowned classical guitarist Elliot Frank, Ph.D at East
Carolina University, Melgar recently graduated from Coastal Carolina University
with a Bachelors in music education and classical guitar performance under Dr.
Daniel Hull, Ph.D. Melgar is currently looking for students that are eager to
share his passion for classical music through string instruments. “I plan to
continue my course of studies to obtain my Masters in classical guitar
performance here on the west coast,” said Melgar. “Overall, I get the most
enjoyment from life when I have an opportunity to share my gift and passion for
music. Knowing I can help someone find a state of happiness and enjoyment while
playing music really touches my heart and soul.” First Friday at OTA is always
free to the public, where the snack and beverage bar will be open.
The City
of Sequim and the City Arts Advisory Commission invite the public to enjoy and
participate in their Open Jam – an informal gathering of people who like to
make music from 5:30 to 7:30PM at 152 W Cedar
St. All acoustic
instruments are welcome plus singers, keyboards, practice basses, and other
electronic instruments. If you’d like to play certain songs, please bring
multiple paper copies of songs or pdf files. September is the last month for
“The Beach” exhibit plus we will have another Open Jam Session from 5:30pm to
7:30pm Be sure to enjoy the last month of “The Beach” art exhibit inside the
Civic Center featuring artists Lora Armstrong, Lynne Armstrong, Gary Bullock,
Jane Burkey, Jeannine Chappell, Patrick D. Clark, Gdane Curposney, Melissa
Doyel, Christopher Enges, Marilynn Evans, Cindy Fullwiler, John Gussman,
Paulette Hill, Rick Hill, David Johannessohn, Mark Kennedy, Rita Kepner,
Katherine Loveland, Melissa Mann, Natalie Martin, Stacey Martin-Lopez, Linda
Martz, Gail McLain, Sharman Owings, Sallie Radock, Claudia Serafin, Linda
Stadtmiller, Morgan Stephenson, Ryoko Toyama, Patty Waite, Donna Wilson-Sommer,
and Sandy Wolf.
“Blue Souls” by Phil Tauran
Tracy Wealth Management at 149 W Washington St.
hosts local photographer Phil Tauran. Fascinated by the pictorialist movement
of the early twentieth century and also impressionism, he invites you to
discover an unusual photograph. Born and raised in France, Phil was very early
attracted by art in all its forms. Painter first, he dives pretty quickly in
photography and more specifically black and white. For him “The image is a
medium of truth and emotion, to capture and live the decisive moment. It’s both
a need and a way to communicate. “Phil is a professional photographer who
has been based in Sequim since 2011.
Gary McMannon at the Herd Gallery in Big Elk
Special Event during the September
6 Sequim Art Walk!
“The Poetry of form & color” as expressed by featured painter and poet Gary
McMannon at the Herd Gallery inside the Big Elk at 707 E Washington St. Internationally
inspired painting and poetry by local artist Gary McMannon will be featured
within the gallery, please take this unique opportunity to view this collection
of images created during his decades of travel to such diverse locales as
Kentucky, Ireland, Madrid, Spain, South Africa, Wyoming, Seattle, WA, and our
own Olympic Peninsula where Gary has lived for over 20 years.
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!
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.
“Leave your worry on the doorstep, Just direct your
feet, On the sunny side of the street.” Stroll or dance in the summer sunshine
with the yellow theme color for the August Art Walk! 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. Everyone is encouraged to wear yellow or cheerful,
fun apparel during the Art Walk to celebrate our Sunny Sequim!
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 August 2:
D.R. Anderson painting
New Venue on the Art Walk! Harbor Audiology and Hearing Center at 538 N. 5th Avenue hosts members of NOW (North Olympic Watercolorists) including Carol Wilhelm, D.R. Anderson, Shirley Rudolf, Roger Huntley, and Reiko Barclay. Come meet the artists and enter into a raffle for a donated giclée of Seattle’s cityscape.
New Venue on the Art Walk! The Shipley Center at 921 E Hammond St. has an exciting line up of exhibitions and demonstrations of Fine Art including oil, pastel, and watercolors, Fiber Arts, Stitchery, Wood Burning, Driftwood Critters, Art Glass Pieces, and a singing group! They are also providing a $5 meal for before or after the Art Walk.
New Location! Now visit the Sequim Museum and Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue in their new location! Enjoy the “Daring To Defy Ordinary – Three Unique Photographic Perspectives of Nature” exhibition includes Sammy Catiis, Tim Hauf, and Sally M. Harris. See how nature inspired these artists’ viewpoints as you travel the world with Tim, up close with Sammy, and visit “The Bird Zone” with Sally. Al Harris will be providing the live music during the reception.
The City of Sequim and the City Arts Advisory Commission invite the public to a Block Party on the Civic Center Plaza at 152 W. Cedar Street from 5:00 to 9:30 PM. The Party will kick off with a Flash Mob in the Civic Center Plaza at 5:15 p.m. by the Zumba Sisters! Live music starts at 5:30 with the high-energy and easy going sounds of Bread & Gravy, followed by the unique blend of folk and rock by Quilcene musician, Kalan Wolfe at 6:30 PM, and then the compelling mix of eclectic rhythm and blues of Locos Only from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. There will also be rock painting for kids, and a live painting by local artist, Craig Robinson during the concerts. Cedars at Dungeness will provide a beer and wine garden throughout the evening and visitors are encouraged to bring your own chair and picnic on the plaza during the event.
Zumba Flash Mob at Sequim Civic Center“Cormorant” by Rich Hill
Be sure to enjoy “The Beach” art exhibit inside the Civic Center featuring artists Lora Armstrong, Lynne Armstrong, Gary Bullock, Jane Burkey, Jeannine Chappell, Patrick D. Clark, Gdane Curposney, Melissa Doyel, Christopher Enges, Marilynn Evans, Cindy Fullwiler, John Gussman, Paulette Hill, Rick Hill, David Johannessohn, Mark Kennedy, Rita Kepner, Katherine Loveland, Melissa Mann, Natalie Martin, Stacey Martin-Lopez, Linda Martz, Gail McLain, Sharman Owings, Sallie Radock, Claudia Serafin, Linda Stadtmiller, Morgan Stephenson, Ryoko Toyama, Patty Waite, Donna Wilson-Sommer, and Sandy Wolf.
THISTLE and Sequim Community Makerspace
Brad and Kelly Griffith will open their historic
home, Sequim’s first creamery in 1914, at 311 W Turnhere Road to share their
studios and passions. Brad, of Sequim Community Makerspace, will share his
enthusiasm and secrets for wood bending of all kinds. His knowledge and creations
are sure to inspire. Kelly will have jewelry available from THISTLE and will
also be available to share her first published book on life after loss, “After
Words: cultivating peace, purpose and beauty in the aftermath of tragedy.” Stop
by to share conversation and refreshments!
Kayohti
Olympic Theatre Arts at 414 N Sequim Avenue hosts
live music with Kayohti starting at 5:30 PM in the Gathering Hall. Kayohti is a
four piece band of guitar, keyboard, bass, and drums composed of some of the
most experienced players on the Olympic Peninsula. Featuring Jim Charlier on
bass and vocals, Mark Schecter on keyboards and vocals, Terry Smith on drums,
and Mike Pace on guitar and vocals, Kayohti plays both originals and uniquely
interpreted covers. You can expect to hear anything, from Albert King, to The
Meters, The Neville Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, and Little Feat. It’s
all about dancing. First Friday at OTA is always free to the public, where the
snack and beverage bar will be open.
“That’s when the light shines through” by Lynne Armstrong“EarthSong” and “Golden Spiral Triangle” by Deborah Harrison
Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features the
gallery’s veteran artist Lynne Armstrong and welcoming a new face, Deborah
Harrison, who is a glass-water sculptor. Lynne’s exhibit includes ‘The Beach
Series’ of acrylic paintings, while Deborah presents water-sculptures
collectively titled ‘The Dance of Water and Light.’ Lynne Armstrong
states, “I am privileged as an artist to live where the land meets the
sea. It is a place of great spiritual significance. I completed a Masters
degree in Fine Arts in Painting at Cornell University and a Masters in Art
History at Stanford. For one year I was a student at the Academia de
Belle Arte in Florence, Italy, before completing my comprehensive examinations
for a Ph.D. in Art History at Stanford. I have taught art in college, high
school and elementary school. I work in the mediums of watercolor, oil,
acrylic, and clay.” Deborah Harrison states, “Ever since I was a small child, I
have been mesmerized by the play of water and light. Recently I have learned
that just gazing upon the water, and listening to its sound, helps quiet the
mind and calm the nervous system. I wonder if perhaps that is why I have always
been so captivated by it.” Her artwork highlights the beauty of light and
water. Incorporating Sacred Geometry into her designs, these unique sculptures
feature flowing water as their central element. The fountains—which she calls
“Watersculptures”—are made of marble and natural stone, stained glass, and
ceramic, and are illuminated from within. Her latest pieces do not incorporate
water, but are made with multiple layers of a unique stained glass called
“waterglass”. With its gentle rippling undulations, waterglass gives the
impression of gazing into a watery realm. When the waterglass is illuminated by
natural light, it comes to life. For this reason, Deborah recommends they be
placed on a windowsill.
Mixed Media Art by Patty Waite
Pondicherri at 119 E Washington St. is hosting artist
Patty Waite and her photo-based mixed media artwork involves equal parts
digital art and hands-on creativity in the studio. She creates designs
that acts as inspiration, encouragement and empowerment using found and
recycled materials. Also, henna artist Ellie Curtis will be creating
all natural henna tattoos. Light bites and refreshments provided. 20%
off all Pondicherri products for wearing the month’s theme color: YELLOW!
Design2Scan3D at 207 W Spruce St. which features
Sequim featuring 3D printing, 3D scanning, and ceramics classes. For August Art
Walk, local Port Angeles author, Louise Lenahan Wallace will do two readings
from her books. At 6:00 PM, she will read from her first book, “Length of
Days”, which starts us out in Ohio during the outbreak of the Civil
War. At 7:00 PM, she will read from, “The Longing of the Day”,
which takes place on a ranch in the Wyoming Territory. Both readings will
be approximately 5-10 minutes each. Design2Scan3D will also be displaying
a 3D print of the bonsai project that was scanned at the July Art Walk.
Check out local artists and craftspeople at the
Sequim Farmers Market showcase at Centennial Place on the corner of 100 E
Washington St. and Sequim Ave.
The Bag Ladies of Sequim at 161 W Washington St. has
added several unique new artists including Elvina Taylor who creates ceramic birdhouses
and colorful votive shrines, Gloria Hancock who paints wine glasses with cheery
images of lavender and birds. Also, Julie Taylor has handwoven wool socks and
fingerless gloves, Kelly St. Clairs acrylic paintings, and Valerie Stevens
ceramic tiles with hand-painted mermaids, octopus, and etc.
Nightingale
Wind Rose Cellars at 143 W Washington St. hosts the
harmonious live music of Nightingale with Donna and Mary. Also enjoy award
winning artfully crafted wines and appetizing tidbits at Wind Rose.
Rainshadow Cafe at 157 W
Cedar St. has live music with “Mixed Company” who are a local
husband and wife team and friends who enjoy making music together and know how
to get toes tapping. The music they play is a mix of
old-time favorite bluegrass, Irish tunes, a few Texas two-step favorites, a
sprinkling of vintage soft rock/folk with a “Mixed Company” twist, as well as
some spicy Cajun samplings. David Herrera plays mandolin,
having played with several groups locally, entertaining friends for a number of
years. Bob Warner, on guitar, comes to “Mixed Company” from Olympia and time
playing with a blues band. Jon Faverty has played fiddle for decades, formerly
playing professionally in south Florida. Jon’s wife, Karen Faverty, rounds out
the sound with a bass line, played on a Kala U-bass. You’re bound to go away
from a performance with a song in your heart!
Special event during the Sequim Art Walk! “A Glimpse Inside Keith’s Frame of Mind” with photographer Keith Ross at Decorate with Panache at 154 W Washington St.
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!
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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