Basketful original by Toni Avery, 36 x 36″ “Flowers represent youth, sensuality, tenderness, splendor, passion, love, and beauty, but at the same time, they also represent the unbearable finitude of life.” Toni Avery is an artist working primarily in the…
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Today is 2-22-22 — a.k.a “Twosday” — a scarce palindrome date full of opportunities and what one professor says has “magic power.” Here is how we relate the day to the arts. Paul Brent is a “master too-for” enhancing the…
Fairweather House and Gallery, 612 Broadway St.
Opening reception for LUSH, the exhibition is featuring N.W. artists Toni Avery, oil painter Emily Shultz-McNeil, watercolorist Mary Lyn Gough, and encaustic artist Peg Wells. Introducing vintage textile artist Jessica Stokes. Artist talks at 5: 30 p.m. Neal Maine, naturalist, biologist, and photographer, lectures at 6 p.m.
These pieces are made entirely of bamboo and waxed linen, and although they suggest basket shapes, they are more sculptural than functional. The bamboo is bent using heat, interwoven, and secured using waxed linen knots. The shapes are inspired by traditional Japanese baskets, which use humble materials to suggest movement and energy associated with natural forces in the environment.
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Stormy Sky in watercolor, pen, and ink by Dorota Haber-Lehigh About Dorota Haber-Lehigh: In her art, Dorota she explores the idea of interconnectedness and fragility of our ecosystems, ecological diversity and species codependence. Dorota also enjoys exploring painting landscapes using…
I am an interpretive oil painter. I love color so I strive to use it to prove the many dimensions of shadow, light and shapes. Painting with both a brush and a knife, I’ll try and create a canvas covered in bold yet thoughtful texture.
You’ll see form. You’ll see color. Hopefully you’ll appreciate the canvas and the way certain blended paint on a flat surface can create a unique beauty." Michael Muldoon
Bunny and Friends Teapot by Dan Peccia I am a self taught potter in Southeast Portland. I started a neighborhood art project and built a free little library type box. The concept was simple. I would put…
#317 from Christine Trexel Handmade jewelry box with silk, embroided top, crystal drawer pulls and book cloth. #321 and #322 from Christine Trexel Handmade paper, marbled corner and woven spine #318 from Christine Trexel Handmade box on legs with handmade…