Introducing the Indian Blanket bowl with more than 1,000 pieces of exotic woods such as Padauk, Purple Heart, Myrtle wood and Birdseye Maple. Hand-rubbed lacquer finish from Brownie’s workshop. About the artist: Mike Brown is a native of the Pacific…
Many patrons came to the opening reception for “Be Still” an exhibition at Fairweather’s featuring musician and Seaside Chamber Ambassador and local pastor Shirley Smith-Yates, who thrilled art patrons with a playing style perfectly matched to the holiday season. To…
Original oil “All Choked Up” by Joanne Donaca Joanne Donaca is a native Oregonian. With a mother and a father who had their own artistic abilities—her mother of European descent and her father of Native American and European—it was only…
Q: What is raku, you ask? A: Raku is a process of taking a piece glowing red from the kiln (a type of oven that produces temperatures sufficient to complete severe chemical changes) and placing the art piece…
Photos by Sherrie Stahl and Kay Kjemhus. FALL RETREAT, truly, was about who is in the picture and the background of it. Indeed, it was about the memories and meanings. FALL RETREAT featured artists: Nick Brakel, Paul Brent, Jo Pomeroy-Crockett,…
Linda Fenton-Mendenhall is a lifelong resident of the North Oregon Coast. Although fairly new to photography, she is gaining recognition locally and abroad for her artistic images of landscapes and coastal living. Artist’s statement: “The breathtaking coastline from Astoria to…
Spared Chinese Crow. Collage by Sherrie Stahl. Life has a funny way of shaping your art and it certainly rings true for collage artist and photographer, Sherrie Stahl. When asked why she’s so motivated to be out every day to…
Invasive Species, steel ribbon and driftwood sculpture by Robert McWhirter Origin of “Invasive Species”, steel and driftwood sculpture “Invasive Species” was an idea of combining natural building materials with completely unnatural materials to produce something fluid and unique. After receiving…
Billie Johnstone has a history of working with children and their families as a school social worker and clinical practitioner. After retirement from the Tacoma School District, she returned to South Africa, finding the lives of children overwhelmingly horrific. She pledged…
Just moments before 5:pm… Linda Fenton-Mendenhall shines in a spot light as she prepares to photograph the happenings at ANYTHING GOES, an opening exhibition during the Seaside First Saturday Art Walk at Fairweather’s. In the background, Kathy B., Director of Hospitality, who is placing one…