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February 21, 2023

Here now from Lieta Gratteri and Michelle Shigemasa. For Fairwather’s exhibition MARCH FORWARD.

“Afternoon Chickadee” 12×12 watercolor on board by Lieta Gratteri

“Bluebird Adventure” 12 x12 watercolor on board by Lieta Gratteri

“I work out of my studio at home and have a huge group of art and gardening friends that bring so much joy to my life. I am a resident artist of Fairweather Gallery in Seaside and a member of the Oregon Society of Artists.” Lieta Gratteri

Lieta’s trips to the nurseries in the area are her playground, and her garden tips are shared with her many gardening friends. Truly, Lieta wants everyone to have fun in their garden and succeed with everything growing. Surely, being immersed in nature relaxes her mind. Indeed, this month, Lieta offered the advice of removing winter foliage on the Lenten roses (hellebores) in order to allow plants to direct their energy into creating more blooms.
–FH&G review

Just in. Spring, 2023 lampwork bead earrings by Michelle Shigemasa.

Featuring posts and fobs with hypo-allergic materials

Wow, I have found a few vintage lucite lampwork beads to include in the Fairweather Gallery’s up-coming STEPPING FORWARD exhibition. So excited!” Michelle

A lampwork artist works magic with glass and extreme heat. Lampworking relies on rolling and twirling glass on a mandrel to achieve the desired shape.

One of my favorite teachers in high school was Mrs. Shig (MIchelle Shigemasa); she made the class engaging. One phrase I will never forget and still use in my classroom today is the phrase “vocab restate.” A simple way to look forward to more advanced vocabulary.” D. Kim, former student

Fairweather House and Gallery, 612 Broadway St.

MARCH FORWARD, an exhibition featuring original artworks from watercolorist Mary Lyn Gough, gouache artist Lieta Gratteri, abstract artist Miska Salemann, and Celtic jewelry artist Mary Hurst, and new lampwork art by Michelle Shigemasa.

In the heart of the Historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside.

Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of being in the Northwest.

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway Street

Seaside, Oregon

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

January 31, 2023

Just in from Mary Truhler. In Shakespeare verse “verily much”.

Faceted, crystal, sea glass, sterling silver, lampwork, pearl, fretwork, and millefiori one-of-a-kind heart earrings by Mary Truhler.

For Lcve.

For Valentine’s Day.

February 14.

Just in.

William Shakespeare is generally considered to be one of, if not the, greatest writers in the English language. His sonnets deal with themes of love and dedication.

Pearl puddle necklaces with charms by Mary Truhler.

Sonnet 98: From you have I been absent in the spring

Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun

Seed pearls, blister pearls, and pearl potatoes in asymmetrical necklace designs, a signature format, by Mary T.

“10 of Shakespeare’s Best Love Sonnets”. Poem https://poemanalysis.com/william-shakespeare/best-love-sonnets/. Accessed 23 January 2023.

“So are you to my thoughts as food to life, or as sweet seasoned showers are to the ground.” William Shakespeare

Find where everyday dreams are integrated with irreplaceable humanity, friendship, and beauty.

Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of love from jewelry artist Mary Truler.

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway Street

Located in the Historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

January 27, 2023

Light and texture. Encaustic and cold wax art by Peg Wells.

“Sweet Dreams” encaustic art by Peg Wells

Encaustic is a Greek word meaning “to burn in” (enkaustikos). Heat is used throughout the process, from melting natural beeswax and varnish to fusing the layers of wax with dammar (crystallized tree sap). The Greeks used wax to caulk ship hulls as far back as the fifth century B.C., however their process was lost for several millennia until it was rediscovered in its art form by a US artist, Jasper Johns, in the 1950s.

Fun Facts:

Peg’s husband, a retired U.S. Navy officer, Todd Wells, crafts her frames for the encaustic and cold wax art.

Todd graduated from the US Naval Academy one year after Senator John McCain.

They have family ties with the founder of the Sisters, Oregon Outdoor Quilt show.

About the artist:

Artist Peg Wells has a nursing background. Some of the fundamental values that drive art — compassion, humanity, empathy, creativity, and expression — are the very same values that influence nursing. The creation of art is a beautiful vehicle for nurses, whether the goal is to unwind, replenish the soul or share experiences with the world. Proof that nursing and creative dreaming minds can live harmoniously.

Peg Wells images: First row:: “Golden Moments” and “Remembering (SOLD).”

Second row: “Neptune’s Dilmenna,” encaustic work in progress, and “Answering What is Still.”

Peg Wells often speaks during the Fairweather Gallery’s Seaside First Saturday Art Walks, the popular after-hours events that occur throughout March-December.

Peg married a naval officer and traveled to many countries and states. They settled in Oregon a couple of years ago, where she started on an artistic journey, first on the potter’s wheel, then into tile making, and still later into art and designing.

When I was first introduced to encaustics, I knew I had found my niche. Painting with fire enables me to introduce my travel experience into my designs. I have started using Cold Wax, also.

Encaustic allows me to create a broad range of surface effects that can be luminous, highly colored, and opaque. It lets me bring the past into the present and explore fragments from my travels in the U.S.A., Spain, and the Orient.

I was honored to have my artwork chosen for the National Global Warming exhibit at the Encaustic Gallery in Sante Fe.” –– Peg Wells

Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of being in the Northwest.

Fairweather House and Gallery

612 Broadway Street

Located in the Historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside

Representing a fine art collection by an exceptional group of more than 200 regional artists for over fifteen years.

From traditional to transitional, contemporary to realism, and impressionism to emerging art.

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

January 25, 2023

Just in. Another award-winning woodcarving craft by Stuart Dittbrenner.

Stuart Dittbrenner delivered his award-winning wood-crafted Guitar adorned with a spanking new ribbon from the 2023 Coast Wood Crafters Show to Fairweather’s.

Best-of-show ribbon presented by the Mayor of Lincoln City, Oregon.

Here. Now.

This Guitar music lovers will appreciate Crafted from grained maple, ash, and mahogany. Measures 33″ h by 4″ d, signed by the artist, able to hang on a wall.” by StuArt

A close-up strike off of the Guitar shows the multi-colored abstraction of carefully selected wood crafted into wall art.

Also showing a Stu-ART gallery favorite, a live edge console table with tree limb leg.

To start with an inspiration, add raw materials, manipulate the idea, and progress through stages to a conclusion… this is my passion as an artist and craftsman.” Stuart Dittbrenner

Stuart Dittbrenner and his wood crafting award ribbons.

The challenge is to seek the essence of the wood material. To convey to the observer my vision of its form, in space, texture, color and motion. To that goal I comstantly seek to challenge the limits of my skills and imagination.” SD

612 Broadway Street

In the heart of the Historic Gilbert District

Downtown Seaside

A premier source for stylish, chic, one-of-a-kind livable furnishings, unexpected art, and the most beautiful accessories. Glass, paintings, photography, wood, stone, bronze, sculpture, ceramics, and jewelry.

“Fairweather House and Gallery has become one of the historic Gilbert District’s sought-after destinations offering an ever-changing unique visual experience.” –Seaside Signal

Representing a collection of fine art by an exceptional group of regional artists for over fifteen years. From traditional to transitional, contemporary to realism, and impressionism to emerging art.

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of being in the Northwest.

January 20, 2023

Just in. From Miska, Pat, and Renee. Hearts galore.

Heart in Hand by Miska

Acrylic on canvas is Miska Salemann’s medium of choice. Acrylics dry fast, and its artists like “the instant gratifications,” she says. The artist typically adds six layers of paint to each work, so speed is essential.

Vintage Bronze Cupid on marble Stand $750

A Collage of Love Gifts. 2023

Handmade quilted hearts filled using vintage fabric with a unique pocket-sized addition for an individual love note, poem, or a surprise! $30. By Pat Tulip, an N.W. textile designer

Coco Chanel vintage pendants by Renee Hafeman From $225

Fran’s Chocolates ™ gift boxed exclusively at Fairweather’s. From $20

Just in time for Valentine’s Day.

For February.

For Love.

For Valentine’s Day.

February 14, 2023

Beautiful Things made by N.W. Hands.

Meticulous displays, like none other, with disciplined attention to design perspectives.

Find harmony in exquisite materials, combined with the spirit of many artists who know how to apply the mark of a specific themed Northwest exhibition.

Find where interior design is not decorating but giving coastal homes a peaceful lifestyle.

Find where everyday dreams are integrated with irreplaceable humanity, friendship, and beauty.

This is Fairweather’s.

612 Broadway Street

Seaside, Oregon

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

“Afternoon Chickadee” 12×12 watercolor on board by Lieta Gratteri

“Bluebird Adventure” 12 x12 watercolor on board by Lieta Gratteri

A lampwork artist works magic with glass and extreme heat. Lampworking relies on rolling and twirling glass on a mandrel to achieve the desired shape.

Faceted, crystal, sea glass, sterling silver, lampwork, pearl, fretwork, and millefiori one-of-a-kind heart earrings by Mary Truhler.

“Sweet Dreams” encaustic art by Peg Wells

To start with an inspiration, add raw materials, manipulate the idea, and progress through stages to a conclusion… this is my passion as an artist and craftsman.” Stuart Dittbrenner

The challenge is to seek the essence of the wood material. To convey to the observer my vision of its form, in space, texture, color and motion. To that goal I comstantly seek to challenge the limits of my skills and imagination.” SD

Heart in Hand by Miska

A Collage of Love Gifts. 2023

Handmade quilted hearts filled using vintage fabric with a unique pocket-sized addition for an individual love note, poem, or a surprise! $30. By Pat Tulip, an N.W. textile designer

Coco Chanel vintage pendants by Renee Hafeman From $225

Fran’s Chocolates ™ gift boxed exclusively at Fairweather’s. From $20

Just in time for Valentine’s Day.