Just in handmade silk scarves from Cicely. 2023 opening exhibition dates.

 

Fleur-de-lis pattern on velvet with the reverse in 100% pure silk.

The technique is known as devoré, from the French for “devoured,” because the silk is spackled away by an applied paste.

Hand-hemmed

Approx. 70 “x 14”

One-of-a-kind by Seaside textile artist Cicely Gilman

$90.

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Cicely Gilman, the artist, quilts silk into wall hangings, creates framed mix-media silk art, and hand-makes silk scarves using unique patterns.

New. Here. Now. Fairweather House and Gallery. January. 2023.

Cicely Gilman uses a special sugar, salt, and sunlight recipe on silk to create unique patterns.

Cicely Gilman is a vibrant North coast personality in fashion and textiles. Throughout her life, she has cultivated a personal style that is both witty and exuberantly idiosyncratic.

She dresses to complement her art using fabrics adorned with her textiles.

And, once upon a time, our very own Vanessa K. Stokes, abstract watercolor, pen, and ink artist, had the opportunity to meet the fashion icon Cicely Gilman at an after-hours event. Vanessa, a self-styled icon-in-the-making, says, “When I get dressed for someplace to be, I will spend more time searching to find an outfit and doing my makeup than I will spend at the actual event.”

Gallery opening receptions with LIVE music by Chelsea LaFey and Richard Thomasian, artist talks, Seaside LIVE ™ painting demonstrations, door prizes, and treats. 

Fairweather 2023 exhibition themes:

Mar 04   Forward Path

Apr 02   Clever

May 06   Op Art

Jun 03   Good Stuff

Jul 01   Framing the View

Aug 05   A Complete Unknown

Sep 02   Off the Wall

Oct 01   Lost and Found

Nov 04   Beyond

Dec 02  Anticipation  

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

Top ten 2022 Fairweather moments.

#10. Cherisse Mai, from Calgary, hand-carried her gemstone art to the gallery after a 14-hour non-stop drive.

#9. Paul Brent, a Seaside summertime artist, painted “Nocturne Pelican,” a key signature LIVE action piece for the Seaside Providence Hospital Festival of Trees. The event raised more than $262,000 for medical research.

#8. Victoria Brooks, resident artist, painting LIVE for Seaside First Saturday Art Walk patrons.

#7. Melissa Jander and Marga Stanley, Fairweather resident artists, offered a different perspective on the  BALANCING ACT exhibition theme; Mellissa spoke about learning ballet steps, and Marga spoke about the tribulations of having a picnic outdoors with ants visiting.

#6. Chelsea LaFry and Richard Thomasian stepped in to play LIVE during the after-hours events at the gallery. The duo will return in 2023.

#5. Neal Maine, Martin Conley, Peg Wells, Bob Kroll, and Jeanne Walker offered artist talks during a Seaside First Saturday Art Walk.

#4. Sara, Kathy, Denise, Saundra, Joan, and Kay, gallery hostesses, pose for a photo before an opening reception.

#3. Mary Lyn Gough, a watercolor artist, chose the gallery to debut her 2022 fabulous floral art.

#2. Toni Avery, an artist, poses with her work that compliments the exhibition theme and tablescape.

#1.  Lieta Gratteri, a prolific floral artist and fellow gardener, attended quite a few gallery exhibitions in 2022. 

Please read more about our Seaside Gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

Find where original art is integrated daily with irreplaceable humanity, friendship, and beauty.

Beautiful things.

This is Fairweather’s.

612 Broadway Street 

Seaside, Oregon

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

 

We are taking a winter hiatus in 2023. 
Closed until January 12.
 
Save the dates for our 16th annual “Foul Weather” sale.
Jan. 12 through Jan 15.
Selected price reductions at 20%, 50%, and 75&.

From Fairweather friends.

Handmade twig tree from a friend of N.H., Fairweather gallery patron.

 

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A collage featuring Made by N.W. Hands ™. Top left is a Pacific Force image by Neal Maine over the fireplace. Top right is a tree made from books by N. H.  Bottom left is an ornament made with vintage textiles by D.F.  Pictured in the middle bottom is a collection of polar bear cat nip toys made by S.V.-G. The bottom right is a strike-off close-up of a vintage tea-dipped newspaper tree by L.L.
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From a personal collection in the Fairweather house, a collage of recycled paper, driftwood, and vintage cone trees.

And, so, this is a Fairweather wrap, as we enter the family and friends time of the year. We have all worked extraordinarily hard to realize our dreams in 2022. Now is the time to celebrate those successes. Being artful and grateful for artists of all kinds.  Their work keeps on flourishing, with the peaks, quantity, and quality soaring higher and higher. Indeed, it is through Made by NW Hands ™ that we honor visionaries who are changing our cultural arts community.  We look forward to 2023, a year that promises to be even more full of ideas and inspiration.”

Please read more about our Seaside Gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

Find where original art is integrated daily with irreplaceable humanity, friendship, and beauty.

Beautiful things.

This is Fairweather’s.

612 Broadway 

Seaside, Oregon

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

Closed December 24-25 to allow time for family and friends.

Open December 26 for our 16th annual “Foul Weather” event.

And, too, as usual,  we are closed Tues & Wed until summer.

Just in from Christine Trexel, handmade boxes and books. Beautiful things.

 

As an adult, Christine Trexel began her journey by creating her books and boxes and making paper. She has been fortunate to have taken various classes at the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts and with internationally known artists in bookbinding and paper making. Christine retired from a career as an occupational therapist. She worked in Australia before retiring to Panama and returning to America. 

For a while, Christine grew and processed plants from her garden in the Pacific N.W. to make paper for the books and boxes using New Zealand flax, iris, crocosmia, anything that had a long parallel fiber. However, she is longer making paper as it began to be much too physically demanding and currently creates her work using selected handmade paper and bookbinding textiles.

Clark, her husband, handbuilds ¼ scale of sailing ship models. Pictured is his model of the Columbia Rediviva.

Christine Trexel recently remarked with a bit of humor, a trip into Seaside away from her home studio “takes a lot of planning and a lot of grit.”

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Books have been integral to Christine Trexel’s life since early childhood. She grew up on a farm and spent many happy hours lost inside the pages of a book. She firmly believes a day without time aside for reading is incomplete.

The contents of the books in Christine Trexel’s books might tell history through pictures and writing, or there might be drawings or geometric designs. Her attention to detail is remarkable.”  –-D.Caswell

Box with a hidden drawer by Christine

Christine Trexel makes elaborate jewelry boxes. One such box, called “Repository of Lost Things,” for storing lost things: such as a single earring, and complete with a hidden drawer, perhaps, to place lost memories or secret thoughts. Exquisite treasures. And just in time for Christmas.

Take note. A holiday tradition continues. Fairweather’s will schedule home deliveries throughout the North Coast of your purchases of Made by N.W. Hands ™ from the gallery through December 23. And, as usual, with complimentary gift wrapping.

Please read more about our Seaside Gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

Find where original art is integrated daily with irreplaceable humanity, friendship, and beauty.

Beautiful things.

This is Fairweather’s.

612 Broadway 

Seaside, Oregon

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

With deep gratitude to the more than 200 artists that have contributed artworks through the  past year.

They and their art patrons have helped us grow to develop an idea of what a gallery can be. 

We are humbled to be able to continue this relationship in our community with respect as Fairweather Gallery enters its sixteenth year in 2023.

 Thank you.

Just in from encaustic and cold wax artist Peg Wells.

“Answering What is Still” cold wax on the panel by Peg Wells.

It’s rare for one specific painting medium to have a whole genre of painting associated with it, but Cold Wax Medium is one such medium. Cold Wax Painting is not defined by subject matter nor the degree of realism or abstraction; Cold Wax Painting is unified by artists’ shared interest in experimentation, texture, and the physicality of paint layers.

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I married a naval officer, and we traveled to many countries and states. We settled in Oregon a couple of years ago. I started my artistic journey first on the potter’s wheel, then into tile making and designs. 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.”  Peg Wells

During a recent HOA relocation interview, Peg Wells, an artist in her 90s, asked if a blow torch studio would be acceptable for her encaustic painting. After learning this would not be permitted, she changed her painting technique to cold wax.

“I have adapted to paint with cold wax in our primary residence in the valley.” –P.W.

“I will enthusiastically continue my hot wax encaustic painting in our second home in Seaside.” P.W.

The most significant difference between encaustic and cold wax is that, while with encaustic painting, the wax must be molten to work with and then reheated with a blow torch (fused) once applied to the surface, in cold wax painting, there is no heat involved.

A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.” –Proverb

Connecting art seekers and makers through thoughtfully curated exhibitions and juried shows since 2006.

Please read more about our Seaside Gallery, our commitment to N.W. artists, and our products made by N.W. artists.

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

Find where original art is integrated daily with irreplaceable humanity, friendship, and beauty.

Beautiful things.

This is Fairweather’s.

612 Broadway 

Seaside, Oregon

https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com

With deep gratitude, more than 200 artists have contributed artworks through the years. They and their art patrons have helped us grow to develop our ideas of what a gallery can be. We hope to continue this relationship with respect as Fairweather Gallery enters its sixteenth year in 2023. Thank you.