Through the years, we have sought out the finest artisans in the Northwest. Why bother, you ask, to keep such crafts alive in an age when so little is made by hand today? Because they are better. The work is…
The December 2023 exhibition at Fairweather House and Gallery features a showstopper vignette for the ANTICIPATION show. Every aspect of the show is carefully thought out, curated, and selected with the Fairweather House and Gallery Made by NW Hands ™…
GOOD STUFF vignette #1: Oil painting, impressionistic, by Melissa Jander, pottery by Forest Bash, jewelry by Mary Truhler. Handmade glass by Christine Downs, vintage mouth-blown glass, selected fused glass pieces made available from a private collector, ash wood serving tray…
French artist Claude Monet painted “en plein air,” which literally translates to “in the open air,” which enabled him to notice and record the subtle shifts in light and color in good natural light. As a native Oregonian who…
“Places I Remember” by Melisaa Jander oil painting “This still-life painting features a bouquet of vibrant red tulips in a silver pitcher resting on a green patterned cloth. The vibrant petals stand out against a peek of the landscape outside,…
Hand-made bunny cards, hand-corded carrots, Made by NW Hands ™ spring pottery by Marilyn Cohn, floral cards from Lieta Gratteri, hand-painted wood eggs, month-blown glassware, handmade cut crystal bracelets by Mary Truhler, and, of course, all selected and displayed in…
Made Mostly by Hand. “Mermaid on Shell” by Sandy Visse was created for Fairweather’s September exhibition, BALANCING ACT. Look. Mermaid turned. Perfectly balanced. For BALANCING ACT, a Fairweather exhibition, summer and fall oil paintings by Michael Muldoon, a collection of…
I took advantage of some figure drawing sessions from life.These drawing sessions were so engaging, I felt swept up in the moment. The time flew as I went from pencil, to fountain pen, to charcoal and sumi ink. Small sketches…
The daffodils. The hibernation wakeup. The dawn chorus of migrating birds. The forest awakenings. The spring breakers. The fresh grass. The trees in leaf. Bumble Bees and Lady Bugs. Baby Lambs and Courting Birds. And the musings of one…
Plein Air LIVE on Camano Island with Melissa Jander I have been painting a lot this year, as many of us artists have been doing with our extra time at home. When I paint it’s like traveling to…