Cupcake Royale has a new artist in their cafe for the December Artwalk: Jaime Temairik, an illustrator based in Ballard.
Her first book, How To Negotiate Everything by Lisa Lutz, is available wherever fine books are sold, like at Secret Garden Books down the block! Jaime’s next book by Annie Baker, Troll Two... Three... Four... will be out in spring 2014. Check out more of her art and paper goods at cocoastomp.com. Everyone at Cupcake Royale hopes the good people of Ballard have a monster of a good holiday.
Cupcake Royale
2052 NW Market St
Art & Soul2860 NW Market Street
Presenting New Work, art by Joan Stuart Ross & Kappy Trigg.Joan's current series builds up layers of encaustic medium as metaphors for energy, introspection and depth. In a process similar to intaglio, the grids and interstices of color-filled carved lines create an atmosphere underneath and between suspensions of wax, resin and color. Kappy's new works layer surfaces of acrylic paint on panels to create a lacquer-like density, a luminous glow. Interspersed are dabs of color that relate to the idea of foul bite in etching--random marks and glyphs engage to create a mysterious narrative.
BalMar
5449 Ballard Avenue NW
Seattle artist Joshua Gosovich paints with a somewhat whimsical and morbid sense of life. His subjects range from Day of the Dead imagery to haunting houses in surreal landscapes and few things between.
BallardWorks
2856 NW Market Street
Group show featuring these talented artists--Jennifer Nerad, Carl Chew, Jay Lazerwitz, Diane Saffitz, Liza Halvorsen, Betty Jo Costanzo, Larry Halvorsen, Stephen Gilbert, Rosemary Sylvanus Antel, Lisa Snow Lady and Nate Stottrup.
Cupcake Royale/Verite Coffee
2052 NW Market Street
Justin Kane Elder simplifies images by deconstructing them into basic geometric shapes with the goal of constructing a complex design out of simple forms. Each piece focuses on individual colors and how those colors relate to the space they inhabit. Colors are piled together to create a network of corresponding objects. These objects are what make each composition identifiable.
The Scoop at Walters
6408 32nd Ave NW
John Holm fell in love with the sea at a young age while living on the North Shore of Oahu where he enjoyed beach combing and snorkeling. Since then, life has taken him to Santa Cruz, Monterey, Friday Harbor and Madison Avenue. After time as a surfer and art student, to a stint as a Navy pilot and a thirty-five year career in advertising in New York, Holm returned to Seattle. His early coastal memories became the images that were reborn in the form of acrylic paintings and are on display in this show.Cupcake Royale2052 NW Market Street
Artist Justin Kane Elder simplifies images by deconstructing them into basic geometric shapes. His goal is to construct a complex design out of simple forms. Each piece focuses on individual colors and how those colors relate to the space they inhabit. Colors are piled together to create a network of corresponding objects. These objects are what make each composition identifiable. 
Horseshoe5344 Ballard Avenue Northwest As a professional photographer for over 20 years, Janet Mesic-Mackie has honed a vision and body of work that is informed by her love of composition and form, and her training as a visual artist. She has been called a horse photographer par excellence and this show, titled Horses, exhibits her ability to capture the essence and vitality in the natural world. As so well put by Juliet Cameron, author of The Artist's Way, "If you love horses, you will love her photographs. Her horses are immediate, personal and lovable. You'll feel you are there, stroking a velvety nose."
Venue
5408 22nd Avenue NW
Handbag designer Laarni Mejino's passion for sewing and needlework, as well as her deep appreciation for the visual arts, helped to create her business six years ago. Her company Laarni and Tita, is in part named for her daughter Tita (the only girl out of 5 children) who helps with design, fabric selection and marketing. Handmade in Seattle, Laarni and Tita's products are charming, attractive and functional. See her expanding her collection of handbags, purses, messenger bags, and wristlets, and a debut item - iPad cases.
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Velouria Boutique
2205 NW Market Street
Featuring works by Portland artist Elizabeth Soule. In The Little Zoo, she uses Polaroid images of tiny toy animals mounted on wooden block frames in various and intriguing colors and angles. Plus, hand-made designs by local clothing designer Una and Portland jewelry designer Alisha Louise.
Cupcake Royale/Verite Coffee
2052 NW Market Street
Featuring In The Year of The Rabbit, a collection of paintings and portraits by E.A Davidson.
Kiss Cafe
2817 NW Market Street
Shai Steiner considers herself so lucky to be able to combine her two greatest loves: animals and art. Drawing from an education in graphic design and photography, plus her experience as an equestrian instructor, Steiner was able to create a painting style that perfectly encompassed the strongest passions in her life. Using only bright colors enables Steiner to bring forth the life and spirit of each animal. A limited color palette puts the focus on the personality of each subject and creates an enjoyable challenge. What this artist enjoys most is meeting and spending time with these extraordinary animals and their people. Her work strives to celebrate the spirit of all animals and capture their ability to make us smile. Let her capture the essence of your beloved friend.
Cupcake Royale/Verite Coffee2052 NW Market St, SeattleFeaturing In The Year of The Rabbit, a collection of paintings and portraits by E.A Davidson.
E.A. Davidson
