Market Street Shoes Features the Photography of Tom Deering for October

A Northwest native, Tom was first attracted to the folklore of the Balkans, and Bulgaria in particular, during high school in 1968. A founding member of Seattle's Radost Folk Ensemble, Tom has made several trips to Bulgaria to dance, photograph, and study folklore, most recently with his family in 2010.
Most of the photographs in this show were taken at the Bulgaria's National Folklore Festival, held every five years since 1966 in the town of Koprivshtitsa.

Market Street Shoes 2232 NW Market Street

Nancy Reithaar and Suzanne Lorenz Fill BallardWorks For November Artwalk

abundance, variety, adaptation, proliferation, versatility, color, texture, shape, ink, collage, paper, comradeship

These words describe my process, focus, and evolution as I reflect on ten years of exhibitions as a Ballard printmaker and participant in the Ballard Artwalk. This show is a celebration of a decade of collaboration with local businesses and artists in our vibrant Ballard community. On display will be some of my earliest prints of elephants (featured in my first show at Sev Shoon Arts Center), as well as blue herons, cats, and every animal I could fit in up to my newest series of sea creatures and beaches. Please join me in my journey through monotype, etching, and the animal kingdom.  -Nancy Reithaar

I am inspired by broad expansions of light and color, beauty in nature, and the landscapes that surround me. I look for capturing the ‘beautiful impermanence and rustic decay’ symbolized in the Japanese phrase 'wabi-sabi.’ I am interested in photographing the decay of iconographic imagery of my lifetime: pioneer cemeteries, antiquated trucks, drive-in movie remains, deteriorating barns, movie theater marquees, vanishing telephone booths. I have recently begun photographing urban environments, commercial window reflections, fire hydrants and urban life.

I have been photographing for over 3 decades,  some of those years more concentrated than others. I started with film in the darkroom with black and white images, focusing solely on tonality and controlling light. Now, in the digital age my focus still remains the same. -Suzanne Lorenz

BallardWorks
2856 NW Market St

The Photographer Erynn Rose will be Featured at Venue for the August ArtWalk

Erynn Rose, Photographer

Erynn Rose started taking pictures in the early 90’s, mostly because he was surrounded  by a family of photographers who he felt were always taking pictures of the wrong thing. He picked up the camera to show them what they were missing. Now he can be found wandering Seattle with a variety of digital and film cameras to try and capture Seattle in all her glory. He specializes in tilt-shift* views of the city, making it look like a detailed architectural model. You may have seen his work in Seattle Magazine, or Where Seattle books and maps.

Fremont Bridge

Seattle

Gasworks

 *What is tilt-shift? Tilt-shift imposes a fake depth of field on the image, resembling what you would see in a close-up image of small objects, tricking the eye and making it look like a miniature scene. This is achieved either by tilting the lens off the body, leaving just a line of the image in focus, or in post-production blurring all but a tight section of the image.

Venue

5408 22nd Avenue NW

Garet Wolfe Brings Vivid Photographs to Savour

Garet Wolfe is originally from Fullerton, California and has spent most of his life creating art in one form or another – from music to printing to building Tiki bars. Garet picked up a camera again, inspired particularly by the digital revolution of the 21st century, and has been producing original photography ever since.

Buoyed by a certificate program at the University of Washington, Garet has been inspired to work in an increasingly complex and interesting way with all types of subjects. While many photographers lamented the passing of the darkroom, Mr. Wolfe can successfully build upon the solid foundation of traditional techniques, elevating his work to the next level with all manner of digital mastery.

“I like to make things look better than they do in real life. Softer, more colorful, even dreamlike,” says Garet when asked about his intentions. This comes across vividly in his marvelous work prompting the question, “how did he do that?” A fan recently remarked that his work is simply magical.

Garet lives in Greenwood with his wife and collie.

Savour
2242 NW Market Street

Photography by Rod Tipton to Show at The Balmar for the Second Saturday ArtWalk in Ballard

 

 

Rod Tipton started shooting in the 1980s with his first love, camera wise, a Pentax ME Super. Since then the advent of the digital revolution in cameras, the drop in price and the ease of processing has increased his output a hundred fold. 

 Living in Seattle and his love of music has made shooting live bands a natural direction for his work. But his interest range is much wider. He both loves and shoots industrial and nature themes, and works with shapes to bend the relationship between contexts and subject. He has just begun to show his work and is already attracting notice.  

BalMar

5449 Ballard Avenue NW

'Compositions and Gestures,' A Photographic Study on Display at BalMar for the December ArtWalk

Centering around Human interactions and body language, ‘Compositions and Gestures’ are a photographic study of the human body as a means of communication.

In ‘Compositions’ the nude body is recomposed from the original photograph to interact with another photograph within a new composition. Each new composition begins as two or more photographs that create an abstract cellular foundation for the interaction between the bodies. ‘Gestures’, are an exploration into how a hand or foot speaks differently than the arch of a back or rib cage; creating expression as well as landscapes in a sometimes unrecognizable fashion. Both bodies of work play off one and other as a micro macrocosm of humanity.

BalMar
5449 Ballard Avenue NW

Join the Artists at BallardWorks for their Semi-Annual Tenants & Friends Show For November's ArtWalk

This month is the semi-annual Tenants & Friends show at BallardWorks featuring more than 60 pieces by 22 artists over three floors. 

Paintings by Amy Pleasant

Featured Artists :  Sarah Everett, Adam McRae, Dionne Hartounian, Maude May, Nancy Hammer, Springer Hunt, Stephen Gilbert, Amy Pleasant, Lisa Snow Lady, Nancy Reithaar, Phil Stoiber, Anna McKee, Kappy Trigg, Terrell Lozada, Kathy Liao, Jay Lazerwitz, Leslie Currie, Marcia Douglas, Sharon Sanborn, Liza Halvorsen, Larry Halvorsen, Peggy Hunt, Joan Stuart Ross
   
    Type of Medium: painting, encaustic, printmaking, photography, jewelry, fiber art

     A group show curated by the tenants of BallardWorks


Thank you for being a part of an exciting local event!

BallardWorks

2856 Northwest Market

BalMar Presents Cameron Nagashima's 'Quiet Observations'; Photography for November

Local photographer Cameron Nagashima is a Cornish alum with a background in
Seattle’s underground art and music scenes.  He was drawn to photography at an early
age, huddling under the stairs in his grandparents’ home with boxes of slides and a
viewer.  The idea of a “visual family history” captivated him, and carries into his work today, though that family has grown considerably.

I Black Steps

‘Quiet Observations’ documents the still and silent drama that is urban Seattle. Our city as multilayered abstraction, where nature and concrete, wild life and human life, merge. Nagashima captures these moments with an eye for unique compositions which demand reflection.

J Astral Oil

K Flower Reflection

BalMar
5449 Ballard Avenue NW

Photography & Mixed Media On Display for September at The Scoop at Walter's

As The Crow Flies...

Work by Steve Robinson & Wendy Davenport

~ photography and mixed media ~

September 2nd through September 30th

 Steve Robinson

Wendy Davenport

The Scoop at Walter's

6408 32nd Ave NW

Many Artists, Many Talents Showing at BallardWorks for June's ArtWalk

BallardWorks
2856 NW Market Street

Sissie Boatman-Guillan's Photography Featured in June at La Isla

Catch island fever! It's a perfect pairing of the views and flavors of Puerto Rico - photography of island beaches to architecture and authentic cuisine. Photographer Sissie Boatman-Guillán, a native of Puerto Rico, shares her love of the island with work that captures scenery and pets.
 

La Isla

5330 Ballard Avenue NW

Ballard Artwalk Calling for Volunteers!

Do you love art and want to help grow one of the oldest artwalks in the city?  The Ballard Artwalk is currently looking for volunteers who are interested in:

. Writing for the Ballard Artwalk blog
. Photographers to take pictures of art and/or performances
. Event and marketing support

The Artwalk currently has a small volunteer based committee of committed Ballard artists, community members, and business owners.  We are very interested in bringing on more volunteers who are not only passionate about art and the local Ballard community, but are also interested in applying their special skills and talents to help see that our local art scene flourishes.  Come join us as we grow the Ballard Artwalk into an ever more spirited local event for our community members and artists.

If you would like to be a part of the Ballard Artwalk, please contact us at: 2ndsaturdayballardartwalk@gmail.com

Work by Angee Linsey in the June ArtWalk at Kiss Cafe

Originally from the heart of the Midwest, Angee Linsey’s wanderlust began at an early age. At 18, she joined the Army as a journalist and started taking photos for the base newspaper in Germany.  Living abroad allowed her to travel and experience different cultures in every corner or the globe.  

Linsey has always been a story teller – whether in writing or in the animated way she regales her adventures to family and friends.  Always traveling with a small camera, her images were most often of the people she met along the way. 

After military service, Linsey did not continue photojournalism, but four years ago, she picked up a more professional camera. She wanted those images to be more than just snapshots – she wanted to capture the heart of the countries and cultures she experienced through their people. Today, Linsey seeks out people who are simply going about their lives.  It may be someone selling fruit on the side of the road with a child patiently waiting for a treat. Or an old women sitting outside of a church, a place she has sat for hours every day over the years. Her goal is to capture a moment in time that in some small way tells us a story about the people of that place.
 

Photos from A Journey to India at The Amber Den

The Amber Den

1556 NW 56th Street

Kathryn Schuessler arrived in India in 2010 with a broken camera. "After a month of feeble attempts at convincing myself that photography would ruin my memories and take away from my experience, I decided to buy a tiny point-and-shoot to use for the remainder of my trip. What you see here are a few of the resulting images."

All pieces in the exhibit were made in South India. Each photo was flipped, printed, and transferred to wood by hand.

The artist's photographs have published locally and nationally. Schuessler has received grants from various arts organizations and taught photography,
drawing, blogging and English in Japan, Palestine, and India. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2005 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in photography and painting.

To read more about her 2010 journey, visit Schuessler's blog. 

 

ArtWalk Venues for April 2012

Venue
5408 22nd Ave NW

Photographer Travis Tyler captures the majority of his photos in the urban landscape of the Northwest. They are pulled from clips of time lapse photography that he has filmed or everyday objects that often go unnoticed. His inspiration comes from commuting to and from work every day while riding the ferry. Tyler reveals the essence of each image by capturing just the right amount of light, color, and depth of field - allowing the viewer to connect to the photo.

BalMar
5449 Ballard Avenue NW

Gallery by Grace invites you to an exclusive showing of its latest works A walk through blacks and whites. Alicia-Grace is known for her passion with acrylics, as she effortlessly breathes life into her pieces with bold and vivid colors. Her works are not only beautiful, but simple and sometimes two dimensional, with much of her inspiration stemming from various rich cultures around the world.

Artists for October ArtWalk

Sev Shoon Arts Center
2862 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 makes each composition identifiable.



Annie's Art & Frame
2212 NW Market Street

Demian Johnston and Chris Smith from Ballard present: Remains To Be Seen. The show is a multimedia reaction and reflection inspired by the stories and the rediscovery of the remains of the forest fire that Demian's childhood home surrendered itself to. Using the ashes in every piece, they collaborated as a family to recreate new physical memories in art.


Firehouse Coffee
2622 NW Market Street

Back on the ArtWalk again with I Wonder by tomm’ee. Artist of the Mind, Life, Fine Form and Figure. “Art is everywhere you look and in everything you do.” This show relates to simply the world of wonders the artist sees, feels and captures. His work consists of one to nine photographic images merged into one, which goes through many artistic and technical adjustments and cleanings. A typical image can take up to 10+ hours to refine and produce, creating Thomas G. Whipple Fine Art Photography with a Twist. One that captures details, colors and shades that single images miss. Composition and concept are high priorities in the creation of Whiple's images. Embedded in some of my images are concepts, which can appear in the form of stories and personal philosophies, hidden symbols or figures.


La Tienda Folk Art Gallery
2050 NW Market Street

It's an exciting time of year at La Tienda, when they showcase their annual Dia de Los Muertos altar. Learn more about this rich tradition and pick up some new items for your altar. Also available are molds for sugar skulls and papel picado to hang in your window.

Artists for the September ArtWalk

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 Royale
2052 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.

Horseshoe
5344 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.

September ArtWalk Artists

Hotel Ballard

Miro Tea
5405 Ballard Avenue Northwest

Presenting new paintings by local artist Matt Bazemore. Series includes Ballard Avenue landmarks, the rose garden at the Locks, and Fishermen's Terminal. Stop in and celebrate this local favorite's third showing and enjoy the incredible selection of tea and treats.






Habitude Salon & Spa
2801 NW Market Street

Featured artist Greg Boudreau creates multi-layered spray paint stencils on frames constructed from salvaged wood. Working from original photographs, he processed them on a computer and prints the layers as architecture blue-print plots and they cuts the stencil by hand. The stencils are then sprayed on frames constructed of salvaged shipping pallets and focus on portraying industrial and urban landscapes and portraiture. Exhibiting in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, Boudreau currently working from a studio on Capitol Hill.


La Tienda Folk Art Gallery
2050 NW Market Street

As fall approaches, it's time to start nesting and sprucing up your home and La Tienda can help. Select from handmade Indian tablecloths and pillows; table runners and placements from Guatemala; and beautiful serving pieces inspired by nature and created in New York.


Annie's Art & Frame
2212 Northwest Market Street

Tina Abbott shows a large selection of her lovely miniature encaustics here this month. Come by and enjoy her whimsical subject matter and extensive palette! Plus refreshments.



Filthy Rich of Seattle
5402 22nd Avenue NW

Many people say your first time traveling overseas gives you a greater appreciation of life, expands your views and perhaps allows you to "find yourself" when you aren't even looking. Sarah Vanausdoll found herself behind the lens; a daughter, a sister, a girlfriend, a best friend, an artist and photographer. She found her passion for photography immediately upon backpacking through Thailand. Vanausdoll returned home with new eyes and a drive to learn the art of photography. Her love for people, their life stories, and what makes them smile, create a perfect recipe for her camera. "I have an eclectic palette when it comes to my composition and theme, and the subjects I enjoy photographing. I strive to capture vibrance, candids, emotion, serenity and most importantly the memory and feeling of the moment. I photograph LIFE, LOVE & LOVING LIFE....And I would love to share it with you!"


Nightingale Gallery
2215 NW Market Street

Featuring Shannon Roche - remember this, the latest show by Shannon Roche. Originally from the small mountain town of Leavenworth, she has taught art in Hawaii and traveled many national roads and seas via occupations. Roche discovered her love for creating while sitting outside sketching in a high school art class in the mid-90s. Her art style could be described by some as acrylic, mixed media and abstract. A fascination for life and observing the complex and simple moments constantly inform her creations.

Plus a DJ, a possible live painting, and refreshments and snacks catered by our friends at Savour!

Artists in September ArtWalk

Root. Integrative Health
2026 NW Market Street, Suite 201

Escape the urban scene without leaving the 'Hood! Let photographer Ken Vensel take you on one last dreamy summer vacation to some of the most pristine destinations around the world. Captured with rich, dynamic color and playful shutter speeds, he will leave you drooling for more.


Velouria Boutique
2205 NW Market Street

Swing by to check out dreamy photography by Portland's Misha Ashton. A self-taught photographer working with 35mm film, her images are printed exactly as they turn out in an alternative developing process, they are not altered in any way. Instead of using Photoshop, Ashton relies on obscure angles and the film developing process to create a unique and altered image. Also, local jewelry designer Loulu joins in with a lovely selection of her handcrafted jewels.


BalMar
5449 Ballard Avenue NW

Although PJ Andrews' immediate influences are Jackson Pollack and Andy Warhol, his animated work comes straight from the source - cartoons and cartoon characters. Believing characters such as Tweety and Captain Caveman to be larger than life, his rendition of these characters is accented with glitter. Though simple to the point of elegant, PJ’s “diamond dust” efforts offer a new dimension to animation. Passionate about pop art, he believes that by applying his techniques to some of the most beloved animation icons in history, these characters are given the superstar appearance they truly deserve.

July ArtWalk Participants

Annie's Art & Frame
2212 Northwest Market Street
Joey Bates often focuses on portraiture with an emphasis on facial expression. "In my down time I turn to figure studies. The pieces exhibited here are the result of several drawing sessions over the course of the past two years."

Bates received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2005. His work has been shown in over 40 exhibitions along the west coast and appears in several private collections. To view more art and information check out the artist's website.

Haven Salon
5810 24th Avenue NW
Artist Jenifer Rees has long worked in watercolor to create beautiful blends of color through repeated overlays in her landscape paintings. In recent years, she has experimented with using the medium more gesturally, through both wet and dry techniques, to create vivid and expressive images. Jenifer is drawn to outdoor subjects that reveal something about how they have been formed, and/or those subjects that create strong juxtapositions to their settings. Her current show, Gestures, features both scenes from her travels and studies of the beautiful madrone tree found here in the Pacific Northwest.

Cliffhanger Madrone

Santorini Belfry

Kiss Cafe
2817 NW Market Street
Dave Bloomfield, aka "Starheadboy", is a super prolific artist born and raised in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest. He flows his vibrant art through pure stream of conscious and relies on raw instinct, unlimited imagination, and constant inspiration to create his work.

Habitude Salon & Spa
2801 NW Market Street
Monica Frisell grew up in Seattle and began photographing while in high school. Moving to New York City in 2005, there she photographed musicians both in live concerts and at recording sessions. Frisell's work has been published in national magazines such as Jazz Time and Fretboard Journal. Most recently, she publishes a photo essay entitled Sign of Life Recordings, documenting Bill Frisell's 858 Quartet recordings at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.

In the last five years, Frisell has also traveled extensively around Europe and America to explore her interest in modern decay. Her photo essay on post-Katrina New Orleans lead to her most recent project American Archeology, showing here in July. This show also includes photographs taken during a two-month road trip around the United States last winter. Frisell works predominately in black and while with a Leica M-6 camera, developing and printing all her photographs in her Ballard studio.