Sev Shoon's Last Ballard ArtWalk Ever!

Sev Shoon

2862 Northwest Market Street

It is with great sadness that I post this message. Sev Shoon has been an integral part of Ballard's art scene since 1991, starting on Ballard Avenue and later moving to BallardWorks on Market Street. It has been my GREAT pleasure to know and work with its founder, Dionne Haroutunian, since 1997. Her studio was one of the first participants in the ArtWalk and she and I produced two ArtsFest events on Ballard Avenue together. 

Though Sev Shoon is leaving Ballard, it will be transitioning into an artist residency in Sequim, Washington, providing artists an opportunity to immerse themselves in their work without everyday distractions. We will miss Dionne and Sev Shoon in Ballard, but wish them the best of luck in their new endeavors. Stop in and say goodbye on this, their last Ballard ArtWalk. Find out more about their new studio and check out a sale of both supplies and artwork too.

A fond farewell Black Dog!

August 13 ArtWalk Participants

Annie's Art & Frame

2212 Northwest Market Street

Derek Sullivan shows his collection of whimsical alphabet prints, along with a selection of his illustrative prints. Framed and unframed work will be available, and the artist will be in attendance.


Horseshoe
5344 Ballard Avenue Northwest
Artist Reception 7-9PM

Artist, illustrator, and graphic designer Kristien Ziska now lives in Seattle, but originally hails from the Arizona desert. This dichotomy of climates touches on the contrast in her interests, inspiration, and company she keeps and has been constant theme throughout her life. Ziska is horrible at sitting still and is currently in pursuit of balance and the ever-evasive virtue…PATIENCE. She enjoys producing art via watercolor, gauche, acrylic, pen and pencil, and digital prints. She is lover of babes, the desert, the universe, time and space, champagne, international friend visits, her beavers, crystals, moons, Egyptian symbolism, and kitty cats. As she reaches proper adulthood she is realizing her interests trend closer to that of her true self at 9 years old.


Dish it up!
5320 Ballard Avenue

The ART of Cooking Gluten Free!
Join Chef Robin Singer as she demonstrates some of her delicious recipes - ones that just happen to be gluten free! Menu: Thin-crust Pizza with Zucchini-Goat cheese and Wild Mushroom-Chard and Bit-Sized Whoopie Pies with Mint or Coconut fillings. FREE samples and recipes available! Yumm!


Blowing Sands Glass Studio/Laura Frost Art Gallery
5805 14th Avenue NW

Presenting The Poverty Bay Artists Group Show. This group of talented Northwest artists presents works of invention, originality, tradition, craftsmanship and beauty. Artists include painters Jim Matthew, Richard Jahn, Patrice Colvin and more. An excellent collection of pieces.

Artist Jim Matthew

Sev Shoon Arts Center
2862 NW Market Street

Combining mark-making, discarded scraps and images of the ordinary or inconsequential, Phil Stoiber produces prints using etching with chine colle and photocopy litho. He preserves in prints what some would consider debris of daily life, inviting viewers to this open demo to experience new ways of seeing what's familiar to us all.

20 Years of Printmaking at Sev Shoon

BallardWorks
2856 Northwest Market Street
Join Ballardworks in helping Sev Shoon Arts Center celebrate their 20th Anniversary at the July ArtWalk. (And all of those 20 years in Ballard.) All three floors feature the works of over 20 Sev Shoon Members, past and present. Enjoy food creations by Culinary Enthusiast Linda Rajsavong. As always, those BallardWorks artists’ with private studios will have their doors open to the public.

Sev Shoon Arts Center
2862 Northwest Market Street
As part of the 20-year celebration, Sebastian Voorhees hosts free demonstrations in Monotype printmaking on the first level in Sev Shoon.

More June ArWalk Participants

Kiss Café
2817 NW Market Street
A recently relocated native of New Hampshire, Allison Kennedy received her BFA in illustration and Graphic Design in Boston and then moved to Seattle to continue her education in Art Therapy. Working primarily in water-based oils, Kennedy paints a variety of subjects and is excited about bringing art to the public as a way for self-discovery.

Art & Soul
2860 NW Market Street
Showcasing paintings and etchings of cats, dogs and wildlife by Sueellen Ross. Combining her passion for producing art with her love for animals, she creates works of exceptionally strong design and subtle wit. Using India ink, watercolor and pencil, Ross has developed her own unique mixed media combination, concentrating on her drawing skill. Don’t miss these delightful paintings.

Sev Shoon Arts Center
2862 NW Market Street
Sev Shoon etching instructor Betsy Barnum demonstrates printing of medium-scale intaglio etching plates in one and two colors. Other drawing techniques, along with short bursts of drypoint and scraping, diversify the demo. The studio’s walls are filled with examples of Barnum’s work. See the magic that is printed from a thin copper plate.

Ballard Works
2856 NW Market Street
Work by four artists is featured. Claire Cowie’s dreamlike imagery deals with imaginary worlds and the conflation of memory and reality. Through the observation of the inside and outside world, things are altered by the act of being observed. Drawing from playful and dark images, Cowie presents an exploration of fiction vs. truth. Franc Guerrero’s referential but not overt erotic imagery explores the age-old history of painting’s notions of voyeurism. By referencing artists before him, Guerrero creates “thank you notes”, continuing the dialogue between the viewer and the person being viewed. Dan Shafer’s graphic images merge the use of text and image in order to explore the notion of memory, both personal and collective. Inspired by personal experiences of family, faith and community, Shafer reflects on universal experiences by playing with the notion of fiction and reality. Danila Rumold’s perceptions of the inner and outer landscapes manifest in the shape of lights and darks, and the medium of paint and graphite on paper. Through mediation of material, Rumold empties out thought in exchange for the discovery of the fleeting feeling tones and the discovery of the reality of how things are in the moment.



Painting by Danila Rumold


The Scoop at Walter's
6408 32nd Avenue NW
Julie and Andy Taylor of The WoodWork are proud to present for the first time their line of handcrafted, highly functional, durable furniture. Drawing on tradition while looking toward the future, this collection focuses on clean lines, bold colors, and clever techniques that highlight the beauty and strength of each piece. View photographs of their work displayed in handmade frames, along with a few select furniture pieces.

Furniture by The Woodwork

Blowing Sands Glass Studio/Laura Frost Gallery
5805 14th Avenue NW (At 58th and 14th, 1 block North of the Ballard Market)
It looks like spring may be just around the corner, so to usher it in, they’re holding over their Annual Garden Art Show. Included are beautiful flower-inspired paintings by Janet Fagan, Mary Anne Nagy and Kelley Greene, and driftwood heron, rhino and fish by Cynthia Smith. And of course, glass art, including glass bird feeders and garden stakes by sooze deLeon grossman, Lon Clark’s glass floats, and vases by David Smith.


All else follows by Janet Fagan
Vase by David Smith

Building C (Artist Studios)
1148 NW Leary Avenue (1 Block North of Leary on 14th, Banner marks door)
Take this opportunity to visit the open studios of twenty-four professional artists, including: Carol Mallett Adelman, Ben Brackin, Andree Carter, Steve Costie, Diane Culhane, Sue Danielson, Michael Dickter, Louise Durocher, Robert Hardgrave, Virginia Howlett, Mary Iverson, Terry Leness, Mike (Mikela) Naylor, Piper O’Neill, AJ Power, Patricia Ridenour, Sarah Savidge, Robin Siegl, Jennifer Stenhouse, Gillian Theobald, C.L. Utley, Margaret Watson, Lilly West and Junko Yamamoto.