Jo Simonian Brings Stitched Fiber Art To Bloom For June Artwalk

Ballard resident, Jo Simonian, creates her art with felt, embroidery thread, beads and other objects. She finds the rhythm and repetition of stitching  relaxing and loves seeing what emerges on a blank piece of felt. She has illustrated several children's books using these materials and is now working on individual pieces.

Bloom 
5410 17th Ave NW

Resident Artists Exhibit New Work At BallardWorks For April Artwalk

Just as the spring rain heralds fresh new flowers, the cold of winter encourages artists to cocoon in their studio and produce new work. New concepts, new materials, new dreams and visions, captured and held in place for your viewing in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Let's not forget new artists as well. Amy Hamblin joins the roster, working on the main floor in Spark Studio. Her current work is created from recycled rubber playground balls. These dynamic pieces are wearable art unlike anything else you've seen. 

Three floors of art studios and exhibition spaces open for the April Artwalk. Families and kids welcome. Enter through the 1st or 2nd floor doors on 30th Avenue. Includes painting, wearable fiber art, lampworked glass, encaustics, jewelry and print making, all under one roof.

BallardWorks
2856 NW Market St

BallardWorks Presents Group Show For December Artwalk

December marks the semi-annual Tenants & Friends group show at BallardWorks, the studio building located at 30th and NW Market. This diverse body of work include encaustic paintings incorporating vintage printed handkerchiefs, a quilt assembled with materials acquired in Yemen. abstract watercolor, oil paintings and photographs to name a few. The show is hung in the halls and galleries of the three story building floors, with many studio artists opening their doors for a peek into their creative world. 

Inmate Quilt

Karla Freiheit

Prescience

Joan Stuart Ross

"How can I see the bark of tree without asking: who has passed this way before me?

did they make marks, or maps of the landscape?"

Phil Stoiber, 2013

Ivory's Rock: Arbitrary Meridian

Paper litho and chine-collé

Sheet size : 22 x 16 in (HxW)

In addition to the fine art and jewelry on display upstairs, don't miss out on the first floor holiday sale. The tenants of Spark Studio and the printmakers formerly known as Sev Shoon will have gifts small and large for sale. 

BallardWorks

2856 NW Market St

Cameron Mason Opens New Doors At Building C For November Artwalk

Building C just got a little bigger with the renovation of the first floor, adding fourteen new studio spaces to the vibrant community of artists working in this historic building. 

Fiber artist Cameron Mason is one of the newest tenants, adding her soft sculptures to the mix of media brought to life at Building C. Join her for an open house in Studio 10 from 6-9pm. 

Building C

4818 14th Ave NW

Textile Artist Nan Yurkanis Showing At Art & Soul During Artwalk

Art & Soul will be showing original quilts and prints from local artist NanYurkanis in a show titled "Golden Days". 

Along with these beautiful and vibrant quilts be sure to check out Nan's greeting cards and Journals which are beautiful and unique!

Art & Soul
2860 NW Market St

Fabric Landscapes by Sandra West at The Scoop @ Walter's for April Artwalk

I have enjoyed working with fiber and fabric all my adult life and began quilting in the 1990's. I used commercial fabrics to create my first small, matted and framed fabric landscapes in the summer of 2008.

I continue to use commercial fabrics and prefer cottons because of their wide range of patterns and colors that make up my pallet.  Each creation is made by selecting, cutting and manipulating the fabrics, then placing and sometimes layering them to form the natural elements.

Next the pieces are hand appliquéd, hand quilted, embellished, matted and framed. Most of the pieces are framed without glass to allow the viewer to enjoy the detail and texture of the fabrics, hand quilting and embellishment.

My most recent creations are on display during April 2013 at The Scoop @ Walter's. They include landscape, cityscape and still-life arrangements.

I am especially pleased to display my work here on Sunset Hill where I live with my husband, Don Ostrand.

The Scoop @ Walter's
6408 32nd Ave NW  Seattle, WA 98107

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