Heather Davidson Featured At Venue For June Artwalk

Jewelry artist Heather Davidson of The Doodlebug Project is featured at Venue this month. Originally from the Midwest, Heather grew up in Nebraska and went to college in Minnesota. She has been a Seattleite ever since and is very happy with the change in climate.  

Heather has been making art – from drawings to oil painting and ceramics - using many different mediums since as long as she can remember. The jewelry she’s been focusing on currently has brought her back to her original love of pencil drawing and her love of nature – both flora and fauna. All of her original designs are created in shrink plastic, and most of it is drawn by hand.

She makes several sketches of each design, but no two are exactly alike. Even her printed jewelry designs that include stud earrings and necklaces with glorious pattern work have variations depending on which part of the design she decides to focus on. It can be difficult to create an image that works on such a small scale, but Heather finds that the finished designs give her a sense of peace and balance.

Venue
5408 22nd Ave NW

Estrella Stern and Link Show At Blowing Sands For June Artwalk

Three creative, vibrant spirits have their work on display this month at Blowing Sands Glass and Laura Frost Gallery: jeweler/silversmith George Estrella and artists Denny Stern and Rory Link.

George Estrella's pieces are evocative of the northwest, with strong natural forms such as water, mountains, whales, and salmon.  

Art by Denny Stern will catch your eye, wake you up, and fill you with the joy of a well-played  song for a spring morning.  

Rory Link's work feels like the spark of revelation made tangible. Honest. Come see them June 14th through July 9th.

Blowing Sands Glass/Laura Frost Gallery
5805 14th Ave NW

Sophie Gardner At Venue For May Artwalk

This month at Venue come meet the newest studio tenant - jeweler Sophie Gardner. Sophie Gardner’s jewelry creates an aesthetic bridge between ancient and modern worlds. 

She incorporates the intricate details of Spain's Moorish architecture, tiles, arabesques, and portals; the repetitive beauty of East Indian textiles; and the strength and simplicity of Japanese illustration and stencil design. Most recently she has been working with Fossilized Wooly Mammoth ivory and ancient scrimshaw techniques, applying an innovative and a modern approach to prehistoric material.

Venue
5408 22nd Ave NW

Shari Both Trunk Show At La Tienda For May Artwalk

La Tienda is excited to hold a trunk show of local jewelry artist Shari Both of Kenmore.  

Shari is showing a collection of hand-wrapped sterling silver with natural stones necklaces and earrings, guaranteed to delight any mom or mom to be.

La Tienda
2050 NW Market St

Elemental Silver by CatNorth Designs Featured at Domanico Cellars During May Artwalk

Domanico Cellars Winery & Tasting Room will be hosting jewelry artist, Catherine Weigel North of CatNorth Designs. 

Cat creates jewelry out of recycled silver metal clay, sterling silver and natural gemstones. The earth's creative and destructive forces fascinate her. She is inspired by the landscape-altering abilities of glaciers, the serpentine paths of old rivers, the lunar qualities of lava, and the transformational powers of water, fire, wind, and salt. 

Cat creates all of her jewelry in her home studio in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. More of her work can be seen in her Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CatNorthDesigns

Domanico Cellars Winery & Tasting Room
825 NW 49th St

Anima Mundi Featuring Handmade Jewelry by AnnaMarie Sabo for November's ArtWalk

Ballard's eclectic pop-up shop, the Anima Mundi store and gallery, will feature handmade jewelry designed by Seattle's own Annamarie Sabo. Many longtime Ballard residents will remember Annamarie from her days at Mercado, located in the Sunset Hotel prior to the devastating fire there that took both her home and her business.

Vine Maple Necklace

Ever resilient, Annamarie rose above her losses and became an accomplished silversmith who now sells and shows her work internationally. Anima Mundi is currently the only retail location for her in Seattle.

Turks and Caicos Pendant Necklace in Sterling Silver

Telluride Bronze Cuff with Fire Citrine

As a special gift to Ballard residents, all Sabo Designs jewelry is offered at 20% off now through December!


Anima Mundi
5465 Leary Avenue NW at Market

Wall Objects at Miro Tea: Isaac Quigley, Sara Owens, Erin Campbell, Cheryl Freece, and James Lobb

Miro Tea is pleased to present for the month of November this multimedia wall-sculpture show featuring five Seattle based artists: Isaac Quigley, Sara Owens, Erin Campbell, Cheryl Freece, and James Lobb.  “An object is abstract (if and) only if it fails to occupy anything like a determinate region of space (or spacetime)”…also… “x is an abstraction if and only if, for some abstraction function f, there is or could be an object y such that x = f(y)” (Rosen, Gideon, "Abstract Objects", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2012 Edition)) Reception Saturday November 10^th from 6-9pm

Miro Tea
5405 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107

Jewelry by Tokyo Native Yuko Tanaka of Sazanka Design Featured this Month at Venue

Tokyo native Yuko Tanaka launched Sazanka Design in 2011. She specializes in handmade jewelry and accessories, incorporating vintage kimono fabrics. Yuko’s strong sense of color and design results in unique, contemporary pieces that honor her cultural roots. 

“I feel lucky to work with kimono fabric, which is exquisite and gives me infinite inspirations. It is exciting to know that my jewelry connects people to the past while allowing them to express themselves in the present, “ Yuko says. She hopes that customers enjoy the beauty of kimono silk as much as she does.

Venue
5408 22nd Avenue NW