Ballard Art Walk: illustration

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Tom Crestodina Showing At Annie's Art & Frame

Tom Crestodina is an Alaska salmon fisherman and marine engineer who draws whimsical cross-sections of boats and other fun structures.

The boats are mainly fishing and work boats from the coast of the Northwest, both present and past, and contain authentic details form sea life, from real engines and gear to the underwear hanging in the engine rooms of fish boats. The illustrations are created in pen, ink and color pencil.

This series is especially dedicated to the artist’s wonderful family – Tom’s delightful wife Ania and his beautiful son Franciszek, both of whom were born in Kraków, Poland. They inspired the little Polish accents that are hidden in some of the drawings.You can see these and other works at www.thescow.bigcartel.com

Annie's Art & Frame
2212 NW Market St

Madeline Owen At Sweet Lily Organic Salon For May Artwalk

Madeline Owen will make another appearance at the Ballard Artwalk in May, this time at Sweet Lily Salon.

Working in graphite on paper, Owens captures the wild movement in her dynamic illustrations.

Owens will be joined at Sweet Lily by Alex Olson, a improv jazz pianist. Both Owen and Olson are seniors at Ingraham High School.

Sweet Lily Organic Salon

3000 NW Market St

Keely Dolan and Aerialist Susy Q At Monster Art & Clothing For May Artwalk

Come check out Keely's collection of haunted and evil owls for her May artwalk showing of "The Owls are Not What They Seem".

Keely Dolan is an artist currently living in the Seattle area. She specializes in the mediums of scratchboard and watercolor. She holds a BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Keely draws her inspiration off of her interest in Jungian symbolism, subconscious thought, and dreams. She is influenced by other atmospheric symbolism-heavy artists, such as William Blake, and Rosaleen Norton.

To see more of Keely's work, visit her website: http://keelydolan.artworkfolio.com/

Our May aerial performer is the talented Susy Q! DJ Jessie Beans will get the party rockin' and Monster-ettes Tara and Amanda will be your hosts and keep our yummy snack table well stocked!

Monster Art & Clothing
5000 20th Ave NW

Spirit Animals on Parade at Monster Art & Clothing for March Artwalk

What is your spirit animal? Come to Monster on March 8th, dressed as your spirit animal and check out the colorful collection of original spirit animal paintings by Maxx Folis!

Everyone who arrives in a spirit animal costume can enter a drawing for a prize bag full of awesome Monster goodies!

For this month's Ballard Artwalk, we will have one of our favorite aerial performers: Jessica Prince aka The Aerial Nurse! DJ Jessie Beans will get the party rockin', and Head Monster, Tara, will fill your tummy with her always yummy snack table! Come by to meet Maxx in person and take home an original painting of your spirit animal!

About Maxx: Maxx is a native-Seattle artist, illustrator and designer. Through a combination of formal training and experimentation she's create a style that at times is childish, complicated and entirely her own. Her work frequently features bright colors and scenes inspired by her own vivid dreams. When not working on pieces for solo shows, she runs the gallery Push/Pull at the Greenwood Collective, writes and illustrates her comic, Glenn Crake, and designs and screen prints her own line of accessories and apparel.

For more information on Maxx check out: Friends of Maxx - Where to find the creations of Maxx

Monster Art & Clothing
5000 20th Ave NW

Madeline Owen Brings Wild Animals To Miro Tea for March Artwalk

It’s often difficult to explain with words exactly why something is fascinating. Madeline Owen has always been drawn to animals. On the less crowded days, she visits the zoo to take pictures and observe; the wolves are her favorites. Each animal moves in a unique way- the bears lumber, the elk walk gracefully and majestically, the wolves have a spring in their step.

Owen explores this energy and movement in her show "Curious Poses" opening this Saturday at Miro Tea. To see additional pieces in her portfolio, visit: www.madelineowen.wordpress.com.

Miro Tea
5405 Ballard Ave NW

Baylie Peplow Brings Playfully Elegant Designs to Venue for December Artwalk

This December, Venue is happy to introduce designer Baylie Peplow to Ballard. Creating under the company name Red Umbrella Designs – Baylie describes her company as a small creative studio that strives to be playfully elegant and elegantly playful in all things. Founded on the belief that we are all children at heart, Red Umbrella Designs prefers hand-made, human-centered, and simple in an increasingly high-tech, fancy-pants world.

With a degree in architecture, a background in Montessori education, and a belief that there is beauty all around us - Baylie creates handmade cards, gifts, toys, and paper goods. Her Alphabet Cards and Monster Blocks are already a big hit for holiday gifts at Venue and her simple holiday cards with whimsical lettering are a perfect reminder that sometimes elegant simplicity is all you need.

Venue

5408 22nd Ave NW

Gordon Lambert Connects The Act of Reading With The Reader at Art & Soul

Art & Soul is pleased to be showing works on paper by Gordon Lambert for the month of May.

Working with pencil and paper Gordon enjoys drawing letters, words, alphabets and blocks in text. Combining these elements has led to an exploration of the act of reading and what it might take to depict the mind/eye connections and processes involved.

Also included in this show will be a few pieces showing aspects of television, baseball, small aircraft and local landscapes as subjects.

Art and Soul
2860 NW Market Street

Pop Surrealism and Mexican Motifs Influence Alberto Cerriteño at Annie's Art & Frame this April

Alberto Cerriteño is a Mexican illustrator & designer who has lived in America for nearly seven years. Strongly inspired by urban vinyl toys, alternative cartoons, and the pop surrealism movement, Alberto Cerriteño has developed his own very personal technique and style, which includes a delicate hint of traditional Mexican artistic influences in his management of rich textures and decorative patterns. These contrast strikingly with the blending of desaturated colors and ink, sometimes featuring a vintage coffee finish.

Alberto Cerriteño illustrations have been recognized by progressive art institutions such as Juxtapoz, Create, Drawn!, The Little Chimp Society, Computer Arts, Communication Arts and IDN among others. He has also been invited to participate in collaborative art projects all around the world and diverse solo and group gallery shows.

http://www.albertocerriteno.com/

Annie's Art & Frame
2212 NW Market St

Premiering at Annie's Art & Frame, Stop Motion Animation and Illustrations by Mari Ichimasu, with Musical Guests, Rats in the Grass

The premiere of LITTLE OZE - a stop motion animation by Mari Ichimasu.

LITTLE OZE short animation #1

Title:
“KUROMATSU MISO”

puppet animation
commercial style

duration: 2min

finished date: 10/26 2012
in public since 11/10 2012

summary:

On a rainy day a mouse living alone suddenly recalls her far away home, listening to the sound of rain dripping hard on the roof. She decides to cook miso soup to comfort herself, reminding her of the taste of home. The process of making the soup brings her home back to life inside her heart.

Komari is a Seattle based artist born in Tokyo Japan. Attending art schools in Seattle, Tokyo, and Osaka, her main focuses are stop motion animation and illustration. Working with a DIY mentality, Mari plays writer, director, builder, and animator when making videos. Her illustrations are filled with majestically adorable furry creatures and expansive beautifully cold landscapes. Mari’s imagination is deeper than the darkest watercolor in her palate. Following the traditions of eastern European masters of animation, Mari builds every puppet and set piece by hand and paints her own backgrounds making every frame shot a one of a kind original.

“I have been traveling the world in my imagination called Little Oze. Anything I see, meet, listen to or feel on this endless trip, I visualize in my projects like writing in a memo pad or journal. There are some interesting views and stories that I can’t help but document. Concepts often come from very small ordinary scenes in daily life that are often taken for granted. My mission is to be the voice and deliver the beauty of everything with a small and quiet existence.”

Part of the Process: