LISA ALBINGER

paintings

Pyrrah Jewelry

Sterling, Copper & Bronze
Hand-Created from 19th Century Wax Seals

In days of yore, it was common to close love letters and documents with a bit of sealing wax and then a special seal was pressed into warm wax, authenticating the sender.  Now, a pair of Canadian jewelry designers have taken authentic 19th century seals, made casts, and created pendants, necklaces and rings with these heraldic designs.

Pyrrha jewelry is made of sterling silver, 14k gold & bronze, and with each piece enclosed a small card explaining the symbolic meaning of the designs. Pyrrha jewelry has caught the attention of several  famous Hollywood people who are shown wearing it in national magazines. These pieces are understated items of fine jewelry and will catch your eye with their unique designs and symbolism.

Sandra Summers

Hand-crafted Paper Masks

"I recently moved to Seaside, Oregon in Mid-July. I love the Ocean, Air, and Woods and I have seen amazing sunsets since I've been here. I grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania and NYC. Living in a very culturally rich environment along with my Mexican heritage has influenced my work as well as given me opportunities to experience cultures, diversity and art globally."

"My background in art includes attending The Art Student's League of NY, and The Kansas City Art Institute. Although primarily I am a painter, I have always made objects, Cloth dolls, crafts, masks and sculpture. I like working with my hands and my interests also include cooking, gardening, stained glass, mosaic, paper making, bookmaking and fresco mural, silkscreen, cell animation and craft, weaving, sewing, knitting, and macrame.

"I am also an Art & Montessori educator
an art literacy coordinator in Beaverton Oregon 95-97
Art Cordinator for bands: working with local bands making backdrops and fronts for performances. Posters, fliers, cover art, music magazine illustration, Underground comics and independent magazine illustration and poems."

Beverley Kindley

"An Oregon artist, I paint to understand, enjoy and share the excitement of seeing the visual festival of light, color, texture, form and design in our world. Observing and painting is a meditation, an active appreciation, a way of connecting intuitively with nature, the source of life. Curiosity about how it all fits together and how I can best communicate what I discover keeps me continually exploring places, mediums and methods."

"Painting impressionistic celebrations of this area, I am often inspired when a certain special light transforms the familiar into the uniquely poetic and magical. Whether I turn to the peace of fields and beaches, the strength of trees in shadow, the spirited persistence of wildflowers or the flickering light of ponds and gardens, I feel refreshed, exhilarated and enriched. Working on site and from sketches and photos, I absorb a scene, focus on the mood, simplify the important features, choose the media, and begin to visualize a way to communicate feelings and ideas with colors and shapes. The earth is the source; the light is the catalyst."

Karen Sistek

paintings on silk

Lisa Albinger

CAROL CONNER

Local artist Carol Conner exhibits an elegant collection of contemporary freeform metal sculpture and functional art

LEAH FRANKLIN

Artist Leah Franklin exhibits a collection of bold, colorful oil paintings featuring local landscapes

KAREN SISTEK

Silk Painting

Karen is as infatuated with silk painting today as she was the first time she touched her brush to silk over 25 years ago. As a self-taught artist, and through years of practice, she continues to perfect her own technique.

She specializes in floral images, mostly from an "insect's point of view," zooming in on a certain aspect of the flower and bringing it closer to the viewer. Karen has taught silk painting at the local community college, and continues to teach in her studio and travels to other states to conduct classes.

Karen was chosen as one of only nine artists (out of more than thirty) to paint a 3x9' silk banner to hang at the U.S. Botanic Garen in Washington D.C. in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution. Her art can also be found in galleries in Washington State, and in private collections nationwide.

GEORGE HAMILTON & EARL HAMILTON

Father-Son Art Exhibition

Seven year old Allie Tuttle demonstrates how she makes her pink tailed mice. Other art works on display as well.

All ages encouraged to attend and meet Allie during the Art Walk reception.

WENDY HUHN

Mixed Media Textiles

"I am obsessed with imagery, bright colors and shiny things not unlike a crow or a small child. I always have been.

The imagery that I use is gathered from a variety of influences and sources mainly from my childhood and the possessions that surround me.

I am: a collector of skeletons, heart shaped rocks, ephemera, dolls, license plates, religious icons and books - tons of books.

I am: a visual scavenger of imagery. Often the images are appropriated and I feel no shame in doing so. My intention is to preserve these visual metaphors for generations to come and to honor the source.

I am: a storyteller. The stories I tell through my work reflect the way I view the world- often a brash voice in a room of hushed tones. My sometimes-controversial textiles arise more from conviction than contrariness. How one might interpret my work is of course, unquestionably personal.

As a child I was preoccupied with creating my own paper dolls. I would spend hours cutting and pasting together my own paper people creations from what I found in magazines. The forbidden PLAYBOY magazine was the best source for men, usually attired in eveningwear. In the late 1950’s it was quite a rarity to find commercially printed male paper dolls.

Some things never change. I continue to work today much in the same way I did when I was seven hunting, scavenging, cutting, ripping, pasting, enlarging, reducing and waiting for the divine moment when everything falls in to place."

- Wendy Huhn