Archive of Past Shows: 2010

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