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Since 1979 this Bellingham, WA art organization
has provided opportunities for working artists, craftspeople
and performers to interact directly with the community through
festivals, gallery exhibits and programs sending artists
into schools.
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Jon
Blanc
African insights. See Africa through the
eyes of a mzungu (Westerner) through heartfelt stories and
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Ann
Bingham Freeman
Ann passionately captures the spirit of her
subject matter whether as a printmaker, metal sculptress,
or painter. Be prepared to be viscerally swept up into her
art! Her site is being revamped, so keep trying www.abinghamfreeman.com.
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Terry
Davitt Powell
Through integration of luscious color, texture
and oftentimes artificial patterning, Terry creates imagery
to enable the viewer to "re-see nature and the natural
world in places where it has become nearly invisible."
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EOS
Gallery
Eos Gallery owner Shirley Harry is passionate
about fine art and has been of inestimable support and encouragement
to artists in her community.
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Brad has made his mark creating a wide range
of expressively drawn and painted subjects in pastel, acrylic,
watercolor, and oils.
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Karen
Mahmoudi
Each of Karen's jewelry pieces is a joyous
culmination of years of perfecting design and technique.
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JD
Myers
Jane Myers has made an art of her store in
Redlands, CA offering unique homewares and bodywears.
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C.
Maria Plieger
Now producing mainly fairy art acrylic paintings,
Connie Maria also periodically creates painted, quilted
fiber art wall hangings with fantasy, nature and spiritual
themes.
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Redlands
Art Association
A wonderful community-oriented volunteer
organization of area artists and supporters. Steward
of the Margaret Clark Art Education Endowment Fund
to further art appreciation and education in the area.
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Lori
Sandstedt
Happily transforming vintage remnants
and found objects into handbags and one-of-a-kind
jewelry has been her niche. Departing from fashion,
Lori is currently exploring the portrayal of iconic
female figures.
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Aïda
Schneider
Delicious, delirious color, enigmatic
marks and symbols, and an unfettered attitude define
her representational abstracts. Worked in oils on
hardwood panel, they celebrate what her art is about.
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Karen
Williams Smith
A wife and mother first, then Karen
is a doll artist. She inherited a talent for healing
and includes that gift in her accomplished sculpting,
which often bridges the worlds of art and dolls.
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Kari
Von Wening
A synthesis of Kari's vision and the
inherent personality of found metal result in beguiling
works of art with highly refined surface texture,
color and form.
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Katrin
Wiese
Keenly insightful--inciting? One can
only hope!--political art.
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Museum
of Northwest Art (MoNA)
A small regional museum in La Conner,
WA devoted to presenting the works of major Northwest
artists in a continual exhibition and serving as a
source of education on Northwest art.
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The
Performance Loft
The Performance Loft presents innovative
and original productions, is developing a company
of local performers, features monthly poetry readings
with local and national poets, and facilitates classes
for children and adults. Personal note: This is where
I gave my first open mic poetry reading!
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