Friday August 15 – Sunday August 17, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
— from Bruce Wilson & Mary Jane Elgin —
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Thirty two premier Orcas Island artists and craftspeople will welcome the public into their working studios for the Orcas Artists’ Three Day Studio Tour, Friday August 15 through Sunday August 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This free event will feature artists working in painting, print making, stone cutting, woodwork, blacksmithing, encaustics, ceramics, fiber arts, sculpture, photography, jewelry and more. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch demonstrations, meet the artists and purchase their most recent work.
A special Pre-Tour Show will be held at the Orcas Center from August 1st thru August 31st. An artists reception will be held on August 1st from 5:30 to 7:00 where you can meet with artists and see examples of their work all in one place. Refreshments will be served.
Brochures with maps and directions can be picked up at the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce office or on the web at OrcasArtistsStudioTour.com. Call 376-6957 for further information.
Participating artists include
#1 James Hardman – Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil
#2 Peter Fisher – Photography
#3 Sallie Bell – Jewelry
#4 Jaqueline Kempfer – Oil, Watercolor, Ink
#5 Joe Ciskowski – Woodworking
#6 Zack Leck – Wood, Stone, Iron
#7 Pete Welty – Steel and Stone
#8 Kim Middleton – Oil Paintings of Birds
#9 Brook Meinhardt – Mixed Media
#10 Sharon Ho – Assemblage
#11 Patricia Clark-Finley – Encaustic, Mixed
#12 Mary Jane Elgin – Ceramics
#13 April Pollock – Glass & Steel Wire
#14 Bruce Wilson -Thermal Oil & Wax
#15 Anusha Solayea – Artful Jewelry
#16 Ina Drosu – Reverse Oil Painting on Glass
#17 Deborah Jones – Venetian Plaster, Gold Leaf
#18 Don Pencil – Wood and Woodturning Art
#19 Jan Rimerman – Mixed Media
#20 Dave Haslett – Stone Sculpture
#21 Osa Caudill – Raku, Metal Clay
#22 Martin Gerard – Reversed Painted Glass
#23 Todd Spalti – Wood and Metal sculpture
#24 Josie Barrow – Water Color, Pastel, Oil
#25 Barbara Bentley – Fiber Artist
#26 Michael E. Yeaman – Geology & Stone
#27 Thomas Leonard – Blacksmith
#28 Janis Mattox – Paintings, Fabric
#29 Geoff Shilling – Weaving
#30 Tina Brown – Printmaker, Paper Collage
#31 Pete Pere – Ceramic Sculpture
#32 Molly Pere – Painting, Sculpture
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