Starting with an opening reception tonight, August 14, 6-9 pm, Sue Danielson’s latest paintings and collage will be on view at Blindfold Gallery, 1718 E. Olive Way, Seattle, in a solo show “PAST THROUGH: Exploring the Alteration of Memory” through September 6.

Sue also has two drypoint prints in the 10x10x10xTieton Exhibition, “a juried annual exhibition featuring works no larger than 10 inches in any dimension from around the world, in an array of media.” This year 134 works were accepted from 740 domestic and international submissions. They will be on view at the Mighty Tieton Warehouse, 608 Wisconsin Ave., Tieton, Washington, through October 11. 

Head to Everett this weekend for Fresh Paint Festival of Artists at Work, which includes  Aiko Vail, Christine Stoll, and Steph Mader.  This year Fresh Paint celebrates its 19th year at the Port of Everett Marina, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5pm. Over 90 artists will be in action: sharing painting, pottery, glass, jewelry, photography, and more.

Glass Elements: On Sunday, 11am-6pm, Marja is participating in Urban Air Market‘s summer pop-up show in San Francisco’s historic Dogpatch neighborhood at Esprit Park (Minnesota and 19th) along with over 100 emerging designers and established brands.

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Jill Green: Brooklyn-based The Sketchbook Project is on tour with a stop this week at the Seattle Central Library. Textile artist Jill Green (you might remember her tiny basket pendants and woven currency at Flying House a few years ago) has a new sketchbook there. “Check out and explore a crowd-sourced collection of artist sketchbooks as The Sketchbook Project’s mobile library stops in Seattle during a national tour.” One more day: Saturday, July 12, 12-3pm. You can also take a look online at Jill’s 2014 sketchbook. See her sketchbooks from past years here: 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Tonight, July 11, 6-9pm, is Issaquah Art Walk! Look for Christine Stoll, who will be making as well as selling her reinvented and repurposed vintage and found object jewelry at So, There! Clever Handmade Gifts and More. And be sure to visit the artEAST Art Center, where there is work by a number of Flying House artists in the retail gallery and the last chance to see the “Crow/Raven: Magic & Mystery” exhibit. It’s also a kickoff for the “Art Outside” Art Festival.

Heather Pasqualino: Heather’s abstract series is currently on view at Northwest Cellars in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland through the second week of August. Also note that tonight, Friday, July 11, 5-8pm, Heather will be participating in the Kirkland Art Walk, where she will be painting and showing her new abstract/landscape series at Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty, 15 Lake Street in downtown Kirkland.

Don’t miss Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Saturday & Sunday, July 12 & 13, 11am-5pm! Sweet Coconut Bakery and This Charming Candy–and many other wonderful artist and crafters–will be at this fun semi-annual show. An air-conditioned venue full of unique handmade items might be just what you need this weekend. Also note that this will be the last opportunity to get Sweet Coconut Bakery treats locally in person before Hazel’s move to California.

Marilyn Rank: By Marilyn handbags will be at the Redmond Saturday Market, Saturday, 9am-3pm. You can see weekly booth assignments here.

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Christine Stoll Jewelry: Christine will be debuting her newest line of jewelry (re:circuit) at Art on the Fly!, a dance and arts street fair on the Amazon campus in South Lake Union on Friday the 13th, 4:30-7:30pm, and on Saturday the 14th, 12-6pm. 

Glass Elements: If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend, you will find Marja and her latest glass jewelry designs at the Novato Festival of Art, Wine, & Music on Saturday, 10am-7pm,  and Sunday, 10am- 6pm.

Heather Pasqualino: At the Kirkland Art Walk on Friday the 13th, 5-8pm, Heather will be demonstrating a new abstract oil painting, while showcasing smaller works, at Simplicity ABC, 107 Park Lane. Heather encourages you to bring your kids!

Heather also is a featured artist at Rocco’s (2228 Second Ave, Seattle), where she currently has ten of her abstracts on view through July 5th via representation by Ghost Gallery.

Sweet Coconut Bakery: Hazel will be at the Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market with her signature cookies and candies, and probably a few new creations, this Saturday, 10am-2pm. It will be her last market appearance this season. (Stay tuned for festivals.)

Theresa Neinas: TONIGHT, Thursday, June 12, 6-9pm, block printmaker Theresa will be in TWO places for the West Seattle Art Walk:

West Seattle Cellars, 6026 California Ave SW, Seattle
[Here will be "loose prints at affordable prices."]
AND
Windermere, 4526 California Ave SW, Seattle
[Here will be her artwork that was awarded honorary mention in the West Seattle Garden Tour poster contest.]

Wish Poosh Designs: Aiko and Poul will be at the Edmonds Arts Festival with Poul’s hand carved masks and bowls created from reclaimed woods and natural fibers, along with Aiko’s kiln-formed glass garden art, tableware, and home decor items, as well as  their collaborative work. The festival runs Saturday, 10am-8pm, and Sunday, 10am-6pm.

And finally, do check out the Redmond Saturday Market, Saturdays, 9am-3pm:  Marilyn Rank (By Marilyn handbags) and Tiarani Samsi (Tiarani Studio ceramics and batiks) are on this season’s list of vendors there. You can see weekly booth assignments here to see when they will be there.

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This year artEAST, Issaquah’s wonderful local non-profit arts organization, encouraged collaboration on the artwork submitted for the 150 Feet of Art Auction, and I collaborated with two artists to ultimately create a total of three pieces.

Michelle Brode and I proceeded by passing  the requisite 12″ x 12″ canvas back and forth to complete it. I created the background with torn paper from a flower-arranging guide and a couple glazes of color, from which Michelle determined the subject, adding her own carefully cut shapes from a photocopy of an interesting map. On the next pass, we had a short discussion on possible ways to complete it. Responding to Michelle’s focal point, I then finished the piece by adding more color as well as the butterfly wings to tie the piece together. The clear gems and a final radiating layer of acrylic self-leveling gel added dimension, and we titled it “Preservation.” All bidding is online, and you can bid on it here.

Liz Ruest summed up our process in a blog entry on her site. (Take a minute to go read it, and then come back. There you can view our original pieces as well as our two final pieces—click on each image to see a larger version.) Back on this page, I have added a few more photos of the process. As you can see, we decided to use circles within our basic grid idea. You can bid on “Depends on the Month” here and on “Healthy Tension” here.

What fun! Each collaboration was a completely different process and learning experience. It’s fascinating to see how our different styles got combined, and yet you can see the influences on each final piece.

Five other past Flying House artists have artwork in the auction, all of them collaborations with other artists. Click on the name to go to their auction item: Sue Danielson, Molly Hueffed, Jamie McKay, Gretchen Van Dyke, and Rickie Wolfe.

The auction ends Saturday night, May 17, so if you can, be sure to go see the display in person at 95 Front Street North in downtown Issaquah and get your bids in! All proceeds benefit artEAST.