Welcome to the 5th Annual Small Craft Advisory, brought to you by many of the same folks who started the Stanwood – Camano Island Mother’s Day Studio Tour.
We wanted to highlight artistic craft of the region, from woodworking to Native American craft, pottery to sculpture and much much more. Our goal is to convince you that the divide between art and craft is illusory. Fine craft IS fine art.
We’ve assembled 16 artists and their craft for a two-day exhibition, Saturday, September 14th, and Sunday, September 15th, 10am-4pm both days, with no admission fee, and no hard sell. In fact, some of the work isn’t for sale, only for show.
Who is in the show:
Jack Archibald – Website
Jack is a stained glass artist specializing in large scale public artworks. Over the past three decades he has been involved in a wide range of public installations ranging from fire station headquarters, courthouses, colleges and universities, public schools, hospitals, transportation centers, airports, libraries, universities, regional justice centers, historic district renovations, visitor centers, city halls, state patrol headquarters, community centers and many other public agencies from Alaska to Florida.
Ginny Bohannan
Felted Dolls + Wee Folk
Marc Boutte
Blown-glass
Brian Brandt
High Tech Assemblages
Monika DeNasha
Native American clothing + crafts
Persis Gayle
Ceramics, porcelain, stoneware
Jack Gunter
Collected works of the author, Jack Gunter: Including eight novels, Why I Act The Way I Do, an illustrated storytelling machine, Secrets Of The Mount Vernon Culture, an illustrated museum catalog, and A Pictorial History Of The Pacific Northwest Including The Future.
Peter Hall
Boat building, furniture
Chuck Hamilton
My work focuses primarily on smaller items for home décor and some for your dining pleasure. My main tool is the lathe. Most of what I make is turned, usually vessels, platters, and vases. The woods I use are generally hardwoods as they are more pleasing to the eye in terms of grain structure and color. I have certain styles that I like, many similar to Asian cultures. I also like nature, and thus try to fold that into my work. I will often make a vessel of a platter as the foundation for further artistry. Much of the art will go into the lid, or inlays, or inserts. I like to add embellishments to my work. Tools vary for this. Common tools that I use are the scrollsaw, carvers, pyrography pens and an airbrush. All lead to various forms of expression. I can take something like a beautiful Monarch butterfly and transform it into a wooden winged creature. I like the elegance of a flame. It symbolizes peace. I will try something different like turning and polishing a piece of brass on my lathe to generate a flame, which then goes into a vessel. There I try to give the illusion that the flame starts out of nothingness. Fall in New England is a site to behold with the splash of color that is there. Can I do something what this? Yes. One of my platters has a maple leaf insert (scrollsaw, pyrography and airbrush), and airbrushed leaves around the perimeter. Color and grain together. I hope you enjoy seeing my work.
Shannon Kirby
Ceramics, woodworking, sculpture
Erin Marie :: The Irie Nomad – Facebook
The Irie Nomad creates unique wearable and functional art by utilizing a variety of mediums. We focus on up-cycled and natural materials, promoting the importance of environmental awareness and emphasizing sustainability through artistic expression.
Don Metke
Assemblage artist
Donald Miller – Instagram
Generator of Extraordinary Headgear
A.J. Nicholls – Website
Woodworking
Russ Riddle – Website
Fine furniture inspired by nature plus small woodworks
David Taber – Website
Sculpture, woodworking