Whidbey Island’s Art Trail invites the public to 21 FREE artists’ demos over the course of a week. Learn from artists working in mosaics, braiding, felting, kiln loading, painting, dyeing and more.
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Whidbey Art Trail Summer Demos Info:
From Website:
Whidbey Art Trail Summer Demos
July 29-August 4, 2012 | Schedule below | Free
various locations
Whidbey Island, WA
More info: www.whidbeyarttrail.com
Explore Your Inner Artist with Free Demos and Workshops Offered by the Whidbey Art Trail
Summer is the perfect time to explore a new art form. Artisans from the Whidbey Art Trail will offer free demos and workshops to the public from July 29 to August 4. There are 21 demos scheduled throughout the week and include mosaics, braiding, felting, kiln loading, painting, dyeing and much more.
Demos will take place at the artists’ studios, located throughout the scenic rural roads o Whidbey Island. View a complete schedule: http://whidbeyarttrail.com/events.html
Pick up a Whidbey Art Trail brochure on the Mukilteo and Coupeville ferries, and at visitor centers and retail stores throughout the island. Or download a Whidbey Art Trail map from the website.
Many studios are open 7 days a week in summer. Please call ahead if appointment is requested per brochure. Phone numbers and addresses are listed on the map. Look for the bright yellow Whidbey Art Trail signs along island roads.
Sunday, July 29
2:00 PM
PhotoEncaustic Alchemy
Discover the secrets of blending original photography and beeswax into one-of-a-kind photo-encaustic art.
Kim Tinuviel (#18 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Tinuviel Creative
4563 Cedar Hill Rd, Langley 98260
(360) 639-4299
Intaglio and Monotyope Printing on the Mini Halfwood Etching Press
Artists Bruce Morrow & Buffy Cribbs will demonstrate making and printing small etchings, dry point and monoprints on a small miniature etching press.
Bruce Morrow & Buffy Cribbs (#23 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Cribbs Morrow Artworks
6710 S. Sills Rd. Clinton WA98236
(360) 579-8547
Monday, July 30
10 AM
Creating Rust-Dyed Patterns on Cloth
Use rusty objects you have around the home and garden to create unique impressions on cloth. We’ll also use tannins to shift the dye bath from rusty to blue gray.
Zia Gipson (#24 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Art-Isle Studios
3465 French Road, Clinton 98236
2 PM
Dyeing Naturally: Mood Indigo
Watch the magic of indigo as fibers change colors before your eyes when they come out of the dye pot and hit the air. Mary will be doing lots of overdying with different fibers in this marathon dye session.
Mary Burks (#7 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Mary Burks Studio
60 N Willard Way, Coupeville 98239
(765) 404-2575
Loading of 70 cu. ft. Soda-Vapor Kiln
Loading an atmospheric kiln is like choreographing a dance. Robbie Lobell & Maryon Attwood will be placing pots in the kiln according to both size of the pot & how the soda vapor will enhance the surface during the firing. (We will be firing all day on Tuesday, July 31st. Feel free to come by and see the fire!)
Cook on Clay (#8 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
640 Patmore Road, Coupeville 98239
(360) 678-1414
Tuesday July 31
10 AM
Hand-Painted Silk
Watch as Mary Ellen O’Connor takes a scarf from plain white silk to a beautiful work of art. She will be demonstrating the “Serti” technique of applying a resist to create a nature themed, hand washable silk scarf in vibrant color.
Mary Ellen O’Connor (#9 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Silver and Silk Studio
1358 Willow Pond Lane, Coupeville, WA
(360) 320-3313
Classical Style Painting
Cary Jurriaans (#20 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
813 Edgecliff Drive Langley, WA
(206) 571-0442
2 PM
Solar-Powered Luminaries
Extruding large clay pipes and turning them into yard luminaries. Demonstration of an ages old technique use for forming brick, tile, pipe and other ceramic objects applied to making garden and yard luminaries.
Steve Eelkema (#2 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Penn Cove Pottery
26184 State Route 20, Coupeville
(360) 678-6464
Classical Style Painting
Cary Jurriaans (#20 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
813 Edgecliff Drive Langley, WA
(206) 571-0442
WednesdayAugust 1
10 AM
Byzantine Mosaic Method
Demonstration of glass smalti cutting methods using an ancient technique
Richard Davis (#24 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Art-Isle Studios
3465 French Road, Clinton 98236
2 PM
Carving Soft Stone
Demonstration of stone carving soft stone (marble, limestone) using Hand Tools (hammer & chisel & rasps). One of us will be carving, the other will be free to talk about the tools and process. See how Michelangelo did it (sort of).
Sue Taves & Lloyd Whannell (#14 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
1660 Roberta Ave, Freeland, WA 98249
(360) 626-3437
Thursday August 2
10 AM
Traditional Feltmaking with Fleece
Learn how feltmaking has been done for millennia using the traditional labor-intensive process.
Zia Gipson (#24 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Art-Isle Studios
3465 French Road, Clinton 98236
2 PM
Cutting and Decorating Extruded Solar Luminaries, continued
Extruding large clay pipes and turning them into yard luminaries. Demonstration of an ages old technique use for forming brick, tile, pipe and other ceramic objects applied to making garden and yard luminaries.
Steve Eelkema (#2 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Penn Cove Pottery
26184 State Route 20, Coupeville
(360) 678-6464
Hand-Painted Silk Demonstration
Watch as I take a scarf from plain white silk to a beautiful work of art. I will be demonstrating the “Serti” technique of applying a resist to create a nature-themed, hand washable silk scarf in vibrant color.
Mary Ellen O’Connor (#9 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Silver and Silk Studio
1358 Willow Pond Lane, Coupeville, WA
(360) 320-3313
Carving Hard Stone
Demonstration of stone carving hard stone like basalt or granite using Power Tools and diamonds. One of us will be carving, the other will be free to talk about the tools and the process far enough away from the dust and noise. This is the modern version of stone carving, there will be dust and noise during this demo and sorry, no offers to try it yourself.
Sue Taves & Lloyd Whannell (#14 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
1660 Roberta Ave, Freeland, WA 98249
(360) 626-3437
Friday August 3
10 AM
Making a Pebble Mosaic
Learn how to make a mosaic using pebbles.
Richard Davis (#24 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Art-Isle Studios
3465 French Road, Clinton 98236
2 PM
Samurai Armor Braids
Ever wonder how Samurai armor was held together? Silk braids made on a variety of braiding stands; join me for an afternoon of kumihimo (Japanese braiding).
Janis Saunders (#6 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Stonepath Textile Studio
701 NE 4th St, Coupeville WA
(360) 929-7747
Dyeing Naturally: Cochineal, Madder, Osage Orange, Walnut, Cutch
Watch Mary dye different fibers in preparation for the indigo vat in another marathon dyeing session.
Mary Burks (#7 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Mary Burks Studio
60 N Willard Way, Coupeville 98239
(765) 404-2575
Unloading of 70 cu. ft. Soda Vapor Kiln
Unloading the kiln is like unwrapping an anticipated gift. We get delightful surprises, a few disappointments, and lots of new pots! Join the artists as they look at this kiln load of pots for the fist time.
Cook on Clay (#8 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
640 Patmore Road, Coupeville 98239
(360) 678-1414
Saturday August 4
2 PM
Samurai Armor Braids
Ever wonder how Samurai armor was held together? Silk braids made on a variety of braiding stands; join me for an afternoon of kumihimo (Japanese braiding).
Janis Saunders (#6 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Stonepath Textile Studio
701 NE 4th St, Coupeville WA
(360) 929-7747
PhotoEncaustic Alchemy
Discover the secrets of blending original photography and beeswax into one-of-a-kind photo-encaustic art.
Kim Tinuviel (#18 on the Whidbey Art Trail Map)
Tinuviel Creative
4563 Cedar Hill Rd, Langley 98260
(360) 639-4299
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