Woodblock printing is either a small-scale process or a large-range endeavor. Contributor Cameron Karsten explores the process and the result through artist Tracy Lang’s eye for detail and love of the end result.
Custom Fit
What do Las Vegas, Opryland, Seaworld, and the Bemis Building have in common? While it’s true that you might visit them on a vacation, the best common factor is Lindsey Cunningham and his artwork! There’s no paint or clay or cameras involved; instead, it’s cloth, thread, feathers, Lindsey’s hands and hard work. And sequins.
Light, Silence
Beverly Gimlin’s textural paintings explore the light and color around her. She is inspired by the dualities of the city/island lifestyle she enjoys here in the Northwest. Gimlin is currently working on a mixed-media series that deals with unexamined issues of a mostly silent past. Here, we discuss how her textural work is connected to her new series by the deep emotions within.
Chance Connections
John Gascon is an architect and artist by trade, he is the director at Ouch My Eye Gallery, and owner of Occhio Cafe, but really he’s so much more than that. Newly elected to the SODO Business Association Board, he is concerned with the community of SODO and its relationship with art. Genuinely interested in connecting with people and promoting their emerging talents…
Look Closer
April Surgent’s work looks like a photographic painting from afar. Upon getting closer, the work is glass in a 2-D sculptural form. She uses a traditional carving process called cameo engraving to discuss contemporary issues…
Mark Making
Images from the past in a new context by Kadence Englehardt.
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For Karen Chenkovich, a Seattle based artist, the properties of the materials she works with are the most fascinating subject matter. ‘Reallocating’ the images and text from many older volumes, this artist has a sincere love for the past, and sheds light on the forgotten images
Beauty in Ruin
The Aesthetics of Decomposition by Kadence Englehardt.
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Kara Higgins is an independent photographer – originally from the East Coast, now lives in Seattle when she’s not working on her art. Though she has lived most of her life in predominantly urban spaces, she finds inspiration is just the opposite: the formerly urbane, but now distressed from being reclaimed by nature. She chases that moment on the open road…
UNBREAKABLE: Richard Royal
A SODO glassblower breathes life into vessels by Jessica Bright.
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An early pioneer of the studio glass movement, expert glass artist Richard Royal channels raw experience into intricate pieces that evoke the duality of life.
Screen Shot
The Insights and Curiosities of Travis Senger by Kadence Englehardt.
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Lincoln Leopard Films, founded in 1988, by then second graders, Michael J. Mouncer and Travis Senger, is a Seattle- and LA-based filmmaking company. Washington has given this creative duo both ample subject variety and an excellent platform for their pursuits. Writing and directing is the passion of Travis Senger…
artisan wine in SODO
The art of winemaking at SodoVino Winery: An interview with Jim Musielewicz, co-owner and winemaker by Jessica Bright
With a finely-tuned palate and love of bringing joy to others, SODO winemaker Jim Musielewicz crafts sensual artisan wines with a flavor that is uniquely Washington. Personally inspecting the promising Eastern Washington vines that many believe will soon turn Washington State into one of the world’s premier winemaking regions…
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