If you haven’t gotten your fill of rogue art already this month, then head on out to Wallingford Art Walk this Wednesday, from 6 – 9 pm. Here’s the haps, courtesy of Tara and the Art Walk crew:
- Fuel Coffee – Jim Stoccardo (www.jimstoccardo.com)
- Harold’s Lighting – Photographer Phil Ljunghammar
- Seattle Mosaic Arts will feature photographs of community mosaic projects facilitated by mosaic artist Laurel True. Laurel has travelled around the world working in underserved communities in Africa, Haiti and the US to promote creativity and community through mosaics.
- Thrive Natural Family Medicine: Sydney Palmer: “These watercolor paintings emerged from my love of the glorious colors and quirky shapes of vegetables. Their unending variety never fails to bring cheer.”
- Oasis Art Gallery: “Beyond Limitations” Recycled metal sculptures and yard art by Chris Lemmen, mosaics by local artist Debbie McLaughlin, paper and acrylic montages by Kim Weers, black and white Holga photography by Mark Olwick, and photographs on canvas accompanied by haiku by Alex Strazzanti.
- Irwin’s: Photographer Wyvern Aldinger
- Dandelion Salon: Megan Key: “These paintings give you a look into my universe. In them I explore visions that spark when I practice yoga, meditate or am outside running. I use oil and acrylic to create a mix of colorful magical landscapes and sometimes creatures.”
- Assistant League of Seattle Thrift Store: TV Tommy Vision: This “Outsider Artist” creates mixed media mosaic with images evoked from his fantasies, daydreams and nightmares.
- RAIN Sushi: Matt Ballard: “Recent changes in my life and awareness have brought me to my current work with perception. My curiosity, appreciation and respect of animals has inspired me to create a series of paintings (virtually endless) of animal silhouettes surrounded by a plane of swirling colors representing one plane of perception, being emotion and growth. The words in several languages are a metaphor for how well we understand each other as a whole as well as the definitions of these words as we know them.”
- Wally Pets: Photos by Peter Dudley. He is one of the owners and his black and white photos are of cats and birds that were taken on a recent trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
- Not A Number: Regularly features local artists, especially in various types of locally-made greeting cards
- Fresh Fitness and Dance: Artist Patti Peterson. We will also have a free Zumba party from 6:00- 7:00p.m!
- KeyBank: “Jeanne Horsey is a self-taught artist who developed her skills mostly by reading, observing, experimenting, and attending workshops. The raised line drawings that she did for blind students in her career as a special education materials specialist inspired her to try using heavy tin foil for Repousse drawing with acrylic. The raised dots you’ll see in her work are actually Braille dots done with a stylus. Jeanne’s work includes large watercolors, repousse, note cards and repousse light switch covers.
- Blue Star: Miguel Martinez pre-hispanic artist
- KERF International Haili Chai Memorial Exhibition will occupy Kerf International Exhibits for the month of July and open for the July Art Walk. Haili Chai, who recently exhibited his collection One Hundred Horses, for which he received the 2010 Cultural Exchange award, passed away June 2011. We all would like to commemorate his passion and commitment to the arts and culture.
Music
- Wallingford Center 6:15 pm – 7:15: Bucket of Honey with Fonkay to Death (Bahar Belly Dance will perform at 7:30)
- May Seattle 6:30-7:30: Flip & Fly (old swing jazz)
- Rain Sushi 8pm- until: Ka’ Dunk (Think Zero 7 meets Radiohead meets SADE meets The Meters and Jackie Mittoo and Oh so relaxing…)
(Photo by Wyvern Aldinger, who is showing at Irwin’s)