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| | Fans and friends of the Bellevue Botanical Garden are invited to the annual "ART IN THE GARDEN" show:
August 26 - 28, 2011
Fri - 1pm to 6 pm, Sat & Sun. 10 am to 6 pm
at the Bellevue Botanical Garden
Admission Free
Special appearance by Ciscoe on Saturday at 1:30!
Find art and artists sprinkled throughout the garden. Some clearly
visible, others tucked into corners and waiting around the bend in the
path.
Sculptures and garden art by 30 outstanding Northwest
artists will grace the gardens, each in its own private space. From the
serious and simplistic to the whimsical and elaborate, exhibits will
include works in metal, wood, blown and fused glass, ceramics, bronze
and other outdoor-appropriate materials.
Artists will be on hand to discuss their work; a percentage of all sales will be donated to support Garden projects.
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“ART
IN THE GARDEN” becomes a treasure hunt as visitors wander the grounds
in search of these amazing pieces; Maps are available at the event and
visitors can have their maps stamped at each "spot" to be entered into a
drawing for free prizes.
Garden art can change your personal
landscape. A unique piece of art can make a garden extraordinary and
create a new enthusiasm as you watch it transition through the seasons.
The Bellevue Botanical Garden is located at:
12001 Main Street
Bellevue, WA 98005
Driving directions
"Art
in the Garden" is produced by Gallery by the Bay in conjunction with
the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Special thanks to our media sponsor
Bellevue.com and to our cross-marketing partner Bellevue Art &
Frame!
Read about the artists below...
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
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| Esther Bartfeld - Reclaimed metal bird sculpture
Seattle, WA
“Recycled from the garden to the garden.” Esther’s reclaimed metal birds combine her interests in gardening, welding, and reusing old materials. The whimsical garden birds spring to life from old garden tools artfully combined with other reclaimed metal into unique garden sculptures.
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| Barbara Brown, Leaf Art Plus
Shelton, WA
A wise woman once said “You’ll never look at plants the way that you did before making your first concrete leaf”. She was right. There is something magical about capturing the beauty of a leaf in concrete that speaks to me more than any other artistic medium I’ve worked in. After the leaf is sculpted and cured, I hand paint it in a variety of color palettes to enhance its unique shape and color. Stepping stones are either hand painted or colored with a stain made specifically for concrete. All are then sealed with a concrete sealant to protect them from the weather.
Concrete is far more versatile than I ever imagined and I’m still exploring new and different ways to work with it. I make pins, pendants and tree or leaf ornaments with the small leaves. The larger leaves can be used as a stepping stone, a garden pathway, a table top, home and garden decoration, hanging bird feeders, bird baths, water features, planters, display stands, the possibilities are endless.
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| Steve and Carol Bryant, Driftwood Creations
Mount Vernon, WA
“One of my greatest joys is watching people enjoy Art made from Recycled and Repurposed Materials”
In 2001 we began sculpting using Driftwood and Recycled and Repurposed glass and metal to create our own unique form of art. As we grew we have added unique forms of both fine and funky Art to our growing base of both indoor and outdoor Garden and Fine Art pieces. “A little humor in Art goes a long way towards making someone smile”
We have a studio “Open by Appointment” with gardens and art pieces of our personal collection from many artists including ourselves. We invite our guests to stroll around and enjoy the area. While we show pieces on line we do not sell over the internet due to the shipping costs of the pieces. Instead we either invite people to contact us and come by our studio, or meet us at one of our art show venues to look at the art we offer for viewing and sale.
We DO take orders for custom design, and invite anyone to contact us or view the web site for ideas for art in their own yard.
www.driftwoodandiron.com
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Dennis Cant, Copper Water Features & Gates
Everett, WA
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| Lance Carleton - Metal Sculpture
Everett, WA
Lance calls himself an "Intuitive Artist Creating Contemporary Art in an Eclectic Style". His outdoor sculpture is part of permanent collections around the country. He is a regular at the Sculpture in the Park show in Loveland, Colorado and participates in the Bellevue Festival of the Arts, and the Tempe Festival of the Arts.
Life is Art. Art is life.
I am Life. Therefore, I am Art.
These words express the life that I lead today and how life affects every moment I am. To create an artistic expression from the materials around me that are already pieces of artistic expression, is the highest of honors. I have the opportunity to do this each day.
Opening my innermost mind to the visions not yet seen is ecstasy beyond words... to observe my hands molding metal into form and shape as if it were a massage... to watch it being textured and ground as if it were the Fourth of July... to cast paint and finish on the art is as if it were a dance. Watching someone tilting their head, moving back, moving forth, and walking around to see it from all sides.
Oh what a glorious place I am in. Lance H. Carleton
www.itsallartt.com
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| John Daoura - Dakota Craftworks - Adirondack chairs and side tables built from used wine barrels.
Bothell, WA
Dakota Craftworks creates hand crafted furniture built from recycled wine barrels for your home and garden.
| Carol Rose Dean, Ceramic sculpture, planters and tiles
Whidbey Island, WA
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| Lance Dooley, Figurative Sculpture
Wenatchee, WA
Lance was born 1968 to a family of traveling Americans in Thailand. His family then spent 7 years in Tehran before returning to the father's hometown in Oroville, Washington and then moving to East Wenatchee, WA where he graduated from High School with the Artist of the Year award.
Lance then served 4 years in the Unites States Army, mostly in Wurzburg Germany where he enjoyed touring the countryside and central Europe in his old beat up 1979 Mazda and learned to speak German.
The rich infusion of cultures from different countries imprinted Lance and he always dreamed of going to the best art school in the world and developing the necessary skills to visually articulate facets of the society he lived in and other wanderlust adventures and experiences yet to come.
That dream came true when he went to The Florence Academy of Art in the renaissance city of Florence, Italy and graduated in 2008 from the sculpting program directed by Robert Bodem.
"My artist journey led me to naturalistic figure sculpting with clay, which is augmented by an insatiable appetite to draw, mostly the human form. I use the mediums of charcoal and clay to explore the human form and illustrate human emotion."
Lance will be doing demonstrations at this year's Art in the Garden show!
www.lancedooley.com
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| Mark Ellinger - Blown glass garden floats
Stanwood, WA
In 1998 Mark built and founded "Glass Quest " in rural Stanwood, Washington.
Mr. Ellinger has won numerous awards for his innovative uses of color & form, which developed from his love of the Art Nouveau period and the natural surroundings of the Puget sound. His pieces grace bolth individual and corporate collections around the world.
Statement- " The freeform beauty of the Puget Sound region is the inspiration of my artwork. Nature provides an endless pallet of color and form thet lends itself to the nature of glass in its molten state. the breeze of a sunny day, the ebb & flow of a tide, glass captures the movement of creation and freezes it so it can be enjoyed and light can play upon its color & form."
www.glassquest.com
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| Anita Feng -- Raku Buddha Art
Issaquah, WA
My raku sculptures offer a synthesis of east and west, the ancient inheritance of meditation, peace, and joy reborn into the modern world. Clay, in its infinitely flexible forms, represents my explorations of the fleeting nature of time and space, perfectly balanced, perfectly complete in all the idiosyncrasies of the moment.
Some elements of each piece are carefully hand sculpted and other elements, such as robes or body parts, are swiftly thrown, tossed or squeezed. This lends a feeling of movement and vitality that is the very essence of Zen.
Furthermore, I use the raku technique of firing to bring out the qualities of shimmering thusness that so much characterizes the way everything in the world appears when we see clearly and without judgment. Incorporating thirty years of Zen training, plus over thirty years work as a professional ceramic artist, along with my lifetime involvement in poetry and music, I work the clay into a dance-like tango between east and west.
www.anitafeng.com
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| Dave Fifield - Natural Stone Sculpture and Fountains
Stanwood, WA
Natural stone sculptures blend art and structure to bring a distinctive design element to the landscape. Each stone sculpture is handcrafted, the stones cut and precisely fit together, similar to a stone puzzle, with no glues or fasteners. The original idea for rock sculpture was inspired by Dave's desire to bring something totally unique to his own garden. Since then, creating stone sculptures has become a passion. Dave hand selects each stone, looking for beautifully striated rock, intense color, or just a piece that strikes him because of its natural shape or texture. Many of his sculptures are aesthetically pleasing in their simplicity. Other sculptures feature detailed stone carvings of Northwest wildlife. Dave's love of the Japanese garden has inspired sculptures with an Asian flair. From stand out impressive, to a small garden treasure, each sculpture is totally one of a kind. Whatever your style, Dave hopes you will find a stone sculpture that speaks to you and your garden design. www.silverspringslandscape.com*****************************************************
| Brian Fisher, Colorful Cut Steel Figures
Vashon Island, WA
Artist Brian Fisher describes his colorful cut steel figures as "Threshold Guardians" and as "Art made for the garden, personifying adventure, edges and boundaries."
Statement
The art I make begins as a story. Sometimes the narratives is personal. Often it may be personally relevant but falls within the realm of myth. My interpretation of the myth and telling of the story is generally informed by Monotype print process and evolves in the attendant dance of knife with paper, ink with plate, paper and plate with press. The continued exploration of the endless possibilities Monotype provides is an exciting way to discover imagery that I may also interpret in the more traditional medium of oil on canvas, include as critical components of my assemblage work and more recently interpret as cut steel art for the garden.
www.brianfisherart.com
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| Janet Foley & Paula Rey - Glass and Mixed Media Sculpture
From Everett, WA
Janet Foley is a working, teaching fused glass and kiln forming artist creating unique, colorful one-of-a kind custom designs. Color, pattern, texture, and shapes are used to create a kaleidoscope design of brilliant colored glass.
Paula Rey is a Multi media Artist whose works range from Ceramics and sculpture through Mixed-Media paintings, prints and fused glass.
The bright, colorful, whimsical garden art they create together will delight young and old in your garden.
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| Dan Freeman, Maker of Objects
My work is a continuing self-portrait.
It's human.
It's what holds me together - a little bit of color and tension.
As an artist, I have a vision of how elements relate and how they should
flow together. For me, it's a real direct line... splicing together
elements in a singleness of purpose.
www.elementalartwork.com
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| Ray Fossum - Mosaic stepping stones and fused glass suncatchers
Camano Island, WA
Themes of fish, flowers, and birds are often found in Ray's glass art pieces. He has a keen love and appreciation for nature and enjoys sharing that passion with others. Ray has worked with glass for 29 years and has been the primary fused glass art instructor at Cascade Glass Art Center in Redmond for the past 6 years. He has found this a very exhilarating experience and many of his students have become well known fused glass artists here in the Pacific Northwest.
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| Surya A. Gaertner, Braided sculptures
Bellevue, WA
Surya's braided sculptures are fashioned from vinyl strapping and wire. Her work has been featured in the downtown Bellevue public sculpture exhibition.
"When I was ten years old I painted from memory a journal in 24 small colorful pictures of us children on a 2 weeks long school field trip. I remember posing in front of a mirror to get the right image of a girl picking blue berries in the forest for the picture above.
Not much has changed since then.
I love painting and drawing the world around me, the people, their houses, gardens, fields and towns. For my figurative work I still rely on posing models.
Painting landscapes in plain air alters my state of being. I get overwhelmed by constantly changing light and colors in the scenery around me.
Beside painting in oils, pastel or water color, drawing in various media I also do 3-dimensional work by braiding vinyl straps and wire into sculptures, which can be placed in the house or garden.
With my life size almost abstract sculptures I want to surprise the viewers, to confront and inspire them to form their own individual associations with the image in front of them. The interplay of changing reflections on the partially shiny material, the light penetrating through gaps and openings and breezes moving free flowing straps allow my sculptures to take on their own lively expressions.
With time my North European background becomes more distinct in my art work."
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| Kim Groff-Harrington - Garden & Yard Art from Recycled Materials
Everett, WA
From my humble beginnings in recycled art as a child making and selling papier mache maracas door-to-door, my approach to materials has remained constant. The desire to reduce/reuse/recycle in the folk art tradition is the driving force behind my work. The growing awareness and appreciation of the green aspect of recycled art has brought me great satisfaction, and has opened my work to an ever-widening and conscientious audience.
The enormous assortment of tins, treasures and trinkets lining my studio serve as a diving board, and invite me to jump in and create. The elements themselves often suggest a direction for a piece, and I begin to give form to that vision with tin snips, wire, and quite often recycled materials I've cast off from previous work. Friends also provide me with a steady supply of materials such as bottle caps, tins, and fascinating second-hand finds. The greatest satisfaction to me is to begin with materials considered of little or no value, and to create from those a work of art which can be appreciated by all.
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| Alison Hoagland - Blown glass garden ornaments
Bellingham, WA
Alison Hoagland has had a lifelong interest in the arts. As an undergraduate she studied studio art at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and psychology at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. In 1997 Alison received her masters degree in Art Therapy at Marylhurst College in Portland Oregon.
Currently, Alison pursues her passion for glass blowing and in 2003 built her own studio in Bellingham, Washington.
“What intrigues me most about working in hot glass is the process of transformation. From the moment I dip into the furnace full of hot molten glass there is a small window of opportunity to blow, shape and coax the glass into a conceptualized form. Whether I am making a simple ball shape or a more complex vessel form, I am ever challenged by the immediate need for intense focus and attention. It is this challenge that continually captivates my imagination for self-expression in color and form. For me, blowing glass is the ultimate metaphor for transformation and it is this process which brings me immense satisfaction.”
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| Katherine Holzknecht, Cement leaves, sculpture, and stepping stones
Woodinville, WA
Katherine Holzknecht is a multi-medium artist who focuses her creative energy on cast cement, watercolor landscapes and mixed-media wall assemblages.
Katherine earned a BA and MFA in Textile Design and Fiberarts from the University of Washington. Her artworks are in many private and public collections including IBM Corporation, Premera Blue Cross, Shell Oil, Safeco, the US Navy Homeport, the Seattle Art Commission and
Washington State Art in Public Places Program.
Ms. Holzknecht lives and works in Woodinville, WA with her husband, two daughters and three cats.
www.khartiste.com
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| Bob and Iris Jewett - Tiles for the home and garden
Bellevue, WA
Wilburton Pottery had its beginnings fifteen years ago when Bob Jewett experimented in creating garden pottery for his home. He saw the need for pottery that would withstand winter cold and dampness, yet was aesthetically pleasing as well. After a few years of experimentation in designs, construction, and glazes, he developed pottery that served both of these purposes. Using decorative relief patterns, fine glazes, and hand pressing of clay into molds, he created a unique brand of contemporary pottery in the classical tradition.
In 1994, Bob turned his hobby into his business. His wife Iris and daughters Laura and Leonora joined him in design and production. They named the business after their neighborhood in Bellevue, Washington, and started selling their handcrafted tiles, pots, and ornaments at art and garden fairs throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Over the years, we have displayed and sold our products throughout the western states; our artisan tiles and ornaments can also be found in a number of fine home and garden shops worldwide. We now have more than 300 designs available, both those unique to Wilburton Pottery as well as those collected over the years from very special antique patterns.
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| Carman Komm - Mosaic and cement sculpture
Federal Way, WA
Mad Mozaics is a collaboration of old, new and found objects. I love to mix old discarded treasures with shiny new glass to create a new treasure.
Always whimsical, sometimes theatrical, and sometimes a whisper from the past.. My work is always inspired from forgotten and cast away pieces, something inside me searching for a way to give an old piece a new life…
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| William Lofgren, Cast iron sculpture
Bellevue, WA
My works are inspired by petroglyphs. The rustic nature of cast iron really plays well with the rustic simplicity of petroglyphs. I also like to add rock elements back into my work, where possible, as a tribute to the rock where the petroglyphs were originally carved.
Petroglyphs are normally associated with the southwest, however, they are found throughout North America and the world. My current collection contains petroglyphs from Utah, California, and Ontario.
I became interested in cast iron after a chance meeting with a fellow who was familiar with metal and casting. Over a quick dinner, he set my interest in motion. Over the next three months I went from not being able to spell “cast iron”, to still not being able to spell it, but able to create works in it!
I want to create works that are simple, approachable, organic, and welcoming. To me, these works convey a feeling of familiarity, happiness, energy and fun.
Learn how William creates his cast iron petroglyphs in this video interview. (hint: secret ingredients include pickle juice and a bbq!)
www.wmlofgren.com
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| Stan O'Neil - Glass and Metal
Sedro-Woolley, WA
O'Neil’s Arts has been serving the Washington community since 2000, specializing in custom metal fabrication, including custom iron estate gates, driveway gates, garden gates, hand forged metal art items and other custom metal fabrication products. In addition to the custom iron work, Stan has a hot glass blowing studio and art gallery.
Since the age of 14 Stan knew that whatever he did in life it would involve working with his hands. At an early age, he loved to design and fabricate items. His work experience began with paint work on cars. As his art skills developed, he worked more intensely with metals. He has attended many different blacksmithing, metal working and auto painting courses. During the time he was taking metal working courses, he was introduced to the art of glass blowing. Almost immediately, he knew the time had come for him to expand his talents and add glasswork to his current array of skills. His latest work includes hand forged metal art flower stands that hold beautiful hand blown glass platters. All metal parts are hand forged with heat and hammering and the platters are custom blown at his glass studio in Sedro Woolley. The hardness and formability of the metal in combination with the forming of the glass really excites him. Combining two different art media formed from heat and fire has presented great possibilities for his work. The colors and forms are an endless challenge and offer great possibilities for future designs
www.oneils-arts.com
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| Aiko Vail & Poul Erickson - Fused glass garden art & wood masks
Bellevue, WA
Wish Poosh Designs came into existence in 2008 and is located in Cle Elum, WA. The studio overlooks the Kittitas Valley and the Stuart Range. Elk, Deer, Turkey, Ravens and Hawks come by to visit us each day. Poul and Aiko share the studio together. In one corner you can find Aiko cutting glass while in the other Poul is carving designs in his wood.
Aiko Vail has pursed many creative outlets and finally found her niche with the discovery of kilnformed glass. Aiko enjoys creating whimsical pieces that are both functional and decorative. With Poul's design experience and innovative ideas Aiko and Poul are joining forces to create new works in art glass.
Poul Erickson has always been an artist. He started carving with wood as a young child, then ventured into ceramics and graphic design. He developed custom graphic designs for Sea and White Water Kayaks when he was an avid white water kayaker. Later in 2007 Poul started carving again, creating hand carved bowls, totem poles and masks.
www.wishpooshdesigns.com
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| Barbara Wyatt, Luminaries
Edmonds, WA
Barbara has been making art from clay since 1997. She is currently showing at Gallery by the Bay, Fraker Scott Gallery in Pioneer Square and soon to be in Main Street Gallery in Chelan. She also shows her garden art @ Bassetti Gardens in Woodinville.
She loves to teach and currently has a position with Arts Now @ Edmonds CC and has signed on to teach a 3 week class @ Gallery by the Bay this fall.
This year for the Art in the Garden show, she will be showcasing her Greek inspired Luminaries.
When traveling to Greece several years ago she noticed that the shop owners had pyramid shaped luminaries outside their front doors, illuminating the way for customers with a celestial display of dots upon stone walls. Barbara came home inspired to make her own version of a luminary and currently shows and sells her creations as part of her inventory of outdoor art.
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