Day 311 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Third Thursday Art Walk (Scott Szloch – Blacksmith)

Come out for a stroll through downtown Edmonds every Third Thursday of each month – and discover a wealth of exciting local artwork. Local businesses and galleries host an artist and their work from 5 to 8 p.m. Maps of the artwalk route are available through the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce and at host businesses.

For an Artwalk map click here

In 2005, Scott was a partner in 12th Avenue Iron. They design, build, and install custom architectural metalwork, sculpture, and furniture for a broad range of clients, including architects, builders, corporations, universities, and private clients.

As an artist, Scott provides strong design skills as a Blacksmith. His working relationships with other professional artists/craftsmen allow him to integrate other materials into his projects.

Scott provides a unique combination of artistic sensibility, material and skill variety, superior craftsmanship, and rock-solid execution.

For more information, contact Scott at 206-498-8526 or by email at scottszloch@gmail.com

Also see his work at Sematics Gallery at 110 4^th Ave N in Edmonds, WA 98020

Visit Semantics Gallery for more information

This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

About the Author

Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 309 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Marjorie Fiddler (Weaver)

Marjorie Fiddler is a handweaver and dyer who creates one-of-a-kind wool rugs on linen warp. Her studio is in Edmonds, in Washington
State.

Marjorie’s striking use of color and exceptional workmanship result in works of art that are equally beautiful adoring a wall or functioning
as hardwearing floor coverings. She taught her self to weave over thirty years ago, using a large floor loom stored in the occupational therapy department of a Boston hospital. Weaving books provided excellent diagrams, calculations, and detailed instructions. Preindustrial mechanical devices were manageable and fun. A complicated overshot coverlet patterned after an early colonial example was one of her first projects.

Work, family, space, and time pressures first limited and then totally displaced weaving. Textile addiction was still a major force and
had to be satisfied by knitting, creating patchwork quilts, and admiring the work of others.

In 2005 Marjorie returned to weaving, first taking a course at the Weaving Works in Seattle, and then joining the Seattle Weavers’ Guild.
Speakers and workshops organized through the guild provide ongoing education and challenge, and talented colleagues provide support and encouragement. Marjorie’s ongoing interest has been weaving rugs, many of which are showcased in the portfolio.

AWARDS

ANWG Conference 2011   Best of Show awarded to Fiddler’s rug, “Overdye.”

ANWG Conference 2009  Second Place awarded to Fiddler’s rug, “Reflection.”

For more information visit www.mfiddlerweaver.com

This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

About the Author

Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenage son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 302 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – “You Are Here” Art work on City Hall

Installed “You Are Here” by Nickolus Meisel on the south exterior wall of City Hall.  The sculpture incorporates copper recycled from the original 1974 fountain at 5th & Main by Ballew and Duell.

The Edmonds Arts Commission oversees the acquisition, maintenance and display of Public Art for the City. Acquisition of artwork is funded through the One Percent for Art ordinance, donations, and gifts. The One Percent for Art ordinance was established in 1976 and the art fund receives 1% of the cost of municipal capital construction projects funded by the City.

Mission – The Arts Commission exists to ensure that the arts are integral to our community’s quality of life, economic vitality, and central identity.

For more information visit: Edmonds Arts Commission

This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

About the Author

Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenage son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 293 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Plein Air Painting and Exhibition Event

Come Paint With Us This Summer In Beautiful Edmonds, Washington!

 Welcome to the Annual Plein Air Edmonds Painting and Exhibition Event. Participating artists will be painting some of the most beautiful scenery located in and around Edmonds during June & July. You will have an opportunity to see their work hung at Gallery North as part of Edmonds Plein Air Exhibition in August.

For more information visit Plein Air at Gallery North

This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

About the Author

Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 291 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Edmonds Mural Society

Edmonds Mural Society

Celebrating the beauty, history and people of Edmonds with artscapes throughout the city.

The Dream That Became Real

The mission of the Edmonds Mural Society is to celebrate the beauty, history and people of Edmonds by raising murals throughout the city.

The Edmonds Mural
Society began in the fall of 2009 with the raising of its first mural, A Day in Edmonds by Pat Brier.  Funds to sponsor this mural were raised by the 100+ supporting members of the Edmonds Mural Society, who generously donated at least $20 each to help make this a reality.

For more infromation visit Edmonds Mural Society

This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

About the Author

Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 278 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – 3rd Thursday Art Walk (Beth Flor & Terrance Gasca)

Beth Flor was born and raised in Missouri. She studied art at the University of Colorado, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1972. She moved to the Southeast Alaska town of Petersburg with her husband in 1974. As her children grew older she began entering juried exhibits and has been accepted in over sixty exhibitions since 1995. Her work hangs in private collections across the country.  

Terrence Gasca – Artist’s Statement

The urban! environment and the diversity of subject matter it presents is the very thing that keeps me connected to my work and excited to produce more. I am! regularly inspired by! people and objects in everyday settings.!Calling attention to the subtle beauty found in “ordinary” subjects excites me because! it is generally perceived as commonplace and is so often overlooked. If I can influence! a viewer’s! awareness! or perception of something so ordinary through the use of color, light, and composition, then I feel I have found success.

Come out for a stroll through downtown Edmonds every Third Thursday of each month – and discover a wealth of exciting local artwork. Local businesses and galleries host an artist and their work from 5 to 8 p.m. Maps of the artwalk route are available through the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce and at host businesses.

For an Artwalk map click here

Cole Gallery changes their featured artist monthly, giving patrons a chance to preview and enjoy the artwork at leisure before meeting an artist during the Third Thursday Artwalk. We hope to see you on a Third Thursday evening soon!

 This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

 About the Author

 Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 249 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Third Thursday Art Walk (Lisa Norrgard)

 

Third Thuursday Art Walk – May 19th

Lisa Norrgard grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She discovered painting and sculpture in Montessori school and was inspired and encouraged by her creative parents. Lisa worked as an apprentice optician during her years at Pacific Lutheran University where she received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in sculpture. Now a Licensed Optician, Lisa uses her artistic eye and 18 years of technical experience in the optical industry to help her customers find the best eyewear for their prescription, lifestyle and facial features. Her paintings and sculptures can be seen This month at Semantics Gallery in Edmonds, WA and also The Gallery at Norrgard’s Optik.

For more information visit:  The Gallery at Norrgard’s Optik

 Come out for a stroll through downtown Edmonds every Third Thursday of each month – and discover a wealth of exciting local artwork. Local businesses and galleries host an artist and their work from 5 to 8 p.m. Maps of the artwalk route are available through the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce and at host businesses.

 For an Artwalk map click here

This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

 About the Author

Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 228 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Public Art at Public Safety Complex

 

PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX -  5th & Bell St

 Waters of Justice, Norman Courtney & Tina Hoggatt, 2000, terrazzo and cast glass wall sculpture, terrazzo benches Goes Up, Comes Down, Brad Miller, 2000, gas lamp and hydrant

Edmonds Noon Mark Sundial, Brad Miller, 2000, cast concrete sundial with form based on former volunteer fire department whistle

Space Capsule, Howard Duell, 1976, concrete & bronze obelisk to commemorate Armstrong landing on the moon

LOBBY

Water, Norman Courtney & Tina Hoggatt, 2000, terrazzo floor in main lobby

COUNCIL CHAMBER – (not always open to the public)

Justice, Norman Courtney & Tina Hoggatt, 2000, cast glass sconces with quotes Two Workmen, Guy Anderson, 1960, oil, gift to City

 Raven, d’Elaine Johnson, 1983, pigment and oil on board

For more information visit Public Art Collection

 This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

  About the Author

  Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 222 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Third Thursday Artwalk (Autumn Kegley)

 

Third Thursday Artwalk April 21st from 5-8 PM

Featured Artist for April – Autumn Kegley

Various Original Oil & Watercolor Paintings

 A selection of Autumn’s watercolors from her “Path of Fire” series celebrating dance along with her “Language of Flowers” narrative floral watercolor paintings brings a breath of spring into the gallery. Stop by to enjoy the deep, jewel-toned colors of these paintings.

Come out for a stroll through downtown Edmonds every Third Thursday of each month – and discover a wealth of exciting local artwork. Local businesses and galleries host an artist and their work from 5 to 8 p.m. Maps of the artwalk route are available through the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce and at host businesses.

For an Artwalk map click here

 Autumn’s Framing & Gallery changes their featured artist monthly, giving patrons a chance to preview and enjoy the artwork at leisure before meeting an artist during the Third Thursday Artwalk. We hope to see you on a Third Thursday evening soon!

 This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

 About the Author

 Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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Day 197 of 365 Things To Do In Edmonds, WA – Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA)

As History of ECA – The original Edmonds High School campus has undergone several incarnations over its history, serving as a high school, junior high and college. After completing an $18 million dollar, one year renovation project, Edmonds Center for the Arts opened its doors to the public in 2006.

Mission of ECA – a cultural resource for the entire region, Edmonds Center for the Arts will inspire creativity, learning and growth through performing arts presentations, community partnerships and education outreach programs.

Vision for ECA – Edmonds Center for the Arts will: Present a varied selection of performing artists from around the world; Develop partnerships to showcase local performing artists and organizations in an effort to help them build audience and increase impact.

Celebrating Visual Arts at Edmonds Center for the Arts – Edmonds Center for the Arts is committed to the visual arts in our community.  ECA has established a Visual Arts program to create a rotating exhibit of artists in the ECA gallery spaces

Located at:  410-4th Avenue North,  Edmonds, WA  98020

For tickets please call the box office at (425) 275-9595

For more information visit Edmonds Center for the Arts

This has been 365 things to do Edmonds, WA – See you next time and remember….It’s an Edmonds kind of day.

About the Author

 Wayne Purser is a 1st generation REALTOR in Edmonds, Washington. He is the founder of this unique real estate blog for Edmonds & the Snohomish County area. He and his wife, Denise, live in Edmonds with their teenaged son. In his spare time, Wayne enjoys organizing community events, volunteering for youth programs, traveling, and sharing his city with anyone who will pay attention. Also, providing real estate needs to the community.

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