March 19 - April 16

Junko Yamamoto,  Paintings

Originally from Japan, Junko graduated with an Arts Degree from Cornish College of the Arts and has established her studio in Seattle. " . . . often alluding to popular culture and Japanese decorative textile patterns.  Her background colors stem from nature - blue, green, yellow, brown and are juxtaposed with brighter overlays of Pop images like comic-strip thought bubbles and pillow shapes in red, pink, and orange."  Matthew Kangas, Artltd. Magazine. July 2008

www.junkoyamamoto.com 

  

April 17, Sunday, 1-3pm

Ikebana Workshop with Megumi

Featuring the nagaire/tall cylinder vase 

 

April 30 - March 20

Pottery Northwest Residents Showcase 2011

The current group of resident artists at Pottery Northwest is representative of the range of work in the ceramic field in the 21st Century.  Their work is figurative, functional, wood fired, hand built, wheel thrown, sculptural and more.

www.potterynorthwest.org 

 

May 26 - June 25 

Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG Exhibit at Kobo)

"Art by Attrition" curated by Julia Harrison

Subtractive processes have a particular dynamic.  When using these techniques, all of the material that an artist will have to work with is present from the beginning and, once removed, cannot be replaced.  This exhibition will call attention to this unseen tension by including images or examples of raw materials or works in progress.

www.snagmetalsmith.org  

 

July 9 - July 30  

Etsuko Ichikawa 

New work 

Etsuko is joined by her mother and father in a special family exhibition.

  

July 24 - August 9

Momoko and Tetsuya Ootani
Shigaraki, Japan 

Ceramic artists and also husband and wife, work from their studio in Shigaraki, Japan,  creating work independently and also collaboratively.  They have participated in the Simple Cup Show for several years and now prepare for their first solo showing of their work in the United States.