This is part 4 in our series highlighting the artists participating in the Tacoma Studio Tour this October.
What: Tacoma Studio Tour
Where: 42 studio locations around Tacoma
When: October 14 & 15, 11 am – 5 pm
Cost: FREE!
You are invited inside the working studios of 70 local artists to learn about the artistic process, ask questions, and purchase one-of-a-kind creations. Plus, you can even win some fabulous items hand-crafted by a selection of artists on the tour just for getting your Studio Tour Passport stamped at each studio address you visit. All studios will feature demonstrations or will have hands-on activities for visitors. It’s family friendly and free!
Check out TacomaArtsMonth.com for the full list of artists, schedule, your Tacoma Studio Tour Passport, and an interactive map where you can plot your own custom tour course.
Here are this week’s highlights:
Amy Lewis
Amy Lewis is a watercolor artist, just taking her first steps in the art world. She uses vivid paints to bring out the beauty of the ordinary. She believes in art that reveals truth. Art should move the viewer and remind them of what is important, it should remind them of love, faith, grace, and hope.
April Sanders, SPUN Clay Arts Studio & Gallery
April Sanders is a ceramic artist from Tacoma. She spent her earlier years on charcoal portraiture, acrylic paintings, and sculptures. In 1998, she studied ceramics at the Seward Park Clay Studio in Seattle and has spent the years since concentrating on mastering techniques for wheel throwing and teaching.
Steve Lawler, rePly Furniture Co.
Steve Lawler’s furniture incorporates two passions: the first being the creative process itself, the second is the respectful use of our planet’s resources. Steve strives to apply equal weight to form and function. Using recycled materials is both a push and a pull, it forces him to find a unique expression for these sometimes odd and limiting pieces of raw material. It is at the same time challenging and incredibly stimulating.
Anida Yoeu Ali
Performance artist Anida Yoeu Ali playfully inhabits “The Buddhist Bug,” a sinuous, caterpillar-like costume whose color references the robes of Buddhist monks while following the strict modest attire of orthodox Muslim women. Ali’s bug is an exploration of diasporic identities particularly inspired by her fascination with Buddhism as a Cham-Muslim American.
Terry A. Bader
Terry A. Bader grew up with a family of artists and has been painting for forty years. Her focus is on “anything with great lighting” and northwest scenes. She paints in her home studio from photos and sketches taken around the area and from her travels. She loves to experiment with mixed media although most of her work is watercolor and acrylic.
Liz Pulos
It’s simple: over, under, over, under. And slowly, thread by thread, Liz Pulos creates imagery in the woven cloth. Landscapes, still lifes, work that can be realistic or symbolic or abstract. Because they are cloth, her tapestries have a unique surface quality and engage the tactile and visual senses alike.
Jeff Libby & Adrienne Wicks, birdloft
Jeff Libby and Adrienne Wicks design and make custom furniture with reclaimed wood, steel, and air. They produce a handful of pieces each year, nearly all of them made-to-order, for people who have sought them out with a piece in mind. It’s a pragmatic way to create a small amount of sustainable, functional art in the world.
Check out these other artists on the tour and watch for future previews:
Studio Tour Preview: Part 1
Studio Tour Preview: Part 2
Studio Tour Preview: Part 3
Tacoma Studio Tour Passport – Visit and Win!
Make sure to have your Studio Tour Passport stamped at each studio address you visit. Once you’ve collected at least 8 stamps, send us the passport and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of several fabulous prize packages containing artwork hand-crafted by a selection of artists on this tour including:
Grace Amundsen – Acrylic ornaments
Terry Bader – Small watercolor painting
Joe Becker – Set of notecards
Carolyn Burt – Small scratchboard artwork
Bill Colby – Small framed woodcut
Kris Crews – Mini photo cards
Ann Darling – Textile piece
Katie Dean – Collection of greeting cards and a small print
Alice Di Certo – Pair of earrings
Kyle Dillehay – Alternative-process photograph
Michaela Eaves – Greeting cards
Lynne Farren – Painting, cards, bracelet
Becky Frehse – Small framed painting
Deborah Greenwood – Handmade cards
Henry Haneda – Small color print
Hilltop Artists – Glass beads, glass marbles, small blown glass pieces
Han-Yin Hsu – 3D printed nylon earrings
Mark Hudak – Pottery bowl
Marie Jensen – An 8 x 10 print
Fumiko Kimura – Greeting cards
Juan La Torre – Thank you cards
Roberta Lowes – Cards or small scarf
Dorothy McCuistion – Small handmade book
John McCuistion – Set of 4 coaster tiles
Naarah McDonald – Upcycled fingerless sweater gloves, small tote bag, reversible apron
Dane Meyer – Small matted print
Roxann Murray – Save the Bees sticker
Chandler O’Leary – Tacoma temporary tattoos & Tacoma coloring cards
Sylvia Omero-Rogstad – Set of cards
Reid Ozaki – Vase
Karen Perrine – Set of marbled paper collage cards
Liz Pulos – Small tapestry
Claudia Riedener – 5 small handmade tiles
Mauricio Robalino – Small wall hanging mosaic
Penny Russell – Set of 4 Blooming Wine Glasses
Jessica Spring – Small book or print
Susan Thompson – Mug
Lorraine Toler – Signed print
Helen Tran – Washington shaped soap bar and greeting card
Audrey Tulimiero Welch – Small painting on paper
William Turner – Set of 5 art cards
Karen Utter – Handmade book
Elayne Vogel – Pair of earrings
Jeff Libby & Adrienne Wicks – Pair of reclaimed wood and steel book ends
Snow Winters – Small cross stitch lamp
Yoshiko Yamamoto – 2018 calendar
Lois Yoshida – Box of hand painted cards
One entry per person. The Tacoma Studio Tour Passport can be found in the Tacoma Studio Tour brochure (available at all studio locations during the tour and at many cultural institutions ahead of time) or download and print your own Tacoma Studio Tour Passport.
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