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2012 Art in the Woods Studio Tour

October 22, 2012 By Melinda

Greetings to Friends and Fellow Art Appreciators!

I’d like to invite you to Art in the Woods, an annual studio tour featuring over 65 artists, nestled in 24 North Kitsap studios, this November 9, 10 and 11, open each day from 10:00 – 5:00.

 

M West, Last Two Coils, 11-11

 

http://www.cafnw.org/resources/forms/2012/FINAL_AITW_BROCHURE_2012.pdf

Please click on the link above for the brochure and map.  Below is a detail map for the four Indianola studios.  I’ll be in #13, Sterling Studio, right across from the Indianola Club House.  The Indianola Country Store is one block away, a great place for soup or a sandwich.

 

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I’ll have lots of Gifts From The Landscape – Art – Baskets – Jewelry – and More, all created from Pacific Northwest plant materials.  I hope you’ll come by for a visit.

Warmly, Melinda West

 

M West, Wild Cherry on Driftwood, 11-11

 

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Forty years ago, while sitting on the beach playing with my young children, I made my first basket out of a pile of willow trimmings someone had tossed there. It looked wildly made like a crazy bird’s nest. While being together with my two sons on a beautiful Pacific Northwest shoreline, this simple experience of crafting with the natural materials at hand kindled a passion for creating forms using plant fibers. I thank my family, my community, and all my teachers for cultivating this gift in me.
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