Fourth Annual Artists' Sale
Our artists' sale, Saturday, December 5th (10am-7pm) & Sunday, December 6th (12pm-5pm), will feature unique art, gifts and clothing from 22 artists. Read more about each artist, check out a preview of some of the fine arts and crafts offered for sale below. 25% of the proceeds from this event will benefit the families of Soulumination.
Location: 5201 11th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98107. Map it.
Raffle BasketEach item pictured here on this page (excluding the prayer wheel) is included in our fabulous raffle basket. To see an enlarged image of an item, click on the photo. Tickets are $2 each. Buy tickets by selecting the PayPal icon below. Buy tickets by calling 206.297.0885. |
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Kari Bishay
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Kari, a mixed media dabbler, takes great delight in creating two and three dimensional artworks from her stash of papers, fabrics, photos, ephemera and any other materials that catch her fancy. She finds particular satisfaction in repurposing materials that others have cast aside, rescuing those creative treasures from a final resting place in the landfill. Finding joy in the process of creation, she continues to move towards transforming the mundane into the meaningful. |
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Grant Comick | Hi everyone! I'm 10 years old and a fourth grader at Westside School in West Seattle. I like making these really cool pipe cleaner guys. (I'm still working on a name for them). As a kindergartener, I started making these guys at a friend's house when her mom handed us a bunch of pipe cleaners and said, "have fun." Well, I got hooked on them and haven't stopped since. My guys are a combination of Star Wars characters and mythical creatures from books I have read. I hope you enjoy them as much as I like making them. |
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Trina Cottingham | I have been "creating" all my life simply moving from craft to craft until I found those that really tickle my fancy. At this stage in my life I enjoy quilting, knitting, paper art and wire & bead jewelry. As an employee of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, I am excited to help support another charity that I believe in. I do have a site on Etsy.com (your place to buy & sell all things handmadeTM) which can be found at myidlehands.etsy.com. |
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Julie Edwards | I decided to learn to knit: little did I know how quickly I would fall in love with both knitting and design! I had the good fortune to work in one of Seattle’s fantastic yarn shops, which led to knitting models for the shop and eventually to my desire to knit full time. This is how my company, Snoqualmie Fiber Arts came to be. Our goal is to provide customers with unique, hand knit accessories different from anything you’ll find in other boutiques. |
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Cindy Frank | Whisperfelt Designs are an extension of my love for fibers/hair/art. Working with silk and merino wool are another form of hairdressing: dyeing, shaping, creating and having fun! |
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Terry Frankel | Thank God for shortcuts. I like to write, but I like nothing less than a blank page, whereas my approach to jewelry relies heavily on editing shapes. Base metals, cold fusion techniques, and a designer’s eye, and I’m good to go. |
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Babs Glover |
Babs is a mixed-media and paper artist who is passionate about
transforming anything she can get her hands on. Each of Babs' pieces is
one-of-a-kind, and she finds particular joy in creating from everyday
materials. Her designs are driven by the experience that art (and soul)
are found where the universal intersects with the particular, where
the unique expresses the eternal.
Babs' work is dedicated to her daughter Maddie and their friend Sydney, one of Soulumination's Soul children. |
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Patti Grazini | The complexity of design and pattern intrigue me. I am influenced by the past, and travels, and continue to best express myself through art. For this sale, I have reproduced images from vintage postcards and incorporated them into my work. |
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Lynette Huffman Johnson | Lynette, photographer and founder of Soulumination, often creates pieces of art using images of her favorite subjects, daughters McKenzie and Llewelyn. Her love of beads led to the creation of winged bead people that have a special connection to the idea of the "angel babies" of Soulumination. Her current work is centered on creating luminaria from recycled tin and aluminum cans…and, of course, the cans have wings! |
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Sophia Kollenborn |
FireLily Accessories was inspired by my love for classic & modern architectural elements. For me, the palette of this world is always up for interpretation…the many ways in which it can be portrayed back reminds me of our unique individuality. I believe jewelry is a perfect expression of classic and timeless elements mixed together to flatter a woman’s distinctive personality. To be a part of that expression continually challenges me to create pieces that are as unique and extraordinary as our customers.
Through out my career I have worked in entertainment, marketing and graphic design. Each element has been a contribution to my business and has furthered my career as an artist. In every piece that I create the passion for what I do can be expressed. I hope you enjoy wearing FireLily Accessories as much as I enjoy designing them. |
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Susan Krueger | Susan is a self taught bookbinder. She enjoys creating beautiful and useable books in a variety of styles. All items are made by Susan using unique quality papers and materials. She has expanded into knitting and felting, as well as making unique French beaded pins to adorn your scarf or hair. Her goal is to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind items that will be used and enjoyed for years. |
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Molly Martin | Molly learned to sew when she was 7 years old with encouragement from her Mom. She moved from aprons to tailored clothing to quilts before the demands of family and a full time job put her sewing machine into retirement. Now retired herself, Molly is rediscovering her love for sewing and creating gifts for others. |
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Maude May | Maude May has been creating since she first drew dog bones and mouse ears on the garage walls at age 3. She's moved on to more 'interesting' subjects and has expanded her skills to collage, sewing, felting, knitting and more. All objects that we surround ourselves with should give us pleasure - to use, to look at, to give to others. |
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Zena McCoy | Zena McCoy began making jewelry at an early age; however it was not until a trip to South America in 2005 that she began incorporating seeds into her designs. While abroad she became fascinated with the use of natural materials in the local jewelry. Each seed was so beautiful within itself. Upon her return she formed her business Semilla Designs and sells her jewelry at local farmers' markets, art walks and craft fairs. What is unique about the jewelry is that it is a mixture of the native materials of Colombia with the styles of the Northwest. Semilla Designs aim not only to stylishly accessorize the eco-conscious individual, but to also educate on the botanical, historical and cultural significance of each seed. |
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Cindy McConnell | I have always been a maker and will always be a maker. My fingers have to be busy all the time. Most of what I make is designed to be a treat for the eye. Purely for joy and rarely for function! |
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Chris Moench |
In 2000, Chris's claywork took an unexpected, but wondrous new direction. The reason: coping with tragedy. A terrible gas pipeline explosion in Chris's hometown killed three boys as it roared across an idyllic, serene forested park--the kind of wild place Chris played as a boy. The fatal fumes and flames engulfed three boys and countless trees, animals and plants. It was this awful calamity that moved him to sculpt a memorial "story" on the outside of a three-foot-tall clay cylinder. Without knowing, he created his first prayer wheel. Later, mounted on a revolving stand at an outdoor gallery, the wheel became a vessel for people to place thoughts and prayers inside on pieces of paper.
Today, Chris works full-time designing and sculpting modern prayer wheels for his company: "Axis of Hope™." His prayer wheels have been revolving and evolving at public exhibits across the west: American Craft Council Exhibition of Fine Craft in San Francisco, Sun Valley Center Idaho Arts and Crafts Festival, Best of the Northwest Shows in Portland and Seattle, and "Ashes to Art: Funerary Art," San Francisco and Philadelphia. |
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Kari Schlechten | I have always enjoyed creating things. From a young age it was making fairy rings and painting rocks. As a teen I dabbled with ceramics and jewelry casting, and later took classes in calligraphy, knitting, and quilting. My most recent exploration has been fused glass and fused metal. I find that moment when metal becomes liquid, and just as quickly back to solid, exciting every time. Adding beads and imagination help to create the final product. I started selling my jewelry as an experiment in justifying my passion and as a result Passion Flower was born. Inspiration and ideas change as does my medium and methods, but the purpose remains the same--to create! |
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Patti Shaw | Self taught artist Patti Shaw was born and raised in the Seattle area. She currently lives in the Ballard neighborhood with her artist husband and teenage son. Shaw began making art quilts in 1999. She exhibits her quilts in local and national shows. Shaw's earlier body of work consits of 27 art quilts with imagery from many different religions: Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic, Christian and others. She is currently exploring the human figure, focusing mainly on portraits. I draw most of my portraits from photographs, usually of people unknown to me. I seek out interesting faces and imagine a whole persona to go along with the face. I am especially drawn to unusual looking characters and find myself inventing quirky mannerisms and peculiar lifestyles for each one. I continue to work at capturing the full range of emotions expressed by the human face. |
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Sidni Sobolik | I love all sorts of paper and beads. Most of what I make is from these things. I do arts and crafts for the fun of it, and I'm always so happy if anyone likes anything I've made. |
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Margaret Vance | I grew up here in Seattle and was knitting and sewing at a young age, along with my 3 sisters and 2 brothers. When I got to the U of W, I found a great fit in a degree called Textiles, Clothing and Art, learning pattern drafting, sewing techniques and art/textile history. I graduated in 1975 and was experimenting with making little animals of my own design, finding mostly cartoonish stuffed animals were being made at the time. I found a place to sell them at the Pike Place Market in 1977, and when I had the idea to add wings to not only horses, but pigs, cats, elephants and more, they really started taking off! I have since added to my repertoire with finger puppets, magic wands and crowns and more. |
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Lily West | Whenever I look at my beautiful black Kitchen Aid mixer, I wish the bowl was full of butter, sugar, flour, eggs, baking soda, and a pinch of salt. Even at 2 am, I would rather be baking. While I adore my molasses ginger cookies, and the chocolate peppermint, my favorites are the standard chocolate chip. I could eat ten in one sitting. I'll bet you can, too. |