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Vashon Art Studio Tour

First two weekends of may and december.

For over 25 years the artists on Vashon Island have opened their doors to the public for a visit in their art studios. What started as mostly ceramicists the show has grown to include up to 100 Island artists from jewelry makers, textiles, glass blowers, photographers and painters. The tour spans two weekends twice each year in May and in December.

Many artists demonstrate their craft and all are ready to explain their processes at locations ranging from artists’ studios to Vashon’s historic buildings. A number of fine shops and galleries also feature the work of Island artists and craftspeople.

Local shops and various businesses around the Island will have maps of the various locations for you to pick up. If you are coming from off-island, you can download and print the map from our site  here .

For more information about the Vashon Art Studio Tour you can visit the  Vashon Visual Artists Website , or follow their  Facebook page . Of course we keep information here updated pretty regulary so keep checking back.

If you’re an artist that would like your work highlighted on our site here, then please  contact us  with photos of your work so that we can give you the proper attention you deserve.

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April 29, 2018 by Iskra 1 Comment

Two Tulip Prints by Iskra

Just a few days until the Vashon Island Visual Artist’s Studio Tour ! I will be showing work in the lovely satellite studio of Vashon artist Cathy Sarkowsky , and will be there for the entire show which goes from Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM May 5-6 and 12-13. Check out the studio map here . This studio tour is a chance to explore new directions and show work that hasn’t been seen before. Although I will have industrial work on hand, most of the prints and mixed media pieces will be nature inspired, and come from the contemplative side of life, based on my garden.

When I bought my house 16 years ago I was self-identified as a Capitol Hill Person. Like my neighbors, I insisted the city ended at the Montlake Bridge, and my idea of a garden was a window box with a struggling coleus and some pansies. So when the realtor told me the house came with a 7,000 square foot lot I almost fainted. The first glimpse was daunting: chain link, a 60-foot RV pad, and a patchy lawn covered with broken bits of landcsape lighting chewed by a dog. Plus, the leaking pond with a pug-faced gargoyle with a broken wing. The owners handed me a tube of black sealant, fish pellets, a pair of size 4 hip waders and waved goodbye. I vowed to stay inside and do important things, like read and make art in the funky but promising studio.

And then the Heron arrived.

Visitation The Heron print by Iskra

It was early on a November morning, in that watery oyster light the Pacific Northwest does so well. The heron stood perfectly still outside the picture window. I didn’t realize until he had flown away that he had taken all the goldfish with him. In flight his wings seemed to cover half the pond, and I felt like I had been visited by royalty. From there it was a rapid ride towards the obsessive life of the newborn Earth Goddess. I went out and bought as many plants as possible that looked good next to each other but required different amounts of water and light and which promptly keeled over from enthusiastic miss-treatment. I told anyone who would volunteer to advise me that I had taken a stand against flowers and that the only thing that mattered was winter, fall, and how different greens and textures played against each other. In other words I was completely deluded, and missing the whole point. I eventually grew into the fact of the changing seasons, and the matter of fact magic of death and rebirth and its necessary angel: color. (Read about that here .)

Over the years I grew flowers and stole flowers and found them by the side of the road and fell madly in love with each one and yes got my heart broken by the sound of their petals falling. Here are two miniature works about just that, the sound of orchid leaves and what gets left behind. Autumn leaves in color are heart stopping, but equally lovely is the roadkill of leaves run over by cars.

Botanical orchid miniature on venetian plaster

I like to use these small pieces as points of focus with other objects. They can live framed or unframed:

Venetian Plaster Stil Life

Here are a few more of the mixed media plaster pieces that will be available on Vashon. I am posting more each week in the Venetian plaster portfolio .

Snowdrop flower on Venetian plaster by Iskra

Give me a shout if you cannot get to Vashon Island or would like to see any of this work in advance. And keep up to date on the latest additions to the studio sale on Facebook and Instagram . I look forward to seeing new and old friends next weekend!

dragonfly by Iskra

Dianne Grob says

April 29, 2018 at 12:34 pm

Your work is breathtaking.

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The Art of Giving

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The holiday season provides inspiration for the six artists represented at the Outstanding In Its Field Gallery, The Art of Giving, December 2 – 24, 2023. The gallery offers a wide range of price points in a choice array of media including pastel landscapes and floral bouquets, mono prints, etched glass, weaving, sculpture and ceramics. We will be open Saturdays – Sundays, from 10 am – 4 pm, December 2 – 10 and Noon – 4pm, December 16 – 24, and weekdays by appointment by calling 206.419.0199. The Gallery is Stop #29 on the Vashon Island Holiday Studio Tour, December 2 – 10, 2023. Our address is: 10524 S.W. 188th St, Vashon, WA 98070. We’re just west of Sawbones. Click for Google Maps.

During the show, the gallery will offer fresh Bake Sale Bites, benefitting Vashon Island Pet Protectors, hot spiced cider and coffee by our wood burning stove.

The gallery respectively asks that you wear a mask, which can be provided by the gallery.

Featured artists:

Barbara Benedetti Newton – Pastels

Lynn McClain- Linocut and mono prints

Barb Gustafson – Baskets, woven tapestry

Kedar Mankad – Ceramics

Lindsay Hart/Jeff White – Bronze sculpture and etched glass

Outstanding In Its Field Gallery is open May – October each year with monthly themed-exhibits featuring Vashon Island Artists almost exclusively. The gallery will also be open for the VIVA Art Tours in May and December.

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This blog will showcase the work of artists that will participate in the twice yearly Vashon Island Art Studio Tour. The show happens during the first 2 weekends of May and December.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Holiday tour coming up this weekend and next.

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Viast stop # 18 the reimnitz studio.

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VIAST Stop # 14 Morgan Brig

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Our first ever summer art tour coming soon.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Spring tour becomes summer tour, wednesday, november 25, 2015, deborah taylor at #16 quartermaster press.

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Debi Shandling Crawford at #16 Quartermaster Press and #19 Heron's Nest

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The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

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The Moscow Metro Museum of Art: 10 Must-See Stations

There are few times one can claim having been on the subway all afternoon and loving it, but the Moscow Metro provides just that opportunity.  While many cities boast famous public transport systems—New York’s subway, London’s underground, San Salvador’s chicken buses—few warrant hours of exploration.  Moscow is different: Take one ride on the Metro, and you’ll find out that this network of railways can be so much more than point A to B drudgery.

The Metro began operating in 1935 with just thirteen stations, covering less than seven miles, but it has since grown into the world’s third busiest transit system ( Tokyo is first ), spanning about 200 miles and offering over 180 stops along the way.  The construction of the Metro began under Joseph Stalin’s command, and being one of the USSR’s most ambitious building projects, the iron-fisted leader instructed designers to create a place full of svet (radiance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future), a palace for the people and a tribute to the Mother nation.

Consequently, the Metro is among the most memorable attractions in Moscow.  The stations provide a unique collection of public art, comparable to anything the city’s galleries have to offer and providing a sense of the Soviet era, which is absent from the State National History Museum.  Even better, touring the Metro delivers palpable, experiential moments, which many of us don’t get standing in front of painting or a case of coins.

Though tours are available , discovering the Moscow Metro on your own provides a much more comprehensive, truer experience, something much less sterile than following a guide.  What better place is there to see the “real” Moscow than on mass transit: A few hours will expose you to characters and caricatures you’ll be hard-pressed to find dining near the Bolshoi Theater.  You become part of the attraction, hear it in the screech of the train, feel it as hurried commuters brush by: The Metro sucks you beneath the city and churns you into the mix.

With the recommendations of our born-and-bred Muscovite students, my wife Emma and I have just taken a self-guided tour of what some locals consider the top ten stations of the Moscow Metro. What most satisfied me about our Metro tour was the sense of adventure .  I loved following our route on the maps of the wagon walls as we circled the city, plotting out the course to the subsequent stops; having the weird sensation of being underground for nearly four hours; and discovering the next cavern of treasures, playing Indiana Jones for the afternoon, piecing together fragments of Russia’s mysterious history.  It’s the ultimate interactive museum.

Top Ten Stations (In order of appearance)

Kievskaya station.

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Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

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Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

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Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

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Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

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Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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May 7-8 & 14-15, 2022, saturdays & sundays, 10 am – 5 pm there are 36 studios and galleries on the tour. click or tap on a location below for more details and a googlemap link..

PLEASE NOTE: The tour will follow all CDC and Washington State COVID guidelines. Individual studios or galleries may require visitors to show proof of vaccination and/or to wear a mask.

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1. handmade on vashon.

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New to the tour! Featuring 10+ island artists. Hand-crafted jewelry, photography, fine crafts, and greeting cards.

10744 SW 110th St.

https://handmadeonvashon.com

216-401-7916

2. Morgan Brig

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Playful and unique clay, metal, wood, and found object figures and animals.

11509 103rd Ave. SW

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/morgan-brig/

https://morganbrig.com 

https://instagram.com/morgan_brig

206-463-5480

3. Brian Brenno

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Blown glass for the home and garden, art from recycled materials, ceramic vases, bowls, and platters. Ongoing glassblowing demonstrations.

9850 SW 148th St.

https://brennostudio.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/brian-brenno/

206-567-5423

4. Donna Caulton

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Acrylic paintings and prints of animals, plants, and their interactions in nature’s rhythmic dance: earth and sky magic.

Donna Caulton, Earth Sky Studio 16631 Vashon Hwy

https://donnacaulton.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/donna-caulton

207-449-2247

5. GRB Bells

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Bells wearable as jewelry, decorative and symbolic. 40 years of exploration in miniature sound sculpture, cast in sterling, bronze and gold. 15810 Shanahan Rd. SW

https://grbbells.com

https://vivartists.com/artists/gordon-barnett

206-567-0557

6. Adrift Studio

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Adrift Studio is chock full of creative wood-metal benches and sea prints. A craftsman and a printer.

8206 SW Hawthorne Lane

206-890-2173

7. Erin Schulz Studio

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Oil paintings in modern and classical realism –still life, landscape, portrait, and narratives.

14122 Glen Acres Rd. SW

http://erinlschulz.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/erin-schulz/

971-404-9602

8. Reitz-Green Studio

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Luminous oil paintings, mosaics, and more.

11325 SW Cove Rd.

http://kristenreitzgreen.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/kristen-reitz-green/

206-851-3006

9. Woodard Studio

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Still lifes, landscapes, and figure drawings in oil, watercolor resist, and pen and ink. Framed and unframed works available.

11619 SW Cove Rd.

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/john-woodard/

206-259-0318

10. Ravensong Farm Studio

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Inspired by nature, colorful and vibrant limited edition drypoint prints. Birds, bees, flora, and fauna. Also 100% bees-wax candles.

12202 SW 153rd St.

Instagram.com/ravensongfarmstudio

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/lynanne-raven/

206-567-5648

11. 3 Potters Studio

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Liz’s colorful earthenware, Karen’s classic stoneware, Marla’s hand-built porcelain. 3 distinct styles all under one roof. Raku, too.

12714 SW Cemetery Rd.

https://lizlewispottery.blogspot

https://vivartists/viva/artists/liz-lewis

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https://vivartists/viva/artists/marla-smith

206-463-6691

12. Bergstrom Studio/GRACE GOW Jewelry

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Presenting ceramicART and sheepPal footstools. GRACE GOW presents ocean-inspired jewelry, and barnacle gold rings, earrings, and necklaces.

12814 SW 220th St.

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https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/sonja-bergstrom/

206-259-1118

13. Jeff Good

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Original watercolors of the northwest and painting demonstrations.

14208 SW Lisabuela Rd.

https://jeffgoodart.com

214-802-8921

14. Baskets!

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Weaver Margaret Smith presents baskets, hanging lamps, and sculptures crafted from local plants.

22908 Carey Rd. SW

206-227-0189

15. Brian Fisher Studio

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Brian Fisher explores myth and personal story in paint, fine art print, and sculpture.

23520 147th Ave. SW

https://www.instagram.com/brianfisherartstudio/  

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/brian-fisher

206-463-9311

16. Lisa Betz Art

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Mixed media mosaics with handmade ceramics and found objects. Also bohemian style jewelry with handcrafted beads, mixed metals, and leather.

12931 SW 300th St.

https://lisabetzart.com

253-606-9147

17. Zuzko Jewelry

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Delicately crafted sterling silver and gold jewelry with emphasis on movement, natural gemstones, and every-day wearability.

23707 Vashon Hwy. SW

https://zuzko.com

206-851-8181

18. Valerie Willson

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Still life photos,  beautiful prints and drawings.

22418 98th Ave. SW

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/valerie-willson/

206-463-5067

19. Cathy Sarkowsky

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Colorful, vibrant paintings and prints, handbuilt ceramics, and gorgeous scarves. Oh! And cards!

23115 Kingsbury Rd. SW

https://cathy-sarkowskystudio.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/cathy-sarkowsky

206-909-7469

20. Reimnitz Family Studio

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Vibrant watercolors, colorful monotype prints, and original art cards by Ilse. Oil paintings by  Hartmut. Wildlife steel sculptures by Gunter.

23514 Kingsbury Rd. SW

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/ilse-reimnitz

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/gunter-reimnitz

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/hartmut-reimnitz

206-463-2529

21. Wm Henri / Seek Adventure

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Fine leather accessories and exquisite leather sculpture. Unique, high quality leather pet accessories and related items.

22841 Dockton Rd. SW

https://wmhenri.com

https://instagram.com/wmhenridesign

206-259-0497

22. Waterworks Collective

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Waterworks is back! 14 fine artists with the Island’s best of jewelry, wooden spoons, ceramics, soap, decorative housewares, textiles, photography, and fine art.

7012 SW 240th

https://waterworksonvashon.com

206-660-4635

23. Wronsky & Friars

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Handwoven scarves, shawls, and home decorative goods from Patricia Wronsky. Photographs, prints and cards from Michelle Friars’ Parrot and Penguin studio.

7218 SW 257th Ct.

https://patriciawronskytextiles.com

http://michellefriars.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/michelle-friars/

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/patricia-wronsky/

603-686-6796

24. Dockton Pottery

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8 Artists in one stop! Art photography, paintings, casual jewelry, wooden bowls, stained glass, yard art, pottery, cards, and books.

25913 99th Ave. SW

http://galeluriepottery.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/gale-lurie

206-418-9902

25. L Witherspoon Studio

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Handmade slow fashion jewelry using predominantly Czech glass beads, copper, silver, and found items. Colorful decoupage mushrooms, shells, and more.

9925 SW 260th St.

https://instagram.com/lwitherspoonjewelbox

206-841-8249

25. Gretchen Hancock

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Original oil paintings of Vashon and the northwest: landscapes, seascapes, ferries, and still lifes.

28405 101st Ave. SW

https://gretchenhancock.blogspot.com

206-719-4257

27. Donnelly-Austin

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We’re proud to offer our beautiful and stimulating photographic images – traditionally framed, mounted on wood panels, or printed on canvas.

21820 Vashon Hwy. SW

http://donnelly-austin.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/terry-donnelly/

206-755-2624

28. Steven Ellis

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I am selling original oil/cold wax paintings that are abstract and landscape based.

20610 Vashon Hwy SW

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/steven-ellis/

206-679-0881

29. Vashon Center for the Arts

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Akio Takamori prints and ceramics including pieces related to his time on Vashon, environmental artist Shannon Amidon, Vashon ceramic artists.

19600 Vashon Hwy SW

https://gallery.vashoncenterforthearts.org  

206-259-3002

30. Pam Ingalls

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"Pets & Their People.” Oil portraits of best friends. Plus oil paintings, prints, and cards of everyday scenes and objects.

19028 Vashon Hwy SW

http://pamingalls.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/pam-ingalls/

206-349-5909

31. Dig Deep

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Dig Deep Gardens Gallery and Venue has both indoor and outdoor art display spaces. We specialize in exquisitely designed plant containers.

https://digdeepgardens.com 

206-769-7234

32. Outstanding Gallery

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Celtic and nature-themed bronzes by Lindsay Hart and Jeff White, wildlife-inspired watercolors and linocut prints by Lynn McClain. Live demos of bronze sandcasting during tour.

10524 SW 188th St.

https://outstandinggallery.com

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/lynn-mcclain/

206-419-0199

33. Gather Vashon

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The heart of art on Vashon Island. Carefully curated works of art by gifted island artists.

17600 Vashon Hwy SW

https://gathervashon.com 

206-408-7414

34. Vashon Framery

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Group show with traditional and alternative process photography, painting and pastels, woodworking, collage, stencils, and more.

17232 Vashon Hwy SW

https://vashonislandframery.com

206-259-3981

36. Wabisabi Studios

vashon island art studio tour

For home and garden, woodcut prints, cards, concrete sculptural works, mosaics, and decorative garden pavers by Jean and Alex Echevarria.

17913 McLean Rd SW

https://facebook.com/wabisabistudios

https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/jean-echevarria/

206-463-0414

35. Quartermaster Press

vashon island art studio tour

Quartermaster Press Studio features beautiful one-of-a-kind hand-pulled collagraphs, etchings, linocuts, mono-prints, and woodcuts by our member artists.

18531 Beall Rd. SW

https://facebook.com/quartermaster-press

206-919-5140

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  1. Spring Tour 2024

    The Vashon Island Spring Tour 2024 features 37 studios and galleries representing over 100 artists on the tour. Click or tap on a dot on the Vashon Island map below for details about that location. PLEASE NOTE: The tour will follow all CDC and Washington State COVID guidelines. Individual studios or galleries may require visitors to wear a mask.

  2. Vashon Island Visual Artists

    We welcome all Vashon visual artists and supporters! VIVA is a non-profit, volunteer organization formed to support a more than 30-year open studio tour tradition. The first two weekends in May and again in December VIVA presents the all-Island art studio tour when artists of almost every medium throw open their studio doors.

  3. VIVA Vashon Island Visual Artists Spring 2024 Studio Tour

    Spring 2024 Studio Tour. May 4th-5th & May 11th-12th. Saturday & Sunday. 10am-5pm. Celebrate the coming of Spring with art! Purchase directly from Island artists, forget ferry lines, parking hassles and 'Do the Tour!'. Studios and galleries welcome the public May 4-5 & 11-12, 10 am to 5 pm, for the annual Spring VIVA Studio Tour.

  4. Art Studio Tour

    The tour spans two weekends twice each year in May and in December. Many artists demonstrate their craft and all are ready to explain their processes at locations ranging from artists' studios to Vashon's historic buildings. A number of fine shops and galleries also feature the work of Island artists and craftspeople.

  5. After two-year hiatus, Vashon's artist studio tour is back

    After going dark for two years due to the COVID pandemic, Vashon Island Visual Artists (VIVA) will offer its Spring Studio Tour on May 7 and 8, continuing on May 14 and 15. The tour is open each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring 36 studios and galleries representing 90 artists and craftspeople. Brochures with the tour map can be found in ...

  6. VIVA Vashon Island Art Studio Tour

    VIVA Vashon Island Art Studio Tour. 1,497 likes · 1 talking about this. Saturdays and Sundays 10AM-5PM May 7-8 & 14-15, 2022 Vashon Island

  7. Waterworks to take final bow on this year's studio tour

    The Vashon Island Holiday Studio Art Tour, featuring 40 studios and galleries filled with the work of more than 100 local artists, takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 2, 3, 9 and 10. For a full-color brochure detailing all the artwork and studio stops on the tour, visit vivartists.com. Waterworks, located at 7012 ...

  8. Waterworks Collective: 2022 Vashon Art Studio Tour

    Come celebrate Mothers day with Mom on beautiful Vashon Island. Waterworks is just one of the 36 studios showing with (VIVA ) Vashon Island Visual Artist tour, in this years spring artists tour. May 7-8 & 14-15 from 10am-5pm. 7012 SW 240th St. Vashon WA 98070.

  9. Studio tour roots go back more than 30 years to six island potters

    Studio tour roots go back more than 30 years to six island potters. This year, the Vashon Island Art Studio Tour, taking place the first two weekends in December, features 45 artists, including jewelers, ceramicists, sculptors, photographers, painters, glass artists, print makers and more. November 25, 2013 6:06 pm. In 1980.

  10. Vashon Island Visual Artist Studio Tour Preview

    Two Tulips, prints based on Venetian plaster pieces, available here.. Just a few days until the Vashon Island Visual Artist's Studio Tour!I will be showing work in the lovely satellite studio of Vashon artist Cathy Sarkowsky, and will be there for the entire show which goes from Saturday and Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM May 5-6 and 12-13.Check out the studio map here.

  11. Vashon Island Art

    Art Gallery on Vashon Island in Puget Sound. Features Island artists creating artworks that illuminate monthly themes. ... Noon - 4pm, December 16 - 24, and weekdays by appointment by calling 206.419.0199. The Gallery is Stop #29 on the Vashon Island Holiday Studio Tour, December 2 - 10, 2023. Our address is: 10524 S.W. 188th St, Vashon ...

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    Celebrating 56 years of Art & Music....53 on the Island....but who's counting? View Event → Apr. 25. to Apr 28. ... VIVA Vashon Island Visual Artists Spring 2024 Studio Tour May 4th-5th & May 11th-12th Saturday & Sunday ... Vashon Island Spring Tour Swiftwater Gallery 17600 Vashon Hwy SW May 4-5 and 11-12

  13. Vashon Island Art Studio Tour Blog

    We have officially moved our spring Vashon Island Art Tour to the summer for 2016. Please join us on June 18-19 and 25-26 from 10-5. As artists, we are excited to open our studios to old friends and new ones as well. Come and check out the many offerings this June. Our Facebook page is loaded with terrific images of work that will be on display.

  14. Art Studio Tour changes name and expands purpose

    The Island Art Studio Tour recently announced changes to the nonprofit that began as a small collective of individual artists in the early 1980s. Now, well into its third decade, the organization has a new name, Vashon Island Visual Artists (VIVA), and plans are afoot to increase its artist support services and educational goals. A meeting of the newly minted VIVA will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday ...

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    Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii. Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station. Check out our new Moscow Indie Travel Guide, book a flight to Moscow and read 10 ...

  18. Overview of Moscow metro (exclusive private tour in English or ...

    Moscow is a huge city and so its metro that is one of the city's main attractions and masterpieces. Most often at first a lot of people do not feel comfortable alone in this huge transportation system, are afraid to get lost and are not able to truly appreciate its unique interior and architecture. Our personalized approach will allow you to feel at home inside Moscow metro, going through its ...

  19. Spring Tour 2022 Catalog

    May 7-8 & 14-15, 2022. Saturdays & Sundays, 10 am - 5 pm. There are 36 studios and galleries on the tour. Click or tap on a location below for more details and a Googlemap link. PLEASE NOTE: The tour will follow all CDC and Washington State COVID guidelines. Individual studios or galleries may require visitors to show proof of vaccination and ...