African tribal art is the focus of the Sculptor’s Workshop Exhibit starting today at the Edmonds Arts Festival Museum.
African artists praise a carved figure by saying that it “looks like a human being.” Artists seldom portray particular people or actual animals. Rather, they aim to portray ideas about reality, spiritual or human, and express these ideas through human or animal images, according to written material on the show.
African tribal art is on view through June 10 at the gallery at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.
Look at Look Out: Members of the Contemporary QuiltArt Association are known for looking outside traditional quilting and enchanting audiences with their fresh, creative approaches to this time-honored art.
A new exhibit called “Look Out” features the newest work of these quilters as they continue to look outside the box and express themselves beyond textiles, using vinyl, plastic, nails, wood, rubber hoses, wool, feathers, zippers, beads, sequins, paint and a variety of threads. The works range in size from a few inches to several feet in width and height.
“Look Out” is on display through June 14 at the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St., Edmonds, with some works at the Frances Anderson Center Display Case, 700 Main St., Edmonds.
Under the skin: Painter Lee Withington uses acrylics to reflect her interest in what lies beneath, whether it’s objects underneath the earth or under the skin. Withington’s work is on view through May at Meyer’s Cafe, 1700 W. Marine View Drive., Everett.
“Look Both Ways” is an exhibit on Whidbey Island featuring works by Buffy Cribbs and Bruce Morrow and is a tribute to their past.
Cribbs is showing reverse paintings on acrylic, mixed media pieces, furniture, etchings and drawings. Morrow is showing monoprints, woodblocks and oil paintings on canvas.
Also on display is an exhibit called “Metamorphosis in Nature” which features the work of Robert Graves, an accomplished print maker and painter. An opening reception is planned from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Open Door Gallery at Bayview Corner, 5603 Bayview Road., Langley. The shows are up through May 24.
While on Whidbey Island, stop in at Greenbank Farm to view the work of Kathleen Otley who creates “architectural willow” wall sculptures that evoke images of primeval shields, shelters, masks and adornments. The exhibit is up through June 3 at the Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank.
Also on Whidbey there’s more new art to see through May at Raven Rocks Gallery’s new exhibit, “Fibers to Warm the Heart” also at Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank.
Price is a Whidbey Island spinner and weaver debuting her artisan hand-dyed creations. All of her colors are small batch blends using two or more base colors of high quality, environmentally friendly acid dyes. Her choices of colors inspire such names as Seattle Drizzle, Zippy Zebra and Shady Braidy.
Also, gallery co-owner Windwalker Taibi will unveil his latest hand woven tapestry purses, each one a unique creation that is woven with silk, linen, wool, cotton and many other yarns. They have closures featuring antique and artisan buttons and shoulder straps braided from the same fibers woven into the purse body.
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