Snohomish and Island county artists are offering a variety of wares and artwork at this year’s Northwest Folklife Festival.
At least one of these artists is even offering native artwork in keeping with the cultural focus of the festival, Indians who live in cities instead of on reservations.
Marysville artist Yuki Adams was born in Japan but married into an Alaska Tlingit family. Her studio, Studio Raven’s Nest, showcases native prints, carvings and mixed media artwork that combines modernism with traditional native patterns.
The other local artists and galleries include:
Linda Lee’s Whidbey Woolies, from Greenbank, who will be offering handcrafted hats and scarves knitted from the fur of Lee’s own alpacas.
The Mermaid’s Tears, handmade jewelry made from beachglass and silver by artist Patricia Larzelier, also of Whidbey Island.
Parallax Gallery, in Startup, represents hundreds of Northwest artists in its collection of paintings, sculpture and pottery.
Imps and Monsters, the crafts of Snohomish artist Justin Hillgrove, will include his latest paintings on wood and his two new shirt designs that feature some women’s shirts adorned with his impish creatures.
The artists and craftspeople, along with the musicians and exhibits, join the center stage focus on urban Indians that features regional native visual artists, including Andrew Morrison, Linley Logan, Victor Pascual and Makita Wilur.
“Cultural Focus: Urban Indians”
Northwest Folklife Festival: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle. Free, donations accepted.
Bring the family
Bringing the family is easy at this year’s Northwest Folklife Festival; kids’ activities include storytelling and puppet making.
The Folklife Discovery Zone at the Folklife Commons features hands-on workshops along with activities related to the festival’s cultural focus on urban Indians. Adults and children can learn to play a native American flute or join in a rhythm jam. There’s a teepee at the Commons for listening to storytelling, watching drum and dance groups, or learning more about urban Indians.
Activities in the Folklife Commons, on the Broad Street side of Seattle Center, are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and include:
Batik flag-making for the Solstice Parade’s “Children of the Sun” float. Ages 3 and up.
Science demonstrations with Pacific Science Center and ParentMap magazine staff. All ages.
Relief prints of native flora and fauna. Ages 5 and up.
Puppet-making with Planet of the Puppets. Ages 5 and up.
Clay animation with Renaissance Man Productions. All ages.
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