Native-inspired art on exhibit at Sisters

There’s something vibrant and rich happening at Sisters restaurant over the next two months and it’s not just the food.

Willow, also known as Christina Williams, is showing her native-heritage inspired artwork at the restaurant, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett.

Willow’s deeply hued and sometimes whimsical pieces are presented primarily in oils and acrylics and encompass a diverse subject matter that includes portraits and abstract images.

“Portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes reflect Willow’s unusual vision and tendency to meditate while painting,” said gallery owner Lyussy Hyder, who installed the show.

The show also includes a few photographs.

An artist and her acrylics: New at Espresso Americano, 2701 Hoyt Ave., in Everett, are acrylics by artist Cecelia Venolia, who is showing her floral paintings through Feb. 29.

Iris, day lily, and dahlia are vibrantly displayed in textures and glazes, showcasing a contrast between deep backgrounds and the gentle shapes of the flowers.

Venolia is a member of the Arts of Snohomish Artists Co-op and a vice president and publicity chairman of the Greater Marysville Artists Guild.

The art of pen and ink: Artist Maryse Proctor is showing her detailed pen and ink drawings and some tranquil watercolors at an exhibit presented by the Mountlake Terrace Art Commission.

The show runs through Jan. 31 at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace.

Proctor has been painting for more than 60 years. She was born in France and studied four years at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Reims. She taught art and English in a private girl’s school prior to coming to the Pacific Northwest, where she has lived in various states. While in Sisters, Ore., Proctor operated a gallery and gift shop that showcased her work. Since moving to the Seattle area, Proctor has taught pencil drawing in the Creative Retirement Institute Branch of Edmonds Community College for 10 years while also conducting private drawing and painting classes.

More art at Mountlake: Hanji objects are beautiful yet simple household items such as tea tables, sewing and jewelry boxes and lap desks and created with traditional paper made from mulberry tree pulp.

A Hanji arts and crafts exhibit by Young Ok and Young Ok Kim can be seen through Jan. 30 in the display case at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave., W., Mountlake Terrace.

Young Ok Kim and his wife studied Hanji craft for several years and describe the process this way:

The individual panels of the boxes are cut out and glued together. This basic structure is covered with rice paper, inside and out. Color, composition and designs are cut out from other pieces of Hanji over the rice paper as a background field color. A thin layer of diluted glue is applied to all sides. This process is repeated three times.

Natural jewels: An exhibit of photos called “Avian” by bird photographer Ray White is on display in Edmonds. The display can be seen through Feb. 19 at Autumn’s Framing &Gallery, 537 Main St., Edmonds.

Gallery owner Autumn Kegley described White’s work as art that “captures brilliant glimpses into the lives of birds.” White’s pictures abound in vivid colors and showcase birds of textured plumage that draw viewers into compositions “where each bird is seen as a jewel set within its environment,” Kegley said.

More art in Edmonds: Edmonds Historical Museum is presenting “Jackson Street After Hours,” a traveling exhibit from the Washington State History Museum on the history of jazz in Seattle.

The exhibit runs through March at the museum, 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds.

This exhibit consists of eight in-depth text panels and 55 black and white framed photographs that span four decades of pioneering jazz musicians in the Northwest. Vintage musical instruments also will be on display.

The 1920s in Seattle roared with speakeasies, roadhouses, fast cars, raccoon coats, bobbed hair, the Charleston and wilder dances, bootleggers and crazy stunts. And, of course, there was jazz.

Muhler exhibit: Metaphors for life is one way to describe the work of veteran painter John Muhler who over the past 30 years has created a diverse body of work ranging from photo-realism to surreal abstract forms and combinations in between.

His images of brazen snags, twisted driftwood and temperamental skies are juxtaposed with soft portraits, serene seascapes and woven speckled forested trails. Muhler reveals the beauty of the natural world in its pristine state with brilliant colors and luminous forms.

Muhler’s work can be seen through the end of January at Gallery in the Loft at Islander’s Restaurant, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island.

A fair faire: The seventh annual Quilt &Textile Faire is set for this weekend at Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Quilters, quilt clubs and organizations, knitters, spinners, weavers and other related businesses are expected to fill the heated greenhouse with creations to show and sell. There also are spinning and weaving demonstrations planned throughout the weekend.

Talk to us

> Give us your news tips.

> Send us a letter to the editor.

> More Herald contact information.

More in Life

Brandon Hailey of Cytrus, center, plays the saxophone during a headlining show at Madam Lou’s on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Lynnwood-based funk octet Cytrus has the juice

Resilience and brotherhood take center stage with ‘friends-first’ band.

FILE - In this April 11, 2014 file photo, Neko Case performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Fire investigators are looking for the cause of a fire on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, that heavily damaged Case’s 225-year-old Vermont home. There were no injuries, though a barn was destroyed. It took firefighters two hours to extinguish the blaze. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County

Singer-songwriter Neko Case, an indie music icon from Tacoma, performs Sunday in Edmonds.

The Moonlight Swing Orchestra will play classic sounds of the Big Band Era on April 21 in Everett. (submitted photo)
Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County

Relive the Big Band Era at the Port Gardner Music Society’s final concert of the season in Everett.

2024 Honda Ridgeline TrailSport AWD (Honda)
2024 Honda Ridgeline TrailSport AWD

Honda cedes big boy pickup trucks to the likes of Ford, Dodge… Continue reading

Would you want to give something as elaborate as this a name as mundane as “bread box”? A French Provincial piece practically demands the French name panetiere.
A panetiere isn’t your modern bread box. It’s a treasure of French culture

This elaborately carved French antique may be old, but it’s still capable of keeping its leavened contents perfectly fresh.

(Judy Newton / Great Plant Picks)
Great Plant Pick: Mouse plant

What: Arisarum proboscideum, also known as mouse plant, is an herbaceous woodland… Continue reading

Bright green Japanese maple leaves are illuminated by spring sunlight. (Getty Images)
Confessions of a ‘plantophile’: I’m a bit of a junky for Japanese maples

In fact, my addiction to these glorious, all-season specimens seems to be contagious. Fortunately, there’s no known cure.

2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Limited (Hyundai)
2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Limited

The 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Limited is a sporty, all-electric, all-wheel drive sedan that will quickly win your heart.

The 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T hybrid’s face has the twin red lines signifying the brand’s focus on performance. (Dodge)
2024 Hornet R/T is first electrified performance vehicle from Dodge

The all-new compact SUV travels 32 miles on pure electric power, and up to 360 miles in hybrid mode.

chris elliott.
Vrbo promised to cover her rental bill in Hawaii, so why won’t it?

When Cheryl Mander’s Vrbo rental in Hawaii is uninhabitable, the rental platform agrees to cover her new accommodations. But then it backs out. What happened?

Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli
Tangier’s market boasts piles of fruits, veggies, and olives, countless varieties of bread, and nonperishables, like clothing and electronics.
Rick Steves on the cultural kaleidoscope of Tangier in Morocco

Walking through the city, I think to myself, “How could anyone be in southern Spain — so close — and not hop over to experience this wonderland?”

Don’t blow a bundle on glass supposedly made by the Henry William Stiegel

Why? Faked signatures, reused molds and imitated styles can make it unclear who actually made any given piece of glass.

Support local journalism

If you value local news, make a gift now to support the trusted journalism you get in The Daily Herald. Donations processed in this system are not tax deductible.