The husband and wife naturalist team of Kevin Mack and Julie Stonefelt are giving the public a rare glimpse into “Wild Art” and into their art studio.
The couple will open their studio from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at 8819 236th St. SW, Edmonds. Visitors can eat refreshments and view demonstrations and art featuring Northwest wildlife.
Mack is a wildlife photographer who has captured images of wild animals from local and far-flung places. He is also employed as a naturalist by the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood. Mack believes that being able to work with injured and orphaned wild animals gives him the chance to give something back. He has worked with all types of animals, from hummingbirds to cougars.
“I find that after working with so many damaged and temporarily captive animals, photographing wild animals that are healthy and free is very therapeutic,” Mack said in a prepared statement.
Stonefelt is an illustrator and painter and is employed as a naturalist by Seattle Public Utilities at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center in North Bend. For more than 12 years, she has worked with wildlife rehabilitation and environmental organizations across the country.
More natural stuff in Edmonds: Pumpkins, pears, moths and mule deer are some of the diverse images in an exhibit by the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators-NorthWest.
The exhibit is presented by the Edmonds Arts Commission and can be viewed through December at the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St.
Guild members are trained in science and art and study biology, botany, zoology, archeology, medicine, marine life and ecology while also studying painting, drawing and digital media and applying scientific discipline to creativity. With all this training, these images are rendered with scientific accuracy and artistic integrity.
And more in Edmonds: Escape to Edmonds to an exhibit called “Escape Artists.”
The exhibit runs through Dec. 15 at Francis Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.
This is an exhibit of a small artists village — 21.5 inches by 28 inches — which was created by a local group of paper and mixed-media artists known as the Escape Artists who were founded by Margaret Dessell. Early in 2008, the group attended a class taught by Michael Jacobs, author and teacher of the Telescope Book. Using his concepts they constructed a village using foam core, card stock, paper, cardboard and adhesives, adding their own creativity and pizzazz. Each artist was given a 5-inch square of foam core on which to build their chosen storefront theme with the height of each shop to be no more than 8 inches using the basic “telescope” pattern. Four municipal buildings form the core of the village around which 40 different “shops” are arranged. The total size is 13 square blocks.
A thing as lovely…: What could be lovelier than a tree is the way an artist might depict its splendor. So check out how 35 artists have interpreted the beauty of trees in “Trees Are Us,” a new exhibit in Everett.
A kick-off reception is planned from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Solovei Art Gallery, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett. The show runs through Dec. 28.
This group show includes paintings, drawings, wood carvings, sculpture and installations, fiber art, photography and digital art.
On Whidbey: “A Handmade Holiday: The Patchwork of Life’s Colors” is an art exhibit on Whidbey Island that features artists Aaron Greenbird and Larkin Van Horn.
Greenbird, an adopted son of the Lakota Nation, makes highly detailed American Indian-style collages that display his view of the heart of nature. He also works with his partner, Laurel Eagle Moon, in making beautiful and functional rattles. Greenbird will unveil his most recent rattles, prints and note cards of images from his original collages.
Larkin Van Horn is a mixed-media textile artist making art quilts, bead and other wearable art, and liturgical art. Each piece represents her strong sense of drama and each piece is all about texture. Van Horn will show her quilted panels featuring hand-dyed fabrics, elaborate quilted designs and bead work embellishments.
The show opens with an artist’s reception at 5 tonight at Raven Rocks Gallery &Gifts at Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, C-101, Greenbank, on Whidbey Island. Visit www.ravenrocksstudio.com. The exhibit runs through Jan. 9.
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