SHOW OPENS: Thursday, February 9 from 6-9PM during West Seattle Art Walk!

Michelle Anderst is a formally trained painter specializing in anatomical and botanical masterpieces. The daughter of a sonographer, Michelle spent many hours pouring over her fathers medical books. The intricacies of these organic structures weave their way elegantly throughout her paintings and remind us of something very familiar.

Zanetka, originally from Slovakia is a well seasoned painter who also evokes nostalgia in the viewer. “By juxtaposing recognizable imagery in believable settings, [she] hopes to evoke a sense of quiet reflection in the viewer, perhaps tickling past moments they may have forgotten.” Zanetka’s paintings are foggy fantasy worlds grounded in the settings of realistic place.

Kelly Rae Cunningham’s paintings are highly influenced by her previous training in ceramics, utilizing the “same tools to apply, layer, and scrape away paint. [her] paintings employ layers of color, boldly worked with palette knives and brushes.”

Show Closes: Friday, March 2nd

With this series I wanted to address the idea of religion being what one does “religiously”. Wether it’s a physical action, a psychological habit or something mundane that’s repeated again and again, it’s a behavior performed religiously. I wanted to focus on the fact that one of the many actions I perform religiously is the painting of animals. I decided to do the whole show with animals without using any personification (no coffee drinking Beavers). I’ll be paying attention to the psychological intentions behind the behaviors and adding a slight church altar feel to each while leaving theology out of the narrative. ~Link

SHOW OPENS: Thursday, January 12th 6-9p.m. during the West Seattle Art Walk

Show closes: Saturday, February 4th

If you have any jewelry lovers on your list come on out! There will be a wide range of designs and price points to help you hit the mark and check them off the list!

*We’ll have snacks and sparkling cider too!

12 groovy artists each represent one of the twelve days of Christmas. Some use paint, some use ink, some made up their own rules. What we ended up with is well worth the rain you’ll have to walk through to get here. Multiple mediums, multiple artists, multiple days to check it out..

You can also take home a postcard set of all 12 pieces for $12! All proceeds going to Treehouse giving foster kids a childhood and a future.

-TACKY HOLIDAY SWEATER & TREE LIGHTING OPENING PARTY!: Thursday, December 8th, 2011 during the West Seattle Art Walk, 6-9PM.

Featuring works by: Justin Hillgrove, Debbie Bianchi, Kevin Sullivan (Sensei23), Kate Protage, Joseph Brooks, Kelly Rae Cunningham, Randy Phillips, Matt Calcavecchia, Jenna Colby, Mike Capp, Twozdai Hulse and Michelle Anderst.

-CLOSES: January 7th, 2012

We have an exciting line up for the remainder Thursdays during Shop Late from 7-9pm:

Dec. 1- Live painting with Joseph Brooks – You’ll get to chat with the artist and learn about the inspirations behind his work

Dec. 8- WS Art Walk and the opening of the second annual “12 Days of Christmas” show featuring 12 local artists. There will also be hand crafted ornaments for sale from several local artists – a perfect holiday gift! We will also be having our annual ugly holiday sweater party, so dress tacky and come join in the fun!

Dec. 15- Jewelry Trunk Show featuring Lyndsay Behrens from Idle Hands and more!

Dec. 22- Come get your last minute holiday goodies and receive a special “TwAC Grab Bag” with any purchase over $75