19th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Launches October 4 in Sequim

“Catching the Splash” by Prabha Werner

Explore the 19th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival fiber arts exhibition “Sublime Marvel – Splendor, Enterprise, & Awe” at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue, Sequim WA. During the Art Walk reception, many fiber artists and fiber arts advocates will be demonstrating their passion and artistry. “Sublime Marvel – Splendor, Enterprise, & Awe” artists include Lora Armstrong, Aaron Asselin, Renne Emiko Brock, Jordan Carter, Caroline Evergreen, Liisa Fagerlund, Mary Lou Giacomelli, Lynn Gilles, Jennifer Harris, Estelle Jackson, Connie McGuire, Robin Nelson, Sew `n Sews, Marla Varner, Prabha Werner, and Jean Wyatt.

“Vote” by Marla Varner

The exhibition’s theme supports the enrapturing beauty and inspiring awe of inclusive, fostering fiber mediums that motivate earth-moving collaboration, and build super friendships to create opportunities to learn, exhibit, and potentially build small businesses. Admiration of toil and talent cultivates the evolution of excellence within one’s personal journey, learning and expressing themselves uniquely while being supportive of the efforts of fellow artists. Striving for wonder and encouragement, we celebrate fiber artists who boldly share their art with courage and fortitude, open to both copying and constructive criticism. Their hero’s arc includes the strength of inquisitiveness, leading to the surprising beauty of growing imagination and the capability to compose original creations using fused fibers, artistic adventures, and superpowers for good.

“Smoldered Dreams” by Jordan Carter

Friday, October 4, 5 – 8 PM

Orange themed First Friday Art Walk Sequim Fiber Arts Exhibition with a fiber arts sale and artists’ demonstrations of fiber processes in action for Sublime Marvel – Splendor, Enterprise, & Awe” at Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave.

Robin Nelson orange themed demonstration for the Art Walk!

Saturday, October 5, 11 AM – 4 PM open hours

An exhibition opening reception 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Friday, November 1, 5 – 8 PM

Brown and Fall colors themed First Friday Art Walk Sequim with fiber arts sale and artists’ demonstrations.

Exhibit Dates: October 4 – November 30, 2024

During the Fiber Arts Exhibition “Sublime Marvel – Splendor, Enterprise, & Awe”, the Sequim Museum & Arts is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 544 N Sequim Avenue, Sequim WA.

The 19th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, encouraged education, the economic enterprise of art, and fostering fiber arts.

Thank you for your support of the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival!

Renne Emiko Brock, North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Director and Producer

While you are in town for the festival, also explore the 3rd Annual PNW Fiber Arts Expo in Port Angeles, ​October 4 – 6, 2024.

Call for Artists for the 19th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival fiber arts exhibition “Sublime Marvel – Splendor, Enterprise, & Awe” at the Sequim Museum & Arts

Deadline September 15, 2024

Exhibition October 4 – November 30, 2024

Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue, Sequim WA 98382

FiberArtsFestival.org

About the Exhibition Call for Artists:

“Sublime Marvel – Splendor, Enterprise, & Awe” is a juried fiber arts exhibition that supports the enrapturing beauty and inspiring awe of inclusive, fostering fiber mediums that motivate earth-moving collaboration, and build super friendships to create opportunities to learn, exhibit, and potentially build small businesses. Admiration of toil and talent cultivates the evolution of excellence within one’s personal journey, learning and expressing themselves uniquely while being supportive of the efforts of fellow artists. Striving for wonder and encouragement, we celebrate fiber artists who boldly share their art with courage and fortitude, open to both copying and constructive criticism. Their hero’s arc includes the strength of inquisitiveness, leading to the surprising beauty of growing imagination and the capability to compose original creations using fused fibers, artistic adventures, and superpowers for good. Seasoned or newer creations are welcome. Open to all fiber arts media.

The full prospectus and entry form are at FiberArtsFestival.org Deadline September 15, 2024. Enter a maximum of two art entries per artist; there is $15 entry fee per artist. All formats of fiber art will be considered, including wall-hung, free-standing or pedestal mounted. Entries must be original and must not be copied, derivatives or based on other copyrighted or published work. All skill levels are welcome.

About the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival:

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival celebrates its 19th year which is always centers around the first weekend in October in Sequim and various events and locations throughout autumn. Join us for this interactive fiber arts event connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition and educational demonstrations of fiber processes. Throughout the North Olympic Peninsula during the autumn months of September, October, and November, be inspired by numerous events that include workshops, hands-on projects for children and adults, Fiber Arts Market of local artists’ work and fiber supplies, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources. Excellent volunteers make this community event possible including several local fiber arts groups, artists, fiber friendly businesses, and educational organizations. We are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents.

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome.

North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Event Dates:

The “Sublime Marvel – Splendor, Enterprise, & Awe” exhibition is a component of the 19th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival starting October 4 to November 30, 2024 at the Sequim Museum & Arts location at 544 N Sequim Ave, Sequim WA 98382 open Wednesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The festival start includes the First Friday Art Walk Sequim Reception on October 4 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM with fiber arts demonstrations and on Saturday, October 5 with an exhibition opening reception 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Then there is a First Friday Art Walk Sequim Reception with fiber arts demonstrations on November 1 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM and closing celebration on Saturday, November 30 to engage and support local fiber artists. Many autumn fiber arts events and exhibitions happen throughout the months of September, October, and November on the Olympic Peninsula with the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Partners.

Artist application and full prospectus

For questions, email the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Director, Renne Emiko Brock at fiberartsfestival@gmail.com

North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Director, Exhibition Juror and Curator
Renne Emiko Brock – Award winning artist, educator, and Arts advocate promoting the importance of creative education and community participation in the arts and sciences that are active and inclusive. Owner of unique as you / hue are you?, First Friday Art Walk Sequim and Strait from the Artists Studio Tour Producer, Peninsula College Instructor, and 2023 Sequim Citizen of the Year.

Thank you very much for your support and active participation!

North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Small Business Saturday Fiber Artists Market November 25 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Support local artists and enjoy the final event of the 18th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival on November 25, 2023 with the 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Small Business Saturday Fiber Artists Market at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue. Artists Renne Emiko Brock, Sam Chonko, Lynn Gilles, and Jennifer Harris will have their one-of-a-kind fiber creations and delightful gifts for sale during this fiber arts market at the museum.

The Fiber Artists Market is an opportunity to engage directly with these creators and the last day of the fiber arts exhibition “Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave.

Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to support neighborhood enterprises with unique shopping experiences that contribute to our local economy. Look for the hashtag #ShopSmall and signage of participating businesses.

Choose Local Sequim When you purchase from locally owned businesses, more money stays in our community, providing better services and a more unique place to live. https://www.facebook.com/chooselocalsequim

Sequim Hometown Holidays at Centennial Place on the corner of Sequim Ave and Washington St. The festivities also mark “Small Business Saturday” and the local merchants will be enticing you to their shops to find all sorts of great gifts, stocking stuffers, hold raffles/contests as well as offer some refreshments! The evening will culminate in a tree-lighting ceremony and historic tractor parade!

“Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” fiber arts exhibition artists include Lora Armstrong, Lynn Baritelle, Renne Emiko Brock, Sam Chonko, Liisa Fagerlund, Cary Bryer Fallert-Gentry, MarySue French, Lynn Gilles, Jennifer Harris, Estelle Jackson, Debra E. Olson, Sharle Osborne, Marla Varner, and Jean Wyatt.

“Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” is a juried fiber arts exhibition that includes the creative and pluck feats of artistic declarations that persevere over challenges and leap beyond barriers to be produced and shared. These crafty and cunning creations tempt fate and fortune to be made and demonstrate how the artist will not be deterred and knows no limits. Fiber artworks of reinforced tales and yarns are spun from momentous consequences, family ties, and patched experiences. The choices artists make, the colors, patterns, topics, and materials, are part of the destiny they design for themselves while outwardly influencing hearts and minds asserting their unique artistic message and championing imaginative expression.

About the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival:

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival celebrates its 18th year which always starts the first full weekend in October in Sequim and various events and locations throughout autumn. The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome. Join us for this interactive fiber arts event throughout autumn connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition, Fiber Arts Market of local artists’ work, and educational demonstrations of fiber processes. Excellent volunteers make this community event possible including several local fiber arts groups, artists, fiber friendly businesses, and educational organizations. We are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents.

https://fiberartsfestival.org/

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The 18th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Starts in Sequim October 6, 2023

The 18th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival continues including the fiber arts exhibition “Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue October 6 through November 25, 2023.

During the First Friday Art Walk Sequim reception from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, many fiber artists and fiber arts advocates will be demonstrating their passion and artistry. The 2023 fiber arts exhibition artists include Lora Armstrong, Lynn Baritelle, Renne Emiko Brock, Sam Chonko, Liisa Fagerlund, Cary Bryer Fallert-Gentry, MarySue French, Lynn Gilles, Jennifer Harris, Estelle Jackson, Debra E. Olson, Sharle Osborne, Marla Varner, and Jean Wyatt.

“Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” is a juried fiber arts exhibition that includes the creative and pluck feats of artistic declarations that persevere over challenges and leap beyond barriers to be produced and shared. These crafty and cunning creations tempt fate and fortune to be made and demonstrate how the artist will not be deterred and knows no limits. Fiber artworks of reinforced tales and yarns are spun from momentous consequences, family ties, and patched experiences. The choices artists make, the colors, patterns, topics, and materials, are part of the destiny they design for themselves while outwardly influencing hearts and minds asserting their unique artistic message and championing imaginative expression.

About the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival:

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival celebrates its 18th year which always starts the first full weekend in October in Sequim and various events and locations throughout autumn. The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome. Join us for this interactive fiber arts event throughout autumn connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition, Fiber Arts Market of local artists’ work, and educational demonstrations of fiber processes. Excellent volunteers make this community event possible including several local fiber arts groups, artists, fiber friendly businesses, and educational organizations. We are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents.

North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Event Dates:

The “Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” exhibition is a component of the 18th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival starting Oct 6-8, 2023 at the Sequim Museum & Arts location at 544 N Sequim Ave, Sequim WA 98382. The festival includes the First Friday Art Walk Sequim on October 6, 5:00 – 8:00 PM with fiber arts demonstrations and on Saturday, October 7, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM with an exhibition opening reception 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. On November 3 during the First Friday Art Walk Sequim and on November 25 for Small Business Saturday Fiber Arts Market, engage and support local fiber artists. Many autumn fiber arts events and exhibitions happen throughout the months of September, October, and November on the Olympic Peninsula that are partnerships with the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival.

Call for Artists for the 18th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival fiber arts exhibition “Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply”

North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival logo

Call for Artists for the 18th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival fiber arts exhibition “Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” at the Sequim Museum & Arts

Deadline September 16, 2023

Exhibition October 6 – November 25, 2023

“Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” is a juried fiber arts exhibition that includes the creative and pluck feats of artistic declarations that persevere over challenges and leap beyond barriers to be produced and shared. These crafty and cunning creations tempt fate and fortune to be made and demonstrate how the artist will not be deter and knows no limits. Fiber artworks of reinforced tales and yarns are spun from momentous consequences, family ties, and patched experiences. The choices artists make, the colors, patterns, topics, and materials, are part of the destiny they design for themselves while outwardly influencing hearts and minds asserting their unique artistic message and championing imaginative expression. Seasoned or newer creations are welcome. Open to all fiber arts media.

The full prospectus and entry form are at FiberArtsFestival.org

http://fiberartsfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/Prospectus-and-Entry-Form-for-Spinning-Sewn-Stories-NOFAF-2023.docx

Deadline September 16, 2023. Enter a maximum of two art entries per artist; there is a $15 entry fee per artist. All formats of fiber art will be considered, including wall-hung, free-standing or pedestal mounted. Entries must be original and must not be copied, derivatives or based on other copyrighted or published work. All skill levels are welcome.

About the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival:

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival celebrates its 18th year which always starts the first full weekend in October in Sequim and various events and locations throughout autumn. The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome.

Join us for this interactive fiber arts event connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition, workshops, and educational demonstrations of fiber processes. Be inspired by hands-on projects for children and adults, Fiber Arts Market of local artists’ work and fiber supplies, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources. Excellent volunteers make this community event possible including several local fiber arts groups, artists, fiber friendly businesses, and educational organizations. We are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents.

North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Event Dates:

The “Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply” exhibition is a component of the 18th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival starting Oct 6-8, 2023 at the Sequim Museum & Arts location at 544 N Sequim Ave, Sequim WA 98382. The festival includes the First Friday Art Walk Sequim on October 6, 5:00 – 8:00 PM with fiber arts demonstrations and on Saturday, October 7, a Fiber Arts Market 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM with an exhibition opening reception 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. On November 3 during the First Friday Art Walk Sequim and on November 25 for Small Business Saturday Fiber Arts Market, engage and support local fiber artists. Many autumn fiber arts events and exhibitions happen throughout the months of September, October, and November on the Olympic Peninsula that are partnerships with the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival.

For questions, email the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Director, Renne Emiko Brock at fiberartsfestival@gmail.com

Thank you very much for your support!

2022 Opening Reception

Art Beat Small Business Saturday Sales and Events on November 26, 2022 11 AM – 3 PM hosted by the Sequim pARTners

Celebrate creativity and collaboration with Art Beat Small Business Saturday by supporting local artists and Arts organizations you love! Enjoy artistic demonstrations, performances, and direct sales with artists on Saturday, November 26 in Sequim WA during our Hometown Holidays!

Art Beat Events on Saturday, November 26, 2022

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Gift Gallery and artists demonstrations at the Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St.

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Artists Market with Sea Glass Artists Mary Beth Beuke, and Fiber Artists Lynn Baritelle, Holly Bliss, Renne Emiko Brock, Jennifer Harris, Robin Nelson, and members of the North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild during the Fiber Arts Festival “Interlaced Lore – Adventure, Fellowship, & Perseverance” exhibition final day at Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue. Enjoy fiber arts demonstrations and learn more about local artist groups too.

Throughout the day Artists of the Olympic Peninsula Art Association will be promoting their upcoming Members’ Art Show and members of the Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission events and projects around town.

West Coast Sea Glass jewelry by Mary Beth Beuke
felted stitched gift card holders by Robin Nelson
Jennifer Harris demonstrating needle felting

Partners include Blue Whole Gallery, First Friday Art Walk Sequim, North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Olympic Arts Theatre, Olympic Peninsula Art Association, Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission, Sequim Museum & Arts, and many more are welcome!

The Sequim pARTners meet every month to share plans and experiences to build connections, collaborative opportunities, and comradery between cooperative Arts nonprofits, educational groups, and creative businesses to support and further all of their collective goals and quality of life for our local community together.

Demonstrating interwoven and united connections in the Arts with several heART beats, Sequim pARTners logo by Renne Emiko Brock. It symbolizes our collaboration of different groups, the circles representing the importance of individuals along with the larger community, and plenty of capital As for Arts!

Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to support neighborhood enterprises with unique shopping experiences that contribute to our local economy. Look for the hashtag #ShopSmall and signage of participating businesses.

Choose Local Sequim When you purchase from locally owned businesses, more money stays in our community, providing better services and a more unique place to live. https://www.facebook.com/chooselocalsequim

Sequim Home Town Holidays at Centennial Place on the corner of Sequim Ave and Washington St. Each year Santa comes to downtown Sequim via horse-drawn carriage, historic tractor, or antique fire truck! Families can have their pictures taken with the man in red!

The festivities also mark “Small Business Saturday” and the local merchants will be enticing you to their shops to find all sorts of great gifts, stocking stuffers, hold raffles/contests as well as offer some refreshments! The evening will culminate in a tree-lighting ceremony where you can enter the “number of lights” contest where you might win a gift certificate to spend at a local business that night! Immediately after, there will be a lighted tractor parade organized by the Sequim Museum & Arts.

scarves by Renne Emiko Brock

17th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival October 1 – 7, 2022 Events

17th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Events
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

The festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, encouraged education, the economic enterprise of art, and fostering fiber arts.

October 1 – 7, 2022 Events at the Sequim Museum & Arts, 544 N Sequim Avenue across from the high school in Sequim Washington

Pride Hotel by Chandra Wu

Sunday, October 2, 11 AM – 1 PM

Exhibition Opening Reception for “Interlaced Lore – Adventure, Fellowship, & Perseverance” 11 AM to 1 PM at Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue.

“Interlaced Lore” exhibition artists include Lora Armstrong, Libby Ballard, Lynn Baritelle, Holly Bliss, Renne Emiko Brock, Donna Lee Dowdney, Liisa Fagerlund, Susanne Foster, Jennifer Harris, Estelle Jackson, Lee E. Johnson, Susan Kroll, Robin Nelson, Jennifer O’Brien, Betty Oppenheimer, Pauline Schultz, Peggy St. George, Marla Varner, Chandra Wu, and Jean Wyatt.

We Stand with Ukraine by Libby Ballard

Friday, October 7, 5 – 8 PM

First Friday Art Walk Sequim Fiber Arts Exhibition with artists’ demonstrations of fiber processes in action for “Interlaced Lore – Adventure, Fellowship, & Perseverance” at Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave.

Friday, November 4, 5 – 8 PM

First Friday Art Walk Sequim with Fiber Arts Market from fleece to finished products including apparel, household goods, and supplies to create your own fiber works.

Saturday, November 26, 11 AM-3 PM

Small Business Saturday Fiber Arts Market support local artists during this festive day.

“Interlaced Lore – Adventure, Fellowship, & Perseverance” runs October 1 to November 26, 2022 Wed – Sat 11 AM to 3 PM

SequimArtWalk.com SequimMuseum.com

Tiny Bubbles by Marla Varner

Call for Artists – “Interlaced Lore – Adventure, Fellowship, & Perseverance” for the 17th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Fiber Arts Exhibition

hand painted warp hand woven vest by Renne Emiko Brock

A juried fiber arts exhibition embracing fantastical and very true stories of endurance and friendship through heroic efforts, tests and trials, collaborations, and leading by example. The treasured gift of creativity is within all who seek it. No map can guide you as you craft it yourself through valiant efforts, tests, and epic dye mix takes. Gather fabric stashes, skeins of yarn, courageous companions, and wise mentors to prepare for this everlasting journey of fiber art. What legends of dedication, commitment to bound connections, intertwined myths, and persistence weave stories within your art? Seasoned or newer creations are welcome. Open to all fiber arts media.

Exhibit Dates: October 1 – November 26, 2022

Exhibit Deadline: September 15, 2022

Download Full Prospectus and Entry Form:

“Bumblebunching – Warped, Twisted, & Imperfect” 2022 exhibition

The “Interlaced Lore – Adventure, Fellowship, & Perseverance” exhibition is a component of the 17th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival Oct 1-7, 2022 at the Sequim Museum & Arts location at 544 N Sequim Ave, Sequim WA 98382. This includes the exhibition opening reception on Sunday, October 2 to the First Friday Art Walk Sequim on October 7. Many fiber arts events and exhibitions happen throughout the months of September, October, and November on the Olympic Peninsula that are partnerships with the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival.

More Fiber Fun During the Brown Color Themed November 5 First Friday Art Walk Sequim 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Quilt made of crossword puzzles in black, white, brown, and beige
“Quarantine” by Gloria B. Skovronsky

 

November 5 Art Walk Color Theme is BROWN! Brown is the color of warm acceptance, the turning of the leaves, fall harvest and abundance, and seasonal spicy treats. Brown represents solid assemblies, family trees with deep roots and supportive branches, community minded activities, comforting homesteads, and steadfast alliances. You will find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of bountiful brown or representations of warm hearth and harvest as they enjoy an evening on the town with down to earth friends and family.

 

First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun and free self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim on the First Friday of every month from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Visit online at SequimArtWalk.com as your resource to download and print your own map, find out what special events are happening, links, and how you can be part of art.

 

Initiated in 2006, the First Friday Art Walk Sequim is an encouraging and educational arts event that is sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock. Our mission is to create approachable and accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.

 

The First Friday Art Walk Sequim has returned while respecting the Covid health and wellness guidelines of masks, social distancing, and limited capacity. Please enjoy the Arts and Culture of Sequim safely. We are starting out small. Not all venues are open fully with the slow start of the return of the evening activities of Sequim Art Walk, so please visit them when they are open.

 

As part of the 16th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, enjoy the “Bumblebunching – Warped, Twisted, & Imperfect” exhibition and fiber arts demonstrations at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Avenue.

 

Poncho by Holly Bliss

 

“Bumblebunching” exhibition artists include Lynn Baritelle, Honey Bliss, Renne Emiko Brock, Donna Lee Dowdney, Liisa Fagerlund, Susanne Foster, Peggy St. George, Leslie Hoex, Estelle Jackson, Susan Kroll, Jacki Moseley, Kelly Ruth, Susan Savage, Gloria Skovronsky, Marla Varner, and Jean Wyatt.

This juried fiber arts exhibition celebrating happy accidents, successful satisfaction in Wabi-Sabi, and unintended artistic experiences that often lead to evolutionary forms of expression and joyful acceptance that experimentation is part of one’s art practice. Fiber Artists yearn for thorough planning and tight intention, gratification in challenging practice, and ritual appreciation and amusement in transience and incomplete mistakes. Bumblebunching are the exuberant jumbled loops created by the bobbin when stitching has improper tension while machine sewing.

 

“At the Junction” by Marla Varner

Please be sure to see the multi-award winning and world traveling “At the Junction” by Sequim artist Marla Varner. This exhibition is the first time this honored quilt has been on display locally.

 

“Chrysalis Circuitry” by Canadian fiber and sound artist Kelly Ruth

Also, explore “Chrysalis Circuitry” by Canadian fiber and sound artist Kelly Ruth. You scan a QR Code to access her YouTube music video filmed in the virtual world of Second Life. The music composition using sounds from contact mics and effects pedals on a weaving loom and spinning wheel in collaboration with Saxophone player Allison Balcetis.

 

Softcover journals by Jean Wyatt

Returning to the Sequim Art Walk, discover the new location for the Pacific Mist store at 122 W. Washington! Pacific Mist welcomes Jean Wyatt, a Sequim artist who loves color and has a whimsical/story like style. She envisions everyday things like domestic living, classic trucks, nature and sports being done by birds, cats and other animals.  Many of the paintings are illustration-like in that there is a story that can be told. Others are full of color and fun flowers, trees and characters.  She likes to create art that makes her smile and happy when looked at.  It is meant to be colorful, fun, whimsical, unusual and often a little off beat.  See her new hand-painted plant stakes. In recent years Jean has become immersed in the making of books, journals and boxes. These journals are covered with decorative papers or fabrics and filled with hand-torn paper to capture the thoughts or drawings of its owner.

 

A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe at 225 E Washington St. will display local quilters’ work that corresponds with the monthly color theme. A Stitch in Time encourages people, if they have a quilt they made that coincides with the color designated for the Art Walk, to drop them off at their shop the day of the walk with their label and info attached to their quilt.

 

Want to participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim Map, Listing, and Website, please contact Renne Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renneemiko@gmail.com If you are an artist of any media, please get your information to Renne for publicity and opportunities. Thank you for your support!

 

To create inclusion between venues, artists, and audience, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it. January is silver, February is red, March is green, April is pink, May is aqua, June is white, July is purple, August is yellow, September is blue, October is orange, November is brown, and December is gold.

 

Thank you all for participating in the 16th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival and there is more to come until November 27!

 

Thank you very much for joining us at the 16th Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival!

 

 

Special thanks to all of our demonstrating artists and fiber arts market vendors!

Thank you for supporting our talented and inspiring fiber artists at the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival!

 

 

View the Fiber Arts Exhibition “Bumblebunching – Warped, Twisted, & Imperfect” now to November 27, 2021 at the Sequim Museum & Arts Wednesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 544 N Sequim Avenue, Sequim WA.

 

 

“Bumblebunching” exhibition artists include Lynn Baritelle, Honey Bliss, Renne Emiko Brock, Donna Lee Dowdney, Liisa Fagerlund, Susanne Foster, Peggy St. George, Leslie Hoex, Estelle Jackson, Susan Kroll, Jacki Moseley, Kelly Ruth, Susan Savage, Gloria Skovronsky, Marla Varner, and Jean Wyatt.

 

We will have another special event during the November 5 First Friday Art Walk Sequim from 5:00 to 8:00 PM that will include fiber arts sale and demonstrations.

And, another Fiber Arts Market during the Art Beat Small Business Saturday on November 27 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM!