Meet artists of many mediums during
ninth Tokeland Northcove Studio Tour
Photo by Dwight Caswell
Michelle Svendsen, who co-owns North Jetty Brewing with her husband, Erik, in Seaview,
Washington, cleans a tank in the brewery. The brewery’s taproom will celebrate its one-
year anniversary April 10 to 12.
Anniversary celebration on
tap for North Jetty Brewing
SEAVIEW, Wash. — North
Jetty Brewing’s brewhouse
expansion will be complete
by mid April. This upgrade
from a 1.5-barrel system
to a 10-barrel system will
more than triple the brew-
ery’s production and help
with distribution. Current-
ly, North Jetty Brewing is
available in 10 counties in
Washington and Oregon.
Distribution consists of
Kendall’s Pioneer Distrib-
uting, Fort George Brewery,
and self distribution on the
Long Beach Peninsula.
While North Jetty has
been brewing at its loca-
tion at 4200 Pacific Way for
over 2.5 years, the taproom
is coming up on its first an-
niversary. The anniversary
weekend will kick off Fri-
day, April 10 with alterna-
tive country and Americana
Portland band Thin Rail
playing live music. The cel-
ebration weekend will con-
tinue through Sunday with
tours, specials and give-
aways.
Taproom hours for this
event are from 2 to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and
from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
This family-owned and
operated brewery and tap-
room has 18 taps, allows out-
side food in and will be gain-
ing a food cart in May. Street
Side Tacos 2.0 will open in
mid May, and the taproom
will expand its hours to in-
clude lunch. Find more in-
formation on the North Jetty
Brewing Facebook page or
call 360-642-4234.
Taproom anniversary
2 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11
2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 12
North Jetty Brewing
4200 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash.
Free
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TOKELAND, Wash. — In the tra-
dition of Laguna Beach and
Big Sur, California, Tokeland
is becoming known as a grass-
roots arts colony. For decades,
artists of all ages have chosen
to live and work in Tokeland,
with a concentrated increase in
recent years, creating a vibrant
arts community.
The ninth annual Tokeland
Northcove Studio Tour will
take place from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday, April 18. Twen-
ty-two local artists will present
new work in many different art
mediums, including painting,
ceramics, jewelry, sculpture,
wood carving, photography
and glass at four Tokeland lo-
cations and four studios. Fol-
low the signage to each art lo-
cation, or start at the Tokeland
Hotel to pick up a map.
The Tokeland Hotel will
host watercolorist Barbara
Sampson, fused glass art-
ist Marsha Gonzales, beach
designer Jackie McGraw
and Kennedy Creek Pottery.
Across the road from the ho-
tel, the Bayshore RV Park
presents silkscren artist Peter
Andriesen, oil painter Melody
Gerber, Elements Glass Art
and driftwood sculpture artist
Rick Wilcox.
At the Shoalwater Bay
Submitted photo
Sea glass “Siren Rings” by Judith Altruda.
Tribal Center, view the wood
turnings of John Hampton,
the glass mosaics of Tina Di-
erkes, the polymer jewelry of
Connie Newton, the ceramic
sculptures of Sue Raymond,
the wildlife photography of
Ann Marie Riding and the pot-
tery of Marie Wetzel. A short
walk from the tribal center, the
Shoalwater Bay Carving Ap-
prentice program, spearhead-
ed by Earl Davis, will offer a
rare glimpse into tribal carving
in all facets, from raw logs to
¿nished pieces at their carving
shed.
Within walking distance of
the hotel and each other, the
working studios of pastel artist
Wally Mann, jewelry maker
Judith Altruda, and Knock on
Wood artist Jeffro Uitto will
be open and displaying recent
works. In nearby Northcove
there will be glass blowing
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Submitted photo
A driftwood sculpture by Jeffro Uitto.
demonstrations at Elements
Glass Studio, located across
from the old Mini Mart.
Nelson Crab and Gift Gal-
lery will have handmade original
art in its new display area. There
will be food available at the
tribe’s Sand Verbena Restaurant,
the Tokeland Hotel, and “The
Porch” at Nelson Crab.
The tour is free, and free
maps with all locations and
artist information will be
available before the event at
the Tokeland Hotel. For more
information, call 360-267-
7006. This event is sponsored
by the Tokeland Northcove
Chamber of Commerce.
During the Tokeland Studio Tour, you’ll be
able to see cedar carving projects from
raw logs to finished pieces at the Shoalwa-
ter Bay Tribal Center and Shoalwater Bay
Carving Apprentice program.
Submitted photo
“Lone Pine,” a watercolor by Barbara
Sampson.
Astoria Art Loft holds spring art workshops
ASTORIA — The Astoria Art
Loft will hold several spring
workshops this month.
Corrine Loomis Dietz, res-
ident artist for Golden Paints,
will teach Foundations in
Acrylics from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday, April 11. Then,
on Sunday, April 12, Dietz
will teach Glazing, Layer-
ing and Blending with Open
Acrylics. Each class is $95,
which includes materials.
Students can take both classes
for $180.
Author and artist Claudia
Nice will present a two-day
workshop in Watercolor, Pen
and Ink Design from 9:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. April 24 and 25.
On April 24 she will teach
pen, ink and watercolor tech-
niques as students paint a
sea scene. The next day, stu-
dents will paint a rabbit. Nice
has authored or contributed
to over 30 books, including
“Creating Texture in Pen &
Ink with Watercolor.” The fee
for the two-day workshop is
$225 for both days.
The Astoria Art Loft is lo-
cated at 105 Third St. above
Dots ‘N Doodles Art Supply.
For more information or to
register, visit www.astoriaart-
loft.com or call 503-325-
4442.
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Students will learn to paint a sea scene,
like this one, during a workshop April 24
with Claudia Nice.
Students will paint a rabbit, like this one,
in the second day of a two-day workshop
with Claudia Nice on April 25.