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SEASIDE — The Seaside First Saturday Art Walk, celebrating
11 years in 2015, is all about the arts. Visitors walk about, meet
artists, sip wine or snag appetizers, view artist demonstrations,
listen to an artist talk or enjoy live performances in music. The
next art walk is set from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 at galleries
in the historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside.
The Gilbert District Gallery
611 Broadway
This month’s featured artist is
metalsmith and silversmith designer
John Swayze, who moved to Seaside
with his wife in December 2014.
Swayze learned to silversmith from
his mother, who taught him the 1940s
Navajo technique, also called the
presto lite acetylene period. Spend-
ing many years making jewelry as a
hobby, Swayze also started designing
accent sculptures, featuring bronze
Princeton University Orchestra member
Kristin Qian will perform at Fairweather
House and Gallery.
Beach Puppy Boutique will feature the wa-
tercolors of artist Lisa Cunningham.
designs on pottery bowls and vases. A
few years ago Swayze retired from his
career as an automotive diagnostic
technician to pursue a full-time career
in silversmithing and metalsmithing.
The Gilbert District Gallery will also
offer original watercolors, bronzes,
limited edition giclee prints, Native
American jewelry, oil paintings,
greeting cards and metal sculpture.
“Magnificent in Flight,” a mosaic made from credit cards by Mari Cardinal Walker at Sun-
Rose Gallery.
SunRose Gallery
606 Broadway
Popular credit card mosaic artist
Mari Cardinal Walker is the featured
artist. With nine brothers and sis-
ters and a husband who’s a city bus
driver, she has an endless source of
bus passes and credit cards with
which to create her whimsical pan-
els. The gallery will also show new
bead mosaics from Zemula Flem-
ing, which are highly anticipated
by collectors. Locals favorite Patty
Thurlby will be in attendance with
her ongoing exhibit of recycled
mixed-media, and SunRose owner
Cathy Tippin will have a new selec-
tion of her handcrafted china ear-
rings and pendants.
A work by Patricia Clark-Finley at Fairweather House and Gallery.
An accent sculpture featuring bronze on
pottery by John Swayze, who is featured at
The Gilbert District Gallery.
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SeaSoles Boutique features the work of a
artist Dolores Matthys.
J. Rae’s Wines
608 Broadway
J. Rae’s Wines features artist Marcus
Lundell, who uses a reverse glass paint-
ing technique on distressed windows.
Window views include classic comedic
characters. Proceeds benefit Clatsop
County Animal Assistance.
Fairweather House and Gallery
612 Broadway
Fairweather will host an opening
reception for “Anything Goes,” a juried
exhibition that refers the use of ma-
terials and methods used to make art
— anything to stretch the boundaries
of the work. Featured artists include
painter Patricia Clark-Finley; painter and
mixed-media artist Agnes Field; inter-
nationally acclaimed artist Zifen Qian;
Seaside wildlife photographer Neal
Maine, who will also speak at 6 p.m.
about living along the coastal edge; and
Princeton University Orchestra member
Kristin Qian, who will perform. Paul
Brent will paint live for attendees to
watch. A complimentary light dinner
will be offered.
Rings by John Swayze at The Gilbert District Gallery.
Vetrata Doni features glass from Opal Art Glass Studios of Cosmopolis, Washington.
Beach Puppy Boutique
614 Broadway
Beach Puppy Boutique features the
captivating watercolors of artist Lisa
Cunningham. Best known for her pet
portraits, Cunningham adores capturing
the love of an animal.
Beach Books
616 Broadway
Beach Books features work by
the Green Cab Artist Collective, a
synergistic alliance of artists, work-
ing in diverse mediums from the
greater Portland area. The “Cabbies”
aim to encourage and inspire one
another, share artist techniques
and information about the business
side of art, and share work with the
public. The show includes work from
artists Anne E. Brown, Penny Forrest,
Lisa Griffen, Jeffery J. Hall, Kathryn
Jtineant, Christine Martell, Helvi
Smith, Bruce Ulrich, Jim Zaleski and
Elina Zerbergs.
SeaSoles Boutique
12 N. Holladay Drive
SeaSoles Boutique features the
work of a local artist Dolores Matthys,
who started Pawsitive Souls, a Ho-
listic Animal Welfare Society, after a
successful and varied career at Nike.
A graduate of Marylhurst University,
she is an anti-label conscious being,
spatial visionary, introspective animal
rescuer, and recipe-bending pampered
pet chef.
Seaside Coffee House
3 N. Holladay Drive
Seaside Coffee House is a welcom-
ing space where art enthusiasts gather,
interact and collectively review the art
walk experience. This month the coffee
house features art by Morgan Stoller,
whose pen and ink work focuses on dra-
matic and subtle contrasts of light and
shadows.
T. Anjuli’s Gallery
5 N. Holladay Drive
The gallery features contemporary
poster art work by artist, gallery own-
er and Seaside philosopher Billy Lutz.
“Transnational corporate philosophy is
the train. Inertia is the track. Environ-
mental calamity is the cliff. Middle class
is the distracted passenger. Materialism
is the closed curtain in the Pullman car,”
says Lutz. “Slide the curtain. Open the
window. Smell the life. Shake the leth-
argy.”
Vetrata Doni
810 Broadway
Vetrata Doni features select hand-
blown glass from Opal Art Glass Stu-
dios of Cosmopolis, Washington. Opal
Art Glass creates traditional and con-
temporary blown glass forms using
hand-tooled techniques. The crystal
designs reflect influences from the Pa-
cific Northwest’s environs, culture and
crafts movements. Artist/owner Kathy
Kathman will unveil new stained glass
works as well.