Meet, greet artists at Bay Avenue Gallery
View art demonstrations, ask questions, enjoy sweet treats
OCEAN PARK, Wash. — Bay Ave-
nue Gallery will feature “A Day
With the Artists” from noon to
5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. The
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ists, some working as they
demonstrate their techniques
and others discussing and how-
ing off their latest work.
The public is invited to
come meet the artists, enjoy the
art and share some sweet treats.
After six years, Bay Avenue
Gallery is celebrating its best
year ever. Owner and artist Sue
Raymond believes this success
is the result of a wonderful col-
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This summer, a new glass
artist moved to the peninsu-
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glass shapes with small square
tesserae. Each stands, allowing
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can be view from the front or
the back as the bright colors
glow.
Upcycling was popular at
the gallery this summer. Cyn-
thia Pride uses jar lids to create
colorful mini mosaics about
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woven doormats made from
recycled crab pot rope. These
nautical knot-work mats are
beautifully functional.
The gallery studio is always
a hive of activity. There will be
artists working on Bay Ave-
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as well as the gallery’s new-
est specialty ceramic totems.
These totems range from 1 foot
to 3 feet tall. Each is made from
ceramic sculptures stacked
onto a center pole mounted on
stone or wood. Currently on
display are ceramic vegetables,
sea life, shapes and animals.
Come meet artists like Ed
Thompson, who works in con-
crete, creating containers of all
sizes as well as small sculp-
tures. Thompson is also a com-
puter expert using technology
in creative ways.
Painter Carol Thompson is a
internationally known seascape
artist. She visits the ocean each
day gathering inspiration for
her realistic ocean views. Her
collectors love to see the huge
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The gallery will feature many artists giving art demonstrations.
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Cynthia Pride uses jar lids to create colorful mini mosaics about beach life.
waves crashing on the horizon,
or the sea foam swirling among
the rocks. She works in oil and
pastel and can share her knowl-
edge in each medium.
Bay Avenue Gallery is lo-
cated at 1406 Bay Ave. For
more information about Bay
Avenue Gallery events, call the
gallery at 360-665-5200, visit
bayavenuegallery.com or fol-
low the gallery on Facebook.
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Artists will work on Bay Avenue Gallery’s
well-known clay flowers during the meet
and greet event.
Find monsters, fantasy at Seaside library
Author Melissa Eskue Ousley shares myths, newest book
SEASIDE — The Friends of
the Seaside Library will host
award-winning Oregon Coast
author Melissa Eskue Ousley
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.
Ousley will talk about monster
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and beyond and will read from
“Sunset Empire,” her upcom-
ing young adult novel. The
event will take place in the
Community Room, and there
will be book sales and sign-
ings following the reading.
Combining the legends of
indigenous people in the Pa-
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the region’s Scandinavian set-
tlers, “Sunset Empire” blends
mythology and fantasy with
the area’s history and culture.
The story showcases a number
of sites local readers will rec-
ognize, including Fort Stevens
State Park, Shively Park, the
Liberty Theater and Astoria’s
infamous underground tun-
nels.
“‘Sunset Empire’ is a love
letter to the Oregon Coast and
a tale about how the choic-
es we make can turn us into
monsters,” said Ousley. “It
also features an angry ghost
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west’s most famous mythical
beasts.”
In the book, after moving
to Oregon to live with her
strict grandmother, 16-year-
old Elyse Pthan discovers the
terrible heritage her mother
kept hidden. Her family may
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that nearly destroyed Astoria,
the death of a girl who longs
for vengeance as she haunts
the tunnels beneath the city,
and mysterious disappearanc-
es spanning hundreds of years.
Helping her uncover the truth
is Phantom, an enigmatic and
surprisingly attractive boy.
Considering his scars, his tal-
ent as a pickpocket and his sta-
tus as the local social outcast,
Phantom’s dark heritage could
turn him from friend to hunter.
Ousley’s debut novel “Sign
of the Throne” won a 2014
Eric Hoffer Book Award and
a 2014 Readers’ Favorite In-
ternational Book Award. Her
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Just in time for Halloween, North Coast au-
thor Melissa Eskue Ousley will talk about
myths and ghost stories at Seaside Public
Library Oct. 22.
third book in the Solas Beir
fantasy trilogy “The Sow-
er Comes” was released this
summer and is available at lo-
cal bookstores.
For a limited time, a pre-
view of “Sunset Empire” will
be available to read for free.
More information can be
found on the author’s website
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“Sunset Empire” is author Melissa Esku
Ousley’s latest young adult novel, set in
Astoria.
at www.melissaeskueousley.
com
The Seaside Public Library
is located at 1131 Broadway.
For more information, call
503-738-6742, or visit www.
seasidelibrary.org
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