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Artisan Tile Northwest
Diverse group of local handmade tile artists. We are currently about 25 strong, and host an annual handmade tile festival in the fall. This year we are hosting a "Handmade Tile Seconds Sale" at the Issaquah Farmers Market on May 22. See Show Sechedule page for more information.
Artisan Tile NW is now on Facebook!
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Tile Heritage Foundation
Founded in 1987, the foundation is dedicated to promoting an awareness and appreciation of ceramic surfaces in the United States.
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Artist groups and galleries
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Collective Visions Gallery
A stellar group of West Sound professional artists show in downtown Bremerton. I have been showing tiles as well as woodblock prints and paintings here for 5 years. Check out our First Friday art walk-5 to 8pm- and a concert series on the third friday of every month from September through June. The gallery is a short walk from the Bremerton ferry dock.
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Some of my favorite Artists
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Richly textured conceptual and abstract encaustic painting
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Shane Miller
Exquisitely crafted photoetched jewelry and boxes with rich narrative content
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Linda Jarvis
Inventively created mixed media paintings, assemblages and sculpture
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Graphic designer, amazing landscape painter and fine art instuctor
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Karen Johnson
Beautiful photomontages from a talented graphic designer
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Spectacular interior murals and decorative paintings
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Obadinah Heavner
Whimsical and original illustrator working in clay, pencil, and paint
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Iskra Johnson
Calligraphy and gesture based icons and illustration at its best
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Sandy Haight
Beautiful illustration and fine art watercolors
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Jere Smith
A painter with a wicked sense of humor and flawless painting style
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Woodblock Prints by Paula Gill |
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Original linoleum poster design for the 25th anniversary of a Seattle letterpress print shop, printed on a Vandercook press; limited edition
River Series
Several of my woodblock prints inspired by Cascade and Olympic Mountain river water are shown on the Collective Visions web site. Also shown at this site are some river tile murals from the same series. Email me directly at tiles@restep.com if interested in purchasing.
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Clay Supplies
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Ceramic supplies, great customer service and invaluable technical advice for all things related to clay
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