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RIE MUNOZ
Among contemporary Alaskan artists, no name earns more smiles of recognition than that of Rie Munoz. For over four decades the popular Juneau watercolorist has focused on one theme: painting the daily activities of ordinary people. Other artists may echo her colorful style, but none approaches the depth and breadth of subject matter. Munoz can find as much enchantment in a commercial fisherman butchering a halibut as a child romping with a dog. Her original watercolors, serigraphs, and limited edition prints adorn the walls of the humblest cabins as well as the fanciest corporate offices. She is in every sense the "people's artist", chronicling their lifestyles in a way that both honors and delights us.
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NISHANTHA GUNAWARDENA
After earning a degree in biology from Winona State University in Minnesota and while working as a clinical and development technologist in biochemical genetics at Mayo Clinic, Nish's life-long ambition to use photography to support conservation culminated with the creation of the bestselling book, "Traces of Eden: The Last of the American Wilderness". One of his goals is to inspire the environmentally indifferent members of the public to admire the planet's biodiversity and realize that it is severely diminishing due to our environmentally indifferent lifestyles.
Now Nish's gorgeous photographs are available in vibrant giclee prints, capturing that biodiversity to grace our walls and remind us all what we need to fight to protect.
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CORINTHIAN BELLS
The next generation of windchimes has arrived. CORINTHIAN BELLS are the first in a new generation of windchimes to combine exceptional design with incredible tones. Available in five designer colors,CORINTHIAN BELLS have the distinctive look and wonderful sound that you looking for. CORINTHIAN BELLS are crafted from heavy-walled aluminum tubes and hand-tuned in the USA. The displays are uniquely designed to highlight each individual windchime so that you can ring any of them and choose the one you like best.
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BARBARA LAVALLEE
BARBARA LAVALLEE, who works mostly in watercolor, paints whimsical stylized characters dressed in vibrant colors. They may be Eskimo women mending a fish net, three women lounging in a hot tub, Russian Orthodox churchgoers or skiers floundering down the slopes. They all reflect her interest in people - how they live and what they do. "I prefer to portray the magnificence of man...his joy and humor, his tenacity and his ability to overcome.
A native of Davenport, Iowa, she grew up in Wisconsin and received her art degree from Illinois Wesleyan University.
She taught art for several years in Native American schools, quitting teaching in 1975 to paint full time. She currently resides in Girdwood just outside of Anchorage, Alaska.
Lavallee can't imagine her life without painting. "I want people to have fun. If people look and smile, then I feel the art is a success."
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MARK DAHN
MARK DAHN comes from a family of professional artists, all living and working in the Pacific Northwest. He continues a jewelry tradition that began four generations ago. His interest in jewelry making began in his teens when he studied at the Factory of Visual Arts in Seattle. For almost a decade he was a full time jewelry designer for several firms in the Seattle - Bellevue area, and in 1989 he began his own business, Eclipse Jewelry Design.
Mark demands the highest possible quality in design and workmanship. He is the sole researcher, designer and jeweler for each piece, bringing his unique style to every detail.
Each year Mark adds a new animal design to his Northwest series of 14k gold charms.They are the result of a careful design process that begins with extensive research on the animal, its habits and habitat. Detailed drawings are painstakingly sculpted in wax from which he makes a plaster mold. The gold is ultimately cast in this mold, and it is known as the "Lost Wax Method" as the wax model is melted away, or lost, when the mold is created.
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TONY TURPIN
Born in Chicago, Illinois, TONY TURPIN actually grew up in Southern California and never really left the West Coast.
Tony migrated north to Washington and has resided on Whidbey Island since 1968 where he raised his family and continues to work today. He was for many years an instructor in art and Department Chair at Skagit Valley College at the same time being a working artist.
His work is found in both private and corporate collections, and he has won awards in many major Northwest competitions. He is also an Honorary Trustee of the Museum of Northwest Art in LaConner, Washington.
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JOHN FEHRINGER
JOHN FEHRINGER has created one of the most compelling and successful series of paintings to come out of Alaska in the last decade. His calm, cool scenes of Alaska and the Northwest, primarily executed in gouache, represent his love for the land he has chosen for his home.
A self-taught artist with no "formal" training, John believes his success is largely due to the fact that he never learned the "rules" that most artists acquire through schooling.
Fehringer's work has been exhibited in numerous one man shows and his limited edition prints and posters are collected by art enthusiasts around the U.S., Europe and in Asia.
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IRENE KLAR
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