The actor and filmmaker Jackie Chan once wryly observed that 鈥渃offee is a language in itself.鈥
In Becky Melcher鈥檚 home, a wall of windows suffuses the living room with brilliant light while offering a sweeping view of the 黑料福利社. It鈥檚 a perfect setting for this local artist who has spent years trying to capture the essence of light in her favorite landscape paintings.
Browsing an estate sale, yard sale or even an antique shop, shoppers might be looking for any number of items that pique their interest. But items such as hand tools are often overlooked.
As the 1992 Memorial Hospital Follies drew to a close, a spotlight was trained high above the Capitol Theatre stage. To musical accompaniment, 89-year-old 鈥淏ill鈥 Donelson Robertson, resplendent in a black lace dress and large hat, descended to the stage, seated on a swing.
In 1993, Dan Austin arrived in Washington without a plan. But after running out of money while driving over Snoqualmie Pass, he decided to stay, and ended up falling in love with the state that we call home.
Art and teaching have a few things in common. Both use various techniques and methods, and both strive to expand our thinking and encourage us to look beyond our own horizons. When done well, both can have dramatic, even life-altering, results.
It鈥檚 August, which means it鈥檚 time for our annual art issue.
Imagine spending six to eight hours on a downtown sidewalk, working to create an artful masterpiece. Think about the concentration it would require to put together a large-form intricate piece and how difficult it might be to complete while observers take photos, ask questions and sing prais…
Many of us live a lifestyle that is determined by our income. Annette Ruckert and Robert Meichtry (known as Star) decided when they met 34 years ago that their income would be dictated by their chosen lifestyle.
New York Fashion Week and entertainment鈥檚 2020 awards season saw a major movement in fashion: Dramatic nail art. Fashionistas everywhere traded in their subtle French manicures for more attention-grabbing styles. Celebrity manicurists are decorating A-lister nails with everything from gemsto…
The creative child turned out pictures of hot rods, motorcycles and monsters, even 鈥渞etouching鈥 Biblical characters pictured on the church bulletin at times.
Shannon Fournier has been a rock hound since she was a kid. She started by collecting cool-looking rocks and stuffing them in her pockets 鈥 and had her own rock-polishing machine by age 5. It鈥檚 in her genes, she said.
The human voice is a powerful instrument. And when 25 voices in a traditional choir combine with the largest pipe organ in Central Washington, that power is multiplied. The music soars to the vaulted ceilings of Grace of Christ Presbyterian Church and penetrates to your very bones.
There鈥檚 a good reason to take a stroll along Yakima Avenue if you鈥檙e downtown this fall 鈥 the new Windows Alive! exhibit, featuring six local artists, is on display. It鈥檚 a diverse and visually exciting show featuring a variety of art, two and three-dimensional.
Imagine a place that鈥檚 devoted to creativity and to helping others learn new skills.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going back next year!鈥 Jeff Buege exclaimed with a smile on his face.
Our lives are becoming more entangled with technology all the time. Smartphones, Alexa, social media. Robots glide silently through Amazon warehouses and apples roll down automated conveyor belts, viewed by the eyes of a camera and sorted by machines instead of human hands.
When I first decided that I wanted a three-quarter sleeve tattooed on my arm, I didn鈥檛 go to just any old shop. I spent over two years trying to find someone who was not only an artist, but someone who specialized in the style I was interested in. I Googled tattoo shops all over Washington, …