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Book Release Party & Artist TalkA small body of new work will be available to purchase, a sneak peek of his solo exhibition in September! |
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th6pm – Reception & Light Refreshments7pm – Lecture & Book Signing |
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Stonington Gallery hosts the book release and signing party for Duane Pasco’s autobiographical art book, Life As Art, published by University of Washington Press. A master carver and scholar of the Native art and languages of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Duane Pasco has been a central contributor to the renaissance of formline artwork over the past fifty years. Life As Art is a full-color, hard-cover book that celebrates seven decades of artwork and stories. This is an opportunity to meet one of the most influential artists on the NWC in the last half century. Few people encapsulate all that is remarkable about the Northwest Coast, but Pasco’s life embodies this region perhaps more than any other Stonington Gallery artist. Pasco’s gift for the great anecdote will make this an evening of rare insight, education and entertainment. Pasco, who is not Native, is perhaps best known in Seattle as the sculptor behind the four totemic sculptures standing in Occidental Mall in Pioneer Square: a house post, totem pole, Bear figure and woman figure. He is one of the foremost carvers working today, and continues to create exquisitely detailed masks, totem poles, canoes and rattles. A new body of Pasco’s work will debut in a solo exhibition at Stonington in September, 2013. |
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New Catalog: Raven Skyriver – OCEANIC
We are proud to announce the launch of this digital catalog for Raven Skyriver’s “Oceanic” exhibition. It includes an essay written by Stonington Gallery writer Sarra Scherb, photography, and a behind the scenes look at this young glass maestro. Read it by clicking above.
Masks by Greg Colfax
Greg Colfax completed a commission of two masks for a client through the gallery in 2013, bringing the strength and power of Makah design to Seattle.
Lecture: Raven Skyriver
| Monday, June 18th, 6:30pm | |
Stonington Lecture: Raven Skyriver |
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MONDAY, June 18th 6:30pm |
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Glass artist Raven Skyriver (Tlingit/Makah) will present his first lecture at the gallery, touching on his artistic influences, technical process and deep love for the Puget Sound ecosystem. Skyriver’s fascinating background includes working and teaching with the Pilchuck Glass School, and blowing for William Morris, Lino Tagliapietra and Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen. His solo work focuses on realistic, soulful representations of the animal life of the Northwest, connecting Skyriver to his hometown of Lopez Island and his native heritage. FREE Light refreshments, free parking after 6pm & no ball games scheduled in the area! |
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Flight of the Thunderbird Door
David Franklin created a gorgeous door for a private home, working with a glass fabricator to allow his flying thunderbirds to cross from wood to glass.
Hib Sabin – Mask Commission
Hib Sabin was commissioned by a private collector to create a forest of creatures in his signature juniper wood.
Masks are juniper and pigments on custom iron stands.
Lecture: Rick Bartow
| October 15, 2011 | |
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Exhibit Talk |
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12 pm |
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The artist will speak at Stonington Saturday, October 15, 12pm. The lecture titled One Dog Man will explore this body of work, and reveal more about his artistic process and background. Free and open to the public. |
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Robert Davidson: Salmon Transformation Mask
Robert Davidson (Haida) – Salmon Transformation Mask
Red Cedar, Pigments, Opercula, Cedar Fringe. Private Collection. 2011
Stonington Sundays: Duane Pasco Lecture – Canoe & the Canoe Journey
| June 26th, 2011 | |
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Canoes and the Canoe Journey |
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2 pm |
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Duane Pasco, master carver of the Northwest Coast, believes that everything one could learn about Pacific Northwest Coast art and culture is contained within the canoe. |
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Stonington Sundays: Janet & Owen Walker – Beads of the Fur Trade
| April 10th, 2011 | |
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Beads of the Fur Trade: Before and Beyond |
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Artists and trade bead collectors, Janet & Owen Walker, will discuss the history of trade beads; their identity, origin, manufacture, use, and how they got to the Pacific Northwest. |
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Phil Gray – Yin/Yang Panel
Phil Gray (Ts’msyen) carved this meditative panel out of creamy yellow cedar for a private client.
Lecture: Hib Sabin
| December 4th, 2010 | |
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Exhibit Talk |
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| Saturday, 2 pm | |
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Hib Sabin’s December exhibition, The Storyteller, will be a tribute to the rich history of storytelling among all peoples, primarily of the Pacific Northwest Coast cultures. Sabin will discuss the significance of storytelling and share his favorite tales in his animated and eloquent way. |
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