These are the artists shown at SevShoon in 2001 and 2002.

When I walk I part the air and always the air moves in to fill the spaces where my body's been. - from "Keeping it Whole," Mark Strand (b. 1934)

In November, the Sev Shoon Arts Center is happy to feature "Anywhere, There", a series of monotypes by Jenn dela Cruz. This body of work captures images in transitory states. Figures, abstract forms, color and light take turns as the featured element in the works. The connecting thread is the tension between what is active and passive, be it physical, emotional or psychological. "My work is predominantly about how one relates to the world, to others and to oneself. In this series I explore these themes through the interplay of movement and stillness between figures and space to convey stories of quiet transience. I am interested in the whole of an image and use a minimal pictorial language to discover and depict universally recognizable gestures. "

back to the top

In October, we will proudly showcase the prints of Magda Baker. "My recent prints are sometimes gory, yet often humorous. It enhances the aphorisms I use by revealing the complexity beneath the words' seemingly calm surface, and it shows that language can disguise a grizzly reality. I also strive to turn the mundane into art and show the coexistence of humor, gore and melancholy."

The Road to Hell, 15"x22", mixed print media, 2003

back to the top

Bat, drypoint, 7" x 9 3/4", 2002

back to the top

In September, we are excited to present the prints of Judith Pauly. "In my art I am interested in the romantic style connecting to artists of the late 19th century - provoking a atmosphere of fantastic and dreamlike qualities."

back to the top

Life in a Jar, a series of mixed media paintings by Tito Titus, wrestles with the daily existentialist challenge to choose consciously and courageously, engage life passionately and experience it directly. An absurd struggle? You decide. 100% of artist¹s proceeds will be donated to a project benefiting residents of St. Martin de Porres Shelter for the Elderly Homeless.

Man in jar, Mixed media on roofing paper, 12x20, 2002

Recent Work by Blanka Dvorak who is visiting from Prague for the summer, features her beautiful monotypes. This body of work shows her fascination for a world that she finds amusing. "Human travail, crazy behavior, determination for self destruction and inner motives are fascinating to me. As part of the world, I observe and experience it all, rather than try to skip the bad parts and enjoy only the good, for I see them both as indivisible."

Books of Kings by Blanka Dvorak

back to the top

In July, the Sev Shoon Arts Center is excited to feature "Inner Cosmos" by Northwest artist Barbara Bruch. Her collagraph prints, paintings and Tarot notes represent a dialogue between an invisible inner reality and the outer world of manifestation. "These new works exemplify my explorations of the Cosmos and the creation process."

Art: Formator, collagraph, 5"x7", 2002

back to the top

Kathryn is well known for her abstract monotypes, rich in colors, layers, and shapes in which she explores a variety of monotype techniques. "I have always been very committed to abstract imagery...most work inspired by simple architectural shapes...things I see repeatedly and which come from my personal abstract and semi-abstract photography". Kathryn will be teaching a workshop at Sev Shoon on Saturday and Sunday, June 28 & 29th.

Tree, monotype, 2002

back to the top

In May, the Sev Shoon Arts Center is excited to present the prints of recent students, highlighting several print techniques --- mezzotint, monotype, etching, and relief. Participants are Karin Bolstad, Daniel Carrillo, Carol Carroll, Jessica Dodge, Laura Duris, Michael Geminder, Joan Haab, Anna Hayes, Gary Jackson, Nicole Lewis, Mike McKinstry, Lisa Pettit, Jessyca Poole, Nancy Reithaar, Elisa Sobolewski, Kate Titus, and Valerie Rosen.

During the reception, Arts Ballard will host a music performance by Fraser Havens who will playing the flute and the keyboard.

Perry, monotype, 12"x18", 2002

back to the top

I chose to draw elephants because elephants are large. Their size and the way they seemed to look at me made them engaging and accessible subjects; big mass with delicate features. In my work, I focus on the animal and not the barn or the keepers for I feel that the absence of details creates an environment. I wonder about the future of elephants, and whether humans can save them from extinction by breeding them in captivity.

Untitled, monotoype, 22"x30", 2002

back to the top