SEQUIM — The Blue Whole Gallery is one stop on the First Friday Art Walk in Sequim tonight.
Featured artists Carol Janda, a potter and painter, and Debbie Cain, a gourd artist, will be available to meet the public from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight at the gallery at 129 W. Washington St., which is routinely open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Their show, “Gentle and Tranquil,” is “filled with the magic of nature,” organizers said.
Said Janda: “Art has been a lifetime blessing from childhood to my years at Glacier Bay, Alaska, during long dark winters and now during these stay-at-home days.”
Cain said she often is inspired by Southwest Native American motifs.
“When I did my first gourd about 20 years ago, I was totally captivated and very excited to explore the possibilities on this new 3D canvas,” she said.
First Friday Art Walk in Sequim is a free, self-guided tour of local art venues from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. the first Friday of each month.
The color theme this month is brown, representative of warm hearth and harvest, said First Friday organizer Renne Emiko Brock.
COVID-19 health guidelines of masks, social distancing and limited capacity are in place.
Here are some of the special events.
• Pacific Mist, which has a new location at 122 W. Washington St., features Jean Wyatt, a whimsical Sequim artist who envisions everyday things like domestic living, classic trucks, nature and sports being done by birds, cats and other animals.
• “Bumblebunching — Warped, Twisted & Imperfect” exhibit and fiber arts demonstrations continue at the Sequim Museum & Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave.
• Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s Sequim Habitat Boutique Store at 213 E. Washington St. offers live music by The OG from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and features paintings by Craig Robinson, a Sequim Art Council member.
• Wind Rose Cellars, at 143 W. Washington St., offers its wines with appetizers and hosts local artists.
• Rainshadow Café, at 157 W. Cedar St., has lots of seating outside and inside with a full menu and drinks.
• Sequim Spice and Tea, at 139 W. Washington St., is open until 8 p.m. with tea blends, colorful teapots and cups and other culinary gifts.
• Cedarbrook Lavender Gift Shop, at 120 W. Washington St., has lavender creations, treats, locally created gifts and décor items.
• A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe, at 225 E. Washington St., displays local quilters’ work corresponding with the monthly color theme.
The store encourages people with a quilt they made that coincides with the designated color to drop them off at their shop the day of the walk with their label and info attached to their quilt.
To participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim map, listing and website, contact Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com.
For more information, see sequimartwalk.com or the art walk’s Facebook page.
