It can be difficult for artists to get a foot in a gallery door. Bremerton’s Collective Visions Gallery fosters accessibility by creating a space specifically for — and run by — local artists. Featuring work from more than 25 Puget Sound artists, the Collective Visions Gallery has been part of the Bremerton community for more […]
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Adding Color to Your Home
What to know about Pantone’s color of the year and how to incorporate it into your interior design.
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Peninsula Hands On Art
Nonprofit Spotlight Washington state is gifted with over 30,000 registered nonprofit organizations. Their missions are wide-ranging, but all attempt to address a significant community need, often relying completely on donor funding and an active cadre of community volunteers to do so. With federal funding reduced, rescinded or at risk, nonprofits are eager to engage increased […]
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From the Brink of Death to Meaningful Art
Mixed-media artists incorporate a variety of items in their pieces, though most focus on paint, textiles and occasionally other natural materials. But Port Orchard resident Dawnell Vaughn-Bundrant not only uses paint and trinkets such as earrings, tiny gears and photographs, but has found a way to use recycled oxygen tubes in her art pieces. She […]
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The Freedom to Create
Creativity is in each of us, but sometimes we must find our way to it. It may seem unlikely that a bank examiner who is required to use her skills of exactness, ensuring that banks are complying with laws, attention to detail in studying documents, and reviewing policies and procedures would be able to tap […]
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Touching People Through Art
Shirley Sakatani is a Kitsap artist who paints flowers based on her inspiration from Washington state’s flora. She lived in Southern California, and seeing the plants and foliage of this area was a new experience for her when she moved here in 1996. “I’ve always loved to do flowers,” she said. “But it is something […]
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Dancing on the Canvas
Emotional expression through the art of painting has allowed Janice Tayler to continue performing on a stage, so to speak. An injury required her to segue from her 30-year career as a professional dancer to something new that would still allow her to express herself but use her body in a different way. That’s when […]
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The Color Palette of 2025 — According to Benjamin Moore
For its 2025 color of the year, Benjamin Moore selected a hue that can’t quite be defined: Cinnamon Slate (2113-40). The nuanced, purple-brown blend has a soothing quality that’ll evoke comfort year-round. It’s the perfect balance between heathered plum and a velvety brown. The shade is perfect for color drenching a living room or for […]
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Expressing the Unseen Through Art
Living in the Pacific Northwest has provided an abundance of inspiration for artist Laurie Barmore. From the fuzzy, green, lush moss of our rain-soaked region to the natural debris on local, rugged beaches, it has all had an impact on her creative process. Born in New York and raised in California, Barmore drew cartoons as […]