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2012
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"Turning Point” Bigleaf Maple with African Sapele
Display Table: one of four pieces (plus 100+ slabs awaiting inspiration)
shown during this year’s tour.
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March 3/4, 2012. Participating
artist in the 9th Annual Spring Art Studio Tour. A free self-guided
tour with approximately 40 Whidbey Island artists in 27 of their working studios;
tour 10 am - 5 pm. Reception on Friday, March 2 6 – 8 pm held at the Pacific
Northwest Art School. Visit our woodworking shop (where I will be
showing off some of my newest creative works ‘in the works’),
see baby chicks, perhaps ducks too, pet some goats, feed a llama and enjoy
some fresh mussels. Yes, the Penn Cove Mussel Festival is also this same
weekend so you have many reasons to visit!! Visit Whidbey Working
Artists for details. To view an online interactive map of the tour
visit the Tour
Map website. And don’t forget the Brackenwood
Gallery’s “Sun Show” opening Saturday, March 3, 7-9PM.
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2011
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"Blue Isle” Bigleaf Maple with American Black
Walnut Hall Table: one of four pieces (plus 100+ slabs awaiting
inspiration) shown during this year’s tour.
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March 5-6, 2011. Participating artist in the 8th
Annual Spring Art Studio Tour. A free self-guided tour with
approximately 38 Whidbey Island artists in 27 of their working studios;
tour 10 am - 5 pm. Visit our woodworking shop (where I will be showing off
some of my newest creative works ‘in the works’), see baby
chicks, perhaps ducks too, pet some baby goats, feed a llama and enjoy some
fresh mussels. Yes, the Penn Cove Mussel Festival is also this same weekend
so you have many reasons to visit!! Visit Whidbey Working
Artists for details. To view an online interactive map of the tour
visit the Tour
Map website.
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"Nature’s Way" Hall Table in Claro Walnut with American Black
Walnut; one of three pieces entered for exhibition (image by Michael
Stadler)
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June 17-19, 2011 (Father's Day Weekend) – (Note: I will not be featured in this year’s show). 54rd
Annual Edmonds
Arts Festival, Juried Gallery. I have created three of my finest art pieces
for entry in this show and I am hoping to have all accepted
(“Nature’s Way” shown above, “Blue
Isle” and “Blue Beginnings”)
for this significant exhibition. Visit
Edmonds Arts
Festival for details.
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"Blue Beginnings” Bing Cherry with Stained
Glass Display Table: one of three pieces that I am considering to enter
into this year’s compitition (image by Michael Stadler)
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August 13-14, 2011. 47th Annual Historic Coupeville Arts and Crafts
Festival juried art show, Coupeville,
WA. Reception on Friday,
August 13. After winning 1st place in the 3-D category of the juried art
show for 7 of the past 9 years (and an Honorable Mention and a 3rd place in 3-D on
the 'other' 2 years), I'll put on my creative hat to ensure that I'll be
entering something very special in 2011! Please come join the fun, sip some
wine (Friday's reception) and have a great time... Visit Coupeville
Arts and Crafts Festival for details. And the tall ships Lady
Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain will be in Coupeville too!!
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"Up Front" in bigleaf maple and American black
walnut; one of the two wood art tables that I showed last year. What will I
create for this year’s Whidbey Island Woodworkers Guild Show??
Perhaps a chair…(image by Michael Stadler)
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September 2 - September 30, 2011 – 8th Annual Whidbey Island
Woodworker Guild Show ‘Woodpalooza’, daily 11 am - 6 pm, Taste for Wine, Bayview, WA.
As a participant since the beginning, of course I'll be creating something
special and exhibiting again! Last year I created an art table ‘Up
Front’ from stunning stab of natural edged bigleaf maple and American
black walnut and a smaller table too. I hope that you come to see some of
the finest wood artists' work from the Island.
Whidbey Island is truly blessed to have so many creative and talented wood
artists who do amazing work at realistic prices - the best in the USA!
Artist Reception Friday, September 2, 6 pm - 9 pm: a fun chance to mingle
with the woodworking artists). And be sure to taste some great locally
produced wines!!
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2010
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"Maple Fantasy” Bigleaf Maple with American Black Walnut
Hall Table: shown during the tour (image by Michael Stadler)
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March 6-7, 2010. Participating artist in the 7th
Annual Spring Art Studio Tour. A free self-guided tour with
approximately 38 Whidbey Island artists in 27 of their working studios;
tour 10 am - 5 pm. Visit our woodworking shop (where I will be showing off
some of my newest creative works ‘in the works’), see baby
chicks, pet some baby goats, feed a llama and enjoy some fresh mussels.
Yes, the Penn Cove Mussel Festival is also this same weekend so you have
many reasons to visit!! Visit Whidbey Working
Artists for details. To view an online interactive map of the tour
visit the Tour
Map website.
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“Wing” Ikebana Bigleaf Maple Display Table;
a very special one-of-a-kind fiddle-back piece that will be displayed at
the Wabi-Sabi Show.
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May 7 – June 1, 2010 - I have created two special tables (an
Ikebana display table shown above and “Adrift
Wabi-Sabi”) for the Wabi-Sabi Theme Show at the Scott Milo
Gallery, Anacortes. Join the artists at the evening reception (6 - 9pm) on
Friday, May 7th. I’ll see you there!! Visit
Scott Milo Gallery
for details.
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"Whidbey Wild" Hall Table in Salvaged American
Bigleaf Maple with American Black Walnut; my entry in the 2nd
exhibition of the series
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May 17-25, 2010 – Pacific Northwest
Art School’s
Whidbey Island Preservation Art Juried
Exhibition. I have exhibited special pieces in the first two of the
four-exhibition series and plan to enter pieces in this (the 3rd)
exhibition. Visit Pacific
Northwest Art School for details.
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"Adrift Chalanga-Da" Display Table in
Chalanga-Da with American Black Walnut; one of three pieces accepted for
exhibition (image by Michael Stadler)
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June 18-20, 2010 (Father's Day Weekend) – 53rd
Annual Edmonds
Arts Festival, Juried Gallery. I have created three of my finest art
pieces for entry in this show and I am honored to have received notice that
all (“Adrift Chalanga-Da” shown above, “Maple Fantasy” and “Symmetry”) have been accepted for this
significant exhibition. Visit Edmonds Arts
Festival for details.
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July 3-4, 2010 – While having nothing to do with my wood art, the
Coupeville Lions Garage Sale is something not to be missed!! It has to be the
largest on Whidbey if not the Pacific Northwest…
Visit Coupeville
Lions Club website for details.
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"Adrift
Bubinga" Display Table with an Asian flare, significant attitude and
an immediate collector-provenance in Bubinga with Walnut ... (image by
Michael Stadler)
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July 9, 2010 – I’ve been truly honored with an invitation
to support the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo by donating a wood art piece to be
included in this year’s 34th Annual Jungle Party live
auction. Sandy and I have created a very special one-of-a kind table to be
auctioned to the highest bidder at the gala 1000 attendee-event. The event
sells out each year, so get those reservations in early and help this
wonderful cause. Visit the
Woodland Park Zoo's website for details.
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"Cypress Knee" Display Table in Cypress with American
Black Cherry; to be exhibited at the Anacortes Art Festival’s juried
show (image by Michael Stadler)
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August 6-8, 2010 – 49th Annual
Anacortes Arts Festival’s Art at the Port Juried Exhibition. I
am honored to have two of my pieces (“Cypress Knee” shown above and
“Adrift Chalanga-Da”)
accepted into this prestigious exhibition. Visit Anacortes Arts
Festival for details and to view works by the 33 artists chosen to have
their art exhibited. Reception: Friday, July 30, 5:30-8:00pm.
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"Adrift" Display Table with an Asian flare in
Sapele with Walnut; last year's 1st
Place Award for 3D ... (image by Michael
Stadler)
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August 14 - 15, 2010 - 47th Annual Historic
Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival juried art show, Coupeville, WA.
Reception on Friday, August 13. After winning 1st place in the 3-D category
of the juried art show for 7 of the past 8 years (and an Honorable Mention
on the 'other' year), I'll put on my creative hat to ensure that I'll be
entering something very special in 2010! Please come join the fun, sip some
wine (Friday's reception) and have a great time... Visit Coupeville
Arts and Crafts Festival for details.
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"Chair with a Flare" in Arizona desert ironwood, Claro black
walnut and African bubinga; one of the two wood art pieces that I showed
last year. What will I create for this year’s Whidbey Island
Woodworkers Guild Show?? (image by Michael Stadler)
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September 4 - September 12, 2010 - 7th Annual Whidbey Island Woodworker
Guild Show ‘Woodpalooza’, daily 11 am - 6 pm, Bayview, WA. As a
participant since the beginning, of course I'll be exhibiting again! Last
year I created an art chair ‘Chair with a Flare’ from stunning
Arizona desert ironwood, Claro black walnut and African bubinga and a long
hall table from a magnificent slab of natural-edged Oregon black walnut
with American black walnut and a trace of African bubinga for wedges! I
hope that you come to see some of the finest wood artists' work from the Island. Whidbey Island is truly blessed to have so
many creative and talented wood artists - the best in the USA! Artist
Reception Friday, September 3, 6 pm - 9 pm by invitation only (contact me
for an invitation to this free and fun chance to mingle with the artists).
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“Maple Mystique” Bigleaf Maple Hall Table; a
very special one-of-a-kind piece displayed last year during the tour (image
by Michael Stadler).
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September 26-27, 2010 – I was planning to be an exhibiting artist
in the 14th Annual Whidbey Island
Open Studio Tour organized by the Island Arts Council.
However, due to other commitments I will not be participating this year.
Fortunately our shop/studio is open at any time provided that you contact
us to make an appointment. It may not be as clean as for the Tour, but
joining the mess are many slabs of rare timbers and numerous art creations
in progress. Come visit our woodworking shop, see completed wood art as
well as pieces ‘under construction’, pet some goats and feed a
llama!
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“All About Yew I” Hall Table – One of
the pieces included in the previous exhibition (image by Michael Stadler)
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November 1-10, 2010 – Pacific Northwest
Art School’s
Whidbey Island Preservation Art Juried
Exhibition. I have exhibited special pieces in the first two of the
four-exhibition series and plan to enter pieces in this (the 4th
and final) exhibition. Visit Pacific
Northwest Art School for details.
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