Meet the artist at open house Thursday at Garden Essentia

Come enjoy a refreshment and meet local basketry artist Judy Zugish on Thursday, February 6, from 4-8pm at Garden Essentia in Ballinger Village.

Judy will have on display raw materials in the various stages of preparation as well as explain growing and harvesting. Her art will be on display and available for purchase throughout February. We will also have some of her unique Cyclamens, grown in her nursery 'Bouquet Banque' in Marysville, for sale. 

Basket by Judy Zugish

Judy Zugish

  

"As an artist and a plantsman, I have spent many years  exploring the fibers I can grow, honoring old traditions, and developing a contemporary connection. A celebrated nursery (Bouquet Banque) and a field study basketry school (Fishsticks) has emerged from the fibers of the garden.

"My work is primarily about exploring the shapes and layers of materials. Using a wide mix of barks, vines and natural gatherings, I like to peel and extract their elements--to find and expose the character within.

"As I pull the essence into play and push the boundaries beyond traditional forms--the results become movement-sometimes playful, other times elegant, often humorous--gestures of reflection. This continual enigma: the Push and Pull of life, and it's layers of learning intrigues me; and so I continue to explore the undulations in my constructions. 

"The content in materials engages the content in human experience ---- my baskets become a silent commentary, a private conversation, a dance of the hands and heart.

"I grew up in the Puget Sound area and currently live in Marysville. I have had the opportunity to travel extensively where I get much of my inspiration from images I see on my adventures." 

  

Fishsticks Basketry School

Bouquet Banque Nursery 

Garden Essentia, 20152 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline 98155, 206-453-3920