First Thursday features four artists at open house Nov 5

Julie Carter/Samantha Hamilton (Hand-Felted Jewelry)

Lynne Greenup (Photography)

Jack Broom (Photography)

November 5  - 4:00 - 8:00 (open house)

We are thrilled to share the art of four amazing artists this month.  Their  art will be on display in our gallery throughout November.

CARTER-HAMILTON (Julie Carter/Samantha Hamilton)

Relatively few artists are talented in multiple disciplines, but Carter-Hamilton certainly is. They met in a  local yarn shop, instantly recognizing their shared interests in the needle arts and an appreciation of natural fibers. They are self-taught in fiber arts and enjoy collaborating to create each unique, one-of-a-kind piece. Together, Carter-Hamilton bring over 35 years of design experience to their fiber arts collections, whether it's coming from Julie Carter's years in art glass design and fabrication, or Samantha Hamilton's years of design and production for ready-to-wear.

"We find great joy in our collaborative efforts of design, technique, and process, which ultimately come together to create that one very special piece."

Lynne Greenup

LYNNE GREENUP

Lynne Greenup was raised in the beautiful and diverse Pacific Northwest, where her parents, who enjoyed outdoor sports, fishing, camping, and boating, instilled her love of nature. Her passion for photography began in 1999. She creates photographs of the magnificent landscapes and wildlife of Washington, the U.S. as well as around the world.

She has a keen interest in observing wildlife and behavior and enjoys the amazing surprises nature offers. She is also experimenting with applying nature's textures, motion and light for more creative abstract images.

Lynne has honed her photographic skills studying with photographers Darrell Gulin, Robert Stahl, Juan Aguilera, John and Barbara Gerlach, and Ken Strange to name a few.

She is a longstanding member and participant of the Puget Sound Camera Club in Edmonds, WA, Northwest Council of Camera Clubs, and recently joined Artist Connect and Northwest Nature and Wildlife Photography. Her images have been accepted, received awards and sold in Washington art shows, competitions and local venues.

Jack Broom

JACK BROOM - BIO:

Jack Broom is a journalist who has worked alongside photographers for decades, but  has only taken up photography as a hobby in  the last few years. Plants, flowers and gardens are some of the things he most enjoys using as subjects on note cards. Jack is a lifelong resident of Seattle, a graduate of Bishop Blanchet High School (1969) and Western Washington University (1974) and has been a reporter at The Seattle Times since 1977.

First Thursday art events are held at Garden Essentia in Ballinger Village, 20152 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline, WA 98155, 206-453-3920.