Join us for a festival celebrating art and the natural environment. DragonFire Gallery will present a group sculpture show, featuring 3-dimensional works in a variety of media, including glass, wood, ceramic, metal, recycled materials, and more.
Dynamic new art, receptions, live music, artist demonstrations, fundraising for local environmental non-profits and more make this a must see event.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Kevin Brownlee
Chuck Gumpert
Kelly Howard
Andy Nichols
Natasha Kuring
David Gutschmidt
Richard Nevels
Randall Leek
Mike Theisen
Roberta Lampert
Indio Metal Arts
Dan Anderson
Steve Esterby
Sony Felberg
Jenn Ferrante
Marie Wetzel
Sue Raymond
Erin Pietsch
Tom Bottman
SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 20th
4-6pm Artist Reception
Saturday, Sept. 21st
Artists in the gallery throughout the day
3pm Guest Artist Kandis Susol talks about her encaustic wall sculptures
4-6pm Festival Reception w/live music from John Silliman-Dodge
5pm Raffle drawings benefitting:
North Coast Land Conservancy
Sea Turtles Forever
Sunday, September 22nd
11am-1pm Lite Bites Brunch Reception
Demonstration & talk by sculpture artist Shelly Durica-Laiche of Indio Metal Designs
A Running Stream, A Cold Mountain Path - encaustic wall sculpture
Earth & Ocean Guest Artist:
Kandis Susol
For this year’s festival we’re delighted to feature guest artist Kandis Susol in the group sculpture show. Kandis works out of her studio known as Jakuan (Arbor of Tranquility), located on Orcas Island, where she creates her encaustic wall sculptures as a form of spiritual practice.
Inspired by her study of garden design in Kyoto, Japan; practicing tea ceremony at Shoseian in Seattle, Washington; her study of Zen Buddhism, and a Fiber Arts Major at the University of Washington for 2 years, she is wholeheartedly present in the moment when she works. Drawing on inspiration from the natural world, she infuses each piece with a meditative quality and materials representing all four earthly elements: water, air, fire and earth.
Get to know Kandis, her creative inspirations and process in the videos:
