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An interview with Art Walk Edmonds’ featured artist Heidi Barnett.
Heidi has known she wanted to be a painter since she was 15 years old and saw an exhibit titled A Day in the Country. It featured all the impressionists — Monet, Renoir, Seurat and Van Gogh. From that point forward, she knew she had found her passion and was lucky to attend a high school that embraced art. She is driven by her love for color, which can be appreciated when you view her colorfully engaging paintings firsthand.
“I think color alone creates emotion and excitement,” she says.
Heidi’s current work reflects her desire to stay outside the box, painting what she calls “organic pointillism style.” She accidentally created this technique when she spilled paint and had a blank tile and a Q-Tip at her desk. She created an image on the tile and found that the circular motion gave a sense of movement beyond lines and boundaries. Her studio has few paint brushes and consists of odd round objects (and more Q-tips) that she has collected and a well-loved pallet knife. She came up with her own name for this style as it isn’t truly pointillism, a style that is by definition solid dots of color next to each other creating other colors. Heidi’s version includes the round points but creates a dynamic palette with the swirls of colors within each dot, created organically from whatever round objects she used.
Heidi has found Edmonds to be a welcoming and supportive community to showcase her work. She had her first opportunity to show this body of work four years ago at Walnut Street Café. She was nervous at the time as the work was so different from what she had done or seen previously. The feedback from the community was amazing, and she sold 17 pieces that month. After that experience, Andrew Leckie at Salt and Iron invited her to show her work and since then she has been returning to Edmonds to show her work around town. This month, her pieces can be seen at The Crow, the new boutique on 4th Avenue North. Heidi is particularly excited for this showing as one of her favorite subjects to paint are crows.
Come meet Heidi this Thursday at Art Walk Edmonds. She shared that one of the things she likes most about what she does is the people she gets to meet.
You can learn more about Heidi at her website www.heidibarnettart.com
What to See:
Grab tickets to one of the amazing shows offered this month.
LUNAFEST: Short Films By and About Women
The 19th Annual Women’s Film Festival is coming to Edmonds Community College. LUNAFEST is a fundraising film festival showcasing women filmmakers. This event is hosted by Girls on the Run of Snohomish County.
Highlighting women as leaders in society in seven short films by women filmmakers, ranging from animation to fictional drama. All proceeds from the event will benefit Girls on the Run of Snohomish County and Chicken & Egg Pictures, a nonprofit organization supporting women nonfiction filmmakers. Learn more here
Black Box Theatre at Edmonds Community College
20310 68th Ave. W.
Sunday, March 8, 4:30 p.m. reception, 5 p.m. Film
$25
Edmonds Art Commission presents Underwater Photography
Underwater photography from Carl Baird, Drew Collins, Audrey Garbacik, Pat Gunderson, Bruce Kerwin and Jen Vanderhoof is presented by the Edmonds Art Commision at the Edmonds Library. Take a closer look at what lies beneath the surface in this exhibit dedicated to underwater creatures. Focused on images taken in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea — come see these creatures close up.
Edmonds Library
650 Main St.Through March 18
FREE
Pamela Mummy, Artist – Figuratively Speaking Exhibit
The family of Pamela Mummy has graciously loaned a selection of her art collection to be on exhibit at the Arts Festival Gallery. This exhibit honors Pamela’s life and work. An artist with a love of the Renaissance, her paintings, drawings and sculptures show her classical approach and emphasis on beauty and passion for the figurative. Hidden objects and words are often secretly nested in her sculptures and paintings. Pamela was known for having a bright and playful spirit and was a multiple award winner for her artistry until the end of her life in August 2018. To see more of her art visit www.pmummy.com. In her memory the Mummy family has established an annual scholarship for art education and several Edmonds Arts Festival juried art awards in her name. To join in the support of Edmonds artists all are welcome to make a donation at www.pmummy.com/donate.
Arts Festival Gallery at Frances Anderson Center
700 Main St.
Through Feb 28
FREE
Northwest Collects at Cascadia Art Museum
Branching out from local artists, the newest exhibition at Cascadia Art Museum showcases a selection of art and decorative objects from regional collections which are rarely exhibited in Washington State museums. Fine art includes European and American paintings that span from Albert Bierstadt (1830-1932) to German Expressionist Karl Hofer (1878-1955) and works of American regionalism and Impressionism. Photographers include Diane Arbus (1923-1971); William Mortensen (1887-1965), George Platt Lyns (1907-1955) and others.
Cascadia Art Museum
190 Sunset Ave., Suite E
Learn more here
Edmonds Driftwood Players perform Pride and Prejudice
Be ready for wit and romance when the Edmonds Driftwood Players presents Jane Austen’s Classic Pride & Prejudice. An opportunity to see a new take on Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, adapted by Jon Jory and directed by Elizabeth Hershly. Tickets on sale now, don’t miss out!
Wade James Theatre
950 Main St.
Now – March 1
Tickets: $25 – $28
Learn more here
The Phoenix Theatre Presents Wonder of the World
Phoenix Theatre is ready to bring the laughs this year with David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy Wonder of the World. An intriguing secret, a wild ride and a journey of self-discovery, this production looks like it could provide quite an adventurous evening at the theatre. Read the review here.
The Phoenix Theatre
9673 Firdale Ave.
Now – March 1
Tickets $20 – $25
Learn more here
Edmonds Sno-Isle Library and Edmonds Arts Commission’s Winter Film Series
The Edmonds Library and the Edmonds Arts Commission have come together to offer a Winter Film Series on Sunday afternoons. Four films will be featured, adapted form literature in thought-provoking ways. After each screening there will be a moderated discussion about the film makers’ interpretations of the original novels. Screenings start at 1:00 p.m. in the Edmonds Plaza Room. Learn more here
Feb. 23: Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence
March 1: David Benioff’s 25th Hour
Edmonds Library
650 Main St.
FREE
UP North Players Premiere Roll the Dice Improv Comedy
A new and unique improv show inspired by rolling dice with audience participation. Zany stories will come from the audience and dice every week, performed by the Black Box Theatre’s resident improv troupe, UP North Players. Best for audiences 10+. Learn more here
Black Box Theatre at Edmonds Community College
20310 68th Ave. W.
Saturdays Feb 22– March 21, 8:35 p.m.
$11 presale, $13 at door
What to Hear
Still time to get tickets for the ultimate battle of the bands.
Beatles vs Stones Tribute Show
An epic showdown between two tribute bands. Have you ever wondered who would win in a Battle of the Bands between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? Here is your chance to see what could have been. Tribute bands Abbey Road and Satisfaction will perform at Edmonds Center for the Arts as part of their 125 stop tour of the U.S., Australia and Canada, touring since 2011. The two-hour show features three sets from each tribute band with quick set changes and an all-out encore at the end of the night involving both bands. Be ready for an evening of pop vs rock
Edmonds Center for the Arts
410 4th Ave. N.
Sunday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m.
Tickets $45/$55/$65
What to Do
Meet the Edmonds Writing Sisters at the Neverending Bookshop.
The Edmonds Writing Sisters reading from their anthology
The Edmonds Writing Sisters writing group will present their anthology Writing in Place: Prose and Poetry from the Pacific Northwest, featuring stories and poems inspired by the Pacific Northwest and the women who live and write here. Each author will individually share a selection from the anthology. Authors will be available to sign copies and answer questions. If you are interested in learning more about The Edmonds Writing Sisters, visit www.kizziejones.com
The Neverending Bookshop
7530 Olympic View Drive Unit 105
Edmonds
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m.
FREE
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— By Rachel Gardner
Rachel Gardner has a heartfelt appreciation for art in all forms and believes everyone is an artist, some just don’t know it yet. A dedicated and involved Edmonds resident, she can often be spotted onstage cracking jokes between sets or in the audience enjoying local live performances. She enjoys being playful with her art and finding unique ways of expression, like forming a boho-grunge-folk ukulele trio with local Edmonds moms.
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