Current featured artists
Ghost Town Metal Works , PCC Partner & Curator/Jewelry/Multi-Artist)
Ghost Town Metal Works , PCC Partner & Curator/Jewelry/Multi-Artist)
Ghost Town Metal Works , PCC Partner & Curator/Jewelry/Multi-Artist)
Charity was born in a small northern Nevada rural town in 1985, into an artistic family. She was featured in several competitive regional shows in her late teens with her mixed media and charcoal pieces. She graduated high school in 2003 with honors, then remained in Nevada until 2004, when she
Charity was born in a small northern Nevada rural town in 1985, into an artistic family. She was featured in several competitive regional shows in her late teens with her mixed media and charcoal pieces. She graduated high school in 2003 with honors, then remained in Nevada until 2004, when she left to attend Whitworth University in Spokane WA. She graduated in 2008 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology (Pre-Veterinary) and Minors in Biochemistry and Art. While at Whitworth, Charity was fortunate to complete both of the jewelry courses offered. Charity pursued the veterinary path and remained a veterinary technician for 14 years before making the leap to chase her other true life passion: making jewelry. Charity moved to Cle Elum WA in 2012 after meeting the love of her life (a Cle Elum native)- they soon married, and she gained a wonderful husband plus stepson. Charity created Ghost Town Metal Works in Feb 2017, shortly after having their youngest son and fretting returning to a standard scheduled workforce. Charity's part-time business exploded with custom orders, lending her to take a chance on being self employed. Charity is now a full time goldsmith- and takes up space in the back of PCC as the resident artist and partner in ownership of PCC. Charity curates the front gallery of PCC, as well as the rotating shows in the rear of the space, and orchestrating classes.
Isaac Howard (Photography)
Ghost Town Metal Works , PCC Partner & Curator/Jewelry/Multi-Artist)
Ghost Town Metal Works , PCC Partner & Curator/Jewelry/Multi-Artist)
Isaac Howard
|| Gold Bar, WA ||
Isaac started his photography career in 1976 in Huntington Beach, Calif. and like many photographers his first jobs were shooting weddings and portraits for friends. As his business grew , he started working with Maria Piscopo, Creative Services which lead to the world of public relations photography. T
Isaac Howard
|| Gold Bar, WA ||
Isaac started his photography career in 1976 in Huntington Beach, Calif. and like many photographers his first jobs were shooting weddings and portraits for friends. As his business grew , he started working with Maria Piscopo, Creative Services which lead to the world of public relations photography. This allowed Isaac to work with many of the top advertisement and public relations firms in Southern California.
Moving to Washington to raise a family his photography went from a career to a passion. Still doing weddings and portraits for friends and family he made my living as a firefighter. With three kids in sports, he has spent a lot of time photographing them for the family scrap book, local newspapers, year books, and for the families of other players.
In 1991 Isaac was asked to go to Haiti with Haiti Medical Teams (HMT) as the team photographer. His assignment was to photograph each member of the team doing “their job” and the local color. The end result was to provide each team member with 140 slides that displayed the work they and the team had accomplished. The hope was they would show the images at their church, civic organizations, schools, and tell people about HMT and the work they were doing. Since then he has been in over 20 different countries with various types of teams with the same goal.
Isaac has retired from the fire service and plan on pursuing his life’s passion. Provide photography to faith based non-profits to support the mission of sharing and promoting the good work they do.
Little Crown Bench Made (Jewelry, Metal Forming)
Ghost Town Metal Works , PCC Partner & Curator/Jewelry/Multi-Artist)
Little Crown Bench Made (Jewelry, Metal Forming)
Dacia Hesiak
|| Bend, OR ||
Dacia is a mountain mama metalsmith based in Bend creating amongst the buttes and cinder cones of Central Oregon. She began working with metal in 2011 during her decades-long graphic design career. Metalsmithing gave her an outlet to produce tangible designs after years developing digital marketing content. S
Dacia Hesiak
|| Bend, OR ||
Dacia is a mountain mama metalsmith based in Bend creating amongst the buttes and cinder cones of Central Oregon. She began working with metal in 2011 during her decades-long graphic design career. Metalsmithing gave her an outlet to produce tangible designs after years developing digital marketing content. She draws inspiration from her surroundings and the critters she encounters along with the moon, music, and the meanderings of her mind while running and mountain biking. Her whimsical work often come with a story and hand-stamped details. Each Little Crown Benchmade piece, whether it whispers or screams, makes a statement. You can follow Dacia (LCXBM) on Instagram here: @littlecrownbenchmade
Tom Saffle Sculpture (Metal Sculpturist)
Tom Saffle Sculpture (Metal Sculpturist)
Tom Saffle Sculpture (Metal Sculpturist)
"Enough About Me."
In your daily routine or perhaps on an adventure, do you ever find yourself coming across some inanimate thing that just doesn’t belong in the frame but somehow really does belong and is super cool, beautiful or personably strange?
Accept this encounter and forever dream, invent and stamp
"Enough About Me."
In your daily routine or perhaps on an adventure, do you ever find yourself coming across some inanimate thing that just doesn’t belong in the frame but somehow really does belong and is super cool, beautiful or personably strange?
Accept this encounter and forever dream, invent and stamp your unique identity on it.
"My Ready-Mades have nothing to do with the 'objet trouve' because the so-called 'found object' is completely directed by personal taste. Personal taste decides that this is a beautiful object and is unique".
Marcel Duchamp
Electric Bill (Multi-Artist)
Tom Saffle Sculpture (Metal Sculpturist)
Tom Saffle Sculpture (Metal Sculpturist)
Maria Cristalli (Blacksmith)
Tom Saffle Sculpture (Metal Sculpturist)
Maria Cristalli (Blacksmith)
Maria gets inspired by working at the forge. She loves the material, the process and the experimentation that she can do with fire, hammer and anvil.
Maria has been blacksmithing for over 20 years. She spent her developing years as a smith apprenticing with master smiths and taking classes. It takes
Maria gets inspired by working at the forge. She loves the material, the process and the experimentation that she can do with fire, hammer and anvil.
Maria has been blacksmithing for over 20 years. She spent her developing years as a smith apprenticing with master smiths and taking classes. It takes a long time to become a good smith, and there is always more to explore! Her work has been displayed in museums and galleries including the National Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis, Tennessee and She been featured on HGTV‘s program, Modern Masters.
With each project she takes the years of experience she has and explores what else she can do with hot iron, always keeping craftsmanship, integrity and a graceful aesthetic as a primary intention.
She designs and forges architectural ironwork, home furnishings, ironwork for the garden, as well as sculpture. She often does commissions.
Whether working alone or in collaboration with architects, designers or individuals, she always enjoys the challenge of expressing the client’s personal aesthetic, along with her own. She applies traditional, hand-forging techniques, often expressing them in a modern aesthetic, to create a variety of functional and decorative items, including railings, gates, hardware, furnishings and a variety of other metal objects.
Lion Punch Forge (Multi-Artist)
Perennial Leather Provisions (Wallets, Purses, Bags)
Perennial Leather Provisions (Wallets, Purses, Bags)
Chris is a self taught artist from the Pacific Northwest. Growing up in the PNW, Chris has a deep connection with the outdoors. Many of his creations are inspired by Nature.
Chris started Lion Punch Forge as a hobby in 2016.
Chris started at an early age in woodworking, mostly carving figurines an
Chris is a self taught artist from the Pacific Northwest. Growing up in the PNW, Chris has a deep connection with the outdoors. Many of his creations are inspired by Nature.
Chris started Lion Punch Forge as a hobby in 2016.
Chris started at an early age in woodworking, mostly carving figurines and animals, later he ventured into more construction related projects like furniture and residential and shop construction.
As Chris progressed he picked up blacksmithing, welding and basic fabrication. deciding he wanting to make his knifesmithing more intricate Chris started to make jewelry by learning copper and silversmithing.
Making jewelry allowed Chris to rediscover his love for geology. He quickly picked up lapidary arts such as faceting gemstones, slabbing and making cabochons. Most of the Year Chris can be found searching for his own gemstone and lapidary rough.
Perennial Leather Provisions (Wallets, Purses, Bags)
Perennial Leather Provisions (Wallets, Purses, Bags)
Perennial Leather Provisions (Wallets, Purses, Bags)
A note from Miranda:
" I believe, as a society, we should be conscious of what we are throwing away, and we should work together to minimize that waste.
I believe, as artists, we should be creating products that are made to be long-lasting and durable in the face of time and wear, as well as beautiful and u
A note from Miranda:
" I believe, as a society, we should be conscious of what we are throwing away, and we should work together to minimize that waste.
I believe, as artists, we should be creating products that are made to be long-lasting and durable in the face of time and wear, as well as beautiful and unique.
Everything I do comes from two (slightly) juxtaposing questions-
How do we create less waste in the world?
and
How do I create the best, longest-lasting, both durable and unique things to carry your most valuable things?
There is a reason that leather has been used for thousands of years to create all sorts of quality goods, but as an industry, there is still a lot of waste being created.
That’s why I created Perennial Leather Provisions, to give new life to this unused material, creating small beautiful and useful items that are made to stand the test of time. I specialize in wallets, card holders, key chains, earrings, and more. I hope you love these items as much as I do.
Love,
Miranda"
Lierreworks Filigree (Jewelry)
Perennial Leather Provisions (Wallets, Purses, Bags)
Lierreworks Filigree (Jewelry)
A note from Michelle:
"
Meet the Artist
I am Michelle Lierre (Lee-air) and I live and create locally here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. My passion is hand-fabricating meaningful and unique jewelry that you will treasure and are wearable works of art. Much of my inspiration comes from my time liv
A note from Michelle:
"
Meet the Artist
I am Michelle Lierre (Lee-air) and I live and create locally here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. My passion is hand-fabricating meaningful and unique jewelry that you will treasure and are wearable works of art. Much of my inspiration comes from my time living in Spain, the gorgeous filigree of Mompox, Columbia, and my obsession with the handmade jewelry of the Victorian Era.
When I'm not at my jewelers bench, you can find me sipping coffee with my husband, exploring the Puget Sound, and chasing after our three rambunctious children.
Come see what I am working on right now over on Instagram and Facebook. Check out my Stories there for process videos on my work, first looks at available items, opportunities for custom pieces, as well as the crazy antics of small children, and a few random photos of plants. I always love to share with you what I am doing and answer any questions.
. --Michelle"
Jared Carter (Oil)
92nd Avenue Artisans (Concrete Artist)
Burl Woodworks (Wood)
Jared Carter Tatooer
|| Ellensburg, WA ||
Burl Woodworks (Wood)
92nd Avenue Artisans (Concrete Artist)
Burl Woodworks (Wood)
Matt Heckel
|| Marysville, WA ||
92nd Avenue Artisans (Concrete Artist)
92nd Avenue Artisans (Concrete Artist)
92nd Avenue Artisans (Concrete Artist)
Shay Scribner
|| Redmond, WA ||
Dang Brave Girl (Jewelry)
Wild Blue Bear Studio (Lapidary/Multi-Artist)
Wild Blue Bear Studio (Lapidary/Multi-Artist)
A note from Jamie:
"IT TURNS OUT THAT MY LIFE HAS ALWAYS INCLUDED BEING A MAKER. WHETHER IT’S BEEN ABOUT MAKING CHILDREN, MAKING A HOME, MAKING PEACE WITH LOSS OR MAKING JEWELRY. SOME OF THESE ARE ONGOING TODAY AND I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT IS INCLUDED IN MY JOURNEY THAT I’M A BLESSED WOMAN. I BEGAN METALSMITH
A note from Jamie:
"IT TURNS OUT THAT MY LIFE HAS ALWAYS INCLUDED BEING A MAKER. WHETHER IT’S BEEN ABOUT MAKING CHILDREN, MAKING A HOME, MAKING PEACE WITH LOSS OR MAKING JEWELRY. SOME OF THESE ARE ONGOING TODAY AND I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT IS INCLUDED IN MY JOURNEY THAT I’M A BLESSED WOMAN. I BEGAN METALSMITHING AFTER MY SON DIED AND REALIZED THAT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST A CHANCE TO CREATE SOMETHING GOOD FROM SOMETHING BAD WAS REALLY AN AMAZING, BEYOND WORDS, LIFE GIVING GIFT. WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM FAMILY I EVENTUALLY BRANCHED OUT PAST MAKING CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO BEING A FULL TIME SILVERSMITH. TODAY MY PATH IS INSPIRED BY MY SURROUNDINGS, MY HOPES FOR THE FUTURE AND MY PAST EXPERIENCES. I CREATE FROM A STUDIO ON THE FAMILY PROPERTY THAT ENCOURAGES DAILY VISITS FROM THOSE I LOVE THE MOST AND ARE CONSTANT REMINDERS OF JUST WHY I DO WHAT I DO. I HOPE THAT WHATEVER LIFE PUTS BEFORE YOU ARE ABLE TO FACE IT WITH A BRAVE HEART AND WALK THROUGH IT TO OTHER SIDE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN BEFORE. KEEP SHINING! -Jamie"
Wild Blue Bear Studio (Lapidary/Multi-Artist)
Wild Blue Bear Studio (Lapidary/Multi-Artist)
Wild Blue Bear Studio (Lapidary/Multi-Artist)
A note from Tiffany:
"Hi, I am the rockhound, lapidarist, occasional silversmith, and artist of The Wild Blue Bear Studio. I live on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound. The Pacific Northwest hasn’t always been my home, but it’s stolen my heart. I love plants, hunt mushrooms, enjoy foraging and fishin
A note from Tiffany:
"Hi, I am the rockhound, lapidarist, occasional silversmith, and artist of The Wild Blue Bear Studio. I live on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound. The Pacific Northwest hasn’t always been my home, but it’s stolen my heart. I love plants, hunt mushrooms, enjoy foraging and fishing, and cooking for a crowd (I sincerely miss cooking for a crowd these days!). I’ve been cutting stones for about 5 years now and I love seeing the beauty that nature offers in all her wonders. Turquoise is my favorite thing to cut, but any given day I follow whatever’s inspiring me. I believe in kindness, hope, love and laughter, adventures and spontaneity, storytelling and vulnerability, standing up for yourself and most importantly standing up for others. I have an incredible husband, two ridiculous cats, and some of the best friends on the planet. I work full time as the Executive Director of a Nonprofit for youth, and this is my side hustle. I miss travel, but appreciate a good quarantine- as long as I have a book and some good music. I believe that Black Lives Matter, and that we all have a whole lot of work to do to make this country safe and equal for Black, Indigenous and People of Color, as well as for the LGBTQIA community. I believe that silence is complicity, and that knowledge is power. I believe in scientific facts, and climate change and protecting Mother Nature. I try to use my power (& privilege) for good and not for evil. I think most of us need more hugs and a lot more empathy. I’m trying to learn and grow, and help the world be a better place, one small thing at a time.
Corrie Reagan (Mixed Media)
Wild Blue Bear Studio (Lapidary/Multi-Artist)
Corrie Reagan (Mixed Media)
Corrie Reagan
|| Roslyn, WA ||
Corrie has been a part of the Kittitas County community since the age of two years old. She went to school in Cle Elum, WA, and now raises her own family here. It is the most beautiful place to live!
Her grandmother was an amazing oil painter, and like her, she loves to paint. She also likes to create pie
Corrie Reagan
|| Roslyn, WA ||
Corrie has been a part of the Kittitas County community since the age of two years old. She went to school in Cle Elum, WA, and now raises her own family here. It is the most beautiful place to live!
Her grandmother was an amazing oil painter, and like her, she loves to paint. She also likes to create pieces with mix media. Her inspirations come from nature and the human body (she has a degree in Surgical Technology). She started creating art in high school but didn’t fully pursue it until recent years.
She is married with two boys, and in her free time likes to to hike, paddle board, and ride her Peloton. She is also a volunteer Firefighter/EMT.
You can follow Corrie on Instagram here: @snob_zombie_art
Chad Yenney (Mixed Media)
Do Not Bleach (Textiles/Multi-Artist)
Corrie Reagan (Mixed Media)
Chad Yenney
|| Wenatchee, WA ||
Chad Yenney, a self-taught visual artist, was born in Washington State in 1974. Using original source material from vintage magazines and books, Yenney’s work explores color and movement through dynamic, mixed media collages. An evolution from bold yet simple compositions has led to larger more complex pi
Chad Yenney
|| Wenatchee, WA ||
Chad Yenney, a self-taught visual artist, was born in Washington State in 1974. Using original source material from vintage magazines and books, Yenney’s work explores color and movement through dynamic, mixed media collages. An evolution from bold yet simple compositions has led to larger more complex pieces, always trying to learn and discover new ways of expression. Chad’s latest body of work has utilized custom built panels with collage in resin, giving them a lush three dimensional quality.
Since 2015, Chad's work has been seen in over 11 solo exhibits in Washington State and 25 select-group exhibits spanning the entire United States from Washington State, to Indiana, to Virginia, to Texas, to California. You can view one of many articles about Chad's unusual work here. You can follow him on Instagram here: @chadyenney.
Press / etc.
http://toombes.com/2016/08/02/chad-yenney/
https://munsell.com/color-blog/soil-color-chart-collages-interview-chad-yenney/
http://kolajmagazine.com/content/kolaj-fest/going-big-telling-stories/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHOWp7nAqdg/
http://www.vagrantskates.com/shop/aicd6ystro8o37f7thuaj1y130jxtf
https://riseaboverecords.com/product/wasteland/
https://weisstronauts.bandcamp.com/album/flat-bottom-cold-greaser
https://peyoteuglyseattle.bandcamp.com/album/peyote-ugly-ep
http://www.thricefiction.com/pdf/ThriceFiction023S.pdf
Chad Yenney (b.1974, USA)
https://www.instagram.com/chadyenney/
Solo Exhibitions:
Dec 2019 Solo Show - Icicle Brewing, Leavenworth WA
Nov 2019 Solo Show - Robert Graves Gallery, Wenatchee WA
Aug 2019 Solo Show “Chasing Paper” - Moses Lake Museum WA
2019 “Can’t Wait for Yesterday” - A Gallery - Seattle WA
2019 Mela Roasting Co. Wenatchee, WA
2018 “The Dwindling Power of a Collage Degree” MAC Gallery Wenatchee, WA
2018 Mela Roasting Co. Wenatchee, WA
2017 “Collage art of Chad Yenney” Two Rivers Gallery Wenatchee, WA
2017 “Adorable” Scandinavian Collage Museum Rennebu, Norway
2017 Mela Roasting Co. Wenatchee, WA
2015 “Sniffing Glue” Radarstation Gallery Wenatchee, WA
Select Group Exhibitions:
2019 “Copyright Bandits” international Collage Show- Collapse Gallery Wenatchee, WA
2019 Kolajfest panelists/slideshow presentation - New Orleans LA
2019 “Boards of July” Statix Gallery Seattle, WA
2019 “Vision Quest” Statix Gallery Seattle, WA
2019 “Reflections” - Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR
2019 “Member Show” Robert Graves Gallery Wenatchee, WA
2019 “Pushing Paper” Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2019 “Motherland” COCA Seattle, WA
2019 “Wish Upon a Star” - Insomnia Gallery Houston, TX
2018/19 “Cutting Class IV - a collage art group show” VAMP - Oakland, CA
2018 “Merged- A National Exhibition of Collage and Assemblage” Dart Center - Norfolk, VA (voted 1st place)
2018 “Art for Park” Ponshop Gallery Fredericksburg, VA
2018 “Icons” Lynn Hanson Gallery Seattle, WA
2018 “Shift Invitational” Shift Gallery Seattle, WA
2018 “Salon Des Gallery One: Celebrating 50 Years of Art” Ellensburg, WA
2017 “Surreal Salon 9” Baton Rouge Gallery, LA
2017 “Abstract Sucks” Radarstation Gallery Wenatchee, WA (voted 1st Place)
2016 “Cut it Out”: A National Collage Exhibit” Gallery One Ellensburg, WA
2016 “10x10x10” juried show Mighty Tieton - Tieton, WA
2016 “Real American’ National juried show, Ann Arbor Art Center , MI
Lindsay Broadvalley (Multi-Artist)
Do Not Bleach (Textiles/Multi-Artist)
Do Not Bleach (Textiles/Multi-Artist)
A note from Lindsay:
" Perspective is Everything-
It has taken me years to realize just how autobiographical my paintings are. Working out a composition involves creating and destroying in order to find balance, and I like to let some of this visual editing show through as a of map of self discovery.
A note from Lindsay:
" Perspective is Everything-
It has taken me years to realize just how autobiographical my paintings are. Working out a composition involves creating and destroying in order to find balance, and I like to let some of this visual editing show through as a of map of self discovery. Marvin had it right when he said that we're all sensitive people - how we respond to changes in our environment says so much about ourselves and reveals our connection to each other. I hope to convey something honest and familiar about my own experience so it has an effect on yours.
My studio is in a very old house I share with my husband and six year old son. Working from home is a constant balancing act where the line between art and life is quickly dissolving. Our quaint little mess is in the middle of Wenatchee, Washington. "
Exhibits and Awards:
2020 Collapse Contemporary Gallery, Solo exhibit - Wenatchee, WA
2019 Cafe Mela, Art 220 Group show - Wenatchee, WA
2018 Larson Gallery Annual Juried Exhibit - Yakima, WA
2018 Terrain Spokane 2018 - Spokane, WA
2018 Radar Station Gallery, Luna Show – Wenatchee, WA
2018 Icicle Arts Spring Bird Fest Juried Exhibit- Leavenworth, WA
2017 Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Annual Juried Exhibit – Wenatchee, WA 2016 Eveleth Green Gallery in Gallery One, solo exhibit: Re-Orientation: Scenes of Transition - Ellensburg, WA
2016 Cafe Mela, Solo exhibit
2016 MAC Gallery, Wenatchee Valley Community College, solo exhibit: Edge of OK 2015 Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Annual Juried Exhibit – Wenatchee, WA
2015 Radar Station Gallery, Big Foot Show – East Wenatchee, WA 2015 Cafe Mela, Art 220 group show – Wenatchee, WA
2014 MAC Gallery, Wenatchee Valley Community College, Art 220 group show – Wenatchee,
WA
2014 Cafe Mela – Wenatchee, WA
2014 Pav's Restaurant – Leavenworth, WA
2013 Sleeping Lady Retreat, solo exhibit – Leavenworth, WA
2011 Cafe Mela – Wenatchee, WA
2010 Lemolo Cafe – Wenatchee, WA
2010 Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, Local Artist's Group Show – Wenatchee,
WA
2009 Taste of the Harvest Festival - Wenatchee, WA
2009 Cafe Ladro - Kirkland, WA
2009 Lemolo Cafe - Wenatchee, WA
2009 Two Rivers Gallery - Wenatchee, WA
2008 Taste of the Harvest Festival, privately sponsored show - Wenatchee, WA 2008 Entiat Bakery, Visual Arts Network group show - Entiat, WA
2008 Saint Laurent Winery - Wenatchee, WA
2008 Endolyne Joe’s, Juried Summer Exhibit - Seattle, WA 2007 Cafe Mela - Wenatchee, WA
2007 North Central Washington Museum Gallery Juried Exhibit - Wenatchee, WA 2007 Lemolo Cafe - Wenatchee, WA
2006 The Mount Bakery - Bellingham, WA
2005 Kavu, Ballard Art Walk - Ballard, WA
2005 Public Market - Bellingham, WA
2005 Tony’s Coffee House - Bellingham, WA
2004 Toad Mountain Coffee - Bellingham, WA
2004 Red Line Artists group exhibit, private residence - Bellingham, WA 2003 Confluence Gallery “Watershed Show” - Twisp, WA
1999 North Central Washington Regional Juried Art Show - Yakima, WA.
Simon Edwards Gallery Purchase Award.
Do Not Bleach (Textiles/Multi-Artist)
Do Not Bleach (Textiles/Multi-Artist)
Do Not Bleach (Textiles/Multi-Artist)
Noah Parriott
|| Cle Elum, WA ||
LupaNyxa Silver (Bold Jewelry)
Karl Schwiesow (Ceramics/Multi-Artist)
LupaNyxa Silver (Bold Jewelry)
Silversmith + Artist + WolfWoman
NATURE IS MY RELIGION AND EARTH IS MY TEMPLE
"My name is Melina Nikolina and I'm a self-taught Silversmith and Artist, born in the verdant landscape and thick fog of the Puget Sound on Whidbey Island in Washington State.
I have been fortunate in working and creating i
Silversmith + Artist + WolfWoman
NATURE IS MY RELIGION AND EARTH IS MY TEMPLE
"My name is Melina Nikolina and I'm a self-taught Silversmith and Artist, born in the verdant landscape and thick fog of the Puget Sound on Whidbey Island in Washington State.
I have been fortunate in working and creating in some very interesting fields along my journey to silversmithing. I was a painter and sculptor throughout my youth and into my twenties. I went on to earn my degree in Costume Design while living in Los Angeles. I worked in the fast-paced fashion and entertainment industries for several years before realizing that lifestyle was much too over-stimulating to my sensitive nature.
I ended up stepping away from what I felt was a very hectic way of life, as I felt so powerfully called to work on my own art and to create independently.
I eventually made my North again. I could not deny the pull to be back where I was born. Today, I live, work and create in Portland, Oregon aka Chinook land. The Pacific Northwest and the richness of the Cascadian landscape will always feel like an integral part of my being.
I often channel my ancestors and animal allies by including their symbols and messages in my work. I try to honor all peoples and creatures by creating reminders of our connection to each other and most of all The Great Mystery of this thing we call life. We are brothers and sisters, related to all humans, animals, plants and all of Nature.
Connection is our truth."
Melina is a survivor of Lupus and RA.
Coastal Elevation (Jewelry)
Karl Schwiesow (Ceramics/Multi-Artist)
LupaNyxa Silver (Bold Jewelry)
||Cle Elum, WA||
Karl Schwiesow (Ceramics/Multi-Artist)
Karl Schwiesow (Ceramics/Multi-Artist)
Karl Schwiesow (Ceramics/Multi-Artist)
Karl Schwiesow
||Ellensburg, WA||
"I am an artist and art educator working in a variety of modes and media. Through abstraction and poststructuralist tendencies I create large and small scale ceramic and mixed media sculpture and paintings. I employ Found and Altered objects, various industrial and domestic materials and processes, w
Karl Schwiesow
||Ellensburg, WA||
"I am an artist and art educator working in a variety of modes and media. Through abstraction and poststructuralist tendencies I create large and small scale ceramic and mixed media sculpture and paintings. I employ Found and Altered objects, various industrial and domestic materials and processes, with ceramics which are integral parts of the works which recontextualizes value and objecthood. I hold a BFA in Sculpture and Ceramics from Sierra Nevada College and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Montana. I maintain a studio practice from my home and studio in Washington State."
Kempf Forge (Bladesmith/Knife Maker)
Midnight Surfer (Multi-Artist, Hand-Painted Skateboards)
Kempf Forge (Bladesmith/Knife Maker)
Ethan Kempf
|| Shelton, WA||
Kempf means champion, master at arms.
As a lifelong bushcrafter, martial artist, and veteran Ethan deeply understands the importance of a blade you can entrust your life to.
Kerch Glass (Glass Lampbead)
Midnight Surfer (Multi-Artist, Hand-Painted Skateboards)
Kempf Forge (Bladesmith/Knife Maker)
Sam Kerchner
|| Cle Elum, WA ||
Sam is a full time fishing guide that enjoys creating wearable or usable glass art on a smaller scale, using a torch.
Midnight Surfer (Multi-Artist, Hand-Painted Skateboards)
Midnight Surfer (Multi-Artist, Hand-Painted Skateboards)
Midnight Surfer (Multi-Artist, Hand-Painted Skateboards)
Krista Kok
|| Portland, OR||
Krista recently graduated from CWU in Ellensburg WA with a Fine Arts degree. She has her own clothing design company and enjoys experimenting with paint as well as digital design.
Portland Beeswax Candle Co. (Hand-Poured Candles)
Portland Beeswax Candle Co. (Hand-Poured Candles)
Portland Beeswax Candle Co. (Hand-Poured Candles)
Aaron Fitch
|| Portland, OR ||
Hand-poured natural, organic candles made of local, ethically-sourced beeswax.
Third Cult (Handmade Leather Goods)
Portland Beeswax Candle Co. (Hand-Poured Candles)
Portland Beeswax Candle Co. (Hand-Poured Candles)
(Visiting Artist in our "Out of Region" section of PCC)
Stella Leung
|| Brooklyn, NY ||
Stella designs and creates her work focused on stylish esthetics, source-consciousness, and using the highest standards to create them. Stella uses full grain leather in her work.