Wednesday, February 26, 2025by Jeff Noedel Readers of USA Today have voted San Juan Islands Sculpture Park as one of the 10-best in the United States. Candidate parks were nominated by a panel of experts, according to USA Today. Of our park, located in the Roche Harbor neighborhood, USA Today wrote, “Located on the northern…
Friday, January 17, 2025 FOLLOWING IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK Led by Alchemy Art Center co-directors, Maria Michaelson or Glenn Hendrick, free three-hour painting sessions will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. every Friday in February and March. These unique events provide an opportunity for participants to connect with nature and…
Monday, December 16, 2024Summary written by Jeff NoedelDrone photography by Jeremy TylerVideo editing by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE San Juan Island’s David Jenkins has had a fascinating life so far. In this video, David shares his enthusiasm for the success of the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park,…
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Community internet television and radio for the San Juans gained some strength in the past two days, as $1,602 more in donations have now arrived. That brings the recent total to $1,859. And the Mary See Foundation match has instantly turned that into $3,718! The Mary See Foundation leaders took a…
To view CNL2 interviews of the many artists on this weekend’s Artists’ Studio Tour, click here. For details of the Studio Tour, visit their website here.
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Kristen Douglas-Seitz is a sculptor who works in bronze (a metal made of mostly copper and a smaller ratio of tin). She had wanted to be a sculptor since her earliest memories. Breaking into sculpture from Tulsa, Oklahoma wasn’t easy. Years ago, her path crossed with Jocelyn…
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Joe Cooper of Cooper Design has been in woodworking as a profession, including cabinet work, for 40 years. He is also an accomplished artist whose works mostly are in the medium of wood. Joe’s art ranges from a huge bench, to wall art, to small sculptures. He…
CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Mosa Baczewska has been a “creative” her entire life. Nothing but a creator. She confides, “People ask what is my purpose in life? To create…beautiful useful art.” Her range is wide, and she’s always open to making it wider. After decades of crochet, she found fractal…
“What’s better than to be able to create art with my Mom? She’s my best friend,” said Joelle Gillette of her mother Pamela Gillette. Like many working islanders, Joelle has had different kinds of jobs in dog breeding, in real estate, in construction. Joelle says she’s still trying to figure out what exactly she wants…
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. Susan Hughes has loved sea glass since childhood when she started hunting and gathering it on the beach next to her family’s beach house in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. She treasures the broken glass that’s been smoothed by water, salt, rocks, and sand so much so she…
VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE On June 1st and 2nd, River Wylde and Luna Wylde‘s Studio Wylde will be stop #7 on the 2024 San Juan Island Studio Tour. Their guest artist will be their bestie, Susan Hughes of Seaglass Obsession. Portland’s loss is San Juan Islands’ gain. Covid-driven remote learning enabled these…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Erin Heydenreich creates beautiful wearable art. “I think I have a unique design process,” she told CNL2 in a new video interview. “I don’t draw things out. I just start. It feels like something is coming through me — out of me.” Erin says she…
CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE Abstract oil paintings entitled “Sunrise Over Waterfall,” “Journey,” and “Sunrise Over the Lake” and other creations in her “Light Enlightens” series can be seen in person at the “Light Enlightens” exhibition at the San Juan Community Theatre. The exhibition runs from April 3rd through April 30th….
Nancy Spaulding is a quiet leader — a pillar — of the art community of San Juan Island. She carried the idea of the Studio Tour here from a visit to Bellingham 30 years ago. She is a source of inspiration and wisdom for her fellow artists here. A pastel drawn by her was honored…
Glenn Hendrick is CNL2’s seventh artist to be interviewed who will be part of the 2024 Studio Tour, June 1 & 2. She is a Co-Director of the non-profit community art space named Alchemy Art Center, 1255 Wold Rd. The other Co-Director is SJI native Maria Michaelson. Born in L.A. and raised in the Midwest,…
