Item of the Week: Soupstix

One of our favorite new things here at Annie's are the Soupstix: easy-to-use chopsticks and soup spoons, all in one. Perfect for noodle soups! Soupstix come in four colors, and retail for $4.50.

Patti Shaw shows new work at Annie's

Numerous, a good deal of, scores of, crowds of, droves of, a horde of, a multitude of, untold, various, sundry, assorted, copious, abundant, profuse, umpteen, scads of, a slew of, MORE PORTRAITS THAN ONE CAN SHAKE A STICK AT will be on display at Annie's this month!

Pacific Northwest artist Patti Shaw will present her small portraits, painted and drawn on cloth, in an enormous collection of cameo faces running the gamut from whimsical to unsettling.

Shaw has an extinsive list of exhibitions and publications, including museums and private galleries around the country, and resource books and journals for fiber artists and collectors. The artist will be in attendance at the opening reception.

New Work by Artist and Musician Demian Johnston

Annie's will be exhibiting the drawing/paintings of Seattle artist Demian Johnston for the month of April and the first week of May. The opening on April 10th featured both a short musical performance and almost 20 new works on paper and panel. His musical work is available through his label Dead Accents (www.deadaccents.com).

Built!

Built products are in! Laptop and netbook sleeves, lunchbags and handbags made of durable, insulating Neoprene in bright colors are perfect for spring and summer trips. Also, check out our new lines of paper products by Thomas Paul, Mona Luna, and Fabrica, and the gorgeous photographs (in book, card, and puzzle formats!) by Andrew Zuckerman.

New Art Prints!

New silkscreen prints from Seattle Show Posters!

The paintings of Uyen Tran-Gjerde

This month, Annie's will display the vibrant and imaginative paintings of Uyen Tran-Gjarde. Her work features a variety of people and creatures in solemn but decorative portraits. Her inspired combination of Elizabethan props with people and poses reminiscent of Picasso's Harlequin paintings creates an intriguingly modern result. The artist will be in attendance.

ART FOR ALL!!!!!

Annie's presents our first holiday retrospective exhibition, combining the work of most of the artists who have exhibited here this year and the work of Annie's employees. Fourteen artists will have original work for sale ranging in price from $5 to $100, and most work will be pre-matted to standard sizes or framed! Paintings, drawings, silk-screen, intaglio, and linocut prints, photography, sculpture, and functional ceramics will all be here! This year, treat someone to a gift of original art and support local artists and local business. Represented artists are Andrew Crawshaw, Barbara Dunshee, Sam Hamrick, Demian Johnston, Julia Kuskin, Susan Martin, Yoshi Nakagawa, Tom O'Brien, Maron Resur, Chris Smith, Sarah Takahashi, Jose Tenorio, Cathie Joy Young, and Kari Young.