Lunchboxes!!!!!!

Annies is now carrying Goodbyn lunchboxes! Goodbyns eliminate the need for wasteful plastic bags and drink boxes. They come with 5 seperately sealing compartments, an 8-oz bottle for drinks, and more than 275 stickers for personalization! They will last the whole school year, but are recylable when you're done with them. Very green, and very fun.

New Gig Posters

We have some new posters to add to our large selection of art prints and gig posters. These are all silk-screened on paper, some with glow-in-the-dark ink! Each is signed and numbered. We are constantly adding to our collection of limited-edition prints- come and see your favorite artists!

Artwork by Susan Martin- August Artwalk at Annie's

This month, we are excited to share the work of Susan Martin, local artist and employee at Annie's Art and Frame. Inspired by the richly textured surfaces of the abandoned bunkers at Fort Worden outside of Port Townsend, Susan Martin's work features extreme close-up views of the rusted and faded pipes, walls, ceilings, and floors. The surfaces, realistically rendered in charcoal, pencil, and acrylic paint, give the impression of an organically textured abstract when viewed without background imagery. Her subjects and the technique of her work will appeal to both the lovers of photo-realism and abstract art, while her compositions' sizes (ranging from 6" square to 24" long), make her work accessible to everyone. Come and enjoy this original concept beautifully executed!

July Artwalk

This month, Annie's is pleased to exhibit two artists. On our Artwalk wall, Portland artist Cathie Joy Young will display her beautifully rich paintings, while Seattle artist Barbara Dunshee's sculptural and functional ceramics will be featured in our front windows.

Barbara's porcelain sculptures runs the gamut of the whimisical to the enigmatic, with disembodied faces and crowned babies contributing to a highly original and inspired body of work. Also featured in our side window will be her brilliantly colored functional and decorative ceramic vessels.

Cathie Joy's interpretive visions of faces, figures, and animals are described as "...primal, atmospheric dreamscapes. (They) feel like directly transmitted dreams, almost like fairy tales or nursery rhymes, peaceful but discordant enough to be curious, to feel like inquiries or investigations of mystery." -Erica Steiner

Come enjoy the complementary techniques of these gifted Northwest artists!

Yoshi Nakagawa

Come and enjoy the beautiful organic prints of Yoshi Nakagawa, landscape artist and printmaker. Working in a range of printmaking techniques from Chin colle and relief to intaglio, her prints focus on natural subjects garnered from her experience in sustainable agriculture. Her use of the textures and patterns of the natural world make her depictions of simple subjects in everyday lives both momentous and endearing. Come celebrate the start of summer with her beautiful prints!