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Kindred Spirits-2019 Tokeland Studio Tour
An art colony is a place where creative people live and exchange ideas with one another. Think Big Sur or Laguna Beach in the 1950’s and ‘60’s for example These were places artists went to “get away from it all” and live the dream. Today Tokeland, Washington is such a place-a haven for a diverse […]
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A Tale of Two Artists, Part One
(This is a continuing series about Shoalwater Bay artist Eugene Landry. To see the first post click here.) Last week I visited two of Tokeland’s finest artists, Wally and Marlene Mann, at their studio on Willapa Bay. They were busy getting ready for Tokeland’s annual art tour. The Mann studio is a large airy space, […]
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Making Contact
Last week I got a phone call in response to the article about Eugene Landry. (see previous post). The caller said he was sitting in his car at Swanson’s. He’d been reading the newspaper while his wife shopped for groceries, and found my story. “I’m the guy who built Gene’s dome.” His voice was soft […]