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Enjoy live music by local musicians every Friday evening as you dine on fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine from the 5511 Bistro and view live art displays. Pair that wonderful food with hand crafted wines made on site at Blooms Winery. A fabulous new destination for Wine, Art, Food and Music in Freeland. Reservations accepted for dining.

The Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute  welcomes orchestra conductors from all parts of the world for the highly-regarded Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held August 3-8 in Langley. Internationally acclaimed conductor, lecturer and composer, Diane Wittry, will be leading the conducting sessions along with Dr. Anna Edwards, music director of Whidbey’s professional Saratoga Orchestra. The culmination of the six-day workshop will be a Summer Festival Concert held on Saturday, August 8, 2:30pm at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.  PNWCI's 2020 Conducting…

The Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute  welcomes orchestra conductors from all parts of the world for the highly-regarded Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held August 3-8 in Langley. Internationally acclaimed conductor, lecturer and composer, Diane Wittry, will be leading the conducting sessions along with Dr. Anna Edwards, music director of Whidbey’s professional Saratoga Orchestra. The culmination of the six-day workshop will be a Summer Festival Concert held on Saturday, August 8, 2:30pm at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.  PNWCI's 2020 Conducting…

Make Sunday afternoons special with a visit to Blooms 5511 Bistro for live music by local musicians. Come for the music, stay for the food. Fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine by Chef Wayne Carter is always a treat, and paired with wines by Blooms Winery, hand crafted on site make it even more wonderful. Enjoy viewing the art displayed by local artists. Wine, Art, Food and Music make a great blend at Blooms, a true destination spot in Freeland.

Enjoy live music by local musicians every Friday evening as you dine on fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine from the 5511 Bistro and view live art displays. Pair that wonderful food with hand crafted wines made on site at Blooms Winery. A fabulous new destination for Wine, Art, Food and Music in Freeland. Reservations accepted for dining.

Course Description:  Boro mending, kantha cloth, the Quilts of Gee’s Bend. Each of these evokes images of old, worn fabrics, simply but beautifully stitched for a new purpose out of need and salvaged cloth. Born of necessity in diverse cultures worldwide, contemporary fiber artists can learn much from these traditions both technically and aesthetically. In this workshop we explore the traditions that created these textiles and then look to them for inspiration in creating new works of fiber art. Beginning…

Make Sunday afternoons special with a visit to Blooms 5511 Bistro for live music by local musicians. Come for the music, stay for the food. Fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine by Chef Wayne Carter is always a treat, and paired with wines by Blooms Winery, hand crafted on site make it even more wonderful. Enjoy viewing the art displayed by local artists. Wine, Art, Food and Music make a great blend at Blooms, a true destination spot in Freeland.

Enjoy live music by local musicians every Friday evening as you dine on fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine from the 5511 Bistro and view live art displays. Pair that wonderful food with hand crafted wines made on site at Blooms Winery. A fabulous new destination for Wine, Art, Food and Music in Freeland. Reservations accepted for dining.

Make Sunday afternoons special with a visit to Blooms 5511 Bistro for live music by local musicians. Come for the music, stay for the food. Fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine by Chef Wayne Carter is always a treat, and paired with wines by Blooms Winery, hand crafted on site make it even more wonderful. Enjoy viewing the art displayed by local artists. Wine, Art, Food and Music make a great blend at Blooms, a true destination spot in Freeland.

The landscape tradition is rooted in plein air and direct observation. Yet, nearly every contemporary landscape painter relies on photo reference to some degree. The question is: what are the best practices when working with photos? Do we accept whatever composition the camera records? Do we try to copy the colors exactly as they appear in the photo? In this workshop, the answer to those questions is “no.” You’ll learn ways of working with color and composition that will help…

Enjoy live music by local musicians every Friday evening as you dine on fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine from the 5511 Bistro and view live art displays. Pair that wonderful food with hand crafted wines made on site at Blooms Winery. A fabulous new destination for Wine, Art, Food and Music in Freeland. Reservations accepted for dining.

Make Sunday afternoons special with a visit to Blooms 5511 Bistro for live music by local musicians. Come for the music, stay for the food. Fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine by Chef Wayne Carter is always a treat, and paired with wines by Blooms Winery, hand crafted on site make it even more wonderful. Enjoy viewing the art displayed by local artists. Wine, Art, Food and Music make a great blend at Blooms, a true destination spot in Freeland.

This workshop is designed for students who wish to explore expressive drawing and acrylic painting with an emphasis on creative thinking. Students will discover fundamental techniques through painting exercises merged with an innovative approach to color harmony, compositional balance, and spontaneity. Extensive observation of contemporary master expressionist artists will be introduced for inspiration.

Enjoy live music by local musicians every Friday evening as you dine on fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine from the 5511 Bistro and view live art displays. Pair that wonderful food with hand crafted wines made on site at Blooms Winery. A fabulous new destination for Wine, Art, Food and Music in Freeland. Reservations accepted for dining.

Make Sunday afternoons special with a visit to Blooms 5511 Bistro for live music by local musicians. Come for the music, stay for the food. Fresh, creative, wholesome cuisine by Chef Wayne Carter is always a treat, and paired with wines by Blooms Winery, hand crafted on site make it even more wonderful. Enjoy viewing the art displayed by local artists. Wine, Art, Food and Music make a great blend at Blooms, a true destination spot in Freeland.

Some of the oldest methods of patterning cloth are the resist dyed techniques. These include batik, which uses paste or hot wax, and the shibori technique which was brought to prominence in the West during the ‘60s through the use of Chinese tie-dye. ‘Tie-dye’ techniques are to be found the world over including India, Japan, Indonesia, Peru, and Africa – and they are now collectively referred to as shibori – the word the Japanese gave to their traditional textiles which…

Enhance your art practice in inspiring and unique ways. Join us do an exciting three day exploration into the world of botanical printmaking and collage; accessible art forms whether you’re a newcomer or seasoned artist. On the first day, we’ll layer lines leaves and colors on a GeliArts gel plate in order to create a series o beautiful and unique handprinted collage papers. The following day, we’ll immerse ourselves in the world of botanical contact printing (also called eco printing),…

Enhance your art practice in inspiring and unique ways. Join us do an exciting three day exploration into the world of botanical printmaking and collage; accessible art forms whether you’re a newcomer or seasoned artist. On the first day, we’ll layer lines leaves and colors on a GeliArts gel plate in order to create a series o beautiful and unique handprinted collage papers. The following day, we’ll immerse ourselves in the world of botanical contact printing (also called eco printing),…