Sharing
“It is easy now to communicate with people through abstraction, and particularly so in sculpture. Since the whole body reacts to its presence, people become themselves a living part of the whole.”
Enso Embrace, alongside Sharon Ho’s ceramic art, as seen in the Artist Studio Tour brochure
Ceramics by Ayame Bullock, photography by Peter Oleson, Artist Studio Tour 2021
The Orcas Island Artists Studio Tour is a chance to visit the working studios of dozens of Orcas Island Artists. Visitors can see firsthand where our island artists create their art, and purchase their most recent work if interested.
I am always honored to be present for these Artist Studio Tours. Sharing the art I make with others is an important and valued part of the artistic process. This year, my good friend, Jan Pliler, welcomed guests with beautiful music she played on the harp as attendees perused the gallery in my home.
A young guest from California contemplates Enso Embrace, 48 x 48 x 5 inches, in the gallery
My husband, Bob, escorted guests through our heritage orchard, sharing sweet Shiro plums with everyone.
A few yards past the orchard, I met visitors at my barn studio known as Jakuan (Arbor of Tranquility in Japanese) where I shared my papermaking and encaustic sculpture process, and the history of the barn, most of which was made from reclaimed materials.
Jakuan (Arbor of Tranquility) Studio, once the barn for our family’s farm
Inside my studio made with reclaimed materials
In the south side of the studio, I make paper from Japanese Kozo pulp
Streams Draw Music From The Harp, encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 24 x 72 x 5 inches. Photos by Samuel W. Gailey
Experience more of my studio at Glimpse.