2009 Vashon Island Holiday Art Studio Tour

The 2009 Vashon Island Holiday Art Studio Tour has come and gone.  My studio is a bit off the beaten track (even by Vashon standards), so I was surprised and very encouraged by the numbers of people willing to brave the cold and the unknown in search of art.

I want to thank Tiffany Huslig,  Sooze Bloom de Leon Grossman and Benjamin Grossman for the wonderful artwork they created to exhibit during the tour and to say thank you one more time to my family and friends for traveling long distances to help make the tour so much fun and such a success.

I had many, many inspiring conversations with art patrons and fellow artists during the tour.  Making art is a peak experience for me and the next best thing to making art is talking about art.

Thanks so much for your interest, patronage and for visiting my studio.

Above are shots of my print studio in exhibition attire.  Below is a shot of some of Tiffany Huslig’s beautiful ornaments.

Comments

  1. tom | tall clover farmDecember 17, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    Congratulations Brian, your work inspires us all. If only I had a burgeoning trust fund, I would have bought your studio out. Cheers, Tom C.

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  2. Photoshop Clipping PathAugust 28, 2010 at 3:27 AM

    Stunning! Very well done!

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