Valentines around the corner

  

Lovebirds is now officially up for purchase on our featured prints page of the store. To view click here for more information. Happy shopping :) 

Congratulations! We all made it to 2012

Congrats everyone, we made it into 2012. I'm looking forward to what the new year brings. Already some major projects are underway in the planning phase but a lot it going to happen quickly. Work for the Chehalis tribe is taking place to create an interactive installation that will tell the tribes history in cedar, glass and metal including for the first time an audio and light component. Undoubtedly there will be updates of progress photos of what's going on in the studio. Equally important is a partnership with UW and the National Endowment of the Arts to create some educational videos that will be shared via YouTube and Vimeo. New challenges are on the horizon but it gives much to look forward to and learn from. Thanks for another year of support in being able to sustain the dream of using creativity to make an impact in the world. Happy 2012 let's make it a great one.

Killer Whale ornaments extremely limited 2011

Hello all. Part of me hates to limit such an item but I have but 10 to distibute and prefer to handle the potential orders locally in the Tacoma-Seattle area. I was working on producing a small line of ornaments this year when I discovered the manufacturer had misplaced the order and set us back here several weeks. Despite this I managed to procure some 'prototypes' which I would like to bring to your attention. My hopes are to expand on this in the coming year but for now I encourage anyone interested to email sales@qwalsiusstudios.com 

The material is black pf neutral artboard that is laser cut and comes in a sturdy silver and black pendant case. The ornament measures 3 1/2"h x 4"w x 1/32"d. The box measures 6 1/2"h x 6 1/2"w x 1 1/4"d. Hope to hear from you all and look forward to creating some more of these on a larger scale for 2012. Happy holidays.

New Moon in the studio progress update

Hello all. For those who know me well know that I love to share and I mostly do that on Facebook these days. However, since moving the website to Squarespace and familiarizing myself with their work flows I find it much easier to add content and to pass it along to many outlets on the web. I'm currently working on a piece that is similar to the "Keeper of the Tide" but on a smaller scale. I'm particularly excited with this work because I'm integrating the aluminum hardware to be less intrusive and be part of the art rather than a distraction. This first set of photos shows how the bevel in the moon rim is roughed out before planing. I'll be posting more updates in the week. Until then thanks for dropping in.

Coast Salish Design Elements: seeking comments

For those of you who haven't seen the video that does an overview of Coast Salish design please check it out as it will be revisited with support from the National Endowment of the Arts in the coming months. This is also for those of you who are familiar with it and haven't already commented. My hopes are that I can script the video to briefly include who the Coast Salish people are and perhaps some select historical images as well. Aside from this I plan to do a video that covers formline illustration as it is mentioned in the video as well. All this has been on my mind recently with the final edits for an upcoming essay to be published this coming year in a collective to be published by University of Washington Press and the Bill Holm Center. I look forward to seeing what you have to say and I encourage you especially if you don't have a familiar grasp on this regional and cultural art style because it is important to educate people about it as effectively as possible for that is the goal of the project. Thank you.