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Through September 3rd

Fairbanks Downtown Market

Every Monday from 4pm - 8pm

we are displaying some of our items at the

Fairbanks Downtown Market.

Please come and visit.

Enjoy all the beautiful things Fairbanks has to offer.

Kate Wood and Margaret Donat participated in the second annual "Quick Draw" at the Design Alaska’s Wild Art Walk at Creamer’s Field on Sunday, June 5, 2011.

Six local artists (Margaret Donat, Kate Wood, Gael Murakami, Randall Compton, Daniel Kennedy and Neal Johnson) raced against the clock to start and finish original paintings in one hour! UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers led an outcry auction where each painting was auctioned off to benefit the Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge and The Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Festival.

Great fun was had by all!

Russ Ridlington's Homegrown Woodcrafts at our May First Friday show

Russ showcased some larger furniture pieces during his show
in addition to the usual smaller items within the gallery.

Kate Wood was at the Dawg Wash!

Kate with her “Pet Portraits” was at The Dawg Wash (yes, the Dawg Wash!)
for the First Friday in April.
Everyone in downtown Fairbanks wants to participate in First Fridays!
Who could think of anything better to do on a Friday night than to rock up for some snacks,
enjoy some paintings and art work, and wash the dog!
Not all at the same time, of course, but pets on leashes were welcome
and were given some specials snacks too.

Alaskan Wildlife in Scrimshaw by John Majak

The Fairbanks Daily Newsminer ran a wonderful piece about John and his work on April 1st. Link to the article here.

John put on a great show with exquisite pieces of work on Friday night, taking the time to explain his process to anyone who asked.

Spring Is In The Air

Spring was definitely in the air (at least it was within the Co-Op Plaza) during our First Friday event in partnership with the Georgeson Botanical Garden Society.

The Gallery was blooming with flowers and spring themed art for the event. The spring themed art is on display for the remainder of the month of March.

Nikki Kinne and May-Le Ng both volunteered to donate portions of their sales from the Friday and Saturday to the Georgeson Botanical Gardens.

Expressions Workshop with Nikki Kinne

There was a fine turnout to Nikki's water color workshop with participants learning the secrets to capturing expression in their paintings.

Moriah was one such participant. She succesfully completed a beautiful painting of her cousin that she'd started in class and also went on to paint a little girl with a teddy bear.

We're so proud to hear that our students are taking home what they've learned and are creating wonderful work with so much enthusiasm!

Charmed: Another Great First Friday Event

We had 137 visitors during the 3 hour event who supported our artists and Gallery with a flourish of sales.

A big thank you to everyone who came for your wonderful support!

Thank you also to other Co-Op members who hosted Patty's show: Kate, Nikki, May-Le, Vladimir, and Ken.

Good show!!

20 January 2011

Mouse Felting Bee During Recent Workshop

Kate Wood's basic needle felting class was held on 15 January 2011.

The six students completed five colorful felted mice and one cat all in. It was a fun class and the students went home with valentine colored pink, fuchsia, lavender and mauve wool to continue felting while it was still fresh in their minds. Hearts are currently in the making.

Fortunately, the box of BAND-Aids was only opened twice throughout the four hour class, using those six inch barbed needles can be painful!