Vashon Island Spring Tour 2026
May 2-3 & 9-10, 2026 | Saturdays & Sundays, 10 am – 5 pm
The Vashon Island Spring Tour 2026 features 36 studios and galleries representing over 130 artists during our FREE, self-guided tour.
Visit our centrally located VIVA Tour Info Center & Gallery for knowledgeable tour docents, maps, public restrooms, and a mobile phone charging station with plenty of parking in the back. Click on the blue star on the map for details.
1. Handmade On Vashon
10744 SW 110th St.
Join us at the Handmade On Vashon Studio to see the collection of art representing 15 island artists! Works span fine art to the whimsical, from original artwork to limited-run reproductions, from beautifully crafted greeting cards to unique gift items that will appeal to a range of budgets.
We LOVE the Studio Tours as we get to take our online shop handmadeonvashon.com and bring it to you live in our studio on the North End of the island... Stop #1 this year! It's a great way to see multiple artists' works all at one location. Look for the Handmade On Vashon "Open Studio" signs on Vashon Hwy SW as you are exiting the north end ferry and on 103rd Ave SW. We are at the top of the hill on SW 110th Street just above the north-end ferry.
Works include beautifully crafted original artwork and limited prints, photography, greeting cards, handcrafted soaps, and more!
Artists include:
Brian Fisher: Prints & Cards
Ann Spiers: Vashon Trail Guide Book
Annette Messitt: Prints, Cards, Totes
Michael Darr: Cards & Hoodies
Michael Elenko: Photography
Danny Kopsak: Cut Paper, Cards, Ornaments
Brooke Gassiot: Original Paintings, Cards
Annie Brule: Prints, Cards
Pam Ingalls: Cards
Michael Nauman-Montana: Cutting Boards
Vashon Supply Company: Apparel, Baseball Hats, Candles
216-401-7916
You can check out our online store (www.handmdeonvashon.com) to get a preview of the items we'll have live at the Studio Tour.
2. Morgan Brig Studio
11509 103rd Ave. SW
Playful and unique clay, metal, wood and found object figures and animals. Also small, richly detailed shadow boxes.
206-463-5480
3. Charlotte Masi Studio
10311 SW 116th Pl
My insatiable curiosity has always been a driving force in my life and a dominant influence in my art and design. Discovering new mediums and new ways of working with them artistically is a never ending pursuit. I’ve enjoyed delving into a wide variety of visual arts.
My most recent endeavor is assemblage. I enjoy the complexity of attaching found objects to wood and metal, forming unusual patterns and statements.
I continue to create mixed media sculpture using copper, Apoxie Sculpt clay, wood and other miscellaneous wires, beads, driftwood and found objects to create pieces that explore emotion and movement. I create textures and patinas with copper as a way of adding to the visual image of the emotion.
Before retiring, I worked as an Environmental Graphic Designer and Advertising Art Director after graduating from ETSU with a double major in Industrial Design and Commercial Art and later did graduate work in ceramics and welded metal sculpture. My design experience has given me the visual and technical foundation to pursue many artistic interests. I never know what I might be trying next!s
4. BrennoStudio
9850 SW 148th St.
Brian Brenno, Tara Brenno
BrennoStudio combines the blown glass work of Brian Brenno and the ceramic work of Tara Brenno.The artists met while attending California College of Arts and Craft in 1985. In 1997 they started Brian Brenno Blown Glass on Vashon Island, Washington. In 2005 they built a glass / ceramic studio where they both could work. Since then they have exhibited together as BrennoStudio, each developing their own lines of work. Brian’s blown glass work includes his Lollipop Flowers, Garden Flowers, and his recycled glass Garden Pendants adding year round color for the home or garden. Tara’s hand-built ceramic bowls and vases include intricate, vibrant hand glazed patterns and colors. Her sgraffito style vases evoke images of nature and birds.
206-567-5423
5. Earth/Sky Studio
16631 Vashon Hwy SW
Donna Caulton, acrylic paintings and prints
During the tour, Donna, a painter for nearly 50 years, will intermittently work live in her studio on works in progress. On site you'll find a variety of original acrylic paintings, archival prints on canvas, framed and unframed archival prints on paper, tabletop framed prints and cards. Donna's images, as always, tell visual stories of her love of the natural world. Recently she has focused on honoring endangered species and their habitats. And some things are just for fun!
207-449-2247
6. Ravensong Farm Studio
12202 SW 153rd St.
Lynanne Raven - Printmaker
"I am a printmaker focusing on the process of drypoint printing, by which an image is incised into a plate with a sharp pointed needle. The ink is then rubbed into the incisions and the plate is run through a printing press. This technique allows me to create a highly detailed print.
"As an artist and gardener, I draw inspiration from both my farm on Vashon Island and from the beauty and diversity of the Puget Sound region."
Instagram.com/ravensongfarmstudio
206-567-5648
7. Glass Heart Sandblasted Glass
15631 Westside Hwy SW
Whether cleaning up rusty car parts, carving inscriptions on gravestones or removing graffiti from a wall, this same noisy, dirty, industrial process of sandblasting can etch delicate designs in glass.
You can see the bugs, frogs, ferns and herons etched on glass that is displayed in the “clean side” of my studio and check out the sandblasting equipment in the “dirty side” to see how it’s done.
From smaller items like mugs, votives and ornaments to larger bowls, vases and pitchers, my etched glass is both decorative and useful – art you can enjoy in your everyday life!
Glass Heart studio is right next to the old Colvos Store, which is my home and a King county historic landmark on the Westside Hwy. Look for the gas pump out front!
My studio is open by appointment year-round. Text/call 206 567-4228 or email glassheartvashon@gmail.com if you'd like to stop by. You can also find my work at the Swiftwater Gallery in lovely downtown Vashon.
8. Garbanzo Glass
9. Fletcher, Dohna, & Emmons
18528 Westside Hwy SW
VIVA Tour Stop # 9 will feature the work of three artists:
Studio host, Terri Fletcher will be showing hand dyed and hand stitched fabric “drawings” as well as small Madrone stick wall sculptures. Terri uses traditional Japanese dye methods to create her unique patterning on fabric and paper. TerriFletcherStudio.com
Clare Dohna will be showing her fabulous hand-crafted tiles & mosaic art, including birdbaths and magical mosaic mushrooms for the garden. Clare creates every tile in her work and assembles them in exacting ways to create vibrant pieces that can be displayed indoors and out. You can see her work @claredohna on Instagram and on her Facebook page, Firehouse Tileworks.
Jean Emmons will be showing her exquisite botanical paintings, and she will also be conducting demonstrations of her technique during the tour. Emmons has won many awards including two Gold Medals and a “Best Painting in Show” from the Royal Horticultural Society, London, and the prestigious Diane Bouchier Founders Award for Excellence in Botanical Art, given by the American Society of Botanical Artists. JeanEmmons.com
206-794-9373
10. Liz Lewis Pottery
12714 SW Cemetery Rd.
Liz Lewis, Earthenware pottery
Colorful earthenware pottery to use and enjoy! Mugs and bowls, teapots and planters…serving platters!
https://lizlewispottery.blogspot
11. Pottery Paradise @ S.Marotta Pottery
13710 SW 220th St
Stephanie Marotta, Pottery; Cecilia Kane, Pottery; Jill Labieniec, Pottery
S.Marotta Pottery is ‘Unique Pottery to Enjoy Every Day.’ Originally from Pennsylvania, Stephanie Marotta was influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement, especially pottery. Inspired by the joy of cooking and sharing meals with her family, much of her work is focused on food preparation and serving. Currently working in various stonewares.
Fueled by her passion for the craft and her relocation to art-friendly Vashon Island, Stephanie has had the opportunity to delve into her craft in earnest. Her focus is to create the finished look of a reduction fired piece using an electric kiln. Her goal is to create functional pottery that is affordable and comfortable to use on a daily basis. All S.Marotta Pottery pieces are microwave and dishwasher safe.
Jill Labieniec is a commercial illustrator and emerging ceramic artist. Guided by Stephanie Marotta, she has developed a distinctive style featuring hand-painted and carved depictions of whimsical flora and fauna. Jill's pieces are handbuilt - each one is a little different than the last and perfectly unique.
Cecilia Kane’s nature-inspired tree vases are truly unique. Each piece is sculpted and carved creating one-of-a-kind works of art that are ready to hold your summer cuttings!
12. Jeff Good Watercolors
14208 SW Lisabuela Rd
Jeff Good
"I began painting while a student of architecture at the University of Kansas in the mid 1970's. My overwhelming favorite medium has been watercolor. I like its transparency and fluidity and most importantly the pure pleasure of letting the pigment and water create affects on the paper in a very spontaneous and rapid manner.
"Painting and teaching others watercolor is a passion and joy for me.
"I retired as a Principal of GFF Architects in 2016 and currently devote a great deal of my time painting and practicing architecture in my studio on Vashon Island, Wa. My paintings have been exhibited nationally and internationally during the past 15 years.
"My work is represented by Swiftwater Gallery, on Vashon, and through my website, JeffLGoodArt.com
13. BASKETS!
22908 Carey Rd Sw
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Margaret Smith Baskets!
Come visit my beautiful studio located on the edge of the woods. You will find it full of baskets, vases, mobiles, hanging lamps and table lamps. All are handwoven from local natural materials: cedar bark, root and limbs; willow, chestnut and fig bark; cattail, bulrush, northwest sweetgrass, dandelion, morning glory and lichen. If you wish to learn or practice making cordage, step right up.
14. Wm Henri
23830 Vashon Highway
Welcome to Bill Cleaver's working studio and gallery, located in Burton's former seaside Post Office. Leather arts are practiced here using techniques developed over decades for everything from antique restorations to international runway fashion, and, more recently, for sculptural assemblages.
Leather has always been my primary medium-it tells me a story, and I bring it out. A passion for the cowboy period of the American West initially drew me to the skills and aesthetics that are the foundation of my interpretive work. My commercial designs have been used in fashion, advertising, television and film; other creations are in private collections and museums.
My newer sculptural work is a true departure for me and a real joy...no boundaries and 35 years of technique I can run with. Come in for some history, humor, and conversation. I have belts, cuffs, leather envelopes, jewely, some bags, and hardware items-even crows of leather, with attitude.
https://instagram.com/wmhenridesign
206-259-0497
15. ZUZKO Jewelry
23707 Vashon Hwy. SW
Zuzana Korbelarova, sterling silver and gold jewelry
ZUZKO’s handcrafted sterling silver and gold jewelry is designed and fabricated from beginning to end by a small family team, right here on Vashon.
The kinetic designs are inspired by simple modern lines, different textures of hammered metal and handpicked gemstones in multitude of colors. Movement and wearability are at the core of each design.
Zuzko has been selling to museums and galleries around the country for the last 10 years and you can find something for every budget and occasion.
To see the newest designs and gems come visit the studio…there is always a special selection of designs and gems that are not available at the galleries or online!
206-851-8181
16. The Iron Garden
23201 Dockton Rd. Sw
The Iron Garden features three artists:
Craig Stewart, metal sculpture
Jane Norton, abstract painting
Chelsea Marx, stand glass
Craig Stewart
Raised on Vashon, and after graduating high school here, I spent one year at Cornish art Institute in Seattle. The last 40 years, I have been a field construction boilermaker, traveling the country and working with heavy iron in an industrial setting. Coupled with the love of working with iron, and a dream of building a metal sculpture garden, I am looking forward to opening the iron garden to share my vision of art with iron.
Jane Norton
My love of painting came about by being in the presence of so many wonderful Vashon artist ! Having lived on the island for 30 years I see it was inevitable. The works I lean towards are abstract and inspired by extreme weather. I’m fascinated by fire and now with the collaboration of Craig Stewart, metal has been incorporated into the pieces which is fulfilling as a creator, and with stunning results.
Chelsea Marx
I took my first stained glass class in 1996 and have been a hobby artist ever since. I love creating something that dramatically shifts in color as it captures the days sunlight.
360-621-0017
17. Reimnitz Studio - One Family's Art
23514 Kingsbury Rd. SW
Ilse Reimnitz watercolor, printmaking, original art cards
Hartmut Reimnitz oil paintings
Gunter Reimnitz metal sculptures
Ilse's artwork has been exhibited nationally and regionally, including the Frye Art Museum and Bellevue Art Museum. Ilse has received numerous awards and is a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society and the Women Painters of Washington. Ilse's vibrant watercolors inspired by her gardens, colorful monotype prints created with innumerable layers of texture , shapes and color to hopefully unite the human spirit with the natural world. Art cards and original art cards by Ilse.
Oil paintings by Hartmut ; a large part of his life spend outdoors observing the beauty and energy while fishing in Alaska enjoys painting the environment around him. He has shown his work in galleries in the Northwest.
Steel sculptures of the Northwest wildlife by Gunter ; Self employed, works full time in his Studio in Port Townsend. He is showing his work throughout the Northwest including the Northwest Flower and Garden Show at the Convention Center ,Seattle . Gunter creates iconic steel sculptures, forging and welding them into gestural works of art.
The Reimnitz Family has lived for over 40 years on Vashon Island, teaching watercolor and monotype printmaking workshops in their studio. The studio opens twice a year during the Vashon Island studio Tour VIVA. Welcome!
206-463-2529
18. Dockton Pottery
25913 99th Ave. SW
Dockton Pottery features 8 artists:
1. Gale Lurie: Raku and functional pottery
2. Jan Wall: Pastels
3. Steve Schlossman: Wooden bowls, etc.
4. Christie Penning: Casual jewelry
5. Janis McElroy: Hand-painted cards
6. Gail Hapeman: Stained glass panels, stepping stones, nightlights, etc.
7. Heather Brynn: Handmade Vashon items
8. Deb Cherry: Large outdoor sculptures
https://vivartists.com/viva/artists/gale-lurie
206-418-9902
19. Jewel Box Studio
9925 SW 260th St.
Lisa Witherspoon - Metal wire and Czech glass beaded jewelry, decoupage, painted wooden mushrooms, and other.
A tiny, treasure-filled jewel box of a studio featuring a collection of unique handcrafted items. Discover intricate Czech glass beaded jewelry paired with copper, sterling silver and gold filled metals, natural stone beaded bracelets, hand-painted wooden earrings, whimsical mushroom ornaments, and locally sourced decoupage seashells. Also available are hand-stamped gift tags made with vintage rubber stamps and other fun finds. Conveniently located along the Dockton Historic Walk, within walking distance of several other Dockton studios. Proud participant in the popular Dockton Art Walk and participant for many years on the VIVA Studio Tours.
https://instagram.com/lwitherspoonjewelbox
206-841-8249
20. The Old Dockton Press
SW 265th and 99th Ave SW
The Old Dockton Press is nestled in Dockton, a small but vibrant neighborhood on Maury Island with a thriving community of artists. The studio is the creative home of founder and printmaker Annette Messitt, whose work celebrates the beauty of everyday objects and the rich wildlife of Vashon Island.
Annette works primarily in the reductive method of linocut — a meticulous process in which a single piece of linoleum is used to layer a finite number of colors, with more of the surface carved away before each successive color is applied. By the end of the process, the linoleum is almost entirely cut away, making additional prints impossible. The result is a richly colored, one-of-a-kind limited-edition print.
At the Old Dockton Press, you'll find framed and unframed original works, hand-printed cards and tags, notebooks, fine art prints, outdoor art, and art-adorned canvas bags. There truly is something for everyone, at every price point.
When you arrive at the studio, expect to warm up by the fire, help yourself to a cookie, and gaze upon Vashon's only Art Vending Machine. When was the last time four quarters bought you something that sparked pure joy? It's probably been too long.
http://theolddocktonpress.com
21. Gretchen Hancock Paintings
22. MOsaart
21314 Tramp Harbor Rd
Matt O'Meara: pastel painting
"I have been making pastel paintings off-and-on for more than 50 years. There must be 200 of them now, and still counting. It's high time to start offering them for sale. Each of them is 18 x 24 on archival paper. Most but not all are unframed. I've given some to family and sold a few to friends. Comments about my paintings have included 'bold,' 'colorful,' 'quirky,' 'whimsical,' 'weird,' and 'meh.'"
206-351-4232
23. WabiSabi Studios
17913 McLean Rd SW
Jean Echevarria (woodcut prints) and Alex Echevarria (concrete sculpture and mosaic)
WabiSabi Studios is the home base for artists Alex and Jean Echevarria. Both Alex and Jean are influenced by East Asian aesthetics, world cultures, history, and music.
Alex creates concrete hand carved and molded original sculptural works, some of which are enrobed in mosaic designs. His works can live indoors or outdoors.
Jean creates colorful reduction woodcut prints and cards. Her works are hand pressed, making each print a unique image within a limited edition.
We look forward to meeting you.
https://facebook.com/wabisabistudios
206-463-0414
24. Lapano Pottery
17721 Beall Rd SW
Jessi Lapano, Wheel-thrown ceramics and alternative firing
Lapano Pottery features a variety of wheel thrown and cast ceramic works, created by potter Jessi Lapano. She has a passion for saggar fired ceramics, which utilizes organic and combustible materials in the clay finishing process. She uses a mix of seaweeds, shells, and minerals found here on Vashon to color her work. The combustion of these elements produce beautiful reactions that become integral to the surface of the clay and create unique, earthy results with each firing. You can often find her foraging along the shoreline of KVI, searching for her favorite kelps to fire her pottery.
25. Old Beall Greenhouses
18531 Beall Rd.
Dee Cherry: Sculpture, mixed media, jewelry
Jeffey Zheutlin: Oil.
Hope Black: Photography, mixed media.
Michael Amato: Metal work, mixed media.
Nadine Edelman: Mosaics
Welcome to the historic Beall Greenhouses, now home to a vibrant new creative community. As newcomers to the island, we are thrilled to be a part of such a remarkable place and are deeply committed to supporting the local community and the arts that make it so special.
Our space brings together a diverse and talented group of artists whose work spans a wide range of disciplines. Step inside and discover the evocative imagery of our photographers, the bold and thought-provoking installations of our mixed media and sculpture artists, and the rich color and expression of our painters.
The Beall greenhouses have long been a place where things grow, and that sprit continues today. We invite you to visit, connect with our artists, and experience the creativity taking root here. We look forward to becoming a lasting part of this island's artistic and cultural fabric for years to come.
We are honored to be a part of the VIVA tour and grateful for the opportunity to open our doors to you.
26. Quartermaster Press
18531 Beall Rd. SW
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Christina Nichols, printmaker
Lisa Guy, printmaker
Quartermaster Press is an established, fully-equipped printmaking studio on Vashon Island. Founded over 30 years ago, it has been a thriving printmaking cooperative. This year’s Spring Studio Tour will feature two Quartermaster Press members: Christina Nichols and Lisa Guy. The studio will be selling hand-pulled original prints. Etchings, collagraphs, linocuts, and collages are some of the varied printmaking techniques used in our work.
27. Bergamot Studio - Kassana Holden
20103 Vashon Hwy SW
Kassana Holden Acrylic Painting & Drawing
Bergamot Studio features Kassana Holden's acrylic painting along with her exploration into Somatic Drawing. Her digital art is printed in-studio and offered in printed greeting cards, wrapping paper and other gifts. Somatic Drawing workshops will be offered in Spring and Summer.
360-204-0029
28. Pam Ingalls @ VCA
19600 Vashon Hwy SW
Pam Ingalls celebrates two decades of capturing the faces of Vashon islanders with her newest exhibition, "Facing the Music: Portraits of Vashon Island Musicians."
"I feel very lucky to have a good excuse to notice my life with paint. Even the simplest moment has its own atmosphere – its own story. When I meet a person, walk into a room, or even pick up an orange, I get a certain feeling. There's an essence that belongs to just that moment. I get to be with that feeling while I attempt to translate it into the poetry of paint."
206-349-5909
29. Vashon Center for the Arts
19600 Vashon Hwy SW
Pam Ingalls marks a meaningful milestone this May with her newest exhibition, Facing the Music: Portraits of Vashon Island Musicians, celebrating twenty years of presenting her beloved Vashon portrait shows. Over the past two decades, Ingalls has built a remarkable visual record of the Island’s people, capturing neighbors, artists, and community members with warmth, honesty, and luminous oil painting.
This year’s series turns her attention to Vashon’s musicians, a vibrant and thriving part of the Island’s creative life. Through intimate portraits, Ingalls honors performers whose music forms the soundtrack of the community—many of whom have appeared on the stage of Kay White Hall and helped shape the Island’s rich cultural landscape.
Known for her keen observation and sensitive approach to portraiture, Ingalls paints her subjects not as performers in the spotlight but as individuals. Her works reveal quiet moments of concentration, joy, and vulnerability that speak to years of dedication to their craft.
Her exhibition also resonates with the VCA’s long history of championing music and the arts on Vashon. By bringing musicians into the gallery through paint and portraiture, Ingalls bridges visual and performing arts—celebrating both the artists themselves and the creative spirit that continues to define Island life.
In the gallery gift shop, discover Eric Heffelfinger's handcrafted earrings, bracelets, chains, and pendants in gold and silver feature luminous stones including opals, pearls, and Kingman turquoise. With over fifty years of experience, Eric’s lost-wax cast designs embody movement, grace, and timeless craftsmanship.
https://gallery.vashoncenterforthearts.org
206-259-3002
30. Liz Maxfield Studio
9409 Southwest 188th St
Nance Leonhardt collage, Liz Van Norman prints and copper work, Janice Mallman mosaic, fabric, Barbara Waterbury yarn, Liz Maxfield oil and goauche paintings, prints
Liz Van Norman works in a variety of media including painting, copper, clay and woodworking. Her education is in printmaking with a BFA from PNCA and an MFA the University of New Mexico.
Nance Leonhardt is an artist, educator and therapist. She's worked in media ranging from drawing, printmaking, metal smithing to photography & filmmaking; and spent over 25 years teaching many of these disciplines to high school students. Her mixed media work explores themes of nature, nurture, and narrative. http://nanceleonhardt.com
Laurie Thorpe, using hand-building techniques, makes pots for the home that enhance daily rituals.
Janice Mallman has lived and worked as an artist on Vashon Island for 50 years. Her work has encompassed many mediums. For Spring Tour 2026 Janice’s work will include framed mosaics and coasters, collage cards and her NEW, original fabric pieces designed from her collages, acrylic paintings and photography. The designs are dyed on fabric with water based inks and then sewn. She will have a diverse collection of colorful zippered pouches, stylish totes, chef’s aprons, accent pillows and flowy scarves.
Barbara Waterbury makes adventurous handknit outerware.
Liz Maxfield explores place, presence and color through her oil and gouache paintings.
206-375-2410
LizMaxfield.com/pages/the-studio
31. VIVA Art Info Center & Gallery
17816 Vashon Hwy SW
The VIVA Tour Info Center & Gallery is hosted by Artist Docents who offer knowledgeable advice on the Island, and the Tour's 36 studios and galleries. The Center also offers maps, bathrooms, water, plentiful parking in the back, and a mobile phone charging station.
The Center's Gallery features six very diverse artists:
John Dally - Leather artist - Vashon's master leather worker offers a wide range of beautiful and durable pieces from notebooks and belts to guitar straps and passport holders. His intricately tooled leather pieces include everything from mythical beasts to classic western motifs.
Janeen Bramwell - Pastel Artist "My pastels explore various subjects, such as Vashon landscapes and flowers; portraits, especially dogs; and still life paintings. My style is painterly, expressing mood, feeling and sense of place, which is how I wish to connect to the viewer, sharing what moves me about my subjects."
Kay Lancaster - Revival Craft Revival Craft’s playful, upcycled art is made by creating something new from old materials, including jewelry from thrifted vintage tins and small, zippered pouches and cross-body purses from thrifted & vintage clothing and textiles. Ceramic pieces have texture and color from carving or hand-painted designs.
Yulia Ivashchenko - Felt artist Handmade wool felted items, from hats, scarves, mittens, shirts and coats. Yulia has added hand puppets, dragons, and pillows in the shapes of horses and cats.
Christine Suggs - Pet Portraits & Illustrations During the Spring Tour, they will create on-the-spot portraits of your pets. Just show them a picture on your phone! Christine is also a talented comic artist and designer. Their debut book, "¡AY MIJA!," a YA graphic novel about summers spent in Mexico as a teen, was released in spring 2023 from Little Brown Young Readers. ChristineSuggs.com
Barbara Gannis - jeweler "Inspiration for jewelry design using natural organic shapes and textures informs my work. Often symbolic concepts or ideas are taken from travel are worked into designs further contributing to my finished hand-crafted jewelry. The collection includes sterling silver, and some are 14k gold."
206-419-0199
32. Swiftwater Gallery
17600 Vashon Hwy SW
Swiftwater Gallery is a Vashon-Maury collective of 57 artists. Located in the heart of downtown, near many shops, restaurants and cafes, Swiftwater Gallery provides a dynamic marketplace to showcase their art year-round. The gallery has a wide variety of beautifully crafted art including original paintings, hand-pulled prints, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, mosaics, photography, wood work, mixed media, sculpture and more. Some of our artists can only be seen at Swiftwater Gallery, while others are also on tour at different studios. Come see them all!
206.408.7414
33. Studio Vashon
34. Cathe Gill @ Mukai Farm
18805 107th Ave SW - Brick Building
Catherine Gill- painter
Cathe Gill Studio is located in the Brick Building at the historic Mukai Farm just next to the Japanese Garden. I will display original watercolor and mixed media paintings, and prints, of local Vashon scenes, as well as many other WA state locations. These artworks are created on location and then finished and framed in the studio. Setting up an easel on site means that while you are painting, all of your senses are engaged. You are aware of what you see, what you feel, the temperature, the wind and the light and color of that particular place. It's fun and challenging! Packages of cards will also be for sale. Venmo, check and cash accepted. Hope to see you!
35. Allison Crain Trundle Art
9929 SW Bank Rd, in the Modi Building
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Modern art created for all spaces and developed using traditional painting techniques. Paintings inspired by the brilliance of the natural world.
36 Valise Gallery
17633 Vashon Highway SW
Featuring Liz Maxfield, Oil and Gouache paintings
"This marks my first solo exhibition at the gallery, and I’m excited to share this collection with you. I joined the cooperative in August and have loved participating in several group shows so far. The opportunity to present a larger body of work at this moment feels meaningful.
"In this show, I’m bringing together multiple parts of my practice. You’ll see new large-scale figure paintings that explore gesture, vulnerability, and emotional presence through layered color and expressive movement. Alongside these, I’ll be exhibiting new and re-imagined pieces or two from my travel collection on a larger scale, that reflect a deep sense of place and memory, landscapes that linger long after we’ve left them.
"I’ll also be sharing a substantial collection of my smaller gouache paintings, beautifully framed and ready to live in your space. These works capture fleeting moments, small scenes from big experiences.
"Together, this body of work explores identity, presence, and the search for balance between movement and stillness. I’m excited to share this next chapter and grateful to be part of a member-led gallery that supports artists in growing and experimenting. I also look forward to connecting with the community and in welcoming you to the Valise Gallery Artist Collective."
206-375-2410
31 VIVA Tour Center
17816 Vashon Hwy SW
The VIVA Tour Info Center & Gallery is hosted by Artist Docents who offer knowledgeable advice on the Island, and the Tour's 36 studios and galleries. The Center also offers maps, bathrooms, water, plentiful parking in the back, and a mobile phone charging station.
The Center's Gallery features six very diverse artists:
John Dally - Leather artist - Vashon's master leather worker offers a wide range of beautiful and durable pieces from notebooks and belts to guitar straps and passport holders. His intricately tooled leather pieces include everything from mythical beasts to classic western motifs.
Janeen Bramwell - Pastel Artist "My pastels explore various subjects, such as Vashon landscapes and flowers; portraits, especially dogs; and still life paintings. My style is painterly, expressing mood, feeling and sense of place, which is how I wish to connect to the viewer, sharing what moves me about my subjects."
Kay Lancaster - Revival Craft Revival Craft’s playful, upcycled art is made by creating something new from old materials, including jewelry from thrifted vintage tins and small, zippered pouches and cross-body purses from thrifted & vintage clothing and textiles. Ceramic pieces have texture and color from carving or hand-painted designs.
Yulia Ivashchenko - Felt artist Handmade wool felted items, from hats, scarves, mittens, shirts and coats. Yulia has added hand puppets, dragons, and pillows in the shapes of horses and cats.
Christine Suggs - Pet Portraits & Illustrations During the Spring Tour, they will create on-the-spot portraits of your pets. Just show them a picture on your phone! Christine is also a talented comic artist and designer. Their debut book, "¡AY MIJA!," a YA graphic novel about summers spent in Mexico as a teen, was released in spring 2023 from Little Brown Young Readers. ChristineSuggs.com
Barbara Gannis - jeweler "Inspiration for jewelry design using natural organic shapes and textures informs my work. Often symbolic concepts or ideas are taken from travel are worked into designs further contributing to my finished hand-crafted jewelry. The collection includes sterling silver, and some are 14k gold."
206-419-0199
Thanks to the VIVA Members and island businesses who support the Christine Beck VIVA Educational Art Scholarship Fund
