Artist Bowls Photo Gallery

Artist:  Amber Zimmerman
Dimensions:  11 1/4" x 3"
FINAL BID:  $850

The Tree of Life is a common theme in many cultures worldwide.  In our valley, the Tree of Life could be an Apple Tree.  It provides food, income, and is part of the history of our community.  I painted this version of a Tree of Life in the inside of the bowl, and people dancing around the tree in celebration on the outside.

My art has always included symbolic and environmental themes.  I work in mixed media, painting, drawing, sculpture and glass art.  I have a B.A. in Environmental Art & Sculpture.

Contact info:  azintrees@yahoo.com

Artist:  Joanna Sparks
Dimensions:  7" x 2 7/8" (with figure, height = 5 1/4")
FINAL BID:  $200

"As nature from the cosmic to the infinitesimal creates and recreates, so I personify this creation in the mindfulness, delight and wonder of the nature spirits--the mystical faerie kindgoms of folklore."

Joanna is a sculptor, potter and painter who lived, worked and taught her media in Europe for 14 years.

Artist:  Gretchen Rohde
Dimensions: 9 1/4" x 3"
FINAL BID:  $200

"Winter is a tough time for a landscape painter like myself who prefers to work outside.  Rather than give up on making art, I switch to reductive relief prints during the cold months.  This winter I've started a series of Non-native botanical prints, including this Siberian Iris.  My Empty Bowl this year is a design derived from that Iris print."

Gretchen Rohde is a plein air landscape painter whose work is strongly connected to her interest in the environment and conservation efforts in the Wenatchee River Watershed.  She is also a professional graphic designer and has volunteered for numerous efforts in support of the arts in Chelan County since 1995.  Before moving to Lake Wenatchee, Gretchen worked as an art director in advertising business in Seattle.

Contact info:  www.thedesignranch.com

Artist:  Heather A. Wallis Murphy
Dimensions:  9 1/2" x 2 5/8"
FINAL BID:  $300

This serving bowl shows three Leavenworth area birds migrating back from the tropics of Central and South America.  These three birds were chosen for their pimary color feathers, representing the connection to their brilliant winter range habitats.  Red is the Rufous Hummingbird.  With its nectar flowers, it is returning from southern Mexico.  Yellow is the Yellow Warbler.  With its riparian willow vegitation, it is returning from as far south as the Amazon.  Blue is the Barn Swallow, cruising up from as far away as Argentina. 

I am a wildlife Biologist, Artist and Nature Journalist.  With the love of wildlife biology and art, my paintings usually include natural history notes.  Thank you for this opportunity to support the Community Cupboard!

Contact info:  Owner -- Walleye Cards, PO Box 818 Leavenworth, WA 98826.  www.wildtales.com

Artist:  Melissa (Bale) Madsen
Dimensions:  10 1/4" x 3 1/8"
FINAL BID:  $250

I was privileged to paint my 2010 bowl among friends on Lopez Island, WA.  I was encouraged by their community and creative ideas.  My inspiration comes from the waves and water of the San Juan's.  I came back to Leavenworth with a renewed appreciation of our areas natural beauty and community spirit.

Born and raised in Montana, I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cornish Institute of Art, Seattle.  I also studied at the Portland School of Art in Portland, Maine, the University of Montana, and the Archie Bray Foundation, an international mecca for ceramic artists.  For eleven years I painted for Nordstrom's children's department.  My work hung in over 40 stores throughout the United States.  I have completed commissions for the Washington State Arts Commission and numerous private clients.  I am currently working on drawings and collages for a May show at Anchor Space Gallery in Anacortes, WA.

Contact info:  Alpenice1@nwi.net

Artist:  Dan McConnell
Dimensions:  9 1/4" x 3 1/8"
FINAL BID:  $300

I started doing Empty Bowls with the Rob Newsom bowl back in the mid 1990's.  I combined Rob with Alfred E. Neuman, and came up with Alfred E. "Newsom".  This year my bowl is a caricature of Werner Janssen, who does an opinion piece once a week on KOHO Radio, entitled "Consider This", where he expresses "one person's opinion".  Werner and I have been friends for about ten years, in spite of the fact that I've done several caricatures of him for local political cartoons in the Wenatchee World and our local weekly papers.  He has actually purchased some of the original cartoons from me, which is the ultimate expression of art appreciation!

Contact info:  www.freewebs.com/danmcconnell or to view cartoons http://www.flickr.com/photos/7636176@N05/ZombeeLand

Artist:  Candice Guy Dillhoff
Dimensions:  9" x 2 3/4"
FINAL BID:  $250

Candice Dillhoff has painted a bright, bold, floral bowl this year, in a fun whimsical theme.  This bowl is to help remind you that life is just too short....everyone needs to remember to stop and smell the flowers!

Candice was born and raised in Leavenworth.  She was one of the first recipients of an Art In The Park Scholarship when she graduated from high school.  For over 15 years she was a graphic designer, sign painter, and muralist in Leavenworth and the surrounding area.  Although she moved away just over a year ago, Candice currently  enjoys designing images for scrapbooking companies, children's books, and more.... and even if she doesn't live there anymore, she still calls Leavenworth HOME!

Contact info:  www.candicedillhoff.com

Artist:  Cordi Bradburn
Dimensions:  9 1/4" x 3"
FINAL BID:  $200

...So I went to my cabinet to find all my glazes dry and old, but I had a pencil that would fire hot enough to use.  So, I decided to draw on my bowl.  I love drawing with pencil, all the shading and textures, and what could be more textural than a dragon?  My dragon is a spiral, which signifies infinity and moving deeper into something.  Dragons represent magic and strength so this is a magic bowl, representing strong movement into the depth of changes in the Infinite.  I just made that up-and that's what I like about being an artist!

Contact info:  www.artragous.com

Artist:  Lori Aylesworth
Dimensions:  10 1/8" x 3 1/4"
FINAL BID:  $250

The Dunford Barn is a well known landmark in Central Washington, located off Highway 97, just a mile or so past the turnoff heading towards Ellensburg.  The barn is one of the few old barns left still standing around the countryside.  If the roofs are not maintained, the elements take over and eventually these beautiful buildings succumb and fall down. 

Lori has a special fondness for barns, having grown up on a farm with a huge oak barn built by her grandfather.  Lori is a full-time visual artist.  Her  mediums include pastel, oil, and watercolor.  She covers a broad range of subject matter, including landscapes, marine art, wildlife and nature (birds, especially!), and pet portraits.  Commissions welcome!  Her work can be seen at The Leavenworth Tasting Room on the East end of Front Street, and also at Village Art in the Park in Leavenworth.  She also travels with her art to many various art shows around the Pacific Northwest.

Contact info:  www.AylesworthArt.com

Artist:  Patti Erickson
Dimensions:  9 1/4" x 2 3/4"
FINAL BID:  $175

"As a bird lover, I can't pass up a feather when walking or horseback riding!"  Patti is a Leavenworth artist--a nature painter of pictures and murals and a scrimshander (one who does scrimshaw, that wonderful intricate fanciful carving).

Artist:  T. Lewis
Dimensions:  7 3/4" x 2 1/4"
FINAL BID:  $220

T Lewis was born in Texas and has since lived in a collection of exotic locales…Africa, Switzerland, Alaska …culminating with far-flung Omak, Washington. T graduated from the University North Texas, where his first comics were published. He has illustrated fourteen children's books and, in the early 1990’s, was the artist for the 'Mickey Mouse' comic strip for King Features Syndicate and Walt Disney Productions. In 1995, with partner Michael Fry, T created the comic strip 'Over the Hedge' which is now syndicated in 200 newspapers and was the basis for the popular 2006 feature film from DreamWorks Animation.

Artist:  Amanda Gibbs
Dimensions:  9 2/3" x 3"
FINAL BID:  $175

Amanda painted this bowl in anticipation of springtime and the abundance of life that will soon be in her garden!  This beet is a symbol of health and beauty in celebration of the food we eat.  Amanda lives in Leavenworth and spends most of her time painting murals.  She enjoys being outside, working in her garden and being with her familiy.  Amanda is very happy that she can use her talents toward bettering the community where she lives and loves.

Contact info:  www.gibbsgraphicsart.com

Artist: Patti Erikson -
Salmon Run
I spent many hours watching the salmon run of 2001 when the salmon were allowed up the Icicle River past the Sleeping Lady. It had been 60 years since the salmon swam past the Fish Hatchery. Let us hope the salmon rise up again and again.
Final Price: $225

Artist: Melissa Madsen

Italian influenced bowl
The auction bowl for 2009 is an example of my love of decorative styles used in Italian Majolica pottery. The use of heavy detail and free flowing organic shapes in bright colors are a pleasure to create and look at during the gray months of winter. I feel lucky to live in a community that allows me to share my passion with others.
Final Price: $325

 
   

Artist: Lori Aylesworth

Male California Quail
Many of us here in the valley have spent time listening to the quail and watching them herd their little troops of fledglings around, usually with the parents scouting on either end of the troop for danger, posing as lookouts and sounding an alarm if danger is near. I know that these little quail are very dear to many of us humans, so that's why I chose it for the subject for my empty bowl auction piece.
Final Price: $325

Artist: ana Sparks
Communication
Being a fan of Mother Earth, especially as she expresses in my garden, I enjoy personifying these energies in form – the nature spirits of earth, air, fire and water. This stoneware elf bowl is called “Communication.”
Final Price: $150

Artist: Heather Murphy

Hummingbird/Lupine Garden Bowl
Inside the bowl you will see two male calliope hummingbirds. One is feeding on a pink Monkey Flower (found on an alpine hike in summertime) and another feeding on a Honeysuckle vine (found in June-July here in an aspen stand). I wanted the Honeysuckle to spill over the side to the outside of the bowl and become a garden of flowers that you would find hummingbirds in during the flowering season. A field of Lupine can be seen throughout North Central Washington, at all elevations, as can hummingbirds which follow the blooms.
Final Price: $225

Artist: Harriet Bullitt
Frogs
Indians of ancient Northwest Coast tribes considered the frog most powerful of all the animals – because it transforms itself.
Final Price: $275.