PORT TOWNSEND — The Alano Club, Gallery-9 and the Port Townsend Gallery will be among the venues to participate in the monthly Art Walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in downtown Port Townsend.
• The Alano Club, 1102 Water St., unit B, will exhibit the work of Randy Arnest from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Arnett, a former Port Townsend-area resident who died in November at 80, created modern abstract art.
The 25 pieces on display will be for sale through a silent auction to benefit the club.
The exhibit and the auction will run through June 22.
The Alano Club is a nonprofit that provides a venue for various 12-step recovery groups to meet.
• The Port Townsend Gallery, 715 Water St., will host a reception for Susan Hazard and Rebekah Cadorette from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Cadorette, a Port Townsend fiber artist known for her handwoven garments and linens, will exhibit the Japanese folk art of temari during Saturday’s Art Walk and throughout the month.
Temari began in Japan as children’s toys but has evolved into highly valued art. They are constructed by wadding up pieces of cloth into a ball, then wrapped with strips of fabric.
Over time, the exterior stitching became more detailed and the balls began to display elaborate embroidery.
Traditionally, temari were constructed from recycled materials such as pieces of old kimonos, and Cadorette adheres to that and uses loom leftovers for her temari.
Cadorette, who has a level 2 certification from the Japanese Temari Association, is working toward level 3, the association’s highest level.
Hazard recently returned from travels in Ireland and Italy and will exhibit paintings featuring a contemporary interpretation of florals.
Hazard works in oils, using the palette knife technique, and in acrylics with mixed media.
She has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California-Santa Barbara.
The art of Cadorette and Hazard will be on exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily throughout June.
For more information, call 360-379-8110 or visit www.porttownsendgallery.com.
• Gallery-9, 1012 Water St., Port Townsend, will feature the handmade jewelry of Michael S. Kenney and Ann Arscott’s paintings during the month.
Kenney, one of the founding members of Gallery-9, creates jewelry that highlights the beauty of natural stones, many of which have been found locally.
Kenney finds the stones, cuts them himself and creates precious metal settings to showcase each stone.
This month, he is exhibiting gemstones that he found on the Olympic Peninsula.
Arscott will exhibit a collection of Asian-inspired paintings, including Sumi-E painting, an art form that uses black ink washes. The style strives to express the essence of forms rather than their realistic appearance.
She also works in oils, pastels, water colors, ink and pencil on canvas, silk and various types of paper.
Her studies at the China Institute in America, located in New York City, left her with a strong Asian influence on both her style and her subject matter.
Her connection to nature developed while studying geology and teaching at the American Museum of Natural History, also in New York City.
Kenney’s jewelry and Arscott’s painting will be on exhibit from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays during June at Gallery-9.
For more information, visit www.gallery-9.com.
Ann Arscott’s painting, “Kitty with Attitude,” will be on exhibit at Gallery-9 during Saturday’s art walk and throughout the month of June.
Handmade jewelry created by Michael Kenney will be featured at Gallery-9 during Saturday’s Art Walk and throughout June.
The art of Randy Arnest, a former Port Townsend resident, will be on display at the Alano House during the First Saturday Art Walk.
