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| The View from Above. Kathleen Faulkner. 24" x 18". Oil Pastel |
North by Northwest
Kathleen Faulkner
Oil Pastels
August 2 – 31, 2013
Artist’s Reception, First Friday, August 2, 6-8 pm
Featuring Gypsy Jazz from Bainbridge Island’s
Ranger and the Re-Arrangers
in concert on the Plaza
400 Winslow Way E., #120, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Anacortes artist Kathleen Faulkner portrays her environment in landscapes
and their creatures that are undeniably personal and familiar to her as a
lifelong resident of the Northwest. Her work displays a firm yet gauzy
technique that evokes our area’s own misty backdrop.
About the Artist: Born and raised in Seattle, Kathleen has lived her adult life in Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Her formal art training was at Cornish School in Seattle.
She became interested in scrimshaw when she moved to Alaska in the mid 1970s, and has continued to work in that medium throughout her adult life. In the mid 1980s she began a jewelry apprenticeship with Lois Bertolino, working with her for several years before venturing out on her own as a jewelry artist.
Kathleen has recently discovered oil pastel and finds that it is now her medium of choice, noting that the creative process is meditative.
"I am interested in telling stories, giving form to memories of times and places. It is an attempt to convey a glimpse of the essence of this place, our little corner of the world. Many years have been, and continue to be, spent moving about my world, experiencing and documenting. I conceive and create with the idea of a ‘visual’ journal that keeps track of those times and places. Each piece has significant personal history and tends to become part of a series allowing me to re-visit for extended periods."
Kathleen continues her jewelry work and is represented in the current exhibition at the newly-opened Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
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| Ranger and the Re-Arrangers |
Seattle Gypsy Jazz band Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” evoke the spirit of a Paris cafe and the raucous energy of a Gypsy campsite with their unique twist on gypsy jazz. “At the heart of their sound is Ranger Sciacca's sweet violin playing… his sense of melody and daring improvisations.” (World Rhythm Webzine) Their tight rhythm section features a hand drummer, giving the music a bouncy swing and accentuating the joyful interplay between the two soloists. The band’s repertoire includes swing standards, traditional Gypsy melodies, the music of Django & Grappelli, Brazilian choros, and Ranger's unique originals.
The band was formed in 2006 after Ranger and Michael returned from the Django Reinhardt festival in Samois, France. In the years since, the band has released three CDs and have played at about 400 shows, including summer concerts, festivals, dances, art openings, and weddings.
About the Artists:
Violinist RANGER SCIACCA began playing violin at the age of six. Through most of his teens, he divided his studies between fiddle tunes with renowned Seattle fiddler Stuart Williams and classical improvisation with Alice Kanack, an internationally-known violinist and author on the subject. A chance encounter with a CD of violin jazz ignited Ranger’s interest in the playing of Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Gradually Ranger, with his dad Michael Sciacca on rhythm guitar, built a repertoire of rags, blues, and swing jazz classics. A few of Ranger’s originals were always part of the playlist. Ranger’s playing draws from all the genres he has studied, and, according to one reviewer, “features frantic staccato runs, pizzicato plucking that keeps one on the edge and an overall sense of tone that reveals many shades and moods.”
Bassist TODD HOUGHTON began performing, teaching, and producing music in the early 1960s in Colorado. He has played guitar, bass and keyboards in jazz, folk, rock and C&W groups since then. He has composed for commercials, films and live theater. In addition to his private students and independent studio work, Todd has hosted an “open mic” on Bainbridge Island, Washington since 1993. Blind since the age of seven, Todd is currently an advisor to Jack Straw Production’s Blind Youth Audio Project.
Percussionist JEFFREY MOOSE has a 30-year career in both music and fine art. His collaborations and band projects include work with Joined at the Head, Heliotroupe, Dog Superior, Stiff Kitty, The Todd Houghton Band, Atoke, Zayah=2 0Emmanuel, and Sam Andrews, founder of Big Brother and the Holding Company. Born in Mexico and raised in West Africa and Arlington, Virginia, he is currently director of Jeffrey Moose Gallery in Seattle.
Mandolinist DAVE STEWART began his musical studies in Tacoma, Washington playing classical piano. Since discovering the mandolin four years ago, Dave has played ceaselessly, and he now performs with a 5-string electric mandolin and a tenor guitar as well as a traditional mandolin. Dave is an accomplished digital animation artist.
Rhythm Guitarist MICHAEL SCIACCA is Ranger's father, and has been backing up Ranger on guitar for over 10 years. Ranger and Michael are descended from Sicilian immigrants, who played jazz in New York at the start of the 20th century.
Guitarist DARIN LOCKE studied at the prestigious Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, California. He has split the last decade between Bremerton, Washington and Austin, Texas, teaching, recording, and performing. Darin is an accomplished musician in many different genres; while based in Austin, he toured the United States with alternative-country band Micky and the Motorcars, and played rhythm guitar for gypsy jazz group Django's Moustache.
AWARDS & HONORS: The band has won several accolades and awards: FINALIST Independent Music Award (2007 and 2009), Best Song, World Traditional Category WINNER, Global Rhythm Magazine Song Contest, Gypsy Moon (April 2007).
Visit the band's web site for more info at http://www.rangerswings.com/calendar.html.
We hope to see you for a wonderful First Friday event!
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This is cool!
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