705 4th Ave E
EVENT HOURS
FRI: 5-9PM
SAT: 12-4PM
Devin Felix “A Study in Light," multimedia exhibit in woodwork & light design
Kait Leamy, fiber arts & woven textiles
Morgan Koble, ceramic sculpture
Matao
Livingearth, ceramics
Lucé Luna, ceramic instruments
On
Friday from 5-9pm and Saturday from 12-4pm, Arbutus Folk School's 2026
artists-in-residence will share new works in clay, wood, and fiber, including
lamps, musical instruments, sculptures, clothing, and fountains. This diverse
show reflects 10 months of exploration, practice, and collaboration in the
Arbutus Folk School studios.
Devin Felix is a woodworker,
woodturner, and carver who specializes in creating functional furniture and
other objects with playful, inventive designs. His work incorporates a range of
techniques, including hand-joinery, hand-carving, parquet veneering, kumiko,
upholstery, steam-bending and others. His work has been featured in Fine
Woodworking magazine, and he has been a fellow at the Center for Furniture
Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. My exhibit will be called “A Study in Light.”
It will feature multiple pieces of furniture and wooden decor arranged in a
cozy room-like space (a “study”). It will explore the use of light as a medium
in woodworking and its ability to contribute to the atmosphere of a domestic
space. Visitors will be welcome to touch and handle most of the items on
display.
Kait Leamy is a fiber artist living and working in
Olympia, Washington making beautiful and functional items out of natural
materials.
"Fashions From the Loom" is an old book I stumbled upon at
a used bookstore in Tacoma, which describes ways to weave clothing directly on
the loom as opposed to weaving yardage and then cutting and sewing into
clothing. I am not much of a sewist, so I was immediately intrigued by this
idea and wanted to make as many pieces from the book as possible. Clothing is
one of the earliest human inventions, and weaving is one of human's earliest
crafts so exploring these two things together has been a beautiful learning
experience.
Morgan Koble is a ceramic artist in Olympia,
Washington, best known for their sculptural additions to functional ware
pottery. Her approach to ceramics is integrating whimsy into the daily rituals,
as well as pushing the boundaries of what is "functional".
The
sculptures she is presenting in Arts Walk will be a somewhat themed curation of
pieces that explore strong human emotions, grief, and feminism, while
illustrating a more literal non-human expression
Matao Livingearth's creations as an artist in residence have been used in ritual gatherings,
community grief healing, and more. He sees ceremony in the everyday, and loves
making vessels to bring art and presence to simple acts.
Lucé Luna - Music
acts as a compass on Lucé’s path. She grew up around a lot of eclectic music,
and at a young age was a part of an Afrikan dance and drum collective. It was
her elder and Uncle Tyrone Cato who introduced her to the Udu, the first
ceramic instrument she fell in love with. It is a traditional Nigerian drum
that holds the depths and tones of water dropping within a cave.
Lucé focuses
on the creation of this drum, and aims to expand into all ways clay can hold
sound.
Arbutus Folk School is a community art space
where community members learn how to work with materials like clay, wood, wool,
glass, and stone in beginner-friendly classes designed to build creativity and
connections. From single day workshops to multi-week classes, adults and youth
enjoy our experience-based art and craft classes to connect with themselves and
others through creativity. Each calendar year, Arbutus Folk School hosts a
small cohort of artists-in-residence who spend the year making work in our
studios and participating in our operations. Resident artists gain professional
skills, build up their body of work, and develop their craft through access to
space, equipment, and an artistic community.
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