Calendar of Events

Create one-of-a-kind prints (monotypes) with pigmented beeswax and paper on a professional heated aluminum palette. This modern off-shoot of encaustic artwork involves touching a warmed plate with chunks of colored beeswax, manipulating the strokes in a huge variety of ways and then laying paper down to absorb the wax. Once lifted, the print dries instantly, and the result is an original monotype. This medium creates gentle surprises and aha moments, and we will be focusing specifically on Landscapes, Trees and Florals. The freedom of this process is the ability to fiddle, play, discover, relax, explore, express and let go – a fast and fluid process and yet meditative. Each day will involve instructor demonstrations, quick guided exercises and as much time to print as possible. PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will take place at Curly Girl Art Studio, 889 53rd St., Port Townsend .

Paper collage meets quilting in this fun and adventurous online workshop.

YES, YOU CAN STITCH PAPER WITH YOUR HOME SEWING MACHINE!

Using your home sewing machine, create immediate creative collages with paper and thread. No waiting around for glue to dry!

David will guide you through a series of hands-on exercises and share his 20+ years of experience as a paper collage artist, including all my tips and ideas for simple but striking compositions.

Create one-of-a-kind prints (monotypes) with pigmented beeswax and paper on a professional heated aluminum palette. This modern off-shoot of encaustic artwork involves touching a warmed plate with chunks of colored beeswax, manipulating the strokes in a huge variety of ways and then laying paper down to absorb the wax. Once lifted, the print dries instantly, and the result is an original monotype. This medium creates gentle surprises and aha moments, and we will be focusing specifically on Landscapes, Trees and Florals. The freedom of this process is the ability to fiddle, play, discover, relax, explore, express and let go – a fast and fluid process and yet meditative. Each day will involve instructor demonstrations, quick guided exercises and as much time to print as possible. PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will take place at Curly Girl Art Studio, 889 53rd St., Port Townsend .

In this live stream workshop, you will learn mindfulness practices that can benefit your art making and ground you in the present moment. Meg Kaczyk will lead you in simple meditations, followed by art making. Relaxation, presence, acceptance and expansion are liberating and fun outcomes from learning mindfulness basics.

The workshop will begin with introductions, then a short, guided meditation. We will talk about our art making materials, and then Meg will instruct on walking meditation. Students will head out individually for a short walking meditation, coming back to the group for sharing and art making. The session will end with a brief guided metta meditation.

Jazz Voicings from Centrum brings you its second online session!

This time, host John Clayton sits talks to Rene Marie, Briana Thomas, and Sunny Wilkinson

About Jazz Voicings:

Conversations With Jazz Leaders About Their Musical Journeys

The 35 musicians who comprise the Jazz Port Townsend faculty each summer are a priceless resource. Artistic Director John Clayton hosts informal 90-minute sessions with some of them, talking about experiences, colleagues, mentors and musical heroes that have shaped them. Expect inspiring stories (and doubtless a few laughs) as they look at life through the open window that is Jazz.

September 17 (Thursday) 5 pm – 6:30 pm (Pacific)

Online via Zoom

Join the movement to Fight Ocean Trash

with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, WA CoastSavers and Ocean Conservancy on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Saturday September 19

In partnership with the Ocean Conservancy. Volunteers from around the world will work together to keep our oceans and the life in them as healthy and diverse as possible. Volunteer to be part of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s and ICC’s Beach Clean-up. Pre-register at coastsavers.org.

Check in: 9:30 am
PTMSC Museum Entrance, under the portico.
Get directions and beach locations, trash bags, and gloves and head out to the beach.

Return to PTMSC: by 1:30 pm – Weigh your accomplishments.

Ocean trash is a serious pollution problem that affects the health of people, wildlife, and local economies. Make an impact locally in the Salish Sea by joining the world’s largest volunteer effort for our oceans and waterways with the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup Day.

It’s easy to participate! Here’s what you need to know:

• Stay for all or part of the event
• Bring gloves and extra buckets
• Wear closed-toed shoes
• Read the clean up FAQ page.
• Wear ocean-friendly sunscreen
• Dress for the weather
• Bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated on the beach

Be COVID Safe: If you plan on joining us for the ICC, please follow all COVID-safety guidelines set by Washington State. Please wear a mask, stay six feet apart from others, and wash your hands or bring hand sanitizer with you.

EVERY TINY PIECE MATTERS

More information at WA CoastSavers website: www.coastsavers.org
Or email PTMSC at mjohnson@ptmsc.org

Thanks to Olympic Disposal and Port Townsend Food Co-Op for their support.

The next natural step with Encaustic Monotypes (original one-of-a-kind prints made with beeswax and paper on a heated palette) is to adhere the artwork to a cradled panel, create postcards-greeting cards-journals, small collages and large collages.  This 1.5 hour demonstration will be a live Zoom class to view from your home, showing you how to prepare the back of your prints, a variety of adhesives and how to use them, including a chine-colle process for hanging artwork. There are a variety of methods, and Vicky will be showing you her personal favorites.  Technical handouts with resources will be provided. Questions welcome.  Designed as a specialty class for Encaustic Printmakers, Collage Artists and Photo Transfer Artists.

“The matter is clear. Terry Robb is one of our finest acoustic guitarists today. Hes not just technically sublime; he plays with unrestrained passion you will feel deep down inside.”
– Living Blues magazine

Terry Robb is hailed as a blues guitar virtuoso and one of the finest acoustic guitarists on the international scene. His signature fingerpicking style has earned him international acclaim from worldwide audiences, esteemed music critics and his distinguished peers. Incorporating elements from Delta blues, ragtime, country, swing and jazz, Robb has built a unique blues sound that has made him a legend in his prolific music career spanning four decades.

The multitude of awards Terry Robb has received speak to his seminal talent as a blues guitarist. Robb has been inducted into both the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame. He single-handedly defined the Muddy Award for Best Acoustic Guitar, winning the prize for 19 consecutive years from its inception in 1992. In 2011, the award was renamed the Terry Robb” Acoustic Guitar Muddy Award to honor his landmark contributions to blues music. In 2017, he received the Muddy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Robb was born in British Columbia, raised in the United States and resides in Portland, Oregon. He achieved greatness at an early age, performing with Ramblin Rex of Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart fame, Canned Heats Henry Vestine, and steel-string guitar icon John Fahey. At age 24, Robbs collaboration with Fahey led him to produce several of Faheys critically-acclaimed recordings, including Let Go which earned Fahey a four-star review by Rolling Stone. As an acclaimed producer and session guitarist, Terry Robb has contributed to numerous award-winning projects, including Alice Stuarts Grammy- and Blues Music Award-nominated album Cant Find No Heaven.

With more than 15 albums under his name, Robbs award-winning, blues-chart topping discography features collaborations with Fahey, Eddy The Chief Clearwater, Maria Muldaur, Ike Willis (Frank Zappa) and Curtis Salgado. His albums have soared to #1 on the Living Blues Radio Report and charted in the Billboard Blues Album Chart, IBBA Blues Album Chart (UK) and Roots Music Report Blues Chart. He has performed as a solo artist at festivals, theaters and clubs across the United States, Canada and Europe, toured with Fahey, Buddy Guy, Steve Miller and Robin Trower, and shared the stage with B.B. King, Albert Lee, Joe Cocker, Bo Diddley, John Hiatt, David Crosby, George Thorogood, Leo Kottke, Johnny Winter and countless more all-stars. He has appeared as a guest of Late Night with Conan OBrien, the NBA Trail Blazers and the Oregon Symphony.

Steeped in Americana ethnomusicology, Robb is a sought-after educator, giving workshops and master classes in fingerstyle and slide guitar at universities, festivals and arts organizations across the United States and Canada. He is featured in numerous films, TV programs, books and articles profiling American roots and blues music and the luminaries with whom he has worked. These include Game of Thrones, The Horse Whisperer, “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot,” “Portland Mojo: How Stumptown Got the Blues,” and Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist.

Tickets are available locally at Crossroads Music, Quimper Sound or online at Brown Paper Tickets

Visible mending is a current trend which combines many historic handwork techniques, such as Japanese sashiko and boro, Indian kantha, and even All-American flower-power embroidery from the 1960s.

Denim blue jeans and jackets are perfect garments to practice this blend of decorative repair work. Enjoy the process of unplugging, letting go, and stitching without a plan. Learn a series of techniques for adding texture, design, and structural repair to your favorite garments.

Visible mending can also be a decorative element added to quilts and home goods. There’s something about old-meets-new that is so appealing. A PDF materials list will be emailed to participants in advance, and tips for purchasing starter kits will be shared.

“Flawless fingerpicking and slide guitar paired with an idiosyncratic style and an exuberant performance persona make James come on like a full band.” – Dirty Linen

“James pulls off riffs that no one this side of Mississippi John Hurt or prime Leo Kottke has committed to tape in years”. – Blues Access

“It says a lot about James’ gift as a musician and storyteller that his own songs possess much of the same charm of the same charm of the older songs he performs.” – Washington Post

ABOUT STEVE

Steve James is a blues musician, a notable songwriter (Talco Girl, Farewell The Roses, Sonny Payne, Birmingham Steel to name a few), one of the best modern bottleneck slide players, a storyteller and a compendium of interesting facts. In the world of contemporary acoustic and roots music, hes earned his reputation with decades of tireless international touring, a stack of solo recordings, a funny, kinetic stage presence and an unmistakable style of playing and singing.

Hes shared his creative instrumental approach on guitar, slide guitar and mandolin with books, print lessons, DVDs and on-line tutorials for Acoustic Guitar and Homespun.

His own recordings engage with other top notch musicians- Cindy Cashdollar, the Bad Livers, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Del Rey and a host of others. As a sideman, both on stage and on record, he has played with Howard Armstrong, Bo Diddley, John Hammond, Maria Muldaur, Furry Lewis and James McMurtry. He often gets a shout-out to get on up here from the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, Hot Tuna or Chip Taylor. Steve has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, Austin City Limits Live, NPR Morning Edition and many other syndicated broadcasts worldwide.

Steve James started teaching himself guitar from age 12. After high school he worked various jobs and for guitar maker Michael Gurian. He moved to music-rich East Tennessee in the early 70s, where he met and was influenced by Sam McGee. He went to Memphis from 1975-77, where he hosted a radio show on WEVL, performed solo and accompanied Furry Lewis and Lum Guffin. He then moved to Texas, where he performed solo and led a small electric combo with saxophonist Clifford Scott and drummer Bobby Irwin at area clubs, concerts, festivals. His solo acoustic albums began to appear regularly after 1988 and he toured all over N. and S. America, Europe and Australia. Steve relocated to Seattle in 2015 so, not only can we call him a Master of the Blues, we can also call him Neighbor.

Tickets are available locally at Crossroads Music, Quimper Sound or online at Brown Paper Tickets