Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair

The annual Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair is one of my favorite events each year in July. It is the Pacific Northwest's largest juried art show with over 300 featured artists from near and far, lively entertainment, food booths, and demonstrations. The wide range of mediums represented are ceramics, glass, furniture, wearables, metal and jewelry, painting, fiber, photography, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture and wood. I vigorously support the arts community and make a purchase each year - sometimes a small item, sometimes a large one. Sometimes an inexpensive item, sometimes a more expensive item. In the past I have purchased art glass, prints, fiber arts, paintings, ceramics and wearables. In addition to the selected 300 artists, there are dozens of artists displaying their craft wares in booths and tents that line nearby avenues. This year I almost got by with a few purchases that easily fit into my purse but then I saw a whimsical, framed oil pastel that "spoke to me" by Liz Collins of Nevada City, CA. I'm not quite sure where I will hang it in the house but I just had to have that painting! The purple car (my favorite color, remember?) at the scenic lookout makes me think of the "someday" potentional of post-retirement from high tech when we can do whatever our hearts desire and explore wherever we want to go. New adventures with family, friends, recreation and career are just waiting for us all to make them happen! I also purchased up a lamp worked bead bracelet by Anne Havel from Vermont, some wood buttons by Straycat woodworks on Vashon Island and a pewter spreader type knife with a pea pod shaped handle from an unidenfied San Francisco artist.