Beacon Arts Guild

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Joanne is a professional singer/actor and coach for the performing arts. Her music is primarily jazz and cabaret. Art Saves Lives!!

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For as long as I can remember being outdoors has been my favorite place. The odor of plants, the feel of the sun and the sounds of wind and birds is a pure and soothing magic. When I create with natural materials I’m making tangible this deep connection and bridging the gap between myself, other people and the wild earth. I grow the lavender for my sachets, naturally dye silk threads and embroider flowers from the garden. Baskets are made with willow from my yard, watercolors and photo cards are scenes I love and Fair Isle hats are knit with hand dyed yarn from a neighbor’s sheep. In sharing my work I strive to connect with people and inspire a love for the simple beauty that surrounds us.

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As a media theorist, he is highly recognized as the founder of the postdigital art and architecture movement. His sociological insights into new media discourses, which include epidigital theory, hybrid objects, and posthumanism, draw inspiration from philosophers of technology such as Bernard Stiegler, Michel Serres, and Gilbert Simondon.

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We specialize in the original swing dance, lindy hop. With our loyal and dedicated student base, we have built a welcoming community for all. Swing It Seattle also manages weekly and monthly social dance events. We are Seattle’s Home for Happy Feet! Swing It Seattle classes and events are produced by its co-founders, Katie & Mark Kihara.

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My personal works reflect of variety of physical and spiritual landscapes with motifs of death, life, dwellings, and the natural world. Open to collaborating with businesses and home owners on larger scale commission work. Professionally, I work as a Fine Art Insurance Broker. in this, I conduct daily business with art dealers and collectors of all types and sizes as we assess their fine art exposure and ensure they are protected.

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For 25 years I have been a ceramic artist, with my own business and also as a resident artist affiliated with Seward Park Clay Studio. I make hand built, one-of- a-kind functional and decorative clay ware using the layering of textures, painting, and etching. Themes in my work draw from the natural world of the Pacific NW - my longtime home and place where I am most rooted. In recent years, along with a small group of artist friends, I've been hosting market events and classes. It's been lovely growing a community of mutual support amongst artists and makers.

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I’m a first gen Chicana Artist. Bright rich colors and metallics in multiple mediums are a part of my lifestyle and art. The world around me inspires me to create beautiful human abstracts, Social Justice and political artworks, patterns and scenery. I’m currently developing my artwork in creating 3D artworks with parts literally coming out of the canvas. I also enjoy creating a descriptive heartfelt back story along with my finished pieces. For my collectors I hope to convey the emotion, passion, and energy I pour into each piece.

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I am a jack-of-all-trades artist specializing in fabric dolls, jewelry making, and traditional illustration media. I often mix multiple materials and techniques together, such as cloth, wood, metal, and beads. I am also a performing circus and theater artist. My art straddles both fantasy and reality -- for example, my paintings usually incorporate scientific research into fantasy subjects, and my 3D crafts are made with both beauty and durability in mind. Through my art I hope to inspire in others curiosity about the world, respect for nature, and appreciation for handmade crafts.

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I am a singer-songwriter-guitarist, mostly in the folk music genre, but with influences from jazz, blues, country, etc. Many of my songs focus on politically progressive subjects, nature-oriented spirituality, or my own past. I generally perform in a folk quartet, Just Us Singers, which has performed at NW Folklife several times, as well as in other venues, but also perform solo and occasionally lead singalongs at political events.

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Rafa is the artist known as "rcxr" and he uses his artwork to create positive conversations and to give visibility to black and indigenous people of color in art spaces. Rafa has donated his work to help advance the mission of Washington nonprofits focused on social justice and education for the Latinx community.

Rafa is an indigenous Mexican artist from Veracruz Mexico. He lived in la Huasteca in Veracruz until he was 5 years old, and then he followed his mom and three sisters to “La Guerrero” in Mexico City. When he was 12 he started working to support his family. He worked as a delivery person, as a waiter, as a general employee at Burger King and Costco, and at printing workshops in La Obrera. Thanks to working in printing workshops Rafa developed a strong passion for graphic arts, and started to create art to communicate his ideas. Today Rafa uses art as a platform to share powerful stories and foster positive conversations about social justice, anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion.

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I am a Puerto Rican multidisciplinary artist focused on highlighting culture through emerging technology. From murals to fashion I use all types of mediums to bring an audience into a space of education through art to learn more about the intricacies of how past traditions can merge with future thinking. My background in architecture and robotics has a large influence in my skills and approach to creating art. Overlapped with research and community observation I create work that has layers and a foundation of history to highlight the beauty of our past through innovative techniques.

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Taller2manos produces handmade earthenware ceramics that play between a rustic and contemporary aesthetic rooted in native and pop design elements, as a method to enhance our daily home interactions and experiences.