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The winter months don’t just bring cold and snow for everyone — for some they provide artistic inspiration.
The Moscow Arts Commissions’ seventh Annual Winter Solstice exhibit, which has been on display at the Third Street Gallerysince Dec. 14, showcases some of the area’s local talents’ works that have been inspired by the winter.
The exhibit features a wide variety of artistic mediums, including color and black and white photography, fiber art, oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, from more than 20 different artists, each showing their individual interpretation of the winter season.
“We wanted to honor the winter season and what is a better way to do that than to have a winter-themed art show?” said Kathleen Burns, arts director.
Joyce Tamura, who’s watercolor painting is titled “Arboretum Revisited 2006,” said that she’s had her art featured at the exhibit three or four times in the past and enjoys being involved with the community event.
“It’s nice to present art to the community and it’s nice to have your art recognized as well,” Tamura said.
Each year on the winter solstice Tamura said she takes pictures of whatever she finds interesting and then later paints the image.
“It’s challenging to paint in the winter. There are no leaves on the trees and it’s a nice time to figure out ways to be colorful. You can’t just paint Christmas,” Tamura said.
Tamura, who said she constantly tries to paint and work on art whenever she has the chance, enjoys the exhibit because everyone to display their own unique pieces and hopes that everyone will go and see them.
“All of the artists have their own style and technique, and everyone needs to go see all of the different pieces because they’re all really great,” Tamura said.
Jean Korus, who has two woven scarves on display at the exhibit, said that she likes to support the artists and the town by being involved.
Her scarves are made out of rayon and chenille and are woven on a loom and she said she likes to have weaving represented among all of the other works.
“I like to show that functional things can be beautiful,” Korus said.
Pauline Sameshima, who has a series of three botanical pieces titled “Inverno Branco Triptych,” has an interesting story that goes along with her work.
The pieces, which are made out of rubber caulking on wood, were inspired by a trip she made with her arts integration class to the Magpie Forest.
“We went in the fall and drew the trees around us with Sharpie markers on white paper. It was a great opportunity for us to think about our place in relation to the Earth, and to each other,” Sameshima said.
She then took her drawing that she did that day at the Magpie Forest and drew it onto wood using rubber caulking; the same kind of caulking that is used on bathtubs.
“I love to play with different materials and mediums and see what I can do with them, and how I can manipulate them in various ways,” Sameshima said.
Sameshima, who first came to Pullman in 2006, got involved with the Winter Solstice Exhibit when she saw a call for artists to have their work shown at the gallery and thought it would be a great way to get involved with the community.
“I thought it would be a great place to show my work. One of my students even has his work on display at the exhibit as well, which was very exciting for him,” Sameshima said.
With all of the different works on display, Burns said she hopes everyone will come and see the showcase of the area’s rich and talented
art community.
“We have quite the variety of talented artists around the Palouse and it’s always nice to have their work featured together in one place,” Burns said.
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