One Month Away!

Made Right on Whidbey 2012 is just a month away!
Visit our gallery December 15th & 16th, 10 to 5, at the Coupeville Hall & meet this year's eleven artisans:

      *Linnane Armstrong       *Mary Ellen O'Connor
      *M. Denis Hill                *Kay Parsons
      *Katrina Hude               *Mariana Shawver
      *Dan Ishler                    *Jim Short
      *Bev McQuary              *Jandellyn Ward
      *Judy Moore
This year, artists are donating a portion of all proceeds to support the Coupeville arts center: the Pacific Northwest Art School. (Visit their website for more information.)
So take a break from the holiday frenzy, shop locally, & support the arts!

Mary Ellen O'Connor

Mary Ellen earned her Bachelors in Fine Arts in Metalsmithing at the School for American Crafts in Rochester, New York. 

"I spent a few years as a metalsmith & jeweler. I worked as an Artist in Residence at Hartwick College for a few years, where I expanded my work into printmaking & hand made paper." 

Mary Ellen moved to Whidbey Island 25 years ago with her young daughter--now an artist in her own right--and has continued to work both as an artist & teacher. Her class topics include drawing, painting & crafts to both children & adults.

Mary Ellen O'Connor

"My love of nature & wildlife is the foundation of all the art I create." Mary Ellen starts with photographs she takes of gardens, frogs, birds & landscapes & then makes sketches.  She lets those sketches take her to the medium that best expresses her design.

Sometimes the concept will be used in a silver belt buckle. At other times a hand painted scarf will be the right material. Mary Ellen also views architectural etched glass as a wonderful medium for expressing the lines & patterns inspired by nature.
"Color & nature will always be the constant in my work."