Art Show! Magical Nature + Kid-Inspired

Paloma and her dragon friend Wings celebrate Hawthorn - Art by Jane Valencia (c) 2012
Paloma and her dragon friend Wings celebrate Hawthorn – Art by Jane Valencia (c) 2012

Art Showing by Jane Valencia

Into Forest Halls: Kid-Inspired Art From The Heart Of Our Nature

At the HUB 070 Gallery – November through Year End (Located in the Spinnaker Building in downtown Vashon just north of Chase Bank and across from Vashon Market)
17710 100th Ave SW,Vashon, WA

First Friday Gallery Tour Opening: Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, 6-9PM

Come enjoy harp music and micro-magical tales from artist Jane Valencia, good island company, yummy forest-and-garden inspired snacks, and nourishing and delicious herbal beverages as you browse an enchanted forest of nature-rooted, kid-inspired art that speaks to the heart of our true nature.

About the show:

Step into forest magic in this showing of whimsical nature-rooted and kid-inspired art that speaks to the heart of our true nature.

Featured in this showing of watercolor and colored-pencil drawings and fanciful photography are several pages from Paloma And Wings, an herbal comic for kids, which was published for two years in the internationally acclaimed herbal journal, Plant Healer Magazine.

As a harper and storyteller, an instructor with the Vashon Wilderness Program, and a children’s fantasy book author, Jane Valencia draws upon her love of imagination, music, magical lore, the natural world and her joy in adventuring with kids in the outdoors to create her art.

Once-Only Event … Two Harps & A Guitar in Concert!

Head on over the water for a fun and magical once-only evening featuring Deb Knodel & Jane Valencia (aka the Celtic harp duo Spookytree) and Steve Baughman, Celtic guitar. In a warm, intimate setting  we’ll play solos, duets, trios, and offer a story and a song or two.

Deb & I have been performing together for 26 years!  Listen to some of our music here.

We currently live in two different states, so it’s pretty rare that we perform together in concert. Still, we play together whenever we can. We practically have a telepathic connection when we play our harps (I kid you not!). That many years of harping together  and being practically like sisters will do it to ya!

Steve Baughman is an incredible Celtic guitarist. We met him many years ago at Valley Of The Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp, then in the Santa Cruz mountain redwoods. We played together in a 7-piece group called the Celtic Light Orchestra, and teamed up and performed together in various concerts. This concert is part of Steve’s Pacific Northwest tour. Deb is making a special trip here just so we can all perform together again!

Here is Steve playing a gorgeous version of a Breton tune, Dans Keff Avec. Imagine that the second guitarist is actually a harper — and that a second harper is also adding harmonies and playing too.

If you come to this concert, you won’t have to imagine the harps with the guitar playing this beautiful piece — you’ll hear it for yourself!

We have plenty of magic brewing for this concert, of which I will likely give you glimpses of  in upcoming blog posts. Trust me when I say of this event: Not to be missed! We plan to make it an absolutely wondrous way to start your week!

When: Monday, October 6, 2014 – 7PM. We plan to start as close to 7PM as possible, so encourage you to arrive by 6:45PM to settle in.

Where: Vashon Cohousing Common House, 10421 SW Bank Road, Vashon, WA  (please park on Bank Road and walk up the driveway into the cohousing area. A mosaic map at the end of the lane will point the way to the Common House.).

How Much: Pay What You Can. Suggested: $12/person; $25/family; $5/seniors and youth; Ages 5 and under – free!  No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

We’ll be sharing some edible goodies and an herbal-infused beverage I’ll concoct. If you feel inspired, please bring a snack or drink to share as well.

Space is limited, so you’re encouraged to get your tickets in advance. Tickets are available at: the Vashon Book Shop and at Brown Paper Tickets

We’re looking forward to sharing this evening with you!

Deb KnodelJane-Bard-websmall-frame

 

 

 

Attention! Island Magic Alert

Attention, Folks of  the Puget Sound region,

Sightings are confirmed. Forests filled with leaves of tales are springing up on the island, in downtown Seattle, and in Tacoma. Teapots are running wild in most neighborhoods, and foxes seem to be everywhere.

Please report if you have spotted magic where you are. Signs of magic include:

Magical Youth

  • Blackberries, ripe. Kids delighting in them. Those who are kids at heart are doing so as well (such as you?)
  • A fire under the stars. Maybe s’mores on sticks. Certainly stories and maybe silly songs offered by those circling the fire. ALERT: individuals around summer campfires are very likely secretly members of the Animal Force superhero team, or, if not, at least likely possess mysterious qualities of the natural world within their souls and bodies. Might you be one of these wild and wondrous people?

If you have witnessed magical sign of these or any other kind, we at Forest Halls urge you to report your sightings at the following two events:

Friday, August 1. 7-8:15PM. Jane Valencia will perform harp, song, and (very short!) magical tales at the Vashon Book Shop for the First Friday Gallery Cruise. Drop by for  fun tales and beautiful tunes, and share your own tales of mystery & magic. This is event is free!

Saturday, August 2. 10am-12:30. Jane and her wee Scottish harp will be at the Vashon Writers Booth at the Vashon Island Farmers Market, where you can peer into any number of alternate worlds by way of books by island writers.

Jane’s own book, Because Of The Red Fox, will be attending both events. Find out what the fox really says!

Can’t attend either event? Report your magic here on our FoxTales Blog.

Thank you for including enchantment in your awareness!

cheers,
Jane Valencia

Island Magic Alert Squad, Chief
Forest Halls