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January Art Show! Winter Tales

So delighted to be presenting my art once more at Vashon Intuitive Arts. Five of my pieces were included in the Day Of The Dead show in October. I’m honored that the good folks of VIA liked my work so much that they invited me to do a whole show of my own!

Here are the details:

Earth And Heaven - art by Jane Valencia
Earth And Heaven – art by Jane Valencia

Winter Tales:  Art  by Jane Valencia

Friday, January 9, 2015, – 6-9PM. First Friday Gallery Tour Opening. VIA – Vashon Intuitive Arts, 177331 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon, WA, 206-463-0025. Enter an enchanted realm in this showing of reflective and magical art in watercolor and colored pencil drawings and fanciful photographs. Show exhibits throughout the month.

An artist who is also a harper, storyteller, and nature teacher, Jane  draws upon her love of imagination, music, folklore, and the natural world in her creative expressions. She has authored a children’s fantasy novel set on an island very much like Vashon, and has written and illustrated a children’s herbal comic that ran for two years in the acclaimed herbal journal, Plant Healer Magazine.

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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.

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In Your Wild Nature: Imagine Yourself!

You may have seen the imaginative self-portrait photos by 14-year-old Zev, also known as “Fiddle Oak”.

If not (or even if you have), visit this article showcasing his artistry and come back.

So, what do those images inspire in your own imagination? Who among you hasn’t imagined themselves tiny, and how that would change your whole experience of the world (a la The Borrowers and other tales of miniature people)? I love the notion of flying with a   pair of full-size feathers, or even catching a ride on an origami bird. I love the idea of riding a leaf-and-bark boat across a pond alive with moss and enchantment. I love the idea of drawing (or writing) myself into real life.

What strikes your fancy? Feel free to jot your imaginings here!

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Curious Birds – photo and origami by Jane Valencia.