Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear Life on Orcas Island with Edee Kulper for an interview tonight at 7 pm with Phil Klein, who recently returned from hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. It was a four-month journey and 1,500 miles! …
Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear Life on Orcas Island with Edee Kulper for an interview tonight at 7 pm with local musical phenoms Tashi and Kaj Litch. The Litch Brothers – Tashi on mandolin and Kaj on guitar …
Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear Life on Orcas Island with Edee Kulper ~ Sunday Edition for a third interview today at noon with Father Berto of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church: The Reverend José Roberto (Berto) Gándara-Perea began his ministry …
ARTWORKS The Orcas Island Artworks is a curated collection of fine art and crafts from Orcas Island. Every work in our cooperative gallery is crafted with skill and passion by artists who live and create on the island. Discover one-of-a-kind pieces that connect you to the spirit of the San Juans. Located …
Kim Middleton was born in Sitka, Alaska. She graduated college with degrees in Biology and Chemistry. She has worked as a chemist, US Peace Corps volunteer in Africa, and a biologist specializing in birds. Kim is a self-taught, award-winning artist whose passion for birds is captured in her paintings. Kim’s …
Annie Starling Sparks is a ceramicist and sculptor living on Orcas Island, where she grew up in a family of artists. Working in porcelain and encaustic, Annie finds her inspiration in the natural world, the movements and textures that take shape over the passing of time, beach combing, and in …
Margaret Schafer is the artisan behind Ibis Element, creating handmade jewelry in bronze, brass, sterling, and gold. Her earrings, pendants, rings, and pins evoke styles of antiquity and often feature insects and birds. Her work is created using the lost wax casting method and she finishes pieces in her studio. …
I paint and make art to connect to and show my appreciation and curiosity of the natural world using color, shape and meaning. My art is a dance between what is seen and unseen, conscious and subconscious, the past and the present, and the relationship between our physical and spiritual …
Ivan’s multi-mixed medias combine with his multi-talented mind to create thought-provoking experiences that leave the viewer wondering: what’s next? Aggressively romantic yet calmly serene, his artwork evokes a subtle surrealism that begs to be heard while not asking for permission. Ivan was born in Russia in 1997 but grew up in …
Landscape painter, designer, and illustrator Bruce Wilson studied fine art under Daryl Ebert in Huntington Beach and later at Art Center College of Design under Lorser Feitelson. He first specialized in figure drawings and portraiture; however in 2005, he turned his full attention to painting and was awarded an honorary …
Mary Jane Elgin grew up in the foothills of Altadena, California. She always loved the out of doors and all the wonders of the natural world around her. She found her happiness in being a maker and filled her free time with drawing, painting, calligraphy, and collage. Graduating with a …
As a lifelong resident of the San Juan Islands, I find tranquility in the stillness of this place, quietly observing the forest and open spaces around my studio while I invite and await inspiration. I create a mix of one-of-a-kind, signature, and custom pieces, letting intuition and the voice of …
I am a slow photographer. I photograph to help myself to see. Seeing takes time. I work in manual mode — setting ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and focus by hand. The process forces me to slow down and stay present, to engage with what is in front of me. Photography …
Matthew O’Brien is a professional furniture maker that lives on Orcas Island, WA, with his family. He builds chairs, cabinets, and furniture pieces with a focus on natural elements and hand tool construction techniques. The island studio is surrounded by madrona, fir, and cedar trees. Inspiration for many pieces comes …
I have always used creativity as a means of processing this life. As a child, I precociously created an illustrated guide to dog breeds. In my 20s, I drew portraits of the children I served at a homeless shelter in San Francisco. During the pandemic, I began work at Lum …
After a 30-year career as a professional chef, a 2023 workshop on Orcas Island sparked a deep obsession with clay. My pottery is heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement—embracing raw beauty and craftsmanship in a way that mirrors the “farm-to-fork” culinary philosophy. Now pursuing a Mastery of Ceramic …
After obtaining a BFA in “everything but drawing and painting,” and mostly concentrating on sculpture, I switched gears and pursued photography and performance art in graduate school. That was in the early 80’s when at the time there were no teaching jobs in any field of art. I became a …
8 Hands Press is an accidental activist art collective founded by four friends who wanted to make good in the world. Primarily producing block prints, we create works that are beautiful and powerful. We believe art is never neutral and we believe in wielding it for good. 8 Hands Press …
Jenna Reed (she/her) is a painter and poet whose work focuses on light, landscape, and time. She explores the liminal in between what we see, what we think we see, and what we remember seeing. Most of her recent works focus on intuitive landscapes where she blurs representations of “real” …
Bailey cannot stop making art. As a painter and an illustrator, Bailey specializes in paintings reflecting folk artists, storytellers, farmers, and the every person. Their work is accessible, textured, and deeply layered with meaning. Bailey is inspired by the land and people who have welcomed them here on unceded Coast …
This past Saturday was an artist reception for Laura Yeats at the Art Barn at Bonnie Brook Farm. This September, Orcas Art Barn is pleased to present new work by Laura Yeats, a wood turner and artist whose practice begins where a tree’s life ends. Laura transforms fallen trees into …
Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear an interview tonight at 7 PM with Susan Mustard, an artist who was recently featured in the Orcas Artist Studio Tour in August. A former art therapist with three degrees – a BFA …
Here on Orcas Island, we aren’t too far from some majestic mountain backpacking. I backpacked through Chile and Bolivia in my 20s, but after having years of back issues, the idea of backpacking again didn’t even cross my mind. Until our 16-year-old used some of his summer work money to …
This guy is not only good, he makes you laugh out loud! I’ve got tickets ~ see you there…
Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear Life on Orcas Island with Edee Kulper ~ Sunday Edition for a second interview with Susan Shannon today at noon. Susan Shannon, M. Div., BCC (Master of Divinity, Board Certified Chaplain) is a seeker, student, …
Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear an interview tonight at 7 PM with Ross Newport, a local boater involved with Hands Across the Water connecting Orcas and Salt Spring Islands, the Aqua Chautauqua Circus visiting the Northern Gulf Islands, …
Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear Life on Orcas Island with Edee Kulper ~ Sunday Edition for a second interview Sunday the 6th at noon with Father Berto of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church: The Reverend José Roberto (Berto) Gándara-Perea began …
Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear an interview tonight at 7 PM with Jim Bredouw, a musician who made his living making music for commercials, built the Funhouse here on Orcas Island, and you may have seen him in …
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