Rebecca Wachtman

Those of us participating in the Sammamish Arts Fair 2017 (held on September 23rd and 24th from 10am-5pm in the Sammamish City Hall), were asked to create a short video about ourselves. I did make a video - but I did it without help and on my cellphone (so let's just say the quality could be better! lol!!).  I've added the video via my Youtube channel where I've posted it (as it is apparently too big to post directly to Blogger). Enjoy! Rebecca

I am so pleased, but more than a little sad, that my first solo show Flowers, Fungus, and Flight has ended.    Tomorrow I head to the Pacific Rim Galleria at Bellewood to take the show down.   I had a wonderful time at the receptions and met a bunch of incredibly-lovely people!   Now that this show has finished, I'm off to the next group of adventures which include:  packaging-up and mailing the items that sold at the show Finishing the commissioned scarf I received from the show Finishing the commissioned sculpture I received from the Fiber Fusion show while it was at the Schack in Everett, WA Heading out to a retreat with the fabulous Schnitzel Group Taking the family to the Wearable Art Show in Port Townsend (May 13th, 2017) and doing a Silk Painting Demonstration at the 46th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival over Memorial Day Weekend I haven't had time to look at June yet, but I'm guessing...

A new silk & resin floral sculpture "Inspired By Roses" I am having so much fun getting ready for the opening of my exhibit "Flowers, Fungi, & Flight" on April 8th! The Pacific Rim Galleria will be providing wine and hors d'oeurvres - plus they have free valet parking (with no tipping allowed!). I will have a fun variety of paintings as well as an assortment of new Silk & Resin sculptures to view! I will be demonstrating Silk Painting in the Galleria from 1-2pm and then the official exhibit opening is from 2pm-4pm. The Pacific Rim Galleria (Bellewood) is located at: 3710 Providence Point Drive SE, Issaquah, WA 98029 Their number phone number is 425-391-2880. If you can't make the exhibit opening, you're welcome to call them to arrange a private tour of the Galleria - or of Bellewood itself (which is pretty amazing place!). My exhibit will be available for viewing from April 8th through April 28th, 2017. Hope to see yo...

I'm certainly staying busy this month (and next month)!   Silk painting in progress (Serti Method) 1) This weekend I will be teaching a workshop on Silk Painting for Beginners at The Schack Art Center in Everett .  The class is being held on April 2nd from 12:30-4:30pm in classroom 2.  There's still room if you want to join in!  We'll be painting handkerchiefs and discussing usability and mounting options (stretched, mounted with acrylic, glass-mounting, or leaving it as a usable handkerchief). Needless to say, I'm busy gathering all my supplies and getting ready for the workshop.     2) I'm getting ready for my first solo show.  It is the following Saturday (April 8th) and the opening reception is from 2:00-4:00pm.  The show is taking place at the Pacific Rim Galleria - Bellewood.  I'll have quite a few new Resin & Silk sculptures, plus a great selection of silk paintings to view.  Additionally, I'll have a hand-dyed ...