We Love Washington State! Celebrate with Washington Art!

Washington State is full of beauty.  Nature offers us the ocean, lakes, mountains, hills, rivers, waterfalls and more.  We love our salmon, crab, evergreens and tumbleweeds.  There are man-made things too, like our beloved Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and more.

Our Washington artists like to commemorate those things too!  Check out our great selection, and purchase them right here.  We'll mail them right to your home.  If you now live outside Washington state, we'll include a refund check for our state sales tax.  Everyone gets free shipping!

Light weight wall clock by Olympia's Pam Corwin

Pam Corwin paints vivid watercolors that she then reproduces and mounts on foam core.  It looks like a heavy ceramic tile, but it's super light weight.  You can drop it, but you can't break it!  She added silent (no ticking!) clock works to give us a great piece of functional art.  This one measures 6" x 8".  It needs a AA battery.

Hand-cut copper salmon encased between two pieces of textured glass

A copper salmon is captured and fused between two pieces of textured glass, and given a wavy layout so it can stand up by itself.  The heat from the fusing process brings out yummy colors in the salmon like terra cotta, brick and even purple.  Created in Mill Creek, Washington, by Charlton Glassworks, this simple elegance of this piece of art beautifully captures our iconic salmon.  It measures 6.5" x 17.5".

Trio of Space Needle themed votive shields

Color options

Orange background $50.00 USD Turquoise background $50.00 USD Cobalt background $50.00 USD

And then there's our beloved Space Needle!  There are plenty of hokey tourist products available, but let an artist get to work and look out!  These fused glass votive shields have a glass votive cup adhered to the back.  The surface design is all done with dichroic glass and its cool metallic finish.  When the candle is lit, the ambient glow is very charming.  The orange and cobalt shields measure 7" x 6". The center turquoise shield measures 7" x 4.5".  Here's a side view to show you the candle cup....

Side view to show the candle cup

Let's continue with the Space Needle focus and combine our love of it with our love of wine!

A quad of stemless wine glasses featuring Space Needle enhancements

Color options

Rosy Background $18.00 USD Lime Background $18.00 USD Turquoise Background $18.00 USD Cobalt Background $18.00 USD Set of Four $70.00 USD

These stemless wine glasses feature fused glass "charms" adhered to the glass directly, and have a space needle theme in dichroic glass on a clear colored glass background.  Get the quartet and enjoy some Washington wine with friends while reminiscing about your personal Space Needle stories.

Welcome friends to your home with this fused glass and aluminum wreath that also includes our Space Needle, along with other Washington favorite icons.

Aluminum wreath with fused glass elements capturing Washington icons

Many enjoy wiring this to their front door.  Aluminum is an excellent outdoor metal for our damp Northwest, since it doesn't tarnish or rust.  It measures 15" in diameter.

CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK.  Email to order one.  Approximately 2-week turnaround time.

Speaking of aluminum, check out these adorable 3-D ornaments with Northwest themes:

3-D Aluminum ornaments by Northwest artist Dieter Moenig

Options

Ferry/Orca Ornament $12.00 USD Space Needle Ornament $12.00 USD One of each Ornament $22.00 USD

Each ornament is 3.25" in diameter.  It is cut out of a single, flat (originally) sheet of aluminum with a water jet.  The design allows the artist to manipulate the metal upon completion to get a 3-D effect.  While these are ornaments, they aren't holiday specific, so could be enjoyed year-round.

Fused glass art salmon adhered to a steel base, with steel "seaweed" behind

This festive salmon is a votive candle holder!  The festive combo of regular and dichroic fused glass mounted on a steel frame.  The body of the salmon is open in the back, allowing the glow of the candle flame to be seen through the various glass colors.  The seaweed behind the salmon is actually several inches behind the salmon itself, connected by a steel tray that holds the candle cup.  Here's a side view:

Side view of the salmon votive

The salmon is 8.5" long x 4" tall.  It's 4.5" deep.

Light weight wall clock by Olympia's Pam Corwin

Let's finish off our Celebration of the beauty of Washington with a famous icon - the Pike Place Market!  Captured here in a watercolor by Olympia's Pam Corwin, find a reproduction of it adhered to a piece of light weight foam core.  Silent (no ticking!) clock works are added, and voila!  A vibrant and fun piece of functional art is yours.  This clock is 7" tall and 8" wide.  All it needs is a AA battery.

Thanks for joining us on an artistic voyage celebrating Washington!  We hope you enjoyed the ride!

Jeff and Manya
Your Beauty Ambassadors

www.MaJeGallery.com

Wine a Bit - Celebrate Washington Wines with Art

It was way back in 1825 that Washington's first grape vines were planted - in Fort Vancouver by the Hudson's Bay company.  More grape vines followed immigrant pathways across the state.

However, it wasn't until the 1960s that larger scale vineyards with commercial potential were planted by predecessors to the well-known Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia wineries.  Ever since the mid-70s, growth has been amazing leading to today's breakneck speed of a new winery opening nearly every 15 days.

Now, it is such an engrained part of Washington culture that it is difficult to recall a time when we all weren't extremely proud of our wine.

Of course, artists enjoy wine too!  And they enjoy celebrating our personal enjoyment of wine by creating things to help us enjoy and celebrate wine even more!

Original acrylic on canvas painting by Julie Terrell.  Canvas-wrapped edges need no frame.

  11" x 14"

In this acrylic painting by Julie Terrell, she celebrates the community that comes from sharing good wine with good friends, and the good conversations and sharing that typically accompany such events.  This particular one has sold, but a new one is on the way.  If you want dibs, let us know!

Celeste Stuhring has created a great method of remembering which wine glass is yours!  She makes fused glass embellishments that are siliconed onto the glass directly.  She also chooses the stemless wine glasses for a purely utilitarian reason - they don't fall over on the boat she and her husband often find themselves in on weekends!  For Manya, however, her utilitarian reason for preferring this kind of wine glass is that she is less likely to knock hers over when talking (as you well know, she can't seem to talk without using her hands for emphasis).

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Another of Celeste's fused glass wine celebration focus are these wine charms.  The chain is long enough to fit over the neck of a wine bottle when giving it for a gift.  However, most folks simply hang them up somewhere to enjoy it at all times!  There are many phrases to choose from.  Call to see what's currently available.

Here in the Northwest, our skies are dark more often than not.  That makes us all avid fans of candles and ambient lighting.  So, of course an artist came up with a way to combine candle light with a celebration of wine!  Celeste Stuhring is back to our rescue with this wonderful votive shield.  There's a votive cup attached to the back which gives it excellent sturdiness as well.  Look at the wonderful glow when the candle is lit!  These are one-of-a-kind, so give us a call so we can show you what's available.

Henrietta Glass out of Rhode Island makes these beautiful blown glass wine bottle stoppers, which are available in a wide variety of colors.  They have a double wall, making them very strong and durable.  Plus, the graduated rubber stopper works on a variety of bottle necks too.  Just $22 each.  Call for color choices.

These are some great ideas for gift giving to friends who enjoy wine!  And be sure to check out the great selection of wine-themed cards we just got in, too.  Whether a single item, or a collection of treasures, you can honor those who share your happiest moments with you with a gift of art.  Beautify Your Friendships!

Jeff and Manya
Your Beauty Ambassadors

MaJeGallery.com
425-776-3778