Tax Free Day For All in West Seattle Saturday April 16th!

It's "Pretend You Live In Oregon" Day in the West Seattle Junction on the 16th! That means you get to shop, eat and drink at participating businesses with out having to pay the man! Get out there and flex your tax free muscles.

There's a list of participating businesses HERE.

SEE YA THERE!

CHERYL'S GOING TO JAIL!!!

Hello TwAC enthusiasts! It's finally happened, Cheryl's past has caught up with her and she's off to jail, but for a good cause! On April 7th she'll be heading off to the lock up for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and she needs help raising bail. So if you can find a few extra coins or bills to help her get out, here's the link for direct donations to this great cause.

Cheryl's BAIL

Thanks in advance!
xo
TwAC

Valentines Day Art!

Welcome to Day Two of the Twilight Artist Collective Valentines Day exposé. Today we're talking fine art- Twilight has a great selection of local art that is perfect for a priceless Valentines day gift for yourself or one of your loved ones. Here is a very small selection of the work we currently have available, with a focus on affordable and adorable Valentines day art:

Valentines Day Jewelry!

Valentines day is coming right up and so we thought we'd give you a review of some of the great gifts available here at Twilight. And really, what could be more appropriate for Valentines day than jewelry? Here are a few of the pieces we think would make lovely presents, so if you see something you like, then come down to Twilight and have a look:

Call For Art

Attention artists, we've been asked to pass on info on this year's call for art from ArtsWest to all of you!



"ArtsWest is now accepting submissions from Pacific Northwest visual artists who wish to be considered for inclusion in 1 of 12 exhibitions. Two to three artists will be featured in monthly exhibits beginning September 2011 through August 2012. All submissions must be received by March 11, 2011."

Go here for details and to download the forms!

Art Attack with Staci Graveley!

Join us for a one night only, Twilight curated solo show at Stables on February 12th! Staci Graveley is putting on a solo show of paintings.

The 12th also happens to be Seattle's 17th annual celebration of Neighbor Appreciation Day and, in the neighborly spirit, Georgetown Brewery is hooking us up with some donated brew. Stop by between 6 and 9 PM for some snacks, drinks, and artwork during this month's Georgetown Art Attack! RSVP on facebook.

From the artist:

"As Gustav Klimt once said "Whoever wants to know something about me, must observe my paintings carefully and try to see in them what I am". I feel the same way. I have been told that my pieces are really moody or that it is hard to believe that one person did all of them. Most of what I do, I do because that is how I'm feeling at the time. Creating art is many things to me but mainly it is the best way I know how to express myself. I grew up in rural Montana and moved to the Seattle area in early 2002. Even with them being almost opposites, I feel that both have influenced my work. I work mainly with cattle markers, oil pastels and acrylics."

-Staci Graveley

Hey there, I'm one of Twilight's new interns! My name is Sara and I'm from Lancaster PA. I'm working at Twilight for two months, and this is my first time in Seattle. So far it's been great.



One of the projects the girls at Twilight have me and their other intern Ellen working on is re-doing their window display. We're going to design a couple of displays for the upcoming months and then build as much of them as we can in advance so that they can easily be installed when it's time. For valentines day we're making a bunch of wax paper hearts to catch the afternoon sun and accompanying them with a suitcase full of handmade paper roses. Ellen and I did a couple of days of research looking for the best tutorials on paper rose making, and let me tell you, it was slim pickings. There's lots of beautiful pictures, but as far as instructions go, one seems to have a choice between paying for good tutorials or struggling through mediocre ones.

We eventually chose the latter and, as a bonus, have decided to share our new knowledge in our very own tutorials. Here is my interpretation of the paper rose; look at Ellen's version also.