Meet Vivian e Q: What inspires you about Bremerton? A: The community inspires me the most. Each community event I go to I meet people that are excited to grow their ideas and belief in supporting the community. I love Bremerton’s quaint but growing energy. Q: What drew you to your medium? A: I was instantly drawn to henna because of its ability to slow down time. Each process of henna: design creation, application, mixing and curing the paste takes time, effort and focus. Q:

Take a minute and get to know Rogue Gorilla! ⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ A: What inspires me about Bremerton is how beautiful the PNW is. Pine trees that sit right by the water on overcast days??? It doesn’t get prettier. And then you’ve got all these independent breweries, coffee, bakeries, artisans...I love that it’s all here to be discovered. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What drew you to your medium?⁠ ⁠ A: All through school I would just draw/doodle on the back of my assignment

We are excited to introduce you to local artist Erika Harada!⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ A: Bremerton is inspiring to me because it is such a gem. It's got urban grit, many different cultures, nature and its beauty all in one place.⁠ ⁠ Q: What drew you to your medium?⁠ ⁠ A: I was drawn to printmaking and hand-dyeing because they require basically everything to be done by hand. I was a designer working digitally most of my working life, so having to re-learn a

Meet Renee and Ashley of the Renee & Ashley - Manette Design Company @manettedesign ⁠ Together they create beautiful contemporary, inclusive jewelry right here in Bremerton. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ A: We are continuously in awe of how welcoming and supportive the Bremerton community is of small businesses. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What is your favorite local spot?⁠ ⁠ A: It’s impossible to pick just one, but our perfect food day would definitely include Larry and Kristi’s,

Bremerton friends! Meet Artist Dani Gray of Gray Skies Painting. Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ A: The people. I moved here and settled in just before the pandemic hit and I struggled to feel rooted in my new community at first, but the people that I have met- even digitally- have been incredibly warm and supportive. Over this last year in isolation, I have slowly built support structures and friendships that I believe will last a lifetime. I was inspired by the enga

We are excited to introduce you to local artist Megan Biffert, the artist behind @heythere.chickadee 🐦⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ A: Bremerton (and Kitsap in general) is that perfect mix of small cities interspersed between areas of woods and water. You are never far from either, and I'm inspired by the details of nature as well as urban areas.⁠ ⁠ Q: What drew you to your medium?⁠ ⁠ A: I like the mix of controlled ink lines and free-flowing watercolor. Ther

Meet Megan the proprietress behind the Puget Sound Candle Co. @pugetsoundcandlecompany 🕯️⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ A: I am inspired by the beauty of Bremerton’s scenery and by the sense of community, with people coming together and supporting local businesses especially during these trying times of COVID. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What are your favorite local spots?⁠ A: My favorite local spots are the Boat Shed, Silver City and Manette Coffee Co. ⁠ ⁠ Q: Where do you find insp

Noah Irish and family.⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ A: I love the varieties of culture that we have here. The Navy brings people from across the world to our city. We have a history of punk culture that still thrives today, as well as family-oriented neighborhoods. We have streets with 7 churches and others bars on every corner. From punks to preachers we have such a spread of the human experience here. With a deep well of cultures and tribes, creativity can grow

Meet local painter Marcus Gibby! ⁠ ⁠ Q: What is your favorite local spot?⁠ A: My favorite local spot is Fingers Duke. I’ve always been drawn to local artist spaces with a unique artistic perspective and a great community vibe.⁠ ⁠ Q: Where do you find inspiration? ⁠ A: I find inspiration from everything around me I’m drawn to interesting shapes, colors and the abstractions that light creates on what people consider to be normal everyday objects that most people pass by. ⁠ ⁠ Q

Meet local artist and business owner John Melicor!⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ A: Bremerton inspires my sense of longing for community and connection with others who are passionate, supportive, and likeminded. I get a lot of inspiration from the historic pieces in Bremerton along with the views of waterscapes, trails, and amazing artists around me. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What drew you to your medium?⁠ A: The medium I tend to go towards is multimedia sculpting/constructing a mes

Meet Beth of Cactus & Clay pottery! She is a small batch potter offering unique, handmade pieces for your family to treasure. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ A: What blows me away about the Bremerton culture is that local businesses, makers and creators are so GENUINELY supportive of each other! There is an abundance mindset here and an understanding that when one business succeeds, our entire market succeeds! I’m so inspired by the incredible, creative p

Heyo! Meet Erica Applewhite from Applewhite Studio pictured here in her home studio in the one and only Bremerton!⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ A: Bremerton inspires me daily even as I step out my door. My neighborhood downtown is diverse ethnically, culturally, politically and the people are quirky and unique. The homes are mostly older with character and built in bungalow-ish style. We live on a corner and see a parade of all manner of people (and anim

We are excited to introduce you to Artist Barry Blankenship!⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ A: I like that I can walk to most of my favorite spots, be near the water, see an occasional whale or navy vessel. And so far the rent is slightly better than Seattle. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What drew you to your medium?⁠ ⁠ A: I Started doing gigposters for bands I was in as well as my friends' bands and the typical deliverable is a screen printed poster, I'm still figuring out the

We are excited to introduce you to artist Erik Gonzalez!⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ ⁠ A: I like the diversity in cultures and art styles. It's always inspiring to be surrounded by diversity. ⁠ It makes me feel at home. I especially like the potential for public murals in Bremerton. There are a lot of grey walls throughout the city that could use some color. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What is your favorite local spot?⁠ ⁠ A: The Bremerton/Manette community art wall. It is a grea

We are so excited to introduce you to artist Nayeli Rivera, the owner/creator behind Shop Life in Mauve! @shoplifeinmauve is a Latina owned shop focusing on hand crafted small batch jewelry. ⁠ ⁠ Q: Where do you find inspiration? ⁠ ⁠ A: I like to think of myself as a chameleon. My environment really inspires my work, Bremerton and the State Of Washington Has So Much Natural Beauty, especially when it comes to color pallets. Im also a total moon child you can always fine s

We are excited to introduce you to Artist Jessica Chan - Sowing Ground Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ A: I love how much the community rallies around each other. People are truly committed to seeing Bremerton not only do well, but thrive. The support people lend one another, to artists and local businesses is so uplifting! It's very different from the city I grew up in. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What drew you to your medium?⁠ A: My background is in printmaking and book arts (paper

Check out Flotsam Studio, where local artist Anna Okrasinski Maddx creates up-cycled Jewlery. She is also a talented collage artist. ⁠ ⁠ Q: What inspires you about Bremerton?⁠ A: The burgeoning art/maker/creative community! I love the vibe of the community and the true sense of support and encouragement! ⁠ ⁠ Q: What drew you to your medium?⁠ A: I work mainly glue stuff to other stuff but I love dabbling in all kinds of techniques and supplies. Collage is immediate however

Judy Anderson was one of the founding artist of the Bremerton First Friday Art Walk, she is a local artist making and showing art!⁠ ⁠ What inspires you about Bremerton? ⁠ ⁠ I've lived in Bremerton now for over 30 years. It's a wonderful place to make art. I am inspired by all the energy here, and thanks to Wayzgoose, the new bonds I am forming with fellow printmakers. I started as a founding member of Collective Visions when it was called the Washington Avenue Art G

MEET THE ARTIST: Danielle Rimbert Q: What inspires you about Bremerton? A: Bremerton has got big city diversity with a small town vibe and supportive and ecclectic creative community with tons of talent! Q: What drew you to your medium? A: I don't use just one! I am just compelled to create and transform my surroundings! My brain tried to turn everything into a medium! I love working with small businesses too and making their storefronts pop! Q: Where can we find more

MEET THE ARTIST: Karen Sawyer (Pier Six Press) 1. What inspires you about Bremerton? A: I grew up in Bremerton; it has a totally different vibe than it did in the 90's. Bremerton is a welcoming art scene where people are excited to get involved and work with new faces. It's a place where innovative art and ideas can be tested. There's accessibility for artists and makers. The city is still small enough that if you have an idea, the channels to have it come to fruition