Happy New Year!
Celebrate the start of 2022 with art and First Friday Art Walk at your Bainbridge Public Library.
Our January artists, Philene Vaivods and Toni Foss, will host an opening reception on Friday, January 7, 5-7PM for their exhibit titled "Playful Mixed Media and Watercolor Art by Two Bainbridge Island Friends".

ABOUT THE ARTIST... PHILENE VAIVODS

"I have always enjoyed color, design and all creative art. As a child I re-
decorated my bedroom many times as well as my dollhouses. It was fun
dressing my dolls and paper dolls.
While in college majoring in anthropology, I also took classes in design and
art history. These classes have influenced my works. I am interested in
many fields including science, architecture, fashion and cultures, and my art
reflects this.
Over the years I have painted off and on, and in the past 15 or so years have
expanded to mixed media. While listening to classical music, I am in a
different space creating. It is interesting to start with shapes, and then see
how it becomes a piece of art. I like the freedom of just an idea that becomes
art using different materials, textures, colors.
The Bainbridge Island art workshops I have taken were very helpful for
collage design and composition. I enjoy the art community here.
It gives me pleasure to see people smile when they view my work. My goal
is to create Happy Art!"

You can visit this exhibit during the month of January in the library meeting room during regular library hours and online at www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org.
Masks are still required in public indoor spaces.
As always, thank you for supporting local artists and your Bainbridge Public Library.