Springtime in Seattle – We went for the opening event for the cARTography show and stayed a couple of days to explore the city.
The show included work by 40 artists from 15 countries – an interesting wide-variety of interpretations of “maps” in all kinds of mediums ranging from paintings, artists books, sculpture, textiles, and mixed media pieces. It was a fun opening – we met several other participating artists and with wineries on both sides of the gallery holding wine-tastings, the sunshine and spring blooms, it definitely felt like an evening on the pacific coast.
Over the next couple of days, we explored the city. Starting downtown to visit a few galleries, I quickly realized all I really wanted to do was go find the water and walk along a beach.
A ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, and a short drive led to a windy rainy day beach walk – it felt so good to be out in nature near water, I didn’t care how cold it was.
The next day ended up being the best weather of all, and lucky for us we found Discovery Park where we basked in the sunshine while wandering the shoreline out at the lighthouse point.
Getting away from one’s regular routine and space is the best medicine for finding yourself. I filled up on the sounds and smells of the beach, the sea, and the sunshine. There were other visual treasures too.
