365: day 62 ArtFest!!, originally uploaded by jomoma58.

The excitement is mounting! ArtFest is happening NEXT WEEK at Fort Worden in the beatiful Washington seaside town of Port Townsend. How can I possibly describe this event in words?? Let's see...one big pajama-art-love-slumber-party, memories made for life, art friends new and old coming together.

South Pacific and the Pacific Northwest

I am blessed...

to have been able to visit these gorgeous places in May and June.

Pictured from top to bottom: Dragon's Teeth, Maui, Hawaii; salt deposits at Dragon's Teeth; a 

West Maui ocean view; cliff at North Beach in Port Townsend, Washington; rock sculpture at North Beach; log 'wall' at North Beach, Port Townsend, Wa.

This is what keeps this artist 'ticking'...

Magic on the beach...

Sea glass from North Beach State Park, Copyright 2010 JonesMoore

"Magical" finds from my beach walk at North Beach State Park, near Port Townsend, Washington. The quality of the sea glass here is extraordinary, all of them worn down to perfect "pebble-sized" pieces. Rare colors too: yellow, dark blue, light blue, pink and so on. I had heard (and read) that there was a fabulous sea glass beach near Port Townsend. I don't think I made it the THE beach, but, nevertheless, the "finds" were amazing. These little gems are inspiring me to do some encaustic art based on the colors and luminosity of the glass...

ArtFest Slideshow