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  NOVEMBER 8, 2009 - JANUARY 30, 2010 -- BIG FAT FISH CO, Landscape Paintings and Pastels
  304 12th Street, in south Bellingham's Historic Fairhaven district.
  Marion Raney Oman, from Long Beach WA exhibits five oil paintings created from her world travels. Rebecca Meloy presents 17 newly framed small pastels along with several from her Oregon series -- a couple of which appeared in the Northwest Pastel Society's 'Impressionism' competition/ exhibition held at the Friesen Gallery a number of years back. Rebecca's newest pastels were created plein air in Port Townsend, Edison, and in Eastern Washington.
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  DECEMBER, 2009 -- ANCHOR ART SPACE, 'Cascadia Tree Suite' by Rebecca Meloy
  216 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes, Wa 98221
  Created in 2001, The Cascadia Tree Suite -- the entire collection -- has only been briefly exhibited at the Meloy & Company Gallery eight years ago. This Anchor installation will be the first time the entire collection can be viewed the way it was meant to be in a spacious, high ceiling format with a generous amount of daylight. Information: http://www.anchorartspace.org
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  2009 -- PRINT ZERO, Exchange Six -- A Traveling Group Print Exhibition
  AUGUST/Seattle, WA; OCTOBER or NOVEMBER/ Buffalo New York; 2010/Canada.
  Each year Print Zero hosts a print exchange. Each participant creates and prints a small image and submits the entire collection (approximately 14 originals) to earn the right to participate in this unique traveling exhibition event. This year over 400 artists from throughout the world participated. In exchange, each participant receives a collection in return -- 14 original prints from other participants.
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  OCTOBER | NOVEMBER, 2009 -- FIREHOUSE CAFE, Pastels Revisited by Rebecca Meloy
  12th Street in Fairhaven / Bellingham, Washington
  Presented in this exhibition are five, light-filled large landscapes of buildings, trees, and a river inspired by Skagit and Whatcom County life.
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  2009 -- FOURTH CORNER FRAMES, Rebecca Meloy Prints
  311 West Holly Street, Bellingham, WA
  Sherry does all my conservation framing and exhibits a couple prints on a year-round basis.
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  COLLECTIONS of Rebecca Meloy art.
  
  *For 2009, The Cascadia Tree Suite, a series of 12 linoleum relief prints, was accepted into the Whatcom Museum's Art Collection; and, Bellingham Bay, an oil on canvas, was accepted into the Bellingham Technical College's Library Collection. Visit Preview The Gallery Guide to read about the Cascadia Tree Suite.
  http://www.preview-art.com/previews/01-11/09.meloy-chuckanut.html
  (Click the back arrow to return to the Meloy website.)
  
  *For 2009, Rebecca and Fourth Corner Frames donated a collection of over 25 artworks by Rebecca and other northwest fine artists (from Rebecca's collection) to the new Agape House located at Holly and 'F' Street in Bellingham.
  
  *Private collections that include Rebecca's art are those of Mike and Elaine McRory; James and Sherry Raisbeck; Johnson Outdoors Manufacturing; Christine Scheid-Zurline; Miriam and Dan Barnett; Jane Burns; Susan Bennerstrom; Susan Ogle; Russell and Meg Jacobson Pritchett; John and Barbara Beckman; John Bethune and Cheryl Spector; Wendy Sundquist/Brian Lowey; Bernie and Heidi Wiener; William Dwyer; Stuart and Anne Scott; Kent and Sarah Landmark; Corrine Servais; Susan Gorman; Richard Bulman; Nathan Cranston; Martha Fleming Larson; David Fraser; Jan Witcraft; Nancy Swenson; Lee Mohr; Cathy Fields; Mary Ann Kohl; Kristi Klyver; Patrick Dowling and Theresa Elton; Bob Silverman; Susan and Peter Bressers; Theresa Gemmer; Jules McLeland; Linda Allen; Frank and Chris Haulgren; Elizabeth Hollander; Eugenia Woo; Marlene Hadley; David and Jennie Larson; Jim Westover and Kristi Lundstrom-Westover; Greg Kosanke; John Meloy; Richard and Nancy Friedman; Timo and Varpu Marjomaki; Mr. and Mrs. Marti Ala-Riihimaki; Jean and Adam Ciochon; Hannu Kauppi; Kelli Linville and Will Roehl; and more.
  
  *Public collections that include Rebecca's art are the Institute of Adult Education's Aula Gallery in Finland; North Cascade Institute in Sedro Woolley; Bellingham Technical College; Whatcom Museum of History and Art; Agape House; Nelimarkka Museo in Alajarvi Finland; Jets West; Cerulean Blue; Stormy Seas; Gun Bay Villa; Bornstein Seafoods; Linvillle 42nd Legislative District Representative; and the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle.
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  VENUE LINKS To Rebecca Meloy Art
  
  SEE The Heart of Town: Edison, WA, copyright Rebecca Meloy, a soft-pastel drawing, at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art website.
  http://www.whatcommuseum.org/pages/collections/virtualExhibitions/veMeloy/exhibit1/vexmain1.htm
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  SEE Metal Stilettos, copyright Rebecca Meloy, a recycled sculpture, at the 12th Street Shoes website. Scroll down till you see the red and black flip-flap beauties.
  http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs025/1101510477196/archive/1102078973851.html
  (Click the back arrow to return to the Meloy website.)
  
  SEE Water, copyright Rebecca Meloy, an abstract gouache, used on the A Seamless Connection CD recording by Wade Larsen at the Bellingham Independent Musicians' Association website. This CD received a Mayor's Art Award for Wade.
  http://www.bima.com/seamless.html
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  SEE Rebecca Meloy's Saatchi Gallery, all images copyright Rebecca Meloy.
  http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile//41273.html
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  SEE Fir Grove, copyright Rebecca Meloy, an oil painting from the Spirit of Place series from a Centrum Foundation artist-in-residence.
  http://www.askart.com/AskART/artist.aspx?artist=115929&redir
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  SEE Landscape: The Finland Suite as exhibited at the Nordic Heritage Museum's one-woman show in August, 2004. Visit John Meloy's Photography website at http://www.johnnydanger.net/dangerzone/photography/ and scroll down to the August 29, 2004 photos to view the album.
  
  
  ARTICLE Bellingham Herald, September 2009 http://www.bellinghamherald.com/entertainmentnews/story/1055625.html
  
• 2010 ART AT THE FISH—Big Fat Fish Co., 1304 12th Street, Bellingham | .
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  FEBRUARY through APRIL, 2010: Less is More
  Sylvia Chesley Smith, Lopez Island WA
  Stephen Yates, Port Townsend WA
  Enid Wilson, Bellingham WA
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  MAY through JULY, 2010: Portraiture
  Finnigan, New York NY (The Foreman Collection)
  Seth Camm, Texas
  Rebecca Meloy, Bellingham WA.
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  AUGUST through OCTOBER, 2010: Abstractions
  Jan Lor, Bellingham WA
  Maren Larson, Bellingham WA
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  NOVEMBER 2010 through JANUARY, 2011: Print Invitational
  Patricia Zahorski, Bellingham WA
  
  
  Note: Artists interested in applying to exhibit in future group showings at the restaurant may inquire with Rebecca at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• REBECCA’S WATERCOLOR CARDS | .
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  COMMUNITY FOOD COOP
  1220 N. Forest St, Bellingham WA 98225
  http://www.communityfood.coop
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• GARDEN DESIGN | .
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  Do you need help creating a garden plan, or designing new garden structures? Maybe you simply need help installing plants, or rejuvenating your vegetable garden. Your garden dreams or needs are attainable with Rebecca's help.
  
  In 2006, after a life-time of home gardening, restoring a 112 year old home, and then having her place appear in 'Country Home, Country Garden' magazine, Rebecca received a Garden Design Certificate from the University of British Columbia and a Building Construction Applied Science Degree from Bellingham Technical College in 2008. With her practical experience and eye for beauty, she would like to assist you. Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• FAVORITE CREATIVE WANDERINGS:  For Inspiration | .
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  Think Local First | Sustainable Connections
  http://www.sconnect.org/
  
  Yambique. One of Bellingham's more spirited sounds. John Meloy and Ray Downey on Saxophones.
  http://www.yambique.com/
  
  Bellingham's Historic Fairhaven Calendar
  http://www.fairhaven.com/index.php/events/P50/
  
  Das Vibenbass. Seattle WA. Photos by John Meloy
  http://www.dasvibenbass.com/images/daspics/tripledoor/
  
  Sondre Lerche
  http://www.sondrelerche.com/
  
  Chuck Israels, Bellingham WA
  http://www.chuckisraels.com/recordings.htm
  
  Centrum, Port Townsend WA
  http://www.centrum.org/residencies/
  
  John Meloy, Photographer
  http://www.johnnydanger.net/dangerzone/
  
  Up Front Theatre, Bellingham WA
  http://www.theupfront.com/
  
  Mount Bakery, Bellingham WA.
  http://www.mountbakery.com/
  
  Christiansons Nursery, Skagit Valley WA
  http://www.christiansonsnursery.com/
  
  Kubota Garden, Seattle WA
  http://www.kubota.org/
  
  Washington Park Arboretum
  http://depts.washington.edu/wpa/index.htm
  
  University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver B.C.
  http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/
  
  Darrington, WA
  http://darringtonwa.org/pictures.php
  
  Oaxaca Artisans, Mexico
  http://www.oaxacaoaxaca.com/artisans.htm
  
  Edith Sodergran (1892-1923)
  http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/sodergra.htm
  
  Axel Gallen-Kallela, Finland
  http://www.kalela.net/english.htm
  http://www.gallen-kallela.fi/english.html
  
  Stundars, Finland
  http://stundars.agrolink.net/document.asp?lang=En&main=11&sub=16&viewdoc=35
  
  Nelimarrka Museum, Finland
  http://www.nelimarkka-museo.fi/
  
  Olavinlinna Castle, Finland
  http://www.operafestival.fi/In_English/Front_Page.iw3
  
  Finnish Architecture.
  http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/index.html
  
  Kongressikoti, Helsinki Finland. An affordable stay in the hub of the city.
  http://www.kongressikoti.com/index.html