September Art Walk
September Art Walk
Join us for the Capitol Hill Art Walk on Thursday September 12th from 5 to 8pm!
This month we are featuring Mena Aklilu and her beautiful, nature-inspired prints for the second month in a row. We also have a brand new artist, Pomegranate Batik, with her one-of-a-kind hand painted clothing dyed right here in Seattle.
Pomegranate Batik
An-Magrith Erlandsen is a Norwegian Seattle Native and Fine Artist, Master Oil Painter, Art Teacher and BATIK ARTIST. An-Magrith discovered BATIK in 1992 during her travels in Indonesia, Bali, and Papa New Guinea, and has since then infused each of her pieces with her unique touch and Vision. She paints from her original imagery from Tarot of the Pomegranate.
BATIK is a labor intensive layered process of painting with beeswax and soaking the cloth in various dye baths. BATIK is a Powerful and Ancient Art form that was and is still practiced in various cultures around the world. Pomegranate Batik invokes the Ancient Art of Painting and Wearing Batik with the Ancient Protective and Empowering Spirit of Creation. Traditional Cultural Symbols are often used in the Art of Batik to thwart the Evil Eye. The Good works, SPIRIT and Intentions of the Artist is key to their power.
Follow Pomegranate Batik on Instagram or shop her one-of-a-kind apparel here or in our shop on Capitol Hill.
Mena Aklilu
Mena was born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, and like many others found herself coming to America searching for a better life. Her work depicts the very nature of what it means to dream. Intertwining two worlds to create one, she has defied nature and weaved the impossible. As a child she used her passion for art to escape to far away places, and through time began to connect to the world around her. There are no limits to what medium Mena may dive into, but acrylic, watercolor, and paint pens tend to be her go tos.
See more of Mena's artwork on Instagram, or buy her prints here!
