Aug. 31, 2023: "Glass Comes Alive," Spokane Watercolor Society, "Layers & Textures"

By E.J. Iannelli

Published August 31, 2023 at 12:01 PM PDT

1 of 11 — Amalia Fisch, "Tekoa"

Amalia Fisch, "Tekoa"; watercolor on paper, 16 inches x 20 inches x 1.5 inches

Amalia Fisch

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Glass object from the "Glass Comes Alive" symposium

Courtesy of Hallie Meredith

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This glass bird was used as a perfume bottle.

Courtesy of Hallie Meredith

4 of 11 — Jeannine Marx-Fruci, "Stellar Dahlia"

Jeannine Marx-Fruci, "Stellar Dahlia"; watercolor macro, 20 x 15 in.

Jeannine Marx-Fruci

5 of 11 — Kim Gardell, Gay Witherspoon

Kim Gardell and Gay Witherspoon (L–R) of the Spokane Watercolor Society in the SPR lobby

E.J. Iannelli / Spokane Public Radio

6 of 11 — Jun Soo Oh, "Untitled: Self-Portrait_01_22"

Jun Soo Oh, "Untitled: Self-Portrait_01_22"; thermal paper and pastel on canvas, 32 x 32 inches.

Jun Soo Oh

7 of 11 — Jun Soo Oh, "Untitled: Landscape_01_22"

Jun Soo Oh, "Untitled: Landscape_01_22"; thermal paper and pastel on canvas, 32 x 72 inches.

Jun Soo Oh

8 of 11 — Jun Soo Oh, "Untitled: Self-Portrait_06_22"

Jun Soo Oh, "Untitled: Self-Portrait_06_22"; thermal paper and pastel on canvas, 32 x 32 inches.

Jun Soo Oh

9 of 11 — Renee Oberdorf-Clear Day for a Walk-40x40

Renée Oberdorf, "Clear Day for a Walk"; mixed media on canvas, 40 x 40 in.

Renée Oberdorf

10 of 11 — Renee Oberdorf The Sentinel 36x48

Renée Oberdorf, "The Sentinel"; mixed media on canvas, 36 x 48 in.

Renée Oberdorf

11 of 11 — Renée Oberdorf, Jun Soo Oh

Artists Renée Oberdorf and Jun Soo Oh (L–R) in the SPR lobby

Savanna Rothe / Spokane Public Radio

WSU's Hallie Meredith plus artists Kim Gardell, Gay Witherspoon, Jun Soo Oh and Renée Oberdorf

This week's episode of the Thursday Arts (P)review — where the "p" is parenthetical because we look both forward and back — features the following:

Washington State University art history professor Hallie Meredith. She talks about “Glass Comes Alive in Pullman,” a two-day demonstration and celebration of glassblowing that just concluded at WSU’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Doug Nadvornick reports.
Artists Kim Gardell and Gay Witherspoon of the Spokane Watercolor Society. The SWS opens its 2023 Signature Show at the Spokane Art School Gallery on Friday, September 1. The exhibition runs there until September 29.
Jun Soo Oh and Renée Oberdorf, two artists who have the joint exhibition "Layers and Textures" at the Terrain Gallery. The First Friday opening is on September 1, and there is an artists' reception on September 8. The exhibition closes September 30.

The Thursday Arts (P)review airs every Thursday at 12pm on KPBX with a roundup of arts-related news and information from across the Inland Northwest.