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I generally participate in two events each year in Bellingham Wa.
Sunnyland Stomp in July and a holiday pop up in December.
Please follow me on Instagram @jessflegel and check back for specific dates and locations when they become available.
I’m so excited to be a part of this group show for the month of September at Make.Shift Art Space!
Join us for the opening reception during Downtown Art Walk on September 6th. 6 - 9 pm.
The show will also feature work by Erik Andor, Kelly Bjork, Karen Blanquart, Jes Bonin, Aaron Brick, John Gialanella, Kacie Guthrie, Mark Henry, Ryan Kelly Kacey Morrow, Keith Negley, Steeb Russell, Brittany Schade, Amber Sturgis, Talking to Crows
Sunnyland Stomp is an annual neighborhood event full of art, music, community, & activities. I love this opportunity to share my work and my studio every year. Please come to say hi and see what fun new things I have been working on.
This year, I’ll have a special pop-up guest. Anable Ceramics will be joining me with work to share & sell.
For more info about the event, check out the website. sunnylandstomp.com
First Friday Art Walk reception, Friday September 1st
I was inspired to play with scrap fabric and dense line work to explore new shapes with these quilts. Each piece is handmade and one of a kind.
I am excited to be showing my new quilted wall pieces at Brazen for the month of September.
Last year’s Stomp was a great success! I’m so excited to be a part of this long running neighborhood tradition!
My backyard, camper-studio will be open and my quilts and other handmade items will be on display and available for sale. I hope to see you there!
more info about the event at sunnylandstomp.com
After two years on hiatus, I’m so excited to be a part of this long running neighborhood tradition!
My backyard, camper-studio will be open and my quilts and other handmade items will be on display and available for sale. I hope to see you there!
more info about the event at sunnylandstomp.com
A group of local artists and makers are gathering to offer you and opportunity to come together, meet and mingle and shop in time for Father’s day. Offerings include fiber arts, ceramics, jewelry, printing, painting and more!
Line up of artists TBA.
For my first year as a resident of the Sunnyland neighborhood, I’m looking forward to displaying some of my favorite quilts on the exterior of my house. I’ve also been busy making smaller fabric gifts that will be available for sale during the event. I hope you will wander by!
Visit Sunnylandstomp.com for broader event details and a list of other participants as the event date nears.
As a part of Bellingham’s First Friday, Downtown Art Walk, I will open the studio. Come down to the basement at Make.Shift to see where I do my sewing. Quilts, original art, photography, and more unique items make great gifts. Or find something special for yourself!
I’m so excited to be the first artist featured at Honey Salon’s beautiful new location in the Granary Building. 10 Quilts will be on display and available for purchase during March and April.
Closing Reception: TBA
This is the 2nd annual Holiday pop up at the Cabin Tavern. I’m so excited to be a part of it again! Hope to see you there!!
Make.Shift's Annual Holiday Make.Sale is a DIY arts & crafts market that brings together a broad range of local makers and shoppers in time for the holiday season. As a tenant at Make.Shift, I look forward to opening my studio to the public, but it's much more than the average Art Walk!
Event Dates:
6 p.m.- 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 *during Downtown Art Walk
noon - 5 p.m. Saturday Dec. 7
Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. and neighboring businesses!
This month, I’m celebrating having completed 100 quilts! Come to the studio for Art Walk and celebration specials!
I just can’t seem to stop making these beer can quilts! September & October 2019 at Boundary Bay Brewery.
I'll be in my studio, in the basement at Make.Shift. Come on by to check out the space and see what I've got in the works for summer!
I had so much fun at the end of 2018, making these beer can quilts, and people liked them so much that I’m going to keep going! March 2019 at the Racket.
Bellingham’s Downtown Art Walk happens on the first Friday each month. On Feb. 1st, I will be open in the studio with lots of things to share, including new works in progress! Please come by and say hello.
If you've always wanted to try quilting, this class is the place to start! Using one of my original designs, I will guide you through measuring and cutting, piecing, basting, quilting, and binding. Learn what makes a quilt "modern," color and pattern selection, and helpful tips for creating your own original quilts. By course end, you'll have assembled a simple quilt top, basted your quilt, and have the skills to add the finishing touches. Bring your sewing machine to class and visit whatcomcommunityed.com to enroll. Prerequisite: basic sewing skills and working knowledge of your sewing machine.
Fall 2018: This class takes place during two sessions. Mondays, Oct. 29 & Nov. 5. 6-9p.m.
I will be showing a new collection of bicycle inspired work at Cafe Velo during the month of September.
Opening Reception: during Downtown Art Walk, Friday Sept. 7, 6-10p.m.
As part of Bellingham's Downtown Art Walk, on the first Friday of each month, I will be in my studio and open to the public. Come down, say hi, see what I've been working on lately and what goodies I have in stock, for sale! Art Walk at Make.shift is also a great opportunity to explore the space and meet some of my fellow tenants here.
I'm so excited to participate in the first York Yard Crawl! I will be set up in the yard with Quilts and lots of handmade gifts and household items. Please come on over and enjoy the beautiful day with me.
The York Yard Crawl is a neighborhood-wide art walk/yard sale/music festival in Bellingham's finest neighborhood. The whole neighborhood will be showing their art, selling their stuff, playing their songs, and enjoying some neighborfriend fun time in their own yards.
More event details and map of participating homes, here.
I'll be in my studio, in the basement at Make.Shift. Come on by to check out the space and see what I've been working on this fall. Lots of great, small, handmade gifts in addition to original art and one of a kind quilts.
Big walls & high ceilings, means big quilts! I am excited to hang a series of new quilts alongside new photography by fellow artists, William A Canepa. "Everyone is a Photographer", a selection of never before seen or digitized film photography prints.
Photography prints by Patrick Beggan will also be upstairs.
Come support the artists and hang out while exploring Happy Chap Creative's coworking office!
Art Walk/ opening reception: Friday, May 4th. 6-10 p.m. with records spun by DJ Nuckolls.
A selection of quilts are on display, downtown in Bayou's Annex Bar. Please pop in, have a drink and check them out! The Annex is open Thursday - Sunday.
Opening reception during Art Walk, Nov. 3rd.
Make your first quilt, get a fresh take on an old craft, or come just to do a fun project with a new group of faces! Visit WCC's website for all of the details and to register for the class!
Friday, Dec. 2, 6-10p.m. *during Downtown Art Walk
Saturday, Dec. 3, noon-6p.m.
Every year we convert Make.Shift into a pretty awesome art/craft market for all of the holiday shoppers in our fair city. I'm excited to open my studio and join local vendors, who will come to set up in the gallery and venue space. Please come Friday evening and Saturday afternoon to shop and meet some talented local makers!
A collaborative art show featuring quilts by Jess Flegel & paintings by Michelle Schutte. Opening reception, Dec. 2nd 6-10p.m.
November 18 – December 24, 2016, 10am – 7pm, 7 days a week
(Closed Thanksgiving Day and at 3pm on Christmas Eve)
Located at 4145 Meridian St. (next to the Burlington store) See map below.
The Holiday Festival of the Arts is a five-week-long indoor arts festival featuring 100 artisans from our region. Aside from vendors selling their wares, the festival boasts live music and art workshops for children on the weekends.
The twofold purpose of the Holiday Festival is to encourage and support the creation and sale of locally produced fine art and crafts while providing an opportunity to connect artists and craftspeople with the general public. This juried festival pursues top quality original arts and crafts and seeks excellence in presentation. Festival proceeds support the visual arts in the region through Allied Arts of Whatcom County’s general and educational programs, community outreach, arts events, gallery shows, and artist resources.
MAKE.SHIFT AUGUST ART WALK: STAY GOLD
An invitational group art show, inspired by Little Golden Books
In the Make.Shift Gallery during the months of August and September, a group of artists created original works inspired by the beloved childhood literary staple, the Little Golden Books series. This exhibit is the brain child of beloved local artist, Steeb Russell, who invited over 15 artists of various mediums to join in his celebration of the classic books that have been inspiring children for decades.
Please join us for the opening reception as part of Bellingham’s art walk first friday in August (8/5). The studios of Make.Shift’s resident artist will also be open as usual. The exhibit runs August 2nd – September 24th and is open to the public during normal gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday 12-5 PM.
For more information about art walk or Make.Shift please visit our website at makeshiftproject.com or contact Lauren Iida at gallery@makeshiftproject.com.
I'm so thrilled to have a piece in this show! I hope you'll come see it!
So thrilled for my first time as a part of the Sunnyland Stomp! Get out to explore a great neighborhood and stop by the Joy of Pilates studio on Grant St. I'll have quilts & more for you to see!
I'm excited to have quilts will be on display throughout the studio at Joy of Pilates in Bellingham this summer! I will also be there for the Sunnyland Stomp on July 16th. Come by and say hello!
