If your walls are sparse, lacking hanging artwork, don't despair. Take a look in your kitchen cupboard or at the appliances on your countertop. Use your imagination. Let your sense of humor dominate your other five senses.
Your Lazy Susan may be waiting to be discovered.
In "ugly duckling" fashion, Kirkland artist Kris Lynch takes everyday items - especially unsung kitchen items - and expresses them in a whimsical way. "My passion is to incorporate a sense of humor and my love of whimsy to create artful expressions of everyday things,"she says. "The end result is a colorful and functional piece that is intended to inspire or put a smile on someone's face."
Lynch, who has lived in Juanita since the late '80s, creates painted and burned wood functional artwork by first etching the design with a hot iron into wood. Then she works with multiple layers of bright acrylic paints to bring her artwork alive. The result is unique designs that can grace a wall or kitchen table. The themes of her work range from food to country to wildlife, each based on something Lynch experienced. Many of her round pieces are surrounded by quotes that reflect the design she has created.
The wife and mother of two young daughters studied interior design and took art classes at Miami of Ohio University. With a degree in health, sports and nutrition studies, Lynch had always dabbled in various crafts. But she became serious abouth three years ago when she turned to wood burning and painting. She has completed several commissioned pieces for clients in Colorado and Washington. "My grandfather loved to paint and my brother, too," she said. "Painting is in my genes."
Lynch's show of burned and painted wood, titled "Burnt Impressions," will be on display October 1 to November 19, at Pogacha restaurant of Issaquah, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd. Lynch will host a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. on October 1. After November 19, the show will move to Pogacha of Bellevue, 119 106th Ave. N.E., where it will run through Jan. 7, 2006. For more information about the exhibit and Pogacha of Issaquah, call 392-5550 or visit www.pogacha.com. Kris Lynch can be reached directly at krislynch@comcast.net.
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