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Seattle 2025: Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 4: Sketching Across the Water

Watching the ferry go back and forth became such a part of my days during Edmonds Sketcher Fest that I just had to get on it!

Ferry is a beautiful boat designed to be double-ended (meaning there is a propeller on each side and the vessel does not need to turn around), is a part of the public transportation system of the Washington State, and is a wonderful way of getting around!

I went on the Kingston Ferry two times: once as a part of the post-Sketcher-Fest outing with a bunch of people who were sketching too (Thank you for driving and conversation, Nishant!). I got to see Port Gamble and enjoyed a wonderful walk from the church to the water and back.

And second time with the family - to explore forests on the Olympic peninsula, flip some rocks on the beach at the tide-out, watch people and dogs, and eat a crepe lunch. Here are some sketches from both outings.

More from this series - Seattle 2025:

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 1: My Workshop.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 2: Workshop View.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in words and photos)

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in sketches and IDEAS for the next time)

Seattle 2025: Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in sketches and IDEAS for the next time)

I just posted an attempt to summarize my experience at Edmonds Sketcher Fest in words and photos.

And these are my sketches made during all the little and big things that happened during the weekend.

I wish I had sketched more! Next time I will:

- do a portrait party with all who could be persuaded;

- find a way to attend more artist talks (can we have a volunteer man the table from time to time during the sketchbook fair?)

- Find a company to draw sunrises and not only sunsets.

- bring some stickers to share (I got a collection from other artists!)

- petition for a "private viewing" hour before the sketchbook fair opens up to go and flip through sketchbooks of other artists;

- ask people all the questions I was shy to ask :)

More from this series - Seattle 2025:

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 1: My Workshop.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 2: Workshop View.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in words and photos)

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in sketches and IDEAS for the next time)

Seattle 2025: Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in words and photos)

As I look back at my experience of being part of the International Festival of Travel Sketchbooks (Edmonds Sketcher Fest), I think that what made it super special was the many opportunities for connecting to people in so many different forms.

I lead a wonderful group of 15 people on a workshop, but also:

- had a chance to present an art talk (more below);

- I attended a couple of art talks by other guest artists between all the other activities;

- spent a whole day at the sketchbook fair sharing with attendees my actual sketchbooks, tools, and process, answering questions, and collecting interesting insights;

- participated in a dinner event where people had a chance to share both meal and conversation with guest artists and with many guests of the Sketcher Fest;

- went on numerous outings to draw a sunset, or morning swimmers in a fog, or to grab an ice cream, lunch, dinner, nightcap - all while sketching, looking through sketchbooks of other people, and talking about all sorts of things, life- and sketching related.

Here are some photos from the sketchbook fair and other outings - on them you will find all the guest artists though I have to admit some were present only in the form of their elbow or sign - I will try to make better photos next time! :) A list of all the artists and information about them can be found here:
https://sketcherfest.com/sketchbook-fair/sketchbook-fair/ I salute and thank every one of you - and I am very grateful for an opportunity to meet, connect and sketch side-by-side!

Image above is how my table at the sketchbook fair looked like.

My art talk was on a subject that is one of my favorite topics: extreme sketching. I gathered examples from my experience in all sorts of situations. From kayaking to skiing, from riding a horse to taking care of humans ages 0 to 96, and of course, sketching while scuba diving! My talk covered both what to bring with you on an adventure like that and how to survive it. And I enjoyed answering many questions and receiving lots of great advice as to where to go scuba diving next!

Thank you Laurie Wigham for making this wonderful sketch of me giving an art talk! (photo above).

Lastly, this was a chance to meet many new people, make great friends, and also connect in real life with many online sketching friends whom I've known for years now! This connection to the community was such a luminous gift!

It would be impossible for me to list all the encounters and thank all the people that I was so happy to connect with - so I will just say a huge THANK YOU to the organizers of Sketcher Fest and all the volunteers, and Gabi Campanario in particular for support throughout the preparation and during the event. Here is to sketching together more!

More from this series - Seattle 2025:

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 1: My Workshop.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 2: Workshop View.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in words and photos)

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in sketches and IDEAS for the next time)

Seattle 2025: Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 2 - Workshop View.

I found a perfect location for my workshop right in front of the Edmonds Waterfront Center, and then found a couple of slightly different angles, and tried to sketch it several times before doing it with all the participants. I also sketched it for the back of my name tag, as a little memento for the organizers about this year's Sketcher Fest - I do not have a scan of it. Then I sketched the same view with my group while explaining all the steps, making mistakes, and showing how to correct them. And then I sketched the same view after the event. Can you guess the order?

More from this series - Seattle 2025:

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 1: My Workshop.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 2: Workshop View.

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in words and photos)

Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 3: The experience (in sketches and IDEAS for the next time)

Seattle 2025: Sketcher Fest Edmonds - Part 1 - My Workshop.

It was my absolute pleasure to be one of the Guest Artists at the Sketcher Fest Edmonds this year!

The weekend spent with so many great sketchers was amazing and I will make several posts about it as there were too many wonderful meetings, overlaps, and connections. But officially for me as an Guest Artist the weekend contained one workshop on Saturday (mine was "Printmaking on the Go: Wild Textures Tamed with Stencils"), one Artist Talk - I gave a 45 minute presentation on the topic of "Extreme Travel Sketching: What to Bring and How to Survive" where I talked about how I sketch while scuba diving a lot. And there was a day at the sketchbook fair where all the guest artists had a table where they were sharing original sketchbooks with visitors. And they were available for answering questions, commenting, etc. In short, it was AMAZING and I would love to attend one of these events myself!! (Being a guest artist meant that between teaching, manning my table, and giving a talk, I could not do all the questioning, nosing, looking, and asking that was available for the attendees).

Now that you know a little bit about the event, here are some photos from my workshop. I was honored to have an amazing artist, Virginia Hein, as my class volunteer! She took all of these pictures and was a wonderful support on many levels - not to mention that she created an amazing poster for the Festival this year!

I had a fantastic group of students who enthusiastically dove with me into the world of making textures on location. We had an inspiring view, perfect weather, and shared the experience of learning a ton as we captured a view at a pier and across the Puget Sound in our sketchbooks. Would do this again in a heartbeat!