This Saturday, September 7, marks the third annual Art in the Orchard. Local artists will set up shop at Johnson Orchards from 10am-4pm to raise money for Children’s Village. All donations and 20% of art proceeds will go to help children with special health care needs in our community. Read more on the Children’s Village blog.
Last year, Doug, Sophie & I atteneded and had a great time tromping through the orchard and shopping. The weather was beautiful (as it’s supposed to be this weekend!), the art was unique and the setting stunning. If you’ve never attended the event, you can get a glimpse from the post I wrote last year (Read the full post here):
Last Saturday Johnson Orchards hosted the second annual Art in the Orchard, an event to benefit Children’s Village (CV). Katie Buck, a Pediatric Physical Therapist at CV, and long term friend and employee of Johnson Orchards, came up with the idea of combining her two passions to benefit CV.
The orchard setting was unique and festive, the rows dappled with a wide variety of Yakima Valley artists and their work. In addition to live music, there was an abundance of fruit and baked goods in Johnson’s retro warehouse.
A few of the artists we came across:
Nicole Murphy (ViAnneli) brought her whimsical felt creations and lovely quilted pieces.
Oh, and look at this sweet, sweet couple. My parents (Native Habits) rocked the show and had a spectacular day visiting and selling my dad’s custom bird houses and regionally inspired watercolors.
Lucy Valderhaug (LV Design Jewelry) and her beautiful handcrafted jewelry.
Jumping Mouse Studio’s husband and wife team, Timmothy and Sarah Wauzynski, put together a wonderful display full of her watercolors and his tumbleweed-inspired bowls and yard art.
Art in the Orchard is the perfect opportunity to enjoy friends, buy something beautiful for your home or get your Christmas shopping started–all while helping kids in our community! Definitely a win-win.
Banner image courtesy of the Children’s Village blog
