“It’s a girl” Sea Otters at Gallery Nine

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Larry Eifert

New photography by Nancy Cherry Eifert at Gallery Nine.

“It’s a girl!” The new baby otter born January 14th at the Seattle Aquarium became a month old on Valentine’s Day. In honor of the yet-unnamed baby, Nancy Cherry Eifert is showing her photos of the pup’s first weeks of life at Gallery 9 in Port Townsend.  “Seattleites were hoping for a female because she will stay here in Seattle; had it been a male his destiny was another aquarium.”

“I first photographed the pup when she was only 8 days old, before they even knew her sex. I chatted with a few of the aquarium staff while watching Aniak groom and nurse her new baby. She held the pup on her belly, turning her over and over again to groom every inch of her little body, taking a break now and then to let her nurse. Occasionally Aniak would place the pup on the ‘curbing’ and then feed and groom herself. Aniak would also lay the pup next to her on the water, the natal pelage (fluffy pup fur) allowing her to float like a cork! At 6 weeks old she’ll begin shedding this fur and by 10 weeks her coat will look more like that of an adult. She’ll begin diving and eating solid food during this time.”

 

But, what’s special about the new pup? She was unexpected, an ‘accident.’ Surprised as I was to hear this I now understand. The aquarium isn’t set-up for ‘breeding’ but for the rescue and rehabilitation of marine animals. In fact, Aniak was on birth control when she got pregnant. Yes, apparently it happens in the animal kingdom just as with us humans. So, not only was this little pup conceived on ‘birth control’ but her chance of living at birth was only 50%. Because sea otters are born underwater the pup must make it to the surface for it’s first breath… only half of all pups born make it there before taking a first breath. Two strikes against her – yet there she is, a very fluffy 4 lb. creature with the cutest button nose and eyes that are hard to see beneath all the downy fur.

 

 Between now and February 24th the aquarium is hosting a contest to name the pup. The results will be announced Monday, February 27th.

http://www.seattleaquarium.org/page.aspx?pid=1188

 The Seattle Aquarium has two web-cams for viewing the sea otters:

http://www.seattleaquarium.org/page.aspx?pid=1158

 

My photos will be on display through March. Gallery 9 is located at 1012 Water Street, Port Townsend.

Thanks for reading.
Nancy Cherry Eifert
http://nancycherryeifert.com

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Bristlecone Pines at Gallery Nine

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Larry Eifert

For the month of February, Gallery Nine, 1012 Water Street in Port Townsend presents three large-scale murals by Larry Eifert, commissioned paintings for Inyo National Forest. “I recently finished these three large canvases, a total of 70 sq feet of paintings of for one of my favorite places, the bristlecone pines of California’s White Mountains. Few people on the Peninsula ever see the larger paintings that I do for parks elsewhere in the country, so instead of immediately shipping these out, I thought we might hold them back for a month for show in Gallery Nine.”

 “I was especially excited to paint bristlecone pines, the oldest trees on Earth, and jumped at a chance for this commission. These three paintings are destined for the new visitor center at the Schulman Grove near Bishop, California, and at 10,000 feet, it’s one of the highest park visitor centers in the country. Surrounded by trees almost 5,000 years old, it’s a rarified place of stark beauty and thin air that will soon also have a permanent art installation. It fits the almost spiritual sense of this place.” 

The three paintings represent a visual journey of the climb from the Owens Valley and town of Bishop up into the White Mountains. It passes from pinyon pines and junipers up through the bristlecone forests, finally culminating at the summit of White MountainPeak, elevation 14,252 feet and just 159 feet lower than Mount Rainier. From lowland cactus to alpine belly flowers, Clark’s nutcrackers to bighorn sheep, it’s all here in Eifert’s colorful and impressionistic style. Having painted thousands (yes, it’s true) of images for parks, refuges and private collectors, Larry Eifert has been selling his art now for 45 years and believes he has more art in National Parks than anyone else. Locally, Olympic National Park has many of his paintings, 24 of them in wayside exhibits on the Sol Duc road, and two large images that depict the Elwha River after its restoration.

 Join the artist for conversation about his work during February’s Gallery Walk, 5:30 to 8 pm, Saturday, February 4.

For more information on Gallery Nine, a cooperative gallery in Port Townsend, Washington, featuring Larry Eifert for the month of February, 2011.

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Glass As A Journey.

Posted on January 7, 2012 by David Haight

Blue Tatto by Nancy Rody

Nancy Rody views her 20 years of work in glass as a journey.  “I go on as usual for a while in my studio and then I make what I call a stepping stone piece that takes me to a new plateau – maybe not the best glass piece I have ever made but one that in which I abandon an old technique and take it to someplace new.  This happened recently, resulting in two mosiac glass sculptures.

‘Blue Tattoo’ is a whimsical piece, an abstract form of sparkling cobalt blue glass from which strange creatures have emerged, including a snail flying a kite, a many legged rainbow bug, and a fish holding a ballon above the water.

 

Ring Of Fire by Nancy Rody

Named after a Johnny Cash song that seems to have tagged along in my head for a number of years, ‘Ring of Fire’ contrasts smooth earth-tone glass with sharp spikes of blazing red and gold glass encircling the piece.”

Both of these sculptures are available from Gallery Nine, 1012 Water Street in Port Townsend. 360-379-8881 or check the website.

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On the Origins of Art. My Art.

Posted on December 30, 2011 by David Haight

No. 9 Road Trip, by David Haight

I often wonder why artists do what they do. Me, I just make connections in dreams. I like to think about images when I wake up around 4am every morning (issues, always the health issues!).

Several years ago I took a picture of a lovely vintage Birdcage Maserati at the Monterey Historic races at Laguna Seca, and afterwards took a little backroad out of Carmel on the way home, which I also photographed… one-handed while driving badly. I also shot a video.

Skip forward a few years to my studio in Port Angeles and I photographed a roll of aluminum flashing just because I was fascinated with the twisty senous forms. I used it to create a digital collage as one of my earlier works.

Skip forward once again to 4am one morning last week and up popped that image, although this time it was in my current mode. I picked up another speeding road pic I had, and some of my favorite clouds and went at it in a non-digital way.

Twisty road, curvy metal, high speed, blue skies, what more could you ask for? Life at full throttle!

Check it out at Gallery 9 during the January Art Walk.
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Gallery Nine in Port Townsend, Washington, is a collective of some 25 enthusiastic, talented artists who have come together to create a space to showcase the work of local artists from Jefferson and Clallam Counties.

1012 Water Street – Port Townsend Washington
Open daily 10am to 6pm
360 379-8881

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The Face Of Disparity

Posted on December 23, 2011 by David Haight
The Face of Disparity, by Chuck Stern

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     Chuck Stern has a new work in Gallery 9. Unlike many of his current pieces this has a different take.      Chuck had this to say: “Until now, all of my sculptures have had a whimsical theme, … Continue reading →

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