By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Like many artists, Dan Carpenter’s creative journey has been lifelong. “I think I started drawing before I could write,” he told the Reader. Carpenter, who is being honored as...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s not everyday that you see a bull moose stick out his tongue at you. However, such is now the case in Sandpoint. Travelers along Fifth Avenue can take...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Local artist Kally Thurman has spent the pandemic reacquainting herself with her love of painting. The longtime art teacher discovered profound inspiration in a household object that received coveted...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint artist Alison Barrows-Young is celebrating international recognition after the publication ArtTour International recently chose one of her pieces for its back cover. Barrows-Young, also known as ALBY, said...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Growing up on a farm in the Selle Valley as one of nine children, Diana Tillberg said her mother found ways for the family to be creative. “My mom...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Having a unique community identity is becoming more and more important today, especially as everyplace tends to look like everyplace else — with a McDonald’s here, a Starbuck’s there...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s the end of June, and you know what that means — another ArtWalk is just around the corner. The Pend Oreille Arts Council is hosting its 41st Annual...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For Sandpoint artist and frequent Reader contributor Jodi Rawson, it’s a nude, nude world. Rawson will unveil her artwork at Infini Gallery and Art Studio on Friday, April 6...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff You’ve never seen some of the community’s talented locals like you’ll see them at Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Northern Stars Rising show. The latest showcase of artistic talent by...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Samuel Gentz looks at an old piece of wood, he doesn’t see junk. He sees treasure. Potential. A creative medium that takes a little finesse and love in...
