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Art Exhibit: Monotype Prints by April Richardson

Starting with a drawing from life, April Richardson combines painting, printmaking, and collage to make beautiful pictures that celebrate and appreciate the natural world. The exhibit runs from August 3 to September 29 in the Miller Library. A portion of sales benefits the Library.[…]

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Miller Library staff share their favorite books

On exhibit in the Miller Library in June and July are favorite books selected by the six library staff members. Some favorites are scholarly, some literary or artistic while others are practical how-to-grow-it guides. Titles include:

  • Brian Thompson:  Designing with plants by Piet Oudolf with Noël Kingsbury
  • Rebecca Alexander: Hedgerow by John T. White; illustrated by Eric Thomas
  • Carrie Bowman: Grace from the garden: changing the world one garden at a time by Debra Landwehr
  • Tracy Mehlin: Noah’s garden: restoring the ecology of our own back yards by Sara Stein
  • Martha Ferguson: Garden Retreats : creating an outdoor sanctuary by Barbara Blossom Ashmun
  • Laura Blumhagen:  The complete guide to landscape design, renovation and maintenance: a practical handbook for the home landscape gardener by Cass Turnbull

A complete book list in in progress.[…]

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Art Exhibit: The Nature of Clay by Katie Murphy

Katie Murphy strives to capture the beauty of nature in her ceramic art. As the Hyde Herbarium Collections Manager and current graduate student at the UW Botanic Garden, Center for Urban Horticulture, Katie is surrounded by color, texture, beauty and form and infuses her ceramic artwork with this botanical inspiration. The exhibit runs March 2nd through March 31st.[…]

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Looking back: A History Exhibit of the Washington Park Arboretum

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Washington Park Arboretum by taking a stroll down memory lane. The exhibit  runs from November 2 to December 31 in the Miller Library. More.[…]

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Marvels of Modernism Photography Exhibit

The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s Landslide program works to draw attention to threatened American landscapes with the goal of increasing appreciation and support for preservation. Seattle Pacific Science Center’s entry courtyard designed by Minoru Yamasaki is one of the featured landscapes.
Posters featuring Marvels of Modernism will be on exhibit in the Library for the month of October.[…]

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Artist Reception June 4

David Fishman’s art, Unique Botanical Portraits, will be on display at the Miller Library. The exhibit runs June 1 through July 30, 2009. Artist reception Thursday, June 4th at 5 to 7pm. Public Welcome.[…]

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