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Our small town of 19,000 and the surrounding communities love and support the arts by buying art for all of its residents to enjoy.  There are many examples, but today I thought I'd share photos of some of the murals you can find throughout Port Angeles.  The murals tell the story of our past and our present.

Last Sunday afternoon I was gazing out at the Strait of Juan de Fuca and was excited to see the canoes of numerous tribes making their way to Port Angeles harbor at Hollywood Beach.  I could hear faint singing as they were pulling their canoes along the calm waters.  You couldn't have wished for a better day to be on the sometimes treacherous waters of the Salish Sea.

Not taking my life's blessings for granted has…

Well almost!  I have a lot of jewelry books in my library.  Not only books on artists and styles I love like Ramona Solberg  and Art Nouveau,  but also many books on process like Tim McCreight's The Complete Metalsmith.

However, I just received and devoured a book that will allow me to throw away my college notes from my first semester Small Metals class!  That's saying a lot, because you know how difficult it can be to throw away class notes.  However, you also know…