WD40+ at The Museum of Glass

There are times when one is lucky enough to know in the moment that you are in the midst of a very special experience. Yesterday was one of those days. My father, Dick Weiss, is a professional artist who is doing a week-long residency with his co-creator Walter Lieberman at The Museum of Glass (MOG) …

My Fun Family: Exquisite Corpse and Barbie Carnage

Boy do I have a fun family. Last night we made artistic mayhem with the surrealist's party game exquisite corpse that has a group of images or words mashed up by different people. We did portraits of all involved, and they turned out incredible. It is such fun to fold the paper in separate sections, …

Glass artist Dick Weiss’s show at Traver Gallery with his artists talk tonight!

My poppa Dick Weiss has a show up now of his beautiful standing glass screens at the Traver Gallery called "A Medium High Tide." Tonight, August 20th, 2013, he will speak from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Traver Gallery-110 Union St, Downtown Seattle about his life and work. Come. Fun. P.S. The top two …

Connie Parriott’s Wake on Whidbey Island

It was a beautiful ceremony on a sunny, blustery northwest afternoon. Friends and family remembered artist, mother and wife Connie Parriott through story and food, gathering to celebrate a beautifully creative woman. After a procession of guests walked through the winding paths on the property, her daughters spread her ashes mixed with wild flowers so …

Love to Connie Parriott

Connie Parriott remains one of the warmest, most loving people I have ever met. She passed over to the other side last week, and she will be dearly missed. I grew up with Connie, she and her husband of 31 years, Charlie, were part of my fathers' tight knit community of Northwest artists. Connie was …

Pilchuck Glass School Artistic Adventures in the Woods TWO

Last week MK, Frank and I all got to visit the mecca of glass art education at the Pilchuck Glass school in Stanwood, Washington. Linked here is the first blog post I wrote about the school giving you a poetic perspective about its history and significance: https://mellissaelucia.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/a-love-letter-to-the-pilchuck-glass-school/ Visiting this wonderful place was particularly significant because …

A Love Letter to the Pilchuck Glass School and Passion

Yesterday I got to visit one of my all time favorite places, the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. It really is a marvel of art merging with nature, brilliant community design, and a hot bed of creative collisions. The visit was especially auspicious because a majority of the artists featured in the Painted in …

Image Highlights from the Painted in the Desert filming

First promo video for the movie, boy has the project grown since this!!     http://vimeo.com/26590741 Blog for the film: http://www.PaintedintheDesert.wordpress.com

80s Seattle Music Scene-avoiding the term “Grunge”

It's good to have friends for almost thirty years. You don't have to explain all of your family dysfunctions to them, they have seen you at your best and worst, and if they are still around there must be some real love. My beloved partner in crime Angela and I had a full day reminiscing …

Back HOME to New Mexico to film for Painted in the Desert-A Travel Essay

I have not been home to the southwest in six months. New Mexico is one of the most enchanting places I have ever been; I fell in love with the land three years ago, and have not been gone for more than a month since that time. I tend to start sobbing and shaking when …