Bridges of Redmond: My Redmond Roots
by Jason Dorsey My roots are in Redmond. My dad, legendary northwest artist Jack Dorsey, grew up on a fifty-acre farm three miles from downtown Redmond. If you drive south from Redmond on Bel-Red Road, …
The Story of the New Stanwood Camano Art Advocacy Commission
This article was written by Sunnyshore Studio’s Artistic Director, Jason Dorsey In September 2021, the Stanwood-Camano Art Advocacy Commission (SCAAC), a new not-for-profit art organization, was granted IRS status. Since I had the privilege to …
Painting Place: Impressions of Camano by Jason Dorsey
A painting can capture the essence of a place better than anything else. The artist strips details that don’t matter down to the bare mood, the feel, the emotions, the inner core of a moment, …
Create Your Children’s Book in a Year – Zoom Class FAQs
In 2022, I will host my second Create Your Children’s Book in a Year class via Zoom. Our first class (2021) has been a joy. We have a great group of participants from the states …
IMPRESSIONS OF CAMANO
We are excited to announce our Fall show featuring new artwork by Jason Dorsey. This will be Jason’s first solo show at Sunnyshore Studio where he serves as Artistic Director. We caught up with Jason …
Discover Beautiful Camano: Clarence Dirks, the City-Bred Farmer
In my research of people who have contributed to the life of Camano Island, I kept coming across the name Clarence Dirks. I learned that Clarence was a star lineman for the University of Washington, …
Searching for the American Eden by Richard Hanks
Camano is known as the “Island of Artists.” I like to refer to the “artist colony” that thrives on Camano today. As part of the Discover Beautiful Camano series I’ve been researching the history of …
Discover Beautiful Camano: The Snowden Family
On Thursday, June 24, I sat down to interview members of the Snowden family for this article which is part of the Discover Beautiful Camano series of stories that celebrates the people and places of …
Discover Beautiful Camano: The Dorseys, Pioneer Artist Family
Lot 77 of Sunnyshore Acres In the spring of 1970, my dad, Jack, mom, Ann, and one-year-old me moved to Lot 77 of Sunnyshore Acres on Camano Island. It was Dad’s dream to be a …
Week 6 Intern Journal: Projects Galore
Last week I spent the whole week up at the studio, fighting artist block and working on other projects. I had family come around and encourage me through the artist block, which was very helpful. …