I also had an interesting conversation with the fellow manning the room for Portland's Froelick Gallery as I checked out some painted panels by Wiyot artist Rick Bartow. The curator related that Bartow was a multidisciplined artist who is involved with ceramics, printmaking and other arenas in addition to painting, which led to his introducing Froelick to Japanese printmaker Ritsuko Ozeki (who also had a piece featured in the room). While we were there to see sort of the commerce side of contemporary art, it was nice to be reminded of the interrelation between different artists, mediums and that we are all involved with this because we are passionate about modes of expression.

Jen, thank you for your kind write up. Two small comments:

The artist's name is spelled Rick Bartow.

The glass piece at the top is by Joe Feddersen, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes of Eastern Washington.

Thanks for the update Karl... changes have been made.