Lisa Wellman: DETRITUS - Opening Night Event Photos

With a summer breeze in the air, we swung open our doors to welcome art, wine & food lovers during the Mercer Island First Friday Art Walk. Sen. Lisa Wellman's striking exhibit, DETRITUS, was warmly received with intrigue and accolades. To learn more about Wellman's creative inspiration, check out her one-on-one interview with Keith Imper of the Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA), filmed live just before our art opening.

In artistic compliment to Wellman's photography, Lisa Caruccio laid out an impressive culinary spread. In anticipation of Caruccio's - Culinary Event Center grand opening by end of August, we all enjoyed a taste of what's to come. Platters of seasonal bites welcomed revilers along with a local selection of Coach House Cellars wines, sponsored by Bell-Anderson Insurance.

What a wonderful way to kick-off the Mercer Island's Summer Celebration!

UPDATE: Since Lisa's art opening, SZ has incorporated one of her photos into a Corporate Interiors project. Can you tell where the architecture ends and the art begins?

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SZ: Paper (one-year) Anniversary on Mercer Island!

Suzanne Zahr, Mercer Island Architect and General Contractor, invited her personal & professional community to celebrate the one year (paper!) anniversary of her design/build firm and art gallery on Thursday, April 6th. Over the last year, the SZ Art Gallery has featured the work of thirteen local and international artists, helped re-launch the first Thursday Mercer Island Art Walk, and hosted events for community organizations such as MICA, SJCC, FASPS, Art With Heart, and Washington State Senator Lisa Wellman’s election campaign.

SZ has also kept busy working on homes, apartments, retail spaces, and corporate interiors, often handling the full lifecycle from design through construction (not to mention the creation of Business Plans, Style Guides, and Marketing Strategies).

The event was catered by one such lifecycle client, Caruccio’s, which will open its culinary event center in August of 2017.

Thank you for joining the SZ Team, featured Artists, Donatella Lombardini, Laurent Bourscheidt & Joe Iano, along with Lisa Caruccio to celebrate all things creative!

Suzanne Zahr would like to send a heartfelt thanks to:

The SZ Team (Ed, Emily, Lisa, Lara & Paul) for your stellar creativity & collaboration
Our extended team of Consultants, Artists, Sub-Contractors, Collaborators for your virtuosity
Our beloved Clientele for entrusting in us with your dreams & ambitions
Lisa Caruccio of Caruccio's for your friendship, courage & artful catering
Cecilia Whatley of Bold & Fancy for the knock-out paper flower wall
Annabella Chiocco of Sprinkles & Sweets for the delicious logo cookies
Nancy Wennekers of Mercer Beauty for styling my hair & make-up - va-va-voom
Alice Kalis for the gorgeous photos, commemorating a wonderful evening
Mike Donnelly of Bell-Anderson Insurance for pouring the wine tastings & sponsorship
The Islander for the bubbles and being our happy hour reprieve
Mercer Island for your patronage, support & warm welcome this past year
Our friends & family for their unwavering love & encouragement

First Thursday: Art & Wine [09.01.16]

Since we launched this monthly tradition in May, each event has been special in its own way. This past gathering had a more intimate tone, rooted in a well-rounded appreciation of good wine, music, visual & wearable arts.

Victoria Johnson's artwork is both formal & lyrical. Free-flowing, organic forms drift in and out of her canvas' planes, creating enticing visual rhythm & movement. A perfect pairing with 12-year old harpist, Carla Mory's performance of 'Les Adieux du Menestrel au Pays Natal' by John Thomas, in our very first Living Room 'concert'.

Jennie King of J|King Styling introduced her Fall Collection of ASH + AMES Jewelry - simply stunning. Mary Herzog of The Paper Beadery presented her unique, handmade statement necklaces out of paperbeads - gorgeous. Both have generously offered to donate 10% of sales to Art with Heart.

Isaac, The Islander's Sommelier, once again introduced a wonderful selection of wines for tasting, all available for sale by the bottle or case at wine club prices.