Some pictures from February's ART BUS Tour

Every third Thursday there is a bus tour of art exhibits in Tacoma. Its a really fun thing to do and it only costs $10 to ride. Its a great way to discover local places that you might not be aware of.  Here are a few shots from the February tour. For more info visit: http://www.Tacomaartbus.com.

Tacoma Art Museum gift shop: Jewelry by Elaine Vogel.

Linda Danforth Studio: Fiber art (hats, scarves, flower pins) by Lori Adams

Linda Danforth Studio: Jewelry by Linda Danforth

253 Collective: Provided succulent strawberries and chocolate for the ART BUS riders.

253 Collective: all kinds of art by members of the collective gallery.
More info here: http://253collective.com/default.aspx

Embellish Multispace Salon: Art by Republic of 253

Embellish gave us live music by Mike Couccules, cupcakes, sweetheart candies and sodas.

Behold the new Embellish sweatshirts designed by Republic of 253!

Brick House Gallery: Self portrait by Lynn DiNino

Brick House Gallery: Self portrait by Jada-Moon Gridley

Brick House Gallery provided a large buffet of snacks for us.

Brick House Gallery: the self portrait show was very well attended.

Nine Lives Vintage: cute purses and other accessories

Nine Lives Vintage: Paintings by April Cox

The Framemakers

The Framemakers: Anna at Framemakers made us cookies and cream. She said to tell you hi!
Mousai Studio: Art by Katia Ramirez

Mousai Studio had an impressive buffet for ART BUS guests

Last stop: The Swiss Pub with art by Xuri

Next month's ART BUS tour will be the 2 year anniversary tour on March 15th. Only advance ticket holders will be admitted. The tour will be by invitation only and for those age 21 or older. If you would like an invitation, email angela.jossy@gmail.com.



XOXO,
Duchess of Downtown

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