Product spotlight | Scrappy’s Lavender Bitters

Scrappy’s Bitters is a Seattle-based company creating delicious, inventive bitters that transform cocktails and sparking water alike. We love this local company, and especially love that they freely share a great collection of cocktail recipes on their website. Here’s one submitted by Tavern Law, a speakeasy in Capitol Hill, which highlights their original lavender bitters. Maybe impress your Valentine by masterfully mixing a delicious cocktail? Start practicing!

DR. GIRLFRIEND

1 1/4 OZ GIN
3/4 OZ GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
1/2 OZ APEROL
1/2 OZ ST. GERMAIN
1/2 OZ LEMON JUICE
1 DASH LAVENDER BITTERS

MARTINI GLASS, LEMON TWIST

THIS Sunday: Acoustic Music Benefit for Team Smersh

First and foremost, we want to express our immense gratitude for all of you. You have blown us away with the sincerity of your warm, loving hugs and your incredible generosity. We honestly could not ask for a better community, and we are forever grateful for each and every one of you.

We are still well on our way to meeting our goal for the Smershes, and we want to thank you for sharing their story. We haven’t even been fundraising for a whole month, but we’ve managed to reach almost half of our goal of $100k. Wow, you guys. Just…wow. Your selflessness is inspiring, to say the least.

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After hearing the news, longtime musician friends of John and Frances decided to join forces for a night of music, laughter, love, and community to help raise money for the Smershes. Each musician has played in some of Seattle’s most notable acoustic bands, and they’ll be showing off their incredible talents in some pretty unique ways. Combining the sounds of folk, swing, Americana, blues, old-time, and bluegrass, this night of celebration is sure to bring all the feels. We’d sure love it if you’d join us.

Here are the deets:
The concert will be kicking off at 6pm THIS Sunday (that means free street parking – right on!) at Karass Creative in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. Tickets are $25/person, and as with our YouCaring fundraiser, proceeds will be going to Team Smersh to assist John and Frances with current and future medical expenses. Click here to purchase tickets and view location information.

This exciting night of music will feature the sounds of the following artists:
Grant Dermody: Harmonica, Vocals
Forrest Gibson: Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Michael Gray: Violin, Vocals
Orville Johnson: Dobro, Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Greg Maass: Dobro, Banjo, Vocals
Mary Maass: Fiddle, Vocals
Joe Wilmhoff: Bass, Vocals

We just can’t say it enough – thank you ALL.

Five Ply Design | Lighting Event + Giveaway

Can we just take a quick second to recognize how INCREDIBLY talented our local artists are? Seriously, guys… PNWers are on another level when it comes to creativity. You may remember these unique laser-cut coasters and the urban BirdHomes hanging in our window. Both of these products are handmade by our neighbor and designer, Peter Benarcik, the creative powerhouse behind Five Ply Design.

We have an affinity for functional art at Click!, so it’s no surprise how flippin’ excited we are to announce that Peter is launching a debut of his lighting line in our store on Saturday, November  7th, and we think it’s some of his greatest work yet! We are suckers for pendant lights, as you know, and his new contemporary designs certainly don’t fall short.

All of Five Ply’s home goods are handcrafted in their micro-studio in Seattle’s International District with materials responsibly sourced in the USA. With Peter’s background in architecture, you can trust that all of his pieces are carefully structured and built to last. Also, this is perfect timing for the rainy season – who couldn’t use a little more light in their home or office this time of year?

Peter will be hanging out with us all day on November 7, so stop by to meet him, learn more about his work, and pick up a new one-of-a-kind pendant light from his newest collection to cozy up your space just in time for winter. Also(!), we’ll be doing a drawing for one of Five Ply’s coaster sets, so you definitely don’t want to miss out on this exclusive all-day event!

West Seattle Art Walk | Deanna Baldi

We are thrilled to introduce our next featured artist for this month’s Art Walk! Seattle’s own Deanna Baldi will be adding some serious beauty to our space with her botanical-inspired creations.

Deanna uses some of the most interesting media to bring her floral subjects to life! She begins by drawing on birchwood in graphite, then etches her design with FIRE (say what?!), then finalizes her piece by painting with oils. Talk about a conversation piece to add to your home. These bright, vivid colors will bring so much life to your walls!

Deanna credits one of her favorite childhood memories as a source of inspiration: picking flowers and leaving them on her neighbors’ doorsteps. Now she has found a way to share flowers – and her talents – with her neighbors (that’s YOU!) that will last in your home for a lifetime!

To see more of these amazing designs, come hang out with Deanna and all of us at Click! on Thursday, September 10 and Thursday, October 8th. We’ll be snacking, mingling, and admiring her beautiful collection from 6-9pm. These beauties will be available at Click! throughout September and October.

January Sale

It’s January 2015, and it’s time for a sale! Now through 25th come grab 30-50% off some of these goodies (while they last):

All Highway bags 30% off

All Alchemy Goods 30-50% off

Lighting by Roost and Leitmotiv 50% off

Kids’ melamine place sets 30% off

Pillows 30% off

Govino 30% off

And lots more! Sale prices are good in-store only, limited to stock on hand, and while supplies last.

Meet the Makers: Shelli Markee and re-Ply Furniture

Thursday night September 11 we will host two makers from very different disciplines. Shelli Markee, the artist whose wire birds soar up the walls at Click!, will flesh out the space with more flora and fauna sculptures in wire. Steve Lawler, a Tacoma woodworker whose reclaimed furniture line is one of the newest additions to the Click! showroom floor, will also be on hand to talk about his solid goods.

 

Shelli’s wire works are three-dimensional line drawings, capturing the essence of their subject without color or shading. They are instantly recognizable despite their minimalism. The inspiration she finds in the natural world is comes through in the familiarity of her creations.

Joining Shelli at Click! will be Steve Lawler of rePly Furniture. Steve uses remnant pieces from cabinet shops, layered and pressed to create modern, beautiful, and comfortable chairs, benches, and tables. Steve will be on hand to talk about his process and inspiration, and will be bringing more pieces than we normally have stocked. “Making plywood beautiful“, indeed!

Dim all the lights, and turn up the old Victrola

Watching new product releases as we do, we’ve noticed a lot of “passive amplifiers” which connect to your phone and supposedly amplify the sound without power. You may notice that you’ve never seen any of them at Click!. That’s because most of them look like disposable junk and sound worse.

But recently something’s been happening right under our noses in West Seattle.

A local guy named Fritz Rud, operating under the moniker of Salv.co, had great realization: that people were amplifying sound without electricity years ago,  and they made it look good. Now look at what he’s done:

He’s made CUSTOM iPHONE AMPLIFIERS designed to passively enhance a phone’s speaker, no electricity required. They create a warm, vintage sound, typical of the materials used from the Edison era. While more art than utility, each amplifier is a one-of-a-kind conversation piece that is both functional and beautiful.

Fritz and his iPhone amps will make their worldwide debut at Click! Design That Fits Thursday June 12 during the West Seattle Art Walk, from 6 to 9pm. Come early, as you’re probably not the only person thinking these would make a great Father’s Day gift.

All pieces are one-of-a-kind.

Book signing: Hannah Viano’s S is for Salmon

 

 

 

 

Thursday May 8 we will host a book signing event for Hannah Viano, whose beautiful S is for Salmon: A Pacific Northwest Alphabet is now available.

 

Hannah’s art has been featured at Click before; you may remember her amazing pieces, delicately cut from paper. She’ll be here for art walk from 6 to 9pm, signing books and showing the original paper-cuts that became the pages of the book.

Her new book is a feast of stunning imagery. Children and adults will appreciate the unusual alphabet pairings, tuned to aquatic themes of the Pacific Northwest.

 

 

“Hannah Viano has been a sailor, fisherwoman, outdoor educator, circus performer, and a small town postmistress. She is an artist based in Seattle.”

Karen Konzuk & her ground breaking jewelry

We’re really lucky that Karen likes visiting Seattle. We get to see what’s fresh off her jeweler’s bench! Check this bi-metal ring. Steel outside, a peek of gold from the inside and so much room for light to shine thru that diamond!…careful it’s blinding – in a very good way.

Karen is also bringing earrings, necklaces and bracelets from a several collections that haven’t been shown at Click! before.

So put Saturday May 3rd from 11am to 5pm on your calendar and come to Click! and lay your eyes on ground breaking contemporary jewelry design by Karen Konzuk.

Double down with 2 Megan Auman events!

Click! has imported Megan Auman – one of our favorite artists –  to Seattle from Philly for a double event extravaganza!

Thursday March 13th 6pm to 9pm • West Seattle Art Walk with Megan Auman: During Art Walk, Megan will show her original acrylic paintings, vibrant scarves, and luscious pillows.

Friday March 14th 7pm to 8:30pm •  The intersection of creativity and business.” Along with being an amazing designer and maker Megan is an educator and entrepreneur focused on helping creative people succeed in their businesses. Through her website, Designing an MBA, she shares business thinking for fellow artists, designers, and creatives. In her talk, Megan will discuss the intersection of creativity and business, what it takes to develop successful business models for the artistically minded, and why profit is essential to creative businesses.

Please register for this free event so that we can arrange for seating. No need to register for Art Walk, just show up and start walking!

UPDATE 3/10/14: The Friday lecture and Q&A is now SOLD OUT.