Tsuga Gallery artist of the month

Tsuga Gallery presents Laurel Check, featured artist for the month of May. Laurel creates a unique style of art using recycled materials such as old book pages and bits of sheet music. She blends these with her painting to create mixed media art of her favorite subjects such as cats, woman's faces, flowers, trees, and owls. She likes the useing texture and bold colors that result in a mild abstract look. Laurel also enjoys making earrings and other jewelry. She retired from the graphic design industry a few years ago and she and her husband Joel moved to Cathlamet. Laurel has two grown children, loves to garden and spends winters in Sun City, Arizona. Laurel is a member of the Sun City West Art Club, where she teaches mixed-media art. Stop by Tusga Gallery to see here unique creations. The Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10-4 p.m. Tsuga Gallery is a 501-C3 non-profit organization founded in 2011 by the late Janet Kerstetter Cimino.