KOBO at Higo
Japantown/ International District
M - Sat.  11 - 6
Sun 12 - 5
Open everyday except for some holidays.
 
KOBO on Capitol Hill
across from the Harvard Exit movie theater
Tue - Fri, 12 - 7*
Sat. 11 - 7
Sun.  12-6
Closed Mondays
 
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 KOBO Gallery at Higo EVENTS

    

  
JAM FEST + FIRST THURSDAY,September 2, 6-8pm
Rachel Wong
Singer, Songwriter on Acoustic guitar.
 
 
 
August 20 - September 5. 2010
Opening reception - Friday, August 20, 6-8pm
Lee Boo Duck, "Paper Art Exhibition"
A visiting artist from Korea, invited by Tacoma Community College
Boo Duk Lee is a professor of digital textile design at Kunjang College, located in Gunsan city, South Korea. She has specialized in fiber art design, paper art design,digital textile design, and printing.  Much of her paper art makes use of Korean traditional paper called hanji, a type of mulberry paper.
Hanji is said to reflect the regional characteristics from which it was fashioned.  Bu Duk Lee is part of the Millennium Jeonju Hanji Forum and travels across the world every year with the association for hanji exhibitions.
 
August 21 - September 18
Opening reception - Saturday, August 21, 6-8pm
Barb Campbell and Javier Cervantes
Ceramics
Visiting artists from Oregon.  Cervantes recently
moved his studio from Oaxaca, Mexico.
 
September 11 - September 25
Kimono Textile show, KOROMO
presented by artist, Yuri Kinoshita
Mannequins showcase a unique combination of Kimonos made of textiles from around the world.
Special kimono dress-up event, Saturday, September 11, 2-5pm
Artist, Yuri Kinoshita dresses you in a kimono, be a part of the exhibit on kobo's facebook fan page.
 
October 2 - October 31, 2010
Opening reception - Saturday, October 2, 6 - 8pm
Tommer Peterson, mixed media
Ordinary Household Gods
Graphic designer, Tommer Peterson, creates household gods who watch over our day to day life, they keep our garage door openers working, calm arguements, find lost keys, bring calm when needed, mend frayed tempers and applaud wise choices.
 

 
November 13 - December 5, 2010
Opening reception - Saturday, November 13, 6 - 8pm
KOBO Simple Cup Show, 5th Annual
A ceramic cup invitational, showcasing nearly 300 of a common object, nourishing the hand, the eye and the soul.  Co-sponsored by the Seward Park Clay Studio
 

In the gallery . . . 

Keizaburo Kubodera
Ceramic artist

Chris Nielsen
Ceramic artist

John Dix
Ceramic artist, Japan
Woodfired ceramics
http://johndix.com/

HiiH Lighting
Sculptural lighting by Hiih Lighting Design
http://www.hiihgallery.com/

Lilith Rockett and Ani Kasten, ceramic artists
www.anipots.com
www.lilithrockett.com

 
Japanese woodcarver from Shikoku, Atsushi Tanaka.   
 His sculptures capture the essence of the Japanese spirit and appreciation for the simple pleasures of  life.  

Curio Workshop 
Paintings Inspired by traditional Japanese advertising.
 

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KOBO Capitol Hill 


Featured jewelry artist, Zuzana Willis
http://www.zuzkjewelry.com/               

             NEW - Jewelry artist, Leah Kangas at KOBO Capitol Hill,