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| 7/11/26 Edmonds Summer Market |
After a year of planning and anticipation, Sketcher Fest 2026 was finally on! As an event partner, USk Seattle led three free Sketch Walks throughout the weekend. First up was Saturday morning at the Edmonds Summer Market. I was so busy chatting with other sketchers I bumped into that I didn’t have much time to sketch, but I didn’t mind – meeting friends I hadn’t seen in a year or more is one of the most important parts of participating in an event like Sketcher Fest.I had to miss the throwdown to get on with my main responsibility of the day: Serving as volunteer liaison for guest artist Kumi Matsukawa. As I had mentioned previously, I’ve been a fan and friend of Kumi for years, and when I heard she would be a guest artist this year, I immediately volunteered to be her liaison. Using markers and other materials in varying colors Kumi showed her hard-working students how to “wink and squint” (her term for using one eye to measure proportions and squinting to block out details) their way to stronger, more confident sketches.
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| Kumi Matsukawa's workshop |
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| Registering Kumi's workshop participants (photo by Kumi) |
My job as liaison was to register participants, take lots of photos for promotional use by Sketcher Fest and the instructor, and generally assist Kumi and her students during the workshop as needed. I was exhausted by the end of the day, but it was inspiring to watch Kumi teach and rewarding to help a sketcher I have long admired. |
| Kumi describing her unique process to students |
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