Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission & Friends of the Arts

MLT LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS Now Showing

Mountlake Terrace LIBRARY Elise Hegrat

Exhibit Opens December 1
December 1 – 31, 2024

The Mountlake Terrace Arts Advisory Commission presents the Elise Hegrat Exhibit at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Avenue W.

Artist Statement:
Working in the very left brain career of Finance and Accounting, I have spent much time with my nose in spreadsheets and number crunching. Expectations of tight results. Expectations of tight deadlines. Over the years, I have always craved creative outlets to free my mind and relax. From sewing my own designs, to doing my own interior design and landscape design, being creative has helped me…fly.

It was only in the last 10 years or so that I started working with art pieces. I’ve tried watercolor (with little success) pastels, drawing and have now moved into acrylics and mosaics. I have done classes at Cole and Gage, and have learned so many very important things that I use regularly. One class we were even invited to show in a local office for Art Walk.

After being so restricted in my career, I find I mostly just like playing. A lot of trial and error. I have only shown in the local juried art shows, and that made me happy enough. But being invited to the Mountlake Terrace Library is a very exciting prospect!

I get inspiration from just about anything, from flowers to European brick street patterns. I have a lot of ideas in my head and I hope to get them all on to a canvas or glass on a wood substrate.

 

The Mountlake Terrace Arts Advisory Commission oversees the library exhibits as part of its mission to promote cultural events in the community.  Library hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-6pm, and Sunday 1-5pm.


Mountlake Terrace Library Exhibits for 2024
January: Rick Holst – Mixed Media
February: Henry and Lauren Heerschap – Photography
March: Jerry Steffen Jr. – Paintings
April: David and Beth Henkes – Drawings, Mixed Media
May: Mary Anderson – Paintings
June: Anna Starr – Photography
July: Sheryl Lemay – Paintings
August: Matt Bennett – Paintings
September: Paul Zimmer/Marie Brindo-Vas – Photography
October: Patty McNamee – Paintings
November: Brandi Young – Paintings
December: Elise Hegrat – Mosaics

Elise Hegrat