FEB 13: Belltown Art Walk feat DJ: Rachel Vick, Riz & Rob. ART: Live Painting by Lauren Olson

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Join for our NO COVER Belltown Art Walk event. Get your groove on with renowned local DJs Rachel Vick, Riz Rollins, and Rob Green! Our featured artist is Lauren Olson, and she will be live painting throughout the event as well as being our gallery artist. Boost your wellness with Healers, Crystals, & Classes. Shop, Dance, and Heal. 

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SCHEDULE: 

Live Painting by Lauren Olson 

5:00-9:00pm 

5pm -7pm: DJ Riz Rollins & Rob Green 

7pm - 9pm: DJ Rachel Vick

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LOCATION: 

Crystal Lounge by Crystallography Gems

 2008 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98121 (On 1st Ave between Virginia & Lenora)

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FEATURED ARTIST:

Lauren Olson 

Habihats

@technokittycreations

 Lauren Olson, also known in the dance community as TechnoPrincess, embodies both a fun-loving spirit and an artist with incredible technical skill. Since she was 17 (2003), she has been working on canvas. Lauren went to art school at the prestigious Pratt Institute, the New York Academy of Art, and the Gage Academy. Her artistic roots are in both oil and acrylic paint, featuring people, cats, sunsets, and landscapes. While talented in the world of portraiture, after discovering the magical world of dance music, festivals, costumes, and Burning Man, her focus has shifted toward art which is whimsical, playful, and wearable. Lauren has been focused on making her art wearable since 2015. Inspiration led her to begin producing wearable art in the form of "Habihats" - Habitats on Hats. The cleverly crafted accessories are hand-painted, often using perspective, figurines, and other additions to bring these dioramas to life. In 2021, Habihats.com was finally born, offering her now-notorious headwear, along with puff painted sunglasses, earplug earrings, and a continuously expanding array of unique, fun, functional festival fashion. Lauren loves to work on projects that bring joy and make people laugh. She is currently working on portrait commissions, live painting at music events, and managing her new website. 

"Go confidently In the direction of your dreams; live the life you've imagined."

 @technoprincesscreations 

www.habihats.com 

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ARTIST:

Ajá Schettler 

My art is an extension of not only myself, but energies that exist within the atmospheres of this world along with many others. I channel the images, feelings, and voices I see and hear both in my waking existence as well as through my dreams. I am an ecosystem of experience, emotion, knowledge, and wisdom–extending from every space. Honoring this means showing up fully in my darkness and light. Honoring the full vastness that is. 

Insta:The.Knight.In.Fauna 

Facebook: Ajá Schettler 

https://www.knightinfauna.com/ 

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DJs: 

RACHEL VICK

 LISTEN: https://on.soundcloud.com/7fRZZv3y5kLYRTg9Vi 

From Cleveland, OH, Rachel’s roots are in alternative rock and indie electronic music. She was pulled towards songs with 4-on-the-floor beats, and began to dig for more, serendipitously discovering the bliss and freedom of house music. Now a Seattle DJ, she draws inspiration from story-driven and playful indie dance, but honors the foundations of house by highlighting driving percussion and basslines as the focal point of her dynamic sets. 

RIZ ROLLINS & ROB GREEN

 LISTEN: https://on.soundcloud.com/ypKlNVKLqV1w3zyLNm

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OTHER FEATURED ARTISTS: 

Alexis Robinson of Artistically Alexis @artisticallyalexis 

Wee Ama Bash @weeamabash

Lauren Olsen- @technoprincesscreations / www.habihats.com

KVerity Art- @KVerityart / www.KVerityart.com 

Julia Y- @JuliaYIllustrations / etsy.com/shop/JuliaYIllustrations 

Henry Ephraim Peniston 

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ART WALK MISSION: 

At the Crystal Lounge, it is an important part of our mission to build and enmesh our communities with each other. Art, science, metaphysics, healing, geology, music, fun, & fashion... These all play a part in helping develop the healing pathways in both the micro and macrocosm. Crystal Lounge features a wide selection of local artists and healers to inspire you, and whom you can support. We showcase all people, but preferentially feature women, POC, LGBTQ+, and other underrepresented artists and healers.

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PARKING NOTES: 

- AVAILABLE: Street parking & paid lots. 

- CHEAPER PARKING: Use the "SpotHero" app. Saves the most for long (5-10 hour) parking sessions. 

- FREE PARKING: Amazon parking lots after 430pm weekdays, and all weekend.

 - TOW ZONE: Please be aware of the time-specific "No Parking" signs on the west (water) side of the street. 

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ADA & MOBILITY: 

Three stairs with handrail at the entrance. Disability-friendly space with seating and wider aisles. Unfortunately, our ADA Lift is currently broken (we are waiting on repairs). 

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SAFETY: 

Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, ageist, and/or physically/sexually/verbally aggressive behavior will not be tolerated. Crystal Lounge is a loving space to shop, create, and foster connection. Come with respect for creative self-expression in others so that we may all be more ourselves. 

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COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT: 

As our way of giving back to the community, we've launched our Community Care Discount. We don't need to know HOW you qualify - just let us know you qualify for the Community Care Discount at the register. Who Qualifies? All POC (all varieties of melanated folx) LGBTQIA and Fierce Allies Local Employees (Market & Downtown) Teachers Seniors Veterans Firefighters and EMTs 

*Discount does not stack with all sales, and may not apply to all consignment items. 

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Crystal Lounge by Crystallography Gems respectfully acknowledges the original and current caretakers of this land, water, and air: the Duwamish Tribe & Coast Salish people, all of their ancestors, and descendants. This land is Indigenous and was colonized through the use of interlocking systems of dominance: white supremacy, imperialism, capitalism, and patriarchy. It is our collective responsibility to support Indigenous people, culture, and rights, thereby honoring, protecting, and sustaining this land. We strive toward including and honoring decolonized knowledge and traditions. – t̕igʷicid (Thank You)