Reflections on Life in the San Juan Islands
If you want to know what it feels like to live in the San Juan Islands, Mary Kalbert’s collection of essays captures her impressions of the heart and soul of the islands. Accuracy, kindness, and compassion underlie these pieces like rocks in a streambed.
www.marykalbert.com

Beach Hearts
A true Pacific Northwest native, Kathryn Farron has always walked the beach. She was taught to comb for agates, jasper, arrowheads, driftwood, shells, and sea glass as a child. Kathryn’s heart mosaics reflect a lifetime at the edge of the sea, a collection of its many treasures. Each unique heart is named and numbered.
kathrynfarron.com/beach_hearts

There is no shortage of talented people in the San Juan Islands. Here are a few offerings that we
believe capture our spirit. The work is handmade, thoughtful, and affordable.

If you want a reminder of a great trip, these works speak with authentic language and love.
Islanders – you might want to entice someone to visit or treat yourself to a gift. Soon we’ll have photographs, cards, jewelry, clothing, paintings, pottery and more.

We’ll be adding items each month so check back with us to see what’s new at Island Homegrown.

Good eye, big heart
Jane Buck is an artist who works with natural materials found on the beaches of San Juan County. She arranges stones, sea glass, and driftwood into assemblages, which she then photographs on site. Her cards and prints are as endemic to the San Juans as eagles and Orcas.
JpbPhotos@PlanetGrateful.com • 360-378-1081

Cedar Rock Pepper
Ingredients are all pure and natural, handmade on San Juan island. Pepper is one of nature’s greatest gifts. Its use in food has dramatically changed gourmet cooking. Cedar Rock Pepper is the perfect blend of black pepper, herbs or spices for all your culinary needs.
Purchase individually, in gift sacks, or gift baskets -
available worldwide by mail.
www.cedarrockpepper.com • 360-378-2123

Images of the San Juan Islands
Mark Gardner’s photo book is a trip to the beautiful San Juan Islands contained between two covers. An artist who paints with natural light, Mark invests hours awaiting the magic moment. His best works hide the tremendous effort with an overlay of informal inevitability, as if there is no other way to photograph the islands and their animals.
www.rainshadowphotographics.com

The Gimbaled Gourmet Ship to Shore Cookbook
A one-time restaurateur, caterer, and professional sea cook, Kathryn Farron, the Gimbaled Gourmet, combines her unique culinary skills with a wealth of knowledge and practical experience on every level of the marine industry to enable you to function effortlessly and efficiently in your own galley, whether at home or afloat.

In her fifth book, Ship to Shore, Kathy organizes recipes by seasons and features color photography of the San Juan Islands by Mark Gardner.
www.gimbaledgourmet.com

Rainshadow Arts
Dona Reed creates limited-edition, hand-pulled relief prints as well as vessels and lamps made from gourds. She uses both two- and three-dimensional media to express her unique artwork based on simplified lines and shapes, repetitive patterns, and careful use of negative space.
www.Rainshadow-Arts.com

San Juan Islands Visitors' Guide
The essential guide to all the San Juan Islands, brought to you by the publishers of At Home Magazine and the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau is free for the asking.
www.VisitSanJuans.com

Lavender Inspired Jewelry
Glass artist Andrea Kiernan recreates the visual beauty of lavender fields in her handmade beeds. From simple pendants to large art pieces, her one-of-a-kind creations make the perfect gift or keepsake.
www.AndreaKiernan.com