Voice Of Vashon

Host Sally Fox and Gay Roselle team up to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of Sally’s book Meeting the Muse after Midlife: A Journey to Meaning, Creativity, and Joy. Gay is an artist, poet, writer, and singer who also taught science at McMurray Middle School for thirty years. We discuss the expansive opportunities for creativity after […]

 With over forty years as an artist, Silvija has skillfully balanced a creative life while staying true to her passions. She uses sandblasting to craft beautiful glass art that incorporates designs and symbols from her Latvian heritage. After World War II, Silvija’s family emigrated from Latvia, fleeing as Russia took over the country. Born in the US, she grew up […]

In this interview with island creative and author Rondi Lightmark, Rondi and Sally talk about the life of the independent creative and what it takes to publish a book independently. Many on the island know Rondi Lightmark for her beloved Lightmark Press card series “Dogs in Cars,” which featured Vashon pets, and for her innovative community environmental education project, The Whole Vashon Project. Last fall, she published The Difference Between Seeds and […]

Michelle Bates is a Vashon photographer and creative with a multi-faceted artistry, and a history of contribution to the Vashon arts scene. She has used an inexpensive Holga camera to create a body of work that is unusual and dramatic and has taught others about the possibilities available with this lightweight plastic camera. She has also used […]

Lynann Politte is the Gallery Manager at Vashon Center for the Arts and a force often behind the scenes promoting, curating, or hanging art for the community to enjoy. She’s a jump-into-it creator who has been a director, producer, CoHousing community member, business coach, mother, grandmother, activist, feminist, actor, and marketing strategist. We talk about […]

Not every small town has a resident musicologist, but on Vashon, we do. Michael Tracy has been inspiring audiences at the Vashon Center for the Arts with his music history lectures — complimented by music from local performers. In this interview, we dive into his fascinating background. Prior to his move to Vashon in 2011, Michael […]

Rebecca Albiani knows how to make art history come alive. She has become Vashon’s favorite art historian, lecturing regularly at the Vashon Center for the Arts. In this interview, we turn the tables and ask Rebecca about her history and how she came to such an interesting career.Rebecca Albiani was en route to a doctorate in art history at Stanford University when her […]

Having created one of the best-selling hits of the 90’s, “How to Save a Life,” with the rock band The Fray, Isaac Slade left the band in 2022 to save, or at least change, his life. He’d been their lead singer for twenty years. He’s an American musician, community leader, proud dad, and owner of […]

Marcy Summers talks about how she brought her diverse background, together with her love of nature and concern for the environment, to her work with the Alliance for Tompotika Conservation, (AlTo) an organization birthed with support from Vashon Islanders. Today AlTo helps the people and natural environment of  Sulawesi, Indonesia. How does one leave the security of working for an established organization to start and […]

How does one create and sustain a professional career as an artist, while maintaining a concern for social justice and the issues facing our world? Pam Ingalls has built her career doing both. In her beautiful portraits and interior scenes, Pam elevates the ordinary, whether it is school teachers in the Vashon system, tenement residents […]