The anticipation of Spring in Seattle this particular year has bordered on a tangible anxiety throughout the city. I'm not sure how at 38 years of age I was tricked into thinking that my face would never be warmed by the sun again, EVER. Of course today the sun has arrived like a missing left sock, in the most obvious place possible- the sky! Happily it's bright light coming through JayWalk's windows has great new stuff to illuminate. Zippy purses from a company not yet well known around Seattle called Bungalow 360. The fabric prints will just lift you right out of any sort of gloomy mood. Many new cool house filling items- silk covered, wool filled poofs for extra seating, chased aluminum ice and wine buckets, copper lined mirrors, and silk pillow covers. A beautiful spring collection of crackled surface photos from Drew Forsell and Rick Duque, and several new clay print paintings from Sandra Eshleman. For lovely gifts there are shibori treated silk scarves in many different colors, fat (phat?) silver pendants from Tessa Fleming, and a new load of bistro aprons from Hot Cocoa. See you soon!
The beauty of JayWalk is that there isn't anything packaged about it. One woman, one 240 square foot room, and whole lot of cool stuff. Sometimes I forget that I have a blog. Then I get excited about something and want to share it and remember that this is the 21st century. Decadent chocolate bars and truffles from B.T. McElrath. New soy candles from BlueWick in four scents: Melati, Yuzu, Limon, and Guavapeel. New greeting cards from Freemont based company Compendium, and Seattle residents Leslie Jewett, Denise Takahashi, Eric Edgerton, and Jenica Stocking-Brooks. Amanda Sargent has graciously agreed to share her very personal encaustic paintings with the public via JayWalk's walls. Paul Bernstein has brought in three beautiful new glass vases. Cool river rock votive holders from Ethan Currier. Pachari Wire Works by Ariana Corrado fit in beautifully with the shop. New canvas totes from Ballard based America Jane Mercantile have WWII posters that preach sustainable living...70 years ago! Come on in, I'll look forward to seeing you. -Amy
