Author will miss event: Spike Walker, Amboy resident and author of “Working on the Edge,” suffered a heart attack will not make it to the book signing event mentioned in Friday’s Bits ‘n’ Pieces column.
The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Clackamas Town Center. Walker was to appear there with the cast of “The Deadliest Catch,” the reality TV show inspired by his 1993 book. He is recovering at Southwest Washington Medical Center, a family member said.
Spike Walker, author of “Working on the Edge,” will sign books from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Clackamas Town Center. He’ll be there with the cast of “The Deadliest Catch,” the reality TV show inspired by his 1993 book.
St. Martin’s Press just published another book by the 60-year-old Amboy resident. “On the Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend” recounts the rescue of the Malaysian cargo ship Selendang Ayu off the Aleutian Islands in 2004.
Author will miss event: Spike Walker, Amboy resident and author of "Working on the Edge," suffered a heart attack will not make it to the book signing event mentioned in Friday's Bits 'n' Pieces column.
The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Clackamas Town Center. Walker was to appear there with the cast of "The Deadliest Catch," the reality TV show inspired by his 1993 book. He is recovering at Southwest Washington Medical Center, a family member said.
He interviewed about 20 people involved with the wreck multiple times to craft a book that tells the true story in a way that reads like fiction.
“Telling Alaska adventure stories, that’s what I do,” Walker said.
Local artist looks to nature for inspiration
Woodland native Brian Ripp needs look no farther than his natural surroundings for artistic inspiration when creating his mixed media pieces.
“I think a lot of it has to do with what I grew up around, the ocean, trees, mountains,” said Ripp, 31. “We were always hiking around Mount St. Helens, always at the mountains, rivers and lakes.”
Ripp’s Northwest-inspired art is on display at Angst Gallery in downtown Vancouver this month, as well as at Bherd Studios Gallery in Seattle.
Ripp has two new pieces at Angst, on display tonight at First Friday Art Walk and throughout the month.
He also has five pieces at Bherd as part of that gallery’s “Take Five” show. “Take Five” features work by 15 different artists. All the art is in dimensions divisible by the number five. Ripp made pieces that measure 10 inches by 10 inches.
The “Take Five” exhibit opened Nov. 12 and continues through Dec. 24. There’s an encore artists reception on Dec. 10.
Ripp, owner of the online company Divergent Clothing, used to own Rainy Day Gallery in downtown Vancouver. When that space closed in September, Ripp decided to focus on establishing a name for himself beyond the local art scene. The Seattle show is a good step in that direction, he said.
