In the heart of the Edmonds Creative District is the Cascadia Art Museum.

And if you're a fan of Pacific Northwest art, you're going to want to check this place out.

Today we're exploring an incredible new exhibit, the sculptures of Everett DuPen.

Okay, Sally, can you tell me about this current exhibit here?

Well, I can tell you that the current exhibit here of Everett DuPen is a perfect example of what we do here every day at Cascadia Art Museum.

We are focused on northwest art and northwest artists, and no one tells that story better than our curator, David Martin, and the museum.

So this is a perfect example, of northwest art and artists.

Everett DuPen was local.

He taught at the University of Washington.

And these pieces here are absolutely stunningly beautiful.

Wow.

Can we go talk to David?

Yes, let's do that.

Let's do it.

These pieces are spectacular.

And this is the person who can tell you all about them.

David, can you tell me about the work of Everett?

Yes, well, Everett had a very long career, in Seattle, and I knew him for quite a few years.

Decades, actually.

And so I know a lot about his work.

This, in fact, was his favorite, sculpture that he created during his whole career.

And it was a response to the anti-war, demonstrations at the University of Washington.

He actually was a child prodigy.

He had, national attention starting at the age of 13.

So he had a big reputation when he arrived here.

And then through his teaching, he influenced, I would say, generations of sculptors.

And I think anyone that became well known as a sculptor from the northwest probably studied with him.

One time I was over at his studio in his home, and he was actually carving that sculpture over there, the male figure.

And I said, is this, you know, an athlete?

And he said, no, I just made him up.

And I said, you made this person up?

And he goes, I haven't used models since the 1940s.

So he knew, he actually during his training, early on, he actually dissected cadavers to learn muscle structure and bone structure.

So he, he, he had the whole language of the human body, at his, at his fingertips.

So he didn't even need models there.

So I thought that was pretty amazing that this, That’s insane.

Wow.

Well, I can't wait to check out more of the exhibit.

I'm going to walk around.

You can see the range of the way he captured the human figure, exploring strength, movement, tenderness, and form through materials like terracotta, stone, wood and bronze.

The exhibit will be here until September 13th, but if you can't visit in person, you can still experience the exhibit through the museum's book, The Eternal Form.

David Martin, the curator we just met, also writes Cascadia’s Book Collection.

The museum publishes more books about art in the Pacific Northwest than anyone in the world.

All of which are available on their website.

The stuff really is cool.

I'm Angela.

Thank you for exploring.

I'll see you.