December Art Walk- Featuring Cheryl Zahniser

Save the date for the last West Seattle Art Walk in 2013!  

This Thursday, December 12, we are featuring local artist Cheryl Zahniser. 

Her beautiful oil portraits and still life paintings on canvas and glass deck 

our walls and will be up during the entire month.

Come in to CAPERS on Thursday from 6-9pm to see beautiful artwork by 

Zahniser and meet the artist herself! We will have treats and drinks while 

you shop and there will even be a surprise performance by the Mistletones!

A little about the artist...

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Cheryl Zahniser graduated from the University of Oregon in 1975 with a BFA Degree in Painting. After graduation, Zahniser worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer in Portland and then moved to Seattle to work for Nordstrom as a graphic designer. Zahniser retired 24 years later as the Vice President, Brand Creative Director of Nordstrom. Since 2006 Cheryl Zahniser focused her passion on fine art, opening a studio and studying with a number of well-known artist.  For more information, visit Cheryl's website, cherylzahniser.com.

Easy Entertaining......Baked Feta Appetizer!

The Fall is here and with the cool weather comes warm parties! Be sure to bring this delicious appetizer to the next event you attend or host. We served it at CAPERS during our artist reception for the October Art Walk and it got rave reviews from our customers!

CAPERS Baked Feta Dip

8 ounces Feta Cheese (crumbled)

6-8 ounces of pitted, mixed, marinated olives

Line the bottom of a greased small baking dish with feta.

Layer the olives on top of the feta.

Drizzle with olive oil. 

Bake at 400 degrees F until warm and melted (about 20 minutes).

The recipe we served in the store was adapted from the Kathy Casey recipe below.

WARM BAKED FETA WITH ARTICHOKE ROASTED PEPPER & OLIVE SPREAD

Makes 10 to 15 servings

1 jar Dish D'Lish Artichoke Pepper Olive Spread

1 thick (7- to 8-ounce) piece feta cheese

Lightly oil the bottom of an 8- to 9-inch ovenproof skillet, such as cast iron.

Place the cheese in the center of the pan, and then top with the Artichoke Pepper Olive Spread. 

At this point, you can cover and refrigerate the skillet for up to 1 day.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Bake the cheese for about 20 minutes, or until soft and gooey. 

Serve immediately, right out of the pan, with slices of rustic bread, crostini, pita, or pita chips.

Kathy Casey is an amazing celebrity chef from Seattle. She is frequently 

featured in magazines, on TV and radio, and she is the owner of Dish D'Lish. 

If you are looking for some great recipes, we recommend one of Kathy's cookbooks.

Visit the Kathy Casey website to find more of her recipes or to order a cookbook. 

Save The Date......October Art Walk with Mary Flynn-Gillies

The West Seattle Art Walk is less than one week away!
For those of you who don't know, the Art Walk is a monthly event that takes
place from 6-9 PM on the second Thursday of each month. Shops stay open
late and display art by local artists. During the month of October, we will be
featuring artist Mary Flynn-Gillies at CAPERS.


Mary's paintings are available for viewing and purchase now in our store.

Stanley Rivers 10x8

Poppy Blue 23x30

Here is an excerpt from Mary's artist statement:

"This fascination with weathered
integrity has found a comfortable
home in her two-dimensional work.
Her desire is to achieve this sense of
time and history in her work by using
tattered, stained, and once cherished
found papers as the foundation for
her imagery.

Her imagery at first glance is ageless
but at closer inspection is interjected
with modern thought and often times
whimsy... bringing together the inspiring
dynamic of past versus present"

Visit Mary Flynn-Gillies' website for more information on her and her art.

Hope to see you at CAPERS on October 10th during the Art Walk!