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FEBRUARY 7, 2024
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VOL. 105, NO. 6
February is food drive month
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Damon Brown working on a limited edition print at Creative Lou Studios.
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Creative Lou leaving his mark By Laura Marie Rivera | Contributing Writer
This month, a Seattle artist is making his national debut in partnership with Starbucks. Damon Brown is a multidisciplinary artist whose current work consists of public artwork, illustration, and painting/digital painting. He works under the studio name Creative Lou. February is Black History Month and Brown designed three mugs that are available across the U.S. and Canada, while supplies last. “Damon Brown’s collection celebrates Black culture and community,” Starbucks said in a statement. And “the design’s graphic elements
convey a modern sensibility; he chose soothing shades of pale blue, green and cream with a 1960’s vibe for the color palette.” The Starbucks Artist Collaborative Series invites artists to create merchandise as a blank canvas to bring their unique stories and experiences to life. “I fell in love with art at a young age,” Brown said. His love started with cartoons and comic books in the second grade and expanded from there. By the time he attended Garfield High School, he was designing play posters and other
The Rotary Club of Magnolia is sponsoring a month-long food drive for the Ballard Food Bank. This February you will see collection boxes placed at multiple locations throughout Magnolia and Interbay, including Key Bank (Magnolia branch on 34th Street), The Mail Box, Metropolitan Market and Interbay Golf Course. Last year, Rotary Club of Magnolia collected 2,000 pounds of food during its February food drive. With the increase need this year, the club is working on a goal to collect 3,000 pounds. Rotary Club has a long history of supporting food drives starting with support of Northwest Harvest 38 years ago. In the recent past, Rotary has been supporting the Ballard Food Bank with food and cash donations. The Ballard Food Bank serves the northwest area of Seattle, including the neighborhoods of Ballard, Magnolia and Queen Anne. They have seen the need for food grow substantially since COVID. Last month, they had 10,000 FOOD DRIVE Page 3Æ
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Courtesy Bruce McWalter, president of the Rotary Club of Magnolia, presents check to Matthew Carr of the Ballard Food Bank.