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"Future" is coming, sooner than you think.
Belle & Wissell, Co. invites you to "Future", a storytelling installation and holiday party where time moves fast-forward.
Watch the video preview"Future" Installation and Holiday Party
(part of The Georgetown Art Attack)
Saturday, December 12, 7pm
at Belle & Wissell, Co.
6014 12th Ave South
Seattle, WA 98108 (
directions)
Come experience the next installment of The Story of Belle & Wissell and their adventures through time. Featuring our animated holiday window display and an activity to send a postcard through time. Also, be sure to get your picture taken with Mr. Wissell, Belle, or both.
This event will be fun for young and old!
Events
Window Display & Story Kit Event Recap
Hundreds turned out for our opening event on December 13th. We've included some photos that captured this memorable occasion... Story Kits available at
our Etsy store.
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Story Kit Preview
Story Kits are now available for pre-order on Etsy:
(Order today to ensure arrival by Christmas)
Pre-order your limited-edition Story Kits today on Etsy (only 250 are available
Some images of "The Story of Belle and Wissell" Story Kit...
These will also be available at
our event on December 13th.
Events
Mr. Wissell and Belle, revealed...
"The Story of Belle and Wissell: How It All Began"
Story Kit and Window Display Unveiling Party, Saturday, 12/13 at 6pmYou're invited to a special event on Saturday, December 13th at 6pm: the first public exhibition of The Story of Belle and Wissell, featuring original illustrated characters, "Belle" and "Mr. Wissell," and the beginning of their time travel adventures.
Working closely with collaborating artists, the studio designed a
one-of-a-kind, limited-edition Story Kit, which includes original Belle and Wissell artwork and artifacts, and a Window Display exhibit (in collaboration with artist Sven Sundbaum).
Contributing artists, Steven & Carmela D'Amico (creators of the "Ella" books), and live characters (Belle and Mr. Wissell) will be in attendance to greet you.
Signed limited-edition Story Kits will be available for purchase at the event.
Belle & WIssell, Co.
6014 Twelfth Ave South, Seattle, WA 98108 (in Georgetown)
206 322 7908 or visit us at:
www.bwco.info
Postcard image:
Georgetown
Extreme Makeovers part 1
These are two views of 6014 12th Ave South. One was taken in early 2006 before we took over our current studios. The other was taken last week.
Georgetown
1930s view of Georgetown
It's always fun to look back at what was here before us. The
Belle & Wissell studio of today occupies the same space as Manzo the Tailor (first photo below) in the Julius Horton Building. You can also see a small bit of the Julius Horton House next door. Julius' brother Dexter Horton's bank is around the corner (now Georgetown Records and Fantagraphics Books).
The Horton House, and many other buildings in these photos were removed when Interstate 5 and entrance-ramps were added to the neighborhood in the 50s. Bummer.
These photos were taken as part of the
WPA (Works Progress Administration), attributed to the New Deal in the mid to late 1930s. Learn more about Georgetown history at
historylink.org
