Art and Poetry july 2025 Take a moment to enjoy the art and poetry from this month's issue of Tumbleweird!
“No te levantes” / "Don't get up" “No one will ever say he didn’t fight until the end.” / “Nunca nadie podrá decir que no luchó hasta el final.”
Golden Paladin (July 2025) "Ancient mountains, less dagger-toothed than their younger siblings, had begun to rise in the distance..."
The Threads Between Us The Threads Between Us will be installed at Cafe con Arte for the month of August. Opening reception Friday, August 1, 5:30–8pm.
Representative leadership is critical (and possible!) in Washington state ”We're all in this together, and we're going to need each other to move forward.”
BIENVENIDOS A LA JUNGLA / WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE "We live in times where, in many aspects, the law in Mexico is just for show." / "Vivimos una época en la que, en muchos rubros, en México la ley está de adorno."
Boots in the Basin: Growing community "Beginning this month, I am featuring a monthly interview with one of our resident environmental advocates."
¿Qué escondía Fátima en sus entrañas? / What lay hidden in Fátima’s depths? BILINGUAL: ”Who was I? Or perhaps: Who had I been?” / “¿Quién era yo? O tal vez la pregunta era: ¿Quién había sido?”
Is the Hoedown Center coming back? “In its prime, the former venue situated across from Ben Franklin Transit Center was THE SPOT for live rock music in the region.”
La leyenda del Santo / The legend of El Santo BILINGUAL: “He was Mexico’s only real-life superhero — of flesh, blood... and mask.”
Grow local with Tri-Cities Food Co-op “This is a public plea to everyone who values local, organic food: Come support your local organic food co-op!”
Creative coping in a chaotic world: Working with clay ”Using our hands for creation provides an opportunity for tactile and sensory experiences that encourage us to dip into a place of mindfulness and flow.”
Sistema de reposo local / Local standard of rest BILINGUAL: “They are shielded by a store’s awning; I, by the delusion that I might still bend fate.” / “A ellos los ampara el toldo de una tienda, y a mí, una sensación de que aún puedo salirme con la mía.”
ARTIST FEATURE: Keep moving forward ”I loved studying the character and temperament in people’s expressive faces, and began recreating them in cross-stitch portraits.”
Song Review: ‘Warm Slime’ by Osees ”It’s thirteen minutes long, but it manages to keep the listener interested the whole time with its fuzzed-up guitar sounds, chugging bassline, and wild chants about summertime and the sky.”
More than a bucket list ”Hospice isn’t just about dying. It’s about living as fully as possible with dignity, comfort, and celebration.”
Regulations that work for us ”While regulations protect people and wildlife from harm, they also create obstacles that cost all of us.”
Eclosión (III) / Emergence (III) BILINGUAL: “The portal was slowly closing, and the man tried to reopen it, unaware that I was already inside his world.”
Tarot time: Battling burnout ”Whether you’re a busy organizer or locked in survival mode, things are coming to a point where we have to pull ourselves out of a rut.”
From grape juice to wine: A History of the grape in Benton County, Washington “The land that is now Benton County has always been ripe for the production of grapes.”
NO KINGS ”All across the nation, people gathered on Saturday, June 14 to protest authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.”
GALLERY AT THE PARK: Summer showcase of local and regional artistic talent This Annual Juried Show is on display at the Gallery at the Park from July 1 to August 22.
