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Quinault Artist
Ezekiel Serrano
Brings Healing
Ezekiel Serrano carving with an adze
Eagle feather
carvings
BY CHRISTINE VINCENT While teaching them, Serrano is
learning a wealth of knowledge about While attending Hoquiam schools,
or the Pacific Northwest indigenous the history of his people. Serrano discovered his love for art,
people, art is a carrier of culture, of taking art classes throughout middle
“I could quit my job and be a full-time
tribal legend and history. Art is created School and high school, and even in
artist, but my work in the clinic goes
in families and connects the community. college. After earning his bachelor’s
hand in hand with my art,” he explains.
Most importantly, art is a way of degree in biology from Eastern
”In order to create good art, one needs
healing, of recovering spiritual roots. Washington University, he parked cars
inner balance. My work helps me keep
for a year at the Quinault Casino before
For Taholah artist Ezekiel Serrano, 36, my spiritual infrastructure in place.”
landing his current position at the
healing is a vocation expressed both in
Born to a Quinault mother and a Filipino Taholah Clinic.
his work as a certified group trainer at
father, Serrano lived only the first four
the Taholah Indian Health Clinic and in Serrano says he deeply enjoys his work
years of his life in Taholah. His family’s
his deeply spiritual art. with the elders. “Gathering camas
move to Hoquiam placed a significant
Serrano’s work at the clinic includes distance between the boy and his
teaching traditional skills such as Quinault roots.
gathering and preparing medicinal
herbs and living off the land. Many Eagle Song Carrier
elders struggle with diabetes carving
and benefit from a return
to a traditional diet,
Serrano says.
6
root and cooking stinging nettles
All photos courtesy of Ezekiel Serrano
brought me back to the land,” he says.
“I was back from the fraternities and
clubs. I got re-rooted.”
“People stop by
In Northwest Coastal art, traditional
geometric shapes and stylized
to talk and to pray,”
figures constitute a language in says Serrano. “I have
which the artist tells the spiritual
history of his tribe. The shapes are everybody take a
intricately connected reflecting
the connection of the human
knife and cut. This is
community with their natural and community work.”
supernatural environment, Serrano
explains. He had studied legends and
tribal history online and in books to
enlarge his artistic vocabulary before to the physical. He is featured in a
the Quinault elders helped him learn art beautiful, brightly painted ceremonial
the indigenous way. mask. Other masks represents Raven,
The artist’s immersion in tribal culture crafty and creative, who gets into a lot
has resulted in a stunning array of of trouble but is also smart and wise;
traditional Quinault art, including and Wolf, the protector, who is delicate
ceremonial masks, paddles, drums and calm but at the same time a
and figurines. At the same time, he has fierce leader.
been exploring new ways of using tribal Carvings of two wooden feathers tell of
motifs in paintings, vector designs and, the mythical Eagle with large feathers
most recently, silk screening. that pulled off the top of a cedar tree.
Many mythological characters inhabit He carried it to the top of a mountain
Serrano’s art, including Thunderbird, and all sorts of birds dwelt in the
the supernatural tree. Serrano’s 6-by-3-foot Eagle Song
messenger from the Carrier carving has a place of honor
spiritual realm as a backdrop in the Taholah Tribal
Council Chambers. Eagle is a knowledge
keeper. A carving of Eagle’s image was
traditionally carried in ceremonies.
Guardian medicine figure
The wood carving Salmon Run is a
5-foot-diameter circular Quinault culture and imbued with
relief depicting spiritual significance. Each shape,
the life cycle of each figure has a name and a story
the salmon with connecting everyday objects with the
a creator mask in spiritual world, Serrano says.
the center. This
carving depicts a “Art is sacred,” declares Serrano. As
magnified version a Christian, he is trying to show the
of a spindle. tribe how Christianity and indigenous
Traditionally beliefs come together. “God spoke to
everyday objects us in different ways in the early times,”
such as spindles, he explains. “He spoke in legends.” Not
baskets, boxes, everybody in the tribe agrees with him,
combs, spoons, but they respect his beliefs.
and paddles Serrano has been prolific in his art
were beautifully since he returned to Taholah.
decorated in
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Quinault Artist (Continued)
His work has been recognized at home
and beyond. A selection is on exhibit
in the Quinault Cultural Center, 807
5th Ave., in Taholah. From his strong
foundation in traditional design,
Serrano has taken his art into the
modern world, creating promotional
designs for events and organizations. All
pho
tos
cou
In 2018, he won a contest designing a rte
sy
of
logo for the Food Sovereignty Coalition, Eze
kie
l
a group of 43 tribes promoting Se
rra
no
traditional foods. In the same year, mentors, cousins Titus and Guy
Serrano was proud to collaborate Above: bent cedar boxes Capoeman, are collaborating on this
Below: wolf mask
with another Quinault tribal member project. A large cedar log is housed
on a commission for the Tribal Tales under a lean-to of the veterans’ building.
The Taholah community is in the
Exhibition at the Seattle Children’s The site right on the river is ideal.
process of raising the village above
Museum. He illustrated a story written
the tsunami line where the new “People stop by to talk and to pray,” says
by storyteller
Generations Building will house Head Serrano. “I have everybody take a knife
Harvest Moon,
Start and Senior Services, the young and cut. This is community work.” He
titled “Dog
and the old. Serrano’s steel totems is using handmade tools in his work,
Legend,”
are to be mounted on the entrance among them an adze.
creating
columns. The order of the figures from
a giant While using his adze to carve his
top to bottom shows how Quinault
single-page healing statue, Serrano was inspired to
society views age. Oliver created the
vector graphic create his own version of the power fist
two elders at the bottom, sitting
cartoon. symbol. A black and white computer
in prayer positions
graphic of a fist pulling an
adze conveys this healer’s
take on the symbol: “The
fist should be used for
work, for creating!”
At press time, Taholah, as part of the Quinault
Reservation, is closed to visitors due to the coronavirus.
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They hold up the families with
their wisdom and knowledge, teaching Pillars of Wellness design, freshly silk screened and drying.
The story was hung in a case of Plexiglas the younger generation what they
for children to read and touch. need to know. The adults take refuge
under the wings of the double-headed
In the same year, Marvin Oliver, a
eagle, the knowledge keeper. On top,
Quinault/Alaskan elder and professor
Chithwin, the bear, represents the youth.
of art at Washington State University,
came to introduce Taholah artists to Serrano is currently working on another
new techniques and media. He inspired large commission for the tribe, a
Serrano to learn silk screening, which project close to his heart as a healer.
has become a favorite technique to The Quinault Museum has recently
create multiple copies of his artwork. recovered The Guardian, an 18-inch
Under Oliver’s mentorship, Serrano healing statue from a museum in
enthusiastically embarked on a project Chicago. Serrano was commissioned
of great significance for the tribe, a pair by the tribe to carve a 17-foot version
of totems cut out from sheets of steel of The Guardian to be mounted on a
with decorative oxidized shadings. hillside in Taholah. His knowledgeable
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BY JULIANA WALLACE production of “The Sound
of Music.” And for years,
Hill worked behind the
welve years ago, scenes as vocal director for
mezzo-soprano the Grays Harbor College
Christine Hill sat in a spring musicals. She and
rehearsal for the annual Albert both emphasize
Christmas Cantata at the significant role music
the Montesano United and theater play in the
Methodist Church, a family community.
holiday tradition. “All of
a sudden, this amazing, “One of the things I love
glorious voice came out about musical theater is
(of the bass section),” she that people come together
remembers. “I wondered, for a common goal,”
‘who in the world is that, explains Hill. “Everybody
and how did they get him?’ ” works together: the crew,
the pit orchestra, the
The voice belonged to Ken actors and musicians. It’s a
Albert, newly arrived in wonderful thing to do that.”
Montesano with his family.
Photo by Juli Bonell
Within days, he called Like other performers in
Christine to request voice the area, Hill and Albert
lessons. They shared similar have had to adapt to the
tastes in music and quickly Vocalists Ken Albert and Christine Hill recently released their third album titled “Temptation.” new normal this year.
discovered that their They record music for
voices blended well together. Once School before earning degrees in music church services and YouTube and hope
they built up a repertoire, they began at Western Washington University. to do live concerts over Zoom soon.
performing and recording together. The In the past 30 years she has taught Albert and his wife, Donna (also an
duo recently released their third album, hundreds of local students, both in accomplished musician) have kept busy
titled “Temptation.” her private studio and at Grays Harbor writing and recording original music
College. Many of her students continue at home.
The two vocalists sing a range of styles, to delight audiences. One of her students,
from jazz standards to pop songs of Meanwhile, Hill and Albert’s new album,
Aberdeen’s Ben Fagerstedt, wowed
various decades and tunes from the “Temptation,” is available at Spotify,
crowds when he was handed the mic
likes of Elvis and Lionel Richie. Though Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Pandora
at a Michael Buble’ concert he was
trained in opera, Hill’s deliciously and Deezer. Listeners can sit back
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rich bass. In normal times, they sing at and quickly immersed himself in local “Temptation,” as well as “The Nearness
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And someday soon, when life begins to
in between. is “in my DNA.” Years ago, as a young
open up, Albert recommends spending
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and theater aficionados. A classically scene. “Grays Harbor is rich in talent,” he
prize and has been singing ever since.
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The Gumaelius’ artistic collaboration
is both intuitive and instinctual. “John
PHOTOS & STORY BY MARGUERITE GARTH
and I have a fluid working relationship,”
Robin says. “We trade roles constantly
John Gumaelius reminisces how he 15 acres, and highly valued artistic
in our artwork and in our home
wooed Robin years ago when they creations, including 12 whimsical
responsibilities.”
were both students enrolled in the critters stationed on corners in
fine art department of Brigham Young downtown Aberdeen. The Gumaeliuses both sculpt in clay.
University. “She made these giant John usually creates the birdlike figures
The Gumaelius’ compound is located
sculptures but somehow they always whereas Robin does the animals and
off a long and winding road between
tilted to one side or another,” he says.
Raymond and Montesano on the
“I made her a wood stand with a metal
North River. Upon entering the cleared
pole to hold them straight.”
expanse there is an instant realization
And so began an enduring love,
marriage and artistic collaboration
of encountering something unusual.
Everywhere the eye rests, a beguiling
“Radio stories, history books,
that has produced four lovely children, object engages. Faces peer out of walls, hiking adventures, neighbors
a hand-built house and art studio on colorful bird-like figures flash in the
daylight, gates glow with intricate spied and strangers watched
metal designs. It is like walking into in stores jangle together in our
a fairytale world.
heads and come so freely to
our fingers that when we see
the finished pieces we
are often delighted.”
– Robin Gumaelius
20 Coastal Currents MAGAZINE Spring 2021The couple’s home, studio and gardens
face characters, but not always. John feature creativity and artistic expression
also does the metal and woodwork that everywhere you look.
embellish their sculptures.
John explains it differently. “I am driven
“Although many of our skills are to make objects I find beautiful. Instead
interchangeable, there are some areas of thinking my art in existence, I feel
each feels more comfortable leaving to it into existence. Like breathing, it
the other,” Robin explains. happens on its own.”
But where do the ideas for their highly Robin enumerates some of the things
unusual and innovative creations that inspire the pair: “Radio stories,
come from? history books, hiking adventures,
“Some images come from a secret neighbors spied and strangers watched
storage place inside. We don’t usually in stores jangle together in our heads
have a specific story in mind as we and come so freely to our fingers that
begin; rather the story unfolds itself as when we see the finished pieces we are
we work on the sculpture,” Robin says. often delighted.”
As for the large head sculptures that
have an almost Asian appearance, John
explains, “We want to create a pleasant
face for people to be around. A face
with a peaceful expression.”
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Whimsical, downright distinctive and
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“Critters” is an important landmark
and tourist attraction for Aberdeen.
The 12 quirky metal sculptures created
by Robin and John Gumaelius can
be found on street corners in the
downtown area.
Commissioned in 1998, the critters
Left: Robin Gumaelius attract so much public interest that
inside their home.
Right: “Critters,”
the city of Aberdeen has established a
originally created walking tour for people to explore and
by Robin and John learn about them.
Gumaelius, can be seen
on the sidewalks in Spearheaded by Michael and Sylvia
downtown Aberdeen.
Dickerson from the group Our
The Gumaeliuses also bring incredible Aberdeen, the city hired talented artist
technical skills to their creations. Robin Douglas Orr to repaint and restore the
explains that when the clay forms are critters as the years have taken their
leather hard, she paints them a solid navy toll. He, in turn, involved local auto
blue or red underglaze. dealer Five Star Motors, to spray a hard,
“Then I do a quick brush sketch in black clear protective coat on the sculptures
before I paint the colors. Sometimes I use to extend their life.
a stylus to scrape through layers of paint
or all the way back through to the white
clay,” she says. There are multiple kilns,
welding equipment, and a wood mill
on their property to facilitate their
intricate handiworks.
In addition to the downtown
Aberdeen art installation, “Critters,”
(see sidebar), the Gumaeliuses’
creations can also be seen in Grays
Harbor at the Tokeland Hotel.
Michael and Sylvia Dickerson, left, and Douglas
Outside of the county, their work Orr, played a role in restoring “Critters.”
is carried in these galleries:
Childhood’s End Gallery,
Olympia, Wash. To view and learn about each
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, of the critters, the walking tour
Seattle, Wash. can be accessed at:
WaterWorks Gallery, www.crittersonthemap.com
Friday Harbor, Wash.
Museo Gallery, Langley, Wash.
23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, Ore.
Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, Ore.
L Ross Gallery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Photo by Gail Ayres
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passion for good food and conversation,
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the owner of Duffy’s Restaurant in
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each of the Dennis Company stores,
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Valu Drug and Pick Rite Thriftway in
years ago) and was surprised by the Harbor’s rich past.
Montesano, Elma Pharmacy and East
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From GHC she went on to earn
“Theater is life.”
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“Julayne is arguably the most talented, performance from Western Washington
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“Theater is life.”
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“Still Life With Iris,” Driftwood Players, 2017.
Growing up and attending school
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Christy, performed shows at her home, at the Bishop Center, 2018.
charging admission to anyone who
would come. “My dad would never pay
Julayne as Sally Bowels in The Driftwood
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because he said he owned the house,” Players’ 2018 production of “Cabaret.”
she recalls, laughing.
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and Dolls.” She went on to perform in
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Julayne Fleury (Continued) Nordin, choreographer, is at left.
Hi Diddly Dee, an Actor’s Life for Me
“I’m pretty down if I’m not in a show,”
says the actress who typically acts in
two to three plays or musicals, directs
another and designs sets for five to
seven productions per year.
Her last stage design, for Driftwood
Theater’s “The Gin Game,” was live-
Photo by Beth Barene
streamed this past November and
December. Her latest performance
was as Mary Ann in “Constellations,”
which was also live-streamed from
Not only was Julayne’s theater passion theater camp experience in the middle
Driftwood Theater because of the state’s
affected by the pandemic, but even the of the pandemic.
Covid-19 mandates. Julayne says that
actor’s stereotypical day job as a server
acting without an audience simply The artist’s attainment is likely due to
at Rediviva restaurant in downtown
isn’t the same. “There were unforeseen her professionalism and dedication to
Aberdeen has been put on hold due
challenges and successes. … We had to performing. “You have to throw yourself
to the times.
adjust as we went.” into the role,” she says. If not, “then why are
“I really love it there,” she says of the you doing it? Acting is about committing.”
“Constellations” was the first show she’d
job she’s held for five years. “I love the But, she says, the roles she plays are
done since March when venues across
lifestyle and our clientele there is really probably expressed as “fifty percent
the nation shut down. The entertainment
great.” She’s itching to get back to Julayne and 50 percent the character.”
and events industries—both here and
work—both onstage and off.
world-wide—were the first to shutter and Opening Soon at a Theater Near You
will likely be among the last to reopen. “Doing something with people as a Her new project is bigger than any
team with a goal,” is part of the allure she’s tackled before. In February, she
of theater for Julayne, who describes and fellow theatrical and musical artist,
herself as a people person. Having to Alex Eddy, launched the all-new Plank
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close—like a family—she says. When on no-cost monologue project, “Writing
stage, “You have to be thinking about Wrongs.” Auditions are set for April,
what the other performer is saying and with performances planned for June.
what’s going on around you.” That’s why
Julayne says Plank Island Theatre
she loves improvisation, too: “You have
Company will be “filling a void for
to react to what you’re given.”
theater we don’t do around the Harbor.”
The now Aberdeen resident’s favorite The company, she says, is being
roles have been as the aspiring implemented, not to compete with the
vaudevillian, Roxie Hart, in “Chicago” wide variety of theater in the area but to
and as the washed up dance instructor, fill in some of the holes – offering an even
Mrs. Wilkinson, in “Billy Elliott.” wider array of choices in the county.
The Show Must Go On The duo plans to do monologue projects
For the past eight years, Julayne has and school tours, offer more children’s
also been the director of the 30-year-old shows and create a company that will
7th Street Kids. The theater group had showcase new work – especially by local
planned to produce Sondheim’s musical playwrights – at various venues in the
“Into the Woods” in the summer of area. They’ll workshop material and stage
2020. That production has been Covid- the new works, including their own.
delayed until, hopefully, sometime this
Though the troupe’s productions will
year. Under the direction of Julayne,
offer a mix for adults and children,
the 7th St. Kids were, however, still able
Julayne, who has a special heart for
to pull off a successful virtual summer
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