Blues artifacts being scarce in this region, he began painting his own four years ago from his "Blues Barn" in rural Snohomish. "The only art teaching I had was in Catholic school, where the nuns were big on blunt scissors and Elmer's glue in teaching 'art' ", Mark recalls. His blues memorabilia evolved to blues players and then to street scenes, painted in bright colours onto broken chunks of sandstone. We were immediately attracted to the architectural elements in Mark's postcard-sized chunks of stone - the tiny bricks, window shades, Coca Cola and cigarette signs - and the text associated with each piece.

The exhibit will feature over 50 small paintings on rock, from scenes of the urban east, waitresses and guitar players, to scenes of Seattle's own Columbia City. Stephen Powers' tiny vintage matchbook cover pieces, Buddy Snipes tin cutouts, and new tiny drawings by Anne Grgich will also be featured.