Photography, gemstone jewelry, weaved woodcraft, paintings and other artistic items will be on display during the Port Townsend Gallery Walk, from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1.

The free event happens the first Saturday of each month as art galleries and venues in the downtown area open their doors to highlight artists’ creations.

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The Artful Sailor shop, 410 Washington St.,  will feature the Australian-inspired leather work of Doug Van Allen. The event features music, treats and holiday gifts.

Gallery 9, 1012 Water St., will feature the work of photographer KarenLee Eaton and jeweler Michael Kenney as part of “Earth, Sky, Darkness and Light.”

Through their work, the featured artists focus on the wonders of the natural world, its elemental treasures, and the celestial bodies that shine brightly, especially during dark winter nights.

Eaton said she has been taking pictures since she discovered her father’s old 35mm Pentax SLR when she was 7 and begged him to teach her how to use it. A Port Townsend native, Eaton is drawn to land and seascape photography. Recently, she has ventured into the work of producing celestial, abstract light, and dark-time images. Those images will be on display throughout December.

Eaton said she hopes the images give a sense of wonder, joy and reverence for the natural world while providing a sense of peace.

Kenney, of Vashon Island, has been creating unique jewelry pieces professionally since 1976. He said his passion lies in the discovery and cutting of unusual natural stones into unique gems, then creating precious metal settings for them.

Kenney cuts stones from all over the world, but he enjoys working with stones native to the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys hunting for the rocks himself, harvesting the stone from the ground, have having it sliced, ground and polished with diamond equipment to bring out the gemstone within.

For more information, visit www.gallery-9.com or call 360-379-8881.

Pippa’s Real Tea, 636 Water St., will feature an exhibition of landscapes, portraits and figural work by Northwest artist Mark Smoot, whose work has been featured in a number of galleries, juried exhibitions and solo shows throughout the region. Smoot will be on hand during the Art Walk to greet the public and answer questions.

The Port Townsend Gallery, 715 Water St., will feature beads and jewelry designed by Andrea Guarino-Slemmons, who has been in the craft for the past 30 years. The featured jewelry includes themes of ravens, mountains and trees from the Pacific Northwest, as well as hand-forged bracelets and earrings.

The works of several other artists also will be on display, including the chains of Shirley “The Chainmaker” Moss. Link by link, Moss uses pliers and patience to create a variety of chains. They are made of silver, gold, copper or a marriage of metals using designs borrowed from ancient times.

Silver jewelry created by newcomer Kristen Wade also will be on display. Some of the jewelry features botanical prints that incorporate live plants such as jasmine, strawberry and fig to create texture on the silver.

Additionally, weaved wood pieces created by Martha Collins will be up for review. Collins crafts with the natural colors and grains of exotic woods and dyed maple veneer. Weaving wood is a more than 100-step process of lamination, band saw slicing, re-orienting the material, re-lamination and lathe turning. A bracelet or small Spirit Bowl can have up to 1,200 pieces of wood in them.

Finally, the 3D designs of Addy Thornton will be on display. Thornton is a jewelry-maker who blends metal, yarn, gems, knitting, pearling and crocheting fabric and wire into her intricate designs.

For more information, call 360-379-8110 or visit www.porttownsendgallery.com.

Port Townsend School of the Arts showroom, 236 Taylor St., will feature the newly released Karen Hackenberg monograph. Visitors can view and purchase the limited-edition book, and, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 7, Hackenberg will be on hand to talk about the book, her work and will be available for book signing.

PTSA also will offer certificates, small art works, prints, books, cards and other merchandise by faculty artists.

PTSA Art Experience will be full of artful gifts, including PTSA faculty work on display with small originals by Darsie Beck, Mike Biskup, Maria Coryell-Martin, Nonie Gaines, Marcy Gordon, Meg Kaczyk, Melissa Klein, Glo Lamson, Shirley Mercer, Rick Meyers, Linda Okazaki, Mary O’Shaughnessy, Julie Read, Kerry Tremain, Dana Weir, Lindsey Weyland, Diane Wheatley and Rebecca Wild.

Faculty art will be available for purchase in frameable prints, greeting cards, books and calendars. PTSA’s own line of branded merchandise will be for sale, including work aprons, pencil bags, canvas totes and small notepads.

Faculty artist Maria Coryell-Martin has designed a portable watercolor kit especially for PTSA, with everything a budding artist may need to take on the road for making art anywhere.

Additionally, coupons good for 10 percent off any one class or workshop offered through PTSA will be available during the Gallery Walk.

Many of PTSA’s artist-teachers will be joining the Gallery Walk to talk about their work and the classes they offer.

Regular gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, or by appointment. For more, visit ptarts.org.