Soli Hermes, top left, Michele and Kent pose with Michele's piece "Three Men."

Michele and Kent Van Slyke consult on a problem in their studio. The couple has worked together on art projects for most of their married life.

Michele Van Slyke shows off her arc welding helmet in her metel studio on Bainbridge Island.

Michele Van Slyke, right, is working with the Bainbridge Island community on a project called Art for Sakai. The project involves making sculpture for the entryway to the new Sakai Intermediate School of swimming fish designed by the student sand executed onto metal by Michele.

The Bainbridge Island studio where the Van Slyke family works is located on two acres of property, which includes the pond. In the foreground is a bench made by Michele.

The Rainbringer sculpture on Bainbridge Island was the first project for the newly formed One Percent for Public Art Committee.

Kasey Harrison, 6, and Natalie Smith, 3, say hello to Teddy, a Bernese mountain dog put to work pulling a cart in the Scotch Broom Parade for owner Dennis Goans.

Truly Scrumptious is a local fixture outside the Rolling Bay post office. The 3-year-old Shar Pei belongs to postal clerk Kim Fontaine.

Bainbridge Islander Kerry Tye, right, entertains her parents, Fred and Evelyn Neth, of Portland, at the Harbour Public House on Eagle Harbor. The building was built in 1880 and was one of the first big homesteads on the island.

Stephanie Delaney plays her guitar on her liveaboard 42-foot Chris Craft moored at Eagle Harbour.

A fancfifully painted rock looms in the woods at Phelps Road Northeast and Madison Avenue Northeast as island resident Phil Wheeler takes his daily walk.

Naomi Morgan dashes past one of the ponds at Bloedel Reserve. Originally the estate of a timber industry family, the grounds are now open for public visitation -- with a reservation.

The Scotch Broom Parade has become a yearly tradition on the island. Once a spontaneous gathering, the parade is now a planned event.

Maggie Pool, 7, reads in Bainbridge Island's new library while her mother, Kathleen, and brother, Adam, look for books. Maggie is seated on a favorite kids spot: an art installation called "The Cornerstone," by Molly Greist.

Jo Ann Bentryn works in the vineyard at Bainbridge Island Winery.

Merrill and Sally Robison and their dog Ruffy take a spin in their 1948 Lincoln Continental near their Bainbridge Island home. Merrill Robison says he bought the classic car to drive and have fun with.

Ferry commuters arrive on Bainbridge Island on the 3:50 p.m. run from Seattle.

A selection of Bainbridge Island Winery's wares, made only with grapes from its island vineyard.