<p>Marcy Merrill will show wet plate collodion photography (aka tintype) during the Tokeland and North Cove Studio Tour; this example of a dolphin skull she found on the beach. Submitted photo by Marcy Merrill</p>

TOKELAND/NORTH COVE, Wash. – Eleven artists from the Southwest Washington coast will be showing new work at the sixth annual Tokeland/North Cove Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 21. Headquartered at the Tokeland Hotel and three nearby art studios, this popular yearly event will showcase a variety of art mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics and jewelry.

Displaying inside the Tokeland Hotel will be Ron Arel, Avalon Artisans, Bev King Lufkin, Barbara Sampson, Kennedy Creek Pottery, Kimmi Kerns and Pete Andriesen.

The studios of Knock on Wood, Judith Altruda Jewelry and Merrill Photography will be open to the public and offering a look at their work spaces as well as displaying recent work.

Knock on Wood studio will feature furniture and sculpture by Jeffro Uitto (www.jeffrouitto.com). His pieces are made from reclaimed wood found along beaches and rivers of the West Coast states. Sharing the studio space will be Shoalwater Bay tribal member Earl Davis, a carver who makes masks, panels, canoe paddles and other objects.

The North Cove studio of Marcy Merrill (www.merrillphoto.com ) will display her recent works in large format wet plate photography.

Judith Altruda Jewelry (www.judithaltruda.com) will feature jewelry of mixed metal with sea glass, pebbles and ancient Roman and Greek coins.