September 11th, 2026

Wooden Boat Festival 2026

Art Toolkit Founder Maria Coryell-Martin and Outreach Coordinator Cole Morreale flocked to the Boatyard Stage to lead an Adventure Sketching presentation for Port Townsend’s annual festival.

By The Art Toolkit Team

A large tent labeled "Boatyard Stage" hosts an audience seated on folding chairs, while a speaker stands at the front, addressing attendees. People of various ages are gathered, some wearing jackets and hats, with a cloudy sky in the background.

As always, it was a pleasure to participate in the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival! During this weekend in September, there’s a lovely buzz of activity as thousands of visitors explore our little town. The harbor is filled with boats of all kinds, with dinghies lining the small town docks and tied up on beaches.

On an overcast Friday, Art Toolkit Founder Maria Coryell-Martin and Outreach Coordinator Cole Morreale led a sketching demo where everyone practiced gesture, contour, and thumbnail sketches to quickly capture a sense of place and to encourage creative flow and inquiry.

A woman with curly hair wearing a dark t-shirt stands at a podium, speaking to an audience seated in front of her. The background features a white tent. Some audience members have colorful hair, including one with bright pink. — Maria welcomes festival-goers to the Boatyard Stage.

A woman in a blue shirt holds up a sketch while speaking to an audience in a tent. A table nearby displays art supplies, and another person is seen in the background, working at a different table. — Maria shares about her background as an expeditionary artist.

Arriving early, there was ample time to connect with friendly attendees and Maria was happy to share her sketchbooks. We were delighted to welcome such a warm and fun crowd of festival-goers, who borrowed all 34 of our demo kits, featuring Art Toolkit Explore Palettes and brushes. They laughed along with a playful sketching demo (featuring Cole as a tree) and opportunities to sketch specimens including a dolphin vertebrae, loaned to us generously by the Marine Science Center.

A large crowd gathers under a tent, with many seated and some standing in the background. Attendees appear engaged and are holding up cards or items for a presentation. The atmosphere is lively, with a mix of clothing styles and colors indicating a casual event. — A photo of everyone in the tent, and circled up outside it!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the presentation—it was lovely to meet so many new people! Learn about upcoming Art Toolkit events here.

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