“The Colors of Summer” is a bright exhibit of 49 art pieces by Peninsula Fiber Artists which includes jewelry, textile sculpture and art quilts, among other things.

The work will be on display starting Saturday, Aug. 3 at The Mead Works at Wilderbee Farm in Port Townsend. In the mix are works from 10 Port Townsend artists, two Port Ludlow artists, and one artist each from Port Hadlock and Nordland, in addition to artists from Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo and Port Angeles.

Casey Reeter, co-owner of Wilderbee Farm, noted they host new art shows every three months at Mead Works, and the Peninsula Fiber Artists have always been their summer show.

“We love the vibrancy, creativity and textures,” Reeter said. “The artists are always stretching their imagination about what can be done with fiber and textile arts, in both 2-D and 3-D forms.”

Reeter praised the Peninsula Fiber Artists for creating novel and distinctive exhibits each year.

“This incredible group of local artists never ceases to amaze us,” Reeter said. “Their creativity is endless. It’s always a new show!”

Reeter further described the summer shows as “a win-win” for the Peninsula Fiber Artists and Wilderbee Farm, because the artists have the opportunity to show their works in a “unique” no-commission venue, while the farm and its visitors are treated to “beautiful works of art” at the meadery tasting room.

“This is a must-see show,” Reeter said. “You will be amazed at the creativity, detail and fine quality work in these handmade pieces.”

Port Townsend’s Caryl Fallert-Gentry, in speaking for the Peninsula Fiber Artists, explained the group’s steady annual growth has yielded crops of new artists for each of their yearly shows.

Because their theme this year is “The Colors of Summer,” Fallert-Gentry said the Peninsula Fiber Artists’ work would be “bright and upbeat,” and “put a smile on your face.”

For the first time at The Mead Werks, Port Townsend’s Pat Herkal will be showing her three-dimensional beaded hummingbirds, so Fallert-Gentry advised visitors to “watch for them, hiding among the other works in the show.”

Susan Sawatzky of Nordland is new to the summer show this year, but Fallert-Gentry predicted her “Three Ringy Dinghies” would prove to be “a crowd favorite.”

And Fallert-Gentry touted fellow Port Townsend artist Cynthia LeRouge’s red poppy, entitled “Seymore, Wants More, Sum-More,” as “popping right off the wall,” as it celebrates the sunny days of summer.

“When The Mead Werks first opened, one of our members was invited to curate a show of work by our group,” Fallert-Gentry said. “The first show was fun, and a great way for us to get exposure for our work, in a venue where the customers are not necessarily folks who would go out of their way to see a fiber art show. We liked surprising them with the possibilities of fiber art.”

A return invitation the next year turned into an annual tradition that both parties look forward to, especially as Fallert-Gentry acknowledged that it’s yielded some sales of artwork each year.

“I may have lost count, but I think this is at least our fifth show at The Mead Werks,” said Fallert-Gentry, as she described the Peninsula Fiber Artists as “a show-and-tell group. We like our artwork to be seen, but we rarely have outside speakers or programs. We come together to share our work, and almost all of our members are actively producing work in our studios.”

In their ongoing quest to have their work seen by the public, the Peninsula Fiber Artists are eager and grateful to produce exhibitions for “unusual” venues, including The Mead Werks and their uptown 24/7 walk-by “Fiber Habit” display window, at the corner of Tyler and Lawrence streets, as well as for Northwind Art, the Fifth Avenue Gallery and A. Milligan Gallery in Sequim, and the new Field Hall Gallery and Performing Arts Center in Port Angeles.

“This will be our fifth exhibition this year,” Fallert-Gentry said. “Several members of our group are lifelong professional artists, with national and international exhibition experience, but we also have members who came to art after retirement, and this may be their first experience having their work on public display. We all learn from each other.”

The Peninsula Fiber Artists’ pieces at The Mead Works can be seen Fridays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. through Sept. 6, and then Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. through Oct. 27.

Pieces can be purchased directly from the artists.

For more information about Wilderbee Farm, visit wilderbeefarm.com.

The Peninsula Fiber Artists alternate their monthly meetings between Fort Worden and the Gardiner Community Center.

Guests are welcome, and there is no admission fee.

For a meeting schedule, visit sda-np.com/meetings1.

For more information about the current and forthcoming “Fiber Habit” exhibits in uptown Port Townsend, visit sda-np.com/fiberhabit.