Festival Vendors
To inquire about becoming a vendor contact godwitdaysreg@yahoo.com
Our birding festival provides an excellent opportunity for vendors to connect with an enthusiastic and engaged audience. We welcome non-profit organizations, government agencies, artists, optics merchants, and others who share a commitment to education about the environment, habitats, and birds.
The festival draws attendees from the local community, neighboring counties, across the country, and even internationally. It’s a great chance to network with fellow bird and nature enthusiasts, educate the public, and showcase your products or services. Whether you’re looking to expand your reach, share your mission, or engage with a passionate audience, our festival is the perfect place to do it.
Onsite venue dates will be April 18-20, 2025
Vendor Hours:
Friday, April 18 – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (until 6:30 p.m. optional)
Saturday, April 19 – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (until 7:00 p.m. optional)
Sunday, April 20 – 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Confirmed 2025 Vendors
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (fws.gov/refuge/humboldt-bay) – a government agency whose collaborative mission is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and, where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans
Out of This World (outofthisworldoptics.com) – binocular and optics retailer specializing in brand name optics
Patricia Sennott Art (arcataartisans.com/artists/patricia-sennott) – 2025 Festival Artist – fine art of monotype printmaking and watercolor pieces
Redwood Region Audubon Society (rras.org) – nonprofit advocating for the protection of birds and other wildlife by increasing the understanding and appreciation of the natural world, and by initiating and supporting local conservation and education efforts
2025 Festival Artist
Patricia Sennott Art
“Flight was the main idea behind my inspiration for this year’s Godwit Art. With careful thought and exploration, I decided to use a less common medium known as cyanotype. After cutting out a bird shaped stencil, and pressing some botanical specimens typically seen with shorebirds at our beloved Arcata Marsh, I painted photo sensitive chemicals in a circular shape onto sturdy watercolor paper. The bird shaped stencil and dried plants were placed on the paper, covered with glass, and set out in the sun for 20-minute exposure. After removing the light-blocking materials, I rinsed the heavy watercolor paper under running water while the magic of photographic developing produced a deep blue color. After the paper dried, I used watercolor paint to illustrate the bird image and the plants.” ~Perta
Patricia Sennott studied at the University of Kentucky and in Denmark before graduating from Humboldt State University. After years of painting on silk scarves and then working in transparent watercolor, she studied printmaking at Bennington College in Vermont and at The Ink People Center for the Arts in Eureka CA. Recently, besides monotype printmaking, her practice has returned to painting in watercolor and acrylic, along with employing the historic photography method of Cyanotype, which uses not a camera but simply the sun, pressed botanicals and hand-made stencils.
Sennott has exhibited her art for over 35 years, both in solo and in group shows. Her work appears in collections in Japan, Canada and Micronesia, as well as in the United States. She is fascinated by flowers, both in the mountains, forests and in her garden, and by birds! Her exploration of the natural world has taken her to remote places in the deserts and mountains of Oregon and California and includes a 3-year journey of painting and teaching art in the Northern Mariana Islands of the Western Pacific. Sennott has maintained a studio in Northtown Arcata since returning from Micronesia and she welcomes studio visits and commissions. She is an active member of Arcata Artisans Gallery on the Plaza where her work, including archival reproductions and greeting cards, can be seen year-round.