Visit our new mural !!

The walls are alive! With the newly celebrated mural commissioned for the Public House comes movement, warmth, color and tribute. Artist Gene Sorensen gathered the likes of some of our most esteemed icons. Derek Jeter, Jerry Garcia, Kurt Cobain and Jimmy Buffet are in attendance. A superhero named Brigette, many beloved staff members, portraits of the American family at leisure and several mutts each with their own dog day-dream, name a few who dot the melting pot that now vividly befriends all who enter The Public House. Even Joe Kuhn, the building constructor, has a post from which to haunt.

Southsound artist Sorensen's work can be viewed at The Swiss in Tacoma, The Green Turtle in Gig Harbor, and The Urban Onion in Olympia and in many private Northwest collections. Painting since a child, Gene attended Central State University in Ellensburg majoring in Art. His validation as an artist came last year when one of his pieces became a Tacoma Art Museum acquisition. His cast of inspiration includes diametrically opposed influences such as Monet, Warhol, Leroy Neuman, and Van Gogh. Marking his own path, Gene prefers to work in acrylic rather than oil.

Though not a resident, Gene can be found footprinting the PT beachfront, admiring the 19th century architecture and relishing the cozy demeanor of our community. He is fascinated by the new social interlude that Internet employment has created between small town America and metropolitan refugees. At 47, he heartily partakes in snowboarding and an active pursuit of a plethora of live music. Gene's goal is "to never grow up yet allow his adult façade to place him at the front of the line where your can get the cookies while they are still warm."

Gene Sorensen & his dog, Chip just became permanent additions to The Public House family last week. We welcome him and invite you to stop by and introduce yourself.

Gene will appear at Gallery Walk on April 3, 2004 and can be reached at .