The international campaign known as Artists Sunday, on Nov. 28, is sandwiched between Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday – right in the middle of the long weekend that heralds the annual holiday “consume-nami,” a term coined by French-American painter Gwenn Seemel of Surf City.

MOVING TRIBUTE: ‘Liquid Glacier’ is part of Seemel’s COVID-across-America series from a road trip this summer. The acrylic landscape painting is an homage to her youth. Growing up in Oregon, she spent hours hiking the trails around Multnomah Falls. (Image courtesy Gwenn Seemel)

Seemel is one of Artists Sunday’s creatives; she sees Artists Sunday as a day to opt out of the tidal wave of assembly-line purchases that are poisoning the planet and, instead, to choose something made by hand. Consumers are encouraged to shop from local artists and purchase handcrafted items and artistic experiences for the holidays.

“I hate consumerism and wastefulness, and Christmas has become one long wasteful season,” she said.