Ella Cox of West Seattle passed away May 25. She was 95. The West Seattle Herald featured Ms. Cox twice for her award-winning hand-painted eggs and her prominence in the West Seattle Rock Club. Her daughter and son-in-law, Audrey and Lyle Vogelpohl, are active members in the club and teach cabachon polishing to children and others interested in learning.

The West Seattle Herald and its readers seemed to respond both to Ella's artistry as well as her gutsy, independent spirit. We will miss her.

In our March 27 article, here: http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/03/27/news/95-year-old-artists-de…

We write: A glass case filled with 34 handmade decorative carved eggs, landscape-painted eggs, jewelry box eggs, plus some jewelry by 95 year-old artist Ella Cox is now on display at the Kenney Home foyer in time for the Thursday night, April 8 West Seattle Art Walk. Cox ordinarily lives in her Highland Park house, but temporarily resides at the Kenney for rehab. She is a member of the West Seattle Rock Club and polishes gemstones to create cabachon jewelry. Last summer she won "best of show" at their annual gathering.

Cox said this: "Egg shells are not what they used to be," said the feisty, animated, Tacoma-born Cox who has lived in West Seattle since 1949.

Her daughter, Audrey Vogelpohl, said of Ella, "She was astounded that so many people were interested in her eggs when we displayed them at The Kenney."

Ella Cox is pictured twice in the slideshow in our article here: http://www.westseattleherald.com/2009/05/29/features/gem-all-ages