The bakery looks pretty normal from the outside on this rainy Saturday...however, when the door is flung open wide, the aroma of coffee and freshly baked bread wafts out, it becomes clear that something different has happened inside!
Colorful, active, sleepy, bright, sly, wet, playful dogs and cats cover the walls and windows! Artists Kelly Saxton and Jennifer Hanson breathe life into all these wonderful four-legged creatures. What a treat to admire the diverse expressions on the faces of each animal while you are having lunch!
Kelly lives with a crazy array of flora and fauna and exhibits locally, nationally, and internationally mixed media landscapes and animal portraits. Her art background includes an MFA from Pratt Institute and more work can be viewed on her website at
ksaxton.com Jennifer is a glass mosaic recycle artist using old windows from barns, scrap stained glass and grout to create her fantastically detailed and lively portraits. Her biggest inspiration comes from her 6 year old daughter Cordelia Blue and you can find more about her life and work on her website
shatteredportraits.com.
A lot of beautiful, elegant and perfectly delicious cakes have gone out of our doors in the past eight years! Many are decorated with fresh flowers from G and J's garden. The embellishments to each cake changes with the season. A visit to the bakery is always a visual treat; whether its a seasonal tarte in the case or a special order cake being decorated on the work table! Find Houlton's Cake Menu here below for an idea of food artisty right here in St. Helens!
Sweet and so fresh, direct from the Arbini Farm in Walla Walla, Washington, these onions are so delicious you can just bite into them like an apple...really! Houlton Bakery got a special personal delivery of these babies! For Saturday Pizza Day, some delicious Walla Wallas might top the latest, hot pie coming out of the ovens! You can find Walla Walla Sweets right now in your local grocery store or farmers market. For an easy addition to your summer party platters, cut each onion in half, butter, salt and pepper each half and wrap in foil. Pop onto your barbeque like a potato and after a bit, yummy carmelized flavors will develop and that sweet onion is as good as any dessert! Enjoy this short-lived but sweet summer taste!
