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A Conversation with Kimry Jelen

Poster Artist to the Oregon High Desert Classics

by EVA GILL, Marketing Creative — J Bar J Youth Services

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imry Jelen’s artwork has become a defining piece of the Oregon High Desert Classics hunter jumper show. Her brightly colored horses have graced the event’s posters for well over a decade, donated to help J Bar J Youth Services with their largest fundraiser of the year. Her paintings tell a story of connection: to the natural world in general, and horses specifically. We spoke with Kimry the other day, and she gave us some insight into her inspiration and work: Q: What was the strongest creative influence you had when you were growing up?

Kimry: “I spent a lot of time running around out in nature. My friends were mostly the animals in my life and my cousins. When I look back on my creations, they were interactions of my dreamy natural world with a few unicorns tossed in. I would marvel (and still do) over the complimentary color combinations of lichen on rocks, wild flowers growing together or a sunset sky.”

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Q: You’ve started working on large format pieces, tell us about them and your journey in going that direction.

Kimry: “The larger size allows me to get my brush strokes dancing across the surface. The way the color and texture come together is like a new discovery on every painting. When it’s so big, I feel like I’m inside the painting. Making decisions about what is important to the piece seems clear since the visual impact of a large piece is powerful. It’s a challenge keeping the perspective, put the payoff is so worth it.

Painting large becomes more of a physical workout, it’s very involved, I like that part of the dance.”

Q: You had an artist’s booth at the World Equestrian Games in France, could you tell us about your experience?

Kimry: “France was a huge tipping point

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Once again, Kimry’s art will be the centerpiece of the Oregon High Desert Classics. This year’s poster will feature Capilano, who, along with his owner and trainer Lindsey Garner, has won the Grand Prix four years in a row. On First Friday in July ( July 2) stop by Cascade Sotheby’s downtown office on Bond Street to see Kimry’s current art, including the work for this year’s poster.

Her artwork will remain available for viewing there throughout July. Cascade Sotheby’s International Kimry Jelen at her studio | Photos courtesy Realty is a Champion of Kimry Jelen Sponsor of the OHDC, presenting the Classic I Grand Prix. Her painting of Capilano and other pieces of Kimry’s art will also be on display in Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop during that community’s Fourth Friday Art Walk in June ( June 25).

The Classics raise funds for J Bar J Youth Services and their many programs helping youth build brighter futures in Central Oregon. Their programs include: J Bar J Boys Ranch and J5, The Academy at Sisters, Cascade Youth & Family Center, Grandma’s House, at: project, Kindred Connections,

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for me, it felt like I had sort of “arrived” as an equine artist. My story spread and my work was shared all over the country! People from all over the world purchased my art. I cannot tell you how many people made it possible for me to show my artwork in France, there are so many elements that had to come together. Many things did not go smoothly over there, my art was delivered to the wrong location (almost being sent back to the airport), but the people I ran into were amazingly helpful and kind. It all worked out and we put on a beautiful show. Our booth made an impact with the variety of equine art from all different artists. I was the only American artist there. It was quite the accomplishment and a major education.”

Q: What is your advice for a beginner artist?

Kimry: “Be curious instead of critical. Realize there is no wrong way, only the way that works for you. You never stop learning, so just get over trying to be perfect and at least attempt your ideas - over and over again if need be. Whatever seems appealing to you, explore that... never compare yourself to other artists, you’re the only you there is, just create from your heart and it will work out.”

Kimry Jelen at the World Equestrian Games

The Learning Center and Vocational School at J Bar J and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon.

J Bar J is planning to hold the Oregon High Desert Classics this year, with one a major change: It will be a completion only, and spectators will not be allowed. We will all miss the Grand Prix dinners and wandering through the vendor village. And we are all hopeful that next year will be a return to traditions, where we can welcome the community at this annual event. jbarj.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | June 2021

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FIRST FRIDAY EXHIBITS Blue Spruce Pottery 20591 Dorchester E. 541-382-0197 • bluesprucepottery.com This family-owned business has been making handmade pottery in Bend since 1976. Call to arrange a time to come shop their large selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles, lamps and more. Shop online and have gifts shipped directly to your family and friends. You can also find Blue Spruce Pottery at Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend.

Detail of Fall in Blue Meadow by jasna guy

Scabiosa seed by jasna guy

High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97 541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are essential to thriving High Desert ecosystems and agriculture. Yet their numbers are declining. A new High Desert Museum exhibit offers visitors an opportunity to learn more about the art, intricacy and importance of pollination. Visual artist jasna guy and entomologist Lincoln Best bring their reverence for pollinators and the plants on which they depend in In Time’s Hum: The Art and Science of Pollination. The exhibit continues thru October 24, 2021.

In Time’s Hum dives into the world of pollinators, with a focus on the flowers essential to their survival. guy is a British Columbia-based artist who also sees herself as an educator and citizen scientist. Her practice includes close observation of pollination ecology and the exploration of the floral resources that pollinators require–nectar and pollen. For the past six years, guy’s mixed media artwork has focused on native bees.

The exhibit features graphite drawings, striking photographs of native flora, animations, lines of poetry and vibrant pollen color studies. Best contributes pollinator and plant specimens, as well as fascinating insights into these species. Together, guy and Best cultivate appreciation for the beauty of nature using art as transformative engagement.

After exploring In Time’s Hum, visitors can also take in the Museum’s new, quarter-acre Pollinator Habitat near the stream between the main Museum building and the Changing Forest exhibit. Planted in the fall of 2020, the new native plant habitat contains 30 different species, including mock orange, buckwheat and fireweed. The habitat and exhibition form part of a long-term effort by the Museum to draw attention to and support pollinators.

The exhibition’s title, In Time’s Hum: The Art and Science of Pollination, is inspired by a line from a poem by British poet Carol Ann Duffy called Hive.

“In time’s hum, on history’s breath” is from her book The Bees.

To see additional current and continual exhibits, visit highdesertmuseum. org/exhibitions.

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Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery 118 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-325-6225 • jeffreymurrayphotography.com The Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery, located in downtown Bend, opened in 2013 featuring the work of local photographer Jeffrey Murray. Last year when offered the opportunity to double the size of the gallery, Murray had no second thoughts about annexing the location next door.

Visitors can now browse comfortably in the two-story gallery enjoying a visual adventure of twice the display of landscape, wildlife and contemporary work. “We did a complete remodel and update of both the old and new location to transition seamlessly into one cohesive space,” Murray says. “I couldn’t be more proud of our continued presence in the local art and small business community.”

Open daily Tuesday-Sunday.

Layor Art + Supply 1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110 541-322-0421 • layorart.com During the month of June, Layor Art + Supply will be featuring a new local artist, Dana Harmon.

Harmon, who has been an art appreciator most of her life, has found her own creative passion and style in painting. She works primarily in heavy-bodied acrylics using vivid colors that result in images that seem to Artwork by Dana Harmon pop off the canvas, truly inviting the viewer into the image.

Please come to see her work in person during our regular business hours.

Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 11am-4pm and Sunday, 12-4pm.

Collaborative Twin Artists

Lubbesmeyer Studio Creating Truly One of a Kind & Gallery Old Mill District,Fine Art second story loft 541-330-0840 lubbesmeyer.com lubbesmeyer.com The Lubbesmeyer twins offer a range of work created in fiber and paint. Through the twins’ collaborative process, they distill Skyline, fiber with overstitching, 18” x 18” framed, by the Lubbesmeyer Twins literal imagery into vivid blocks of color and texture, creating an abstracted view of their surroundings. Call the studio for hours and appointments.

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place, Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St. 541-388-2107 • mockingbird-gallery.com On First Friday, June 4, from 5-8 pm, Mockingbird Gallery will be hung with beautiful artwork for Moments of Stillness, a two-person show for Steven Lee Adams and Joseph Alleman. This exhibit will run thru the end of June.

Steven Lee Adams strives to portray an elusive feeling of timelessness that lies beneath the surface of what may seem commonplace… introspective paintings, urging us to look deeper for the subtleties of nature around us, and the complex world of emotion within each of us. His work closely relates with the Tonalist artists, who were working in the 1800s.

For Joseph Alleman, an important motive to paint lies in understanding his surroundings. “I’m visually compelled by shape, value and pattern. Through the process of painting, I gain new and deeper insight into my subject.” Familiar subjects, such as weathered barns, red-roofed farmhouses and wind-swept fields of alfalfa attract his interest.

Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-382-8436 High Desert Art League member Janet Frost is the featured artist at the Oxford Hotel during the month of June. She is showing impressionistic landscapes in oil that reflect her fascination with Central Oregon’s unique light.

Water is a central theme in much of her work, painted along the region’s scenic and life-supporting rivers and lakes.

Peterson Contemporary Art 206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com Please join us in celebrating summer with a collection of vibrant works of art by our many talented artists. Peterson Contemporary Art features local artists as well as internationally known painters and sculptors. Our new display will be available for your enjoyment starting on Friday, June 4. We are located down the red steps on the corner of NW Oregon and Wall St. below Silverado Jewelry in Downtown Bend. We look forward to sharing this stunning display with you.

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(L-R) Helen Brown, Danae Bennett-Miller, Lucinda Theines, Susan Luckey Higdon, Bruce Jackson and Nancy Becker outside Tumalo Art Co. during their April opening | Photo courtesy of Tumalo Art Co.

Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 • redchairgallerybend.com In June, we showcase three very different artists: Janice Rhodes creates encaustic paintings, often of quirky animals or people in animated poses; Kim McClain does multimedia pieces and her newest ones feature brilliant flowers; and Joanie Callen’s mosaic animal figures will definitely catch your eye.

Open 10am-6pm on Monday-Saturday and 124pm on Sunday.

Mixed media by Kim McClain

117 Roosevelt Ave., Bend, OR

541-617-0900

Sharing Art through Community Partnerships Enjoy art from Sagebrushers member artists at

The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar 55 NW Minnesota Avenue, Downtown Bend OR Wed-Fri 2:30-9PM | Sat 2-9PM | Sun 1-7PM

June Exhibit Mixed Media Drawings by Patricia Clark and Denise Rich Patricia Clark

Denise Rich

Celebrating 20 Years in Downtown Bend 541-382-5884 • www.sageframing-gallery.com

834 NW BROOKS STREET • BEND

“Mt Hood Obscured" oil painting by Stephanie Cissna, showing at The Wine Shop, through July

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FIRST FRIDAY EXHIBITS Sage Custom Framing & Gallery 834 NW Brooks St. 541-382-5884 • sageframing-gallery.com Featured artists for June are Patricia Clark and Denise Rich; showing June 2-June 26.

For the month of June, Sage Custom Framing and Gallery has much to celebrate.The mixed media drawings of shop owner Denise Rich and inspirational teacher Patricia Clark come together in a thought provoking display of visual language. This month also marks 20 years of business in Downtown Bend.

Much of the work being shown can be likened to a conversation between teacher and student. Over the years, Rich owes much of her artistic inspiration to Clark through classes and mentoring. This gathering of works is a coming together of process and creative language. Many of the artists’ interests run in parallel veins. Bones and stones, plants and animals, water and desert, are just some of the in-depth studies with each artist’s own interpretation.

During the 20 years, Rich has been framing and exhibiting art in the little shop on Brooks Street — many wonderful and amazing things have passed through the door. “I always say, my job is to make people happy. I get so much satisfaction from the smile on people’s faces when they see their completed project with the perfect frame, or

Pandora by Denise Rich

Water Table Series by Pat Clark

discover an art piece that will bring them joy for many years to come. We have an abundance of talented local artists and it is my pleasure to support them.

Thank you Central Oregon, for allowing me 20 years of making people happy!”

Open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm; Saturdays, 12-4pm and by appointment.

Open late First Friday June 4 until 7pm.

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Scalehouse Gallery 550 NW Franklin Ave., Ste. 138 541-390-4025 • scalehouse.org Continuing thru June 26, exhibit Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts provides a creative conduit for educational, social and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development. Exhibition featured artists are Samantha Wall, Rick Bartwo, Natalie Bal, Pat Boas, Wendy Red Star, Sara Siestreem, Ka’ila Farrell- Smith, Avantika Bawa, Wuon Gaen Ho, Demian DinéYazhi’(Diné) and Modou Dieng.

Delightful Balance, mixed media by Sarah B Hansen

Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District • 541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com June exhibit at Tumalo Art Co. featuring Sarah B Hansen.

Our June show, Journeys in Nature, An Artist’s Exploration of Pacific NW Trails, presents contemporary landscape artist Sarah B Hansen’s latest exploration into her decades-long Northwest hiking journeys. Meet the artist Friday June 4, from 4-7pm.

Inspired by her Pacific Northwest hikes, and witnessing the increasing challenges of human impact on wilderness areas, Hansen has created this selection of mixed media paintings focusing both on what it means to experience the unaffected wilderness, and how our presence in those spaces alters its habitat. Working on cradled boards with water media, collaged textures and handwriting, Hansen creates art that leaves much to the imagination and gives a strong feeling of place. Many of her pieces are large, capturing the monumental space in the landscape.

Her mantra is, “Save wild spaces, pick up your refuse, tread lightly and speak quietly.”

Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District open 7 days a week.

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Humane society of central oregon to volunteer or donate call 541.382.3537 www.hsco.org

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place, Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

The Wine Shop 55 NW Minnesota Ave. The Wine Shop is showing the work of Sagebrushers Art Society member Stephanie Cissna. Stephanie is a Portland-based artist and will be showing landscape paintings in oil of Oregon scenes from the coast to the Cascades and beyond. Painting in both plein air and studio, Stephanie says, “Painting for me is a process of experiencing a place in time, interacting with my own perception, discovering the essence of a scene in nature, seeking harmony.” Showing thru July.

Cline Falls, mixed media painting by Rebecca Sentgeorge

The Alexander 1125 NE Watt Way 458-256-6854 • thealexanderbend.com The Alexander is hosting a solo show by High Desert Art League member Rebecca Sentgeorge. The exhibit features her experimental mixed media paintings that were inspired by nature and created mainly on recycled canvases.

Sentgeorge interpreted her ideas in a semi-abstract manner, and comments, “It was a fun and interesting challenge to use the recycled canvases and allow a bit of the underlying painting to show through. Another challenge was that I incorporated some actual pressed leaves into a few of the paintings.”

The Commons Café & Taphouse 875 NW Brooks Street, Bend 541-323-3955 • thecommonsbend.com The Commons Café and Tap Room is exhibiting more than 20 paintings created by High Desert Art League members. This show provides a chance to view the diverse approaches embraced by the artists, from representational to abstract, and includes works in watercolor, oil, acrylic, mixed media and encaustic.

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Jacqueline Newbold

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Mt. Hood Obscured, oil painting

by Stephanie Cissna

The Wooden Jewel 844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100 541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com The Wooden Jewel invites Central Oregon to see new artist installments and designer jewelry.

Fine Art & Contemporary Craft

Presenting Our Showcase Artists for June Janice Rhodes - encaustics Kim McClain - multimedia Joanie Callen - mosaics

103 NW Oregon Avenue Bend, OR 97703 541.306.3176 www.redchairgallerybend.com Janice Rhodes

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Sisters Fine Art Photographer Scott Cordner The Passion That Drives his Work

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hen you ask Scott Cordner what he considers to be his medium, he hesitates before landing on fine art photographer. That is because Cordner’s work moves beyond the large scale, panoramic canvases he is known for, and into his exacting style of woodworking and finished display. The two together — images and woodworking — bring an ethereal complexity to his work.

While the size of his prints may seem exceptional, the typical subject matter of his work is quite ordinary.

Scenes like the West Coast’s mountain landscapes, rivers and forest settings he chooses to shoot are everyday spots. Cordner uses his work to inform and inspire and place the world he sees within the reach of everyone. Perhaps, this is because he is also passionate about the preservation of these natural areas and is a conservation photographer. He has partnered with scientists like herpetologist Roland

Knapp, who studies Yosemite National Park’s dwindling Sierra Nevada YellowLegged Frog population, nonprofits like American Rivers and consumer print outlets like Backcountry magazine in chronicling wild places where nonmechanized access is still the norm.

“My goal in every image I make,” says Cordner, “whether it is for a collection or for conservation is to introduce the viewer to the extraordinary beauty of an ordinary location, and start a dialogue.”

For example, one of his more popular

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Rhythm

could look like and, when he resumed his life after his trek, he was committed to making photography his work.

Initially, it was his sense of adventure and mountaineering skills that gave him opportunity to document expeditions for magazines and content. His images depicted skiers on the sides of volcanoes, Quechuan caballeros escorting horses over high mountain passes and mountaineers celebrating accomplishments or sizing-up suffering.

This Mystery of the Forest led to providing stock and lifestyle imagery to visitors’ bureaus and learn about that particular landscape.

Cordner came to photography after eventually to conservation.

“The first time I entered the trading his short-lived career as an electrical engineer for a six- month hike landscape with a scientist, it changed of the Pacific Crest Trail. His interest in my perspective of what defined the medium prompted him to purchase beauty,” Cordner reminisces. That an SLR camera, which he used to test day, he followed USGS scientists the boundaries of film, light and subject Adam Backlin and Elizabeth matter, as he slowly made his way north Gallegos into a drainage area above from Mexico to Canada. That through- Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. hike cemented his love of walking into Their task was to count and tag the nature with a camera. It was also his first threatened California Red-Legged frog taste of what monetizing his passion of Mark Twain fame. “It was incredible,” prints is a solitary Ironwood Birch tree on the snow-covered slope of Mount Bakening on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

“There’s something so simple, but at the same time so remarkable about that tree.”

And his clients want to know more and

Cordner remembers. “As the two scientists waded in waist-deep water and past graffitied cement embankments, I was still able to capture the simple and the ordinary in a way that preserved that moment in time and told a story.”

This experience led to other assignments studying Mountain YellowLegged Frogs in Southern California’s fire-ravaged San Gorgonio mountain range. And as he was mastering this

Siberia Birch | Photos by Scott Cordner

style of telling conservation stories, Cordner was also honing his craft as a

fine art photographer, creating masterful images of landscapes that he sold in galleries and through art shows in California, Oregon and Washington. It also inspired him to consider making his own frames using hardwoods that would not take away from the print but blend seamlessly with the image.

This gave him a sense of control over his work. “This is another creative outlet for me, and I enjoy sorting through the piles at lumber mills and selecting woods that I think would complement my subjects, like walnut, alder, oak, cherry and live edge pieces.” He also chooses black linen liners and has dispensed with glass. Instead, he uses an ecofriendly coating to protect his prints and preserve their integrity for hundreds of years.

This attention to display allows a scene to emerge without distraction.

The meticulous precision Cordner uses to capture, process, print and finish his images is likely based in his training as an electrical engineer. He has developed processes and measurements for the style and format for his images, including a system that allows him to capture large (seven-foot) panoramic views. “When digital cameras first emerged, I loved the convenience but disliked the resolution.” In an effort to gain more resolution and make bigger prints, Cordner began experimenting with capturing smaller sections of larger scenes and stitching them together. “The process worked really well for panoramas and I was hooked.” This is something that Cordner believes sets him apart from others working as landscape photographers. “I definitely see the possible image in the panoramic format before I settle on which scene to shoot.”

Cordner captures images in the River’s View (used to celebrate the 50th best possible light, which requires Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act) less processing. From there, he

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Last Light on the Sisters (in a Walnut frame)

Frog’s Perspective (endangered Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog in Yosemite’s High Country)

Lava on Fire

prints on canvas and cotton papers at his Sisters studio on a 44-inch Canon printer.

This adds texture and a 3-D quality to his prints that are often mistaken as paintings, which Cordner considers a compliment to his style. While he has made prints on metal, he tends to avoid it. “I like to eliminate all traces of shine and reflection, and instead prefer a matte finish.” He believes this removes distraction from the image, and allows his finished prints to look good from any angle in a room.

“I think people who like my work understand and appreciate the way I approach making photographs,” Cordner states. “They sense my emotional connection to the landscapes I shoot, and even match that connection with their own love of the scene.”

They also appreciate that Cordner is a one-man show when it comes to producing the end product — from making the image to printing, processing and display.

In 2018, Cordner decided to move from Portland to Sisters, and joined Hood Avenue Art first as a member; and then as a principal. “Having an ownership in a gallery has always been a goal of mine,” he says. “I like working with other artists and learning about their craft — it’s innovative and collaborative.” He also enjoys interacting with

Polychrome (in a Live Edge Alder frame) | Photos by Scott Cordner

consumers — seeing their reaction to a piece of art on the wall inspires him to keep pursuing his passions.

While the COVID-19 pandemic offered Cordner the opportunity to get out and push the boundaries of his work, he is looking forward to this summer. He has accepted invitations to art and design shows in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Wyoming. He is also looking to expand his partnerships with nonprofits and other groups for conservation-related projects.

To see more of Cordner’s work, visit him online at ScottCordner.com. Hood Avenue Art is located at 357 West Hood Avenue in Sisters’ Art District.

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ART OR CRAFT? THE MAKERS CHIME IN!

Featured Makers: Jeff & Heather Thompson

by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, Ph.D. — A&E Feature Writer

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eff and Heather Thompson are the dynamic duo of the Central Oregon glassblowing world whose works appear in fine art galleries throughout the United States.

Jeff has been exploring the medium since 1997, and just one year into their marriage, Heather joined him in this practice to form a powerful collaborative. Better together, “their artworks are an intelligent blend of contemporary, traditional and custom techniques that are further complimented by a diverse taste in modern sculpture” (thompsonstudioglass.com). Jeff was Jeff and HeatherThompson Triple Octopus. Ascent, kind enough to thoughtfully respond to the series Photo courtesy of Jeff Thompson 19" wide x 12” wide x 13” tall of prompts that drives this ongoing Art or Craft? of molten glass from the crucible furnace. If I am making a hollow form, discussion (see below).

I will blow through the blowpipe to create an air bubble in the hot glass.

ME: Describe your art/craft: JEFF: Glassblowing is thought to have originated in the region of Syria in the first When making solid sculptures, I refrain from blowing. Once the glass cools century BC for the creation of utilitarian products for the Roman Empire. Today down some and begins to firm up, it forms the foundation to take subsequent we have the privilege of exploring the artistic implications of this fascinating and and larger gathers from the crucible furnace. We introduce colored glass and challenging medium. Our workshop is in the tradition of the studio glass movement patterns on various layers of this gathering process to create an array of effects that emerged in the United States in the 1960’s, which transformed glassblowing depending on our vision at that moment.

Glassblowing is an extraordinarily difficult practice taking decades of skillfrom factory-based production to smaller scale furnaces used by individual artists or building along with strength, dexterity and endurance. I find myself fulfilled by the teams of artists for the creation of one-of-a-kind works of art.

Back in 2001 when I was 24, I personally designed, engineered and built my many different styles and avenues presented by the medium of glass. I enjoy using glassblowing studio focused around three primary furnaces: the Crucible Furnace, a traditional vase form as a jumping off point for sculptural objects. I also enjoy Glory Furnace and Annealing Lehr (kiln). The Crucible Furnace is the source for the using an array of traditional Italian glassblowing techniques and custom techniques molten glass and holds 350lbs of clear glass at a liquid temperature of 2,100 degrees combined with modern sensibilities to create complex patterns with simple, clean Fahrenheit. This furnace remains hot for months or years at a time depending on our lines. Oftentimes, I employ transparency to create a window effect that invites the work schedule. The Glory Furnace is a reheating chamber that is fired at 2,300 degrees viewer to appreciate the interior surfaces of these blown forms. One tangent of my and is used while actively blowing glass to keep the glass hot over many hours of work. work is sculpting, and I particularly relish in creating sea life. Glass holds an inherent This furnace is fired early in the morning so it is at working temp when we’re ready watery quality not only in the way molten glass flows but also in the way the glass to get started and then turned off at the end of the day. The Annealing Lehr is loaded reflects and refracts light. The sea life sculptures glisten with a glassy wetness.

The challenge of blowing or sculpting molten glass is monumental from both with the day’s finished works and held at 900 degrees. It’s then allowed to cool down technical and aesthetic perspectives. Technically it is tricky because it takes many very slowly, sometimes over a period of several days, to prevent cracking.

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if it gets a little too hot all the detail will melt away. Aesthetically it is challenging because the hot glass is always molten and moving, and it’s hard to get a square look at it as it rotates on the blowpipe. Timing is critical, so once we begin making a glass artwork there is no reprieve and no breaks; it is one movement, and the team must be focused the entire time.

The desire to create is a part of my personality. I’m compelled by the challenge of bringing a thought or vision into reality and figuring out the steps to make that happen. Glassblowing is strange as an artform because there is a sequential process that must be followed to achieve a blown object. Within that process, however, I find times to express creativity through form, color and pattern. I enjoy the global process of creating glass art: from building and maintaining the furnaces and equipment as well as understanding how to maneuver a bubble of molten glass to where I want it to go to the chemistry of color creation and so much more! For a glassblower there’s a lot of science skills blended with the artistic and the physical, and I appreciate that diversity. I’m always amazed to start with a pile of raw material and end Flamenco 2018 up with inspiring creations. It’s magic!

ME: Do you consider your work art or craft?

JEFF: I have a foot firmly placed in both realms. I revel in the challenge and intensity of creating unique and inspiring works of art in the glassblowing studio. These days are often preceded by several days of prepwork getting all the components ready for the big push on the main day. The intensity becomes palpable when days of work culminate into the final sculpture, and time seems to warp during the final moments or hours of creation. All senses must be tuned into the task at hand. A wrong flick of the wrist could smash the glass into thousands of pieces, or a single drop of sweat off my nose could crack the entire project. There’s a hyper focus that surrounds the final moves on these big projects.

Conversely, I take pleasure in the days with a more craft-based approach when we’re making simple works. If I mess something up, it’s really not a big deal because in another 30 or 40 minutes we’ll have another one done and finished. On these days it’s easy to relax and have a light hearted attitude. I benefit from both types of days for the variety it provides.

ME: How does your work address artistic concerns, like those that a painter or sculptor considers (form, composition, color, value, texture)?

JEFF: Glassblowing presents some unique challenges when addressing artistic concerns during the process of creation. A big issue is that I never get a square look at the object I’m creating as it’s always spinning and turning on the blowpipe as I roll it back and forth and move around the studio. I have to be satisfied with quick looks at what’s developing in my hands. It’s a gratifying feeling to see a successful finished work sitting in the gallery, but the most dynamic part, the molten one, is hidden and separate from the audience in the gallery.

Blown glass has an inherent memory to it, and every touch I make leaves a remnant on the glass. If I struggle with a form, it shows in the final piece Gessato 2016, No. 6 with irregular highlights, uneven glass or an unappealing form. If I flow well with the work, the finished piece conveys the sublime quality of grace and ease. This is my goal.

The color palette is nearly always deceptive as most glass colors shift to different tones when hot and then regain their original color when cold. Many greens will appear orange, some reds can go completely transparent and all sorts of other surprises exist. A deep familiarity with the color palette and trusting how they will turn out in the end helps me push through the confusion of the hot color shifts. Another big challenge is the different viscosities of the various colors. Whites tend to be extremely stiff and don’t flow like the other colors. Some blacks are overly soft and flow too quickly. If I make a vessel that’s half white and half black, the form won’t blow out evenly due to the mixed viscosities. Another challenge presented by colored glasses is that some of them don’t play together nicely due to the different metallic oxides used. If a beautiful, deep red glass that contains cadmium touches another color, it will turn that red to a liver color forever. If silver bearing blue touches a gold bearing ruby, there emerges a beautiful, cloudy effect between

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the two colors. It takes a long time to become familiar with all the nuances of glass color.

Another challenge with glass is simply having the skills required to achieve the artworks I envision. Early on in my glassblowing career, I wanted to create octopus sculptures, but they proved too difficult when all the tentacles would melt into each other. My timing wasn’t good enough yet, and my hands weren’t nimble enough. Now with 20+ years experience, I accomplish these with ease. But even with advanced skills, there’s still much time to invest in working out the order of operations when approaching a new vein of work in order to best accomplish the design.

ME: What is your opinion on the arts / crafts distinction?

JEFF: A work of art feels like something new, either for the artist or for the audience. A work of art is a discovery. Craft feels like the skillset of life that each of us is working on in our own fields of expertise. The skills you refine and perfect throughout life is your craft. Every person is perfecting their craft, whatever the field may be. The works of art I enjoy most have a high level of skillful craft involved.

ME: A most enlightening discussion, Jeff and Heather!

Thank you kindly.

To view the exquisite glass works of Jeff and Heather Thompson, visit the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver in Sunriver or the Red Chair Gallery in Bend. thompsonstudioglass.com

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The Alexander Presents HDAL Member

Rebecca Sentgeorge during the pandemic. On some of the canvases, Katrina laid down an initial color scheme. The canvases were gifted to Rebecca who interpreted the marks and color scheme to create the paintings.

Rebecca said, “It was a fun and interesting challenge. I tried to create a balance between leaving some of the initial brush strokes showing and yet turning each painting into an entirely different subject matter from the original underlayer. It became a kind of game that I played with myself.

Sometimes I even turned the canvases upside down before I began painting on them.”

Rebecca received her degree in art from San Jose State University in California and taught art in the schools for 40 years.

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We’ve Got This! by Rebecca Sentgeorge

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he Alexander is pleased to feature a solo show of experimental mixed media paintings by High Desert Art League member, Rebecca Sentgeorge. The paintings will be on display for the months of June and July.

Most of the paintings were done on recycled canvases. Several of the paintings are a reflection of the artist’s life during the pandemic. Some contain items embedded into the canvas reminiscent of the time she spent in nature.

The painting, All We Need Is Love, was based on the Central Oregon Emergency Mask Makers, who began making masks at the start of the pandemic to provide much

needed masks for our health care workers.

Embedded into this painting are actual pieces of fabric, thread and spool labels all left over from their work making the donated masks.

The painting, We’ve Got This! depicts a stylized dog and cat with their paws raised in triumph at the efforts made to deal with the pandemic.

Many of the paintings are the result of long distance collaboration with Rebecca’s artist daughter, Katrina Sentgeorge, who currently lives in Canada. Like many separated from loved ones during the pandemic, the two found a means of creating a connection with each other

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Red Chair Gallery Presents Multimedia Mosaic

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by JULIA KENNEDY COCHRAN — Red Chair Gallery Some features are made with commercial beads and shells that she buys in bulk. Eyelashes are made from dagger shaped beads, flat surfaces are covered with tightly spaced strings of small beads and shells are incorporated into manes or feathers. All of this material is attached to the base with epoxy resin, one piece at a time.

Callen was not always an artist. She had a long career as a budget analyst for the state of California in Sacramento. One day she attended an art fair where she fell in love with the work of a mosaic artist who used broken china to decorate fountains, outdoor furniture and other objects.

troll past the giant glass windows of Red Chair Gallery this month and you will see a dazzling display of mosaic horse heads, glittering with beads and iridescent glass pieces. This is the work of Joanie Callen, who is a showcase artist in June.

After that first encounter with the talented mosaic artist at the art fair, Callen began studying books about mosaic techniques and took a few classes. Her first project was a picture frame decorated with broken china pieces she found at a thrift store. She really plunged into the medium when she traveled to Ravenna, Italy to take a weeklong class in Byzantine mosaic techniques. There she learned how to set tesserae (square glass pieces) into a lime mortar bed.

Each mosaic piece requires mindboggling hours of work, including cutting glass or clay sheets into hundreds of pieces, designing the patterns in 3D, firing the pieces in a kiln and affixing thousands of beads and glass fragments onto the base. The process is extremely detail oriented and it can take two to four months to complete a piece.

Back in California, she took more classes on making mosaics more colorful and including different materials such as beads, chain and mirror glass. Later, she learned how to apply mosaics to 3D pieces, like animal figures, using a base of epoxy resin.

To start, Callen often browses in thrift shops or home décor stores for animal figurines. She found the horse heads at an import store on clearance. When she begins the project, she starts by attaching the eyes. “They become the personality,” she explains. Then she lays colored glass pieces and beads over the piece to design the patterns. “This is all done freehand on a three-dimensional piece.”

Retiring to Bend 16 years ago gave Callen the time to develop her artistic style. Besides animal figures, she also creates spectacular mirrors and African-inspired masks. To add a bit of cheer during the COVID-19 pandemic, she started making plant stakes that are adorned with colorful fused glass flowers and butterflies. The pandemic also gave her the time to explore new techniques and materials, which will undoubtedly appear in her future work.

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She makes about 80 percent of her materials herself. For the Golden Horse’s mane, she painted hundreds of handmade clay feather shapes gold. Each feather was then adorned with a crystal or a glass pearl. For the horse’s neck, she cut iridescent glass sheets into hundreds of oval shapes and then fired them.

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ARTISTS & THEIR INFLUENCES Featured Artist: Pat Clark

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hen considering the prints, drawings and mixed media works of Pat Clark, words like thoughtful, intuitive, researched, tonal, and nuanced may come to mind. Indeed, the art of this master printmaker has an air of the intellectual or academic, which, at least in part, comes through via the series she produces where she takes an object / concept and pursues it fully until its generative potential is nearly exhausted. However, when asked about influences upon her work, Clark cites a myriad of artists and movements that span the greater part of the 20th century. From Modernist titans Matisse and Picasso and the highly influential Japanese prints that inspired many of their and their immediate predecessors’ compositions to the bold, gestural American Abstract Expressionists and the nearly antithetical investigations of Minimalism and Pop Art, few have escaped the purview of such an astute observer and incredibly well-informed educator as Clark. With such a broad scope of influences in mind, it was most illuminating to share some moments with the artist to hear her rendition of how these movements and particular artists within them shaped her work.

Before entering Clark’s pantheon of influential masters, let’s start at the beginning where a simple childhood moment continues to resonate with the artist to this day. Pat recalls that “one Christmas I got a wood burning tool,” compelling her to consider “marks on wood and the whole idea of how you can print.” Although never having received formal lessons during that formative time in her life, this memory speaks to the importance of a hands-on learning process that drives Clark’s art to this very day, one that she laments is becoming lost as digital technologies take precedence over physical making, or craftsmanship.

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Desert Window. Collagraph, 30”x22” Mixed media drawing, 30”x22”

transition brings to mind a central influence on her art, that of Richard Tuttle who, she informs me, remembers a similar childhood moment.

In his words, “As a little kid I saw my grandfather draw from across the room, and I saw harmony among his eyes, brain, hand, heart and spirit. I was astonished.”

Many years later, Tuttle brought this recollection forward in an essay arguing for the importance of handson learning opportunities, specifically through more industrial arts high schools.

Clark states that she couldn’t agree more “about the importance of getting back

to that concept in education, one that honors the passion for making as well as the interpretation of original ideas.”

Tuttle’s post-minimalist, abstract sculptures, which he often refers to as drawings, take everyday objects, often small and quite fragile, and recontextualizes them in ways that are meant to both engage and perplex the viewer, initiating an investigation that questions commonplace meanings and assumptions. A quote from the artist aptly summarizes his philosophical approach to the creative process from conception to reception: “Both in the making and the critiquing [of art], there’s all of life. And there has to be all of life because if you don’t have all of life then how can you make anything that has some importance?” This sense of “all of life” is exactly what Clark saw in her grandfather as he made his drawing, and it is what imbues her art with its indelible presence, one that celebrates the discrete object as well as the grand cycle of life in which the object, maker and viewer participate both historically and in the present tense. (https://art21.org/watch extended-play/richard-tuttle-artlife-short/.)

One particular method Clark employs to set the creative process in motion is the generation of a problem. This she did with respect to another key influence on her art: the Japanese woodcut or woodblock print. In such prints one is witness to the “all of life” principle, whether in the ephemeral moment of a woman combing her hair or in the depiction of the smallness of humanity set within the vastness of nature. Describing her process, Pat explains, “I would look up some of the woodcuts of Japanese artists and take the ideas the woodcuts embody with respect to space and

texture, and I tried to interpret their ideas of scale and composition. Some interpretations are really simple, like five lines or three lines. I developed the spaces within the images I made so each segment differs in its interpretation of these ideas. I call it mapping where I create a different look for each image even though they come from the same matrix. The goal I set for myself is to blur the boundaries so one cannot tell where the woodcut ends and the drawing begins.” The use of the matrix in developing a unique solution for each image represents a hallmark of Clark’s problem-solving process.

Dedication to the process through innovative, often experimental, techniques is manifest not only in Pat’s art but also in her teaching. While a professor at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Clark recalls an assignment provided by conceptual and minimalist artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), famous for his Wall Drawings, in which she and her students collectively participated. Per her

Winter Moons. Mono / relief print, 30”x22”

account: “One time, Sol LeWitt was going to visit our class as a guest artist.

He didn’t come because it was when the Kent State shootings happened, but he did send the problem to the drawing class. So, in the library we had his mapping of this mural that he wanted the students to create. And, boy, it was a slog because it took us months. Somebody for four hours working with a 4B pencil and then somebody else would come in with a different density of pencil and go over it. Although beautiful once complete, everybody thought, ‘Why are we doing this?’ Without the direct contact of the artist explaining the density or openness of space just by using line and shape, the assignment was certainly a difficult one, but they got it when it was done. It just took us forever!”

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Attention to subtlety and nuance inherent in the problem LeWitt posed to the drawing class resonates with Clark herself on multiple levels. Fine shifts in color or line are a common method the artist employs to deeply engage with her own creative process as well as with the attentive viewer willing to examine the work closely in order to appreciate such discrete changes. As Pat explains, “You have to feel the intention of the process and the desire to engage it.” This motivation is evidenced in the work of two other key influences on Clark’s art, that of Agnes Martin (1912-2004) and Vija Celmins.

Both drawers and Architecture of Boats, Water and Structure printmakers, Martin’s large-scale, restrained, geometric abstractions utilized the grid as a compositional device in order to create paintings “about merging, about formlessness... A world without objects, without interruption,” as the artist described them (theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/may/22/agnesmartin-the-artist-mystic-who-disappeared-into-the-desert). Celmins, “best known for her meticulous paintings and drawings of natural phenomena such as the ocean, spider webs, night skies, and deserts,” often employs the all-over technique of Abstract Expressionist painting to exclude particular reference points such as a horizon line, thus immersing the viewer into a unified, total space (tate.org.uk/art/artists/vija-celmins-2731/explore-art-vija-celmins).

Of Martin’s work, Clark describes her admiration of “the whole surface, which is very subtle and very hard to photograph.” “But if you see them in person,” she continues, “and you really like one pencil line - it’s just glorious the way it shimmers across the surface, disappears and then reappears. Martin would spend hours working on medium grays to light grays with just crosshatching, things that take a great deal of vigor to do.” With respect to Celmins process, Pat expresses her astonishment in how “she would spend hours doing the ocean, just the waves, or how she would take a whole wall and pencil-draw spider webs. She’s intense that way!”

Reverent in its welcoming of influences both past and present, expressive in its nuance, intellectual in the rigor of its research, and experimental in its variations, such is the art of Pat Clark, an art completely vested in process where a singular problem posed by the artist herself presents a point of departure.

The solutions Clark devises to solve the problem are many, all testimonials to a refined craftsmanship and artistic mastery cultivated through years of dedicated study and hard, consistent work.

To view the art of Pat Clark, please visit her website at watermarkprintmaking. com. To view the art of the artists cited in this article, please follow the links within the paragraphs themselves. watermarkprintmaking.com Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | June 2021

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High Desert Museum Recognized as a 2021 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum & Library Honor

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he Institute of Museum and Library Services has named the High Desert Museum in Bend as one of six recipients of the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.

Three museums and three libraries nationwide were selected from 30 finalists for the honor.

“It is an honor and pleasure to honor these six recipients of the 2021 National Medal of Museum and Library Service,” said Crosby Kemper, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. “Through their programs, services and community relationships, these institutions exemplify the ongoing excellence of our nations’ museums and libraries across the country, as well as their extraordinary efforts this past year to serve, heal and bring us together. We look forward to celebrating them, as well as paying tribute to the hardworking staff at all American museums and libraries this summer.”

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across eight states. It was a 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service Finalist and is the fourth Oregon institution to receive the award over the past 27 years.

The Museum has worked to create programs that offer rich educational programming and expand museum access. This has particularly been true since the start of the pandemic, during which the Museum started a daylong elementary program for La Pine students so caregivers could go to work during online school; provided free memberships to St. Charles Health Care System front-line workers; and is launching an initiative to provide tablets and WiFi hotspots to households for children who might not be otherwise able to participate in online educational programs.

“We consider it a core part of our mission to be responsive to our community by providing quality, inspirational experiences, both on our grounds and beyond,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “We’re honored and thrilled by this national recognition.”

Redmond students experience a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program during a High Desert Museum visit | Photos courtesy of High Desert Museum

The 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service winners represent institutions that provide dynamic programming and services that exceed expected levels of service. Through their community outreach, these institutions bring about change that touches the lives of individuals and families and help communities thrive.

Now nearly in its 40th year, the High Desert Museum is the only museum in the nation devoted to the exploration of the High Desert, a region that spans

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“The High Desert Museum is a regional treasure. We’ve long been proud of the work it does to respond to community needs,” said Museum Board Chair Ryan J. Hagemann. “This incredible honor is a testament to the hard work and commitment of the Museum team.”

The award will be presented at a virtual ceremony in July. For a complete list of 2021 recipients and to learn more about the National Medal winners, visit the IMLS website. imls.gov • highdesertmuseum.org

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Les Schwab Amphitheater Announces More Live Concerts: Dierks Bentley & NEEDTOBREATHE

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es Schwab Amphitheater has announced the latest in the lineup of concerts this coming summer and fall.

Dierks Bentley with special guests Riley Green and Parker McCollum will play the Les Schwab Amphitheater on August 15, and NEEDTOBREATHE with Switchfoot and The New Respects will play on Saturday, September 18.

DIERKS BENTLEY Local online presale runs Thursday, May 13 from 10am-10pm at bit.ly/DierksBend2021.

Password = local The general onsale opens Friday, May 14 at 10am in person at the Ticket Mill in the Old Mill District and online at bit.ly/DierksBend2021.

After selling out his warm-up dive bar tour in minutes, multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley announced details behind his upcoming amphitheater run, the 2021 BEERS ON ME TOUR, produced by Live Nation. Bentley, known for his “focus on stirring, communal moments” and “unforgettable fire” (Indy Star) on stage, will kick off the cross-country run with special guests Riley Green and Parker McCollum on August 13 in Salt Lake City.

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NEEDTOBREATHE: INTO THE MYSTERY TOUR With Switchfoot and The New Respects Saturday, September 18 NEEDTOBREATHE | Photos Courtesy of Les Schwab Amphitheater Les Schwab Amphitheater TIMELINE Local Presale: Wednesday, May 12, 12pm-Thursday, May 13 at 11:59pm at bendconcerts.com/event/needtobreathe Password = SURVIVAL Public On sale: Friday, May 14 at 12pm in person at the Ticket Mill and at bendconcerts.com/event/needtobreathe.

Since 1998, NEEDTOBREATHE has quietly emerged as a dynamic force in rock music, topping the charts, selling out historic venues and generating hundreds of millions of streams to date. The band have gathered one platinum single, four gold singles and a gold album. Along the way, Multiplied notched their first Grammy nomination. Simultaneously, they performed to sold-out crowds at arenas and amphitheaters coast to coast. In addition to garnering two nods at the Billboard Music Awards, they’ve attracted acclaim from People, Rolling Stone, Forbes and many more. In 2020, they sowed the seeds for rebirth with Out of Body. It bowed in the Top 5 of three Billboard charts and reeled in acclaim.

Their second live album, Live From the Woods Vol. 2, recorded at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee at a socially distanced event, was released on April 16. bendconcerts.com/event/needtobreathe bendconcerts.com Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | June 2021

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he Rising Star and Fortissimo Awards are for students who have been nominated by their teachers for showing talent, effort, achievement and great promise as musicians due to perseverance and commitment to their craft.

Fortissimo Award Winner Haydon Hossick Haydon Hossick (16), drum student of Brent Barnett, is a testament to the power of a good attitude. His success has been in his willingness to learn and improve, his patience and his enjoyment of the music he makes! He shows great musical potential in his drumming overall.

Rising Star Award Winner Brady Hron Ten-year-old Brady Hron takes his piano playing very seriously, playing music from the baroque period to current favourites such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Beatles songs.

In addition to his interest in music, Brady’s interests include math, dinosaurs and exploring his creativity with Legos. He also enjoys school and spending time with his grandparents.

Brady is looking forward to spending two weeks at the Interlochen Music Summer Camp in Michigan.

CSM Student Brady Hron student of Peter Brownlee

CSM Student Haydon Hossick with CSM Teacher Brent Barnett

Rising Star Award Winner Henry Leluge Determined and positive, Henry Leluge (12) knows how to energize the studio during his violin lessons with Miya Saito-Beckman. He works hard at every new concept, but also knows when to acbk up and ask questions and share his thoughts. According to Miya, “His willingness to experiment, assess and persevere throughout his violin studies showcases his ability to continue to develop into a mature and sensitive musician.”

Fortissimo Award Winner Asher Ward Asher Ward (9), always eager for challenges and chances to perform, loves piano lessons with Amy Conklin.

He comes to lessons well-practiced, eager to absorb new concepts and techniques. Asher’s growth in piano can be partially attributed to his love and understanding of music. Asher thrives in a musical environment, and we are excited to see where music takes him!

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CSM Student Henry Leluge with CSM Teacher Miya-Saito Beckman

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Awards Local Students Rising Star Award Winner McKai Roats McKai Roats (13) has a wonderful and creative passion for music. In her voice lessons with Amy Conklin, she listens well and is constantly working at improvement. Her creative side shows when she comes to lessons with her own arrangements of songs she works on. Best of all, it is obvious by her contagious smile that she has fun when she sings!

Rising Star Award Winner Reid McMullen Reid McMullen (15) is a highly motivated violin student of Sharon Schwatka. He welcomes a large variety of repertoire to his studies, in terms of genre as well as time period, ranging from Medieval to contemporary.

Driven to continue practicing even when lessons had to be online, he passionately progressed in musicality, as well as in technique and violin hand positions. Hurrah, Reid!

CSM Student Reid McMullen with CSM Teacher Sharon Schwatka

CSM Student McKai Roats with CSM Teacher Amy Conklin

Rising Star Award Winner Tommy Neibergs Tommy Neibergs (14) is an extremely self-motivated piano student of Amy Conklin. He shows drive and passion in the piano, as well as violin. He often “geeks out” over the depth and intricacies of music theory, and always knows how to ask great questions. Tommy’s love of the instruments he plays stems from his deep love of music!

CSM Student Emmie Shipman student of Ginny Hollon

Rising Star Award Winner Emmie Shipman Emmie Shipman’s (13) violin journey began with Ginny Hollon at age seven when she took a beginning violin class. She developed a deep fondness for the violin, taking private lessons and participating in the CSM Fiddle Club. What sets Emmie apart was her dedication to her instrument, continuing on her own for several years when she moved to a new location. Having returned to lessons, she has shown a great sense of musicality, as well as significant growth in rhythm, intonation and interpretation.

CSM Student Tommy Neibergs with CSM Teacher Amy Conklin

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KPOV Seeking Applications for Board Members

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POV is seeking applicants to become new members of its volunteer Board of Directors. Bend’s only nonprofit community radio station is committed to developing authentic engagement and representation at all levels of KPOV, including the Board of Directors, across lines of race, class, gender identity and sexual orientation.

KPOV is working to build its board with people holding a wide array of lived experiences, skills, and, abilities to ensure the Board better reflects and represents the community. Among others, people who listen to and support progressive nonprofit media (or just value KPOV ), and have experience in radio or other media, creative pursuits, events, outreach, social media, technology, finances, fundraising and law, are encouraged to apply.

KPOV specifically seeks to fill the Treasurer position, for which a combination of relevant education and experience in finances is important.

“To help govern and set the priorities, direction and values of KPOV, we especially hope to receive applications from members of our local Black, Indigenous, Latinx and People of Color communities, people who identify as LBGTQ+, youth, women and people of all abilities,” says board President Kurt Kempcke.

“We also want to broaden our Board to include more communities outside of Bend, as our broadcast area covers most of Central Oregon,” adds Kempcke.

KPOV is a listener-supported, volunteer-powered community radio station that broadcasts at 88.9 FM and live on the web at kpov.org. High Desert Community Radio offers locally produced programs and podcasts not heard on any other area radio stations, including civic affairs, election coverage and the most diverse music programming in Central Oregon.

If you have any questions or want more information, to kpov.org/board-application, or call the station at 541-322-0863 kpov.org

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Sunriver Stars Community Theater Presents a Stars Kids Drama Camp production of

Willy Wonka Jr. — A Musical Review

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he Sunriver Stars Kids Drama Camp program is a student showcase which wraps up a ten-week program of education in the performing arts sponsored by The Sunriver-La Pine Rotary Club and The Door, A Church in Sunriver. This musical review introduces a few ‘firsts’ for the Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT)! The scenes were filmed and made into a ‘movie’ which will be presented outdoors under the stars.

The Willy Wonka Jr. showcase will be presented on Saturday, June 19. The location of the outdoor theater and the start time of the showcase will soon be announced. Please check the website at SunriverStars.org for updates.

The show will be a magical production

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comprised of the wonderful music from Willy Wonka Jr., performed by local children and adults enrolled in the Sunriver Stars Kids Drama Camp program.

Guests will have plenty of room to spread out wide (for social distancing) while enjoying the show in the safety of their own "Familly Bubbles."And..... Admission is FREE! State mandated restrictions have made rehearsals challenging, but Program Director Michele Hans has put this entertaining show together with a focus on keeping everyone healthy while introducing the children to the magic of theater. The drama education program also included character development training; instructing students in the five tenants of the S.H.I.N.E. Character Development training curriculum. Almost 20 students have worked hard for the past weeks, coming to the program from Sunriver, Bend and La Pine area schools. Several students participating in the program also hail from homeschooling families from those same neighborhoods.

The musical review will begin just before sundown.

Bring your blankets or low-seat beach chairs and enjoy the show! Please plan to join us in the open air theater and experience the Sunriver Stars Community Theater›s firstever Showcase Under the Stars.

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Musical Theatre Like Never Before Summit Theatre Company Presents

Les Miserables School Edition

The full 24-member cast of Les Miserables School Edition | Photo courtesy of Summit High School

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heatre is alive and well at Summit High School, where students are staging a streamed version of the beloved epic Les Miserables: School Edition, using safe social-distancing practices and filmed outdoors.

Based on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name, Les Miserables follows the story of released convict Jean Valjean as he attempts to find redemption from his past by creating a new future for himself and his adopted daughter, Cosette. But the persistence of his pursuer, Inspector Javert, forces Valjean to confront his past in order to provide the bestpossible future for his daughter. Set

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in the backdrop of the June Rebellion of 1832, a time of revolution fueled by the plight of the miserable poor who are facing a housing crisis, high unemployment rates and lack of resources in the midst of a cholera pandemic, this story could hardly feel more relevant.

Les Miserables School Edition, with music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, is directed

by Lara Okamoto with musical direction by Melissa Jacot and pit conducted by Cooper Ottum.

Impressive performances are offered by Branden Plascencia Ruiz

as Jean Valjean, Roman Russell as Inspector Javert, Bella Morton as Fantine, Chloe Lezotte as Cosette, Gavin Felciano as MariusPontmercy, Miya Corpstein as Eponine, Emma Morton as Enjolras, JJ Mitchel as Thenardier and Alana Cole as Madame Thenardier. The ensemble includes: Ashlynn Bowles, Jonas Farnsworth, Kendall Hendricker, Emma Kaisner, Kaylee Kemp, Archie Kerr, Solana Kim, Bekcy Knight, Bronwyn Laherty, Sam Monger, Sophia Monger, Logan O’Neill, Macy Pofahl, Jason Richmond and Jacob Zhao. The production is stage managed by Sienna Swetland.

All performances will be streamed

on June 11 or 12 at 7pm. The run time is approximately 90 minutes without an intermission. Tickets are $15 per stream, although an additional donation is recommended for multi-member households sharing a ticket. Tickets can be purchased at showtix4u.com/eventdetails/50952.

For more information, check out the Summit Theatre Company website at summittheatrecompany. com or contact Lara Okamoto at 541-355-4190 or at Lara.

Okamoto@bend.k12.or.us. summittheatrecompany.com

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Create, Read & Explore All Summer Long Deschutes Public Library

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et ready for fun at every turn because Summer with the Library is back!

Starting June 1, readers and adventurers of all ages can sign up for the free Summer with the Library program, and open the door to a whole season of possibilities.

All Deschutes Public Library locations are open for browsing, but there’s more than one way to ring in Summer with the Library. Individuals and families can enroll via the Beanstack app or website to track reading and activities, or you can go old school with a paper log available at your Library.

The Beanstack app and Summer with the Library/Verano con la Biblioteca materials are available in English and Spanish.

“We aim to make it easy for the whole family to participate. Everyone can sign up and everyone gets a prize,” says Todd Dunkelberg, Deschutes Public Library director. “Starting in June and rolling all summer long, Deschutes County residents can use the interactive mobile app to discover new challenges, and connect with the library through open-air outreach events.”

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Can’t get to the library? Look for Library on the Go/Biblioteca en Camino visiting Deschutes County residents this summer. Library on the Go outreach events provide opportunities to sign up in person, meet with library staff (including bilingual staff ) and receive free information and resources.

“As Deschutes County grows, so does the way we can meet the needs of its residents,” says Dunkelberg.

“This year more than ever, we are finding new ways to reach county residents where they are.”

Just by registering, children and teens will receive a free book and adults will get a collectable bookmark made by a local artist (while supplies last). Participants of all ages will have from June 1 through August 31 to read, explore and even enter for a chance to win other great prizes.

After August 31, winners will be drawn for the grand prizes. No matter how you sign up for Summer with the Library (Beanstack or in person) your name will be entered into the grand prize drawing. There are four age groups that have designated prizes for each category: Ages 0-5, Folkmanis puppet and a book; Ages 6-11, Kindle Fire; Ages 12-17, $100 Amazon gift card; Ages 18 and up, $100 Amazon gift card.

The fun doesn’t end there: all Deschutes Public Library locations (Downtown Bend, East Bend, Redmond, Sunriver, La Pine and Sisters) offer DIY activities and Grab & Go craft kits throughout the summer to inspire creativity and learning. The library also offers ongoing virtual programs, including weekly Story Times and activities for kids, teens and adults.

All library programs and activities are free, though some programs may require advance registration.

Check our online calendar for any registration requirements. A complete listing of Summer with the Library programs and events can be found online at deschuteslibrary.org/calendar.

With all this excitement, June 1 cannot come soon enough. Here are just a few of this summer’s programs for kids, teens, families and adults; be sure to check our website for more details and information about Summer with the Library: deschuteslibrary.org/summer.

Programs happening June through August include: Kids & Families Story Time Activity Kits Story Time Online Bloomin’ Activities Grab & Go Kits Your Next Book Family STEAM Baseball Science Baseball Activities Grab & Go Kits Teens & Tweens Grow Wild Grab & Go Kits Teen Reading Room Write-On! Swag Bags for Teen Writers Write-On! Journal Writing Edition Adults Police and Mental Health Crisis in Central Oregon Climate Change in the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Stories We Tell Ourselves About the Wild 30-Minute Guided Meditation Beginning Birding with Chuck Gates “French Troubadour” Plays Americana BBQ Beet Salad Ask Emily: A Writing & Fortune Telling Salon Discovery of a Masterpiece The Greenest Way to “Go” Yoga Nidra deschuteslibrary.org

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SUNRIVER EXHIBITS

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place.

Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Village 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 19 541-593-4382 artistsgallerysunriver.com Artist demonstration at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver with jewelry artist, Amy Pfeiffer.

Amy will be demonstrating the art of foldforming metal.

Foldforming metal demonstration by Amy Pfeiffer.

Photo courtesy of Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Many of the shapes that come out of foldforming resemble many things found in nature and utilizes laws of nature in the creation process. Flowers and leaves are crafted out of a repeated process of folding, annealing, unfolding and hammering of sheet metal. The process of a flower unfolding or how a leaf forms is similar between natural occurrences and the foldforming technique.

Demonstration: June 12, 2-4pm.

Painting demonstrations by artists Ken Marunowski and Bonnie Junell will be ongoing during the gallery celebration on June 12.

Art Reminds Us of Renewal &

Rebirth

Cheers!

Artists' Gallery 11th Anniversary!

Kenneth Marunowski Oil Painting

Carolyn Waissman Wildlife Photography

Amy Pfeiffer Handcrafted Jewelry

Jim Fister Woodwork

2nd Saturday is June 12th 1pm - 6pm covid restrictions apply

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Great Horned Owl II by Carolyn Waissman

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s we spring into summer and nature starts to bloom, the natural world is reflected in art. This allows us to capture the majesty of nature and bring it indoors to enjoy for a lifetime and beyond. The Artists’ Gallery Sunriver is packed full of eye candy for those who love all types of art. From fine art in oils, acrylics, watercolor and mixed media to wood art that is both decorative and functional, the gallery has so much to choose from.

Add in textile art, handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, mosaics, sculpture and you can feast your eyes for hours — not to mention find that perfect gift for a special someone or yourself !

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Ken Marunowski: Fine Art in Oils Oil painting artist Ken Marunowski says his style is influenced by the rich traditions of French Impressionism and American Abstract Expressionism. These movements have molded Ken’s medium-to-large oil paintings to bring together elements of both artistic movements in dynamic, colorful compositions. Ken calls his paintings “celebrations of color and mark-making, intended to bring joy and wonder to viewers of them.” Whether completely abstract or abstract impressionist in style, Ken continuously seeks novel color relationships and compositions so that he may constantly grow as an artist. Such exploratory efforts result in a wide variety of images, some soft and subtle, others wild and daring, but all meant to offer feelings of positivity and intrigue. Landscapes are often featured in the paintings, occasionally observed but often filtered through memory and sensation. Spring and fall when colors abound are Ken’s favorite seasons to evoke as blooming trees and turning leaves respectively resound with the cycle of life in which we all participate. Sophisticated and colorful, Ken’s painting draw the viewer in and keep him or her there to insert their own story into each piece. Ken’s work needs to be viewed in person to appreciate the bold strokes, nuances and movement of the art.

Flower Garden by Ken Marunowski

Carolyn Waissman: Nature Photographer Longtime Sunriver photographer and naturalist Carolyn Waissman is known for shooting portraits of Sunriver wildlife predators and other wildlife. Carolyn’s work is currently featuring three predators in the Sunriver area. These three common predators all eat a variety of food. Be sure to keep your small domestic pets — cats and dogs — inside, especially at night, as they would be a delicious meal for one of these great hunters.

BOBCAT (LYNX RUFUS) — Here in Sunriver, but not often seen Bobcats are solitary and mostly nocturnal and they hunt by stealth. They are opportunistic carnivores. Rabbits are one of their primary food items, but they also eat a variety of small rodents, and birds.

COYOTE (CANNIS LATRANUS) — Look for Coyotes in the Sunriver Meadow.

Coyotes live dens and family groups and will live together with their young for almost a year. They have a remarkably varied diet, small mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, berries and other fruit. They can often be seen hunting and pouncing on prey over in the Sunriver Meadow.

GREAT HORNED OWL (BUBO VIRGINIANUS) The Great Horned Owl nests in trees and are frequently seen perched high up to 70 feet in trees and can be heard vocalizing in territorial defense. Whoo Whoo, is a familiar call heard in Sunriver.

Come and enjoy additional wildlife photographs by Carolyn at The Artists’ Gallery Sunriver.

Maple In Motion by Jim Fister

Amy Pfeiffer: Metalsmith Metalsmith Amy Pfeiffer is fascinated by the earth’s geology and incorporates it into her jewelry. A rock hound and nature lover, Amy collects interesting rocks and gems along her hikes. She then designs her jewelry around them. Amy’s first step in her jewelry making journey was learning lapidary in 2012. Here she is able to uncover and expose the hidden beauty of the rocks/gems she finds. Then she designs metal shapes to best show off the stone or gem. Most of her pieces incorporate the beauty of nature. Amy uses copper, brass and sterling silver in her handmade creations.

You can find hair clips, key chains, brooches, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings in her collection. If you love organic jewelry, you should look at Amy’s jewelry collection available at the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver.

Purple dinobone pendant by Amy Pfeiffer

Jim Fister: Wood Artist Wood wizard Jim Fister specializes in natural edge functional art and accessories. Jim’s art is designed to be touched and used. He incorporates the beauty of nature in his work by not overly processing the wood and sometimes adding natural stone. Jim says his secret is “to apply minimal manipulation to create useable art that is a welcome addition to any setting.” His furniture reflects the great Northwest in its strength, natural design and understated elegance.

Incorporating both the rough and finished parts of the wood gives each piece that rugged Northwest feeling.

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SISTERS EXHIBITS

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place.

Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

Black Butte Ranch Lodge Gallery 13899 Bishops Cap, Sisters 541-595-1252 blackbutteranch.com Oregon artist Norma Holmes, known for capturing the essence of nature on location, announces a solo exhibit of 25 paintings at the Black Butte Ranch (BBR) Lodge Gallery. Many of the pieces are featured in her recent publication, Land Escapes, A Painted Journey on Oregon’s Eastside, which is available at the Lakeside Bistro at BBR. Magic Moment, Metolius River Setting up the easel in nature. Contemplating a

by Norma Holmes painting. Exploring the sights, sounds and the scent.

This is painter Norma Holmes’ great escape. Will the focus be on the land-escape, floral-escape, water-escape or city-escape? How does one interpret the silence of the High Desert, the sound of smooth water, the brilliance of red Indian paint brush?

It is all about painting on location… escaping into the “zone.” Back in the studio, the memories accompany Norma as the great escape into the painting is recreated.

Lodge hours, 3-9pm, showing June 1-June 29.

Hood Avenue Art 357 W Hood Ave., Sisters hoodavenueart.com info@hoodavenueart.com 541-719-1800 Mystery of the Forest | Photo by Scott Cordner 4th Fridays are returning to Hood Avenue Art! Join us Friday June 25, specific details available on our website at hoodavenueart.com. June’s featured artists are photographer Scott Cordner and jeweler Danica Curtright.

Raven Makes Gallery 182 East Hood Ave., Sisters 541-719-1182 • ravenmakesgallery.com Our gallery offers first market Native American and Indigenous artists’ works, spanning the Arctic to Northern Mexico. Contemporary, meaningful and diverse mediums, including fine jewelry.

Open Thursday-Sunday, 11am-4pm.

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Stitchin’ Post Gallery 311 W Cascade Ave.,Sisters 541-549-6061 stitchinpost.com Currently showing thru Flower Of Life 2, framed, by June 22—Soul of the Land by Wychus Stones by Jean Wells Valori Wells June Jaeger.

Opening Friday, June 25: Two Voices, featuring Jean and Valori Wells.

Dynamic mother daughter team Jean and Valori Wells will be showcasing their current work: Indigo designed textiles and contemporary quilts. This exhibit captures their individual styles and showcases how each artist is inspired by the other.

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Sisters Folk Festival Announces Sisters Summer of Festival 2021 Lineup

isters Folk Festival (SFF) is pleased to announce the Sisters Summer of Festival, a long-awaited celebration of the return to live music at the Sisters Art Works venue. The summer concert series will feature 16 artists over four weekends on Friday and Saturday evenings, with two artists performing each night. Concert dates are June 25 and 26; July 16, 17, 30 and 31; and August 13 and 14. Seating will be offered in three lawn sections to give audience members plenty of room to spread out on their tarps, blankets and low festival chairs, with different prices for each tier depending on proximity to the stage. Each show will start at 7pm.

The Sisters Summer of Festival series kicks off on Friday, June 25 with a phenomenal co-bill featuring Americana songstress and singer Sierra Ferrell playing as a trio and the dynamic Freddy &

Sierra Ferrell | Photo courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival

July 17 will feature the return of the enigmatic and brilliant Steve Poltz, with an opening set from Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist Madison Cunningham, who as an up-and-coming artist has shown stunning artistry that earned her an opening slot on the Harry Styles tour later in the fall.

Friday July 30 brings banjo and guitar player Tony Furtado along with his trio, plus the David Jacobs-Strain Band with Bob Beach to the Artworks stage. The pairing of these two outstanding Pacific Northwest guitarists, instrumentalists and songwriters will provide a rare look into adept musicianship and fantastic tunes. On Saturday July 31, SFF will bring Northern California rock band, The Mother Hips to the Art Works stage to celebrate their 30th year anniversary tour. This show will feature songwriting by the legendary front man Tim Bluhm with some

Freddy & Francine | Photo courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival

Francine with a full band. Ferrell has made waves in the acoustic music world with her signature singing style and aesthetic, while Freddy & Francine are celebrating a fantastic new record, I Am Afraid to Die, recorded pre-pandemic. On Saturday evening June 26, the series will feature songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Jenner Fox and award-winning singer, songwriter and SFF alumna Anna Tivel, both of whom will play as a trio. SFF is excited to introduce recent Sisters transplant Jenner Fox to the Central Oregon audience and welcome the artistry of celebrated writer and fiddle player Anna Tivel back to Sisters.

On Friday July 16, festival favorite Eilen Jewell will perform in a co-bill with the old-time duo Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms. American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices. The Boise, Idaho songwriter leads a tight quartet that blends influences of surf-noir, early blues, classic country, folk, and 1960s era rock ’n’ roll. Saturday,

The Mother Hips | Photo courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival

of the best electric rock and roll the West Coast has offered up for more than three decades. The evening’s concert will also feature an opening set by Santa Cruz natives The Coffis Brothers, with their original rock and sweet-sounding brother harmony singing.

On Friday August 13, the last weekend of the series will bring multiple songwriter award-winning artist Kristen Grainger & True North to perform, with their bluegrass-leaning folk powerhouse including Dan Wetzel, Martin Stevens, and Josh Adkins. Their live performances resonate with audiences listening for well-crafted songs, tasteful instrumentation and beautiful vocals. Sharing the stage that evening will be San Juan Island, WA-based Sway Wild, an internationally acclaimed indie folk-rock duo comprised of pioneering electric guitarist Mandy Fer and guitarist/singer Dave McGraw. Both of these acts are well known on the folk circuit.

The Sisters Summer of Festival wraps up on Saturday August 14 with the Kansas City-based Latinx band Making Movies, with support from Los

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Angeles singer-songwriter, Raye Zaragoza. Making Movies — known for an innovative approach to music inspired by American and Latin cultures — are “breaking down walls in the U.S” (Rolling Stone).

From their Panamanian and Mexican heritage to their fusion of international sounds and genres, Making Movies melds reinterpretations of cumbia, mambo, son, and salsa with blues and rock’n’roll, as well as traditional Mexican and Panamanian folclór, while singing in Spanish and English. Raye Zaragoza, a first-generation Japanese-American on her mother’s side, indigenous on her father’s side, and raised in New York City, delivers powerful messages about embracing one’s own identity and discovering the power behind it, all across brisk, emotive, compelling folk melodies.

Both artists are active in social justice causes and

Steve Poltz | Photo by Jeff Fasano

make it a priority when visiting new towns to connect with the community through offering free workshops.

Making Movies will offer a workshop about how experiencing music can reveal the underlying connection between us all. From huapango to the blues, from son cubano to jazz, the band demonstrates that there is a link between all the rhythmic genres in the Americas. The workshop uses audience participation to demonstrate how the clave informs all rhythmic music in the west. Zaragoza will offer a workshop entitled Woman in Color, a conversation on navigating American society as a cross-cultural woman of color. Both of these free workshops will be offered on Sunday, August 15 at Sisters Art Works, with Zaragoza at noon and Making Movies at 1:30pm.

Tickets will go on sale for the Sisters Summer of Festival on May 26 for Sisters Folk Arts Circle members and on June 2 for the general public.

For tickets and additional information, visit sistersfolkfestival.org or call 541-549-4979. sistersfolkfestival.org

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CENTRAL OREGON EXHIBITS

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most venues have attendance protocols in place.

Please call or visit each venue website for updated information.

Madras / Warm Springs

The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26 • 541-553-3331 • museumatwarmsprings.org Visitors to The Museum at Warm Springs will experience firsthand the sounds of ancient songs and languages, the mastery of traditional craftsmen and the sights of rich and colorful cultures that make up the Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. For the first time, their histories and traditions are told in an exciting, permanent, interactive exhibit, bringing to life the fascinating story of the Tribes.

The collections of the museum are rotated throughout the year. So, when you visit you may see an entire new display in the gallery.

The dream of a tribal collection for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon began over four decades ago. Museum is open to the public with Safety Standards in place, which can be found on their website.

Prineville

Come Experience the Energy of Nature!

Geothermally Heated Cabins Hot Mineral Baths 541-943-3931

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Rick Steber & Company — MAKERS 131 NE Fifth St., Prineville • 813-749-7143 • rickstebermakers.com On display in the retail showroom at Rick Steber – MAKERS is the incredible work of over one hundred artists and artisans from Central and Eastern Oregon. Designated as an Oregon Scenic Attraction, this unique collection of one-of-a-kind items has become a destination for many, and an opportunity to introduce your family to the creative culture of the High Desert. Here you will find Native bead work, metal sculptures, leather tooling, saddle making, wood working, silversmithing, original artwork, whittlings, carvings and the complete collection of books by popular author, Rick Steber. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

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Rimrock Gallery 405A NW Third St., Prineville 541-903-5565 • rimrockgallery.com June 12-July 8, featuring Steven Homsher, Randall Tillery, Rod Frederick and Lane Hall. Meet the artists: 10am-2pm. Demo by Randall Tillery: 10am-2pm.

Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5:30pm and Sunday 12-5:30pm.

Closed Mondays.

Mid Day Rest, 8 x 8 oil by Steven Homsher, Colorado

OUTSIDE CENTRAL OREGON

Redmond/Terrebonne

LTA Gallery 611 NE Jackpine Ct., Ste. 3, Redmond 541-316-0362 • darrenklingart.net Showcasing the artwork of Darren Kling with continued exhibition, Water and the Rock.

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Oard’s Gallery 42456 Hwy. 20 East, Burns • 541- 493-2535 • oardsgallery.com Exhibiting many one-of-a-kind items, including original, handmade arts and crafts from nine tribes around the area — baskets, beaded art, clothing, furniture, native art, paintings, rugs, jewelry and more.

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F I R S T F R I D AY Downtown Bend/Old Mill District CascadeAE.com

BEYOND THE LAMPLIGHT W/ACOUSTA NOIR The Volcanic 8pm bendticket.com

THE DRY CANYON ARTS ASSOCIATION ART AT THE MUSIC HALL SPRING ART SHOW High Desert Music Hall 10am-5pm highdesertmusichall.com

Schoolhouse Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave. 541-504-7112 schoolhouseproduce.com Schoolhouse Produce is showing the work of Sagebrushers Art Society member Hazel Reeves (hazelorearreeves.com). With degrees in fine art and interior design, Hazel is an award-winning member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. She paints in watercolor and mixed media.

Steve, watercolor by Hazel Reeves “I am drawn to expressionist images and try to incorporate them within my paintings. I try to paint the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in me.” Don’t miss this chance to see great art while shopping for great local food! Showing thru June.

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BOBBY LINDSTROM Faith Hope & Charity Vineyard 6pm faithhopeandcharityevents.com

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WORKSHOPS CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR IN-PERSON 2021 WORKSHOPS!!

COVID regulations at time of workshop will apply.

Contact Sue at info@cascadefineartworkshops.com for more information.

The Magic of Watercolor! with Stella Canfield Watercolor November 16-18, 2021

Painting the Figure from Photographs with Ted Nuttall Watercolor Portraits July 12-16, 2021 FULL – Wait List Available

PRE-REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS IN 2022!!

Impressionism in Action with Colley Whisson Plein Air & Studio Workshop Oil & acrylic artists welcome — Demos in oil October 19-22, 2022

Landscapes Unbound with Sarah B. Hansen Acrylic October 18-20, 2021

Workshop with Michele Usibelli Oil, acrylic, gouache students welcome – Demos primarily in oil May 16-18, 2022 To pre-register for 2022 workshops, contact Sue at info@ CascadeFineArtWorkshops.com

Painting Autumn & Winter NEW WORKSHOP from Barbara Jaenicke!!

Oil & Pastel November 2-4, 2021

CALL TO ART DRY CANYON ARTS ASSOCIATION CALL TO ARTS Dry Canyon Arts Association (DCAA) is calling to all Central Oregon fine artists and artisans (no commercial made items). Artists can request additional information through the website at drycanyonartsassociation.com or by email to dcaa.marketing@gmail.com.

Applications will be accepted from now through June 12 (through June 12 for DCAA Members). Deadline for signups is June 12. drycanyonartsassociation.com

New Perspective for June

by EILLEEN LOCK his month begins on a quiet note and cooperation is easily found on the 3rd. Conversations on the 5th could trigger a series of changes that ask you to let go of old behaviors. Take the next few days to yourself before you make any new agreements. The New Moon on the 10th invites changes and it’s time to have the important conversations with yourself.

Step forward on the 11th and let yourself be seen. Learn the lesson and make the change on the 14th and realize the awkward feelings are simply because it’s new. Keep on open mind on the 16th and realize there are many ways to solve the situation. The Summer Solstice on the 20th brings up fond memories and you may feel like connecting with someone from your past.

Trust yourself when your inner words guide you to let go on the 23rd. The Full Moon on the 24th brings decisions and more change. Love and support yourself on the 26th as you feel like you are taking a big chance. Put your happiness at the top of your list on the 28th and you will reap the rewards. Remind yourself that you matter.

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Listen for the song in your heart, find the melody and dance to the music.

Check out Eileen’s radio programs online at blogtalkradio.com. Cosmic Lunch Break on Mondays at 8am, What’s Up Wednesday at 8am and Talking With Spirit on Fridays at 8am.

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