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new perspectives CALL TO ART WORKSHOPS
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HIGH DESERT MUSEUM GREY FOX CENTRAL OREGON EXHIBITS OUTSIDE CO EXHIBITS
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Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery
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Art in the West Exhibition & Silent Auction Features Renowned Artists from Across the West
2020 Jurors’ Choice Winnter: Rapture by Millie Whipplesmith Plank
he High Desert Museum will unveil a stellar collection of traditional and contemporary art on Saturday, August 1 in its annual Art in the West exhibition and silent auction. This year’s juried exhibition features works by 50 artists.
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“We are excited to share the work of renowned artists in this invitation-only exhibition,” says Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “The high-quality collection of artwork offers a variety of interpretations of High Desert cultures and landscapes.” The exhibition opens on August 1. Silent bidding will be available online for the first time, and there is also the opportunity to purchase artwork outright. The bidding continues beyond this year’s Virtual High Desert Rendezvous, the Museum’s signature fundraising gala taking place on Saturday, August 29, and through to the exhibit’s closing on Saturday, October 3. Opening bids for the art range from $100 to $5,000. The artwork selected for the exhibition is as varied as the artists themselves. The exhibit features sculptures, paintings and photography expressing responses to the landscapes, history, cultures and wildlife of the High Desert in mediums ranging from oil to acrylic to mixed media. This year’s Curator’s Choice Award is presented to Kathleen Frank for her painting Wild West Summer. Frank is a Santa Fe-based landscape artist whose family travels exposed her to a diversity 2020 Curator’s Choice Winner: Wild West Summer by Kathleen Frank
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cover story of cultures and artistic styles. She has painted the land around her, from the farms of Pennsylvania to California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Her work has been shown in museums and galleries across the country, including Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona and the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisbrug, Pennsylvania. The Jury’s Choice Award goes to Millie Whipplesmith Plank for her piece Rapture. Informed by her cattle ranching heritage, Whipplesmith Plank’s work celebrates biodiversity and the preservation of open spaces. It describes the fragility of interdependence by combining the rich colors and simple shapes of traditional wood block prints with the energy and texture of spontaneous lines. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin and the
Charging by Robert Martinez
Cools of the Day by Robert Moore
Maryhill Museum of Art in Washington state. “Every Art in the West is distinct and dynamic, making it an exhibition that Museum visitors enjoy year after year,” Whitelaw says. “And it’s a wonderful way to both bring home unique artwork and support artists and the Museum.” Proceeds from the Art in the West auction help support the Museum’s educational programs, bringing science, art and history education to lifelong learners throughout the region. A link to the gallery guide of the exhibit artwork will be available exclusively on the Museum’s website starting Saturday, August 1 at highdesertmuseum.org/art-in-the-west. The bidding concludes and the exhibit closes on Saturday, October 3, and purchasers will be contacted on Monday, October 5. highdesertmuseum.org/art-in-the-west • highdesertmuseum.org/hdr highdesertmuseum.org Save a Spot for Wildlife #50 by Judy Hoiness
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First Friday / Bend Exhibits
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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.
At Liberty Arts Collaboration 849 NW Wall St. 541-280-1124 • atlibertyarts.com Featuring Ka’ila Farrell-Smith, (American, Klamath, Modoc), A Lie Nation, Alienation. Ka’ila Farrell-Smith’s recent works explore movement and painting as performance. Music plays an important role influencing the flow and palate of the artist’s practice, and an album that has frequented her studio is We are the Halluci Nation by a Tribe Called Red. Of particular importance is the poetry and lyrics of the late John Trudell in the track A Lie Nation (featuring Lido Pimiento and Tanya Tagaq), in which these new paintings are informally, yet directly rooted. At Liberty continues with new hours and protocols: Thursdays-Saturdays, 1-6pm; ten visitors allowed in at a time, all visitors must wear masks and all visitors must keep six-foot distance. Awbrey Glen Golf Club 2500 Awbrey Glen Dr. 541-385-6011 • awbreyglen.com Helen Brown is the featured artist for the summer at Awbrey Glen in Bend. Nine of her batik watercolors on rice paper are on display in the foyer and dining room, where the public is invited to come in and visit (and dine with reservations Wednesday thru Saturday). Helen is a member of the Tumalo Art Company and the Watercolor Society of Oregon. (Not downtown for First Friday.) Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin St. Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, continues exhibiting paintings of acrylic on collage by artist Mark D. Shelton, of Portland, Oregon. The public exhibit, continuing through August 30, marks the gallery’s return to previous business hours of 7am to 7pm. The August exhibit concludes Shelton’s first showing in Bend. Private viewings with Billye Turner, fine art consultant, are available. Exhibit continues thru August 28.
Parade Ready, painting by Barbara Slater
Chief Joseph, acrylic paint on paper collage by Mark D. Shelton
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High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97 541-382-4754 highdesertmuseum.org Barbara Slater and Jean Requa Lubin, both members of the High Desert Art League, are showing their paintings at the High Desert Museum in the 2020 Art of the West exhibit. Slater has two Museum entries in the show, one a dramatic horse portrait, Parade Ready. She says, “For as long as the Art of the West and High Desert Rendezvous have existed, I have contributed art work which I specifically paint for these exhibits. My paintings are created using portrait style to express emotions radiating from my animal subjects.” Lubin, an oil painter, says, “I’m delighted to be a part of
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the museum’s premier Rendezvous Art Event. For my oil painting of a bull bison, Vision of the West, I was able to capture great reference photos while the bison and his herd put on quite a show for us.” The exhibit will be on several of the walls throughout the Museum as well as in the gallery. The virtual silent auction will take place on August 29 and the show closes on October 3. Layor Art + Supply 1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110 541-322-0421 • layorart.com Layor Art + Supply is showing Oregon Through Artists’ Eyes, a group exhibit by SageBrushers Art Society members. Stop in to enjoy paintings of iconic and lesser known but beloved Oregon locations, while you browse the great selection of art materials on offer in downtown Bend. Showing thru August.
Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery Old Mill District, second story loft 541-330-0840 lubbesmeyer.com The Lubbesmeyer twins offer a range of work created in fiber and paint. Through the twins’ collaborative process, they distill literal imagery into vivid blocks of color and texture, creating an abstracted view of their surroundings. Call the studio for hours and appointments.
Hosmer Lake, 2016,
At Reynolds Pond acrylic painting by Michelle Oberg
Hosmer Lake by Lubbesmeyer Twins
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Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St. 541-388-2107 • mockingbird-gallery.com First Friday, August 7, Mockingbird Gallery is proud to open our four-person show, Lasting Impressions, featuring the amazing works of Eric Bowman, G. Russell Case, Eric Jacobsen and Grant Redden. This show will run thru August. Eric Bowman’s style of painting is a mixture of Impressionism and Realism. He is equally adept at both landscape and figurative painting. G. Russell Case paints directly from nature to record colors and light, and his studio compositions are derived from thoughts and sketches recorded outdoors. Eric Jacobsen’s true inspiration is the amazing beauty that he sees in nature. Jacobsen takes his oils wherever he goes, setting up on site, often working until his painting is finished. Grant Redden naturally looks to the landscape, the animals, and the western people as subjects for his creative impulse. Primarily self-taught, he had the opportunity to be mentored by many generous living masters. Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-382-8436 Thru August, the Oxford Hotel is featuring High Desert Art League member, Jacqueline Newbold’s colorful watercolor paintings. The show opens on first Friday, August 7. Jacqueline shares her passion for watercolor painting and mixed-media art journaling by teaching at her Bend, private studio, and the Art & Jacqueline Newbold standing next to her piece Soul Retreats in Portland and titled: Steens Mountain Rivalry Colorado Springs. She has conducted watercolor workshops in France and Italy and her next painting adventure is to Orvieto, Italy in May 2021. If you are interested in joining her, email her at newbold0505@bendbroadband.com.
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First Friday / Bend 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.
Peterson Contemporary Art 206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7148 petersonroth.com Peterson Contemporary Art is celebrating the talent of three of our female artists thruout the month of August. We will be featuring new works by Bend locals Valerie Winterholler and Holly Rodes Smithey. They will be joined by Leslie Duke of Springville, Utah. These talented woman have been busy creating beautiful works of art for months in preparation for this showing. Our current health situation will prevent us from gathering for our usual First Friday Reception to meet these amazing woman in person. The good news is that we are able to have our doors open to Industrious, 14 x 11 acrylic Reflection of Day, 24 x 32 mixed media you and grace our walls with their new works for the by Valerie Winterholler by Holly Rodes Smithey whole month of August. Please venture down the red steps to view this compelling body of work. We are located below Silverado Jewelry on the corner of NW Oregon and Wall St. in Downtown Bend. If you are feeling apprehensive about getting out, this show will be available for viewing on our website. These are trying times for all of us so be kind to one another, stay safe and let the art elevate you. Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 redchairgallerybend.com In August, Red Chair Gallery continues to showcase Janice Rhodes’ encaustics of amusing animals and quirky human portraits, as well as Kim McClain’s mixed media pieces of stunning flowers and dazzling angels. Joren Traveller exhibits her ceramic and bronze animal sculptures as well as oil paintings evoking the West. Anne von Heideken displays her jewelry, which features semi-precious stones with an emphasis on turquoise and freshwater pearls. Tricia Biesmann’s felted scarves and toppers adorn the clothing racks.
Watermelon Poppy by Karen Maier
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Sage Custom Framing & Gallery 834 NW Brooks St. 541-382-5884 sageframing-gallery.com Sage Custom Framing and Gallery’s August show, Summer Palette, features works by the Art by Joren Traveller High Desert Art League. Participating members include Barbara Cella, Joren Traveller, Dee McBrien-Lee, Janice Rhodes, Rebecca Sentgeorge, Vivian Olsen, Jacqueline Newbold, Karen Maier, Janet Frost, Helen Brown and Michelle Lindblom. Summer Palette will include photography, watercolor, oil, pastel, acrylic and encaustic paintings expressing the lightness, brightness, energy and relaxation of our glorious Summer days. Each artist is exhibiting current work that reveals the exuberance they usually feel at this time of year. The High Desert Art League is a juried group consisting of award-winning artists based in Central Oregon. They exhibit together and provide collegial support for their creative peers. Show runs August 4 thu August 28. No formal reception, but will remain open until 7pm on First Friday, August 7. Social distancing rules apply. Open Tuesday through Friday 10am-4pm, appointments recommended, call 541-382-5884.
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Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District 541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com August show, hand-blown glass by Nancy Becker. Nancy’s hand-blown glass represents tuning into Central Oregon’s environment after a five-year stay in the Southern United States. Songs on the Wind opens Friday, August 7, from 4-7pm following COVID-safe requirements. “I notice there are little songs being sung throughout the fabric of nature. So my pieces are about those songs. Is the song in the wind? What are we as individuals singing right now?” Nancy’s palette for these new glass creations represent high desert color, and many employ clear glass giving them luminous transparency. The spirals inherent in each glass shape is meant to communicate the revealing that occurs in nature, each moment unique and unfolding. Also included in the show will be several new pieces from her Dance of the Flower Fairies series. Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery, open 7 days a week in the heart of the Old Mill District. Songs on the Wind series,
Dance of the Flower Fairies
hand-blown glass series, hand-blown glass The Alexander by Nancy Becker by Nancy Becker 1125 NE Watt Way, Bend thealexanderbend.com • 541-326-0153 High Desert Art League artist Janet Frost will be exhibiting her oil paintings of the Central Oregon landscape at The Alexander during the months of July and August. Frost’s atmospheric paintings capture the vivid colors of the area’s blue-sky days as well as the softer, quieter moments of dawn and dusk.
The Wine Shop 55 NW Minnesota Ave. The Wine Shop is showing the work of SageBrushers Art Society member Jennifer Ware-Kempcke. Running the gamut from abstract expressionism to realistic landscapes, Jennifer’s art expresses her joy at living in Central Oregon. Come in and share the view. Showing thru August.
Paintings by Jennifer Ware-Kempcke
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Oregon Through Artists’ Eyes
The Wooden Jewel New group exhibit at 844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100 Layor Art + Supply 541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com The Wooden Jewel invites Central Oregon to see new 1000 North Wall Street Red Chair Gallery 11AM – 4PMWelcomes M-Sat artist installments and designer jewelry. Summer with Dazzling 12-4PM SundaysNew Art
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Local Artists and Quality Framing 834 NW BROOKS STREET • BEND 541-382-5884 • www.sageframing-gallery.com
"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Andy Warhol 103 NW Oregon Avenue Bend, OR 97703 541.306.3176 www.redchairgallerybend.com
Scarves by Tricia Biesmann.
“At Reynolds Pond” acrylic painting by Michelle Oberg
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Sylvia Avenius-Ford Paints the Textures of Her Life by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, Ph.D. — A&E Feature Writer
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ylvia Avenius-Ford, one of 30 member-creatives at the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, is a mixed-media painter who produces brilliant works of intense color and vibrant finish. Acrylic paint is her primary medium to which she adds fabric paint for impasto mark-making drawn directly from the tube, the effect of which bears kinship to stained glass or mosaic. Sylvia’s primary subject matter is a whimsical nature often inhabited by people and animals, sometimes in repose, sometimes in the midst of activity. Inspiration for her imagery stems from her storybook past, one heavily influenced by the stunning art, craft and textiles of people native to the many places she has lived. Sylvia grew up in multiple countries, including Venezuela, Peru and Nigeria. Her dad worked for an oil company, and it wasn’t until the age of 15 that she set foot in the United States. At ten years old, Sylvia and her family had to be evacuated from Nigeria due to the civil war that raged there from 1967-1970, a war that claimed the lives of over a million people (blackpast.org). “Our family sought refuge in France, and once it was safe, we returned to Nigeria despite having lost everything we owned,” the artist remembers. Her memories of this nation aren’t all tainted by war, however. Sylvia fondly recalls its market places in Lagos and Port Harcourt teeming with life. The competing smells of delicious food and unmanaged waste, the heat of the air, the sounds of people and animals, strange visuals like monkey paws reserved for black magic, all bombarded her senses in every which way. “There is a feeling of aliveness in such places that stems from the intensity of the information out there,” she explains. “It’s a richly textured life.” Texture, in fact, is one of the terms Sylvia most uses to describe her art, both in terms of its inspiration and of the layered meanings she hopes the viewer will derive from it. Although primarily associated with touch, texture can also refer to “the character of a piece of writing or music” (dictionary.cambridge.org). With respect to music, texture describes “a feature of the way it sounds, based on how the different instruments mix their parts and the speed at which they play” (ibid). Considered broadly as the character of something, our definition of texture extends to include the input derived from all our senses with respect to a given subject that results in an experience or a feeling for that person, place or thing, one filtered through memory over time. It is this experiential quality drawn from a multitude of influences that Avenius-Ford wishes to convey in her art. Take, for example, Best of Companions, a painting that features a woman with outstretched arms tending her laundry on a clothesline and accompanied by her black dog and numerous birds, some of which appear to be woven into the hanging fabric itself while others are clearly independent of the fabric. A dark blue sky of receding clouds slowly transitions into a distant turquoise as it meets the sea. What are the various textures woven into this image, you may wonder? Best of Companions, mixed media on panel, 36”x18” by Sylvia Avenius-Ford
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arts One prominent element of that texture is the activity of hanging clothes outside to dry, a narrative that many can relate to, especially those of a certain age or without the means or desire for a dryer. Through time spent enjoying this image, one might experience a slight breeze as the wind ruffles the sheets, and if out on the ocean as this woman appears to be, the smell and taste particular to ocean air. The visiting birds call to mind another narrative, that of St. Francis, Patron Saint of Animals, who was often depicted in the company of birds. The companionship of a pet, as the painting’s title suggests, evokes yet another layer of meaning, especially for those who have owned dogs, “[hu]man’s best friend,” as the saying goes. Perhaps this painting represents a personal tribute on behalf of the artist to the family dog that was left behind during their flight from Nigeria. The painting’s bright colors suggest joy and ease while the patterning and outlining reflect an interest in the decorative and folk arts. Such is the intensity of information Avenius-Ford packs into a single image, and as with all art, it is up to the viewer to extract it. Despite the sophistication inherent in generating such a multivalent art, Sylvia humbly asserts, “I do not take my art too seriously. It’s fun art not fine art.” Her 20 years of teaching three to 11-year-olds, with their playful attitudes and willingness to experiment, certainly influenced this approach. “I never went to art school,” Sylvia reveals, “so I don’t adhere to any particular rules. I just go with the feeling, my intuition, and some things work and some things don’t. If I have a story to start with, those are the paintings that typically work for me. Imminent Kerfuffle, mixed media on panel, 36”x18” Today, for example, I saw a woman at by Sylvia Avenius-Ford her mailbox and it struck me, this very intimate moment, something we all do. I know that image will end up in a painting somewhere, perhaps combined with other images I hold in my mind.”
Across the River, mixed media on panel, 30”x30” by Sylvia Avenius-Ford
Recollections of her past, near and distant, provide Sylvia’s art with a springboard for recollections of related moments on behalf of the viewer. In Imminent Kerfuffle, the painter presents a memory from San Antonio, Texas. There she observed dogs “always looking up in trees, trees full of feral cats. Clearly, something is about to happen,” a fact known to all except, perhaps, the two cats peacefully resting on the lowest branch. This feeling of suspended time before something breaks loose is one we’ve all experienced, and Sylvia provides a humorous rendition of that feeling here. Kites and Clouds, mixed media on panel, Whether an inspiring landscape, a relatable experience or a simple moment shared, Sylvia 20”x20” by Sylvia Avenius-Ford Avenius-Ford creates an art accessible to all, one that makes us smile and, if we believe no one looking, dare to touch its shiny, textured surface! As Sylvia herself has stated, “The highest compliments I have received are when viewers tell me my creations make them happy and when children approach with outstretched hands to touch a piece — something they are welcome to do.”
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Art Runs Deep
in Gary McPherson’s Veins
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ary was born in a small Michigan town surrounded by relatives, friends and lots of nature. As a youngster he helped out on his relatives’ farms or his father’s carpentry business, while being acutely attracted to the beauty of nature. He especially loved watching the spring trees come alive with their various shades of greens as well as doing close-up observation of birds, their nests, eggs and habits — in short, loving nature. At an early age, Gary started to really enjoy sketching and drawing. One of his fondest memories was taking a smooth cardboard from his father’s laundered white shirts and drawing the portraits of the “Breck Women” published on the back of his step-mother’s Better Homes and Gardens magazines.
Canyon Creek Meadows, oil, 24x36 by Gary McPherson
On his 18th birthday he was given an acrylic Paint-by Numbers set. He disliked the blocky constraints of that format, so he used the set to begin creating his own paintings. He later went into military service, married, started a family, worked in the computer field and when time and finances permitted, continued to follow his love of art by painting and drawing.
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Only after years passed and circumstances changed, including a divorce, a move to California, and a career as a Registered Nurse, did he find more time to devote to serious painting.
Gary McPherson in his studio | Photo courtesy of Gary McPherson
After moving to Paradise, California and marrying his wife Joyce, Gary began to show and sell his work. He was a member of the Paradise Art Guild, and his art was displayed in various businesses, city offices and venues in the area, as well as in the Bay Area. He was the featured artist in the annual Paradise Chocolate Fest, as well as contributing his art in auctions and charity events. His studio was surrounded by his paintings, drawings of landscapes, sketches, pencil drawings and prints of commissioned portrait work.
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On November 8, 2018, his art studio, home — and almost the entire town of Paradise — was destroyed by the Camp Fire. Even though much of his local art was destroyed, some paintings located outside of Paradise remained and he knew he would continue his work somewhere else. Gary and his wife had for many years come to Bend during the summer, and had fallen in love with the beauty here — they knew fairly quickly that Central Oregon was where they would like to relocate. They are now acquainting themselves even more with the magnificent natural surroundings which Gary is attempting to capture on canvas. Although oil is his primary medium, painting in watercolor runs a close second. If
Oregon Waters, oil, 9x12 by Gary McPherson
you meet him, or see his work, you may also see some of his hand-crafted wooden pens in his pocket — ask him to show you his portfolio of pens. Art runs deep in Gary’s veins. In August Gary will be showing his work as Artist of the Month at Ida’s Cupcake Café, located at 445 SW Sixth Street in Redmond. Some of his work is also available to be seen at Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery in Sisters. idascupcakecafe.com • kenscottsimagination.com
Quiet Canyon Waters, oil, 9x12 by Gary McPherson
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Local Photographer Wins
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ed Chair Gallery is delighted to announce that wildlife photographer Sue Dougherty has won The 2020 Audubon Photography Award in the Professional Category. She snapped her prize-winning photograph is of a Magnificent Frigatebird in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The giant bird, with a wingspan up to eight feet, is a male shown inflating its striking red gular sac to attract a female mate. Visit the gallery to see Dougherty’s outstanding photos of birds and wildlife, taken all over the world. redchairgallerybend.com Photo by Sue Dougherty
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The Gemstone Jewelry of Red Chair Gallery artist
Anne von Heideken
by JULIA KENNEDY COCHRAN — Red Chair Gallery
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o me, it’s all about the stones,” explains Anne von Heideken, when asked what inspires her to make her gorgeous gemstone jewelry. She has always loved the natural beauty of the semi-precious stones she uses in her work. Turquoise and freshwater pearls are her favorites, but she often mixes them with deep blue lapis lazuli, fiery carnelian, pastel Peruvian opal, grassy peridot and other types of gems. Her jewelry will be showcased at Red Chair Gallery in August. Originally from the Bay Area, von Heideken moved to Portland when her husband’s job was transferred there. She and her family vacationed in Sunriver often and after one of their sons moved to Central Oregon permanently, they decided to move to Bend. She had always dabbled in crafts such as sewing and knitting and at one point owned a business making pillows. On a trip to New Mexico, she became enamored of Southwestern style jewelry. After a stroll around Santa Fe’s famous plaza, where Native Americans from nearby pueblos sell their jewelry, she decided to learn how to make it herself. Her daughter-in-law taught her some basic techniques and the rest is self-taught.
Necklace by Anne von Heideken
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Jacqueline Newbold
hroughout the month of August, the Oxford Hotel is featuring High Desert Art League member, Jacqueline Newbold’s colorful watercolor paintings. The show opens on first Friday, August 7.
Jacqueline is known for her vibrant paintings depicting the dramatic skies, fields of vibrant flowers and rows of lavender leading to a charming cottage or rustic barn. She searches for inspiration for her color choices from nature’s beauty. “I studied botany in college, so I enjoy bringing the outside world into my paintings by adding poppies, lupines, lavender and other wildflowers that add splashes of color.” Her energetic paintings and colorful art journals have been featured in magazines and books such as Somerset Studio’s Art Journaling, Interweave Press’s Cloth Paper Scissors, Studios, the Cloth, Paper Scissors Book and Splash 17, the Best of Watercolor. She is a member of the Oregon Watercolor Society, the Red Chair Gallery and the High Desert Art League.
She buys most of her gemstones at the Tucson Gem Show, a gigantic jeweler’s supply event that takes place each February. After getting to know some vendors and asking a lot of questions, she has learned how to pick high quality material. This is especially useful when buying turquoise, which can be faked in various ways, such as dying other stones a turquoise color and using methods such as stabilization, where an epoxy is mixed with the stone to enhance hardness and color. von Heideken’s favorite turquoise is from the Kingman mine in Arizona, one of the most famous. She combines her Tucson stones with sterling silver and pewter findings such as chain and spacers to make classic Southwestern style designs. A threestrand necklace can look very different
depending on the materials used. “I try to get something special, like baroque pearls, to change a necklace to a different look,” she explains. A couple of years ago, von Heideken began making ceramic totems for fun and they have been very popular at Red Chair Gallery. These are whimsical stacks of animals, such as dogs and rabbits, along with objects such as houses and balls. She will undoubtedly be doing more of these since she has established a studio in her house with all the needed equipment. redchairgallerybend.com
Oxford Hotel Presents
Summer Flowers by Jacqueline Newbold
Jacqueline shares her passion for watercolor painting and mixed-media art journaling by teaching at her Bend, private studio, and the Art & Soul Retreats in Portland and Colorado Springs. She has conducted watercolor workshops in France and Italy and her next painting adventure is to Orvieto, Italy in May 2021. If you are interested in joining her, email her at newbold0505@ bendbroadband.com. newboldart.com
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Art in the Atrium — Franklin Crossing Fine Art Exhibition
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Mark D. Shelton, Artist
by Billye Turner — Fine Art Consultant
Chief Joseph, acrylic paint on paper collage by Mark D. Shelton
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rt in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, presents paintings of acrylic on collage by artist Mark D. Shelton, of Portland, Oregon. The public exhibit, continuing through August 30, marks the gallery’s return to previous business hours of 7am to 7pm. The August exhibit concludes Shelton’s first showing in Bend. Creating artwork has been the life-long passion of Mark Shelton, a modern-contemporary, Native American painter. Born in Moline, Illinois, he moved in 1984 to Portland to pursue fine and graphic art. He earned his associate of applied science degree from Portland Community College, then transferred to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where he gained his bachelor of fine arts with honors. A Native American of Seneca heritage, with blood ties to the Sandusky Seneca of the Ohio River Valley, Shelton concentrates on imagery of indigenous peoples. His current exhibit features images of native subjects in daily routines as well as noted tribal leaders including Geronimo, an Apache, and Chief Joseph, Nez Perce. Shelton speaks of these featured leaders: “Geronimo (Bedonkohe band of Mescalaro-Chiricahua) was a prominent leader of this Apache tribe. Living in tribal land, later claimed as Arizona and New Mexico territories, Geronimo joined with other Chiricahua bands leading numerous raids against the Mexican and U.S. military campaigns, becoming known as a superb leader in warfare. He often commanded 30-50 Apaches. Yet, out-numbered by men and munitions, he was captured and imprisoned by the U.S. Cavalry. Unwilling to conform, he “broke out” three times over several years only to be recaptured. He finally surrendered in 1898 to Lt. Charles Bare Gatewood, an Apache-speaking, West Point graduate worthy of his 16 August 2020 | www.CascadeAE.com
respect. Transferred to another general, he was treated as a prisoner of war and moved to varied locations and finally exiled to Florida with 27 other Apaches. The U.S. capitalized on this fame, “exhibiting” him in fairs and other events — in 1898, Geronimo was featured at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exhibition in Omaha, Nebraska. Resourceful, Geronimo capitalized on these events to sell photos of himself, bows and arrows and buttons off his shirts. In 1905, the Indian Office provided Geronimo for the inaugural parade of President Theodore Roosevelt. Still a prisoner, he died at the Fort Sill, Oklahoma hospital in 1909 and was buried at the Fort Sill Indian Agency Cemetery, among graves of relatives and other Apache prisoners of war. Chief Joseph (Thunder Traveling Over the Mountains), forced to leave tribal lands in Oregon, and attempting to evade the U.S Cavalry, he and the Nez Perce were chased for 1,300 miles into Montana, near the Canadian border. Within those 60 days, he and tribal peoples fought four regiments of the U.S. Cavalry (11 battles) and took no scalps, unlike their non-native rivals. The chief and his followers were attempting to escape into Canada and join there with Sitting Bull (Sioux). Denied refuge and assistance in their effort, Chief Joseph surrendered to General Bear Coat Miles on October 4, 1877, with his famed speech: “Our chiefs are killed…The old men are all dead… He who led the young men [Olikut] is dead…It is cold, and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are — perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more, forever.” Chief Joseph’s surrender speech. Chief Joseph surrendered October 5, 1877, his emotional speech recorded in American history. Until his death, he spoke of the U.S. injustice and discrimination against Native Americans. In 1904, “the agency physician reported Chief Joseph’s cause of death as ‘a broken heart’,” Shelton concludes. Shelton, widely recognized in the art arena, has exhibited and sold in New York City, Chicago,
Geronimo, acrylic paint on paper collage by Mark D. Shelton
Seattle, Portland, Joseph, Jackson Hole and in Arizona, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington. He has shown abroad in Germany and Italy, and has received invitations to show in England. The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona hosts its prestigious annual juried show with visitors attending from around the globe. The top 650 Native-American artists are selected to participate each year. Shelton applied for the first time in 2009 and his two submissions, Wishram Fisherman and Warriors Overlooking Death Valley, were immediately juried into the show; additionally, in other deserved achievements for the young artist, the award-winning, mixed media painting Warriors Overlooking Death Valley sold. Wishram Fisherman remains in the artist’s private collection. That same year, he competed for the first time to enter the highly selective Indian Market on the plaza at Santa Fe, New Mexico and was immediately included and sold artworks.These juried selections and quick purchases of his art in these highly competitive and respected shows are further testimony to his excellence as an artist. Shelton’s exhibit at Franklin Crossing continues through the month of August. His intent is that his artwork creates an awareness of beauty and history as a release from the stress of these times. Exhibitions of his artwork are rare and we encourage your attendance, especially as First Friday will not be presented this year due to continuing commitment to social distancing. Private viewings with Billye Turner, fine art consultant, are available. Billye Turner curates exhibitions for Franklin Crossing. For information or purchase, please contact her at billyeturner@bendnet.com or 503-780-2828.
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t’s time for music and fun to return! Two August events from Sunriver Music Festival will make it easy to support the Festival and enjoy some live classical music again.
The first event will be a brand-new virtual Festival Faire online auction and video premiere August 6-11, celebrating the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven without leaving your home. Following this online event, the Festival is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of its Young Artist Scholarship (YAS) program when multi-year YAS recipient Hunter Noack returns to Sunriver for his unique outdoor classical music concert series IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild. August 6-11 — Festival Faire Online Operations Director Meagan Iverson outlined three easy ways you can be part of this year’s Festival Faire celebration: 1. SPECIAL VIP RECEPTION — Did you attend last year’s Festival Faire? Would you like to meet the final candidates to become the Festival’s new artistic director? Donate the $100 you would have paid for this year’s Festival Faire (the gala part, that is, the part that can’t happen in person this year) and you will receive an invite to attend a special reception to meet one of the two maestro finalists during the 2021 Summer Festival. To donate and receive your VIP reception invite, go to sunrivermusic.org or call the office at 541-593-1084. 2. ONLINE AUCTION (AUGUST 6-11) — To honor the local businesses and individuals who continue to support the Festival, an online auction will run August 6-11. You can pre-register and preview all the exciting auction items at sunrivermusic.org. 3. VIRTUAL BIRTHDAY PARTY (AUGUST 8, 7pm) — Relax at home or with friends and join the fun, again at sunrivermusic.org, for a video premiere and online chats. You’ll have the opportunity to ‘Raise a Paddle’ for the Young Artists Scholarship program, see some new and familiar faces, and enjoy performances from this year’s virtuosic scholarship recipients, all while continuing to bid on your favorite items in the online auction. Festival Faire Continued on Page 24
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hat is more challenging than putting on a play? How about putting on a play while honoring all the safety restrictions in place to keep us all healthy and safe from COVID? Even better, what if we decided to put on a BILINGUAL play, wherein all our young actors learned the entire production in both Spanish and English? And to top it off, what if we asked them to learn all their movements forward AND backward? A cast of eight young actors at BEAT Children’s Theatre have chosen to take on all these challenges! Rehearsing together in a space that allows them to respect social distancing — and staying masked the whole time — these extraordinary performers will tell the tale of a farmer who learns a lesson about valuing friends and listening to loved ones. Each scene will be performed entirely in English, then rewound (physically by the actors) and then performed a second time in Spanish. Their exciting play will be filmed in an outdoor setting and interested viewers will be able to purchase tickets and watch the story from home on their computers. BEAT Children’s Theatre is excited to share The Farmer Finds His True Friends / El granjero descubre a sus verdaderos amigos. This short, sweet one-act play is directed by Bree Beal and assistant directed by Annie Deeter. Given the current status of our world in chaos and unrest, this play reminds us that everyone needs love, kindness and friendship, and that friends come in all different shapes and sizes. For more information about the play and tickets, visit tickettails.com. beatchildrenstheatre.org
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Musical Impressions Studios to Present Unique, Drive-in Theatre Performance of
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usical Impressions Studios will present Songs For A New World, a musical song cycle by award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, for one drive-in live performance on August 14, nee en -D lo el 2020 at New Hope Church (20080 Pinebrook n Angelina A Blvd., Bend, OR 97702) at 7:30pm and an additional performance on August 21, 2020 at Les Schwab Amphitheater at 7pm. Songs For A New World transports audiences through time and space to meet a startling array of characters — every one of them so different, but all representing our world today and our hopes for a new world… a better world. The first musical from Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges Craig Braune r of Madison County, 13), this moving collection of powerful songs examines those moments in life where we have to make a choice, take a stand or turn around and go back. Directed by Angelina Anello-Dennee and Craig Brauner, Songs For A New World will be staged as a unique, drive-in theatrical event on August 14, 2020 at New Hope Church in Bend, as well as on the stage of Les Schwab Amphitheater on August 21, 2020. “COVID-19 has impacted artists and arts organizations globally,” said directors Angelina Anello-Dennee and Craig Brauner. “As theatre artists in the community, we sought to find a way to adhere to the state guidelines and create theatre. We gathered a talented and committed group of local actors and musicians to collaborate on this unprecedented project. We want to see that theatre arts continue to thrive in our community and found a fun and creative way to make it happen.” Songs For A New World has a run time 1 hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission. The show will also be available for video-on-demand streaming. Songs For A New World is rated PG-13. The cast of Songs For A New World includes Gracie Conant, Stephanie Von Aydan, Jarod Gately, Amy James, John Kish, Natalie Manz, David Purkey, Stephen Wagner and featuring Michelle Mejaski. The creative team of Songs For A New World includes Angelina Anello-Dennee (director, vocal director), Craig Brauner (director, creative director), Scott Michaelson (music director, pianist), Christina Larkin (percussion), Kelli Brooks (bass), Brant Himes (drums) and Suzie Hughes (stage manager). Tickets are $15 for the drive-in performance at New Hope Church on August 14, 2020 and $20 for the Les Scwhab Amphitheater performance on August 21, 2020. Tickets can be purchased online at showtix4u.com/events/musicalimpressions. Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | August 2020
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Susan Evans Inman
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usan Louise Evans was born January 16, 1935 in Palo Alto, California. Her only sibling was her sister Alice. At age four, she was named Queen of the May Day Parade in Palo Alto (pictured). The mayor had seen her dancing on the top of her mother’s car, and thought she would be a great queen. During the Second World War, her father joined the Navy and was stationed at the Naval Supply Depot in Dishman, Washington, and the family lived in Spokane. While in Spokane, Susan took ice skating lessons and became a competitive figure skater. At age seven, she won third place in a competition, as well as a daffodil in the Ice Follies. When the war ended, the family moved back to Palo Alto where Susan finished the fifth and sixth grades. She then attended Jordan Junior High and Palo Alto High School, finishing in 1953. She participated in children’s theatre and performed in high school productions. She also participated in due to some of the laws there, so Susan moved to Rome to live with tap, ballet dancing and acrobatics. Jerry Lou Inman moved to Palo friends in March of 1954. Apparently Alto in 1950, and Susan invited him marriage laws were much less strict to the Sadie Hawkins dance — this in Italy. Jerry finished his junior year started their romance. During those at Stanford and flew to Rome where years she, took voice lessons with a they were married in June 1954 in St. Paul’s Within The Walls church private coach. About this time an exchange (not to be confused with the more student invited Susan to come to famous Basilica of St. Paul Outside her home in Denmark. While there, The Walls church). The minister was she took fencing lessons, plastique a man who had come to Italy from (combination of modern dance and Stanford. The couple honeymooned gymnastics) and voice lessons from a in Europe, including Copenhagen and other western European countries. member of the Royal Danish Opera. Susan and Jerry — who was still in Jerry had thought he might like to be the United States — found out they a geophysical engineer, but on this trip could not get married in Denmark he was drawn to diplomacy because 20 August 2020 | www.CascadeAE.com
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of all the interesting places they encountered and experienced. Upon returning to Palo Alto, Jerry and Susan both studied at Stanford. Susan was busy with school and a job, with no time for the theatre. Their first son, Todd, was born while Susan was still a student in April, 1955. Jerry graduated in 1956 and was immediately hired by the U.S. Information Agency. (USIA) The couple moved to Washington DC where their second son, Eric, was born in December, 1956. In September, 1957, Jerry was assigned as a Junior Officer Trainee to Manila, Philippines. In early 1958 he was temporarily assigned to the island
of Cebu where he represented the Embassy as the acting branch public affairs officer. In Cebu, they had a home on the beach and Susan’s job was to create receptions for visiting dignitaries — world-renowned Ambassador Chip Bolin came for a momentous visit. During their time there, Jerry distilled some Tuba, which is a liquor made from the sap of coconut trees. The sap ferments in two to three hours. At one party, the son of former president, Sergio Osmena Jr., wondered why this distillation of Tuba sap was not an industry in the Philippines. The Cebu post was for one year, and then they were directly transferred to Taegu, the apple capital of South Korea. Jerry was named branch public affairs officer in September 1958, and was to be the only U.S. Embassy person in Taegu. Unfortunately, before they could move to Taegu, their assigned house was washed away in a flood. Susan was expecting their third child so they temporarily lived in Tokyo in the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Imperial Hotel. When they were able to move to Taegu, they lived in an apartment above the garage of the USIS library and office. The only toilet was shared with 17 local employees. They finally moved to a beautiful home built by the Japanese during their occupation of Korea. The home had electricity most of the time, and mat floors made of Tatami, but the kitchen floor was dirt. Their daughter, Martitia, was born in the Presbyterian Missionary Hospital in December, 1958. Susan continued hosting parties
at this home, which was quite large with a nice yard. It was a good home, and the Inmans were treated nicely by the Koreans. Their youngest son, Chris, was born there in July, 1960, in the U.S. 8th Army Hospital in Seoul. During that time, Jerry became acquainted with many high-ranking Korean civilians and military persons. President Syngman Rhee was exiled to Hawaii after a revolution started by students in Masan and Taegu. Chang Do Yang headed up a military coup, then his second in command, Pak Jung Hee, orchestrated a second coup, and sentenced Chang to death. But because Chang was so favored, Pak let Chang go to the United States. In 1962 the Inmans came home to the U.S. Jerry went to language school again for six months to learn Spanish. Then it was off to Venezuela. Jerry was named assistant cultural attache. They lived outside the city for three years. The terrorists were very active at this time. Susan and her children were threatened to be shot if they did not leave the country. There was a very antiAmerican atmosphere, but the Inmans did not leave the country. Susan taught ESL, and again engaged a voice coach to pursue that passion. In Caracas, Venezuela, Susan got very involved in theatre. She performed in Teahouse of the August Moon, South Pacific, Bye Bye Birdie and Kiss Me Kate. She was also a member of the board of the Caracas Theater Club. In 1965 Jerry was assigned to Japan, so he and Susan studied the Japanese language — six hours a day, five days a week for six months — in Arlington, Virginia. The grandparents took care of the children for the six months of language school before they moved to Japan. Then, once in Yokohama, they studied for one and a half more years. This period is when Susan concocted her famous sourdough starter. Upon graduation Jerry was assigned to the Embassy, so they moved to Tokyo, where the children were enrolled in private schools. In June of 1969, after only a brief time in Tokyo, Jerry was assigned to DC. The family enjoyed returning to the states on the
Then Jerry was assigned to the U.S. Embassy as the deputy public affairs officer. During these three years, Jerry and Susan learned to fly. Susan was also very involved with the Tokyo Theatre for Children. In 1986 Jerry retired from the U.S. Foreign Service. During the time following his retirement, the Inmans worked in DC, where Jerry was the president of the Japan-America Student Conference. In 1992, he received a surprise telephone call from the Asia Foundation based in San Francisco, California, asking Jerry to be their U.S. Representative to Japan. Jerry accepted the threeyear assignment but it was eight years before the couple came home. In these years with the Asia Foundation in Tokyo, Susan resumed her participation with the Tokyo Theatre for Children that traveled extensively to schools and Army bases doing shows for children. Susan was on the board of this Theatre, and at Susan Evans Inman, Queen of the May Day Parade, 1935, one time the rest of Palo Alto, California the board resigned from the cultural world of the United due to other assignments and she was States, and Susan entertained through left with a dying theatre. However, the all this along with teaching ESL. In theatre had lots of money, and so Susan Mexico, she performed in several determined to have one last hurrah. She musicals, one of which her son, Chris, organized the production of Cinderella. photographed and won first prize in an She was the Fairy Godmother, and international contest. She and Chris the show was such a success that other also performed in Of Thee I Sing by people picked up the torch for the theatre to Susan’s credit, saving it. George Gershwin. In the years before Jerry’s retirement, In 1978 the Mexico assignment ended and the Inmans were again assigned to the Inmans were introduced to Sunriver DC, where the family lived in Arlington, when visitors from Seattle came to Japan Virginia from 1978 to 197383. In 1983, and told them about the skiing on Mt. since their children were all grown, only Bachelor. They came on an exploratory the couple returned to Yokohama, Japan, visit and stayed in a Wildflower Condo. for what Jerry referred to as “retreading” This caused them to decide not to in the Japanese language for six months. retire in California — where they had USS President Cleveland. In 1970, Jerry was assigned to The White House Conference on Children and Youth. Then in 1973, he was assigned to the National War College where John McCain was his classmate. During this year, Jerry earned his master’s degree at George Washington University. From 1974 to 1978, Jerry got his favorite assignment. It was the Cultural Affairs Attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. He brought many famous Americans to Mexico
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previously purchased property — but to come to Oregon, where they bought a Wildflower Condo in 1994. They were still living in Japan, but in 1996 they purchased acreage and a home on Gatehouse Lane off of Big River Drive. In 1998 Jerry re-retired, and they returned from Japan to move into the home on Gatehouse and started raising alpacas. In 2005, the Inman’s purchased a farm northeast of Bend. Jerry passed away in July, 2015, and Susan continues to live and work on the farm. This history gives the reader a detailed rundown of the pre-Sunriver life of this woman, as she supported her husband in the jobs and adventures they took. Once Susan and Jerry arrived in Central Oregon, she got involved in Second Street Theater, where she performed in Voices, directed by Sandy Silver, and Working. At the Cascade Theatrical Company she performed in Oliver and The Spitfire Grille. At the Tower Theatre she performed as Yente in Fiddler on the Roof, and she was Benjamin Franklin in 1776 with the Obsidian Opera, along with other Central Oregon productions. Susan is a Great Great Grandmother, who calls herself a Certifiable Knit Wit because she is incessantly knitting Alpaca lace shawls and acrylic chemo caps. She always makes time, however, for her love of the performing arts — both as a supporter and a participant. In 2011, she and Jerry met with Victoria Kristy, and the dream of the Sunriver STARS Community Theater (SSCT) took shape. She was the vice president of the Board for a while, and most recently the corresponding secretary. For the SSCT, she has performed in, or directed, 22 of our 27 productions. To say the least, Susan Evans Inman has given theatre in Bend, Sunriver and far-away places, her talent, time and resources. We are so pleased to have Susan contributing her expertise to the Board — as well as performing in our plays — and we are proud to include her in our STORIES OF THE STARS. sunriverstars.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | August 2020 21
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Local Author
Morri Stewart
OSU-Cascades Faculty Author Wins Oregon Book Award by CHRISTINE COFFIN — Oregon State University
Publishes A Fantasy Novel
Beth Alvarado, a faculty author in the Oregon State University – Cascades Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program received the 2020 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction for her book of essays, Anxious Attachments | Photo by Hannah O’Leary
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orri Stewart has published her first book, the Young Adult fantasy novel, Faltofar. After having worked on Faltofar for a number of years, Morri decided to hire an editor to finetune her book.
eth Alvarado, a faculty author in the Oregon State University – Cascades Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program has received the 2020 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction for her book of essays, Anxious Attachments.
Her web search led her to Linden Gross, One Stop Writing Shop, located here in Bend. Over lunch, the two women bonded and have worked closely together for the past several years. With Linden’s input Morri re-worked her manuscript to its final draft and sent proofs out to her test readers just as Deschutes County, along with most of the country, closed its doors due to COVID-19.
The award was announced during a special episode of The Archive Project, hosted by Literary Arts and Oregon Public Broadcasting, during which Alvarado reads from her work.
“These are unparalleled conflicts arising in our world today,” said Morri. “There is a timeliness to Faltofar. The fantastical place I have created and the world we are living in are both fighting to survive. The crazy part is that the children will be the ones to decide the fate of both places — real and imagined.” The evolution of the publishing world has made self-publishing easier and more accessible for writers. Professional websites such as Linden’s, as well as Lieve Maas’s Bright Light Graphics, the jacket designer for Faltofar, further assist authors to finely polish and package their words. Local support groups facilitate author workshops on writing, editing, selfpublishing and marketing. Faltofar can be purchased on Amazon.com or through your favorite independent bookstore. morristewart.com
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Anxious Attachments is Alvarado’s first-person exploration of her life over five decades. Told through 14 essays, the story takes readers on a personal journey into life in the southwestern U.S. Southwest and evokes themes of class, family, grief and gender. The book was also longlisted for a PEN America Literary Award for the Art of the Essay. Alvarado is also the author of Anthropologies: A Family Memoir and Not a Matter of Love, a collection of short stories. Her new story collection, Jillian in the Borderlands will be published in October. In 2020, she won an Oregon Literary Career Fellowship. Alvarado has taught creative nonfiction in the OSU-Cascades MFA program since 2015. Prior to that, she taught writing at the University of Arizona. She earned an masters in fine arts in fiction from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in English literature from Stanford University. osucascades.edu
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Caribbean Grilled Wings Recipe Photos courtesy of Savory Spice
INGREDIENTS: » For Dipping Sauce: • 1/2 cup sour cream • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt • 2 Tbsp. lime juice (about 1 lime) • 1 Tbsp. choice of Caribbean seasoning: -- Jamaican Jerk Seasoning -- Bajan Seasoning -- Cuban Island Spice -- Hidden Cove LemonGarlic Blend
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» For Wings: • 5 lbs. chicken wings • 1 tsp. Salt & Pepper Tableside Seasoning • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce (or tamari) • Juice of 1 small orange or 1/2 grapefruit • 5 Tbsp. choice of Caribbean seasoning: -- Jamaican Jerk Seasoning -- Bajan Seasoning -- Cuban Island Spice -- Hidden Cove Lemon Garlic Blend • 1/4 cup honey • 2 Tbsp. lime juice (about 1 lime)
For Dipping Sauce: Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate so flavors can develop while you prepare the wings. For Wings: In a large serving bowl, toss wings with Salt & Pepper Tableside. Add oil, soy sauce, and orange or grapefruit juice and toss again. Add 1 Tbsp. Caribbean seasoning at a time, tossing wings to coat after each addition; tossing 1 Tbsp. at a time helps get the wings more evenly coated in seasoning. Let wings sit in seasoning at room temperature for 15 to 30
min., tossing every 5 or 10 min. (Refrigerate the wings if you let them sit longer than 30 min.) Preheat a well-oiled grill to medium high. Grill wings for about 30 min. or until internal temperature reaches 175 to 180 degrees. Turn wings over and move them around on the grill every 5 min. or so for even cooking. Clean out the large serving bowl used to season wings; add the honey and lime juice and whisk until smooth. Transfer wings from the grill to the bowl with honey-lime mixture and toss to coat. Serve with dipping sauce on the side.
NUTRITION: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free YIELD: 4 to 8 Servings
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spice merchant tip: Rubs vs. Seasonings? This question comes up often in the daily life of a spice merchant. The first thing you need to know is that these terms are mostly interchangeable. Traditionally a rub could be considered a seasoning that is coarser, and can be used more liberally on a large piece of protein to coat the outside. However, that steak rub in your cabinet is also going to be a great seasoning on
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roasted potatoes or grilled veggies. Likewise that veggie seasoning in your pantry will make a great rub on chicken or pork. Rubs and seasonings should both be used in larger quantities than you might use an individual spice. So don’t limit yourself by the name. If it smells good and tastes good, then use it on your food.
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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.
Photo courtesy of Artists’ Gallery Sunriver
Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 19 541-593-4382 artistsgallerysunriver.com The Gallery is open daily from 10am till 5pm to share some beautiful art with you. Join the Gallery members August 8 all day (10am-6pm) for a ten year celebration that will be a partially outdoors, socially-distanced masked event —a simple but fun-filled event with outdoor demos all day by Laura Jo Sharman, Bill Hamilton, Bonnie Junell, Jim Fister and Deni Porter. We’ll be offering cake and a chance at winning a basket chock full of delightful Sunriver Gallery items! Each one a gift from the artists to YOU. You do not have to be present to win. But do need to be available to pick up your prize… Please come and show some love on August 8. If you are unable to be in town, find them on Facebook or Instagram, Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, and wish them a Happy Anniversary. Festival Faire Continued from Page 17
IN A LANDSCAPE in Sunriver | Photos courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival
August 22 — Outdoor Concert in Sunriver Traveling with a nine-foot Steinway, classical pianist and YAS alumnus Hunter Noack is bringing his immensely popular outdoor concert series: IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild to Sunriver August 21-22. The August 22 performance, featuring Hunter and guest artist John Fawcett (violin) a current YAS recipient, will honor the 25-year history of the Festival’s scholarship program. The performance will be in the beautiful and spacious Besson Commons at Sunriver Resort. Tickets are now on sale and ten percent of all ticket sales will benefit the Young Artist Scholarship fund. To meet the social distancing requirements of the COVID-19 era and also for the best outdoor acoustic experience, music will be heard via sanitized headsets or using a companion mobile app to audience members’ personal headphones. Your generous support of these events will help ensure that the Sunriver Music Festival remains strong for future seasons and can continue awarding scholarships for the next generation of classical musicians. Again, all details can be found at sunrivermusic.org or phone the Festival at 541-593-1084.
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rtists’ Gallery is especially grateful to come out of the COVID-19 lockdown in time to celebrate a great business milestone of ten wonderful years in business. The Gallery that is best known for its “approachable friendly fine art gallery,” is also known for its heretofore uninterrupted ten years of Second Saturday Celebrations. Join the Gallery members August 8 all day (10am-6pm). The ten year celebration will be a partially outdoors, socially-distanced masked event — a simple but fun-filled event with outdoor demos all day by Laura Jo Sharman, Bill Hamilton, Bonnie Junell, Jim Fister and
L-R Bonnie Junell, Susan Harkness-Williams and Karla Proud
Deni Porter. We’ll be offering cake and a chance at winning a basket chock full of delightful Sunriver Gallery items! Each one a gift from the artists to YOU. You do not have to be present to win. But do need to be available to pick up your prize… Owners/partners Susan Harkness-Williams, Bonnie Junell and Karla Proud pronounced this to be a time of gratitude and reflection. Each of them is grateful for our super supportive Village at Sunriver personnel — the team of 30 artists who make them the Gallery they are — and most of all, Central Oregon locals who kept them afloat during the COVID-19 lockdown. These Gallery
customers phoned and emailed their original art orders and it really really made a difference, they said. Please come and show some love Saturday, August 8, 10am-6pm. If you are unable to be in town, find them on Facebook or Instagram, Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, and wish them a Happy Anniversary. 57100 Beaver Drive, Building 19 in the Village at Sunriver artistsgallerysunriver.com 541-593-4382
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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.
Hood Avenue Art hoodavenueart.com info@hoodavenueart.com 541-719-1800 Hood Avenue Art is tentatively planning a 4th Friday Art Walk on August 28 from 4-7pm. Please check hoodavenueart.com for the latest information.
Gray Stitched Piece by Tonye Phillips
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Small Stitched Piece by Tonye Phillips
Stitchin’ Post Gallery 541-549-6061 stitchinpost.com Currently showing in our gallery through August 25, The Northern Great Basin: What is and What Might Have Been, artworks by Judy Hoiness. Opening August 28, Pieces of Me, featuring the beautiful stitching of fiber artist Tonye Phillips.
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Sisters Folk Festival Announces Music & Creativity Camps for
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isters Folk Festival will offer two outdoor summer camps for middleschool-aged students this summer: August 10-14 and August 1721, 2020. These weeklong day camps will explore creativity, musical discovery, art and creative writing taught by professional artists and educators. The all-day camps will be held outside on the lawn at Sisters Art Works, 204 W Adams Ave., and will be the first of what SFF staff sees as new educational initiatives at their Sisters Art Works property. The first camp will take place August 10-14 and is called The Nature of Expression: Exploring Art, Music, Creative Writing and Nature. This week-long session will be taught by musician, songwriter and poet Beth Wood and teaching artist Judy Fuentes. Wood is an acclaimed singer-songwriter and Oregon Book of Poetry award-winner, and will teach music and creative writing. Fuentes is a veteran teaching artist of two decades who currently teaches at Sisters Middle School, and will explore fun and creative themes through visual arts and illustration. This camp has a limit of 20 students (two groups of ten students each) and all instruments and materials will be provided.
a collaborative and inclusive environment, and we believe listening and playing music together are powerful tools for battling isolation, gaining strength in our imaginations and building a sense of self.” This camp has a limit of ten students and all instruments and materials will be provided. All levels of experience are welcome.
Jenner Fox and Natalie Akers recently moved to Sisters to pursue music and educational opportunities. Fox is a singer-songwriter, international river guide and the co-founder of the Cassiopeia Academy for Music Performance and Songwriting in Washington, DC. Akers is a piano/keyboard player and educator. She has worked with camps since 2016 to bring interdisciplinary and music programs to life for middle and high school students throughout the U.S. and Japan, and has a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Yale University. Sisters Folk Festival has carefully designed these camps to adhere with COVID-19 public health guidance and other industry best practices, including physical distancing, handwashing and sanitizing stations and mask wearing as necessary in a socially distanced outdoor environment. Under the current Phase 2 reopening guidelines in Oregon, the entire camp gathering is limited to 20 participants, with two instructors each teaching to a group of ten students. The second camp will have a ten-student limit. Lunch will be provided as part of registration unless the camper opts out.
Students will explore storytelling and self-expression through art, creative writing and music. Topics to explore include relationships with sound, imagery, emotions and the expression of those relationships through art, music and storytelling. Campers will be able to create stories, melodies, songs and poems, and will use colors, forms and words to create art expressions and musical instruments. Each day includes opportunities to immerse into visual Registration is open to arts, music, creative writing and Photo courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival students ages 10-14 starting reflection, as well as fun with the today, Wednesday, July 15. Financial assistance is available. Information and many forms of creative expression through awareness, discovery and play! registration can be found at sistersfolkfestival.org. All levels of music and art The second week-long camp, Five Days of Music Imagination, will be held experience are welcome. August 17-21 and will explore approaches to music, rhythm, lyric writing, selfThe staff at Sisters Folk Festival is thrilled to be able to offer these camps expression and having fun through music and words. Led by teaching musicians Natalie Akers and Jenner Fox, the camp will be a music and songwriting this summer and — if all goes well — is looking to offer similar programs for intensive. Fox says the camp will be “five creative days of making music together: multiple populations as the year progresses. writing, jamming and listening on our journey to ignite the inner musician in all sistersfolkfestival.org of us and become a listening musician, and ideally perform original music. This is | August 2020 www.CascadeAE.com 28
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Gray Fox
Becomes Newest Animal Ambassador at Museum Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum
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isitors returning to the High Desert Museum after its three-month closure will meet a new mammal in the Museum’s care — an approximately 12-monthold, female gray fox. The as-of-yet unnamed fox arrived at the Museum shortly before the facility’s closure to the public. She was found severely malnourished and with a seriously injured hip as a pup in southwestern Oregon. She was brought to Bend after surgery to remove part of her femur. The fox was also wearing a collar around her neck when found. Professional wildlife rehabilitators determined she is habituated to humans, meaning she doesn’t have adequate fear of humans to be able to survive in the wild. The Museum’s reopening day on June 17 marked the first time the general public has gotten to see the fox. She is one of the first new mammals to come into the Museum’s care in several years. “This gray fox is inquisitive and
very active,” says Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “We’re sure visitors will be delighted with her. And more importantly, the fox serves as an ambassador for her species. We know visitors will take away an appreciation for the important role foxes play in the High Desert ecosystem.” The fox is in an outdoor habitat that’s specially designed for her needs. The exhibit includes a hollow log, an above-ground shelter, a ground-level shelter and a below ground-level den, as well as two climbing structures, a resting shelf and a variety of rocks and other logs. “This fox is very playful,” Museum Curator of Wildlife Jon Nelson says. “She loves to climb and is extremely agile despite her hip surgery. Gray foxes are both cursorial and arboreal— meaning they both run and climb. The exhibit space we have constructed affords her ample opportunity to do both, and she makes full use of the space to play.” Gray foxes range throughout much
of North and Central America. They’re omnivores that typically grow to weigh between eight and 15 pounds, eating small mammals, birds and insects as well as fruit and vegetation. They readily climb trees with their strong, hooked claws. At the Museum, the fox enjoys a diet of rats, mice and birds as well as a range of vegetables, seeds, nuts and some fruit. The fox is being crate and target trained to facilitate her care. She receives a wide variety of enrichment — Nelson says catching live crickets and playing with a Kong toy are among her favorites. In the wild, gray foxes are believed to live roughly six years. Animals often live longer when in the care of zoos and other similar facilities. The naming of the fox will be an auction item at this year’s Virtual High Desert Rendezvous, which takes place on Saturday, August 29. Learn more about Rendezvous at highdesertmuseum.org/hdr. highdesertmuseum.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | August 2020
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Can You Resist This Face? Humane society of central oregon to volunteer or donate call 541.382.3537 www.hsco.org
Early 1900s chairs from Indiana are being caned to enhance a Prineville home. Karen can also teach you the techniques of caning. 541-493-2535 • 42456 Hwy 20E, Burns Oregon directions: 23 miles east of Burns on Hwy 20 going towards Ontario. On right hand side of Hwy
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Wicker Restoration
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Escape To Hotel Diamond Located in Diamond Valley, base of spectacular Steens Mountain. Owned and operated by a fifth generation ranch family. Minutes from Malheur Wildlife Refuge and Kiger Mustangs. Delicious family-style dining. Breakfast with overnight stay. Call 541-493-1898 | www.historichoteldiamond.com
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Come Experience the Energy of Nature! Geothermally Heated Cabins Hot Mineral Baths 541-943-3931
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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 Open to the public with continued exhibit titled The Path of Resilience, thru September 27.
Prineville
Rick Steber & Company — MAKERS 131 NE Fifth St., Prineville • 813-749-7143 • rickstebermakers.com Every Saturday, we urge you to show your support to the re-opening of our local economy by stopping by Rick Steber & Company — MAKERS, featuring MAKERS demonstrating their art, FREE ADVICE (might be bad advice but at least it’s free), local artists showing their work, sometimes there will be music, horseback riders, treats and much, much more. Visit and see what we have going on! Open this Saturday and every Saturday, from 10am-5pm, and Tuesday-Friday, from 12-3pm. Rimrock Gallery 405A NW Third St., Prineville 541-903-5565 • rimrockgallery.com Featuring Lindsay Scott of New Zealand, Tyler Saunders of Oregon, Rett Ashby of Utah and Richard Loffler of Canada, opening August 8. This is an incredible show of exquisite talent featuring wildlife paintings and bronzes by Lindsay, Tyler and Richard; and the colorful, textured scenes by Rett, whom many of you have seen and collected. The show opens at 10am on the second Saturday of August and runs thru September 9. Due to the concerns of COVID-19, we are still unable to have artist receptions. You can visit the show at your leisure, or view the artists’ works on the website. We offer ‘art on approval’ and home deliveries. Discover Prineville’s large fine art gallery on the corner of 3rd and Deer Streets, with off street parking. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5:30pm and Sun 12-5:30pm. Spot, 37 X 26.5 oil by Tyler Saunders
Redmond/Terrebonne
Ida’s Cupcake Café 445 SW Sixth St., Redmond • 541-548-8164 • idascupcakecafe.com Featured artist is Gary McPherson for the month of August. Gary will be displaying various oil paintings as well as some watercolors and his handcrafted wooden pens. Come to Ida’s on First Friday, August 7, to see Gary’s artwork. 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.
Caravaggio’s Peaches, oil painting by Scott Dyer
School House Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave. 541-504-7112 • schoolhouseproduce.com Schoolhouse Produce is featuring paintings by SageBrushers Art Society member Scott Dyer. Get the best local produce while enjoying Scott’s luminous work that draws inspiration from such painters as John Singer Sargent, JW Waterhouse, Joaquin Sorolla, Peter Wood and many others. Showing thru August.
outside central oregon Burns
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. Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | August 2020
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New Perspective for August by EILEEN LOCK
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n intense beginning may be necessary in order to initiate changes. Conversations on the 1st feel challenging and you may consider going a new direction The Full Moon on the 3rd brings a feeling of detachment and the desire to make a decision. Too many options on the 4th could simply complicate your viewpoint. After the 8th you could feel like you are playing an entirely different game. Cooperation on the 9th is surprising and initiates healing. Another change right behind it on the 10th could leave you wondering what to believe. A strong push for personal change could lead to a huge breakthrough on the 13th. Be aware if your pride gets in the way on the 14th and realize there is cooperation available when you let it in. A personal pep talk on the 16th will prepare you for important conversations the next day. The New Moon on the 18th is an opportunity for you to think about your needs so that you can ask for them to be met. Write a letter to yourself on the 19th to reinforce the healing that you want to see happen. Action taken on the 24th is decisive and will help everything flow better almost immediately. Make a wish on the 25th and
let it be a big one. Open your heart on the 27th and realize that magic really is possible. The change in conversation is so drastic by the 29th that you simply need to let go of the past and start fresh. As you move forward, a little bit of blind faith will go a long way. Love and Light Always, Eileen Lock Clairvoyant Astrologer / Spiritual Medium 1471 NW Newport Ave., Bend, Oregon 97703 541-389-1159 eileenlock.freeservers.com • oneheartministry.freeservers.com 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.
Call to Artists: Red Chair Gallery Bend R
ed Chair Gallery, an award-winning art gallery located in downtown Bend, is seeking new 2D and 3D artists. We are a membership gallery. Members pay a monthly fee and fulfill work duties in return for a moderate commission on work sold. If you are interested in joining us, stop by the gallery (at the corner of Bond St. and Oregon Ave.) and pick up a membership packet. 103 NW Oregon Ave., 541-306-3176, redchairgallerybend.com
Workshops CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS Contact Sue Manley, 541-408-5524 info@cascadefineartworkshops.com cascadefineartworkshops.com
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2020 WORKSHOPS RESCHEDULED!! Contact Sue at info@cascadefineartworkshops.com for more information. Paint in Bulgaria with Stella Canfield!! All mediums and photographers welcome. June 10 through June 22, 2021 Painting the Figure from Photographs with Ted Nuttall July 12-16, 2021 Watercolor
trunk show Alex sepkus august 20/21
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