Excited for Spring

by DENI PORTER

Everyone is excited for Spring! Time to plant beautiful flowers and appreciate Mother’s everywhere. The best place to begin is with your own incredible Mom (or Grandmom, aunt, inspirational friend…). The Saturday right before Mother’s Day just happens to be a wonderful celebration at the Artists’ Gallery in the Village at Sunriver. Bring the whole extended family on Saturday, May 13 from 4-6pm and enjoy wonderful food, drink, art and artists. A special event for special women!

In May the Gallery is pleased to feature a new artist. Photographer Sonia Runar can capture a moment in time that may never come again. Light, energy, form, particles, sun beams, drops of water… are all considered in sharing the pure joy of observing the wonders of the natural world. Viewers have described her pieces as having a visceral impression- feeling the spray of the waterfall on your face, smelling fresh rain and pine needles, breathing in the sharp coldness of the snow. Come see for yourself!

Glass artist Jessica Carleton apparently has unending energy and always has new ideas for art pieces. It is really fortunate that her work is so popular so she always has room to bring in new art pieces. The variety in her mosaic art pieces is so wide that one must visit the Gallery to really appreciate it.

Amy Pfeiffer, jewelry artist, presents two glass cases of jewelry briming with earthy, organic pieces that are grounded in nature. Each piece is made from rocks and stones that Amy has collected during her outdoor explorations. Pfeiffer then cuts, shapes and polishes them into cabochons. The artist then sets the finished lapidary piece into her originally designed metal work. Jewelry pieces range from simple to elaborate designs. There is a piece that will appeal to everyone.

Painter Deni Porter provides colorful pieces that highlight the beauty of animals and nature. Porter’s are extremely popular. Pricing and delivery are easy to receive and reasonable. Photos of finished paintings are available for viewing at the Gallery, and Porter is readily available for consultation.

The Artists’ Gallery is in Building 19 in the Village at Sunriver. ArtistsGallerySunriver.com 541-593-4382

Hood Avenue Art hoodavenueart.com • info@hoodavenueart.com • 541-719-1800

357 W Hood Ave.

Hood Avenue Art is excited for a great start on our summer season, with the town getting ready for all that we do which is a lot of fun. Make a trip to Sisters this 4th Friday, May 26, to enjoy our local artists.

Featured is Barbara Cella — having a long fascination with acrylic paints and impressionist. Barbara loves to explore plein air painting — the sounds, sun, breeze and smell help to document her experience; to create a painting with feeling and memories. Barbara is also a member of High Desert Art League and Plein Air Painters of Oregon.

Scott Cordner was destined to be a landscape photographer. The pure love of the medium and the outdoors, he’s able to bring them together with his handmade hardwood frames. They enhance and finish his beautiful, pure, unfiltered and complicated scenes, captured in the finest of light.

Mitch and Michelle Deaderick have lived in Sisters since 1978, bringing the beauty of nature into their work. They create unique artistic and functional ceramics; fired to a high 2,400 degrees to make them very durable works of art. Coming together with inspiration from nature, family and community has provided years of artistic success and great joy.

Come enjoy the music of Nashville song writer Melanie Dyer Trio, appetizers and of course great art. Friday, May 26, 4-7pm is our opening for these artists. But make it to Sisters to enjoy all the local artists at any time.

Raven Makes Gallery

182 E Hood Ave.

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 handcrafted Navajo, Hopi and Zuni jewelry. New and original pieces this spring include unique acquisitions directly acquired from Pacific Northwest and South Western U.S. Native artists.

Stitchin’ Post Gallery

311 W Cascade Ave., Sisters

541-549-6061 • stitchinpost.com

Now showing in Stitchin’ Post’s Fiber Art Gallery thru May 22 — The Dress: lost/found/mended by Judy Hoiness. Our new exhibit opens during the Sisters 4th Friday Art Stroll from 4-6pm on May 26 — In The MIX, an exhibit by Portland’s MIX art group featuring two of their yearly themes, “As I See It” and “Let It Rip,” as well as three smaller studies, “Extreme Stitch,” “Inspired by a Napkin” and “Just for Fun.” Each artist brings their unique perspective, experience and creative style to their work, which results in a vast array of interpretations of common themes.

Toriizaka Art

222 West Hood Ave.

541-595 8285 • toriizakaart.com

We at Toriizaka Art have spent the last few months traveling in Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia) and in the Balkans (Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzogovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary). We’ve seen and learned much and have returned with lasting memories of countries moving forward after occupation, conflict and dictatorship. In the coming months, we will be bringing art and stories from our travels to the gallery.

In addition to our gallery artists, we are featuring the works of two Bend artists.

AJ Evansen is a ceramicist specializing in delicate porcelain vessels finished with crystalline glazes. AJ’s vessels are thrown on a potter’s wheel and are high-fired for an extended period in order for the crystals to form in the glaze. The process is arduous, and results in a significant number of lost pieces. The result for the surviving pieces is unique and stunning with unpredictable crystalline shapes in iridescent hues. While in Europe, we visited many potters — learned of their throwing and firing techniques and in many cases, watched them work. In my humble opinion, none came close to the exquisite pieces created by AJ.

Marjorie Wood Hamlin is an abstract painter. Six of her geometric paintings created with copper and 23K gold foil on canvas are currently being featured at the entrance to the gallery. She says “My painting technique is unique and my art is designed to transport viewers into a space and time of their own”. Marjorie’s exhibitions and honors are numerous and span the globe from Italy and Spain to New York, Sedona, Portland and Palo Alto. Her work was recently featured on the cover of Cascade A&E magazine. Marjorie is willing to work directly with clients to create commissioned pieces for their homes and offices.