Well the Seattle quilters stopped by briefly on their way to Sisters for the big week of classes and the quilt show…just to say hi since I’m not going with them this year but quilting is the week’s activity for me too. After a quick visit to the carwash (I LOVE the carwash) I took […]
Category: Art work
RADIUS 25, 2010
Roger and I were the jurors this year for the Radius 25 show at Bush Barn Art Center…artists living and working within 25 miles of Salem. Last night was the opening at which we had to give “remarks.” We stood up of the stairs to speak and I got these shots of the crowd..will go […]
Living the Creative Life: Nancy Lindburg
Nancy Lindburg is a remarkable person. In her public career at the Salem Art Association and the Oregon Arts Commission, she worked tirelessly to promote the notion of regional arts in a region that sometimes undervalues its own. She saw to it that many many artists had a chance to be included in the “process” […]
Last Gig at the Annex
What a nice last day! Sonia Allen came and did a mini print workshop with a group of 6 where did did the simplest possible print methods and what total fun. Here’s Sonia We had all prepared our “plates” for first embossing and then a simple intaglio-like process. Here’s what it looked like: After the […]
The Collaboration Quilts…
I think I mentioned that Kay and I are having a small show of quilts in October. She has a quilt I like, and I have a quilt she likes. Today we traded and I will “respond” to her quilt, and she to mine. Then together we will collaborate on a big quilt…so, to recap, […]
Project Space 3…Performance
Wow a wonderful evening. Mike Nord and Makoto Matsushima gave a wonderful improv performance Wednesday night in Project Space playing off of the Rachel and Adam Rothstein construction we’ve been watching go up. Adam and Rachel were there to answer questions, and to see their piece used as inspiration for the performance. The audience was […]
Project Space 3 Progress…
Better get down to Project Space tomorrow for first Wednesday…the Rothsteins have made progress and the “environment” is looking interesting. 150 Liberty ST NE, 5-8…and it’s dog night too, so bring your pup. …and I notcied “it” was creeping up the stairs…
Project Space 3
Project Space is about to be up and running again. This will be the third year and it looks like a sensational summer ahead. The space this year that has been donated by Roger Carmen, is the old Metropolitan store at 150 Liberty NE. There will be three big exhibits, each a month long, plus […]
Clifford Gleason
Here are some images assembled. Sally Judd (Lawrence) did a lot to keep Clifford working and alive at the end of his life, and it was at her gallery in Portland we first met him n the 1970’s. Too bad we didn’t ask him the “big” questions: Clifford in about 1977 the young Clifford with […]
HELP US FIND THIS PAINTING!
Here is a painting by Clifford Gleason (1913-1978), from 1977. It is oil on canvas and is 6 feet high and 8 feet wide, called “Objects in Space”. Gleason lived in Portland and Salem all of his life except for a stint in Paris in 1951 studying with Fernand Leger. His high school teacher in […]
On The Way 