First Wednesday downtown was “dog week” this month. Since the newspaper carried numerous pictures of dogs and NO pictures of art, I’ll skip right to the art. Artist Kay Worthington was the featured artist at The Arbor on State, showing her wonderful small, imaginative, and sculptural pieces as well as some pretty terrific tables she […]
Category: Art work
The Unveiling
Last week the newest portrait of an Oregon governor was unveiled at the State Capitol. The portrait was 6 years in the making, partly because former governor Kitzhaber wasn’t sure he really wanted a portrait of himself. Jane Cease assured him that he did. Portland painter Henk Pander was engaged, and the portrait was painted. […]
Living the Creative Life: Ella Rhoades
I first got to know Ella at the beach through shared Urban Renewal meetings and projects. When visiting her beach house (“The Cosmic Cottage”) I was delighted by all the mosaic work underway: The Cosmic Cottage (the porch columns are all mosaic). The mermaid shrine… kitchen backsplash at Cosmic. So yesterday I visited her home […]
For a Good Time…
go to Corvallis! Another lovely Corvallis day (who knew it was so much fun there???) today. I went down to see Ella and to visit her studio and it was a magical day. First the day, then the studio. I drove to the Rhoades’ “new” house (they moved in December). I know the rowdy Rhoades […]
Getting Ready
Just a few more weeks in the studio before my show opens at 12 X 16 Gallery (July 2 through August 2). Last week Frank came to photograph: It was fun to watch him set up strobes and stuff, then I got to be the photo assistant. The pictures are nice and here are just […]
Living the Creative Life: Laura Mack
Our small group of collaborators for Project Space 2 met this week to create our statement. Corrie, Paula and I descended on Laura’s house and after some buckwheat pancakes we considered our plight. Just before we left Laura gave us the studio tour of her new studio, built last summer by her husband Phil. This […]
Living the Creative Life: Kay Worthington
Kay retired this spring (from being a graphic artist at the newspaper) and is in that first giddy hysteria–working 12 hours a day, sleeping four, afraid to miss a moment of doing what she wants after a working life. I went by today to see her new stuff and was delighted. But first the work […]
“The Painted Book”
Roger gave a talk tonight at the last Friends of the Library event. The Friends are being disbanded–sadly. Sign of the times. But, of course, the talk was witty and well illustrated: and then a martini to celebrate the end of the school year: Roll on summer!!!
Living the Creative Life: Claudia Cave
Today I visited Claudia’s studio in Corvallis. I was returning her “rock.” The Sherwoods bought the Salem house once owned by Claudia’s parents, and in the garden they found this rock. Neil knew Claudia was a well known artist and asked me if I knew her, which I luckily do. The rock appeared on our […]
Weekend News
Wow–what a weekend. Friday was the opening of the senior art majors Show at the Hallie Ford Museum followed by a round of celebratory drinks at Pete’s. On to the beach and Susan’s birthday (at which I took no pictures). Harry & Mardy came for Easter breakfast and we walked on the windy and COLD […]
On The Way 