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 […]
Category: Living the Creative Life
LIVING THE CREATIVE LIFE: HARRY WIDMAN II
The book is at the designer, the exhibition layout is planned, and soon the work will be collected for Harry’s retrospective show coming up in January, 2009, at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. Last Friday we visited the Widmans’ and sorted through Harry’s large studio. Roger put his choices of work for the show […]
Living the Creative Life: Corrie Loomis-Dietz
Corrie was a photographer first, then a painter. She makes huge photo-transfers and then paints them. She lives in an old house they have almost finished restoring: Today Corrie hosted a few artists for a brunch to welcome the fall. The food was good, the talk lively. Of course the highlight was seeing Corrie’s studio. […]
Living the Creative Life: Bonnie Hull
Or trying to anyway. Well I moved into my new studio on Monday and I’ve been working there everyday hoping to be struck with inspiration–knowing as we all do that work begets work. The light is nice but the place isn’t really my own yet. It’s a little cottage, slated for demolition next year, which […]
Living the Creative Life: Cynthia Wilcox II
Yesterday I went out to Cynthia’s. It was “Groop” day, the day once a month that we get together to talk and think about quilting. It was cold and rainy up the Santiam yesterday–not at all like spring. Inside the studio though it was all color and warmth. The best thing about visiting the work […]
Living the Creative Life: D.E. May
Went up to the Regionnaires Club tonight to meet with Dan May, and Alisa Alexander. Alisa is a student at Willamette who is going to curate a show at the Hallie Ford in October–of Dan’s work. “Artist as Archivist.” As always, the space was amazing, the work on view was amazing. We’ve known Dan a […]
Living the Creative Life: Harry Widman
Last week we visited Portland painter Harry Widman and his wife Mardy in Harry’s studio. Roger will be writing about Harry’s work and curating a retrospective at the Hallie Ford Museum, which will open in January of 2009. Harry got out a lot of work for Roger to look at and the day stretched from […]
Living the Creative Life: Jon Colburn
I went to visit Jon’s new studio today and it’s good. He’s got a show coming up at 12 X 16 Gallery in June and is working steadily. The lovely disarray of a working studio is a thing of beauty: The new work is about houses, and is intriguing. Jon says it isn’t always easy […]
Living the Creative Life: Jon Colburn
Arvo the wonder dog. Well Jon moved into his new studio last weekend and is still in the “honeymoon phase.” For one thing, he can hardly comprehend how big it is. He’s preparing for a show in Portland in June, and glad to be moved in and ready to roll: Studio before, and Jon in […]
Living the Creative Life: LeeAnn Decker
LeeAnn found quilting a few years ago and has been “possessed” by it ever since. She’s in an evolving creative process that has seen a variety of fabric types and quilt construction, and has a focus and a passion for the work that is admirable….. also a wonderful eye for color and combinations. In the […]
On The Way 