I’ve been gathering work from 20 local artists here in town. We’re building the beginning of a collection of women’s art to go in the new YWCA building on Broadway. I’ve visited some studios–occasionally without my camera BUT, occasionally WITH my camera. Visiting somebody else’s studio is an interesting activity and has been a real […]
Category: Living the Creative Life
Living the Creative Life…Cynthia Wilcox
Today Lorraine and I drove up to the Santiam River to visit Lorraine’s friends Cynthia and Jim Wilcox. Cynthia is a quilter and generously toured us around the art-filled house and showed us the river view (sunny today, and beautiful). Then–and best of all–the studio. Cynthia pointed out the last quilt she made from a […]
Living the Creative Life: George Johanson
Between Christmas and the New Year we visited George and Phyllis Johanson. We went to George’s painting studio (there’s a second studio for print-making) and while Roger and George talked and looked at a couple of Louis Bunce paintings, I wandered around the studio. There’s always a bit of magic in a studio, a feeling […]
Living the Creative Life: Irene Longaker & Jon Colburn
I visited my friend Irene yesterday to see progress on the new painting studio she and painter Jon Colburn are building in Irene’s backyard. Dream studio time!!! Looking from the house toward the studio. The 8′ antique door that Jon refinished. The studio will have the same siding and lattice. Only two tiny windows for […]
Living The Creative Life…Visiting Lee Imonen
In February of 2007, Roger and I went to Dexter, Oregon, to the home and studio of sculptor Lee Imonen. Roger was preparing to write an article on Lee and his work for “Sculpture” magazine. We had lunch and they began to talk. I prowled the house, took some photos, drew some pictures, listened to […]
On The Way 