Corrie lives in this nice Italianate house on the right… and her husband Curt is just putting the finishing touches on the workshop/garage (ground floor) and Corrie’s new studio space on the top floor…(the local Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission required them to make the windows smaller and offset the porch so the new building wouldn’t […]
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Two Gardens…
Beautiful gardens abound in Salem, but here’s a peek at two I’ve visited recently. The first is the garden of my “garden mentor” Irene. Years ago the late Oregonian garden columnist Dulcy Mahar wrote that if you were having trouble with your garden, the BEST thing to do was to find a garden you admired, […]
Bloomsday
Yesterday was “Bloomsday” when all over the world (but most especially in Dublin) devotees of James Joyce celebrate the master. Salem probably was never one of the hot beds of celebration historically, but when combined with the opening of Rex Amos’ show of collage, chine colle and ephemera at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, […]
Kellie’s New Work
I had lunch with Kellie the other day and after “exchange of information” over chicken caesars, she showed me the beautiful died fabrics she has been making. She’s using a method from an Australian artist name India Flint (“Eco Colour”) where the fabric encases plant and other found material that acts as the color source, […]
News Bulletin: Church Street Bridge/MIG Pizza
Through much detective work, and with the help of my trusty crew of reporters, I have discovered the identity of the anonymous artist who lives under the Church Street bridge…though the secret stays right here…anonymity is all. New things happening down there… but I think an OVERALL scheme is needed , and here’s my choice….MANY […]
Meanwhile…back in Salem…
The summer begins…and happily the Minto Island Growers (MIG) farm cart is back in business! we stopped for lunch and were just behind this guy who was having the delicious asparagus soup and a fresh Oregon strawberry milkshake… Pretty soon they are getting a wood-fired pizza oven out here!!! Yippeee! Open for lunch Tuesday through […]
Alaska 2…Art Found and Made
Howard and Amy took a trip on the ship Infinity early in the spring through the Panama Canal, and they told me there was a David Hockney on board someplace. When we boarded I asked at the desk for a list of the art on board and I was told “That does not exist, Madam”. […]
ALASKA…The Ship Infinity
Wow…that was an adventure! We went on an 8 day cruise to Alaska last week leaving Seattle and going as far north as Skaguay with a stop in Ketchikan and a stop in Juneau, and a very brief stop in Victoria, plus a few days totally at sea. This was our first cruise and really, […]
Minto Island Reverie
One of the best things about my daily bike rides is watching the seasons change at our beautiful Minto Park… Ride on…
“The Mystery Project”
You know I really like Art House Coop and their Sketchbook Project. But all spring I’ve also been doing some of their weekly projects, that have been fun and very amusing. The current one is called “The Mystery Project.” I received a nice Prismacolor marker in the mail along with the instructions which included a […]
On The Way 