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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 11 Fiber artists share their craft with Sisters By Jim cornelius News Editor Sisters put on its prettiest face on Sunday afternoon, as strollers took advantage of perfect summer weather to visit some 25 sites around town that hosted fiber artists in the Sisters Fiber Arts Stroll — the traditional kick-off to Quilt Show Week in town. The fiber art stroll is a free, self-guided walk fea- turing artist demonstrations and special exhibits of tex- tile-related arts and quilting. Artists demonstrated their craft and answered questions from strollers, some of whom got a little hands-on experi- ence with a variety of media ranging from weaving, felt- ing, hand-knitting, fabric dye- ing, basketry to quilting. Quilt Show teacher Kathy Doughty of Sydney, Australia, was relaxing in the sun out- side Sisters Coffee Company, where Janet Storton was sell- ing fabric in support of her “Sisters of the Heart” project that nurtures a textile indus- try among the women of Kapchorwa, Uganda. Doughty is the fea- tured artist at Quilt Show Sunday at FivePine Lodge & Conference Center. “This is my last moment of relaxation till next Monday (July 11),” she said as Jeff Omodt purchased a fistful of fabric from Storton. It’s no easy haul from Sydney, Australia, to Sisters, Oregon, but Doughty has made the trip four times. What keeps bringing her back? photo by Jim cornelius helen Brisson’s fabric painting looks like a sketchbook page. M&J ZERO Residue 541-549-9090 5 90 SUMMERTIME PROJECTS? Skill Saw Carpet rp & Upholstery Cleaning g www.mjcarpetcleaning.com ww ww.mjcarpetcleaningg.co om “Sisters!” she said. “I love it here. There’s not that many places you go in the world where the community bands together for something like this.” Across the street at Paulina Springs Books, Marieclaire Van Dam was demonstrat- ing the creation of handmade bookmarks that patrons could take home with them. Van Dam was born and raised in Amsterdam and had a 20-year career as a cou- ture fashion model for Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and others. At the age of 80 — and despite losing the vision in her left eye — she is still going strong, creating handmade books, miniature art, calligraphy and more. Helen Brisson was tucked into a comfortably shaded spot on the back deck behind The Paper Place, where she demonstrated her watercolor fabric painting. “I basically take the color out of the fabric and put another back in,” she explained. A graphic artist by trade, Brisson’s work tends to reflect her skill in drawing. In fact, one painted quilt is cleverly designed to look like a page in a sketchbook. She learned painting on fabric through a class at Stitchin’ Post, but she quickly decided to add water to the paints. “It meant more work, but you have better control,” she said. The color of the paint Locally Owned & Operated CALL for specials, C Summer Cleaning! CA including Truck-mounted steam, anti-allergen & green products. upholstery! Towable Auger Pressure Washer NEED IT, RENT IT! 506 N. Pine St. 541-549-9631 Sales • Service Rentals • Accessories www.sistersrental.com photo by Jim cornelius Jeff omodt bought a fistful of fabric from Janet Storton’s Sisters of the heart. going on is not necessarily express about their medium. what you’ll end up with, she Brisson also invited the told a fascinated visitor. 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