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28 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon ART SHoW: Artists reception set for Friday, August 26 EAToN: Athlete is driven by pursuit of a goal Continued from page 3 Continued from page 23 “It was communication across species, really,” she said. Lustig contributed a piece featuring a wolf in mixed media on clayboard. Wolves caught the atten- tion of mixed-media art- ist Mary Medrano, as well. Reintroduction has been much in the news recently, with wolves making their presence felt in Oregon. “I did this body of work — wolves — specifically for this show,” Medrano told The Nugget. Medrano works with acrylics, paper, and some ink. “This is what I’ve been doing for a few years now,” she said. “I paint people, too.” “I’d like to spend some time traveling,” Eaton says, “seeing organizations and get- ting a sense of what I want to do, and seeing how the world works.” One of his idols is Tesla co-founder Elon Musk, whose spirit of ingenuity has inspired the decathlete. Eaton says Musk has an uncanny ability to look at something that other people would dis- miss as impossible and figure out a way to make it work. “I just like the way he thinks in the sense that his impact is from a foundation of not listening or accept- ing things the way they are,” Eaton explains. “It’s some- thing a lot of people don’t want to do because it’s hard work.” So, what does Eaton fancy trying? What is something that has too long been defined The world’s pretty brutal right now… so I was just trying to paint something really happy that would cheer me up.” — kimry Jelen Kimry Jelen is best known for painting horses, but she’s also a “dog person” and she contributed a pup to the Fur & Feathers show. And a frog. photo proviDeD Mary Medrano’s “Cuidado” is featured in the fur & feather Show. A frog kept showing up, perching on the edges of her canvases, so she decided to immortalize him, though she did take some artistic license and calls her subject a “made- up frog.” “He was having the best siesta in the sun,” she recalled. “It was one of those moments that make you so relaxed, looking at a relaxed animal. The world’s pretty brutal right now … so I was just trying to paint something really happy that would cheer me up.” Jelen said she appreciates working in a community of talented artists, where every- body seems to be “always giving back or doing good. It’s a cool place to live.” Kathy Deggendorfer, Happier r I If f Y You o u Stretched? S trre tched d? Improve health, strength, energy, mood & fl exibility. Decrease stress and pain. Stretch in a safe & fun environment. Wednesday 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Taught by Karen Kassy, MS in Integrative Medicine life.love.yoga. 164 N. Elm St. Barbara Modey, and Kit Stafford will also have work in the show. Sisters Art Works is located at 242 W. Adams Ave. Individuals can also make a donation to Furry Friends or purchase raffle tickets online at www.furryfriends foundation.org. by the status quo, and that could use a fresh set of ideas to push it forward? It turns out the answer is big. Bigger even than electric cars. “I thought it’d be cool to start my own university, in a way,” says Eaton, an Oregon graduate. “Universities are like a utopia in a way, because you’re mentally stimulated, you’re challenged, and you have a lot of young, creative minds wanting to do new things, different things. Better things. “But I don’t think the current university systems are set up to allow people to meet their potential,” he says. “You just kind of go through the meat-grinder. You’re in a class with 300 people, doing rote regurgitation of informa- tion. It would be cool to do something different.” Eaton hasn’t fully fleshed out this idea, of course. He’s been a little busy becoming The World’s Greatest Athlete. He is driven more by the pur- suit of a goal than the baubles that come with achieving it.
