Wednesday, September 7, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Art at the Ranch rings in new season
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Art Jewelry displayed her
work, including what she
called a “fertility necklace”
crafted around a Chinese
coin. The piece has a striking
history: Weiss got pregnant
while working on it. Then
her brother jokingly rubbed it
on his chest — “and his girl-
friend was pregnant within
two weeks. We put it in a
safe deposit box for a while.”
The piece was back out
for Art at the Ranch, with art
patrons admiring it — from a
safe distance.
BBR Art Guild Treasurer
Isolde Hedemark told The
Nugget that all of the items
in the Art at the Ranch silent
auction had sold — and there
were some bare spaces on the
walls in the lodge where the
event’s running art show had
been underway.
Proceeds from sales fund
scholarships for Sisters High
School and Sisters Middle
School students (Sisters
Elementary School receives
funding from a separate fund-
raiser associated with the
Ranch’s quilt show).
“I would think this year
we’re going to raise about
$8,000,” Hedemark told The
Nugget. “Our distribution to
Fall was in the air at
Black Butte Ranch (BBR)
last Saturday, as artists and
patrons enjoyed the annual
Art at the Ranch event on
the promenade beside the
Lakeside Bistro.
The crisp day offered up
blue skies and beauty clouds
— a perfect setting for the
event’s plein air painting pro-
gram, which featured a num-
ber of noted local artists.
The conditions were beau-
tiful, but a touch challenging.
“It was cold this morning,”
said Jo Ann Burgess as she
worked in pastels on the grass
near Lake Phalarope. “We
started at eight o’clock.”
Burgess donned gloves to
keep her fingers warm and
nimble. By late morning, she
was working on her second
piece of the day.
Artists were stationed all
around the lake, capturing the
iconic BBR viewscape in oils,
acrylics and pastels.
At the same time, a vari-
ety of artists and crafters dis-
played their work in booths
— jewelry-makers, wood-
crafters, instrument-makers…
all kinds of media
were represented.
Bentworx out
of Tumalo dis-
played unique
wood art, while
Bill MacDonald
and David Perkins
manned a booth
full of ukuleles in
various stages of
completion, up to
and including fin-
ished instruments
ready to play.
Music was a
part of the event,
with Marv and
Rindy Ross play-
ing under a tent on
the grass.
photo by Jim corneliUS
Mary Jo Weiss
of Josepha Fine Mary Jo Weiss crafts jewelry.
Great
selection of
hats, clothing,
T-shirts
& jackets!
Come see us at the shop for
free maps and insiders’ info on
the best spots to fi nd fi sh!
the high school and the mid-
dle school will come out of
that and out of our reserves.”
Passing the torch to the
next generations is part of the
ethic of the show. A children’s
painting workshop Saturday
afternoon was taught by
Rachel Lovegren.
photo by Jim corneliUS
Jim horsley was one of several artists at work during the event.
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