Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The nugget. (Sisters, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (July 5, 2017)
24 Wednesday, July 5, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon QUILTS: Display showcases series of smaller quilts by 20 inches. The smaller piece somehow relates to the larger piece. Each artist was also challenged to find a way to incorporate the yellow of a No. 2 pencil into her work. Their blog page, MIXPDX.blogspot.com, said, “We soon discovered that the good old No. 2 pencil is, in fact, not a standard color.” Betty Daggett, who has been part of the MIX group from its inception eight years ago, designed her quilt and accompanying small piece around the concept of density. “I looked at the changes taking place and the density of population those changes are creating. Just looking up in downtown Portland for inspiration, I saw large con- struction cranes everywhere,” she said. Daggett said she consid- ered what is being lost as the call for increased density con- tinues. Her piece is a silent reminder of the sacrifices of lovely old Victorian homes to make way for tall, sleek steel and glass towers. The ever- present cranes can be seen right in the middle of all the new behemoth buildings on the quilt. Down at the center bot- tom of the piece are two old abandoned homes that, in their day, were highly prized residences and reminders of Portland’s history. Now they stand, as the name of the piece indicates, “Condemned,” with plywood over the win- dows and boards crisscross- ing the front door. To make the houses look even more forlorn, Daggett used a light touch of gray oil pastel on the windows to cre- ate a vacant look. The sky in her large piece is made using ombre fabric, which fades from dark navy at the top down through pale lavender to peach behind the build- ings. Daggett got her inspira- tion for the works from 12th Avenue where that very scene was playing out. Daggett’s accompanying small piece is titled “Portland. Growing Up,” with a crane among several skyscrapers. Another pair of quilts referenced the new Tillicum Crossing Bridge that doesn’t carry cars, overlaying the his- toric St. John’s Bridge. There is the Portland Mercado on S.E. Foster Road, which is a community of more than 16 businesses in the pub- lic market and plaza, bring- ing together diverse cultures through food, art, and enter- tainment. A detailed quilt full of things old and new in Portland, like Voo Doo Doughnuts and the old White Stag sign, is titled “and/or.” The Pearl District and Union Station are also represented. Hanging among the quilts is a square word board embla- zoned with all the words the members thought of when they talked about Portland. The words are all in simple black block letters of varying sizes on a white background, with some printed in the same The Garden Angel Quality Truck-mounted 541-549-2882 CARPET CLEANING Continued from page 3 A natural approach to lawn care No. 2 pencil yellow. The exhibit is up all month in the Community Room and MIX members will be avail- able to answer questions in the library on Saturday, July 8, Quilt Show day. In the computer room is a display of paintings done over a lifetime by Ervin Groppenbecher of Cincinnati, and the father of Crossroads resident Dinah Boyd. Dinah and her British husband, David, retired to Sisters in 2002 after living around the U.S., and in Germany and England where David worked as a gas turbine engineer for jet engines. They became friends with Marianne Fettkether, who is a long-time FOSL board member, and she suggested displaying Groppenbecher’s work at the library. He was a commercial artist by profession who also filled his leisure time with painting and sketching. Boyd reported that, “Family day trips were frequently expeditions to go sketching and painting in the countryside, and sketch- ing was always part of every family vacation.” Her father worked in oil, acrylics, water- colors, pencil, charcoal, and pastels. “I hope that you each enjoy the variety of media he used over a lifetime and the diversity of subjects dis- played. My two sisters and I are proud of our dad!” Boyd PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD St. Johns Bridge overlayed with Tillicum Crossing. said. Groppenbecher shared his passion for art with family and friends as he gifted paint- ings, made his silk-screened Christmas cards for 60 years, and created many personal- ized cartoons for family and friends. His church also ben- efitted from his calligraphy skills and a collection of car- toon posters produced for the church choir, of which he was a member. The subjects of the paint- ings represent a wide vari- ety from landscapes to street scenes to portraits. Especially notable are 12 miniatures cre- ated using different media and subject matter. Boyd said her walls at home are temporarily empty while her father’s paintings are on display in the library for the month of July. Quality Cleaning 16 years in Reasonable Prices Sisters! — Credit Cards Accepted — ENVIROTECH 541-771-5048 Licensed • Bonded • Insured • CCB#181062 LCB#9352 WHY Aveda? RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL YOUR YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION EXPERT ™ Outlaw Owned & Run! Organically derived plant-based for a healthier you and healthier hair. BACKFLOW INSTALLATION & TESTING Protect your drinking water from contamination and stay in compliance with backfl ow laws. miller hair | massage | nails | facials | makeup I R R I G A T I O N 541-549-1784 541-388-0190 161-C N. Elm St. LCB#8234 160 S. Oak St. | 541-549-1538 Fax 541-549-1811 | sisterspony@gmail.com Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
