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30 Wednesday, August 9, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon LIBRARY ART: Photographer has traveled widely Continued from page 3 photography can be seen at Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop. Wendy and her husband, Bill, moved to Sisters in July of 2008, following eight months of volunteer work in Peru, and four months of travel in Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina. This show includes photographs from all of these places, as well as Norway, Ireland, and the United States. Each piece depicts something about the life and culture of the place, like that yarn from the family-owned mill in Ireland. — Wendy Birnbaum “Each piece depicts some- thing about the life and cul- ture of the place, like that yarn from the family-owned mill in Ireland,” she said. You’ll find a bicycle at an old hacienda in Argentina, a portrait of beautiful wine glasses in Argentina, and even two of Wendy’s black- and-white photographs, “Cheerios” and “Tranquility,” shot with a view camera and printed in the darkroom in the 1990s. “Through my photogra- phy, I tell the story of what I see and feel in the world around me,” Birnbaum told The Nugget. “I create my photographs first in my mind — images which move me emotionally. My photographs portray how I see a world of beauty in nature, history, and life.” Meanwhile, the walls of the library’s Community Room are alive with the artis- tic imagination of kids in the summer programs at the library, in an exhibit curated by Paige Bentley-Flannery, Community Librarian. While construction is ongoing at school, Sisters Elementary School held its summer program at the library. Using the theme, “Build A Better World,” instructor Shelly Hicks based lessons on this theme for four weeks. They visited various locations, includ- ing the Sisters Community Garden and Harmony Farm Sanctuary, and discussed how they could help build a better world right here in Sisters, or right at their homes. They made drawings, and then created paintings filled with flowers, gardens, the town, and working together. The Sisters Family Fun Storytime group created art pieces after storytime. The children learned to use paint on canvas for the first time, and families worked together to create a community paint- ing while discussing what they did this summer to build a better world. The children and their families took advan- tage of the warm weather to paint outside, creating their own little masterpieces. Maybe they made a bird- house, picked up the trash, walked a neighbor’s dog, or worked in a garden. Again, their artwork is filled with lots of flowers and gardens. The Tween Art Camp created three pieces of art that answered the question, “What would you give an art- ist to build a better world?” Answer: A camera, a beautiful day, and a bright flower. Both exhibits will remain up through August in the library at 310 N. Cedar St. in Sisters. Hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All Deschutes Public Library branches will be closed on the day of the solar eclipse, Monday, August 21. PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING Art by Sisters school children will be featured in the community room. CUSTOM HOMES • RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS John P. Pierce 541-549-9764 CCB# 159020 CCB# 16891 Becke W. P ierce Arne J. P ierce General Contracting LLC 541-647-0384 General Contracting LLC 541-668-0883 CCB# 190689 CCB# 208020 Serving the Sisters Area Since 1976 Strictly Quality Out West Realty — Serving all of Central Oregon — Buyers • Sellers Decades of Experience Pet-Friendly, Too! Sandy Goodsell Principal Broker Jonathan Hicks Broker ABR, CDPE, CIAS, GRI, SRES 541-480-0183 865-335-6104 LICENSED BROKERS IN THE STATE OF OREGON goodsellandhickssellcentralor.com Sisters HomeLand Realty Ali Mayea Principal Broker/Owner 401 E. Main Ave. 541-588-6007 I Live in Sisters and I Love it Here HOWELLS REALTY GROUP new listings! GLAZE MEADOW 416 $1,350,000 mls 201707471 Immaculate Van Sant design! GOLF COURSE CONDO 95 $379,000 mls 201707699 Stunning views of Black Butte! REVERSE MORTGAGES HOME LOANS ...AND MORE! Come C o m e by b y & see me Exclusive Onsite Realtor for Black Butte Ranch Open daily, 9 to 5, by the Lodge Pool Complex 541-419-8156 Lic#200511204 Doing Reverse Mortgages in Central Oregon Since 1999 Julie Nash • 541-410-7526 junash@loandepot.com • NMLS ID 789031 Don Bowler, President and Broker 971-244-3012 Gary Yoder, Managing Principal Broker 541-420-6708 Dick Howells, Principal Broker 541-408-6818 Phil Arends, Principal Broker 541-420-9997 Carol Dye, Broker 541-480-0923 | Joe Dye, Broker 541-595-2604 Ross Kennedy, Principal Broker 541-408-1343 541-595-3838 • howellsrealtygroup.com loandepot Centr a & Ra l Oregon ised! Born Over half our agents live at The Ranch! 282 Cedar St., Sisters (Behind Hop-n-Brew) – Enjoy our Wine & Cheese Open House – every Wednesday evening, 5:30 to 7!
