Wednesday, December 20, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters Arts Association Fourth Friday Art Stroll
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
It’s three days before
Christmas and all through the
town, folks are visiting galler-
ies, up street and down! It’s
the monthly Fourth Friday Art
Stroll through the galleries of
Sisters, from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Friday, December 22.
At Hood Avenue Art, it’s
“Holiday Magic,” as gallery
artists exhibit handcrafted,
original fine art. Drop by for
refreshments and live music.
Simon Haycraft is an art-
ist and a fisherman. He’s fas-
cinated with lakes and rivers
and the creatures that inhabit
them. His portraits of fish look
real, like they are swimming
in water. But, surprise, they
are made of wood! Haycraft
has been experimenting with
wood as both a canvas and
an integral part of his subject
matter. See his work at Gary
Cooley’s Collection Gallery.
Clearwater Gallery artists
are ringing in the season with
the annual “Red Bow” sale.
Give the gift of art, timeless
and priceless. Gallery is open
from 4 to 6:30 p.m. with wine
and light appetizers.
Sisters Coffee is doing a
happy hour featuring pottery
by Laura Campbell of Sisters.
Sisters Gallery & Frame
Shop is aglow with Kimry
Jelen’s colorful work, and-
Jennifer Hartwig will be
demonstrating scratch-
board. Shop for last minute
Christmas gifts including pot-
tery, jewelry, and knitted hats.
December’s Cascade A&E
features a story on Ken Scott
by reporter Dave Clewett. Pick
up a copy and talk to Scott at
the Imagination Gallery, and
browse through paintings,
glasswork and handcrafted
jewelry by guest artists.
Studio Redfield has new
paintings by Randy Redfield
and hand-painted ceramic tiles
by Kibak Tile, open until 6:30
p.m. with light refreshments.
Delight a loved one with
art or jewelry handcrafted by
Native American and Inuit art-
ists. Turquoise, one of the ear-
liest gems ever worked into
jewelry, is December’s birth-
stone. Few jewelers inlay this
stone better than Navajo Dee
Nez, featured at Raven Makes
Gallery. Enjoy hot cocoa at
their fire pit.
PHOTO PROVIDED
At Art Works: Pam Jersey Bird.
“Moving Through Light,”
an exhibit at Sisters Art
Works, invites you to experi-
ence the vibrant acrylic paint-
ings of celebrated artist Pam
Jersey Bird. Refreshments will
be served and a beautiful fire
pit will light the scene.
Cowgirls and Indians
ReSale will be open, and
Kate Aspen will show her red
necklace series, along with
authentic Native American
squash blossoms, cuffs, and
concho belts.
Celebrate the holiday with
Wildflower Studio. Come
by for last-minute gifts: hats,
scarves, jewelry, prints, orna-
ments and more. Owner
Chris Nelson has donated this
month’s Quick Draw, a $100
Gift Certificate for custom
framing. Sign up once in each
of the galleries as you stroll.
Grizzly Ridge Upcycle
has new work – Amy Tatala-
Beck’s paintings on old win-
dows and wood scraps from
old fish-shipping crates; and
Scott Lundquist’s steampunk
lamps from antique cylindri-
cal record containers made by
(Thomas) Edison Records.
Jill Neal Gallery has
moved to 183 E. Hood Ave.
This retail gallery space gives
Jill a chance to display new
gift items and original art in
5
Quick Draw
Art is one of the best
Christmas gifts. But what
does every artwork need? A
custom frame. This month’s
Quick Draw is a $100
gift certificate for custom
framing from Wildflower
Studio. Sign up one time
per gallery as you stroll.
her abstract style. Check out
the brilliantly colored equine
line that emphasizes the spir-
ited freedom of the horse, and
new wine diva mugs.
N a t u r e ’s B l i n g h a s
Christmas deals all day on
Friday, with some items up to
50 percent off. New products
include fire agate, epidote in
smoky quartz, double-termi-
nated amethyst, and many
agate and jasper bookends
made on site. Also look for
jewelry by Mani Purehart, a
local silversmith and lapidary.
Last but not least, stroll
down to Sisters Library, where
you can see Caroline Stratton-
Crow’s watercolor and acrylic
depictions of “Art in the
Natural World” black-and-
white photography by Katie
Newton; papercuts depicting
children and families from
around the world by Carly
Garzon-Vargas; and Kelley
Salber’s magical miniatures
— books and book art.
Also open during the
stroll are Beacham’s Clock
Company and Dyrk Godby
Gallery. Maps are available in
all galleries, along with sign-
ups for this month’s Quick
Draw.