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20 Wednesday, February 7, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon ROUNDABOUT: Display is in City Hall lobby till February 16 Continued from page 1 evaluated from an artistic perspective and for how well they met project guidelines. A technical committee com- prised of representatives from the Oregon Department of Transportation along with the Sisters city engineer assessed them for structural and traffic safety factors and provided feedback to the art committee. Three finalists were selected, and they were invited to present scale models of their art propos- als to ODOT, the City of Sisters, and the Art Selection Committee. On February 28, the Art Selection Committee, with the input from the public viewing, will make a rec- ommendation to the City Council. The Council will make the final Logan graduated from Sisters High School last year. The heron sculpture located in Barclay Park is her creation. Her proposal is titled “A Land of Contrasts.” “Mountain Helix” is the entry from Roger White Stoller of Portola Valley, California. He has a brother who lives in Sisters and has made numerous visits to the area. The art committee began meeting in May 2016 to establish guidelines for potential entries. The City received 125 proposals for the project. A great deal of assistance came from the Bend group Art in Public Places, which has established guidelines and selected the artwork for roundabouts in their city. According to Nicole Abbenhuis, Sisters Public Works opera- tions coor- dinator, the Bend group’s guidance was invaluable. The field was narrowed down to eight semi-finalists a f t e r b e i n g “Butte” by Jeff Wester and John Fleming. selection of the artist(s) and artwork design concept, approved through a majority vote. The art installation is projected for completion by fall 2018. The project is fully funded by a Federal Lands Access Program Grant (FLAP) in the amount of $200,000. The landscape architecture firm of Cameron McCarthy of Bend has been selected to design the plantings for the entire roundabout project, including the center where the sculpture will be installed. As soon as Council makes their selection, McCarthy will begin his design work. A partial function of the landscaping and the artwork will be to obscure a straight view of the highway beyond to slow traffic down as it travels through the round- about. Artists inspiration reflected in sculptures By Sue Stafford Correspondent Photographs don’t do jus- tice to the three project scale models for the art installa- tion in the roundabout at Highway 20/Barclay Drive that are currently on view in the lobby at City Hall. They need to be seen in person and the explanations of their concepts and designs read in order to be fully appreciated. Each project is singular in design and successfully reflects the original guide- lines put forth by the Art Selection Committee. John Fleming and Jeff Wester ’s creation, titled “Butte,” is composed of 213 steel angles fabricated from right-angle plates. The pro- file of these plates creates the illusion of trees at the base of a mountain. The angles, varying in height from five feet to 20 feet 8 inches, are bolted to below-grade con- crete footings. A mound of red cin- ders forms a five- foot-tall headlight- screening base. The mild steel PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS will rust over time, forming a natural patina requiring no main- tenance. In the Central Oregon environment, the cre- ators anticipate a 100-year life-span. Fleming and Wester were looking for an iconic form that captures the character of Sisters and Central Oregon. “As one drives east on Highway 20, over the pass and down into Sisters, Black Butte comes into view. What could be more iconic? Black Butte, Mt. Jefferson, Bachelor Butte, the Three Sisters. All these peaks express the char- acter and grandeur of this special place,” Fleming said of the inspiration for “Butte.” Wester and Fleming have worked together on other installations, including the roundabout art located in Bend at the Mt. Washington/ Simpson intersection. According to Fleming, that project began as a more tra- ditional designer/fabricator relationship, “but I quickly learned how much more Jeff had to offer. “This time the design pro- cess was much more collab- orative … Sisters’ roundabout is a special instance where Jeff’s local understanding See INSPIRATION on page 21 Home & Garden Home & Garden only happens once a year. Be a part of this newspaper special section that lets people know what’s special about y you and y your business. 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