Wednesday, February 21, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
CALDERA: Arts facility
is located at Blue Lake
west of Sisters
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someone else’s path. Inspired
by hiking the trails around
Suttle Lake, and studying the
exposed roots of the trees,
she is creating a labyrinth
in the shape of the roots of
these trees, and incorporat-
ing her Taiko drums as a part
of the installation. When the
audience walks along the
labyrinthine path being set
out on the floor of Caldera’s
largest room they will “honor
my roots and traditions” and
understand each other a little
more.
Nina Vichayapai is a
young visual artist from San
Bruno, California. She is
away from her urban life and
commented on that differ-
ence being so close to nature.
The isolated environment in
the cabins overlooking Blue
Lake has helped her. The sol-
itude creates a “bubble” for
her, while living and working
with a small group of other
artists. She said, “This is a
refreshing time, a great way
to step away and come back
to being an artist.”
Her proposed project
was originally to work with
the comfort foods we con-
sume during the cold win-
ter months to “warm our
bodies.” After arriving, she
shifted her focus to look
instead at the plants and
herbs that are used in these
foods, and for traditional
Chinese medicine. She is
busy in her studio space cre-
ating sculptures and sketches
of 90 plants, one for each day
of winter.
There is a local artist in
residence, too. Bill Cravis
is an Assistant Professor
of Fine Arts who has been
on staff at Central Oregon
Community College for the
past five years. He has been
attending the Open Studios
since moving to Central
Oregon and views the events
as a bright spot in his annual
calendar.
“This is contemporary art
by living artists. Not art still
left in the 20th century,” he
said. The month here is giv-
ing him concentrated time
to prepare for an upcoming
exhibition in May.
“I can’t teach full-time
and spend time on my own
work.”
In addition to these three
artists, February’s residents
include Eroyn Franklin from
Seattle, working in com-
ics and illustration; Tessa
Hulls of Port Townsend,
Washington who is a multi-
disciplinary artist, writer, and
adventurer; plus two more
Portland residents: graphic
designer Ryan Sullivan and
essayist Jessica Yen.
The Open Studios event
begins at 1 p.m. (doors at
12:30 p.m. for snacks and
coffee), gathering around
the large fireplace in library
of the Hearth Building at
Caldera. Each of the artists in
residence will take a turn to
offer the attendees a glimpse
into the weeks they have
spent isolated in the beauti-
ful mix of mountains, woods
and water surrounding the
Caldera property. The after-
noon will progress in a prom-
enade style moving within
the spaces of the larger build-
ing and the individual studio
spaces. Time for questions
and reflection is built into a
flowing and fluid experience
that will showcase contem-
porary art in new ways.
The February Open
Studios event is free and
open to all ages. Caldera also
announces an upcoming pro-
gram with one of the March
Artists in Residency, Leora
Fridman, in partnership with
the Deschutes Public Library.
Leora will offer a workshop
on devotional writing on
Saturday, March 17, at noon
at the Sisters Library. The
final Open Studios event
of 2018 will take place
Saturday, March 24 with
the next roster of seven art-
ists, writers and performers.
Caldera is located 16 miles
west of Sisters off Highway
20 at 31500 Blue Lake Dr.
Turn left on SW Suttle Lake
Loop, and follow signs to
Caldera and the Hearth
Building.
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Storm damage...
PHOTO PROVIDED
Saturday’s wind storm topped a tree at the Sisters Area Chamber
of Commerce Visitors Center. No damage or injuries were
reported.
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