Wednesday, November 2, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Three printmakers show
work at Sisters Library
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
This month, prints made
by three artists, each using
different processes, are hang-
ing in the Sisters Library.
Katie Newton’s “Lumen
Landscapes” depict micro-
cosms within the Pacific
Northwest’s natural beauty.
Lumen printing relies on three
things: physical objects, pho-
tographic paper, and the sun.
The prints capture the after-
image of organic materials —
pinecones, pine needles, Sitka
spruce bark, ferns, branches,
or blossoms — as they fall
onto the photographic paper,
on the ground. These objects
leave a photographic trace that
Newton develops and fixes
in the darkroom, toning with
selenium to bring out golden
warmth.
This particular collection
was made near Pistol River on
the Southern Oregon coast. A
single black-and-white photo-
graph created as a silver gela-
tin print, called “Forest Dinner
Party,” shows the area of the
forest where Newton laid
See PRINTMAKERS on page 30
Land trust recognizes
outstanding volunteers
The Deschutes Land
Trust presented three Central
Oregonians with volunteer
awards at its annual open
house on October 25. Jay
Mather, Steve Ponder, and
Jan Rising were honored as
Volunteers of the Year.
This award is given annu-
ally to Land Trust volunteers
who have provided outstand-
ing service in the last year.
Mather has been a Land
Trust volunteer since 2007. A
retired professional photog-
rapher, Jay donates his time
taking stunning photos that
help tell the story of the Land
Trust’s work. For more than
10 years, Mather has been out
rain, shine, or snow to capture
the events that mark the day
or the decade. From massive
stream restoration projects to
delicate releases of monarch
butterflies, the Land Trust
is grateful that he has been
there, camera in hand, so the
organization can share its
work with others.
Steve Ponder has been a
Land Trust volunteer since
2016. If you hike the trails
of any of the Deschutes
Land Trust Community
Preserves, you may have had
See VOLUNTEERS on page 29
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER
Teacher Bethany Gunnarson and students work on a mural for Three Creeks Brewing Co.
Mural helps students grow as artists
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
From cave paintings in
southern France to the street
art murals of today, artists
have been leaving signs of
their own existence in many
places around the world.
When Three Creeks
Brewing Co. contacted
Bethany Gunnarson, art
teacher for Sisters High
School, about designing a
mural on the side of their
52-foot storage container,
Gunnarson thought it would
be an exceptional opportunity
for her advanced art students
to learn how to create art on a
large scale.
“The students are now
learning how to design for a
client with what they want
included, proposing designs
and having them selected,”
Gunnarson said. “This project
will teach them life skills.”
Victoria Graves, manag-
ing partner for the brewery,
thought the huge tractor trailer
containers used for additional
storage at their production
facility on Barclay Drive
looked like blank canvases.
“They just looked like
two billboards that needed
something. We were going
to talk with our sign maker
who painted our logo on the
silo outside out facility, but
instead we thought why not
do something that encom-
passes art and Central Oregon
and involves art students to
create something out of the
ordinary,” she said.
After discussing the art
project with the manag-
ing team for Three Creeks
Brewing, Graves con-
tacted Gunnarson and the
art students with what they
would like included in the
design for the mural.
“We wanted to mix the
Central Oregon lifestyle in
with the natural world we live
in,” Graves said. “The stu-
dents came up with a couple
of design sketches and our
management team voted on
them and finalized it.”
Each of the 10 art students
drew up a design and pre-
sented it to Gunnarson, who
had them all vote on which
one would work the best for
the mural.
Gunnarson noted, “All
students were tasked with
designing for this mural, so
everyone got a chance to have
their design chosen. This
composition was the favor-
ite of the class and of Three
See MURAL on page 22
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m.,
Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration.
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration.
541-549-1527.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church. 541-548-0440.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
For Saturday meeting dates and
location, email: steelefl y@msn.com.
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
Guild One Saturday per month, Jan.
thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-480-1843.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m.,
Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
Go Fish Fishing Group 2nd Monday,
7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All
ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
are held quarterly; please call for details.
541-388-9013.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
& Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation
District. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse
4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge
Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Area Woodworkers
1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258.
Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-923-1632.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Sisters Meditation Group Mondays,
5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 4 p.m. 420 N
Tamarack St. Text only (no voice) to
541-207-7266.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
Saloon. 541-480-5994.
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group
2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community
Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m.,
RE/MAX offi ce. 541-549-4133.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD
Admin Bldg. See schedule online at
www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
CITY & PARKS
Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays,
5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
FIRE & POLICE
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black
Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288.
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors
3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd.
541-548-4815. cloverdalefi re.com.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday,
5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
This listing is for regular
Sisters Country meetings;
email information to
lisa@nuggetnews.com