Wednesday, November 21, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SAA Fourth Friday Art Stroll – Fall Season Event
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
Sisters always becomes
busy around Thanksgiving.
For families looking for some-
thing to do on the Friday
after, we invite you to join the
Fourth Friday Art Stroll from
4 to 7 p.m. through the galler-
ies of Sisters. As you visit each
location, prepare to see amaz-
ing art, meet creative artists,
and enjoy light refreshments
and live music.
At Hood Avenue Art’s
Small Wonders collection, the
gallery artists exhibit small-
format fine art, perfect for
first-time buyers, tiny-foot-
print living, and gift-giving.
Discover an artist new to you,
or reconnect with your past
favorite. Hood Avenue Art
represents over 25 local art-
ists sharing their vision of life
in the high desert of Central
Oregon. There will be live
music and free refreshments.
This exhibit runs through
December 18.
Gary Cooley’s Collection
Gallery will host featured art-
ist Sharyl McCulloch. She
will feature holiday specials
on unique wearable art that’s
hand-knit or woven in the
spirit of Sisters, and each is
one-of-a-kind.
Clearwater Gallery will
feature new work by jewelry
artist Wendy Vernon. She will
show new work from her full
line including rings, necklaces,
and earrings, made specifically
for the November art stroll.
The Stitchin’ Post Fabric
Art Gallery features fiber arts
from an eclectic mix of local
artists, as well as a boutique
featuring handmade gifts and
fun things from some very cre-
ative Stitchin’ Post employees.
Beacham’s Clock Company
will be open, demonstrating
clock movement and how the
parts are made.
Cowgirls and Indians
Resale will feature authentic
Native American squash blos-
soms and cuffs. Jill Stanford
will be autographing her
books, and all artwork will be
25 percent off with layaway
available.
Potter Ann Grossnickle is
showing new work fresh from
her kiln at Sisters Gallery &
Frame Shop. Look for new
mugs, designer bowls, and
small sculptural whimsies.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Alimental Blue vase by Ann
Grossnickle at Sisters Gallery.
Scratch artist Jennifer Hartwig
will be on hand taking orders
for custom ornaments. Enjoy
a complimentary wine tast-
ing featuring locally crafted
Whychus Cellars pinot noir
and white pinot noir.
Ken Scott’s Imagination
Gallery will feature clay artist
Nina Walz presenting hand-
built human forms inspired by
Mexican culture, and vessels
useful for the home. Wine and
appetizers begin at 5 p.m.
Wildflower Studio pres-
ents new gift ideas from local
artists. Shop for leather bags,
candles, ornaments, prints,
fused glass and jewelry. Also,
new original bird oil paintings
by Chris Nelson and scarves
by Tricia Biesmann.
Jill Haney Neal will feature
Wild and Tasteful Chocolate –
from 84 percent cocoa to milk
chocolate, with her ladies’ art
images printed on top. The
images themselves are spe-
cially patented chocolate.
Also, chocolate “pops” and
caramels featuring the ladies.
Raven Makes Gallery fea-
tures mosaic inlay, turquoise,
gold and silver jewelry from
award-winning artists, as well
as Navajo, Alaska Native,
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Quick Draw
Sisters Arts Association
is giving away two $50 gift
certificates, to be used dur-
ing the holiday season in
the member gallery of your
choice. While on the art
stroll, sign up once per gal-
lery. These certificates are
good through the end of the
year, and will make someone
a wonderful gift.
Hopi and Coastal peoples.
Randy Redfield at Studio
Redfield will be exhibiting
new work and offering some
large-painting inventory at
special pricing, as Kibak Tile
and Studio Redfield will be
preparing for a move into a
larger space within the indus-
trial park of Sisters off of
Barclay Drive. “We will still
be active at the Hood Avenue
location through November
and into early December, and
we look forward to the Fourth
Friday Art Stroll,” Redfield
said.
This month, prints made by
three artists, each using differ-
ent processes, are hanging in
the Sisters Library. In the com-
puter room, Katie Newton’s
“Lumen Landscapes” depict
microcosms within the Pacific
Northwest’s natural beauty,
and the community room has
a display of collographic prints
by Robin Thomas, and original
monotypes by Carolyn Platt.
Other galleries on the art
stroll are Dyrk Godby Gallery,
Nature’s Bling, and Grizzly
Ridge Upcycle.