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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 5 SAA Fourth Friday Art Stroll – Spring Event By Helen Schmidling Correspondent Sisters Arts Association is taking advantage of the change of seasons with the Fourth Friday Art Stroll on March 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Galleries of Sisters. The Collection Gallery will spotlight Gary Cooley9s clay sculpture kits for kids, using Sculpey clay. Bring the family because Gary might just have some homemade cookies. The Stitchin9 Post Fiber Arts Gallery will feature lively, organic, original cre- ations by the Journeys Art Quilting Group. A must-see! PHOTO PROVIDED Detail from a Judith Beaver quilt at the Stitchin’ Post. Clearwater Gallery9s fea- tured artist is Dennis Dame. <Paint is fascinating to me. It communicates and connects like nothing else. I am amazed how shapes, values and col- ors can be arranged to convey something that simply could not be said with words,= he says. Sisters Coffee is showcas- ing Lighten Photography by Rachel Hooley, who special- izes in the stark differences of light and dark. All of her prints are featured on wood canvases as well as differ- ent media including note cards and small collages. Raven Makes Gallery will feature Coast Salish artist Maynard Johnny, Jr., and a fine selection of newly curated Pueblo and Navajo pottery reflecting both tradi- tional and contemporary aes- thetics in Native art. Hood Avenue Art is fea- turing large-format land- scape photography by Scott Cordner, and the alternatively glazed ceramic work of Peter Roussel. Cordner reaches a new level of craftsmanship by printing his own images and hand-crafting his own cre- ative, furniture-quality PHOTO PROVIDED Peter Roussel, crackle glaze vessel with lid at Hood Avenue Art Gallery. wood frames. Roussel9s ed glowing and highly textured ns ceramics hold impressions m and images directly from en nature and have a rarely seen tactile quality. Wildflower Studio will be celebrating spring during the Art Stroll. Stop in and see rich oil paintings, nuno felted soft sculptures, hats, leather wal- lets and more. Enjoy the eve- ning with friends, wine and light appetizers! Marjie Scott steps up to the fore at Ken Scott9s Imagination Gallery, with several new steel wall sculptures 4 a change-up from small and beautiful to large and stunning. Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop welcomes glass artist Mel Archer and returning art- ists Kay and Gordon Baker. Archer9s intricate glasswork reveals itself in layers of glass PHOTO PROVIDED “Sisters Cabin” by Mel Archer at Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop. treated as paint, fused and mounted on custom metal plaques. The effect is three- dimensional. The Bakers, who recently moved back from Arizona, are plein air land- scape painters, whose work is also featured at the Sisters Library. Gordon9s oil paint- ings are being shown in the library9s Community Room, and Kay9s landscapes in oil and pastel are in the Computer Room through the end of March. Good Day Cafe at Bedouin will be open, featuring prints by Carolyn Platt and paintings by Janice Druian. At Grizzley Ridge Upcycle, find funky to fabulous reincar- nated treasure. Jill Neal will be away at a fine art show, but her gallery will be open, serving wine and chocolates, and featuring original new impressionistic horses and small new prints. Gallery maps are avail- able in each gallery, and on the Sisters Arts Association website, sistersarts.org. SAA reminds you it pays to shop local 3 support local artists, galleries, and restaurants.