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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 9 Artists to show their finest on last weekend in June The last weekend in June is a big one for art and music lovers in Sisters. Start with the Sisters Folk Festival sponsored Josh Ritter concert on Thursday evening, June 27, at Sisters High School. On Friday, June 28, join the Sisters Arts Association, which sponsors Fourth Friday Art Stroll from 4 to 7 p.m. Enjoy beautiful art, music, demonstrations, refreshments and hors d9oeuvres. Then on Saturday and Sunday, enjoy the third annual, free to the public, Artist Studio Tour. Now in its third year, the Artist Studio Tour has grown from a one-day event to two days, and from just a handful of artists to 23 juried studios. This is a self-guided tour of studios at artists9 homes in and around Sisters. All of the artists are members of the Sisters Arts Association. <Expanding the event to two days was designed to relax the pace for artists as well as visitors. The extra day gives everyone more time to get to know one another and will encourage personal r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n patrons and artists,= accord- ing to Dennis Schmidling, vice-chair of SAA. Four of the artists are located in the area between Sisters and Redmond, near and in Eagle Crest. All are relatively new to the area, and all are excited to join with fellow artists in this open studio event. They are Terri Dill- Simpson, who paints water- colors; glass artist Mel Archer; Sandy Dutko, a painter in oil, acrylic, and mixed media; and Mary Moore, who builds, fires, and paints dramatic characters and figures from clay. The Nugget asked each of them what they think would entice art lovers to travel to their studios. Terri Dill-Simpson prom- ised that the drive is worth every moment en route. <It9s a beautiful drive,= she said. <I live in a nice log cabin on the Deschutes River, so the view is great.= After several years of successful sales of her work in the Portland area, she9s enthusiastic about bringing her style to central Oregon. <I will be demonstrating my painting, which is mostly wildlife and birds 3 Audubon type creatures,= she said. <I not only have original paint- ings, but also prints, greet- ing cards, and calendars available.= Terri9s studio is at 6110 NW Yucca Ave., just a few miles west of Redmond. Up the hill a short dis- tance from Terri9s cabin is the studio of glass artist Mel Archer. Mel built his art- filled home on the Deschutes river over several years9 time, coming from the Hillsboro area nearly every weekend. He lived in the studio until the home was finished, and then converted it to a full- on workshop where he will eventually offer classes to those who wish to explore his unique equipment and techniques. Mel formulates thousands of individual colors of glass <frit= from the standard avail- able colors, and uses them to Summer’s here and the time is right... paint impressionistic land- scapes that are fused together, layer upon layer, in glass. In Sisters, Mel is represented at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop. He recently joined the Sisters Arts Association as a board member and joined the new Dry Canyon Arts Association in Redmond as a regular member. Mel9s stu- dio is at 7910 NW Grubstake Way, off Highway 126, a few miles west of Redmond. In Eagle Crest, art lov- ers can get to know two art- ists, Sandy Dutko and Mary Moore. Mary will be showing how she finishes her clay figures. <I use a mix of dif- ferent things, including char- coal and pastels, to enhance the pieces and change the colors until I like them.= She will show several works in progress, including a large, coiled figure. She will also have a couple of pieces being finished using differ- ent media. Mary shows her work at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop. Mary9s studio is at 7000 Thunderbird Court in Eagle Crest, off Cline Falls Highway. Not far from Mary is the studio of experimental and abstract artist Sandy Dutko. <I do interesting things with my art,= she says. <I9m not a traditional oil painter, or a traditional acrylic painter. I do things that are semi- abstract.= Sandy is a vet- eran artist who has done the Portland open studio tour for many years before relo- cating to Central Oregon. <I will have lots of samples, and show visitors how I do these different things,= she said. Her methods include a unique oil, cold wax and See STUDIO TOUR on page 20 METALS By Artist Bryan Lee Brown Jewelry • Repair Custom Work Specializing in mokume-gane or wood-grained metal and kintsugi, a unique way of repairing pottery with gold. 40+ years experience Upstairs in the Three Creek Building • Tu.-Sa., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 220 S. Ash St., Ste. 8 • 541-904-0410 • metals.bb@gmail.com Gypsy Wind Clothing They’re Coming! They’re Coming! PHOTO BY JEREMY STORTON Sisters firefighters provided summer fun for the last day of school at Sisters Christian Academy. New cotton summer tops! Open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Sun., 1-4 p.m. Closed Monday | 351 W. HOOD AVE.