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Wednesday, February 26, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Of a certain
AGE
Sue Stafford, Columnist
A little time-out
Glancing down as I
walked the dog along the
creek bed, my eye was
caught by a thin, rectangular,
gray stone. I was compelled
to pick it up and run my
hands over its satiny surface
and put it in my pocket to
bring home.
I have become some-
what of a rockhound over
the years. Instead of T-shirts
and knickknacks from trips,
I have opted to bring home
stones from places of sig-
nificance to me. The Russian
River in northern California
provided a number of rocks I
collected while training as an
expressive arts therapist over
several years of weeklong
retreats in Geyserville. One
of my favorites is a small
heart-shaped blood-red stone
with white marbling.
There are several stones
taken from the southern
shore of Ireland while visit-
ing where some of my pater-
nal ancestors came from.
On a trip to the grave of
my great-great grandmother,
who died on the Oregon
Trail in Wyoming in 1852, I
brought back several stones
from her gravesite and oth-
ers from ruts of the Oregon
Trail. On another trip, one
larger rock, that sits on my
front porch, came from the
campground in eastern Ore-
gon where the ancestors9
wagon train left the Snake
River and headed west to the
Willamette Valley.
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Whychus Creek, has been
sitting on my kitchen coun-
ter, encouraging me to think
about the forces of nature
that smooth out the wrinkles
of creekside rocks 3 freez-
ing temperatures that break
rocks apart, the power of
water that wears down a
rock9s surface, and the tum-
bling of rocks against one
another.
I have also been reflect-
ing on comparable forces in
my own life that have, as I
often say, knocked off my
sharp corners and edges.
Like the stones, I have been
worn to a smoother surface
by life events and people.
The latest event started with
an unbroken fall in early
October when I landed flat
on my face, hitting my head
and breaking my nose. For
the first several months after
the fall, my nose healed and I
seemed to have escaped any
other injuries.
However, since Decem-
ber, I have been experienc-
ing a variety of symptoms 4
headaches, brain fog, dizzi-
ness, confusion, and memory
issues. Are they post-concus-
sion symptoms, something
else entirely, or a combina-
tion? My calendar has been
full of appointments to deal
with my current conditions
and more are scheduled.
These past several months
have certainly increased my
appreciation for my mental
capabilities and what it is
like to be dealing with limi-
tations that dictate what I can
and can9t do. This has been
a very humbling experience.
As hard as I have pushed
to keep my regular schedule
and meet writing deadlines,
it is time for me to take a full
rest and temporarily put my
writing on hold. Hopefully,
this will be a short hiatus, but
the health of my brain and its
cognitive functioning must
take precedence.
I hope to be back on the
pages of The Nugget soon.
To all who have provided
words of encouragement
and offers of help, a sincere
thank-you.
Leap into Fourth Friday Artwalk
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
and South Ash Street.
Brown9s one-of-a-kind cre-
ations include mokume gane
and lapidary, and he also does
custom design, jewelry repair
and restoration.
Sisters Gallery & Frame
Shop will show new work by
Paul Alan Bennett and Dennis
Schmidling, and Jennifer
Hartwig will be demonstrat-
ing scratchboard and taking
signups for a new series of
classes. After creating a lino-
cut print called <Reflection,=
Bennett dissected proofs of
the black-and-white image
and pieced them back together
like a quilt. One of these,
called <The Tempest,= will be
on display.
Wildflower Studio will be
open with wine, appetizers
and art for all.
Rachel Moore9s work is
on the wall at the Good Day
Café from February 27 to the
end of March. Her pieces are
contemporary landscapes in
black ink and one large acrylic
painting of the Three Sisters.
Sisters Cascade features
<Unchained with Love,= jew-
elry that contains a link of a
chain from a dog set free by
the nonprofit Fences for Fido.
All proceeds from the sale of
these items, designed and
made by Sana Hayes, are
donated to the organization.
Antler Arts Gallery will
feature their antler light-
ing and chandeliers by
Brian Black.
Stop by other galler-
ies, including Grizzly
Ridge Upcycle, Dyrk
Godby Gallery, and the
supporting businesses of the
Sisters Arts Association.
It9s the eve of Leap Day,
Friday, February 28 4 and
it9s the day of the Fourth
Friday Artwalk through the
galleries of Sisters. Folks in
Sisters will head downtown
between 4 and 7 p.m. to see
friends, enjoy refreshments,
and purchase art and more for
the season.
Hood Avenue Art9s theme
is <The Perfect Artistic Vision:
Exploring the Vision of all of
the Gallery Artists.=
Sisters artist Clarke
Berryman will also debut new
paintings at Gary Cooley9s
Collection Gallery.
The Clearwater Gallery
is hosting a three-dimen-
sional show featuring
Sisters woodworker Bob
Bosquet, Bend potter
Molly Newbern, gourd
artists Terry Davis and
Chris Warren, and basket
and gourd artist Leslee Burtt.
Stitchin9 Post9s featured
artists are members of the PHOTO PROVIDED
Journeys Art Quilters Group. Molly Newburn’s
Journeys is a group of 12 work will be featured
textile artists that have been at The Clearwater Gallery.
meeting on a regular basis
for more than 10 years. They
come together to support one
another in their journey, shar-
ing techniques, successes and
challenges. The show, open-
ing February 28 and running
through March 24, is an eclec-
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