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6 Wednesday, October 21, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Artists work in the open air at vineyard By Jodi Schneider Correspondent Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards hosted Art in The Vineyard last Saturday, achieving their goal of pro- viding access to art and allow- ing visitors to sample wines while enjoying the delicious food available for purchase from their full menu. Sisters Arts Association (SAA) artists showcased the fruit of their talents, offering artwork for sale. The artists9 booths were placed in differ- ent locations in the open area between vineyards and the tasting room, spaced apart with the vendors wearing facemasks for COVID-19 safety. Visitors wore masks and maintained physical distance. Located in the scenic ranchlands of the Lower Bridge area east of Sisters, Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards and Events Center is a working vineyard with a tasting room and a venue for music events and weddings. Owned by Roger and Cindy Grossmann, the vineyards sit on 312 acres between two ridges and a canyon in Terrebonne. <Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards is a beautiful location that just calls to an artist9s heart,= said Cindy Grossmann. <With the rolling fields, canyon and ridges ris- ing up to the Three Sisters of the Cascade mountain range, we are a perfect location for showcasing the arts. Whether it is culinary, music, or artists using all the mediums to cap- ture the beauty of the valley, or just inspired by the area to create art, it has been part of our identity since day one.= She added, <We have showcased artists in paint- ing classes and in our mar- ketplaces held many times a year. We welcome the artist9s heart and share the large space we have with the beauty surrounding it.= About a month before the Artist Studio Tour that was held in September, SAA member Mel Archer talked with Grossmann about doing a fall and potential spring/ summer art event in the vine- yard with SAA. Cindy mentioned that we needed to boost the community spirits, give people something to do, and give artists a financial lift since most all shows and events have been canceled... — Terri Dill-Simpson Archer noted, <Since the SAA has an events commit- tee, I emailed them and asked who would like to meet with Cindy. Terri Dill-Simpson and Susie Zeitner both volunteered.= They all met at Faith, Hope & Charity Vineyards and hammered out some rough ideas. Dill-Simpson noted, <Cindy mentioned that we needed to boost the commu- nity spirits, give people some- thing to do, and give artists a financial lift since most all shows and events have been canceled the last six months because of COVID-19.= During Saturday9s art show, Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards9 marketing person, Michelle Jimenez, said, <This is our introductory art event with SAA. It works well and next time we9re going to invite other artists in and make it a larger event.= Local artist Jim Horsley displayed some of his oil paintings that showed off his distinct representational style of the American West. <32 Mule Hitch Combine= was painted from a 1909 black and white photo. Horsley demonstrated his talent by painting in oils from a photograph of a buck heavy with antlers. When asked if he sells any of his artwork online during COVID-19 he mentioned that SAA member, and Bedouin owner, Harmony Thomas has been helpful with social media. Horsley said, <I have my artwork on Facebook, but she really got me involved as more as a business, as opposed to just social. She9s really grown her business with it.= For Redmond resident Kathy Huntington, an excep- tional watercolor artist who also creates beautiful table art, being stuck amid the pan- demic is disappointing. She said, <It9s been very stressful for me. I don9t have a website. But I9m not saying no to social media. We9ll see. Right now, I9m getting my fix from just being creative.= Her husband Russel does woodworking and is an engineer. <I worked for his company for a while,= Huntington said. <I was a machinery designer. It9s drafting and I started out doing electrical drawings. Then I wanted to do water- colors, so I took some lessons 12 years ago and I9ve just stayed with it.= Cheryl Chapman of La Pine hand paints glass; she showcased her business, Silly Dog Art Glass. Her paintings reflect her passion for ani- mals and nature, with a twist of whimsy. <I am a glass enamel artist and have been working with glass for 30 years,= she said. <I have been painting on glass for the last 12 years using high-fire glass enamels.= Her work is done in a reverse process and takes multiple stages of painting and firing. <This is the only show I9ve been able to do this year, but I sell online, too, with an Etsy shop,= she said. <However, glass is one of those mediums where people like to touch it and feel it, it9s three dimen- sional so selling online is really hard.= Landscape artist Patricia Kirk from Crooked River Ranch said she9s been an art- ist her whole life. She said, <I only work out of my home right now paint- ing with my oils. I have done a lot of shows in the past and they were all indoors. They9ve all been canceled. This is the first show I9ve done since early spring. I do have a website and sold a piece online. I did a com- mission. But I find it so hard without the shows and getting exposure.= Local artist from Sisters, Jill Neal, known for her <Wild (Tasteful) Women,= shared a booth with her sister- in-law, Kathy Neal. Kathy displayed her book, PARKING LOT SCRA R A MBLE M B L E DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE INCLUDES STATIONS FOR • FOOTBALL • BASKETBALL • SOCCER • DISC GOLF • MORE SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 10:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M. GRADES 1-6 ELIGIBLE • REGISTER BY WED., OCT. 21 SistersRecreation.com 541-549-2091 • 1750 W. McKinney Butte Rd., Sisters PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER Cheryl Chapman of Silly Dog Art Glass creates with reverse-painted fused glass. <Hot Dish, The Basics of Cooking: A Pin-Up Guide.= She wrote the book to help college guys who seem to have no knowledge of how to cook. Anything. <My kids made me do it,= Kathy told The Nugget. <When they were in col- lege, they said, 8Mom, these kids that are rooming with us don9t know how to do any- thing. Cooking wise. 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