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Page 5 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 Wilson featured artist for Nov. 13 Art Walk the Disco Days in me still.” Before “retiring,” Debbie was an award-winning horse trainer for 40 years. She found her profession as an apprentice to a “horse whisperer” who trained Tennes- see Walkers for trail riding throughout the Northwest. She branched out her own prac- tice to include Saddlebreds, Quarterhorses and Arabians. She showed Arabians for 20 years up and down the Pa- cific Coast, preferring the breed for its versatility and stamina. “They’re very smart,” she explains. “Different coun- Debbie Wilson with ‘Coltrane’ tries have bred (Photo provided) them for differ- ent purposes. For example, This Featured Artist for Polish ‘Arabs’ were devel- November’s Second Friday oped for war, so they’re very ArtWalk on the 13th comes good at jumping.” Debbie by her artistic gifts naturally. was a founding member of Her father was a contractor Oregon High School Eques- and designer whose work trian Teams – a concept appeared twice in Sunset which has swept the state, and Magazine. Her mother was an can now be found in Califor- artist and musician who nia, Nevada and New Mexico passed her love of dancing on as well. to Debbie as well. This busy valley resident She now routinely drives taught all styles of riding and to Grants Pass to enjoy the owned a large stable of horses dance scene. “Salsa, Swing at her farm on Fish Hatchery and Hip-Hop are my favor- Road in Grants Pass. It was ites,” she said. “Any dance there that she began to de- that promotes flexibility. It’s Debbie Wilson moved to the Illinois River Valley to retire, but she is now busier than ever. velop an elaborate Christmas display of cut-out plywood figures, and which were fea- tured in the Grants Pass Daily Courier’s tour for 10 years. The display grew to require more than 30,000 lights, 20 flood lights and three differ- ent power boxes which gener- ated $800 electric bills each season. Her playful vintage scenes earned her display many accolades including twice making the list of top “Christmas Houses” in Ore- gon. Visitors traveled from as far away as Portland to see it. At a friend’s suggestion, she put out a donation box, which viewers happily filled. “It became such an insti- tution, Albertson’s and Safe- way would donate candy canes,” she recalls. “One year I handed out over 3,500.” Her three children, now grown, also helped with the display. She moved to Illinois Valley six years ago, only to discover that she had too much time on her hands. She mentioned to her friend, Terri Hill, that she was considering becoming a nail technician and Terrie responded, “You’re hired!” After acquir- ing certification, Debbie be- gan working at Northwest Hairlines in Cave Junction. Her artistic work has been featured three times in Nails International Magazine. She also found time to invent a special apparatus using highly flexible electrical con- duit which allows technicians to create their nail art before affixing them to women’s hands. She is now in the proc- ess of patenting this “Nail Dussa,” which she’s sold to shops across the United States and even Australia. “I like art that is func- tional and serves a purpose,” she states emphatically. Dur- ing the years, Debbie has explored a variety of media including woodworking, tex- tiles, painting and photogra- phy. Her jewelry is extremely unique in that she begins with liquid acrylic, which she forms into shapes as it dries. She then paints miniature scenes on the pendants and earrings, and adds selected beadwork to complete each matching set. At Second Friday Art- Walk on Nov. 13, she’ll dis- play jewelry and posters at Northwest Hairlines across from the post office. The framed posters are photos of the intricate jewelry pieces which she then enlarges and enhances with computer graphics. “I never would have dreamed I would get so in- volved with computers,” she laughs, “but now I routinely wake up around 3 a.m. and start working on my art.” Debbie also continues to make window displays for Grants Pass businesses in- cluding Plaza Sew & Vac and Savannah Faire. Added ArtWalk attrac- tions at Northwest Hairlines will include Wally Aiken singing and playing original music from Two Foot Daddy’s new CD: Irish I was Dutch, and wine tasting cour- tesy of Bridgeview Vineyards Winery. ~ Judy Hoyle Illinois Valley Golf Course November 14, Rain or Shine 10 a.m. Shotgun 18 Holes - 2-person Scramble $15 Entry Fee (plus $10 Greens Fee for non-members) Includes Prizes and Drinks To register call 592-3151 FireHouse to exhibit Principles of Form show The Rogue Community College FireHouse Gallery will exhibit Principles of Form by Claudia C. Marchini from Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Wednesday, Nov. 25. Using rocks, meteorites, and color as analogies to build interdependent motion, Marchini’s work explores the relationships between emo- tion, cognition, and the man- ner that illusion might influ- ence perception of reality and IVHS Activities Calendar Brought to you by the folks at 592-3556 Cave Junction 469-7545 Brookings 471-7487 Grants Pass 773-7487 Medford choices. Marchini was born and raised in Peru, but has lived in Southern Oregon for 19 years. She received a bache- lor’s degree in fine art from Memphis College of Art, and a master’s degree from the University of Texas, San An- tonio. She is currently pursu- ing a doctorate from the Har- old Abel School of Psychol- ogy at Capella University. Marchini’s work is ex- hibited nationally. She re- ceived a fellowship grant from the Oregon Arts Com- mission in 2000, a commis- sion to paint a mural for the Oregon State Capitol Build- ing in 1994-95, and in 2009 she was semifinalist at the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, National Por- trait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. Marchini is represented THURSDAY, NOV. 5 * After Hours - 21st Century: homework help, archery, poetry writing, mountain biking, College prep / ASPIRE @ 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOV. 6 * Football at Cascade Varsity @ 7 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 7 * Cross Country CoEd Team 4A state championship at Lane Community College @ TBA MONDAY, NOV. 9 * After Hours - 21st Century: homework help, sign language, orchestra, cooking @ 3:30 p.m. basketball open gym @ 6 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 10 * After Hours - 21st Century: homework help, martial arts / tai yuan tao, mountain biking, brain bowl @ 3:30 p.m. yoga @ 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11 * After Hours - 21st Century: homework help, scrapbooking, orchestra, salsa dancing, IVHS annual, SMILE / science & math club @ 3:30 p.m. basketball open gym @ 6 p.m. (All 21st Century events are free, open to students, homeschoolers, staff and parents/ guardians of students at any I.V. school.) by the San Francisco Mu- seum of Modern Art Artist Gallery, Rogue Gallery and Art Center in Medford, and Gallery One, which is owned and operated by the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Also on display in the RCC FireHouse Gallery Community Exhibits Room will be photographs by Joann Loudermilk. A First Friday Art Night reception is sched- uled Nov. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. Art explores Goddess myths From Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Dec. 11, the RCC Wiseman Gallery will host Creatix Mythographix, an exhibit by Cynthia Gott, the newest faculty member in the RCC Art Dept. Her show on the Grants Pass campus “explores myths of the creatress, Goddess and Mother Earth through vibrant expressionistic paintings.” Gott is an interdiscipli- nary arts professor who has taught at six colleges. She teaches at the Riverside Cam- pus in Medford. She earned a bachelor-of-arts degree at Sonoma State University and a master-of-fine-arts degree at Washington State University. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. ~ Voltaire ~ Across 1. Audacity 5. Bill of fare 7. Diplomatic repre- sentative of the Pope 10. 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