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Presents:
Editorial
Grant Wood’s “ Local Color”
M u lti Media Exhibit
Now & Then
Cannon Beach artist G ra n t Wood was awarded
the CBAA’s 1999 Individual Artist Grant, and “Local
Color” is the result o f his extensive research o f
pigments made from materials native to the Cannon
Beach area. From raw materials such as plants and sea
shells to paintings made from the finished pigments,
visitors to the Gallery will experience the process o f
making art from one o f its most basic elements, color
Along with Wood’s work, the paintings of
several other artists will be shown The artists include
Fred Dwello, K aty G ra n t Hanson, A aron Je rre tt,
David K inhan, Sally LackafT, T rud e Parkinson,
Libby Pattison, and Elizabeth Serreau. Using
pigments made by Wood, these artists have painted in
watercolor, acrylic, oil, encaustic, and fresco. The
range o f colors that Wood has created using materials
native to this area is amazing, and the range of styles
and techniques displayed by this diverse group o f artists
will show the pigments to great effect. Wood’s idea
was to incorporate as many locals into this project as
possible, enhancing the sense o f place so intrinsic to his
purpose, and making it a true community effort.
Sculptural elements, including living plants,
cairns, handmade furniture, and a ‘study table’ of
natural history exhibits; as well as an audio-scape of
natural sound effects produced by local musician Jim
Kosharek; will combine with the paintings, examples
o f raw materials, a color wheel, and lots o f information
about the process o f making the pigments to create an
extravaganza for the senses.
A major component o f Wood’s Artist Grant
project is a work book for artists titled The Colors of
Cannon Beach Illustrated by Sally Lackaff, this
limited edition book is a work o f art in its own right.
Full of beautiful drawings, color swatches, information,
a ‘map’ o f the area’s wildlife, and room for the artist’s
own sketches, l b s Colors of Gannon Beach will be
available for sale at the Gallery in both coil bound, and
hand-bound, leather covered versions
Big yellow bus, duh.
W A S H IN G T O N ft O R E G O N C O A S T S
2000 Corrected for P A C IFIC BEACHES
HIG H S E P TEM BER
Besides allowing me to listen to Cubs games
live, my little strawberry iMac brings me various e-
mails. Some contain jokes. Like the one about the
woman who calls the fire department because her
house is on fire, and when the fireman ask her how
to get to her house she replies, "Big red truck, duh."
Some contain information about what's going on
with folks I know So when I got an e-mail about
Nader speaking in Portland and suggesting people
rent buses to get there, it made me smile. How do
you change the world? Big yellow bus, duh.
It's funny how many important things in this
country’s history involve buses. Rosa Parks,
Freedom Riders, The Merry Pranksters ... So I
talked to Jack Harris, our transportation guy in
Clatsop County and beer builder at Bill's tavern, and
he said no problem. Thus, come five o'clock
Friday, August 25th, I was sitting in Bill's waiting
for a big yellow bus, along with about a dozen
others. First Student, a bus company in Rockaway,
rented us a bus and driver for about $275 to take us
to the coliseum, wait for us and bring us home.
Since the bus was actually coming from St. Helens,
we scheduled a stop in Astoria at the Community
Store to pick up the humble ms. Sally, Roger, a few
KMUN folks and assorted Naderites to the north.
Mike, our driver, blithely stopped in front o f Bill's
and waited for us to grab our stuff, pay our bills,
and climb aboard. We almost left Wizard, but the
driver spotted him, long hair and beard flying,
dressed in his full tie-dyed glory and stopped,
correctly assuming that he was with us. By the time
we stopped at the junction with Hwy 53 to pick up
Jameo, we numbered 22. About half a bus full, but
a pretty good turnout for folks who have two or
three jobs, and are willing to give up a Friday night
to ride three hours round trip to hear a guy talk for
two hours. Especially a guy who everyone says has
no chance o f becoming president.
The bus riders range in ages from early
twenties to early sixties; older activists like Donna
Osburn, who has worked tirelessly for decades in
support o f Native American rights and peace, and
"Shorty," a reformed logger whose pen is as sharp
as his chainsaw.
Jo, who is a bartender, and is endowed with
the good sense, compassion, and irreverence so
common to her blessed trade, shares my Bud, while
others sip their bottled water. Margi, the local
Green Party rep in the area, sits up front with
friends, and helps the driver with directions when
needed.
A young man in a ‘hippy’ hat is reading
Molly Ivins’ book "Shrub", and the bus is generally
bubbling with conversations
By the time our big yellow bus arrived from
the coast, a little past seven, the lines to get in had
shrunk to the length of less than a football field.
"We really didn't expect this," one o f the guys
working at the Memorial Coliseum said, "My guess
would be over 12,000 What was amazing was
when the bikes arrived Hundreds and hundreds of
bikes." It was obvious, with countless bikes
September 2nd through October 3rd
at the Cannon Beach Gallery
The show runs
1064 S. Hemlock, Cannon Beach
(503) 436-0744
Gallery hours are 9:30 - 4 p.m., Thursday through Monday.
U nder a governm ent which im prisons any unjustly,
the tru e place for a ju st man is also in prison.
Henry Jam es Thoreau
Jim Hightower & Granny “D”
at 6PM on Wednesday,
September 27th
at Portland State University
Smith Memorial Center Ballroom
in support o f
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BOLDTYPE
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Only the Chicago Cubs could be 17 games
out o f first and in third place in their division in
September. It was recently pointed out that there is
nothing more patient than a Cub fan We watch the
greatest people to ever play the game pass through
the friendly confines dressed in Cub’s uniforms
There isn’t enough space here for a list And we wait
for next year We lose by one again in ten innings
And we wait for next year We send guys to the Hall
o f Fame who never played in the World Series And
we wait for next year Kinda like voting You vote
your heart, win or lose, and wait for next election
year The odds o f the Cubs winning the Series are
about the same as Nader winning the Presidency’ !?
It could happen But more likely we w ill wait ‘til
next year’ ’ ! Go Cubbies!"
chained to railings and signs surrounding the
entrance like a hedge. It looked like Cycle Oregon
and the Tour de France had both decided to stop for
dinner. The Oregonian suggested that the organizers
expected at least five thousand people, but were
concerned about filling the ‘cavernous arena" at $7
a head, "a feat few political campaigns would even
attempt." When we arrived, Lloyd Marbet, Green
Candidate for Secretary o f State, was speaking He
was to be followed by Winona LaDuke, vice
presidential candidate, and then Ralph
The Green Party volunteers at the entrance
seemed overwhelmed, they were running out o f
tickets, and people just kept coming I found the
Will Call table to get the press credentials that had
been arranged for me by Greg Kafoury's office
(The guy that gives lawyers a good name.) And
after it was determined that they had given out ail o f
the passes they had made, a nice gentleman in a suit
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