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Ocean debris inspires Earth Day artwork
Combing the
beach, finding
inspiration
By Brenna Visser
Cannon Beach Gazette
In town, one tourist’s trash
is another artist’s inspiration.
On the eleventh day of the
12 Days of Earth Day, some
members of the community
took a common vex upon the
environment — marine debris
—and transformed into art.
About five submissions
were admired and voted upon
at the annual Earth Day pot-
luck on April 21, where about
60 members of the communi-
ty came to celebrate Cannon
Beach’s natural beauty.
Program coordinator of
the Haystack Rock Aware-
ness Program Melissa Keyser
helped organize this year’s
Marine Debris Art Contest,
which started last year. She
carried on the tradition after
the original organizer had to
take leave from the commit-
tee.
“Keeping the beach clean
is so important,” Keyser said.
“Not only does plastic break-
down and stay on the beach,
BRENNA VISSER/ CANNON BEACH GAZETTE
Patrick Nofield and Eliza
Davis look at Lisa Nofield’s
submission at the 12 Days
of Earth Day potluck.
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Lisa Nofield’s submission to the Marine Debris Art Contest.
but it bioaccumulate chemi-
cals, making highly toxic ma-
terial.”
‘Small world’
The theme this year was
“It’s a small world,” which
had a size limit of no more
than 2 cubic feet.
Lisa Nofield, one of the
artists who submitted, found
inspiration in the work of the
late Steve McLeod, Cannon
Beach artist and ardent beach-
comber who died in 2015 and
the inspiration for the award
given to the best piece. Nof-
ield’s piece was a runner-up.
“I remember Steve telling
me about the garbage patch in
the ocean, where all the trash
accumulates,” Nofield said.
“Now wherever I walk I pick
up trash.”
Her piece, which was
about 2 feet by 2 feet, was
constructed out of just one
week’s worth of beachcomb-
ing. Whole flip-flops, water
bottles, plastic netting and
more were affixed to a frame
with the words “Pick up
trash” written on the bottom.
On April 1, a cleanup event
that spread across the Oregon
Coast in 45 locations from
Fort Stevens to Brookings,
resulted in the removal of
56,000 pounds of litter total in
just one day.
“I hope that whoever sees
this will be inspired to pick
up their garbage,” she said.
“Even if it’s one piece at a
time.”
Debra Carnes won the
Steve McLeod award for her
basket woven entirely with
plastic rope, but was not pres-
ent at the event.
Talk in Manzanita: Understanding tides Conservancy plans guided
Jonathan White will read
from his book “Tides: The
Science and Spirit of the
Ocean,” at the Hoffman Cen-
ter for the Arts in Manzanita
on Saturday, May 20, at 7
p.m.
After nearly losing his
65-foot wooden schooner in
a large Alaskan tide, writer,
sailor, surfer and marine con-
servationist Jonathan White
vowed to understand the tide.
He knew the moon had some-
thing to do with it, but what
exactly?
White has written for the
Christian Science Monitor,
Sierra, The Sun, Surfer’s
Author Jonathan White
Journal, Orion, and other pub-
lications. He holds an MFA in
creative nonfiction, and lives
with his wife and son on a
small island in Washington
State. He has served on nu-
merous conservation boards
and committees, including
the San Juan Preservation
Trust, the San Juan County
Marine Resources Commit-
tee, and the Northwest Straits
Marine Conservation Initia-
tive.
As founder and former di-
rector of the Resource Insti-
tute, a nonprofit educational
organization based in Seattle,
he spent eleven years build-
ing a seminar program aboard
the schooner Crusader in the
Pacific Northwest. Resource
Institute sponsored weeklong
seminars aboard the 65-foot
schooner, with subjects rang-
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hikes to Mystery Peak
A botanist-led walk high
on Mystery Peak, in the pro-
posed Rainforest Reserve. A
cross-country trek to a hid-
den grove of ancient cedars.
A plein air drawing work-
shop at Circle Creek Con-
servation Center. Lessons in
smartphone nature photogra-
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Neal Maine.
These are among the free
guided outings offered this
summer by North Coast
Land Conservancy. Loca-
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to Neskowin. The outings
showcase conservancy prop-
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illustrating the types of habi-
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The outings are free, but
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“One day I walked by this
building, and it wasn’t for
sale, but I just loved it,” she
said. “I saw the owner in the
building, and something just
told me to turn around and ask
about it. I knew it was meant
to be a restaurant”
From there, design and
details started to all fall into
place, she said.
“I love the idea of French
food because you start with
such excellent ingredients.
It’s the essence of simple food
done well,” she said.
All of the food is made in
house, including handmade
pasta, butter and fresh-caught
fish, she said.
“The only thing we buy are
the baguettes,” she said
While the restaurant has
only been open for less than
month, Harding said she sees
ing from navigation, anthro-
pology, and whale research
to poetry, writing, music, and
photography. James Hillman,
Lynn Margulis, Gary Snyder,
Robert Bly, Art Wolfe, and
William Stafford were among
the many who taught aboard
Crusader. White’s first book,
“Talking on the Water,” grew
out of these experiences.
The Manzanita Writers’
Series is a program of the
Hoffman Center for the Arts
and will be held at the Hoff-
man Center across from Man-
zanita Library at 594 Laneda
Ave. Further information is
available at hoffmanblog.org.
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Jane Harding, co-partner of Harding Trading Company.
keeping up with the growing
demand as the next chapter in
her vision for the restaurant.
Candlelight and funky
French cookware aside, what
really drives the ambiance of
the place is the crew’s pas-
sion, she said.
“Running a restaurant is
long hours. Nobody does this
unless they love it,” she said.
“We are operating from pas-
sion first and money second.”
Harding Trading Compa-
ny is open Thursday through
Monday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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