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12A • June 30, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Art takes to the streets Outdoor creation the focus of Plein Air & More For EO Media Group Strictly translated, the term “en plein air” refers to the tra- dition of artists painting out- doors, where they can observe and incorporate how the air, shadows and light affect their subject. The Cannon Beach Gallery Group takes a less stringent approach to the term during its annual Plein Air & More arts festival, which applies the concept of publicly crafting artwork outdoors to a number of mediums, creating a more robust, varied experience. The ninth annual festival will take place Friday through Sunday, June 23 through 25, in Cannon Beach. During that time, more than 30 artists — mostly from the Pacific North- more interesting,” she said. Not only can visitors see artists working in various paint mediums characteristic of tra- ditional “en plein air,” such as oil, pastels and watercolors, but also different art forms altogether, including metal- working, printmaking, wood- working, stone carving, bronze sculpture, jewelry making, and fused or blown glass. Dave and Boni Deal, art- ists who live outside Camas, Wash., and show their work at the White Bird Gallery, will mimic the plein air style during their raku firing on the beach. The Deals, who have col- laborated in clay for more than 30 years, bring to their pottery a focus on the natural environ- ment through the plants, geol- ogy and wildlife reflected in of artwork much of the public would not be familiar with,” said Jim Kingwell, of Cannon Beach’s Icefire Glassworks. “Generally, getting this many galleries to cooperate is an unusual event in towns. It’s so much a character of this town. Each gallery has a distinct dif- ference, and you see a joint cooperative effort instead of a competitive effort.” By Katherine Lacaze The ‘& More’ The Cannon Beach festi- val is special because it’s “the only plein air festival in the entire country that has the ‘& More’ part to it,” according to marketing director Bonnie Gilchrist. “By adding the ‘and more’ component, we were able to invite more artists to partic- ipate and make the festival R.J. MARX Artist Pamela Claflin paints at Plein Air Friday, in front of Bronze Coast Gallery. west — will create art on loca- tion throughout town. “The gallery group invent- ed this (festival) as a chance to engage people with a type the themes and materials they use. In that way, they create art that’s influenced by the sur- rounding environment, Boni Deal said. Her husband, Dave, started learning raku, a type of Japa- nese ceramic-making, during a summer class in Cannon Beach in the early 1970s. On their two-person team, he’s the potter, while Boni Deal uses her illustrating and painting skills to do surface work. On Saturday, Dave Deal will set up his kiln on the beach near Whale Park, where spectators can watch the drawn-out, low-fire process that evening. The raku style in- volves pulling artwork out of a kiln while it’s still red-hot and then transferring it to a con- tainer filled with combustible materials for post-firing reduc- tion — a step of the process that is “fiery and exciting and dramatic,” Boni Deal said. The smoke that surrounds the art while it cools in the reduction barrel gives the clay a unique appearance: crackly and sooty with metallic accents, almost “ancient-looking,” Boni Deal said. “It’s really slow, so you have to be patient,” she added. The raku firing, which has been part of the festival for three years, will include s’mores and live music by the Rogue Blue Grass Band. The Deals will work on wet clay Sunday, and Boni Deal will demonstrate how they do surfaces while incorporating coastal vegetation and themes. “We’re trying to be like we’re ‘plein air’ artists,” she said. Sandcastles: All you need is ‘a shovel and two buckets’ Sand from Page 1A becomes a place where visi- tors of all ages can build sand sculptures, cheer on teams of children and teens, and par- ticipate in a parade, live mu- sic and a 5-kilometer fun run. digging up sand when I was 1½ years old,” Lond said. “Since, I think I’ve gotten better. How much better I suppose is questionable.” Family affair Standing watch Kyler Vetter served as the guard to fend off those inclined to turn sandcastles into a sand mound. He will be helped by his father, City Councilor George Vetter. “I’ve been advocating for this for years,” George Vetter said. “Why let others destroy what took so long to build?” This year, the two pre- sided over 30 plots — a 20 plot decrease from last year. Nelson said she contributes the decline to Pacific North- west schools getting out later due to an unusual number of snow days taken this winter, making the Sandcastle Con- test compete with graduation ticated. Throughout the day children and adults crowded around his corner of the plot, where he would simultane- ously build his sculpture and explain his techniques as he did it. Sometimes he would take a break from building to show how builders make designs in the sand with thick kneads and drinking straws. “We’ll always try to teach someone,” Lond said. “(Sand- castle building) is clean, inno- cent fun. It’s a cheap thrill.” Moonstone Sandcastle Club has competed in Cannon Beach for many years, Lond’s mother Kate Zublim said, and so far has won every place at some point except for first. This year, the team’s design “Sea Circus” did not place in the top four. The team Form Finders took first for their cre- ation “Reverse Safari.” “We’re just happy to be here,” Zublim said. COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP Sandcastle sculptor David Lond was just one of the dozens of participants. ceremonies. While this year’s contest was a little calmer than some previous years, team building enthusiasm was anything but diminished. For Master Class com- petitor David Lond, nothing was going keep him from building — even the accident which gave him a concussion and stitches a week prior. “I got sideswiped while on my bike,” Lond said. “I was going to do this unless my doctors said I couldn’t.” His enthusiasm for sand- castle building started when he was young. “I found a photo of me Decades later, sandcastle building has become a fam- ily affair. The team he is on, Moonstone, is named after the beach he and his sister fre- quent in California. The team spans from members as old as 82 to as young as 11. Years of playing on the beach helped Lond hone his skills that enable him to make a giant sand octopus. “What’s most important in sandcastle building: a shov- el and two buckets. One for water, one for sand,” he said. “Everything else is just toys.” While the team still treats sandcastle building as more casual, family fun, the tech- niques and skills they collec- tively contribute are sophis- Alaina Giguiere Marty Giguiere Owner/Principal Broker c: 503.440.3202 f: 877.812.1126 e: alainagiguiere@mac.com Owner/Broker c: 503.440.7676 o: 503.436.1777 e: mr007@pacifier.com Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 • CoastalAdvantage.com Manzanita Music Festival coming up The Manzanita Music Fes- tival celebrates the power of music and to welcome visitors to the Oregon Coast. Last year, the festival showcased in- credibly talented local, region- al, and nationally acclaimed artists performing Ameri- cana, blues, country, reggae, jazz, and more. 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