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The INDEPENDENT, November 1, 2000 Page 9 Exhibition of computer generated art at Columbia Center Gallery George Throop, of Clatska nie, is the featured artist for “The Art of the Computer,” the November show at the Gallery at Columbia Center, in St. He lens. Opening night, Nov. 2, will begin with a catered reception hosted by the Columbia Center Art Committee, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. “ I took classes in what seemed to be a useless class of beginning Adobe Illustrator,” Throop said of his studies at the University of Oregon Con tinuation Center in Portland. Af ter learning the program, he became obsessed with creat ing designs and new art of the computer. “I soon realized the advan tage this computer program had over my conventional brushes or the ink pen,” he said, “plus mistakes were easy to correct and experimenting was simpler.” Now he works daily in Adobe Illustrator, creat ing art for use in web pages and for clients, including a line of sport clothing. Throop lives at the Medicine Tree Studio, a 100 year-old farmhouse near Clatskanie, that serves as both showroom and office for his computer and watercolor art. Outside his stu dio is his lavender farm, with over 700 plants in numerous varieties. He also enjoys the view from his hillside. “Columbia County is one of the most beautiful places on earth,” said Throop. “I think a lot of people just don’t slow down enough to take in the views we have from almost every hillside.” Several of Throop’s comput er generated pieces will be on display through November at the Gallery at Columbia Cen ter, along with a variety of local computer-related art. Columbia Center is located at 375 S. 18th Street, St. Helens. ichamte® Paint Your Own Ceramics Ceramic & Plaster Restorations Doll Repair Available Future Classes Will Include: A Cawein Gallery features Pacific professor, alumnus A Ceramics * Quilting * Dollmaking BfesiC Sewing Tole Painting Silk Ribbon Embroidery * Tatting Christmas Ornaments Gift Wrapping Sewing, Mending & Alterations Store Hours: Tu-Thu 10 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 10 am-6 pm Sun noon-5 pm, Closed Monday 715 Bridge St., Vernonia • 503-429-9605 THIS SPACE PAID FOR BY VERNONIA SENTRY AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE TO OUR AREA Discharging firearms within the City Limits is prohibited by City Ordinance. Discharging a firearm in a neighborhood can be ex tremely dangerous. You cannot control what a projec tile will do once it is shot; it can be deflected and cause serious injury or death. This could be tragic when you consider the homes, people and animals all around. Discharging a firearm and intentionally killing an animal is Aggravated Animal Abuse I, a Class C felony punishable by five years in prison and $100,000 fine. Anyone with information regarding the shooting of a cat near Washington Avenue is asked to call the Ver nonia Police Department at 503-429-7335. Help keep your neighborhood safe. —Police Chief Jim Walters Pacific University alumnus Richard Rowland and art Pro fessor Jan Shield are the fea tured artists in the third Kathrin Cawein Gallery exhibit of the 2000-2001 series. Their show, titled Faint Traces-Palimpsest, will run November 10 - Novem ber 28. The opening reception wiH be Friday, November 17 from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Gallery on the Pacific Universi ty campus. The public is also invited to attend a free clay casting work shop held by Rowland on Fri day, November 17 from 1:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 18, 9:00 a.m. to noon. The workshop will be held in Brown Hall, in the southwest corner of the cam pus, across the street from the Forest Grove Public Library. To reserve your space, call 503- 359-2216. “Palimpsest” is defined as parchment or tablet that has been written upon or inscribed two or three times, the previous text or tests having been im perfectly erased and remain ing, therefore, still partly visi ble. The title of the show came after the two artists were on a hike together around the low waters of Hagg Lake. In the mud were seeds and bird feathers, and footprints left from wildlife. “The ideas about markings and traces left behind evolved with both artists work ing in their respective médias over the past year,” said Shield. Speaking about his own work, Shield said, “Markings left behind in ink drawings, paintings and clay is like life it self. Intervals of actions leaving traces of the present’s past is what my work in this show is about.” Rowland uses clay, clay casting and natural wood firing to make his work. He explained that some of his pieces show his search to find a meaningful way to interact with the envi ronment. The Kathrin Cawein Gallery is located next to the Harvey W. Scott Memorial Library. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or by appointment. Admission is free. For more in formation, call 503-359-2216. RE-ELECT TONY HYDE COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSIONER * POSITION 3 Tony Hyde stays informed and works hard on economic development and transportation issues important to this area. We need to re-elect Tony Hyde. — Robert Keyser, Clatskanie Tony Hyde: Informed and Hard Working Authorized by Committee to Re-elect Tony Hyde, 382 "A" Street, Vernonia, OR 97064
