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SISTERS A MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS

IN THE TOWN OF SISTERS

ARTS | CULTURE | EVENTS SPRING 2017

Advertising Supplement to The Bulletin | Published Thursday, April 27, 2017

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My Own Two Hands Artist ProfilesArt Stroll Locations & Musicians

Art Auction & Party & More!

2017 Theme“OPENING DOORS”

Community Parade, Art Stroll, Art Auction and EntertainmentFriday-Saturday, May 12 & 13

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“Opening Doors” Community ParadeFriday, May 12 | 4 p.m.Join the students from Sisters elementary, middle and high schools as they parade their imaginative art and musical talent, kicking off the weekend celebration. The parade fea-tures students, teachers, musicians and artists sharing their interpretation of the My Own Two Hands theme, “Open-ing Doors.” The parade will begin at the corner of Spruce Street and Hood Avenue and head west to end at the corner of Hood Avenue and Oak Street. Special thanks to Karen Williams, Judy Fuentes and teachers in the Sisters schools for helping to create this procession, showcasing our communi-ty’s passion for the arts. Hood Avenue from Spruce to Oak streets will be closed to traffic from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.

Art Stroll & Common Canvas Silent AuctionFriday, May 12 | 4-7 p.m.The My Own Two Hands Art Stroll is a great opportunity to see amazing artwork, listen to fantastic musical talent and browse the galleries and businesses of Sisters. The artwork donated for the auction will be on display in stroll-sponsoring businesses. Enjoy musical performances and refreshments, and please thank the sponsoring businesses who make this unique art stroll possible. The nineteen Common Canvas “Opening Doors” art pieces will be silent auctioned at Sisters Art Works. The auction closes at 6 p.m., Friday, May 12.

Community Art Projects & Free Concert at the Belfry Friday, May 12 | 5 p.m.Enjoy the art stroll, grab a bite to eat from one of our great restaurants and come to The Belfry for a fun evening of music and community-created art. Participate in painting our signature door and create your own postcard art, illustrating a door you want to open this year. Petunia and the Vipers will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. as our thank-you for the amazing support from our community for the arts.

Art Auction & PartySaturday, May 13 | 6 p.m.The My Own Two Hands Art Auction and Party is a fund-raiser for programs of Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks hosts this annual event, which includes dinner, and live- and silent-auction items from regional art-ists. Outstanding music provided by Rhythm Future Quartet. Advance ticket purchase required – tickets are limited. Call Katy at 541-549-4979 for ticket information.

Event Informationwww.sistersfolk.org | 541-549-4979

EVENTSPARADE , ART STROLL & COMMUNITY ARTS CELEBRATION: Friday, May 12 | ART AUCTION & PARTY: Saturday, May 13

Sisters Folk Festival has long been about creating an envi-ronment that inspires people of all ages to remain connected to the muse within — the voice inside eager to be heard if only for the right level of encouragement and inspiration.

According to Katy Yoder, development director for Sisters Folk Festival, such an effort to remove creative barriers led to this year’s theme for My Own Two Hands, the organization’s annual fundraiser and celebration of arts in Sisters: Opening Doors.

“Every year, we try to come up with something that’s both inspirational to the artists who are going to be creating work, but also typifies what we’re trying to achieve,” Yoder said. “And that’s opening doors — an understanding of each child’s creativity and the gifts they came into this world with that we’re trying to help them tap into.”

In turn, My Own Two Hands makes it possible for Sisters Folk Festival to reach its potential, as well. Their goal (besides providing Central Oregon with its largest and most celebrated festival of American roots-style music each September) is to fund year-long arts education and programming for Sisters students in grades K through 12 through its flagship program, the Americana Project.

To help fund these efforts, Sisters Folk Festival hosts an annual fundraiser and community arts celebration each spring called My Own Two Hands. This year’s event will take place in Sisters on Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13.

Friday’s festivities will kick off with a 4 p.m. community parade in downtown Sisters featuring the art and personalities of youths from all three Sisters schools. An art stroll, which will feature donated pieces as well as live music in 13 busi-nesses throughout Sisters, will also be held from 4 to 7 p.m. that evening.

The night’s celebration will culminate with a free concert

at The Belfry (302 E. Main Ave.) during which British Colum-bia “avant country” band Petunia and the Vipers will perform. Guests will be welcomed to the event by Fe Fanyi, Bend’s Afri-can Drum and Dance Troupe, beginning at 7 p.m.

Common Canvas art projects will also take place at The Belfy that evening, of which anyone who attends can take part.

“All folks who are coming out to the parade and art stroll can come out to this free event at The Belfry,” said Creative Director Brad Tisdel. “It’s an opportunity for the community to gather, connect and celebrate together.”

Saturday night’s main fundraising event, the ticketed My Own Two Hands Art Auction & Party at Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks, Sisters, will also feature live music by Rhythm Fu-ture Quartet to go along with food, drinks and a live and silent auction.

Made possible thanks to dozens of local artists who this year donated 110 original pieces for both live and silent auc-tion — and of course a giving community of citizens who ap-preciate art and supporting art education in the schools — the My Own Two Hands art auction is in its 16th year.

“I think My Own Two Hands has remained healthy and viable thanks to a core of artists in our community who have been here a while and have watched children thrive and evolve as artists because of their donations,” said Yoder. “When you can actually see the results of your generosity, it makes it so much easier to want to step up and do it again.”

Many of the donated pieces were inspired by this year’s “Opening Doors” theme, Yoder said. Highlights include a col-laborative piece by Ana Blair and Susie Zeitner, who created a horse sculpture from driftwood. The piece features beautiful glass inlays thanks to the glass artistry of Zeitner.

Another piece by artisan Greg Davidge is a stunning

by Ben Montgomery, for The Bulletin Special Projects

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2017 My Own Two Hands Poster ArtistCasey Gardner

free-standing, two-door cabinet. The traditional wood cabinet features lines and angles that are distinctly contemporary.

My Own Two Hands was first held in 2001 when Tisdel acquired 24 unplayable guitars from a Redmond pawn shop. Teaming up with longtime Sisters Folk Festival supporter Kathy Deggendorfer, the pair encouraged artists to use the guitars as a canvas on which to create original pieces for a fundraising auction supporting the Americana Project.

And the event grew from there.According to Yoder, Sisters Folk Festival staff, volunteers,

donors and sponsors take great pride in their fundraising efforts to support programs that ensure Sisters students of all ages get the chance to experience an open door into art education.

“People don’t realize we’re putting upwards of $200,000 a year into music and arts programs,” she said.

This year’s My Own Two Hands poster is one that hints at the limitless possibilities presented by an open road, as represented by a vehicle that’s long been synon-ymous with independence, freedom and creative expres-sion: the Volkswagon bus.

“Follow Your Bliss,” the painting featured on the 2017 My Own Two Hands poster, was created and do-nated by Sisters artist Casey Gardner. She said the piece was painted specifically with this year’s poster and theme in mind.

“Honestly, I started to paint a few differ-ent paintings,” Gardner said. “But while I was dissatisfied with my creations, a VW bus kept popping in my mind. I have painted VW bus-ses in my past and have loved every one that I created. It’s my Old Faithful.”

True to this year’s theme, Opening Doors, Gardner painted the bus parked in a field of flowers, the Three Sisters in the background, with side doors wide open in a welcoming gesture.

“There is something magical about a VW bus,” she said. “When one drives by me, I stop for a second and pause. My inside voice even says, ‘Aw.’ If those old, banged- and bumped-up busses could talk, the stories would be priceless.”

An artist ever since she “could hold a crayon,” this is Gardner’s fourth year do-nating to My Own Two Hands. She is the

mother of two boys who participate in athletics within Sisters schools.

“Since sometimes I can’t give my talent athletically, I give back creatively and feel passionate about contribut-ing to youths’ artistic callings,” she said.

This includes teaching art lessons to children, as well as displaying art in areas around Sisters such as Ange-line’s Bakery and Cottonwood Café. She sells her acrylics through her business, Casey Gardner’s Acrylic Paintings.

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Preston Thompson Guitars • Sisters Coffee Company • Songwriter Series House Concerts • Tate & Tate Catering • The Belfry • The Nugget Newspaper • Three Creeks Brewing Company

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Jelly Belly Candy Company • Kaleidoscope Pizzeria • Les Schwab Tire Centers • Melvin’s Fir St. Market • Mohr Solutions • Momentum Promo Inc. • Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks • Ponderosa Properties Raven Makes Gallery • Ray’s Food Place • Secret Aardvark Trading Co., LLC • Shake, Log & Timber, LLC •Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop • Sisters Rental • Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill • Twist Cocktail Catering Co. • X-Press Printing

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Thank You to our Sponsors!Special Appreciation

by Ben Montgomery, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Honoring our dear friend Jack Hartman. He had a big spir-it full of mirth, compassion and generosity. Loved by all, Jack’s

smile lit up a room. Instead of whistling, he trilled like a song-bird — bringing springtime all year long. Always modest, Jack was a prolific and talented art-ist who gave to My Own Two Hands every year. He also vol-unteered his time supporting the Sisters Folk Festival and oth-er community events. He paint-ed because he loved it. His big smile and giving heart will be missed by all who knew him.

A Tribute to Jack Hartman


If an institution wants to take down one of David Rock’s paintings, they’ll most likely have to remove the entire wall. The Sisters-based artist has been painting mu-rals at museums, zoos and aquariums for more than 30 years as an independent art-ist. His murals can be seen in 32 states, as well as Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Kuwait and inside a Royal Caribbean cruise liner.

Rock is featured as one of the first-time donating artists for this year’s My Own Two Hands (MOTH) fundraiser. His painting, “Sisters Sunset,” is an acrylic on canvas.

“The painting is a view out my backdoor of the mountains, but I changed the back-yard into a river scene,” said Rock.

Rock pursued art classes during high school and later at Lewis and Clark College.

“After college I was told I would never be a successful artist, so I went into con-struction,” Rock said.

As a finish carpenter he eventually got work at the Bronx Zoo building artificial trees and rocks for exhibits. He observed the painters and thought “I can do that, too” which eventually landed him on the mural crew.

After six years, Rock branched out on his own and has been painting murals ever since as David Rock Studios.

Rock and his wife, Rose, who is a zo-ologist, travel 6-9 months out of the year working on projects. The majority of his work is completed on-site, but last year he was able to stay home and commute to the High Desert Museum.

Rock completed an indoor mural for the museum’s renovated Autzen Otter Ex-hibit. The riparian scene reflects the inter-section of High Desert sagebrush with a

river oasis, and includes over 45 species of wildlife native to these habitats.

Specializing in realistic landscape mu-rals, Rock completes the murals with an airbrush and brushwork. He has created his murals on canvas, drywall, glass, wood, and ceramic tile.

His ocean mural in the Open Ocean ex-hibit at the Oceanário de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal is nearly 8,000 square feet and was completed in 1996.

Excited to contribute to this year’s MOTH fundraiser, Rock would also like to share his experiences with students.

“It’s important that kids get to see more options for artists,” Rock said. “I want to in-vestigate how I can help out and introduce what I do to the kids.”

That spirit of giving back is the founda-tion which supports MOTH, a community arts celebration.

Sisters SunsetSPOTLIGHT: Muralist David Rock

by Damian Fagan, for The Bulletin Special Projects

“I was a high school potter myself. I had the passion for it, but was flounder-ing,” said Mitch Deaderick, who along with his wife, Michelle, has been contrib-uting to the My Own Two Hands (MOTH) auction since the very beginning. They both submitted ceramic pieces this year, true to the auction’s theme of “Opening Doors.” But the auction is just one as-pect of their commitment to the mission of MOTH, Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. (SFF) and Sisters’ artistic community.

“We can’t always give financially, but we can give through our creative endeav-ors,” Mitch explained. He also mentors many high school students in Sisters who are interested in pottery, and welcomes them out to his home studio, where his creative work is also his livelihood.

Mitch and Michelle were among the first wave of artists to move to Sisters in the ‘70s, when it was still a “cowboy town.” They were looking for an inspiring place to live that would support their ar-tistic lifestyle. During the very first Sisters Folk Festival in 1995, they helped organize the arts and crafts section, which includ-ed demonstrations from other artists, in keeping with the tradition of folk festivals of the day. Carting the 1,000-pound pot-tery wheel down to the Village Green for the weekend eventually became impracti-cal, but 22 years later, Mitch and Michelle still have a presence at the festival, selling their art to loyal collectors who arrive ear-ly every year to claim their favorite pieces before they sell out.

The couple’s skill for collaboration especially shines during their production for SFF, where Michelle might come be-

hind Mitch and decorate a series of festival mugs with drawings of instruments and musicians, or Mitch might come behind Michelle and add something to her “raven ladies,” the skinny bird-headed creatures she has been crafting for the past eight years, and which often appear playing banjos or fiddles at their booth at SFF.

This year, Michelle’s piece for the My Own Two Hands art auction is also a raven lady. She is 20 inches tall with three doors on the front of her, one that opens to a mountain and a smile inside. The piece is called “Opening Door # ?” in acknowledgement of the theme of the auction.

“The Sisters Folk Festival and My Own Two Hands bring a lot of culture to our town, and make good things happen for the kids,” Michelle said, reflecting on her inspiration to support the event.

Mitch also took this year’s theme as in-spiration for his submission, “Doors of the Pueblo,” which is a small vase, decorated with a checkerboard pattern of black and white, symbolizing that whenever one door closes, another one opens.

“There’s always a variety of ways you can go in your life,” Mitch said, referring to the way MOTH opens the door to ex-ceptional artistic experiences for kids during a time in their life when it could mean a great deal.

“In these times, we need to keep our doors open,” he said. “It’s a small town, and there are many people that live here who are connected through the arts, but the auction is a way to get more people involved to help support more options for the kids.”

Ceramic CreationsSPOTLIGHT: Artists Mitch & Michelle Deaderick

by Laurel Brauns, for The Bulletin Special Projects

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My Own Two Hands volunteers are the worker-bees that make it all happen. Some spend as much as 15 hours transforming the Forge into an incredible party venue, others meticulously stage art or hang posters. Whatever the job, volunteers help ensure that the MOTH events are inspirational for everyone involved. Without our volunteers, SFF’s community music and art programs wouldn’t be possible. On behalf of the SFF Staff & Board, thank you to our dedicated volunteers — you’re our heroes!

A THANK-YOU to Our Volunteers Americana Project Partners & Supporters: The Roundhouse Foundation • Oregon Community Foundation

Tykeson Family Charitable Trust • The Clabough Foundation Advised Funds of the Oregon Community Foundation: The Starview Foundation Fund

- T J Education Fund - The Dottie & Eli Ashley Fund • Fullen-Smith Foundation Donations in Memory of Sharon Anglea • Breedlove Guitars • Cris Converse

Bank of the Cascades • Caldera • The City of Sisters • Life.Love.Yoga LLC Fullhart Insurance Agency, Inc. • Sisters School District • Sisters Science Club

Michael Smith • Lori & Roderick Ray • Mike Riley • Dennis Oster • Marcia Rietmann David Tolle & Absolute Serenity Adult Foster Care • Kirk Mann • Tia Lewis

Sally Russell • Bill Valenti • Linda Roberts • The Sitz Family Everyone who tipped our bar volunteers at the Festival!

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1 Sisters Art Works 204 W. Adams Ave. Benji Nagel & Friends 2 Preston Thompson Guitars 352 E. Main Ave. The Macon Lovers 3 Cork Cellars 391 W. Cascade Ave. Melanie Rose Dyer & Daniel Cooper4 The Stitchin’ Post 311 W. Cascade Ave. Steve Neth & Bruce Schweitzer 5 The Jewel 221 W. Cascade Ave. Just Us & Kurt Silva 6 Hood Avenue Art 357 W. Hood Ave. Tyler Cranor Jazz Combo7 Gary Cooley Gallery 353 W. Hood Ave. Chris Patrick & Rick Johnson

8 Clearwater Gallery 303 W. Hood Ave. Katie & Doug Cavanaugh 9 Sisters Coffee Company 273 W. Hood Ave. Americana Project Students 10 Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop 252 W. Hood Ave. Dennis McGregor & Friends 11 Paulina Springs Books 252 W. Hood Ave. Jim Cornelius & Friends 12 Ken Scott's Imagination Gallery 222 W. Hood Ave. Appaloosa 13 Dyrk Godby Gallery 178 S. Elm St. NTT

Art StrollMay 12, 2017

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“OPENING DOORS” COMMUNITY PARADE ROUTE & ART STROLL LOCATIONS: Friday, May 12

ART STROLL 2017

1. Sisters Art Works 204 W. Adams Ave. Music by Benji Nagel & Friends

2. Preston Thompson Guitars 352 E. Main Ave. Music by The Macon Lovers

3. Cork Cellars 391 W. Cascade Ave.Music by Melanie Rose Dyer & Daniel Cooper

4. Twigs Gallery / The Stitchin’ Post 311/331 W. Cascade Ave. Music by Steve Neth & Bruce Schweitzer

5. The Jewel 211 W. Cascade Ave. Music by Just Us & Kurt Silva

6. Hood Avenue Art 357 W. Hood Ave.Music by Tyler Cranor Jazz Combo

7. Gary Cooley Gallery 353 W. Hood Ave. Music by Chris Patrick & Rick Johnson

8. Clearwater Gallery 303 W. Hood Ave.Music by Katie & Doug Cavanaugh

9. Sisters Coffee Company 273 W. Hood Ave.Music by Americana Project Students

10. Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop 252 W. Hood Ave. Music by Dennis McGregor & Friends

11. Paulina Springs Books 252 W. Hood Ave. Music by Jim Cornelius and Friends

12. Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery 222 W. Hood Ave. Music by Appaloosa

13. Dyrk Godby Gallery 178 S. Elm St. Music by NTT

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US:www.sistersfolk.org • 541-549-4979

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The Belfry


Weekend Celebration: Friday, May 12 & Saturday, May 13

PETUNIA & THE VIPERS — In a Free Concert at The Belfry, Friday, May 12Petunia & The Vipers, from Vancouver, BC thrive on the challenge of adding Latin

rhythms to a country blues tune, or gypsy flavoring to a rockabilly standard. Petunia and his band defy convention and share a wide breadth of music in their performance, and he loves to keep you guessing. The Vipers have decades of experience working their magic with some of the most exciting names on the country and rockabilly circuits. With a pierc-ing gaze, Petunia often looks into the collective soul of the audience, then launches into some high and lonesome vocals that conjure up the ghost of Jimmie Rodgers. Not content with mesmerizing the crowd, Petunia’s tapping boot propels the band into a snarling fire and brimstone rave-up, as a wave of frantic jitterbugging dancers compete for space on the hardwood floor. The Friday-evening concert is a thank-you to the generous artists and musicians who donate their time and talent, and to the community of Sisters for their sup-port of arts and culture. The concert promises to be an exhilarating and fun celebration!

RHYTHM FUTURE QUARTET — performing at the My Own Two Hands Art Auction & Party, Saturday, May 13

The acoustic jazz ensemble Rhythm Future Quartet keeps the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named after a Django Reinhardt tune, offer up a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet wholly contemporary. They perform dynamic and fiery arrangements of Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions that draw from rhythms heard around the world. Led by violinist Jason Anick and guitarist Olli Soikkeli, Rhythm Future Quartet is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of a vital musical genre. We look forward to experiencing a world-class band who will set the tone for excellence in music and creative expression, while we raise funds for our programming at the Art Auction and Party.

77th SISTERS RODEO “The Biggest Little Show in the World!”

June 7, 9, 10, 11 • Sisters, OregonFor tickets, call 800-827-7522 SistersRodeo.com


An Extra-Special Thank-You!Special thanks to our community of artists and musicians whose do-

nations of artwork and song make this community celebration of the arts an amazing success year after year. Thanks to Jeff Wester for turning his business, Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks, inside out for the best party of the year. Thanks to Kit Stafford, Susan Johnson and Tracy Curtis for their artist-ry and leadership in transforming Ponderosa Forge into a beautiful auction and party venue. Our dedicated and hard-working board members deserve tons of credit and we just love working with them. Hats off to Kerry Bott, Sue Boettner, Shawn Diez, Jim Cunningham, Jack McGowan, Jayson Bow-erman, Jim Cornelius, Steve Mathews, Jay Wilkins, and Susie Zeitner for all the hours of hard work they put into this event. We bid a fond farewell to retiring board members Debbie Newport, Jay Mather and JoAn Mann and thank them for their years of service to My Own Two Hands and SFF.

We appreciate the time and talent donated by our framing sponsors, Clear-water Gallery; Eastlake Framing, LLC; Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop; and Bits & Pieces Custom Picture Framing. And special thanks as well to Deschutes Brewery; The Belfry; Lange Winery; Fullhart Insurance Agency; Sisters Rental; and Sisters Schools and teachers for their generous contributions.

AMERICANA PROJECT ARTS OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIPSSisters’ children live in a town teeming with artistic opportunities. But

private instruction, school programs with materials fees and extracurricular learning were out of reach for some. In 2011, Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. creat-ed the Americana Project Arts Outreach Scholarship fund to ensure all our kids can discover their artistic talents. The fund is administered by Family Access Network and the need for scholarships is growing — we welcome your support. All families are invited to apply by visiting the FAN office.

SISTERS FOLK ARTS CIRCLEOur membership program, the Sisters Folk Arts Circle, provides music

and art enthusiasts with guaranteed tickets to Sisters Folk Festival’s Winter Concerts Series, My Own Two Hands and the three-day Sisters Folk Fes-tival. Our membership is more than a season ticket, it is a community of like-minded music-lovers sharing a passion for the arts. Call Katy Yoder at the SFF office to learn more.

“Opening Doors”The following pages feature a listing of generous artists who offered their time and talents for the benefit of education and the arts.

RUSS SMITH“Heavenly Entry Bell”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

STEVE MATHEWS“Hope Springs”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

CASEY GARDNER“Follow Your Bliss”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

RITA GAROLIS-MACDONALD“Mermaid Pool”Stroll Location: The Jewel

RANDY REDFIELD“Red X”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

LINDA HANSON“Red Truck - Shaniko”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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CHRIS NELSON“Community Gardens”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

JANICE DRUIAN“Along the Fence Line”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

ROD FREDERICK“Biggest Fish In The Bowl?”Stroll Location: Hood Avenue Art

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2017 AWARDSTheme Award: Kelley Salber

Merit Awards: Greg Davidge, Ana Blair, Susie Zeitner, David Rock

Americana Folk Award: Michelle Deaderick

Student Achievement Award: Emily Ogan

Spirit of Giving Award: Pam Jersey Bird

Ben Westlund Advocate for the Arts: Cris Converse

Framing Sponsor: Clearwater Gallery


PAM JERSEY BIRD“Crossing”Stroll Location: Hood Avenue Art

BRYAN LEE BROWN“Autumn Leaves”Stroll Location: The Jewel

CURTISS ABBOTT“River Light”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

DAN RICKARDS“Sundays In The Wallowas”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

DAVID ROCK“Sisters Sunset”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

ELIZABETH GANJI“Gentle Giant”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

MARY JO WEISS“A Song In The Key Of Unity”Stroll Location: The Jewel

SAGE DORSEY“Dorro’s Dream”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

PRESTON THOMPSON GUITARS“The Little Charmer”Stroll Location: Preston Thompson Guitars

LAURENCE A. DYER“Jewelry Box 1”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

SUSIE ZEITNER“Conscious Transformation”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

DENNIS MCGREGOR“The Conversation”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop


ANA BLAIR & SUSIE ZEITNER“Jewel”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

GREG DAVIDGE“Kamani Cabinet”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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JENNIFER HARTWIG“Mine”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

JILL NEAL“Fall Herd”Stroll Location: Cork Cellars

HELEN BROWN“Italy, Step by Step”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

JAN HANSSON“Standing Up”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

DYRK GODBY“Apache Baskets”Stroll Location: Dyrk Godby Gallery

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JUDY HOINESS & JEAN WELLS“Of The Earth”Stroll Location: Twigs Gallery

RANDALL TILLERY“National Parks Provide”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

JEFF WESTER“Custom Wine Rack and Selection of Fine Wines”Stroll Location: Sisters Coffee Company

LAURA CAMPBELL“Hope Flies On Silent Wings”

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LYNN ADAMO“Winter Repose”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

BOB BOUSQUET“Bench”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

LEN BABB“Green”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

JAYSON BOWERMAN“Pour Me Zither”Stroll Location: Cork Cellars

PAUL ALAN BENNETT“The Conga Line”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

JOYCE BROWN“Resolution”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

TRICIA BIESMAN & CINDY SUMMERFIELD“Look Behind the Open Door”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

PAULA BULLWINKEL“Angels With Zebra”Stroll Location: Dyrk Godby Gallery

WENDY BIRNBAUM & SUSIE ZEITNER“Morning Ride”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

JOANN BURGESS“Mt. Bachelor Meadow”Stroll Location: Hood Avenue Art

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JANE BURKHOLDER“Natural Indigo Applique Felt Hat”Stroll Location: Twigs Gallery

LORI CHASE“Mittens From The Heart”Stroll Location: Twigs Gallery

PATRICIA CLARK“Red Doors and Peanut Butter”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

MARK DAVIS“Early Fall”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

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WINNIE GIVOT“Meetinghouse Window”Stroll Location: Hood Avenue Art

LAURA FOUTS“Just One Key”Stroll Location: Sisters Coffee Co.

JEAN HARKIN“Build A House ...”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

SYDNEY HARRISON“Open Outdoors”Stroll Location: Paulina Springs Books

PATRICIA FREEMAN-MARTIN“Rainbow Canyon”Stroll Location: Hood Avenue Art

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PATRICK HORSLEY“Tall Oval Vase”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

JENELLE KATHAN“Regeneration”Stroll Location: Twigs Gallery

JIM HORSLEY“NOT TODAY! One-Eared Jack Rejects A Challenge” Stroll Location: Gary Cooley’s Collection Gallery

RICK JUDY“Central Oregon Winter: We’ll Keep The Door Open For You” Stroll Location: Dyrk Godby Gallery

MARK KACHLEIN“Sunshine”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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JUSTYN LIVINGSTON“Six-Piece Arrow Mural”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

AL KRAUSE“Good Morning Central Oregon”Stroll Location: Paulina Springs Books

KRIS KRISTOVICH“Three Sisters Meteor”Stroll Location: Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery

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JACK HARTMAN“Buttes”Stroll Location: Preston Thompson Guitars

DOROTHY FREUDENBERG“Blue Winter Garden”Stroll Location: Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery

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DALLY HURTLEY - Student Artist“Splashy Hands”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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JOSHUA KIZZIAR - Student Artist“Senior Year Ukulele”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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MICHELLE DEADERICK“Opening Door Number ?”Stroll Location: Hood Avenue Art

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KENNETH MERRILL“Spring In The Mountains”Stroll Location: Sisters Coffee Co.

JAY MATHER“Metolius Gorge 2016”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

LEWIS MEYERS JR.“Cutting Board Set”Stroll Location: Preston Thompson Guitars

HADLEY MCCANN“Into The World”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

EMILY OGAN - Student Artist“Skull Print”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

SHARYL MCCULLOCH“Discovering New Pathways”Stroll Location: Garey Cooley’s Collection Gallery

COURTNEY PARKER“New Beginnings”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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LINDA PECK“Mad Max”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

WENDY RICKARDS“Untitled”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

CAROLYN PLATT“Orchard”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

SUSANNE REDFIELD“Handcrafted House Numbers”Stroll Location: Cork Cellars

BRENDA REID“Harlequin”Stroll Location: Paulina Springs Books

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CLIFF SCHARF“Inner Beauty”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

JULIA ROZEK - Student Artist“Nebula”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

KELLEY SALBER“Potential”Stroll Location: Hood Avenue Art

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TOM OWCZARZAK & LISA VOELKER“Pegasus”Stroll Location: Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery

MARY MEDRANO“We Go Together”Stroll Location: Gary Cooley’s Collection Gallery

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RYDER REDFIELD“Merging Worlds”Stroll Location: Paulina Springs Books

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SUSAN LUCKEY HIGDON“Just A Leaf”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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CHA RNACIRCLE“Gold ‘Quartzy’ Heart”Stroll Location: Gary Cooley’s Collection Gallery

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KATHERINE TAYLOR“Fiesole’s Arches”Stroll Location:Hood Avenue Art

EDIE SHELTON“Sunflower Collection”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

JUDY THOMAS“Bottom of the Sea Looking Up”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

VICTORIA SHEPARD“The Two Of Us”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

DENNY TOWER & MARY JO WEISS“Rock Pick”Stroll Location: The Jewel

TIM SHULER“Cajon Box Drum With Snare”Stroll Location: Preston Thompson Guitars

WENDY VERNON“Clarity”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

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GREG WADDELL“Eye Wisdom”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

GARTH WILLIAMS“Summer Brook”Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery

DAKOTA WAGNER“Baba Yoga”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

NINA WALZ“Trump’s Wall And His Beautiful Door”Stroll Location: Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery

CONRAD WEILER“Winter At Lake Phalarope”Stroll Location: Sisters Coffee Co.

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TYLER WONDERLY - Student Artist“Shattering Glass”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

LYNN WOODWARD“The Wind Is My Friend, Said Magpie” Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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ROSALIE VAN NESS“Multi Pisces Portae”Stroll Location: Dyrk Godby Gallery

CAROLINE STRATTON “Herons”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

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BARBARA WALTER“Pathway II”Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works

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JODI SCHNEIDER“Sir Condor”Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

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LINDA WOLFF“Morning Awakening ”Stroll Location: Cork Cellars

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Jennifer Hartwig has only taken one official art class in her life: that was back in high school, in 1979, in a medium known as scratch art, where the students were taught a form of direct engraving that involved scratching off dark ink from a black board to reveal a white layer be-neath. It’s a counter-intuitive process em-braced by a very small but strong com-munity of artists, and although Hartwig remembers enjoying the class, she had no intention of pursuing art as an adult and dropped it altogether.

Twenty years later, when she was going through some difficult times in her life, she picked it back up and it proved to be great therapy for her depression.

“For me, depression can be total black-ness,” Hartwig explained, “and it’s the same with this, a total black board. I’m scratch-ing the surface, the surface of darkness and bringing light into my life.”

This year, Hartwig’s scratch art de-piction of a cougar, entitled “Mine,” will be featured in the My Own Two Hands live auction. In the image — which took more than 400 hours to create — the cou-gar stakes out his territory on top of a rock with one paw possessively wrapped around it. “Mine” showcases Hartwig’s in-credible attention to detail (you can almost feel the fur!) as well as her uncanny ability to capture the emotion of the animal: the look in his eyes is both introspective and forlorn.

Hartwig’s first commission was for a penguin for a friend’s nursery, and after that, word of her talent quickly spread, mostly through shares on Facebook. To-day, her commissioned work is cherished in homes across the U.S. By and large, she creates photorealist depictions of people’s dogs, and she has “scratched” hundreds to date, though her clients also occasionally request portraits of their cats, birds, lizards and even their cars and motorcycles.

In Sisters, she is represented by Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop, a store owned by Helen and Dennis Schmidling, fellow art-ists who enjoy clarifying the fine details of Hartwig’s work to gallery visitors, who often find the process difficult to comprehend.

“Her execution [of scratch art] is out-standing, from fierce owls to gentle pup-pies,” Helen said. “One of my personal favorites is a small piece called “Woof,” a hair-by-hair close-up of a wolf that makes my hair stand on end.”

Helen explained that one of Hartwig’s talents is capturing the spirit of her client’s pets, as well as the animal’s unique color patterns. To achieve this, Hartwig tries to spend time with the pet, and interviews the pet’s parents as part of her process to cre-ate an image they will “treasure for years,” Helen said.

Commissions are definitely a part of Hartwig’s living, but she still gratefully holds a day job, working as a pet groomer in downtown Sisters, which has had an un-deniable influence on her work.

“When I get deep into working on a piece of an animal, I can really feel the fur,” Hartwig said, explaining that one sin-gle patch of fur sometimes involves thou-sands of scratches in one direction, made in a layered fashion.

Each scratch can have a different width and depth, depending on the tool and the pressure that is applied, creating variant textures and a spectrum of white and grey, eventually complemented by layers of col-ored inks when the inspiration strikes. It is extremely delicate, time-intensive work and she usually puts hundreds of hours into each individual piece.

Even though Hartwig is almost entire-ly self-taught — utilizing the support and knowledge of the strong scratch-art com-munity, which currently thrives online — she recognizes that early educational opportunities in the arts can profoundly affect a student’s life.

“I love that something I created is con-tributing to the community and education for the children,” Hartwig said, reflecting on her contribution to the auction. “[Scratch art] is something I learned in school, and it’s the one thing that stuck with me.”

“Mine”SPOTLIGHT: Scratch Artist Jennifer Hartwig


The image of the horse is a romantic one here in the West, and particularly in the town of Sisters, which for most of its short, pioneering history, survived as little more than a ranching town in a majestic setting. Today, Sisters is known as one of the West’s premier artistic communities, and the artists who come here are often attracted to themes honoring its historical mystique.

Ana Blair and Susie Zeitner celebrate this tradition through a collaborative piece that was chosen as one of the featured works in this year’s My Own Two Hands (MOTH) auction: it’s a five-and-a-half-foot-tall driftwood horse with 14 glass inlays. The horse is made almost entirely of wood Blair collected from the Oregon Coast and near her home in Sisters. Zeitner added the amber and red-colored, kiln-fired glass to represent the horse’s hind flank, eyes and parts of its neck.

“I find the amber glass is both modern, sleek and glitzy-glammy, while the wood is very earthy, the opposite of glam,” Blair said, describing why the contrasting mate-rials work so harmoniously together.

In keeping with the theme, the horse represents “opening the doors of our friend-ship in the spirit of collaboration,” Zeitner explained. The friends met through the MOTH auction three years ago: Blair and her husband, Kevin, were fans of Zeitner’s glass art and bought her piece at the auc-tion two years in a row. At the time, Blair was just starting to tinker with driftwood that she pieced together to make horses. In contrast, Zeitner was a veteran of the art world, a graduate of the school formerly known as the San Francisco Academy of Art (SFAA), who worked as a professional illustrator in the fashion industry for more than two decades, and today runs her own functional art/glass business, Z Glass Act. As their friendship grew, the two discussed the idea of doing a piece together, and the idea for the driftwood horse was born, three years after their first meeting.

Zeitner has been contributing to the auction since 2001, and her commitment to the Sisters Folk Festival was strengthened further when she accepted an invitation to join the board of directors three years ago. She feels a particular affinity with the mission of MOTH, because she herself was the recipient of a large scholarship to at-tend SFAA during the summer after her

freshman year at University of Oregon, an opportunity she said changed the course of her life. At UO, the program focused on fine art far removed from the business side of the profession, while the classes at SFAA were taught by working artists who used their entrepreneurial skills to make a living through their creativity.

Blair, on the other hand, doesn’t have the background or training of Zeitner, and this is the first time her work has gone pub-lic. To take such a prominent position in the auction is “opening the door to practic-ing as an artist,” she said. “I’m stepping into a world of creativity that I’ve never known before, and it’s wonderful!”

Blair has always been a great appreci-ator of art, and was particularly drawn to the work of Brenna Tyler, an artist out of Joseph, Oregon, who uses collected earthy materials to create horses and other ani-mals. It was a natural fit for Blair to start by creating horses as well: as a child, she obsessively drew the animal as an expres-sion of her longing to have her own horse. Her family moved too often for this dream to ever become a reality, but her passion for the creature never faded.

The Zeitner/Blair collaboration pays homage to the horse as a symbol of the spirit of the West, and especially of Sisters, but is also an emblematic expression of the way artists can work together to “open doors” for each other both creatively and professionally. Both women are honored by the recognition at MOTH and appreciative of the chance to contribute to the future of local students interested in the arts.

“Opportunities [for students] are fewer and fewer,” Zeitner explained. “This pro-gram can help them in an extraordinary way that helps set the tone for their future.”

“Jewel”SPOTLIGHT: Artists Ana Blair and Susie Zeitner



Are you ready to open the door to creativ-ity? The entire community is invited to partici-pate in three Common Canvas art projects, part of the annual My Own Two Hands fundraiser in support of music and arts programming in the Sisters schools and community.

“The Common Canvas projects are oppor-tunities for artists and non-artists alike to come together, inspire each other and create artwork as a community,” said Ann Richardson, man-aging director of Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. “Art brings people together, and there is a way for everyone to participate. We would love to have as many people as possible involved.”

Common Canvas 2017 includes a silent auction of 19 “Opening Doors” door frame pieces created and donated by local artists, the opportunity to create custom postcard art for an installation project, and a collaborative community art project.

“We feel art is a real community builder,” said Katy Yoder, development director of Sis-ters Folk Festival. “Art doesn’t have to be a soli-tary thing, it is fun to create together.”

Each year the MOTH event features a unique theme selected to inspire artists and community members to create pieces that will be up for auction during the weekend events.

The theme for 2017 is “Opening Doors.” Com-ing up with the idea for the common canvas for this year’s event was not difficult, according to Richardson.

“In the past it has been things like a clock, floor mat, guitar, kite, etc.,” said Richardson. “Since the theme for this year’s MOTH theme is ‘Opening Doors,’ we immediately thought of a door and then expanded that to a canvas, behind a set of opening doors.”

Custom miniature doorframe pieces were crafted based on a provided sketch and donated to the project by OrePac Building Products. The wood frames include an inset art board canvas at the back. Nineteen local artists took the raw common canvas home and created unique art pieces, which are cur-rently on display and open to silent auction bidding at Sisters Art Works through 6 p.m. on Friday, May 12.

“These artworks are being auctioned on Friday night so everyone has a chance to par-ticipate in the bidding fun,” said Richardson.

Professional artist and Sisters resident Randall Tillery contributed two art pieces to the effort this year, one piece for the Saturday-evening event and auction, and a doorframe piece for the Common Canvas project.

Both of the pieces that Tillery donated this year feature illustrations from Grand Teton National Park including mountains, grassy ar-eas and buffalo. His “Opening Doors” piece is designed to provide the impression of looking out onto the scene as if you could step out the door and into the park. Tillery included quotes on the piece related to the environment from John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt.

“I wanted to make a statement in a gentle way that our national parks are really import-ant and that we need to protect them,” said Tillery.

Each of the “Opening Doors” pieces has a starting bid of $25 with the option to “Buy It Now.” All of the artwork can be found online at www.sistersfolk.org/2017-moth-artwork. Proxy bidding is welcome. Please call the Folk Festival office at 541-549-4979 for more information.

The Common Canvas project also offers community members the opportunity to create their own postcard art using special wooden postcards available for pickup at Sisters Art Works. The postcards are designed to resemble doorways, and participants are asked to illus-trate or write about a door they would like to walk through in 2017.

“There are several ways to participate in Common Canvas, and postcards are really ac-cessible to everyone,” said Yoder. “It doesn’t matter how old you are or if you think you are an artist or not. You can write, paint, or do whatever you want. This could be a way to tap into your inner artist that you might not even know exists.”

All of the postcards will become part of an installation piece that will be on display at Sisters Art Works through the end of the year, when the postcards will be mailed back to their creators with the hope that people were successful in opening those doors. Completed postcards are due back to Sisters Art Works by Friday, May 12, or at the Belfry the night of the Art Celebration, where a postcard-making table will be set up for artists of all ages.

As part of the MOTH Art Stroll on Friday evening, The Belfry will host a Community Art Celebration, including several Common Can-vas art projects. Beginning at 5 p.m. a full-size door, also donated by Orepac, will be available for embellishment by community members. Art supplies will be provided.

“People are welcome to bring something they would like to ‘adorn’ the door with,” said Richardson. “We’ll have an art instructor coor-dinating the door decorating to provide advice if needed. You don’t have to be an artist to par-ticipate – we want everyone’s artistic ‘signature’ on the door in some way.”

Community support for the Common Can-vas effort is much appreciated by Richardson and Yoder. In addition to the materials donat-ed by OrePac, The Roundhouse Foundation provided funding for the Common Canvas projects. The alignment of the project with foundation goals was clear, according to Kathy Deggendorfer, trustee of the foundation.

“The Roundhouse Foundation has always been interested in creative thought,” said Deg-gendorfer. “What better way to see things from a wide range of perspectives than to offer the same blank ‘canvas’ to a group of artists and see just what amazing things they can come up with. We love to work with the Sisters Folk Festival — they have the same sense of com-munity engagement that The Roundhouse Foundation loves to foster.”

The effort is all about inclusion, and using the arts to bring people together, said Yoder.

“We hope that everyone realizes that they are an artist, too, and have something to offer,” said Yoder.

To view or bid on the “Opening Doors” door frame artwork check the main down-stairs room at Sisters Art Works. To pick up postcards, visit Sisters Art Works at 204 W. Ad-ams Ave., Suite 204 in Sisters. For information online: www.sistersfolk.org.

Common Canvas Community Artby Bridget McGinn, for The Bulletin Special Projects

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STEVE MATHEWS (SOLD)“Fresh Fish”

VICTORIA MAIDEN - Student Artist“In My Backyard”

RITA GAROLIS-MACDONALD“Moonshadow”

ANN RICHARDSON“Moon Over Mountain”

DELIA HOYT - Student Artist“Come Out When You’re Ready”

RICK JUDY“Tough Winter”

MADISON KING - Student Artist“Nature Walk”

DAVID KINKER“The Door Within”

ROSALIE VAN NESS“New Doors ... Old Fabric”

BARBARA BERRY (SOLD)“Morning Quail”

VICTORIA BOUCHER (SOLD)“Love Opens Doors”

GLEN CORBETT“Bee’s Door”

KATHY DEGGENDORFER“Waiting To Go For A Walk”

JANICE DRUIAN“Open To The Sky”

RANDALL TILLERY (SOLD)“The Tetons Call”

JUDY THOMAS“Peace of Art”

KELLEY SALBER“Into The Wild”

EMMA BOYER - Student Artist“Flower Paradise”

Common Canvas is a community-involved art project. The “Opening Doors” art pieces were created and donated by local artists. The unique door frames were crafted and gener-ously donated by OrePac Building Products. Funding for the Common Canvas project was provided by The Roundhouse Foundation.

The “Opening Doors” art pieces are avail-able for bidding during regular business hours at Sisters Art Works at 204 W. Adams Ave.

Common Canvas Silent Auction closes 6 p.m. Friday, May 12.

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