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“Lookin’ Up”

Community Parade, Art Stroll, Art Auction and EntertainmentFriday-Saturday, April 13-14

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PARADE, ART STROLL & PERFORMING ARTS EVENING: Friday, April 13 | ART AUCTION & PARTY: Saturday, April 14

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Additional Event Sponsors:Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks • FinePine Lodge & Conference Center • Lange Winery • The Bulletin • Caldera • KOHD • Tate & Tate Catering • Three Creeks Brewing Co. •

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My Own Two Hands

EVENTS“Lookin’ Up” Community ParadeFriday, April 13 • 4 - 4:30 p.m.Now in its third year, the community parade will feature children’s work depicting this year’s theme as interpreted by local artists and community members through My Own Two Hands’ Common Canvas Project.

Art StrollFriday, April 13 • 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.From FivePine Lodge and Conference Center to Clearwater Gallery, enjoy musical performances at 17 locations and see displayed art created by professionals and students of the Sisters School District. See the next page of this event guide for a map and a list of stroll locations.

Performing Arts EveningFriday, April 13 • 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.At FivePine Lodge and Conference Center, music at the Performing Arts Evening will be provided by students of the Americana Project. Tickets, including entertainment and food, can be purchased at the door for $10, or $5 for music only.

Art Auction & PartySaturday, April 14 • Starts at 6 p.m.Benefit art auction and party at Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks includes live and silent auctions for art by regional artists and students of the Sisters School District. Advance ticket purchase required. Call 541-549-4979.

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by Gregg Morris, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Sisters is truly a special town. You can take away the mountain views or cowboy facade, and you’re still left with what gives Sisters its undeniable appeal: the people.

As a community, Sisters regularly manages to rally support for worthwhile causes through world-class fundraising and special events.

My Own Two Hands (MOTH) has been a dominant force in educational program fundraising for the past 12 years. Themed “Lookin’ Up,” the 2012 edition of MOTH will take place Friday and Saturday, April 13-14, in locations throughout Sisters.

MOTH, anchored by its more than 100 visual artists, is a fundraiser for the Sisters Americana Project, an educational outreach program of Sisters Folk Festival. A two-day community event celebrating performance and visual arts, MOTH provides its patrons with top-quality artwork and music.

“Having hundreds or even thousands of people come together and support such a worthwhile cause truly makes this a remarkable event,” says Brad Tisdel, executive director of Sisters Folk Festival. “It is an extraordinary coming together of a community made up of artists, musicians, as well as patrons.”

The event kicks off Friday, April 13 with

the Community Parade at 4 p.m. Event sponsor, BendBroadband, is inviting all black Labs to come out and help celebrate their mascot, Scout’s, birthday.

Also marching will be Sisters school students parading art they created in their classrooms.

At 3:30 p.m. begins an Art Stroll throughout downtown Sisters. While guests are perusing the art pieces, live music will be provided at 17 stroll locations by local musicians, many of whom directly offer their talents and knowledge in the Sisters School District classrooms throughout the school year.

Friday’s Performing Arts Evening begins at 6:30 p.m. at the FivePine Conference Center. Three Creeks Brewing Co. will serve food and beer. Entertainment will be provided by the young artists the fundraiser is aiming to help, the students of the Americana Project.

Saturday’s event will be the Art Auction and Party,

held annually at Ponderosa Forge and Ironworks. Beginning at 6 p.m., the festivities will feature great food, live music by 3 Leg Torso, and both silent and live auctions.

“The Saturday event is about getting to the heart of what the Americana Project is all about,” says Katy Yoder, development director for Sisters Folk Festival.

The annual fundraising event bringing artists and the community together for the benefit of arts education in Sisters schools.

at this year’s My Own Two Hands

SISTERSAMERICANAPROJECT

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Americana Project Partners & Supporters: The Roundhouse Foundation • Chichester DuPont Foundation • Oregon Community Foundation • JG Edwards Fund • Ward Family Fund • TJ Education Fund • Todd and Lorri Taylor Fund & Robert W. and Marjorie C. Chandler Discretionary Subfund • Marie Lamfrom Charitable Fund • PGE Foundation • Oregon Arts Commission • Starview Foundation • Caldera • Two Old Hippies/Breedlove Guitar Co. • Bank of the Cascades • Mike Ilg • Cris Converse • Lois Ball • Gerald & Joan Griffiths • Bruce & Marleen Rognlien • Sisters Park and Recreation District

“It’s the gift this program gives to the kids.”

‘Lookin’ Up’ to ArtistsThe theme, “Lookin’ Up,” was

selected by the MOTH committee out of a group of theme suggestions taken throughout the year.

“We look for a theme that has a visual component and will evoke different creative responses from our various artists,” says Yoder.

MOTH seems to have entered into a co-beneficial agreement with the artists who donate their works. In essence, the artists — some of whom have been offering up pieces for a decade — donate their time and creativity to an event that supports their very livelihood.

“We do everything we can to support the artists who donate to the auction,” says Yoder. “All artists get two tickets to the party as well as tickets to the Winter Concert Series.

“And because the art is showcased on our website, the artists tend to donate quality pieces as a way to promote themselves.”

Another way MOTH brings together artists from the community is through its Common Canvas Project. Using the main theme as a suggestion, the local artists create a piece together that is displayed and auctioned off.

The Sisters Americana Project is entering its 12th

year of supporting the arts within the Sisters School District. An award-winning arts education program, the Sisters Americana Project provides programming, scholarships and guest lecturers to the schools.

MOTH began in 2001 with the theme “Painted Strings.” Artists used donated, unplayable guitars as the backdrop of their work. Each year’s theme, from “Painted Strings” to “Kite Strings” to “Lookin’ Up,” challenges the

community to come together for a celebration of the arts.

The community involvement almost overshadows the money collected. Last year alone, MOTH raised more than $114,000 for arts education.

When you combine the volunteers, community involvement and fundraising, you begin to

understand why “Sisters Country” truly is a unique and caring

community.

After 12 years in the Sisters School District, the Sisters Americana Project has made a positive impact on thousands of students, and a tremendous contribution to the community of Sisters and Central Oregon. The Americana Project, an educational outreach program of Sisters Folk Festival Inc., provides opportunities for young people to express themselves creatively in many ways including writing songs, singing, performing, recording/engineering, building guitars and ukuleles, and many visual arts mediums.

Through initial funding from Bank of the Cascades, Sisters Folk Festival created the Americana Project Arts Outreach Scholarship fund. Started to ensure financial hardship would not be a barrier for Sisters students, the scholarships allow children to participate in arts related classes and programs. SFF partnered with Family Access Network to reach those most in need.

The support from the community throughout the year and during the My Own Two Hands celebration helps continue the innovative and award-winning arts-education programming. Thank you for your contribution and support. Below is a list of programs we provide in the arts through the Sisters Americana Project in the Sisters School District.

Sisters High School• Scholarship awards for graduating students in visual and performing arts• Scholarships to Americana Song Academy and Song Academy for Youth• SHS Americana Project class: provides teacher support, materials, guitars/instruments, recording studio, songwriting, and performing opportunities• National, regional and local guest artists/mentors in classroom• Audio engineering instruction/production of Americana Project CD release• Common Canvas Community Arts Day • Annual gift to SHS art, choir and music departments • Administration and funding for Americana Community Luthier Program • Annual gift to SHS Guitar-building program and scholarships for students

Sisters Middle School• SMS Americana Project class teacher, visual-arts instruction, materials, guitars/instruments, songwriting, guitar playing, performing• Workshops/materials to all three Sisters Schools for My Own Two Hands• Americana Project Guitar Club funding for after-school art classes• National, regional and local guest artists/mentors in classroom

Sisters Elementary School• Visual-arts teacher training at SES by local artists to ensure 100 percent student participation• On-staff arts coordinator for My Own Two Hands • Materials in support of My Own Two Hands art workshops at SES• National, regional and local guest artists/mentors in classroom

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by Bunny Thompson, for The Bulletin Special Projects

A ‘common canvas’ can take on many forms especially in the artistic town of Sisters and especially for the My Own Two Hands art extravaganza. In honor of this year’s theme, Lookin’ Up, the common canvases are wooden kites.

The idea for a community-wide common art project began in 2001 with Painted Strings. Used guitars were donated and area artists painted and embellished the guitars in a distinctive style that represented their art. My Own Two Hands celebrates the community and demonstrates how each individual in that community can change things for the better by using their own special skills-their own two hands.

“Every year we give professional artists and community artists a common format to create their artwork around a common theme,” said Folk Festival Executive Director Brad Tisdel. “It brings together people around town. Each year is different and the Common Canvas is unique to that

year. This year we distributed 18 wooden kites around the community. It’s a communal project and it’s great fun to see the interpretation of the theme.”

A second Common Canvas was a new and different type of canvas. A group of Sisters High School students had an opportunity to participate in a glass workshop. Local glass artist Susie Zeitner is the owner of Z Glass Act in Sisters, a company producing handmade glass artisan pieces that are fired then signed and dated.

Zeitner contacted Tisdel and offered to give a workshop for high school students interested in this medium. She distributed pieces of glass for the students to work on during the workshop, then fired the glass pieces to their finished form. These special pieces will be on display at FivePine Conference Center and auctioned off during the Performing Arts Evening.

The finished wooden kites will also be on display all together during the My Own Two Hands Art Stroll Friday April 13 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. The kites will be auctioned off during the Art Auction and Party on Saturday.

MY OWN TWO HANDS PARADE & COMMON CANVAS PROJECT: Sisters Community “Lookin’ Up”

Lookin’ Up In the BreezeLocal artists turn ‘kites’ into art as this year’s Common Canvas Project.

Each year, the production of My Own Two Hands requires the efforts of so many people, from the artists who donate their work to the buyers whose purchases provide much-needed funding for Americana programs in all the Sisters schools. Between those two groups are all the volunteers who give so generously of their time and talents to make MOTH a reality.

Volunteers process the art intake, deliver and pick up the art to the stroll locations, organize the student parade groups on Friday, help in the office, clean and decorate Ponderosa Forge in preparation for Saturday evening,

deliver and set up equipment, check in attendees, serve as bartenders and auction spotters, wrap all the artwork after purchase, clean up the Forge on Sunday, and a myriad of other tasks too numerous to mention.

On behalf of the Sisters Folk Festival Board of Directors and staff, and all the students in our community who will benefit from their participation in the Americana Project, a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all of you who have given your heart and hands to make the 2012 My Own Two Hands weekend possible.

A A Thank YouThank You to our to our VolunteersVolunteers

Community ParadeCommunity ParadeFriday, April 13, 4 p.m.As part of this year’s My Own Two Hands celebration, local artists and community members of all ages created and decorated items for display during the Community Parade, Art Stroll and Art Auction and Party.

“Each year, we come up with a theme we think will spark people’s creativity that at the same time has some sort of uplifting message and is broad enough to be interpreted in a variety of ways,” said Katy Yoder, development director for Sisters Folk Festival.

This year’s uplifting message: “Lookin’ Up.”

On Saturday, March 10, both adults and children gathered in the Sisters Middle School art room to express their creativity with projects relating to the theme.

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“LOOKIN’ UP” COMMUNITY PARADE ROUTE & ART STROLL LOCATIONS: Friday, April 13

Art Stroll 2012Friday, April 13, 3:30-6:30 p.m.

1. Sisters Art Works Building 204 W Adams Ave.Music By Americana Project Students

2. Angeline’s Bakery & Cafe 121 W Main Ave.Music by Patrick Lombardi

3. Sisters Feed and Supply 102 E Main Ave.Music by Doug Williams

4. Abigail’s on Main 192 E Main Ave.

5. Bank of the Cascades 272 E Main St.

6. Metamorphosis 161 N Elm St., Ste. CMusic by Willie Carmichael

7. Clearwater Gallery 391 E Cascade Ave.Music by Katie & Doug Cavanaugh

8. Stitchin’ Post 311 W Cascade Ave.Music by Allan Byer

9. Mackenzie Creek Mercantile 290 W Cascade Ave.

10. Depot Cafe 250 W Cascade Ave.Music by The Elderley Brothers

11. The Jewell 221 W Cascade Ave., Ste. A

12. Alpaca By Design 140 W Cascade Ave.

13. Common Threads 161 E Cascade Ave.Music by Hobbs Magaret

14. Slick’s Que Co. 240 E Cascade Ave.Music by Americana Project Students

15. Metolius Property Sales 290 E Cascade Ave.Music by David Z

16. Village Interiors 370 E Cascade Ave.

17. Desert Charm 161 S Elm St.

18. Blazin’ Saddles 413 W Hood Ave., Unit AMusic by Chris Patrick & Friends

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

20. Paulina Springs Books 252 W Hood Ave.Music by Jin Cornelius & Friends

21. Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop 252 W Hood Ave.

22. Don Terra Artworks 222 W Hood Ave.Music by Jamie Houghton & Dave Skelton

23. Navigator News 143 E Hood Ave.Music by Steve Neth

24. BendBroadband 175 S Elm St.Music by Jeremiah Rush

25. Melvin’s Fir St. Market 160 S Fir St.

25. Cork Cellars 175 S Elm St.Music by Joe Leonardi

26. FivePine Lodge & Conf. Center 1021 Desperado Tr.Music by Americana Project Students

27. Three Creeks Brewing Co. 721 Desperado Ct.

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ART AUCTION & PARTY: Saturday, April 14 • Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks, Sisters

A Big Thank You to These FolksThe My Own Two Hands committee: Brad Tisdel, Katy Yoder, Pete Rathbun, Travis Ehrenstrom, Sue Stafford, Kit Stafford, Pamela Burry, and Steve Mathews. Sisters Folk Festival Board of Directors: Jim Cornelius, Jack McGowan, Jim Cunningham, Jay Mather, Steve Mathews, Marean Jordan, Sue Boettner, Debbie Newport and Jeff Wester.

We are also deeply grateful to Kathy Deggendorfer, Dennis Turmon Auctioneer Services, Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks, FivePine Lodge & Conference Center, Three Creeks Brewing Co., Fullhart Insurance of Sisters, Ray’s Food Place, Cork Cellars, Sisters Rental, Mission Linen, Sonic Solutions, Sisters School District, and all of our generous sponsors.

Kit Stafford, Pamela Burry, Rick Johnson, Clay Warburton, Paul Alan Bennett, John Simpkins, Annie Painter, Bethany Gunnarson, Tony Cosby, Bill MacDonald, Chuck Newport, Sage & Lynne Dorsey, Curtiss Abbott Photographer, Eric Gunson, Susan Johnson, Tracy Curtis, Ann Richardson & Clyde Dildine, PJ Hunter, Spurge Cochran, John Griffith, Jeri Buckmann, Lorraine Albertson, Sue Burck, Nan Saldi, all participating art stroll musicians, and a big thank you to all contributing visual artists and non-art contributors, without whom the My Own Two Hands fundraiser each year would not be possible.

Sisters Folk Arts CircleWe are deeply grateful to our Sisters Folk Arts Circle members, who with their participation make a lasting difference to our organization. For an annual membership with Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. you receive tickets to all our marquee events and help tremendously with our efforts to provide yearlong cultural-arts and education opportunities. New members are encouraged to join the “family” of Sisters Folk Festival, and are welcome to join today; just give us a call at 541-549-4979, and we’ll sign you up.

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SUSAN ADAMS: “From the Beginning - Pair of Clay Vases”Picture your decorative arrangements in these tall clay vases. Black, teal and a hint of carnelian red, they are slab constructed with a mix of porcelain and stoneware, carved and fired. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

GARY ALBERTSON: “Spirit Water”In 2011, landscape photographer Gary Albertson lost his sight to a rare form of glaucoma, in spite of four surgeries by a leading team of vision specialists. Determined to find a way to continue his art, he per-severed, using what little peripheral vision remained. This image is his first photo since losing his sight, and was captured without assistance. He is looking up. Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop; Sponsor: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

WALTER ALEXANDER: “Trio”Trio is a mixed media work that combines both acrylic painting and low relief sculpture at once. I first sculpt the horses, commit them to a mold, then a mold result is glued down on a heavily gesso wood panel, then metal flake is added to bronze paint with patina defining the horses. Stroll Location: Desert Charm; Sponsor: Jim & Dana Cunningham

SARAH ROWLAND & FRANCOIS ARENDS: “Room For a View”The subject speaks for itself (if it could speak). Sisters residents Francois Arends and Sarah Rowland share their love of natural materials in a whimsical giraffe made of cherrywood and stone. Stroll Location: Angeline’s; Sponsor: Farmers Insurance of Sisters

KATE ASPEN: “Look Up to the Stars!”Look up; wish upon a star! Aspen’s magic sterling silver necklace sparkles like the stars over Sisters with a combination of labradorite and antique glass beads.Stroll Location: Mackenzie Creek Trading Co.; Spon-sor: Dyer Construction & Renovation Inc.

GORDON K. BAKER: “Alaska Range Cathedral Spires”The high mountains south of Denali National Park are a mighty range, sacred to Native Americans and looked up to by all. Baker’s plein-air oil painting willl add grandeur to a home. Stroll Location: Sisters Cof-fee; Sponsor: Construction Management Services Inc.

KAY BAKER: “Lift Up Your Eyes”Plein-air artist Kay Baker asks the viewer to look up to the majesty of Mt. Washington, and moreover, to the majesty of God’s creation. The grandeur of the

mountains contrasts with the quiet serenity of the cattle in the pasture. Stroll Location: BendBroadband Stroll Location; Sponsor: Davis Towing & Tires

GENE BALDWIN: “Custom Hat”The name of this hat is “Killeen.” It is made of 100 percent beaver fur in whiskey color. The brim is fin-ished off with leather, stitched around the edge. Your hat will be of the color and fashion you desire. Stroll Location: FivePine Lodge; Sponsor: The Roundhouse Foundation

NANCY BECKER: “A Pair of Pears”Nancy has won several awards of excellence in her medium. Her passion is to drink color from nature, then express it through hot glass. Stroll Location: Bank of the Cascades; Sponsor: High Desert Hair

DANAE BENNETT-MILLER: “Danae Bennett-Miller”Danae is well-known for her bronze sculptures and her love of horses. This piece captures the playful na-ture of the horse. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Jen’s Garden

MARVIN BENSON: “Boots”Put on your boots and look up! Benson was drawn to intarsia, described as “painting with wood,” through his love for the beauty of different types of wood. Stroll Location: Sisters Feed & Supply; Sponsor: Caldera

WENDY BIRNBAUM: “Salud”Traveling in Patagonia, Argentina, Wendy and her husband discovered Volver, a historic restaurant in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. She captured this table setting, a toast to well-being, using a water glass as a tripod. Stroll Location: Melvin’s Fir St. Market & Cork Cellars; Sponsor: Jen’s Garden

CROW BLACK: “Ocean Jasper and Mookaite Earrings”You can feel like a world traveler in Black’s earrings, which are waiting for that special person to add her style. Ocean jasper is from Madagascar, and Mookaite is a stone from Australia. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Fullhart Insurance Agency Inc.

CROW BLACK: “Silver Earrings”Black wove textures into the metal of one pair of sterling silver earrings, while the second pair are hoops flattering to any style. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: The Paper Place

CROW BLACK: “Sonora Sunrise Pendant and Earrings”The flash of color at sunrise, is captured in this pendant and matching earrings. The stones are set in sterling silver. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Green Ridge Physical Therapy

CROW BLACK: “Covered Blue Jar”What treats will you put in this celestial blue covered jar, which is entirely food safe. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Cascade Liquidators

CROW BLACK: “Maury Mountain Agate and Rosetta Stone Earrings”You can see nature in the texture of these earrings, made of Australian Rosetta Stone, set in sterling silver. A second pair of earrings̀ are formed from Oregon Maury Mountain agate. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks

CROW BLACK: “Life Goes On”The cycle of life in the forest is depicted in silhouette on this creamy bowl. This piece 10-1/2 inch piece will complement nearly any party table. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Deschutes Brewery

CROW BLACK: “Oregon Obsidian Earrings”Oregon Obsidian is the stone of choice for two pair of earrings, one lace obsidian, the other snowflake obsidian. The stones hang from sterling silver wires. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Les Schwab Tire Centers

CROW BLACK: “Brown Bowl”A freeform design of beige, gold, and brown, this hand-crafted, 10-1/2-inch ceramic bowl can add warmth to your dinner table. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: BendBroadband

CROW BLACK: “Napkin Rings (8)”Delicate dragonflies decorate a set of eight creamy beige ceramic napkin rings. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Rheuben DMD

CROW BLACK: “Dragonfly Bowl”A delicate dragonfly soars upward on this simple, modern, creamy ceramic bowl. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Central Bark

COURTNEY BLUST: “First Year” (Student Art)Inspired by birds and birdhouses, Courtney created a unique wreath using bright colors. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: The Gallery Restaurant

KATELYN BOOTH: “A Lifelong Friendship” (Student Art)The story of this piece is the relationship between a little girl and a horse. Like many little girls, this one looks up to and bonds with her horse. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Sisters Rental

BOB BOUSQUET: “Two Walnut Bowls”Bousquet’s walnut bowls are pleasing to the touch and sight, and useful for serving nuts, hors d’oeuvres, or you name it. Bob uses woods native to the North-west. Stroll Location: Metolius Property Sales; Sponsor: Tate & Tate Catering

JAYSON BOWERMAN: “Pour”Pour your microbrew from a handle that’s a custom Breedlove headstock, fashioned from Wood and Mother of Pearl. Jayson’s tap handle includes a dispensing and pouring unit, a keg from Deschutes Brewery and live entertainment. Stroll Location: Slick’s Que Co.; Sponsor: Two Old Hippies & Breedlove Guitars

TAMARA BRICKER PIERCE: “Memory”Tamara’s inspiration comes from flying, looking down at landscapes and interpreting them as an abstract painting. Stroll Location: Metamorphosis Hair & Skin Renewal; Sponsor: Ray’s Food Place

JANIT BROCKWAY: “Year of the Water Dragon (Common Canvas)”The Water Dragon stands for strength and prosper-ity. The water dragon appears every 60 years in the Chinese zodiac. This is the year of the Water Dragon. Stroll Location: Navigator News; Sponsor: RE/MAX LLC

ADRIENNE BROWN: “High Desert Red”This women’s small vest is knitted of 100 percent alpaca. If you are the lucky bidder, please do not wash in Woolite; hand wash with mild soap in cool water or dry clean. Stroll Location: Alpaca By Design; Sponsor: Mayes Architecture

HELEN BROWN: “Ascent”This painting is about optimism. The staircase leads to a good place, whatever that place is for the viewer. Brown is upbeat and directs herself toward the posi-tive aspects of today’s world. Stroll Location: Sisters Coffee; Sponsor: Les Schwab Tire Centers

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

by Al Krause

by Conrad Weiler

by Courtney Parker-Sahlberg

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JOYCE BURKE BROWN: “Looking Up and To Nature”Joyce has a love for many media, primarily fabric and batik. This piece is inspired by looking up to the mountains and inward to our spiritual connection with nature. Stroll Location: Desert Charm; Sponsor: Sisters Drug & Gift Co.

JOHN BRUGUIER: “Where I Wanna Be”There’s a fish on, and things are lookin’ up! A Montana native, John has lived in Central Oregon for 10 years while raising his five children who have benefitted from the Americana Program. This is his thanks. Stroll Location: Village Interiors; Sponsor: The Fly Fisher’s Place

JUSTINE BRUGUIER: “Curving Strings” (Student Art)Our beautiful mountains and our creativity as a whole, the Folk Festival, and Americana are all depicted in Justine’s student work. Stroll Location: Paulina Springs Books; Sponsor: Mission Linen Supply Inc.

JOANN BURGESS: “Mountain Majesty”JoAnn’s love of nature is reflected in this pastel. She uses color, textures, and light to create an exciting jour-ney of the senses. Stroll Location: The Jewel; Sponsor: Shake, Log and Timber, LLC

NANCY BUSHAW: “Up With the Sun”The early morning sun hits the peaks of the Wallowa mountains just outside of Joseph, Oregon. There was fresh snow in the high country, and the colors of the morning were irresistable. Stroll Location: Common Threads; Sponsor: Brand 33 at Aspen Lakes

LAURA CAMPBELL: “One Small Step for Birds; One Giant Leap for Penguins”With wings ready for flight, the flightless penguin is ready to fulfill its dream, or at least try. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Green Ridge Physical Therapy

PATRICIA CAPPS (DONOR): “Winter Quail”Looking up through the snow, the male and female quail wait patiently for spring to arrive. This original work by Jennifer Lake is donated by Patricia Capps. Stroll Location: Metolius Property Sales; Sponsor: Sisters Rental

BETTY CARLSMITH: “Common Canvas”Profiles of women, a big silver bangle earring, and bright colors are featured on Betty Carlsmith’s common canvas kite. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Caldera

YVONNE CHELEW: “Afghan #2 - Jewel Tones”Things will be lookin’ up when you wrap yourself in one of Yvonne’s afghans. The jewel tones are warm and the afghan is crochetted from easy-care acrylic yarn. Stroll Location: Desert Charm; Sponsor: Starview Foundation

YVONNE CHELEW: “Afghan #1 - Autumn Splendor”The colors of autumn — green, orange and gold — are as warm as you will be when you snuggle under Yvonne’s afghan. Stroll Location: Desert Charm; Spon-sor: Starview Foundation

LES COOPER: “Sunrise”The wonder of wood is that you will never tire of looking up at it. Les depicts the rising sun in a mixed-woods piece that will enhance any wall. Stroll Loca-tion: FivePine Lodge; Sponsor: Deschutes Brewery

LES COOPER: “Box of Secrets”Your jewelry or other treasures can have a new home in Les Cooper’s “Box of Secrets,” made of walnut, maple and purple heart. The covered box has a removable tray in the upper compartment, and a lower drawer with dividers. Stroll Location: Mackenzie Creek Trading Co.; Sponsor: Pony Express

CRISTINA ACOSTA & TOLLEY MARNEY: “Devotion III”Cristina Acosta’s mixed-media embossment celebrates love, devotion and partnership. Stroll Location: Alpaca By Design; Sponsor: High Desert Frameworks!

TRACY CURTIS: “Billowing Sky”Tracy’s scarf represents the billowing clouds we frequently see in our Central Oregon skies. It contains remnants from a vintage dressing gown, vintage glass buttons, all fused with a merino wool/silk fiber. Stroll Location: Navigator News; Sponsor: Farmers Insurance of Sisters

MITCH & MICHELLE DEADRICK: “Looking Up Through the Window”Mitch and Michelle, potters for Black Butte Ranch for 30 years, incorporate stones and nature in their work. This piece features a view of the mountains through a window. Stroll Location: Three Creeks Brewing Com-pany; Sponsor: Mayes Architecture

ASHLEY DEAN: “Just Passing Through”As the steller jay sounds the alarm, the Rocky Mountain elk looks up from his otherwise peaceful afternoon. Ashley’s careful attention to detail comes from years of work with biologists and art directors. Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop; Sponsor: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

KATHY DEGGENDORFER: “Looking Down the Road”Kathy is already looking forward to next year! Down the road! Her watercolor captures the beauty of our area, where the forest meets the high desert, under the blue, blue sky. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Clearwater Gallery

DEPOT CAFE: “Dinner With Depot Cafe”A wonderful private dinner with friends at the Depot Cafe, on the closest date available of your request. Live music will be provided by Sisters Folk Festival Execu-tive Director Brad Tisdel. Stroll Location: Depot Cafe; Sponsor: Depot Cafe

SAGE DORSEY: “Bench”Merging his love of woodworking and supporting Sisters Folk Festival is one of Sage’s passions. His black walnut bench is just begging to find its way to a new and loving home. Stroll Location: Village Interiors; Sponsor: Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks

JANICE DRUIAN: “Above the Cliffs”Whether it’s the vast and still desert or remnants of the past, it is Janice’s goal to paint in such a way that evokes a “sense of place,” and a tribute to the beauty of the West. Stroll Location: Paulina Springs Books; Sponsor: Jen’s Garden

BYRON H DUDLEY: “Glowing Cottonwood in Zion”At the end of a year-long journey dealing with mela-noma, this photo of a single yellow cottonwood tree glowing in the morning sunlight represents a celebra-tion of photographer Byron Dudley’s recovery from cancer. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: South Valley Bank & Trust

LAURENCE DYER: “Small Box”This tiny fly box of mango and rosewood has a light green agate knob. Laurence contributed six handmade wooden boxes to this year’s auction and guided his grandson Andrew to his first contribution. Stroll Loca-tion: Blazin Saddles; Sponsor: Sisters Rental

ANDREW DYER: “2 Wood Boxes - Mango, Purple Heart, Rosewood”Three Sisters are depicted on Andrew Dyer’s wood box. The combination of mango, purpple heart and rosewood is a stellar reflection of Andrew’s talent, nurtured by his grandfather, Laurence. Stroll Location: Blazin Saddles; Sponsor: The Roundhouse Foundation

LAURENCE DYER: “Large Fly Box”The largest of three fly boxes made and donated by Laurence Dyer, this mango, lovewood and deerhorn combination is perfect to display your finest handmade flies. Stroll Location: Blazin Saddles; Sponsor: Pony Express

LAURENCE DYER: “Large Jewerly Box”Laurence’s walnut and monkeywood jewelry box has three small drawers, each with a deerhorn handle. Laurence picks a piece of wood and fashions the piece, based on the best size and design for that piece. Stroll Location: Blazin Saddles; Sponsor: Cuppa Yo

LAURENCE DYER: “Fly Box”Mango and purpleheart make up one of three small wooden fly boxes. You can display your most intricate hand-made flies in this attractive wooden box. Stroll Location: Blazin Saddles; Sponsor: Construction Man-agement Services Inc.

LAURENCE DYER: “Large Jewelry Box”Attention to detail and a love of woodworking shines in this large jewelry box, featuring a single compart-ment with a lift-out tray and made of mango and claro black walnut. Stroll Location: Blazin Saddles; Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Rheuben DMD

LAURENCE DYER: “Large Jewelry Box”This oak and purple heart jewelry box features gor-geous inlay and a lift-out tray. Stroll Location: Blazin Saddles; Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

JACKIE ERICKSON: “Gathering Basket”The gathering basket is made from recycled cotton clothesline and hand-stamped batiks. Jackie brings 30 years of experience as a quilter and fiber artist to her work. Stroll Location: The Stichin’ Post; Sponsor: Tate & Tate Catering

by Roger White and Steve Mathews

by Dario H. Navia Pohl

by Gordon K. Baker

by Heidi Kershaw

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STEVEN FRANDSEN: “Oracle”An Oracle addresses what you already know through riddle, metaphor, divination, and symbols. Steve breathes life back into the dry bones, ruins and relics of nature, hinting at the trickster. Stroll Location: Paulina Springs Books; Sponsor: The Roundhouse Foundation

CRYSTAL FRANKS: “Crystal Rain”You look up in a blur of white and feel light, cool snowflakes on your face, as depicted in Franks’ necklace of sterling silver, chrysoprase, Peruvian opal, white Labradorite and moonstone. Stroll Location: Common Threads; Sponsor: The Paper Place

ROD FREDERICK: “Sky Walkers”The serene outdoors seem at odds with the wild and crazy character of this artist, who is as famous for his paintings as he is for his sense of humor and gaudy shirts! “Sky Walkers” is a wonderful interpretation of this year’s theme. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Clearwater Gallery

LIZ GANJI: “Clouds Up Over South Sister”The idea of this painting was born as Liz stood looking up at the edge of Sparks Lake one September afternoon, watching a blue sky in motion. The lake was so clear that the reflection of clouds could be seen perfectly on the surface of the water just movin’ along. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Clearwater Gallery

SHOSHANNA GAUTHIER: “Loves Me, Loves Me Not” (Student Art)Based on the game of picking petals from a daisy, this piece is an encouraging symbol to “look up” and stay positive in love. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: The Gallery Restaurant

DYRK GODBY: “Released”Godby of Sisters, an internationally collected Western artist, creates each piece with a single charcoal pencil, incorporating fine details and historical accuracy. Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop; Sponsor: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

BETHANY GUNNARSON: “Home In Gold”Bethany’s mixed-media piece, fashioned of paper, fabric, thread and acrylic paint, suggest we are only ever-hanging in the present, with past and future on either ends of that wire. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Cascade Liquidators

ERIC GUNSON: “Winter Skies”This is Eric’s third version of “Winter Skies,” a quilted wall hanging inspired by the beautiful skies over Sisters. Stroll Location: The Stichin’ Post; Sponsor: Pony Express

JIM HAGER: “Hotel California”Hager’s interpretation of “Hotel California” — oil on canvas. Just keep looking up, from the sidewalk to the windows, the balcony, and the sky above. Stroll Location: Angeline’s; Sponsor: Advanced Systems Portable Restrooms Inc.

BILL HAMILTON: “Iris”Flowers are always “Looking Up” and in spring. This watercolor iris inspires optimism and hope. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Mission Linen Supply Inc.

SYDNEY HARRISON: “Through the Trees”Sydney expresses her gratitude for the outdoors and Central Oregon in this fabric-art pillow. She enjoys seeing what happens with the fabrics as she works with them. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Spon-sor: Davis Towing & Tires

JACK HARTMAN: “Sage’s Fly”Intricate details of a hand-tied fly is depicted in “Sage’s Fly.” Jack loves painting and has time to pursue his passion. Stroll Location: Navigator News; Sponsor: The Fly Fisher’s Place

JACK HARTMAN: “Lynne’s Cow”Fluffy clouds float by Lynne’s Cow in this original oil painting. Stroll Location: Sisters Feed & Supply; Spon-sor: Brand 33 at Aspen Lakes

JACK HARTMAN: “Common Canvas”Our Three Sisters and blue sky decorate Jack’s Com-mon Canvas kite. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: BendBroadband

MAX HEDREN: “Peter Rowan Guitar” (Student Art)This guitar is signed by Peter Rowan, who played with the Grateful Dead and others. It has a mother-of-pearl Outlaw logo inlay on the neck. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: South Valley Bank & Trust

HALEY HEDREN: “Illumination” (Student Art)Haley spent almost three weeks traveling through Europe on her own last summer. The scuba diver is her, and though she spent two weeks looking down, our future is looking up, ahead of us. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Sisters Drug & Gift Co.

BERTA & REX HEISLER: “Vitro de Midas-Gold Fumed Pendant”Berta’s jewelry has metaphoric or symbolic meaning, and dichroic glass can be coupled with symbolism since the color of a dichroic piece can mysteriously change as it is lit from different angles, or seen from different perspectives. Stroll Location: Mackenzie Creek Trading Co.; Sponsor: Jim & Dana Cunningham

ELISE HERRON: “Foundation - Necklace” (Student Art)Elise arranged branches to resemble roots, which are the foundation that allow the tree to grow up. Her jewelry has always been inspired by shapes and objects found in nature. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Cuppa Yo

NORMA HOLMES: “April Afternoon at Cathedral Rock”It was a cold, windy day, but Norma loved the view at Cathedral Rock and decided to paint it anyway, plein-air. Stroll Location: Bank of the Cascades; Sponsor: Sisters Drug & Gift Co.

KIMRY JELEN: “Showgirl”“Showgirl” is moving forward, onward and upward, with great things to come, reflecting the spirit of My Own Two Hands. Stroll Location: Three Creeks Brew-ing Company; Sponsor: High Desert Frameworks!

LOGAN JOHNSON: “French Lights” (Student Art)This is the Eiffel Tower, which people look up to see. Logan is a first-year artist who isn’t afraid to spread his wings and see where he can fly. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Starview Foundation

RICK JUDY: “Follow Me Up”“Follow Me Up” was photographed in Rick’s sister’s Portland garden. Fran’s garden was bursting with en-ergy, from bud to bloom in the sun, giving a powerful message for the cycle of life. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Tory Farr

HEDI KERSHAW: “Necklace and Earrings”Agate, malachite and adventurine run the green spectrum from light to dark in Heidi’s creation. Three sensational moon faces drop from the bottom strand and matching earrings. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Rheuben DMD

HEDI KERSHAW: “Turquoise and Tiger Eye Necklace and Earrings”Colors of nature — turquoise and golden brown tiger eye — alternate in Heidi’s hand-beaded necklace with matching earrings. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: RE/MAX LLC

HEDI KERSHAW: “Pearl and Lapis Necklace and Earrings”The word “royalty” comes to mind when you see Heidi’s pearl and lapis ensemble. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Ray’s Food Place

CHRISTINA KOKESH: “Point of View” (Student Art)Christina depicts the Three Sisters view in a wood box. It’s a view we look up to. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Fullhart Insurance Agency Inc.

AL KRAUSE: “Lunar Landscape”This sunrise image, in stark black and white, was captured at the completion of the total lunar eclipse last December, shot about four miles north of Camp Sherman. Stroll Location: BendBroadband; Sponsor: Construction Management Services Inc.

GARY LEE: “Horse Spirit”Using glass and metal, Gary embodies the spirit of a wild horse in his piece. Gary has been working with fused metal for the past two years. Stroll Location: Village Interiors; Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

DANIELLE LOVEGREN: “Blooming Time” (Student Art)Danielle’s work is based on her poem that begins: “Keep lookin’ up, Keep positive - We’ve still got time - In life to live.” It’s her first attempt at using acrylic paint, and the clock works! Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Shake, Log and Timber, LLC

ERICA LOWRY: “Cup Half-Full” (Student Art)Erica painted a working man holding a half-full cup to show that even in the hardest conditions, we can all have hope and “look up” to a brighter future. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Mission Linen Supply Inc.

SUSAN LUCKEY HIGDON: “Summer Sparkle”“Lookin’ Up” into the trees, you see splashes of color in Susan’s acrylic on canvas. The colors suggest that spring is budding and ready to burst. Stroll Location: Bank of the Cascades; Sponsor: High Desert Frame-works!

RITA GAROLIS MACDONALD: “Nile Moon”The upswept crescent moon symbolizes the optimum time for planting and new beginnings. Peridot, the favored gem of Cleopatra, represents spring and sum-mer leaves, shooting upward, the earth itself. Stroll Location: Common Threads; Sponsor: Jim & Dana Cunningham

BILL MACDONALD: “Tenor Kona Breeze Ukulele”The music created with the Kona Breeze tenor Ukulele is uplifting and feeds the soul. This ukulele is autographed by Festival favorite Martyn Joseph. Stroll Location: BendBroadband Stroll Location; Sponsor: Deschutes Brewery

TOLLEY MARNEY: “Love”Recycled horseshoes take on a heart shape, symbol-izing love. Hang them on your wall for good luck. Stroll Location: Alpaca By Design; Sponsor: Davis Towing & Tires

by Yvonne Chelew

by Gary Lee

by Nancy Becker

by Jane Stevens

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MARY MARQUISS: “Kickin’ Back”In this watercolor, Mary recalls visiting the Alvord Ranch at the foot of the Steens Mountains, where she learned to cut cattle and appreciate the beauty of the landscape. Stroll Location: BendBroadband Stroll Location; Sponsor: The Gallery Restaurant

JAY MATHER: “Lunar Eclipse Over Mount Jefferson”Jay captured the early-morning lunar eclipse of last December. A rare set of circumstances made this image possible: clear skies and the moon in total lunar phase setting just as the early morning light illuminated Mount Jefferson. Stroll Location: Depot Cafe; Sponsor: Dyer Construction & Renova-tion Inc.

ROGER WHITE AND STEVE MATHEWS: “Neon Totem”Steve starts with a big slab and draws, carves and paints. Then Roger adds his neon flash to the design. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Shake, Log and Timber, LLC

DENNIS MCGREGOR: “2006 Sisters Folk Festival Poster Original Art”The original painting that became the poster for the 2006 Sisters Folk Festival, by Dennis McGregor—one-of-a-kind work by one of Sisters’ most treasured artists. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Farmers Insurance of Sisters

MICHAELA MEETER: “Isaiah 4:26” (Student Art)When Michaela thought about “lookin’ up,’ the first thing that came to mind was the sky. She incorpo-rated Isaiah 4:26 into her piece to describe how God created and cares for the universe. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Fullhart Insurance Agency Inc.

SANDY MELCHIORI: “Tennis Anyone”Sandy used her yellow lab Jagger as subject for “Lookin’ Up.” He waits impatiently to play ball, catch a frisbee, or get a bird. His intense eyes fixate on the object of his quest. Stroll Location: Metamorphosis Hair & Skin Renewal; Sponsor: Central Bark

TAMI MERITT: “Rainbow in the Sky”“Lookin’ Up,” A rainbow in the blue sky inspired this necklace. The cord is hand woven braid, representing the sky and clouds, with a sterling silver rainbow of amethyst, blue sapphire, peridot, citrine and garnet. Stroll Location: Common Threads; Sponsor: RE/MAX LLC

KENNETH G. MERRILL: “Electric Blue Glaze - Pottery Bowl”The colors in this bowl spiral out from light to dark in a design that will stand out on any buffet table. Stroll Location: FivePine Lodge; Sponsor: Cuppa Yo

DALTON MOEHNKE: “Icky Thump” (Student Art)Dalton looks up to the White Stripes, his favorite band. Jack White looks up to his sister, drummer Meg, in this picture — pure imagination and music. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Caldera

MOONBEAM GLASSWORKS STUDIO: “3 Piece - Serving Plates”Texture, light and reflection are Jenelle’s muse. Her three-piece serving plates explore the many aspects of fused glass. Stroll Location: Melvin’s Fir St. Market & Cork Cellars; Sponsor: Sisters Athletic Club

JASON NAPIER: “Solo Splash”Bronze Sculpture, Number 1 of 75, is a donation from the estate of the late Paul Nichamoff of Soda Creek Gallery in Sisters. Stroll Location: The Jewel; Sponsor: Sisters Movie House

CHRIS NELSON: “Smith Rock Afternoon”When you drop down in the canyon at Smith Rock, you look up and are surrounded by the shapes, colors and sounds of the encompassing landscapes. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Clearwater Gallery

ROGER & GAYLA NELSON (DONORS): “Go Fetch!”This little dog is looking up to see where the frisbee will go. The bronze sculpture on a marble and wood base was created by an unknown artist. Stroll Loca-tion: BendBroadband; Sponsor: Central Bark

PANORAMA RANCH LLC: “Art for the Floor”Alpacas, sheared annually, produce fleece in more than 20 colors. No chemicals or dyes are used. The fleece goes off to a European-style weaver for produc-tion. Stroll Location: The Stichin’ Post; Sponsor: Sisters Movie House

CANDYCE PARK: “Ice Storm”When you look up at the Sisters sky you never know what to expect. Candyce Park created an “Ice Storm” of actinalite crystal, pearl, quartz, moon-stone and glass. Stroll Location: Navigator News; Sponsor: Depot Cafe

COURTNEY PARKER-SAHLBERG: “Spirit”Drawing horses has been Courtney’s primary focus this year. She brings these magnificient animals to life onto paper with colored pencil. Stroll Location: Sisters Feed & Supply; Sponsor: High Desert Hair

AVALON PARSONS: “The Glass Half Full”There are times in the lives of all of us when things are rough. We look for hope everywhere we can find it. Looking up to the hills, the warm can overtake the cold. Stroll Location: Depot Cafe; Sponsor: The Paper Place

KAREN PIEDMONT: “Sky Rider II”Last fall, Karen was overwhelmed with a magnificent thundercloud over the mountains. The image stayed with her for many months until she released it in this magnificent oil painting. Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop; Sponsor: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

DARIO H NAVIA POHL: “Equine Dreams”Fascinated by its Western heritage and culture, and the natural setting, he uses everyday tools and implements to embellish his art. “Equine Dreams” incorporates leather, handmade paper and metal. Stroll Location: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: The Paper Place

CRYSTAL REIFSCHNEIDER: “Lift Your Eyes (Psalm 121:1)” (Student Art)While Crystal was having fun slapping colors on can-vas, she suddenly realized that what she was painting was a landscape. This is an abstraction of Psalm 121:1 “I lift my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord.” Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Brand 33 at Aspen Lakes

ANN RICHARDSON: “Doodle Kite (Common Canvas)”Ann Richardson attends a lot of meetings, which provide plenty of opportunities to doodle. She transferred her imaginary doodles to this Common Canvas Kite, designed to inspire the greatest flights of fancy. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Sisters Athletic Club

DAN RICKARDS: “Hues of Gold on South Santiam”A drive to Sweet Home last Fall to watch a youth soccer game offered an unexpected “golden incentive” for Dan to open his paints and see what he could do with this “new” medium. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Clearwater Gallery

ROSS ROBINSON: “Custom Guitar” (Student Art)This guitar has Indian rosewood binding and finger-board, and an abalone rosette inlay—Ross’s second hand-built guitar. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Sisters Movie House

LYNN ROTHAN: “Bird” (Common Canvas)Feathers and copper make this an outstanding piece. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Cascade Liquidators

AUTUMN SAUNDERS: “Brighter Days” (Student Art)If you are under the umbrella and you look up, you will see the design—bright, optimistic colors that symbolize the less obvious meaning of “lookin’ up.” Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Sisters Rental

DENNIS SCHMIDLING: “Upstream”In the fall, looking upstream on the Metolius River, you can see its subtle colors come to life as the sun slips from view. What you see and hear in a moment like this one will stay in your memory forever. Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop; Sponsor: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

HELEN SCHMIDLING: “Deuce”This color photograph of Deuce, a dog, was taken during the Plein-air Paint-Out at Indian Ford, as Deuce patiently looked up at his mom as she worked. Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop; Sponsor: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

DEB SETHER: “3 Dog Night”The wonderful thing about dogs is they are always looking up. So this piece is a reminder to have fun, let loose and howl at the moon occasionally. Stroll Loca-tion: Don Terra Artworks; Sponsor: Ray’s Food Place

EDIE SHELTON: “Amber Mountain Mist”This piece has been through three glass firings. Edie chose the warm colors of amber, burgundy and opal to complement the warmth of any home. Stroll Location: Clearwater Gallery; Sponsor: Mayes Architecture

PAUL ALAN BENNETT & JOHN SIMPKINS: “A Dialogue With Nature”John and Paul Alan passed this work back and forth, responding to what the other did. The figure in the lower left (John) looks up to the night sky, where he finds “The Green Man,” an ancient sym-bol for the force of nature. Stroll Location: Three Creeks Brewing Company; Sponsor: High Desert Frameworks!

CHRISTY SLATTERY: “Flying Proud”Christy’s patriotic metal art sculpture shows what a lot of us have forgotten. God bless America! Stroll Location: Sisters Coffee; Sponsor: Advanced Systems Portable Restrooms Inc.

by Beth Yoe

by Eric Gunson

by Mary Joe Weiss

by Cathleen Warner

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JANE & BILL STEVENS: “Sparkling Eyes”Felted beads in jewel colors star in this party-perfect necklace, interspersed with colorful glass beads on a silver chain for a trendy look. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Advanced Systems Portable Restrooms Inc.

JANE & BILL STEVENS: “Adam On Eve”Enter the Garden of Eden, with Adam on Eve. Jane and Bill’s whimsical jewelry draws attention to the unexpected and the magical world around us. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: BendBroadband

JANE & BILL STEVENS: “Double Dragon”This charm necklace/bracelet of lacquered beads, coral, jade, silver, glass. The colorful, 15-inch necklace can become two bracelets. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Construction Management Services Inc.

JANE & BILL STEVENS: “Ascent of Humans”This silver necklace with soldered glass pendant depicts the ascent of the human race. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Deschutes Brewery

JANE & BILL STEVENS: “The Card Game”Necklace of silver with soldered glass pendant. You could hold the winning hand in “The Card Game.” Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Rheuben DMD

JANE & BILL STEVENS: “Double Face Lookin’ Up”Necklace of silver with soldered glass pivoting pen-dant. You can change faces on the pendant to reflect happy, sad, inquisitive—you decide. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Sisters Athletic Club

JANE & BILL STEVENS: “Rainbow Eyes”Stand back for this necklace of felt balls and discs, and bright-eyed glass beads, sure to turn heads as a Plain Jane becomes a Pretty Poppy. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Sisters Drug & Gift Co.

JANE & BILL STEVENS: “Felt Eyes”This necklace or bracelet of felt and glass beads on memory wire is not for the faint of heart. The bright colors will add pizzaz to the highest bidder here. Stroll Location: Abigail’s On Main; Sponsor: Les Schwab Tire Centers

ROSALIE VAN NESS: “A Commotion in the Ocean”Rosalie brings back her whimsical fish in a “SEA-quel” to last year’s “Whoosh Wave.” This year, the friends are caught in an ocean vortex—Companion Rose, Hermit Crab, Christmas Fish, Beta, Stripes, Clam, Snails, Eel, and Tye-Dye. Stroll Location: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop; Sponsor: Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop

WENDY VERNON: “Bubbling Up and Over”Wendy’s piece is done in the style of Miriam Haskell and incorporates elements of earth, sky, and sea. Stroll Location: Metamorphosis Hair & Skin Renewal; Sponsor: South Valley Bank & Trust

WENDY VERNON: “Common Canvas”The first robin of spring? Perhaps it’s here on Wendy Vernon’s common canvas, along with a tiny, fragile butterfly. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Sisters Athletic Club

WENDY VERNON: “Ode to Miriam Haskell”Wendy wanted to make a light, fun piece with a tree, but the birds and bubbles came up instead. Stroll Lo-cation: Metamorphosis Hair & Skin Renewal; Sponsor: Farmers Insurance of Sisters

LISA O. VOELKER: “Dove In Flight and Ocean Wave”In her house on the Oregon Coast, Lisa is inspired and thrilled to look up and see birds in flight, and the sunrise over the waves. She depicts them in these two sterling silver pendants. Chain not included. Stroll Loca-tion: Alpaca By Design; Sponsor: Sisters Movie House

BARBARA A. WALTER: “Tam McArthur Rim”Three Creeks Lake and Tam McArthur Rim are very spe-cial for Barbara, her children and grandchildren, who have spent so many happy times there. She has painted the Rim almost every year for the past 40 years. Stroll Location: Slick’s Que Co.; Sponsor: High Desert Hair

CLAY WARBURTON: “Ascension”We all strive to rise up and do our best every day. Once in a while, we can capture that feeling of ascension when things come together. Stroll Location: Angeline’s; Sponsor: The Fly Fisher’s Place

CATHLEEN WARNER: “Haley”A painting from one of the original photos taken of Haley, which were posted online in hopes of getting her adopted in her “forever home.” Haley had no other option but to “look up” for her future. Stroll Location: Metamor-phosis Hair & Skin Renewal; Sponsor: Central Bark

CONRAD WEILER: “Rainbow”A beautiful rainbow trout swims, looking up and loooking out for fishermen—and toward the heavens to give thanks. Conrad Weiler’s photo on canvas is gallery-wrapped. Stroll Location: Slick’s Que Co.; Spon-sor: The Fly Fisher’s Place

MARY JO WEISS: “Once in a Blue Moon”The Black Druzy shimmers and sparkles like the clear night sky. The diamond stars with gold sweep the tail of a shooting star, and the blue moonstone is a rare and special occurrence. Stroll Location: The Jewel; Sponsor: High Desert Hair

JEAN WELLS-KEENAN: “Beach Flowers”Nature is Jean’s inspiration for her piece, a framed quilt that can decorate your wall. Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. Stroll Location: The Stichin’ Post; Sponsor: High Desert Hair

JEFF WESTER: “Wrought Iron Wine Rack & Opener”Display your wine in this beautiful, custom-made rack by Ponderosa Forge & Iron Works founder Jeff Wester. Wines were donated by supporters including Iola Hills winery, Cork Cellars and Lange Winery. Stroll Location: Melvin’s Fir St. Market & Cork Cellars; Sponsor: Fullhart Insurance Agency Inc.

JAMES WHITE: “Teapot”James was the first American apprentice at the pot-tery studio of Chozaemon Ohi, a family renowned for more than 11 generations for their production of ceramic vessels used in Japanese tea ceremonies. Stroll Location: Melvin’s Fir St. Market & Cork Cellars; Sponsor: The Bulletin

JAY WIDMER: “Wax Resist Dinner Plates”Jay has been making pots for 50 years. His four din-ner plates represent the colors we see as we look up and out across our sage meadows. Stroll Location: The Jewel; Sponsor: Depot Cafe

BETH YOE: “Necklace”Beth Yoe’s blue and red coral and clay necklace is inspired by trips to the desert and found objects. Beth has always been passionate about three-dimensional work. Stroll Location: Metolius Property Sales; Spon-sor: Dyer Construction & Renovation Inc.

BETH YOE: “Pendant”Rusted found objects, bronze, coral, brass, and some recycled wire from Tom’s bass strings found their way into Beth Yoe’s pendant. This piece will draw compliments from all of your friends. Stroll Location: Metolius Property Sales; Sponsor: Fullhart Insurance Agency Inc.

SUSIE ZEITNER: “It’s All Up From Here”Last summer, Susie was commissioned, along with Gary Lee, to produce 148 panes of lighting for the Inn at 5th Street Market, a new hotel in Eugene. This piece is in the exact style and color from that project. Stroll Location: Sisters Art Works; Sponsor: Green Ridge Physical Therapy

2012AWARDSTheme Award: Karen Piedmont

Merit Awards: Laura CampbellKimry Jelen

John Bruguier

Americana Folk Award: Dario H. Navia Pohl

Inspiration Award: Bethany Gunnarson

Spirit of Giving Award: Jeff Wester

My Own Two Hands

by Edie Shelton

by James White

by Kimry Jelen

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:

By Laurel Brauns for The Bulletin’s Special Sections Department

When artist Karen Piedmont found out this year’s theme for “My Own Two Hands” Art Auction was “Lookin’ Up,” she knew immediately what her donation would become.

“Last fall I was driving from Bend to Sisters,” Piedmont said. “There was a huge, gorgeous thunderhead right over the mountains that so impressed me I tucked it in the back of my mind. It was such a different perspective, to see something that could so dwarf the mountains like that.”

In the painting, billowy clouds look like they are ready to explode in a sapphire sky. Their foreboding presence miniaturizes the Cascade Mountains, and the gentle pastels of the desert floor—mint, brick, and gold—add a hint of grounded serenity, easing the tension of the impending storm overhead.

Piedmont has been involved as a regular donor and a volunteer for the “My Own Two Hands” fundraiser for four years, since first being invited to the auction by a good artist friend, Kathy Deggendorfer.

“This is such a marvelous program to support the Americana Project and a fun event for Sisters,” she said. “It would be hard not to get involved in the wonderful arts community here. Our address is Bend, but we are in the Sisters School District, so I love the opportunity to support that in whatever way I can.”

Piedmont did not take painting very seriously until she moved away from Spokane 23 years ago. Up until that point, she put most of her energy into raising her two sons and acting as a self-proclaimed “Queen of the Volunteers.”

The move, and the Central Oregon arts community, offered a fresh start, and with her passion for watercolors newly ignited, Piedmont set to work self-educating

herself by learning and practicing the techniques of her favorite artists.

She also joined up with an artist’s critiquing group in Portland, which is still together 20 years later.

Over the years, Piedmont developed a reputation as an in-demand portrait artist, and it is these kinds of commissions that are still her “bread and butter.” Her work now hangs in the offices and homes of collectors up and down both coasts. Here in Oregon, her painting of Arno Deneke, former Chief Justice of Oregon, is displayed prominently in the Supreme Court Building in Salem.

“I’m looking for some predominant spirit when I’m painting people,” she explained. “If the portraits are children, I pray over that little person for the future.”

Piedmont has recently taken up painting with oils after a lifetime love affair with watercolors.

She has also taken more time to

My Own Two Hands donor Karen Piedmont finds introspection, meditation and spirituality in painting.

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concentrate on her own personal passion: painting landscapes. It is during this process that Piedmont says she can truly lose herself into the dream of her work.

“Getting to that point of total immersion can sometimes be difficult,” she said. “It’s a time of introspection, mediation and spirituality … sometimes I find myself praying through it.”

She was drawn first to landscapes from doing outdoor work with en plein air painting, a French expression that means, “in the open air.” Through studying the greats like William Wendt, she began to notice the dramatic effect that perspectives and light play could have on the same scene throughout the day.

For example, if you look at the mountains at noon, they seem more flat because the shadows are coming from above, Piedmont explains. But if you look at them in the morning or at sunset, suddenly the landscape becomes transformed into something bold and majestic.

“The shadows are longer, defining

the subject matter in a more evocative way,” she said.

Although Piedmont frequently travels to Europe and California, where she enjoys interpreting the gentleness of the scenery through her work, she has been concentrating most of her efforts on capturing the high desert landscape here in Central Oregon.

“The Central Oregon landscape juxtaposes arid desert and lush micro climates, and the monumental with the intimate,” she said. “Anything is possible! It’s a painter’s dream.”

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by Kathy Oxborrow, for The Bulletin Special Projects

The old post office location in Sisters is now home to Melvin’s

Fir Street Market and Cork Cellars Wine Bar and Bottle Shop. The owners, the husband and wife teams of Melvin and Sandee Herburger and Rick and Nadean Murray, have a long history of running successful Sisters retail businesses.

The Herburgers opened Harvest Basket in 1998 and sold it in 2006. The Murrays operated Pony Express for 13 years

before selling it and buying Cork Cellars in 2010.Melvin’s old customers kept asking him to open another

market so he and Rick “started kicking around

the idea” of combining two businesses in one location. They agreed that it would be an advantage for both businesses to locate together and share customers.

Once they concurred on the concept, they just needed to find a building that would accommodate them. They were thrilled that the old post office building was available because they say it’s a perfect location for their new endeavor. Melvin’s opened in July of last year and Cork Cellars moved in a few months later.

The Murrays thought locating the businesses together would be an opportunity to expose Melvin’s customers to Cork Cellar’s extensive wine list and give Cork Cellars a better location with more foot traffic.

“We thought it would be a great way to expand the number of people who saw what we had to offer,” Rick said.

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Melvin’s Fir Street Market and Cork Cellars Wine Bar combined to create a spot for sipping wine and grabbing a few groceries.

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Combining the two businesses makes it more of a complete package for each of their customers according to Melvin.

“A lot of customers don’t even know it’s two separate businesses because of the way we designed it,” he said.

Rick said it’s great for his customers because they may come in for wine but then remember they need a gallon of milk or a dozen eggs.

The market carries a wide variety of food items including organic produce and specialty food items. Most days you can find Sandee Herberger cooking up a storm in the market’s kitchen. She prepares a variety of salads and sandwiches and other menu items for take out or to be eaten there.

If you’re looking for Rick or Nadean, they’ll be behind the bar serving wine and suggesting food pairings or helping a customer select the perfect bottle of wine.

You’ll be able to spot Melvin right away. He’s the one in the Hawaiian shirt greeting everyone as they enter the market. Hawaiian shirts have accidently become his brand after he received one as a gift. Then people started bestowing the colorful attire upon him and now he says people expect to see him in one. There’s even a Hawaiian shirt perched on a pole at the market’s entrance.

Although Melvin and Rick approach their businesses in different ways—Rick has a business plan, Melvin doesn’t—their styles compliment each other.

Rick said Cork Cellars is right on target in its five-year business plan.

When this writer asked Melvin about his business plan, he referred to himself in the third person, “Melvin has never had a business plan; he makes it up as he goes. His thing is if you have great customer service things are going to work out. A can of beans is a

can of beans whether it’s on his shelf or Safeway’s shelf. Customer service is what brings that customer back time and again.”

While the two men may have differing approaches to running a business, they agree that the most important aspect of operating a successful retail business is taking care of the customer.

“You need to provide a comfortable atmosphere and make sure they have a good time when they come in,” Rick said.

Both businesses are sponsors of the Sisters Folk Festival and are excited to be an annual supporter of September’s annual music festival.