Artwork from My Own Two Hands 2011,
"In the Current"
Special thanks to Mary, Curtiss, Richard, Linda, Kate and the rest of the Sisters Area Photography Club members who participated in 2011's photo shoot! We really appreciate your efforts!
Cristina paints original oil and acrylic paintings for exhibit, sales and commissions; and licenses Latino art. Taking her art off the easel and into life, she is a color consultant, designing interior & exterior color palettes for homes & buildings; illustrates and writes books & articles; loves to cook and create recipes, teaches, makes presentations and more.
Oil on canvas
(11" X 14")
"Love Dove" is sponsored by Caldera, and will be on display at Thyme at Five Pine
Art ID #882
Hand-built Clay Pot —
Susan Adams
This year Susan has created a coil pot with wire and carnelian, in a design that replicates fish scales. Susan has created stoneware, raku and horse hair pots in her home studio for 20 years. She has taught at Redmond High School and COCC and has been a gallery owner in Redmond, and is now involved with Ambiance Art Co-op.
Clay, wire and carnelian
(8" X 7")
"Hand-built Clay Pot" is sponsored by Caldera, and will be on display at Common Threads
A collector's edition of a large-format photograph, printed to museum archival standards, and finished and presented in a collection-grade frame. This unique image has been collected on three continents and is considered by many to represent the heritage and character of this natural treasure. Thank you to Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop for framing this so beautifully.
A Day Of Fine Art Photography With Gary Albertson —
Gary Albertson
Enjoy an amazing one-on-one photo safari along the Metolius River. Gary will spend the day with you as friend, guide and mentor in the refined art of visual discovery. Gary will help you find your own unique way of seeing the world and will also provide insights from 30 years of studying the beauty of nature the Albertson way.
Two running horses in bronze paint are running in the current of time. Walter is a full-time artist, working in many media including sculpture, painting, drawing, glass and printmaking. He also enjoys furniture design and making toys. Horses have become a favorite subject. Living in the high desert is a constant inspiration for his life and work.
Relief sculpture/acrylic paint on wood panel
(16. 75" X 11.75")
Walter's bookends are inspired by his 1974 Martin guitar. One day, he was looking for some interesting bookends for some shelves in his studio, but he couldn't find anything that suited him. A light went on and these are the result. Each is made by hand and individually numbered.
Teri used her skills as a mosaic artist to decorate this fish. Teri co-owns Don Terra Artworks in Sisters and has many talented artists in her gallery.
Common Canvas Fish, tile, stone, glass
(23" X 8")
"Musical Current" is sponsored by Wild Harvest Seafoods, and will be on display at Sisters Art Works
Art ID #903
A Current of Return —
Skip Armstrong
The focus of this sculpture is the timeless return of the salmon. Nature's gift to all. The nature people of the northwest understand this relationship and honored it in their
life and art. The "Current of Return" represents life in balance and the continuity of post-present future. We are all connected…
Black Walnut
(2' x 1.5' x 1.5')
"A Current of Return" is sponsored by Brian and Melinda Witt, and will be on display at Sisters Art Works
This treasure necklace is made of old amber, antique coral, jasper, tiger eye, ammonite, carnelian and sterling. Kate's donations are highly sought-after each year, and we're grateful to have her support.
Jewelry
(18")
"Ebb and Tide" is sponsored by Shake, Log and Timber, LLC, and will be on display at Mackenzie Creek Trading Co.
My Own Two Hands Art Intake Day Feb. 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sisters Artworks
2012 Winter Concert Series with
Red Molly! Mar. 8, 7 p.m. at SHS Tickets on sale now
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