Michael Olfert
Most people sand the paint off salvaged wood. Artisan woodworker Michael Olfert, on the other hand, makes sure the paint stays on.
Reclaimed Color
Most people sand the paint off salvaged wood. Artisan woodworker Michael Olfert, on the other hand, makes sure the paint stays on.
Sculpture as Juxtaposition
When mixed-media sculptor Stephen Adams moved from San Francisco to Oregon six years ago,it changed his art.
Stephen Adams
When mixed-media sculptor Stephen Adams moved from San Francisco to Oregon six years ago,it changed his art.
Faryn Davis
Faryn Davis started making jewelry three years ago by accident. “I was working on shaping a larger resin piece and an interesting sculptural bit came off,” she says. “I put a hole in it and started wearing it as a necklace and people began asking me about it.”
Embedded in Nature
Faryn Davis started making jewelry three years ago by accident. “I was working on shaping a larger resin piece and an interesting sculptural bit came off,” she says. “I put a hole in it and started wearing it as a necklace and people began asking me about it.”
GARDENS OF NATURAL DELIGHTS TOUR
Seeing is believing during the Gardens of natural delights tour of several private gardens where you can learn first-hand from home gardeners how to grow a beautiful, natural garden. Metro sponsors the tour.
EARTHEN, PLASTERS, PAINTS & FLOORS
Get your hands and feet dirty making and applying earthen paints, plasters and floors during this Earthen plasters, paints & floors three-day workshop. You’ll work with base and finish, interior and exterior plasters. You’ll apply natural paints, pour an earthen floor, and learn about lime plasters and the use of art made from earth materials. A tour of a finished natural home concludes the workshop, when you’ll
also be given detailed instructions and recipes for using the techniques you’ve learned at the workshop in your own home.
HOLIDAY BIKE DRIVE
Every December, the Community Cycling Center distributes refurbished bikes, new helmets and bike-safety education to children in low-income families via its Holiday Bike drive. The program serves 3- to 9-year-olds enrolled by a school, church or family service agency in the program. For most of the children who receive a bike, it’s the first bike they’ve ever owned. You can help by donating a bike you no longer need.
2008 CRACKED POTS AND GARDEN ART SHOW
More than 70 artists strut their creative stuff at the 2008 Cracked Pots Garden Art Show.
