The Pleasure of Design
For furnituremaker Chris Cardy, the best part of designing furniture is creating something people like and use.
Chris Cardy
For furnituremaker Chris Cardy, the best part of designing furniture is creating something people like and use.
Painting the Spaces Between
Abstract artist Shannon Lewis organizes her paintings around the idea of space. “I’m interested in liminality, the spaces between things,”
Shannon Lewis
Abstract artist Shannon Lewis organizes her paintings around the idea of space. “I’m interested in liminality, the spaces between things,”
Jewelry as Architecture
Look closely at Mel Stiles’ jewelry and you’ll see the traces of the architect she once was. “A lot of my designs are more contemporary, more modern and use bold color combinations,” she says. “I’m very interested in composition and form and the function of the material, which I think comes from working as an architect.”
Stiles, a Pennsylvania native, received a degree in architecture from Pennsylvania State University in 1996 and moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where she discovered jewelry-making. “I took my first class in silversmithing in 1998 and started making jewelry at home,” she says.
Mel Stiles
Look closely at Mel Stiles’ jewelry and you’ll see the traces of the architect she once was. “A lot of my designs are more contemporary, more modern and use bold color combinations,” she says. “I’m very interested in composition and form and the function of the material, which I think comes from working as an architect.”
Stiles, a Pennsylvania native, received a degree in architecture from Pennsylvania State University in 1996 and moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where she discovered jewelry-making. “I took my first class in silversmithing in 1998 and started making jewelry at home,” she says.
Discovering Creativity
Eighteen-year-old high school senior Sam Ryan took a ceramics class as a freshman at Grant High School in Portland that served as the catalyst for her wanting to become an artist.
LADDERBACK CHAIR CLASS
In his “LADDERBACK CHAIR” class, award-winning chairmaker Brian Boggs explains the principles of greenwood chairmaking. You’ll build a two-slat, “mule ear” chair out of hickory and maple based on a 100-year-old Appalachian design. You’ll make the chair webbing from hickory bark or hemp. The class is intended for intermediate to advanced woodworkers.
ADDITIONS & CONVERSIONS
Thinking about turning your attic or basement into a living space? Dreaming of adding a second story to your home or bumping out to add space? Attend this “ADDITIONS & CONVERSIONS” class, where you’ll learn about the permit and construction process.
ANNUAL SISTERS OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW
During the ANNUAL SISTERS OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW, the largest outdoor quilt show in the U.S., more than 1,100 quilts from around the world decorate the Western-style town of Sisters, Ore. The festive event appeals to quilters and nonquilters alike, with music and food. Approximately one-third of the quilts are for sale. The show is part of a weeklong event celebrating fiber and textile arts.
