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57100 Beaver Drive
Sunriver Village, Building 19
Sunriver, OR
(541) 593-4382
Spring in Full Color at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver
“Like a work of art, wine is born of passion and pleasure.” — Shakespeare*
by Barb Gonzalez
That pairing of passion and pleasure can be found this May at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, where four of our artists are sharing work that is deeply personal, joyfully made, and created to delight. A fused glass artist whose delicate work plays off vintage metals, a printmaker who carves stories one layer at a time, a ceramicist who believes art should be used and loved every day, and a mixed media artist whose vivid, textured pieces practically reach out and grab you — together they make a compelling case that art, like a good wine, is best when savored.
Heidi Brown has been creating fused glass for eight years, and her work is impossible to miss. Shaped by her German immigrant mother’s European sensibility and more than 30 years in scenic Central Oregon, Heidi brings a whimsical and
western spirit to her glass. “ne of my favorite artistic methods involves incorporating rustic and repurposed mediums (metal) with fused glass.”Vintage horseshoes fitted with brilliantly colored glass become garden art and wall pieces. A popular horseshoe garden stake is one with a dog or cat paw on it, used as a loved pet memorial.. “For the Love of Scott” is a fused glass Scottie dog in a field of flowers, framed by a metal weathervane topped with a matching dog. “My unique glass pieces are what I envisioned, designed, and then created,” she says. “They are all one of a kind!” Heidi also teaches fused glass classes monthly at the gallery — visit artistsgallerysunriver.com for class information.
Wade Womack works in one of the oldest printmaking traditions: the reduction woodblock print. Trained at Boise State University and the Faculté des Lettres in Avignon, France, Wade builds color and story layer by layer — a process that, by design, can never be undone. “I want the art to express an idea, a story,” he says. “I want to affect the viewer in every way possible — intellectually, emotionally, physically, subconsciously.”
Retired art teacher Diane Miyauchi believes functional art should be used and loved daily. Her striking blue-green and red glazed bowls, mugs, platters and yarn bowls are microwave and dishwasher safe, to be used and appreciated every single day. She also works in Raku and creates sculptural wall pieces. “Simple and clean with a glaze that is spontaneous and never the same,” she says. “Yet somehow everything matches and works together.”
Sylvia Avenius-Ford grew up in Africa and South America, and that sensory richness never left her work. Her mixed media pieces are layered with texture and bold color — she has incorporated gravel, pottery shards and rope over the years. “The highest compliments I receive are when viewers tell me my creations make them happy,” she says.
Check out our featured artists and meet many others as we celebrate spring at Second Saturday, May 9, from 4–6pm. Wine and nibbles will be served. We hope to see you there!
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57100 Beaver Drive
Sunriver Village, Building 19
Sunriver, OR
Artists' Gallery Sunriver
P.O. Box 4292
Sunriver, OR 97707
Phone: (541) 593-4382