Sitka Center 2016 Workshop Catalog

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Oregon Coast

Connect with nature, nurture your creativity.

2016

Workshops & Events www.sitkacenter.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Our Story.............................................................. 3-4 Directions................................................................ 5 Events................................................................... 6-7 Workshop Registration............................................. 8 What to Bring.......................................................... 9 Workshops by Date........................................... 10-35 Accommodations/Food/Shops........................... 37-43 Index of Workshops by Subject......................... 44-46 Support Sitka......................................................... 47 Board of Directors Kregg Hanson, President Bob Hazen, Vice President Christy Wyckoff, Secretary Dan Twitchell, Treasurer Ruth Spetter Barbara Triplett Kristin Walrod Martha Wylder

Staff Ben Shockey, Executive Director Mindy Chaffin, Events Coordinator Ernie Rose, Sponsorship Manager Joanne Daschel, Operations Coordinator (Sitka thanks Caroline Brooks for her past service as Program Manager)

Cover Art: April Coppini, Sitka Art Invitational artist, Golden Northern Bumble Bee (bombus fervidus), Charcoal on paper, 2015, 14�x15�

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OUR STORY

Welcome to Sitka

A Place to Nurture Your Creative Spirit

Taking a workshop at Sitka is different from taking one in the city.

Each person’s experience here is unique, but one common thread runs throughout—a sense of place. At Sitka, the coastal rainforest reaches to the sky and oversized trees unfold revealing a soft understory with more shades of green than the eye can conceive. With a backdrop of Cascade Head, the Pacific Ocean and the Salmon River Estuary, the air is fresh and the environment beckons you to explore. Inevitably, this dynamic landscape creates an interior spark, awakening ideas and encouraging reflection.

Sitka Staff, left to right: Joanne Daschel, Ben Shockey, Mindy Chaffin and Ernie Rose

Come here to elevate your skills or try something completely new. You’ll benefit from the encouragement of expert instructors, curious classmates and helpful staff. Workshops range in length from one to four days and are designed for a variety of skill levels. Choose from over one hundred workshops in a wide variety of disciplines such as writing, painting, printmaking, metalsmithing, clay, and many more.

We hope you enjoy perusing this workshop catalog as much as we do. We love to take workshops here, too! Circle your favorite classes, turn down the page corners and find the workshops that speak to your creative spirit.

If you have questions, we’re here to answer them at (541) 994-5485 or email info@sitkacenter.org.

We look forward to seeing you at Sitka!

-The Sitka Center Board and Staff

Sitka Staff, top to bottom: Ernie Rose, Caroline Brooks, Mindy Chaffin, Joanne Daschel and Jalene Case.

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OUR STORY

About the Sitka Center Sitka’s coastal rainforest environment is an ideal place for creative learning and inquiry. After 45 years, we are proud of our continued legacy connecting art, nature and humanity. The Sitka Center is located on Oregon’s central coast between Lincoln City and Neskowin, on the flank of Cascade Head beside the magnificent Salmon River Estuary (page 5).

Summertime brings about 1000 students to our Workshop Program for nearly 100 workshops, each lasting one to four days in length. Students of all ages come to Sitka for in-depth workshops in visual art, writing, ecology and music designed for a variety of skill levels (pages 10-35). For a first-time experience, consider trying one of the monthly Sitka Art Circle workshops. New this year, Sitka introduces a Youth Week of workshops in early August for budding artists aged 12 to 17.

Autumn transforms the campus from a bustling hive of workshops to a quieter, contemplative period during our Residency Program. From October to mid-May, selected artists, writers, ecologists and musicians stay for up to 31/2 months, with housing and studio space provided free of charge while they dive deeply into their work.

Free public events at Sitka offer opportunities to glimpse into the creative processes of our talented instructors, residents and local community members (pages 6-7). Mingle and Muse programs combine enlightening presentations with fun gatherings, while the Resident Show & Tell events introduce Sitka’s artists-inresidence and their work to the community.

Every November, the Sitka Art Invitational takes us to Portland for a week that includes special workshops (page 7, 35), presentations and an artist party that kick off the exhibit and sale. Here you will find 450+ pieces of nature-inspired artwork by 140 Northwest artists invited to participate in the show. If you have experienced the learning and art-making that happens at Sitka, this celebration and appreciation of finished artwork brings it all full circle.

We invite you to be part of a community of people who value the connections between art and nature. It’s the people who make Sitka shine.

To learn more, visit us on the web at www.sitkacenter.org.

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DIRECTIONS

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Directions From Portland

From Portland, take I-5 South to Salem. Turn on Hwy 99 East/Salem Pkwy at exit 260A. Turn on Hwy 22 West, then on Hwy 18 West (follow signs for “Oregon Coast”). Turn on Hwy 101 North. Travel one mile north on Hwy 101 to N. Three Rocks Road. (Look for white barn on left.) Turn left on N. Three Rocks Road.

Continue directions with “From N. Three Rocks Road.”

From Eugene

From Eugene, take I-5 North to Salem. Turn on Hwy 22 West at exit 253, then on Hwy 18 West (follow signs for “Oregon Coast”). Turn on Hwy 101 North. Travel one mile north on Hwy 101 to N. Three Rocks Road.

(Look for white barn on left.) Turn left on N. Three Rocks Road.

Continue directions with “From N. Three Rocks Road.”

From Lincoln City and South

Take Hwy 101 North toward Tillamook. After going under the Hwy 18 overpass just north of Lincoln City, go 1.1 miles on Hwy 101 to N. Three Rocks Road. (Look for white barn on left.) Turn left on N. Three Rocks Road.

Continue directions with “From N. Three Rocks Road.”

From Tillamook and North

Take Hwy 101 South toward Lincoln City. After passing Neskowin, travel the road as it climbs up and over Cascade Head. At the bottom of the hill turn right on N. Three Rocks Road.

Continue directions with “From N. Three Rocks Road.”

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You’re almost there . . .

From N. Three Rocks Road Travel west toward the ocean on N. Three Rocks Road. Drive 2.3 miles to a “Y” in the road. Watch for the blue Sitka Center signs. At the “Y” turn right on Savage Road. Go up the hill and take the first right, on to Ridge Road. Keep following the road around and turn left into the Sitka parking lot.

Please only park in the Sitka parking lots designated by the blue signs.

Lost? Call the Sitka office at (541) 994-5485.

If stairs are a concern, we can offer assistance and an alternative drop-off point.

Please call us at (541) 994-5485 to make arrangements.

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EVENTS

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Resident Show & Tell

At a Resident Show & Tell you will get a glimpse of the creative process of our artists-in-residence, hear about research taking place in the area or see how a writer selects source material. These presentations are an opportunity for residents to share their work with the community. Light snacks and beverages will be provided; the event is free and open to the public.

Sat, Apr 23, 2016 Wed, Oct 12, 2016 Sat, Jan 7, 2017 Wed, Jan 25, 2017

1pm 6pm 1pm 6pm

From October to mid-May, our Residency Program provides approximately 16 artists, writers, musicians and environmental scientists with time and space for reflection, artistic creation or scientific research. Tucked in the forest near Cascade Head, the Sitka Center is an ideal location to withdraw from the distraction of daily life, find the solitude needed to push through creative boundaries and chase artistic pursuits.

Visit www.sitkacenter.org to learn more about Sitka’s Residency Program including how to apply.

Applications are due April 18, 2016.

Mingle and Muse

Every artist has a unique way of seeing the world. Come hear about it!

Join us for Mingle and Muse, our free summer lecture series by visiting writers, artists and ecologists. Explore the Sitka Center grounds, and engage with creative people over light snacks. This event is free, open to the public and is a great opportunity to visit the Sitka Center for the first time. Mingling at 4:30pm, presentations start at 5pm.

Thursday, June 9

with sculptor and printmaker R. Keaney Rathbun

Tuesday, July 5

with painter Annamieka Davidson

Friday, August 12

with fiber artist Laura Berman

Tuesday, September 20 with painter Cynthia Herron

Donations from businesses and individuals make it possible to offer these events free to the public.

Call 541-994-5485 for more information on becoming a sponsor.

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EVENTS

Sitka Spruce-Up Day

Rain or shine, help us make Sitka sparkle. Get to know other volunteers and have a bit of fun, while sprucing up Sitka’s campus. Many hands make light work; tasks include weeding, washing windows, cleaning studios and more. Any time you can give will be much appreciated.

Tuesday, April 19 Tuesday, September 27

Sitka Art Invitational

Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, Portland

Experience nature-inspired artwork in a variety of mediums and interpretations. Our 23rd annual Art Invitational will showcase 450+ works of sculpture, ceramics, paintings, metalwork, glass, fiber arts, book arts and prints, by more than 140 Northwest artists. The event kicks off with a party with the artists on Friday evening. Sales are shared 50/50 which helps support the Northwest art community as well as Sitka’s programs.

9am - 3pm (come at any time)

Exhibit and Sale November 5 & 6

Party with the Artists November 4

$5 Admission Free for Sitka Members

Tickets: Sitka Members $45 Non-Members $65

Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm

To find out more about volunteering or to learn more about Spruce-Up Days contact info@sitkacenter.org or call 541-994-5485.

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Friday, 6-9pm

Visit www.sitkacenter.org or call 541-994-5485 to learn more about the Sitka Art Invitational and how to become a sponsor.

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REGISTRATION

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Workshop Registration Register Online or By Phone • For online registration visit www.sitkacenter.org and go to the workshop page.

• For phone registration call (541) 994-5485.

Wait Lists and Fees • If the workshop is full, you may choose to be added to a wait list.

If an enrolled student cancels, Sitka will immediately notify the first person on the wait list.

• Material fees are used to reimburse instructors for supplies they provide for students. Instructors may buy materials that are difficult to find or more economical to purchase in bulk.

• Model fees are used to compensate the person who models.

Scholarships Through generous private donations, Sitka is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to individuals who require financial assistance.

Scholarships are need-based and cover one-half of a workshop’s tuition.

Recipients are responsible for the remainder of the tuition. Scholarships do not cover cost of travel, lodging, meals, materials or model fees. To apply, download an application from our website’s workshop page. You can also ask about our Special Youth Scholarships. For additional questions, please contact Sitka at info@sitkacenter.org or call (541) 994-5485.

Members-Only Registration begins February 23.

Non-Member Registration begins March 9.

It’s never too late to become a member! During members-only registration, you can purchase a membership when you register for a workshop.

Cancellations If a workshop is cancelled due to low enrollment, you will be notified at least 14 days prior to the start of the workshop and you will receive a full refund. If you need to cancel from your workshop, please call (541) 994-5485 or email info@sitkacenter.org.

• Cancelling 21+ days prior to workshop = 100% refund less a $35 administrative fee.

• Cancelling 14-20 days prior to workshop = 50% tuition and full materials fee refund with no administrative fee.

• There is no refund for cancellations made less than 14 days before the first day of the workshop.

Satisfaction Guarantee

If you are not satisfied with your workshop experience, you may request a full refund.

Sitka does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

Sitka Center reserves the right to change programs, dates, descriptions and fees noted in this schedule

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WHAT TO BRING

In Preparation for Your Workshop Lodging

• Because there is no student housing, RV parking or camping available at Sitka, you will need to find accommodations in Lincoln City, Neskowin, Otis or Pacific City.

• For lodging options, visit www.sitkacenter.org (workshop tab) or see pages 37-43 for a list of places that support Sitka. Some provide discounts to Sitka students.

• More options are available online at the Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau’s website at www.oregoncoast.org and at www.pacificcity.org for Pacific City.

Lunch

• Bring your sack lunch! A refrigerator, microwave and dishes are in every studio.

• Organic coffee and different teas are complimentary. A variety of cold drinks and snacks are available for purchase.

Bring

Workshop Supplies

• Material lists are posted on Sitka’s website and are included in your registration packet, which is emailed or mailed, depending on your preference, after registration.

Pets/Smoking

• Pets are not permitted at the Sitka Center, including in vehicles in the parking lot.

• Students are asked to refrain from smoking on the campus.

Parking

• Please park only in the two lots with Sitka signs. Do not park in the nearby residential areas.

• There are two parking spaces for people with disabilities. To make arrangements, please call ahead to (541) 994-5485 or email info@sitkacenter.org.

• We can’t accommodate RVs or campers.

• Parking at Sitka is limited. Please carpool to Sitka whenever possible.

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APRIL-MAY

WORKSHOPS

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Tish Berlin, Frances Blaker, Cléa Galhano & Alison Melville

Kim Stafford

Marlana Stoddard Hayes

Intermediate | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Winds and Waves: Recorder Workshop

Work on a wide variety of music from the recorder repertoire with an internationally renowned recorder faculty. Classes are divided into three skill levels: intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced. The end of the day on Monday is a “Grand Consort” with all participants playing together.

The hours for this workshop are Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5:15pm, and Monday 9am to 3pm. A ticket to the Faculty Concert on Friday and catered lunches are included.

Faculty Concert: Friday, April 29, 8pm at St. Peter the Fisherman Lutheran Church, Lincoln City.

Apr 30–May 2

Sat-Mon: 9:00am-5:15pm on Sat & Sun, 9:00am-3:00pm on Mon Tuition: $270 Total Cost: $270

Faculty includes Frances Blaker, Letitia Berlin and Cléa Galhano all of whom perform, record and teach workshops in the United States and abroad. Frances, who composes for recorder and other instruments, and Letitia are based in the San Francisco Bay area and form the duo Tibia (www.tibiaduo.com). Cléa, originally from Brazil, lives and teaches in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is on the faculty of Macalester College and other Twin Cities institutions. Guest instructor Alison Melville is based in Toronto and trained in Toronto, London and at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. She is the winner of numerous awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, and her career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player has taken her across Canada, the United States, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand and Europe. She is the 2016 Recorder Artist-in-Residence at the Sitka Center.

Wild Chronicle

Each life gathers a repertoire of wild encounters—a certain tree sheltered you, a particular evening consoled you, a ladybug perched on your young hand. We will gather to compose field notes on formative encounters that shaped us, scribbling poems, stories and blessings.

May 28–29

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $280 Total Cost: $280

Kim Stafford is the founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute, and author of a dozen books of poetry and prose. In addition to Sitka, he has taught writing workshops at the annual Fishtrap Writers Gathering and at colleges and literary centers in Oregon and abroad. www.kim-stafford.com

Reimagining Acrylics

Delve into non-toxic methods for producing paintings that are rich, nuanced and alive. Referencing forms from nature, create a series of small paintings and learn techniques to extend your painting vocabulary.

Explore viscosity of paint, discover new ranges of surface depth and make print blocks to texture the painting surface.

May 28–30

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $210 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $225

Marlana Stoddard Hayes has 30 years of teaching experience and is a past Sitka resident. Her work has been exhibited internationally in France, China, Vietnam and Africa. She currently teaches at Marylhurst University in the School of Graduate Studies and is represented by Butters Gallery in Portland. www.marlanastoddardhayes.com

WORKSHOPS MAY-JUNE

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Heather Fortner

Sondra Holtzman

Ann Kresge

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

New Dimensions in Gyotaku

Skies and Water in Pastel

Prints to Books

Learn the traditional Japanese art of gyotaku, or fish printing, to create detailed prints of schools of fish on rice paper. Add the appearance of natural elements by dyeing the paper to create the impression of water, and use a Japanese wet mounting technique for the finishing touch.

Skies and water are two elements in a landscape that have inspired and challenged artists throughout history. In this workshop, explore various techniques for painting both changing light and water including cloud configurations, reflective ponds, lakes and ocean waves.

Learn monotype and relief printmaking and use your resulting prints, along with additional decorative papers, to create unique, handcrafted books.

Explore accordion style and threedimensional book forms, as well as concepts in visual storytelling.

May 31–Jun 2

May 31–Jun 2

Jun 3–5

Tue-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $285 Materials Fee: $45 Total Cost: $330

Heather Fortner combines nature with art through gyotaku and nature printing.

She taught herself gyotaku in the 1970s, and has since trained with master printers in both the United States and Japan. She has taught workshops in various aspects of gyotaku throughout the country since 1985. www.heatherfortner.com

Tue-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $215 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $240

Sondra Holtzman paints in watercolor, pastel and oil and leads workshops in Oregon, throughout the United States and abroad. For her, the true joy of being an artist also lies in the sharing of her passion with others, helping guide them along their own artistic path. www.sondraholtzman.com

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $210 Materials Fee: $30 Total Cost: $240

Ann Kresge is an artist and printmaker who has taught book arts for 25 years including workshops at Sarah Lawrence, Syracuse University, Bard College, Willamette University and Western Oregon University.

Her work is in many collections including the Library of Congress and the Victoria and Albert Museum. www.annkresge.com

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Jill McCabe Johnson

Walk, Sketch, Write: An Immersive Writing Practice All skill levels | Age 16+

Immerse yourself in walking, sketching and observation of nature as a means of freeing the mind and gaining insights for your writing.

Through walks, close observation, and the act of sketching, we will disrupt our usual writing patterns and be inspired by nature’s patterns.

Jun 4–5

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $150 Total Cost: $150

Jill McCabe Johnson’s immersive writing practice incorporates walking, sketching and close observation of nature for a deeper understanding of human experience.

Jill’s poetry collection, Diary of the One Swelling Sea (Moonpath Press), received a 2014 Nautilus Award. She holds an MFA degree in creative writing and a PhD in English. jillmccabejohnson.com

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JUNE

WORKSHOPS

Linda Swindle

R. Keaney Rathbun

All skill levels | Age 18+

All skill levels | Age 18+

Anyone Can Draw

Anyone can learn to draw. It just takes an open mind and the willingness to try new approaches and learning to “see” in a nonthreatening and fun environment.

Each participant will receive a drawing workbook in which you’ll work through exercises in class with additional exercises provided to further your study on your own.

Jun 6-7

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $155 Materials Fee: $40 Total Cost: $195

Linda Swindle is a watercolor artist and silk painter who enjoys the spontaneity and freedom of expression each medium lends.

For Linda, inspiration for subject matter comes from our walk through everyday life.

Her teaching philosophy is, “if it isn’t fun, why do it?” www.lswatercolor.com

Bas-Relief Carving

Merge painting and sculpture with printmaking in this unique approach to bas-relief carving. Make your own linoleum block and safety cradle.

Then, learn safe techniques to carve your bas-relief design and finish it with acrylic paint.

Jun 6–8

Mon-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $165 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $175

R. Keaney Rathbun is an artist, Waterstone Gallery director and vice president of the Portland Art Dealers Association.

He has been actively involved in the Portland art community for 30 years.

He has a particular interest in all forms of printmaking and in the regional art of the Northwest. www.rkeaneyrathbun.com

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Clare O’Neill

Charlotte Dixon

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 18+

Photo Encaustic: Oregon’s Intimate Landscape

Mapping the Novel: A Whole-Brained Approach

Take your photography to new dimensions with encaustic. This alternative, mixed media process uses layers of hot wax and pigments to add depth and new meaning to your images, taking them from twodimensional photographs to textured objects of art.

To begin the journey of writing a novel, you’ll draw on the left brain by studying and applying the five fundamentals of fiction. Then, engaging the right brain, create a vision board for your novel. Leave with a comprehensive map to guide you as you write your first draft.

Jun 8-10

Jun 9–11

Working in mixed media,Clare O’Neill combines her photographs with pigments, wax and oils—using rich imagery, bold brush strokes and playful drips to create paintings full of gesture, spontaneity and motion. Clare is based in St. Paul, Minnesota, and she teaches and exhibits across the country. www.photoencaustic.com

Charlotte Rains Dixon is a novelist who has taught writing workshops in Portland, Nashville and France since earning her MFA degree in 2003. She believes mastering the writing craft is imperative, but learning to keep one’s creative juices flowing is the most important skill of all. www.charlotterainsdixon.com

Mon-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $275 Materials Fee: $50 Total Cost: $325

Thu-Sat 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $195 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $205

WORKSHOPS JUNE

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Anna Fidler

Karen Ulvestad

Jane Pagliarulo

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Intermediate | Age 16+

Fantastic Landscapes in Watercolor Focus on both experimental and traditional landscape watercolor techniques including wash, resist, lift, wet into wet, dry brush and more. Painting from life as well as the imagination will be embraced.

Take inspiration from artists whose work historically explored abstraction within nature such as Charles Burchfield and Georgia O’Keeffe. Each day students will complete one finished watercolor and several studies for future works.

Jun 11–13

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $210

Anna Fidler is an instructor at Oregon State University specializing in foundation courses, drawing and painting. Her fantastical works on paper have been exhibited worldwide garnering reviews in publications such as Art in America and The San Francisco Chronicle. www.annafidler.com

Painting with Light

Solarplate Monoprints

Light is the source of all photographs, and the photographer who masters its usage masters story-telling. In this workshop, explore using light to guide the composition of the photographic image using the everchanging light of the Oregon coastline as inspiration. Optional introduction to camera basics at 8:30am on the first day.

Solarplate etching is a fast and versatile way to make non-toxic prints. A light-sensitized polymer plate is exposed to light through a transparent film with hand-drawn or digital artwork or photos. The plates are then ready for use in monotypes for a myriad of possibilities. Other foundational aspects of printmaking will be reviewed.

Jun 12–13

Jun 14–16

Sun-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $215 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $220

Tue-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $250 Materials Fee: $40 Total Cost: $290

Karen Ulvestad’s work has been published in magazines, brochures, websites and cards. She writes a photography blog on destinations, techniques and tips. She gives photography presentations at bird festivals and other events. For over 25 years, her style has evolved through photographing landscapes, people, wildlife and commercial work. www.karenulvestad.com

Jane Pagliarulo cut her teeth as a fine art printer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, working one-on-one for seven years in creative collaboration with artists. She specializes in monotypes, encaustic collagraphs, woodcuts and etching. Jane is co-owner/master printer at Atelier Meridian, a membership printmaking studio in Portland. www.ateliermeridian.com

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Patricia Wheeler

The Architecture of Memory: Building Intuitive Paintings All skill levels | Age 18+

The act of building a painting is in itself transformational: inscription and mark-making activate the surface, while cutting into the work excavates the history of the painting.

Using the process of palimpsest, we will employ scripts and symbols to create abstract paintings of place or recollection. Acrylic paint will be used along with wax mediums and joint compound on panels.

Jun 14–17

Tue-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $445 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $470

Patricia Wheeler is a mixed media artist who focuses on community and connections—the collective stories, traits and ghosts we carry as a society. In her work she explores the intersections between language and image, searching for insight into the human story. www.patriciawheelerart.com

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JUNE

WORKSHOPS

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Ride

Rick Wheeler

Combining Drawing with Painting: Scratchboard with Watercolor All skill levels | Age 18+

Combine drawing and painting techniques with scratchboard in combination with watercolor. Learn this unique medium in a step-bystep approach including how to establish values and develop threedimensional effects.

Jun 17–19

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $245 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $255

Once an illustrator and graphic designer, Rick Wheeler now focuses on teaching as a second career. He finds great satisfaction in sharing information and creating a supportive environment for students. His award-winning work is in both private and public collections. www.wheelerartworks.fineartworld.com

Jenn Woodward

Exploring Drawing and Painting with Handmade Paper All skill levels | Age 16+

Love the look of handmade papers, but aren’t sure how to incorporate them into your art? Make recycled, cotton and plant blend papers of varied sizes, colors and shapes. Then, explore using mixed media materials to create several finished pieces working from photos, natural forms and your imagination.

Jun 18–19

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $145 Materials Fee: $35 Total Cost: $180

A love of drawing first drew Jenn Woodward to papermaking while earning her MFA degree at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 2012, Jenn and her husband Gary A. Hanson opened a handmade papermaking studio in Portland where they teach workshops and create custom papers. www.pulpanddeckle.com

Greg Brenden

Intro to Bonsai

Beginner | Age 16+

Learn the history of bonsai and Japanese design concepts, while beginning a Sitka spruce bonsai.

Students will learn about the essential tools of the art and their use. Demonstrations on pruning and wiring will be followed by hands-on time with your own tree.

Horticultural information will be presented throughout the duration of the workshop.

Jun 20–21

Mon-Tue 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $145 Materials Fee: $35 Total Cost: $180

Greg Brenden has over 25 years of experience in bonsai. He was an instructor for the Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention in Anaheim, California in 2005, and his bonsai was exhibited at the National Show in Rochester, New York, in 2010, the Best of the Northwest at the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection in 2012, and The Artisans Cup in 2015. www.brendenstudio.wordpress.com

Cindy Lommasson

Landscape Painting with Chinese Brush Techniques All skill levels | Age 16+

Create unique impressions of the surrounding landscape using Chinese materials and brush strokes.

Depict rocks, mountains, trees, mist and clouds with sumi ink, Chinese watercolor, various brushes and papers. There will be daily demonstrations and lots of hands-on practice. You will complete two to three finished paintings.

Jun 20–22

Mon-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $245 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $265

Chinese brush painting has been the foundation of Cindy Lommasson’s art for over 15 years. Influences range from the “Dream Journey” painters of ancient China to modern abstractionists. She teaches at the Oregon Society of Artists and March Wellness Center, emphasizing enjoyment of the process and relaxed concentration. www.cindylommasson.com

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Carolyn Hazel Drake

Poetry Meets Weaving: A Mixed-Media Exploration All skill levels | Age 16+

Create an artwork that symbolizes your connection to a poem or other text in this process-oriented workshop. Discover colors, images and words that resonate in your chosen text and translate them into a wall sculpture through smoke-fired clay beads, weaving, stitching and found materials.

Jun 22–24

Wed-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $205

Carolyn Hazel Drake is a self-taught artist and longtime visual arts and language arts teacher. She has worked with all levels and believes in the inherent creative potential of students, which drives her approach to teaching. It is a source of great joy for her to see her students gain confidence and selfdiscovery through their own creative process. www.carolynhazeldrake.com

Dave Roholt

Nancy Linnon

Kathy Karbo

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 18+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Speed Painting the Alla Prima Way

Landscape and Memory

Alla Prima (meaning at first attempt) is a fun and satisfying wet-on-wet painting technique.

Complete various small paintings working from direct observation and challenged by timed exercises that will open your mind to creating fresher, more spontaneous works in oil or acrylic paint.

Landscapes are an essential element of our personal stories—the places we’re from, the places we’ve visited, and the places that attract or repel us. Create new writing using both memory and observation and discover how writing about a landscape can answer the question “Who am I?”

Jun 23–24

Jun 25–26

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $210

A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Dave Roholt lived in Japan for two years prior to studying at Utah State University where he earned a BFA degree. He received an MFA degree in painting from Colorado State University. He is currently a professor of art at Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington. www.davidroholt.com

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $220 Total Cost: $220

Nancy Linnon has been teaching writing for 20 years. Her work has appeared in publications such as Creative Nonfiction, Los Angeles Review, Yoga International, and the anthologies What Wildness is This and Rage and Reconciliation. Her passion is exploring ways of accessing the creative self through the powerful act of writing. www.themovingpen.net

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Luminarias: Let There Be Light Light is intrinsic to celebrations and rituals for cultures the world over.

Bring a sense of wonder and observe your surroundings for inspiration to create sculptural luminarias from malleable light metals using traditional and unconventional tools and techniques. Embellish your luminarias with wire, found objects trinkets and treasures.

Jun 25–26

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $125 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $150

Kathy Karbo has passionately created vessels for 35 years. A deep exploration of materials, process and transformation drive her work and her workshops. As an artist and educator, she encourages her students to embrace discovery and surprise as they explore the possibilities of their materials, their work and lives. www.kathykarbo.com

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JUNE-JULY

WORKSHOPS

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Eileen Sorg

Jay Haavik

Krista Eddy

Inga Dubay

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 10+ (under 16 with registered adult)

Beginner | Age 10+ (under 16 with registered adult)

Colored Pencil with Mixed Media Create a richly-detailed drawing using pen and ink, watercolor and colored pencil together. With step-by-step instruction, explore application tips, as well as how to extract the best qualities of each medium.

Jun 27–29

Mon-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $285 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $290

Eileen Sorg’s work is collected internationally and is known for its complexity, vibrancy and visual narrative.

Eileen is a Signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and she is the author of three colored pencil books published by Walter Foster. www.twodogstudio.com

Carve a Paddle

Canoe paddles are an iconic image of native cultures. The paddles of the Northwest Coast native peoples are often richly-decorated and painted with elaborate designs. In this workshop, participants will make a full size paddle of Alaska yellow cedar, and begin to create a painted design.

Jun 27–30

Mon-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $460 Materials Fee: $50 Total Cost: $510

Jay Haavik has always been interested in older cultures, their art forms and their tools and technology. Topics of interest include the life and art of the Northwest Coast native peoples, the Vikings and their culture and the atelier drawing techniques dating from the Middle Ages—all of which has occupied much of his 40-year career. www.jayhaavik.com

Sitka Art Circle: Fairy Doors

Italic Handwriting

Sitka Art Circles are a way to come together in a casual atmosphere to enliven your creative spirit through lightly-facilitated projects. Everyone is welcome—whether you’re a newcomer to art or a seasoned artist.

In this session, let your imagination go wild and create a doorway to another world with popsicle sticks and all sorts of wonderful things from nature.

Enjoy writing legible, handsome and easy-to-learn italic handwriting.

Besides being soul-satisfying, others will also enjoy reading the end result. This workshop includes instruction and practice with the basics of italic handwriting, as well as self-assessment techniques. See the exciting things you can do with twenty-six letters!

Jun 30

Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $115 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $135

Thu 10:00am-2:00pm Tuition: $20 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $25

Krista Eddy has taught many children’s art classes locally at venues such as the Artist Studio Association in Lincoln City.

Her teaching style focuses on energy, fun and creativity. She has a BFA degree in illustration. www.kristaeddy.com

Jul 1

Inga Dubay taught at the Oregon College of Art and Craft. She is co-author of Write Now: The Getty-Dubay Program For Handwriting Success, Italic Letters, and the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series. Along with Barbara Getty, Inga has presented over 170 handwriting seminars for medical professionals and numerous workshops for the public. www.handwritingsuccess.com

WORKSHOPS JULY

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Nora Sherwood

Put a Little Science in Your Art All skill levels | Age 16+

Science illustrations are both accurate and visually engaging while being a wonderful means of inspiring environmental stewardship.

Get comfortable representing small organic objects—pine cones, a bone, feathers, leaves, flowers—with line drawing, shading and color techniques.

Jul 1–3

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $155 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $160

Nora Sherwood has a professional certificate in natural science illustration from the University of Washington. Her science illustration work is guided by Baba Dioum’s famous quote: “In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught.” www.norasherwood.com

Annamieka Davidson

Layers of the Forest: A Mixed Media Painting Workshop All skill levels | Age 16+

Rebecca Wild

Martha Pfanschmidt

All skill levels | Age 16+

Intermediate | Age 18+

Word Art

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Monoprinting with Collage and Wax

Mixed media painting is a fun and approachable technique. In this workshop, spend time drawing in the forest and return to the studio with sketchbooks full of inspiration.

Collage elements of your drawings onto canvas—along with acrylic paint—to build a painting that has depth and beauty.

Explore new techniques to transform words into art. We will examine several 20th century artists whose work incorporates text and textual elements. Through a series of exercises based on masterworks, combine drawing materials and paint to create richly-layered, meaningful pieces that fuse text, color and image.

Create rich, complex monoprints using collage, wax and non-toxic inks. Make printing plates with collaged materials glued onto the surface of a matrix. Then add, rework and scribe into wax on the plate surface for versatile effects.

Leave with both finished prints and working proofs.

Jul 2–3

Jul 6–8

Wed-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $225 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $250

Annamieka Davidson is a Portland-based artist. She brings energy and a love of artmaking to her workshops where students feel encouraged and at ease. She earned her BFA degree from the University of Oregon and worked at the Sitka Center from 20072008. www.annamieka.com

Rebecca Wild is an artist and calligrapher from Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.

Her work pairs a love of letter forms with the luminous characteristics of drawing materials and paint. She has a BA degree in studio art from Southern Methodist University and she has taught workshops throughout the Northwest for over 25 years. www.rwildart.com

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $165 Materials Fee: $40 Total Cost: $205

Wed-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $355 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $375

Jul 6–8

Martha Pfanschmidt has been a professional artist since joining a group print studio in 1982. She has taught extensively both publicly and privately for 30 years. Her work in prints can be seen at Waterstone Gallery in Portland and Davidson Galleries in Seattle. www.pfanschmidt.com

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JULY

Sarah Rabkin

Between Trees: Writing Your New Life All skill levels | Age 18+

WORKSHOPS

Molly Hashimoto

Painting and Sketching the Flora and Fauna of Sitka All skill levels | Age 18+

Virginia Flynn

Intro to Papercutting All skill levels | Age 16+

Paper provides the perfect medium for storytelling. Once control of the knife is mastered in papercutting, the artist’s own unique style emerges.

“Taking away” from the paper as opposed to “adding to” the paper often creates happy surprises.

Formal drawing skills are not required.

“Between every two trees,” wrote naturalist John Muir, “is a door leading to a new way of life” and writing can guide us there. This workshop’s prompts and discussions will help ignite your imagination, clarify your vision, manage obstacles and realize dreams. Writers and seekers at all levels are welcome.

Depict the flora and fauna near Sitka using walnut ink and other media for gestural sketches as well as watercolor for more finished work. Work from the nearby forest, preserved skulls, taxidermied specimens and photos. Subjects will include deer, elk, Great Blue Herons and owls.

Jul 9–10

Jul 9–11

Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $95 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $100

Molly Hashimoto teaches watercolor landscape for the North Cascades Institute and the Yellowstone Association Institute.

Her illustrations have been published by Pomegranate Communications for 20 years, and her watercolor sketches appear in Sketchbook Confidential 2, published by North Light Books. www.mollyhashimoto.com

Virginia Flynn has worked in many art forms, including graphic design, painting and printmaking, at Rhode Island School of Design, New Haven College of Arts & Crafts and Marylhurst University.

Her illustrations have appeared in many publications, and she has exhibited work locally at Maryhill Museum among others.

Her process for translating papercuts to metal panels for public art was featured on OPB’s Oregon Art Beat. www.ginflynncuts.com

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $195

Sarah Rabkin teaches environmental writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and leads workshops in Oregon and California. A past Sitka resident artist, she is happiest where language, image and landscape meet. Her book What I Learned at Bug Camp: Essays on Finding a Home in the World was published in 2011. www.sarahrabkin.com

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $295 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $300

Jul 11

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Sarah Rabkin

Writing the Image, Drawing the Text

All skill levels | Age 18+

Paint images in language, draw pictures from words, and create illuminated pages by moving between visual and verbal expression. There will be time for both sketching your ideas and designing attractive pages.

Work in whatever portable media you choose, including graphite and colored pencils, pen and ink, watercolor and/or markers.

Jul 12–13

Tue-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $210

Sarah Rabkin teaches environmental writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and leads workshops in Oregon and California. A past Sitka resident artist, she is happiest where language, image and landscape meet. Her book What I Learned at Bug Camp: Essays on Finding a Home in the World was published in 2011. www.sarahrabkin.com

WORKSHOPS JULY

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William Park

Painting: The Spirit of Drawing All skill levels | Age 18+

Challenge the definitions of drawing and painting and work toward trusting your own artistic intuition through experimentation with a variety of materials (all while being kind to yourself so you can follow or discover your own true nature).

Receive initial guidance followed by lots of free time to explore techniques.

Jul 12–15

Tue-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $415 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $430

William Park has been drawing and painting full-time since 1987. He has been exhibiting since 1995 and his work is in museums as well as public and private collections internationally. His work can be seen in his studio and Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery. www.williampark.net

Zebith Thalden

Inventing Nature: Imagined Butterflies All skill levels | Age 16+

Anne Godfrey

Reinvigorating Photographic Practice All skill levels | Age 18+

Combine design, creativity and nature appreciation to make life-like butterfly sculptures. Learn a technique that uses molded paper, metal wire and images to create intricate forms, colors and patterns similar to that of the natural world. Insect anatomy, craftsmanship and studio techniques will be discussed, while creative play will be encouraged!

Make photography inspiring and complex again, instead of just another “post.” Slow down your photographic process and become more conscious. Students will engage in a set of photographic exercises to help them re-see and remember the deeper reasons we take photographs while exploring the Oregon coast.

Jul 14–15

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $165 Total Cost: $165

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $160 Total Cost: $160

Zebith Thalden is the owner and nature illustrator for Intersectus Design in Portland.

She has taught woodworking, drawing, painting, copper-smithing and outdoor education. She received a BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA degree in interdisciplinary studies, focused on painting and entomology, from Goddard College. www.intersectus.net

Jul 16–17

Anne Godfrey teaches contemporary drawing and photography practices examining the American West. Godfrey is a member of the University of Oregon landscape architecture faculty and was named one of 30 Most Admired Educators

by Design Intelligence in Architecture and Design in 2014. She has also taught at Lane Community College and the University of New Mexico. www.annecgodfrey.com

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Lorraine Glessner

Encaustic: Beyond the Basics Intermediate | Age 18+

If you’re ready to take your knowledge of encaustic to the next level, then this is the workshop for you! Utilizing the natural luminosity, textural and layering possibilities of encaustic, participants will experiment with innovative materials, drawing and marks to develop a personal artistic voice.

Jul 16–18

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $380 Materials Fee: $75 Total Cost: $455

Lorraine Glessner is an assistant professor at Tyler School of Art, Temple University as well as a workshop instructor and awardwinning artist. Her interdisciplinary approach to teaching is mixed with a balance of concept development, technical process, craftsmanship, history, experimentation, communication, discovery and problem solving in a warm, supportive environment. www.lorraineglessner.net

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JULY

WORKSHOPS

Yuji Hiratsuka

Karen Miller

All skill levels | Age 18+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Japanese Water-Based Woodcut

Introduction to Katazome

Learn about the tools and methods of woodcarving using Shina (Japanese plywood) and water-based inks to print on various Japanese papers with hand pressure. Black and white, deductive color/chiaroscuro and multi-plate color printing will be covered. Receive initial guidance followed by free time to explore the techniques.

Japanese stencil dyeing is a great way to create patterned fabrics without complex equipment or toxic chemicals. Learn to cut traditional mulberry paper stencils, apply rice paste resists and soy-milk pigment dyes to create one-of-a-kind silk and linen fabrics. Leave with two fabric panels, plus a silk scarf.

Jul 18–21

Tue-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $335 Materials Fee: $35 Total Cost: $370

Mon-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $345 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $355

Originally from Japan, Yuji Hiratsuka is currently a professor of art and printmaking at Oregon State University. His work has been exhibited internationally and has received numerous awards. His work is in many public collections, including the New York Public Library, the Portland Art Museum and Hallmark Cards, Inc. www.augengallery.com

Jul 19–21

Karen Miller was a marine biologist before retiring to become an expert on Katazome, the art of Japanese stencil dyeing. Inspired by natural forms and using her hand cut stencils to apply resist paste, she produces fabric for art quilts, silk garments, linen hangings and indigo dyed cottons. www.nautilus-fiberarts.com

Anne Godfrey

Defining a Sense of Place through Contemporary Drawing

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Aimee Sones

Explorations in Kiln-formed Glass All skill levels | Age 16+

Intermediate | Age 16+

Explore fusing and casting techniques for making kiln-formed Experiment with contemporary glass sculptures. Techniques drawing techniques to capture include making one-part molds for the complexity of the landscape. casting and creating functional and Techniques include extended sculptural objects with decals. You’ll contour line drawing to collage and abstraction. Gain confidence to express create several small projects and take away notes and ideas for future your artistic voice while learning to explorations on your own. interpret your surroundings with a contemporary lens.

Jul 22–24

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $225 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $235

Anne Godfrey teaches contemporary drawing and photography practices examining the American West. Godfrey is a member of the University of Oregon landscape architecture faculty and was named one of 30 Most Admired Educators by Design Intelligence in Architecture and Design in 2014. She has taught thousands of students at the University of Oregon, Lane Community College and the University of New Mexico. www.annecgodfrey.com

Jul 22–24

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $285 Materials Fee: $60 Total Cost: $345

Using a positive, open-minded approach, Aimee Sones has been teaching glass classes since 2006 for universities and art centers, notably at The Ohio State University and the Pilchuck Glass School. In 2008 she completed an MFA degree in glass and she has also worked or trained at Bullseye Glass and other studios. www.aimeesones.com

WORKSHOPS JULY

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Andrew Kail

Making Music with Clay

All skill levels | Age 10+ (under 16 with a registered adult)

Build small clay flutes that produce multiple notes known as an ocarina.

Your instruments will be loaded into metal bins, fired with sawdust and allowed to smolder overnight for a shiny black surface. Instruments may be picked up in the morning following the workshop or shipping arrangements may be made.

Jul 25

Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $85 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $95

Andrew Kail is an artist, musician and educator living and teaching in Portland.

He is the talent behind the handmade line of pottery called JackPine Savage Clayworks, specializing in hand thrown porcelain with digital iron transfers. He is a teacher and resident kiln master at Georgies Ceramic and Clay in Portland. www.etsy.com/shop/jackpinesavage

Dory Kanter

Exploring Abstract Expression: Color, Shape and Wassily Kandinsky All skill levels | Age 16+

Tallmadge Doyle

Transforming Painting and Drawing Ideas Into Printmaking All skill levels | Age 16+

Bright hues, abstract shapes and dynamic compositions make the work of Wassily Kandinsky visually sing. Explore the musical magic of Kandinsky while creating smallscale abstract watercolor paintings, oil pastels and whimsical ink and watercolor drawings. Learn numerous techniques to create art with the lyrical improvisation of Wassily Kandinsky.

Take your drawing and painting concepts in a new direction by employing the non-toxic methods of silk aquatint, drypoint, chine collé and hand coloring. Copper and plastic plates may also be used for a multilayered exploration. This course is designed for drawers and painters of all levels with or without printmaking experience.

Jul 25–26

Jul 26–28

Mon-Tue 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $205 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $225

Dory Kanter has taught painting and journaling workshops in the United States and abroad for more than 25 years. She is a studio artist and author of the book Art Escapes, published by North Light Books.

Her innovative, enthusiastic and supportive workshops inspire beginners and professional artists alike. www.dorykanter.com

Tue-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $240 Materials Fee: $45 Total Cost: $285

Tallmadge Doyle received her BFA degree in drawing from Cleveland Institute of Art and an MFA degree in printmaking from University of Oregon where she has been an adjunct professor since 1996. She exhibits her work at Davidson Galleries in Seattle, Augen Gallery in Portland and Shrager Clarke in Eugene. www.tallmadgedoyle.com

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Sara Swink

Creative Process Workshop All skill levels | Age 16+

Discover your personal symbolic imagery with focused explorations in collage, mark making and claywork.

Learn new ways of keeping your creative flow going by setting aside your assumptions about what you know. Explore with fresh thoughts (and eyes!) technique, materials and your artistic self. Take your unfired clay creations with you or make arrangements to have them fired at Sara’s Portland studio.

Jul 27–28

Wed-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $205

Sara Swink makes hand-built clay human and animal figures with a psychological stance and a dash of humor. She shows her work nationally in galleries, shows and events. Sara has been teaching classes and workshops in her studio, community colleges and other venues since 2000. www.saraswink.com

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JULY-AUGUST

Krista Eddy

Sitka Art Circle: Play Picasso

All skill levels | Age 10+ (under 16 with registered adult)

Sitka Art Circles are a way to come together in a casual atmosphere to enliven your creative spirit through lightly-facilitated projects. Everyone is welcome—whether you’re a newcomer to art or a seasoned artist.

In this session, play with Cubism, learn a bit about the fantastic Picasso and have some fun with line and color. The hours of this workshop are 10am to 2pm.

Jul 29

Mon 10:00am-2:00pm Tuition: $20 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $25

Krista Eddy has taught many children’s art classes locally at venues such as the Artist Studio Association in Lincoln City.

Her teaching style focuses on energy, fun and creativity. She has a BFA degree in illustration. www.kristaeddy.com

WORKSHOPS

Hilde Morin

Your Own Forest

Intermediate | Age 16+

Inspired by a photograph, sketch or mental image, create your own abstract or representational fabricbased forest scene using free form and curved sewing techniques. Study light and shadows and achieve depth by playing with shapes and color gradations. Students may embellish their designs with machine- or handstitching.

Jul 29–31

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $295 Total Cost: $295

Hilde Morin, a fiber artist, looks for drama in the form of color, texture and pattern in her art quilts and bowls. She finds inspiration in both natural and architectural scenes, having a particular interest in weathered structures and formations. She exhibits at local and international venues and teaches regularly, promoting the use of free form techniques in the construction of art quilts and vessels. www.hildemorin.com

Margaret Malone

Lay It Bare: The Heart of Personal Narrative All skill levels | Age 16+

The most successful pieces of memoir combine self-imagination with a fearless dose of honesty. This workshop will focus on writing truthfully about ourselves while remembering that the goal is not for the writer to look good on the page, but to connect with readers through honest exploration.

Jul 30–31

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $165 Total Cost: $165

Margaret Malone is the author of the story collection People Like You. Her nonfiction has been published in The Missouri Review, Oregon Humanities, latimes.com and elsewhere. She’s facilitated workshops with Write Around Portland, taught creative writing as a visiting artist at Pacific Northwest College of Art, and co-hosts the artist and literary gathering SHARE. www.margaretmalone.com

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Ken O’Connell

Spirit of the Rough Sketch All skill levels | Age 16+

Learn to keep an exciting and memory-filled travel sketchbook.

Explore how to draw and paint using several media together including graphite, watercolor, ink, marker and colored pencil. Begin a new sketchbook or dust off an old one and take your sketching to the next level.

Aug 1–2

Mon-Tue 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $290 Materials & Model Fee: $15 Total Cost: $305

Ken O’Connell is professor emeritus of art from the University of Oregon and president emeritus of Imagination International. He brings energy and a love of sketchbooks to his workshops. He will show you how he filled his more than 77 sketchbooks and teach you how to fill yours. www.kosketch.blogspot.com

YOUTH WORKSHOPS

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AUGUST

Chloë Hight

John Edwards

Cindy Williams Gutiérrez

Karen Hymer

All skill levels | Ages 12-17 with a registered adult

All skill levels | Ages 12-17

All skill levels | Ages 12-17

All skill levels | Ages 12-17

Digital Storytelling

Wildlife Habitat Boxes

In this workshop students will create stop motion animations using the iStopMotion App on iPads.

Students will explore the aesthetic and narrative elements of storytelling through photography and poetry.

The digital stories will be inspired by local ecology and will incorporate natural materials collected on the Oregon coast. This workshop is designed for youth age 12-17.

Construct a habitat box for songbirds using hand tools and provide a place for your feathered friends to nest. Personalized artistic touches you can add will give those birds a place they are proud to call home! Intended to introduce basic woodworking skills to youth, safety will be emphasized. Suggestions for placement and installation will also be provided. This workshop is designed for youth age 12-17.

Aug 1–2

Aug 3–4

Mon-Tue 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $140 Total Cost: $140

Chloë Hight holds a BFA degree from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Visual Art in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. As a teaching and practicing artist, her work is influenced by the seasonal local landscape. Chloë teaches art in K-12 schools throughout Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Vancouver, BC.

Wed-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $125 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $150

From making treehouses as a youth to building homes in Port Townsend, John Edwards has been working with wood since the early 1960s. He began teaching woodworking in the mid-1970s and has since taught multiple forms of art to youth and adults including ceramics, printmaking, drawing and painting.

Poetry of Place: What the River Says Guided by William Stafford’s poem “Ask Me” (“What the river says, that is what I say.”), explore your relationship to the natural world. Students will write poems in response to the Salmon River habitat. Using all their senses of observation, young poets will discover the lessons this rich habitat offers. This workshop is designed for youth age 12-17.

Aug 5

Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $85 Total Cost: $85

Cindy Williams Gutiérrez was recognized as the 2014 Notable Debut Poet selected by Poets & Writers Magazine, and she is the 2015 International Latino Book Award winner and a finalist in Artlines2: Art Becomes Poetry presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She is featured in People, Places, & Perceptions: A Look at Northwest Latino Art exhibit at Maryhill Museum of Art, in Goldendale, Washington. www.grito-poetry.com

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Nature Sun Printing

Cyanotypes are beautiful blue and white one-of-a-kind photographs made using the sun as a light source.

As a group, we will explore nature collecting leaves, grasses and other natural elements from the ground that will then be used to make photogram cyanotypes. Participants will leave with three to five unique prints. This workshop is designed for youth age 12-17.

Aug 6–7

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $135 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $150

Karen Hymer is a visual artist and educator from Tucson, Arizona. She holds BFA, MA and MFA degrees in fine art photography and has taught for over 25 years. She explores nature and the body through the blending of photosensitive materials, digital media, printmaking and encaustics, specializing in photogravures. karenhymer.com

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AUGUST

Cindy Williams Gutiérrez & Russell Young

In Response: Landscape Photography and Poetry All skill levels | Age 16+

Explore the natural habitat of the Salmon River through poetry and photography. Capture the estuary and share your images with fellow students to inspire poetic expressions.

Move organically between the two art forms, inspiring and being inspired by others. Optional intro to camera basics at 8:30am on first day.

Aug 3–4

Wed-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $245 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $260

Award-winning poet Cindy Williams Gutiérrez collaborates with visual artists, theatre artists, and musicians and is a recipient of the 2016 Oregon Literary Fellowship. Russell J. Young’s photographs have been exhibited regionally at the Maryhill Museum of Art and in Luxembourg, Sweden and Romania. www.grito-poetry.com www.russelljyoung.com

WORKSHOPS

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Charissa Brock

Kat Sloma

Graham Klag

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Sea Urchin Shell Basket Bamboo is a remarkably versatile art material. Learn about its rich history and create a bamboo and paper basket resembling a sea urchin shell.

Tying techniques, heat bending and options for altering the structure of the project will be covered. Students will also learn a traditional bamboo splitting technique to create a bamboo cup with a simple woven decoration.

Aug 5–6

Fri-Sat 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $210 Materials Fee: $50 Total Cost: $260

Charissa Brock discovered bamboo in 1999 while earning her MFA degree at Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Philadelphia. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is included in the Arizona State University Museum. Her most recent show was at Bullseye Glass Gallery in Portland. www.charissabrock.com

Photographic Art with an iPhone Create great images on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Explore the basics from how to take a good photograph and manage files to using apps for basic and artistic editing. Leave with multiple images of Sitka’s surroundings and the confidence to continue your photographic endeavors.

Aug 7

Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $85 Total Cost: $85

Kat Sloma has taught photography since 2011, and iPhone photography since 2013. Her approach to teaching is handson, demonstrating then allowing time for students to practice concepts and ask questions. Her book, Art with an iPhone, was released in January 2016. www.kateyestudio.com

Habitat Homage

Learn about the habitat needs for a variety of local wildlife and how those needs change throughout species’ life cycles while gaining an understanding of the natural history and conservation efforts in the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area. Then, practice techniques for building ephemeral sculptures out of natural materials that also serve as wildlife habitat.

Aug 8

Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $65 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $80

Graham Klag creates art from natural materials that explore ideas in conservation.

He holds degrees in studio art and natural science biology from the University of Puget Sound. Graham has worked in conservation throughout the Northwest and is currently the education coordinator for the Salmon Drift Creek Watershed Council. www.grahamklag.com

WORKSHOPS AUGUST

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Judy Vogland

Sand Painting & Water-Based Mixed Media All skill levels | Age 16+

Experience this unique style of painting inspired by the Oregon coast. Create a textured, sand underpainting, then add mixed media and paint to develop beautiful surfaces on canvas or panel which reflect the rugged coastal landscape.

Optional pre-workshop canvas building workshop included. This workshop is designed for both new and returning sand painters.

Aug 8–11

Mon-Thu 9:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $355 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $375

Judy Vogland, an Oregon painter, has taught surface building with sand and found materials on Oregon beaches for over 30 years. In addition to teaching at Portland State University, Hillsboro High School and Sitka, Judy creates public space and corporate artwork, and works in collage/assemblage for gallery exhibitions. www.judyvogland.com

Judy Detrick

Judy Detrick

Laura Berman

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Calligraphy: Roman Capitals Roman Capitals have been in continuous use since their appearance over two thousand years ago. Their classic beauty and versatility is notable. They can stand alone or mix well with almost any other writing style. We will study letter form, proportion and spacing and will touch upon simple layout strategies. May be taken in conjunction with Gilding on Paper on Aug 11-12.

Aug 9–10

Tue-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $175 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $180

Judy Detrick is a calligrapher and designer from the Mendocino coast of Northern California. Her work can be found in several anthologies of calligraphy and graphic design, and she is represented in the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy and Lettering at the San Francisco Public Library, among many other collections. www.judydetrick.com

Gilding on Paper

Two medieval methods of gilding on paper will be presented along with their accompanying tools, techniques and materials. In addition to gold, other types of metal leaf will be supplied. Part skill building, part laboratory, part creative exploration—this workshop will provide you with what you need to get gilding! May be taken in conjunction with Calligraphy: Roman Capitals on Aug 9-10.

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Nuno Felted Scarves Magic happens when wool fibers shrink and lock together without any sewing. Soft merino wool fiber will be wet felted with sheer silk and novelty fibers to create an artistic, richly-textured scarf. Emphasis will be on color usage, design layout and adding unexpected details.

This hands-on, intuitive class will encourage risk-taking and play.

Aug 13–14

Aug 11–12

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $145 Materials Fee: $45 Total Cost: $190

Judy Detrick is a calligrapher and designer from the Mendocino coast of Northern California. Her work can be found in several anthologies of calligraphy and graphic design, and she is represented in the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy and Lettering at the San Francisco Public Library, among many other collections. www.judydetrick.com

As a child, textiles and clothing captivated Laura Berman’s imagination. She earned BA and MS degrees from Oregon State University in apparel and textiles, but always included art classes to supplement her formal education. After years of sewing, she turned to surface design and felting.

Today, Berman enjoys the magic of creating wearable and two- and three-dimensional felted artwork. www.lauragberman.com

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $175 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $185

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Stephen Siperstein

Writing Climate Change: A Practice of Hope and Resilience All skill levels | Age 16+

In this workshop, read and discuss examples from the growing genre of climate change literature including poetry, fiction and memoir. Learn about climate change impacts in the Pacific Northwest and explore the ecosystems around Sitka for insights.

Complete various writing exercises and prompts and choose one of these pieces to expand on.

Aug 13–14

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $145 Total Cost: $145

Stephen Siperstein has taught environmental studies, writing, and literature courses at the post-secondary level. He incorporates workshops, field trips and other experiential learning practices to cultivate creativity and fun in the classroom. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals, and his Teaching Climate Change in the Humanities is forthcoming with Routledge Press.

WORKSHOPS

Virginia Hungate-Hawk

Judy Morris

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 18+

Sense of Place: Maps and Memory Through printmaking, explore the way we visually define our environment, physical and imagined, with a cartographic lens. Employ layering techniques with etching, oilbased inks and collage in surprising ways. Some basic etching experience is recommended, but all skill levels are welcome.

Aug 15–17

Mon-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $210 Materials Fee: $45 Total Cost: $255

Virginia Hungate-Hawk received her MFA degree in printmaking from the University of Notre Dame and her prints have been shown nationally and internationally.

Virginia currently teaches printmaking at Kirkland Art Center, Pratt Fine Arts Center and Stadium High School in the Seattle area. www.virginiadorothy.com

20 Lessons for 20 Years Judy celebrates her 20th anniversary teaching at Sitka this summer. In honor of this milestone, she will share the 20 best lessons about watercolor that encourage new directions and inspire continued success! Bring your favorite watermedia supplies and be prepared to learn how to make every painting a winner!

Aug 15–18

Mon-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $570 Total Cost: $570

Judy Morris has taught for more than 40 local, state, national and international watercolor societies. She enjoys sharing advice on new watermedia materials and contemporary painting ideas. Her workshops are designed to “stir up” your inspiration, painting techniques and painting passion. www.judymorris-art.com

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Bonnie Meltzer

Crocheted Sculpture: Vessels and Voids All skill levels | Age 16+

Learn many ways to make hollow three-dimensional crocheted sculpture.

Build forms by seaming flat shapes, increasing and decreasing stitches, crocheting over a core and using armatures. Experiment with materials and techniques. Crocheting without patterns is easier than you think!

Students should be able to crochet a basic chain and a second row.

Aug 18–19

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $175 Materials Fee: $12 Total Cost: $187

Bonnie Meltzer has developed techniques for making crocheted sculpture, which she shares with students to produce visually engaging and technically proficient work. Bonnie’s sculptures have been exhibited at Maryhill Museum and Hallie Ford Museum, are in collections at the National Science Foundation and the University of Washington, as well as in books including The Fine Art of Crochet. www.bonniemeltzer.com

WORKSHOPS AUGUST

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Scott Conary

Painting the Story in the Still Life All skill levels | Age 18+

Work on small still life paintings to explore the painting process— from thumbnail sketches, lighting the subject, considerations of composition, to the application of paint to build form with light, color and mark. We will walk the line between technique and intuition, using the still life as a way to explore paint and why we make art.

Aug 19–21

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $225 Materials Fee: $40 Total Cost: $265

Scott Conary has been a working painter for more than 20 years with work in collections across the country. His approach to teaching is to give the students the tools to express their ideas. He believes, fundamentally, drawing and painting are intuitive and expressive acts. Technique and craft should be honed, but the artist must remain open and willing to play. And so must those that teach them. www.scottconary.com

Michael Guerriero

Screen Printing with Painted Stencils All skill levels | Age 16+

As an introduction to the art of screen printing, students will rely on direct methods of stencil making by painting fillers on the screen. Strategies for design, uses of opaque and transparent acrylic inks and registration will be applied to produce a set of notecards and an edition of prints.

Aug 20–21

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $165 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $180

Printing serigraphs has been Michael Guerriero’s primary means of graphic expression during the 35 years spent in his northern California studio and now in Yachats, Oregon. He believes in finding a balance for his students between technique and creative expression. www.mikegart.com

Jennifer Kuhns

Larry Thomas

All skill levels | Age 16+

Intermediate | Age 18+

Glass Cutting for Mosaic Learn to hand-cut stained glass for mosaic, along with basic skills for creating glass-on-glass mosaic. Glasson-glass mosaic has a striking result.

The design becomes illuminated when light shines through, creating a glowing piece of art that casts color into the surrounding space.

Aug 22–24

Mon-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $215 Materials Fee: $50 Total Cost: $265

Jennifer Kuhns has been working in mosaic for 15 years, collecting salvaged glass, tile and other reclaimed materials to create whimsical, exquisite designs.

Her work has been featured in exhibits and galleries nationwide, and she creates custom architectural mosaic installations.

She lives on a small farm in rural western Washington. www.jkmosaic.com

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Drawing Intensive

Working from natural forms in the immediate landscape and from a nude model, practice making quick notes and sketches utilizing a variety of drawing materials and techniques. Further develop those sketches into more complex, deeper interpretations and responses to the natural environment.

Aug 22–25

Mon-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $435 Materials Fee: $10 Model Fee: $15 Total Cost: $460

Larry Thomas is the former dean of academic affairs and interim president of the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited regionally and nationally and is in many permanent collections.

He has taught drawing, painting and printmaking at San Francisco Art Institute and at Stanford University, and has been a guest lecturer at numerous universities. www.larrythomas.info

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AUGUST

Suzie Liles

Rigid Heddle Weaving All skill levels | Age 16+

Rigid heddle looms are a fun, simple and effective way to weave beautiful textiles. Learn the basics of weaving a scarf on a rigid heddle loom from adding the warp (lengthwise yarn), weaving, to finishing and embellishment techniques.

Aug 25–26

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $175 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $195

Suzie Liles has taught weaving workshops and seminars for adults and children in the United States and Canada for 30 years.

Suzie has an MFA degree in fibers from the University of Oregon. She is the owner of Eugene Textile Center and co-owner of Glimakra USA. www.eugenetextilecenter.com

WORKSHOPS

Stan Peterson

Addition and Subtraction for Woodworkers All skill levels | Age 16+

Learn to add as well as subtract in wood. Using advances in adhesives and safe carving techniques, carve away a nose and later add a bird’s beak as you design and refine a handheld, original woodcarving finished with milk paints. Leave with the skills and understanding of materials to continue on your own.

Aug 26–28

Fri-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $295 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $320

Stan Peterson is a professional wood sculptor living in Portland. His art is represented by Waterstone Gallery in the Pearl District and

by Gallery 901 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

His sculptures have also been exhibited in the San Francisco Bay area as well as New York. His studio/gallery is in northeast Portland. www.stan-peterson.com

Natalie Serber

The Personal Essay

All skill levels | Age 18+

You’ve got a story, a topic of interest, an observation, a memory and, best of all, a completely distinctive point of view—yours. In this workshop we will explore ways to convert the messiness of life into an essay that impacts readers with the same vigor and vitality as our lived experiences have affected us.

Aug 27–28

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $135 Materials Fee: $12 Total Cost: $147

Natalie Serber is the author of a memoir, Community Chest, and the story collection, Shout Her Lovely Name, a New York Times Notable Book of 2012.

Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Rumpus and Salon. Her teaching style is inclusive with the intent to create a space of safety and rigor for honest writing. www.natalieserber.com

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Krista Eddy

Sitka Art Circle: Printed Landscape Collage

All skill levels | Age 10+ (under 16 with registered adult)

Sitka Art Circles are a way to come together in a casual atmosphere to enliven your creative spirit through lightly-facilitated projects. Everyone is welcome—whether you’re a newcomer to art or a seasoned artist. In this session, handprint components of a landscape onto a variety of colored papers and then collage it into a charming scene.

Aug 29

Mon 10:00am-2:00pm Tuition: $20 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $25

Krista Eddy has taught many children’s art classes locally at venues such as the Artist Studio Association in Lincoln City.

Her teaching style focuses on energy, fun and creativity. She has a BFA degree in illustration. www.kristaeddy.com

WORKSHOPS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

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Jef Gunn

Debra Carus

Intermediate | Age 18+

All skill levels | Age 18+

Plein Air and the Dao of Seeing

The Alchemist’s Fire: Metalsmithing

The key to better painting is to slow the mind and then flow with the tide of creation. In this unconventional workshop, develop your skills for sustained looking to enhance your plein air painting. Meditation will be integrated into each day’s session.

Color mixing and Western and Asian composition strategies will also be presented.

Transform sheet metal and wire into an extraordinary piece of jewelry in this metalsmithing sampler course.

Design, saw, pierce, shape and etch surface patterns on the metal, then learn to combine the elements with torch soldering and riveting. You will also learn to set cabochons and faceted stones.

Aug 29–Sep 1

Tue-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $375 Materials Fee: $65 Total Cost: $440

Mon-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $410 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $430

Jef Gunn has been evolving his approach over decades from Post Impressionist to Cubist and abstract Surrealist work. He is now painting from a stance of quiet resistance informed by Asian art and meditation. He has been teaching since 1996. www.jefgunn.com

Aug 30–Sep 2

Debra Carus is a metalsmith and jeweler in Clackamas, Oregon. Her passion is for creating storied art jewelry that reflects her love of nature and her Norwegian roots.

She is a full-time studio artist and metals instructor, and also a senior instructor for Art Clay World. www.elentari-handverk.com

Sylvia Emard

Pattern on Cloth with Shibori and Indigo All skill levels | Age 16+

Create pattern on cloth using traditional Japanese Shibori, or shaped-resist dyeing. Manipulate and compress, then dye beautiful shades of blue on cloth or artisan paper in an environmentally-friendly indigo dye vat. Sample on a variety of materials, practice dye-resist techniques, then complete a scarf to take home.

Sep 2

Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $105 Materials Fee: $30 Total Cost: $135

Sylvia Emard retired from the corporate world, and is now indulging her interests in textile art, hand weaving and dyeing. She teaches privately out of her home studio and exhibits at various Portland-area venues. www.sylviaemard.com

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Debra Carus

Enamel: Fusing Glass to Metal All skill levels | Age 18+

Discover the ancient art of fusing glass to metal. Learn how to prepare and fabricate a jewelry piece or small copper bowl, then create color and pattern using sifted dry enamels, wet packed and liquid enamels and sgraffito. Learn torch and kiln fired techniques and color blending.

Sep 3–5

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $280 Materials Fee: $40 Total Cost: $320

Debra Carus is a metalsmith and jeweler in Clackamas, Oregon. Her passion is for creating storied art jewelry that reflects her love of nature and her Norwegian roots. She is a fulltime studio artist and metals instructor, and also a senior instructor for Art Clay World. www.elentari-handverk.com

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SEPTEMBER

WORKSHOPS

Radha Pandey

Chris Baskin

All skill levels | Age 18+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Islamic World Papermaking Learn about Islamic-world papermaking and its role in the history of papermaking. Employ specialized techniques including fiber fermentation and surface finishing while creating a stack of paper and a pamphlet project.

Sep 3–5

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $225 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $250

Radha Pandey has taught workshops in papermaking and book arts to a range of age groups. Her approach to teaching is to always be open to learning from her students, and imparting knowledge with patience, understanding and with the purpose of making it a fun and informative experience for everyone. www.radhapandey.blogspot.com

Making Vessels for Pit Firing Pit firing is an early method for firing clay which produces beautifully unpredictable, smoky and atmospheric surface effects.

Create a vessel then utilize terra sigillata, seaweed, salts and oxides to decorate pieces for the firing.

Participate in the creative ceramic cycle of forming, decorating, firing, unloading and reflecting.

Sep 6–8

Tue-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $45 Total Cost: $230

Chris Baskin is a ceramic artist who makes work for utilitarian, aesthetic and contemplative purposes. He completed an MFA degree at Alfred School of Art and Design in New York. He lives in Portland where he maintains his studio practice and works at Mudshark Studios. www.chrisbaskin.com

Andie Thrams

Cascade Head Butterfly Ecology and the Artist’s Book All skill levels | Age 16+

Combine careful field study with artful abandon during this special opportunity to learn and make art about the Oregon silverspot butterfly. The Nature Conservancy Oregon Coast Field Steward, Catherine Dunn, will share Cascade Head butterfly expertise. Field notes and sketches will transform into deeply responsive mixed media accordion-folding artist’s books.

Sep 6–9

Tue-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $415 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $440

Andie Thrams makes paintings and artist’s books in wilderness habitats. Her art and teaching explore mystery, reverence and vanishing habitats. Her work is widely exhibited and held in numerous collections.

She was a Sitka Artist-in-Residence in 2004, and holds a BA degree in art from the University of California, Berkeley. www.andiethrams.com

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Joanne Daschel

Sitka Art Circle: Mosaic Nightlight All skill levels | Age 16+

Sitka Art Circles are a way to come together in a casual atmosphere to enliven your creative spirit through lightly-facilitated projects. Everyone is welcome—whether you’re a newcomer to art or a seasoned artist.

In this session, learn the basics of glass on glass mosaic in the creation of a nightlight. The hours of this workshop are 10am to 2pm.

Sep 9

Fri 10:00am-2:00pm Tuition: $20 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $25

Joanne Daschel creates mosaics with traditional materials and techniques in her studio at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

She teaches at the Artists’ Studio Association, and her work is exhibited at the Artists’ Coop Gallery in Lincoln City. She is a member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists. www.joannedaschel.com

WORKSHOPS SEPTEMBER

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Rogene Mañas

Natalie Craig

Judith Pulman

Mary-Ellen Campbell

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 18+

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Paper Clay and Mixed Media Discover the unique and innovative process of creating bas-reliefs with air-dried clay on panels or canvas.

Learn to sculpt and carve the clay then finish it with acrylic paint and collage materials. Leave with at least two finished pieces.

Sep 10–11

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $185 Materials Fee: $12 Total Cost: $197

Rogene Mañas is a mixed media artist specializing in Paper Clay bas-relief on panels. She was featured on Oregon Art Beat in 2011 and is writing a book on her unique process called Artful Paper Clay for North Light Books, due for release in August 2016. www.rogenemanas.com

Expressive Figure Drawing

Essays from the Everyday

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Inside and Outside the Box

Drawing the figure provides a foundation for developing your drawing skills. Focusing on the elements of figure drawing— line, composition, anatomy and proportion—progress from short to long poses with the goal to move from the sketch, to experimentation, to finalizing your compositions.

Watching a moth on the windowsill, cleaning dishes, or baking a loaf of bread. Take inspiration from the everyday acts that fill our lives.

Examine personal essays by Virginia Woolf, Annie Dillard and Brenda Miller that center around quotidian subjects or tasks and use them as springboards to deeper meditations.

Learn several box constructions to house two- and three-dimensional mementos and handmade books from simple paper folded slipcases to gorgeous fabric covered clamshell boxes with a variety of coverings.

Explore making book cloth from your own fabric as well as finishing techniques and closures for boxes.

Sep 10–12

Sep 12–13

Sep 13–14

Judith Pulman has been published in The Writer’s Chronicle, Los Angeles Review, New Ohio Review, and Basalt. Since 2010, she has run the Literary Arts program at the Multnomah Arts Center, where she also teaches. She has offered writing workshops in all genres through Creative Arts Community, the Oregon Poetry Association, and the ALS Association. In 2015 she received a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council to translate a manuscript of Russian poetry to English. www.judithpulman.com

Mary-Ellen Campbell has been a professor of art for 34 years and she has taught book arts workshops across the United States and abroad. She completed a BA degree in art education at St. John’s University in New York, an MA degree from Michigan State University, and an MFA degree from Pratt University in New York. She has participated in a dozen national and international artist residencies and over 80 exhibitions. www.mecampbellart.net

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $225 Materials Fee: $35

Model Fee: $40 Total Cost: $300

Natalie Craig teaches with the goal to encourage students to delve into the possibilities of their own expressive abilities.

She has a BA degree from San Diego State University and an MFA degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She has also done independent study in the United States, Europe and South Africa. She lives and works in Arcata, California. www.nataliecraigartist.com

Mon-Tue 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $145 Total Cost: $145

Tue-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $150 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $170

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Monica Setziol-Phillips

Carving and the World of Hardwoods All skill levels | Age 16+

In this process-oriented carving class, explore a selection of woods and tools. Focus on gaining a feel for the wood and what the material can and cannot do. After trying several woods, select one for carving either a tray or small wall piece. Optional post-class tour of Monica’s studio in Sheridan, Oregon.

Sep 14–16

Wed-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $245 Materials Fee: $20 Total Cost: $265

Monica Setziol-Phillips was fortunate to grow up around the sculptures of her father, Roy Setziol. The medium drew her in and she has now been carving for over 35 years.

The character and feel of the wood continue to excite her. Her own work is mostly abstract, as she finds it most meaningful. www.artelementsgallery.com

WORKSHOPS

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Stephanie Wood

Cynthia Herron

Sandy Oppenheimer

All skill levels | Age 16+

Intermediate | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Kalapuya Cedar and Sedge Basket Weave a traditional Kalupuyan-style basket from Western Red Cedar bark. Learn to prepare the bark and incorporate a variety of weaving techniques including plaiting, twine, three-strand twine, as well as how to create a rim and make cordage.

Sep 15–16

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $135 Materials Fee: $50 Total Cost: $185

Stephanie Wood is Santiam and Yoncalla Kalapuya, Takelma Rogue River and Clackamas Chinook, and she is enrolled with the Grand Ronde Tribe. She grew up hearing weaving stories from her mother and aunts, and family baskets and weaving traditions have been passed down through six generations. www.kalapuyaweaving.weebly.com

Abstract Composition in Landscape Combine abstraction and landscape painting to create unique interpretations of the landscape in oil or acrylic paint. Constructive critiques will provide direction and encouragement to help you improve your compositions and find your own expressive voice. Some previous painting experience required. Expect to complete two paintings and several drawings.

Sep 17–18

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $235 Materials Fee: $10 Total Cost: $245

Cynthia Herron teaches at Chemeketa Community College and her own studio in Salem, sharing inspiration and knowledge of art. She creates abstract landscapes in oils; her memoir Paint By Number describes finding her voice as a painter. She exhibits at Freed Gallery, Bush Barn Gallery and Fog Forest Gallery. www.cynthiaherron.com

Painting with Paper

Create a still life and portrait through the playful and forgiving medium of paper collage. Working from photographic reference, students will delve into composition, proportion, value, color and collage application. Similar to painting, emphasis will be on developing forms using light and shadow.

Sep 17–19

Sat-Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $255 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $270

Sandy Oppenheimer is a self-taught artist who “paints” with paper in an intuitive and playful manner. She takes her inspiration from the great artists of the past, beautiful handmade papers from around the world and from the fortunate life she lives in northern California. www.fisheroppenheimer.com

WORKSHOPS SEPTEMBER

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Cynthia Herron

Erica Ekrem

All skill levels | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 16+

Marcy Baker

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Patricia Schmidt

Oceanic Library

A Collage Approach to Monotype

Watercolor Pencil Basics

Do hurdles prevent you from reaching your creative goals? Tend your inner artist through a series of insightful collage, drawing and writing exercises that will leave you with a clear understanding of how to work around pitfalls and inspire your artistic journey.

Explore the use of clam shells and driftwood planks as book covers to create a biodegradable oceanic library. Choose materials, explore bookbinding basics, consider ethics of material sourcing and create thematic content based on your relationship to the sea.

Sep 19

Sep 20–22

Combine a variety of techniques to create layered monotype prints.

Make your own stencils, printing blocks and relief plates and learn to create hand-printed collage papers.

Develop a monotype series using your handmade tools, a ghost print technique, vibrant layers of oil-based inks and the chine-collĂŠ method of collage.

Learn to use watercolor pencils to make fine lines and texture in paintings and sketchbooks. With step-by-step instruction, explore dry and wet application, tonal foundation, layering and toothbrush texture. Projects include painting a still life from a template, a vase study and creating a color chart for future reference.

Sep 21-23

Sep 23

Marcy Baker is a printmaker, painter and collage artist. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally and is included in the collections of Hallmark and Kansas Wesleyan University. Baker has taught monotype and collage at Multnomah Arts Center and in private studio workshops for 10 years. www.marcybaker.com

Patricia Schmidt has been painting for over 30 years. She is a Signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, the Colored Pencil Society of America and SPLASH, a professional artist group.

Her paintings are published in Splash Retrospective, Splash 14 and Splash 12. www.patriciaschmidtart.com

Tending Your Artistic Journey

Mon 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $95 Materials Fee: $15 Total Cost: $110

Cynthia Herron teaches at Chemeketa Community College and her own studio in Salem, sharing inspiration and knowledge of art. She creates abstract landscapes in oils; her memoir Paint By Number describes finding her voice as a painter. She exhibits at Freed Gallery, Bush Barn Gallery and Fog Forest Gallery. www.cynthiaherron.com

Tue-Thu 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $225 Materials Fee: $25 Total Cost: $250

Erica Ekrem is the founder of Odelae Book Arts and is known for her 100% biodegradable clam shell binding, Book of the Sea, which was recently featured in the Paper Show at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is the internationally-published author of Bound: Over 20 Artful Handbound Books. www.odelae.com

All skill levels | Age 16+

Wed-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $260 Materials Fee: $45 Total Cost: $305

Beginner | Age 16+

Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $125 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $130

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WORKSHOPS

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Sitka offers three Portland workshops during its Art Invitational at the World Forestry Center in November

Patricia Schmidt

Kim Stafford

Beginner | Age 16+

All skill levels | Age 18+

Sketchbook Basics

An Open Letter for Your Place

Fill your sketchbook with descriptive pen lines, color and textures. Create black ink drawings, then easily add color washes from watercolor pencils or watercolor paints. Sketch in the studio or outdoors and learn tips for sketching people, landscapes and buildings.

A personal letter, like a wild place, is a luxury we need: you write what you cherish for someone who cherishes you. We will list our magic places and our best listeners in life, and then compose the blessing-letter to a person, to a place, or to the world.

Sep 24–25

Sep 24–25

Patricia Schmidt has been painting for over 30 years. She is a Signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, the Colored Pencil Society of America and SPLASH, a professional artist group.

Her paintings are published in Splash Retrospective, Splash 14 and Splash 12. www.patriciaschmidtart.com

Kim Stafford is the founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute, and author of a dozen books of poetry and prose. In addition to Sitka, he has taught writing workshops at the annual Fishtrap Writers Gathering and at colleges and literary centers in Oregon and abroad. www.kim-stafford.com

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $250 Materials Fee: $7 Total Cost: $257

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $280 Total Cost: $280

Workshops at the Art Invitational in Portland are great way to experience what Sitka has to offer: expert instruction in an inspiring location. Depending on the days of their workshop, students might even glimpse the Invitational unfolding or visit the completed exhibit for creative inspiration. Join us for Sitka’s week in the city! Call 541-994-5485 for more information.

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PORTLAND WORKSHOPS

NOVEMBER With deep appreciation,

we thank those individuals and businesses who have given an early commitment to sponsoring this year’s special events.

Jude Siegel

Nature Journaling: Recording Impressions of Fall Portland Location All skill levels | Age 16+

This workshop is held in Portland.

In a watercolor journal format, record impressions of the world around you using watercolor, pen, graphite, drawing, writing and more.

Spend lots of time outdoors (weather permitting) and experiment with borders, pen-work, plant prints and other page enhancements.

Nov 1–2

Tue-Wed 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $215 Materials Fee: $5 Total Cost: $220

Combining a passion for nature and art, Jude Siegel has given classes both locally and in Montana, Wyoming and Italy. She teaches at her Portland studio, Multnomah Art Center and Audubon Society of Portland. Her book, A Pacific Northwest Nature Sketchbook (Timber Press, 2006), teaches about nature journaling. www.judesiegel.com

Angela Grainger

Elements of Nature and Texture in Watercolor Portland Location All skill levels | Age 16+

This workshop is held in Portland.

Create dynamic, textured patterns in watercolor paintings by employing nontraditional techniques using plant materials, herbs, legumes, salt, stones and other elements. See how watercolor pigments react and leave beautiful and unique patterns on your paper. This workshop also emphasizes design principles and color theory.

Nov 3–4

Thu-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $215 Materials Fee: $30 Total Cost: $245

Angela Grainger is a painter of nature and is inspired by what the casual observer may overlook. Her goal is to give the viewer a glimpse into the unique creations that surround us and to portray a feeling of magic and mystery. She has taught painting since 1994. www.bluepansycottage.com

Jennifer Lauck

Draft One, Draft Two & Your Structure Plan: Novel or Memoir Portland Location All skill levels | Age 18+

This workshop is held in Portland.

If you have written multiple drafts of a project, you know the frustration that comes with overworking the material. Learn the two-draft formula for creating a manuscript that you can submit to an editor, exploring tools and using support teachings from the work of well-known authors. Writers will leave with a comprehensive plan for the first two drafts that works.

Nov 5–6

Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm Tuition: $215 Total Cost: $215

Jennifer Lauck has written four memoirs about her life and has traveled the world speaking and teaching for more than 10 years. She is an advocate of beautifully rendered voice-driven narratives that go to the heart of what it is to be alive and human. www.jenniferlauck.com

MINGLE AND MUSE Ace Hardware Chinook Winds Casino Resort Columbia Bank Quality Printing Services SITKA ART INVITATIONAL Tom & Ellen Abrego Gordon Akeson Becker Capital Management City of Lincoln City The Crystal Hotel Bob Dayton & Judy Vogland Greenegaard Farms Mark Pyrch & Will Peterson McClain’s Printmaking Supplies Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Janine & Skip Stanton Christy & Laura Wyckoff Join this list of donors to show your support for Sitka’s quality programs that have been nurturing creativity since 1970.

Call 541-994-5485 for more information.

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STUDENT MUSINGS

Why take a workshop at Sitka?

Here’s what our students say: About our instructors: “She structured the class and all of the skills expertly to bring me into a much stronger skillset.”

“This is my first watercolor class and she put everyone at ease.”

“Tremendous but quiet guidance.”

“Discovering one’s instincts and desire to paint.”

“I had no idea sketching could be so satisfying, meditative and freeing!”

About other students: “Non-judgmental openness and respect among all participants.”

“Safe community, excellent writers/readers/storytellers.”

“Group vibe = very fun and supportive.”

About this place: “The environment is especially enlightening a space to open up without self-criticism.”

“Drawing outside to the sounds of Swainson’s Thrush.”

“Watching a chipmunk scurrying around during a break.”

“Sitting on the path in front of Sitka’s entrance sketching a memory.”

“Hiking through nature and several terrains... experiencing the togetherness of nature lovers.”

“I could live here forever.”

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

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LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS

CHR POLE HOUSE #6

AirBnB Listing

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of house.

Viewsand of Salmon estuary.

Queen Bedroom and full bath bathRiver on first first floor Queen Bedroom full on floor Walk to Sitka.

For an additional fee a queen of house.

Views of Salmon River estuary. of house. Views of Salmon River estuary. bedroom with For shared bath is available.

Walk to to Sitka.

Sitka.

For an additional additional fee aa queen queen Walk an fee bedroom with shared bath is available. bedroom with shared bath is available.

Inquire of of host host. host through through AirBnB. AirBnB. Inquire

Affordable Neskowin Rental

206-445-9233 www.home.comcast.net/~neskowin2006 neskowin2006@yahoo.com

Cozy cottage with beautiful ocean and golf course views.

Quiet. Immaculately clean. Ocean-facing deck. Full kitchen.

BBQ. Cable TV/DVD, WiFi, all linens and cooking utensils.

1BR/1BA. $115/night or $690/week.

Cascade Head Ranch Village #11 503-369-4234 Tim.Tees@1985.usna.com

http://webpages.charter.net/chrtees/WebFlyer.pdf

Free WiFi, 3BR, 2BA, sleeps 8-10. NO SMOKING. $165 per night, weekly rates available.

Cascade Head Ranch Condo 14 503-816-8133 lethin@comcast.net

Walk to your class at Sitka! Quiet 2 BR, 1.5 BA condo with meadow and ocean views. 4 person maximum. WiFi. NO SMOKING, NO PETS. $130 per night.

Cascade Head Ranch Pole House #1 3335 Ridge Road, across from Sitka Center 425-583-9919 or 360-907-3686 David Soelling: soellingmi@msn.com

Ocean view, sleeps 6. 3 BR—one queen, 4 single beds (bring sheets, blankets, towels). Full kitchen. No pets. Cost: $120/night plus 10% county tax.

Call David Soelling or John Soelling.

Cascade Head House #98 ON RIDGE ROAD

Beautiful 3 Bedroom 2 Bath house adjacent to Sitka Center. Large decks, pellet stove, gas BBQ, rowboat, community pool. Special rates for Sitka Center students and Nature Conservancy volunteers.

Call 1-888-720-2154 Sitka Center is located in Otis: 15 min. from Neskowin, 15 min. from Lincoln City, and 25 min. from Pacific City.

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Elderberry Cabin

503-789-6584 herzberg.judy@gmail.com

Cozy one room cabin. Walk to Sitka Center, trailhead. Two adults plus children. Queen sleeper sofa and sleeping loft.

Wood stove and electric heat. Bring bedding and towels.

Wind- sheltered sun deck. NO SMOKING, NO PETS. $100/night, including 11% lodging tax.

Grey Fox Vacation Homes

888-720-2154 or 503-392-4355 www.neskowinbeachvacations.com

Grey Fox Inc. has been offering vacation rentals for over 25 years. Known for being a hands-on management firm. We offer a variety of options to tourists that range from cottages, condos to luxury homes. 10% discount to Sitka workshop participants.

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48988 Hwy 101 S • P.O. Box 790 Neskowin OR 97149

Just on the north side of Cascade Head you will find friendly and convenient accommodations at Neskowin’s Proposal Rock Inn. Your suite, studio or bedroom is a short walk from a spectacular beach.

Reservations: 866-404-4974 In the early 1800’s a love-struck sea captain rowed his sweetheart to a small wooded island to ask for her hand in marriage.

The romantic legends of Proposal Rock still persist.

Lake House Bed and Breakfast

2165 NE East Devils Lake Rd, Otis, OR 97368 541-996-8938 or 888-996-8938 www.lakehousebb.com

Tranquility and peace on lake. 10 minutes from Sitka, discount for students staying 3 or more days. Smoke-free rooms with private baths, fireplace, hot tub, sleeps 2 or 4, hearty breakfast. $95 - $150/night.

Neskowin Resort

www.neskowinresort.com

Oceanfront Rentals, artist’s dream, where fresh ocean air mingles with Nature’s most alluring canvas. Featuring Hawk Creek, Proposal Rock, Cascade Head, and direct access to an intimate sandy beach. Visit website for more info.

Roads End Cozy Beach Cottage

5628 NW Jetty Ave, Lincoln City, OR 97367 503-521-1941 susanlh@hevanet.com

Ocean view, short walk to beach, 2BR: one with king, other with 2 twin beds. Full kitchen, TV. North end of town, 15 min. drive from Sitka. No pets. $80 per night.

FOOD/RESTAURANTS Grateful Bread Restaurant and Bakery

34805 Brooten Road, Pacific City, OR 97135 503-965-7337

Bright, cheerful, relaxed atmosphere. Serving breakfast and lunch. Vegetarian specialties, fresh seafood, bakery breads and pastries, homemade soups, wine, beer, and espresso. Restaurant available for rent. Opens at 8am. Drive-thru espresso open 6:30am. Catering available. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Otis Café

1259 Salmon River Highway Otis, OR 97368 541-994-2813 www.otiscafe.com otiscafe@live.com

Home cooked food. Lunch and dinner specials. Fresh baked bread, pies, and goodies. Open 7 days a week: 7am-8pm Thursday-Sunday, 7am-4pm Monday-Wednesday.

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Trillium Natural Foods Grocery

1026 SE Jetty Avenue, Lincoln City, OR 97367 541-994-5665 www.TrilliumNaturalFoods.net

Trillium has an excellent selection of organically grown foods including fresh produce, chicken, cheese, beans, grains, nuts, dried fruit and spices. Also top quality supplements at good prices. Open Mon-Sat 9:30am-7pm and Sunday 11am-6pm.

The Wildflower Grill

4250 N. Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367 541-994-9663

Dining in a casual atmosphere. “A Little Bit of Everything.”

Homemade desserts, excellent selection of beer and wine.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Open 7 days, 7am-4pm for breakfast and lunch. Dinner Tuesday-Saturday, 5-9pm.

Catering available. Major credit cards accepted.

Fresh Local Produce vegetables, fruit, berries, herbs

Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner

Dory Caught Fish Artisan Bread & Pastries Locally Pastured Meat poultry, lamb, pork, beef

Open Daily 8am - 9pm

Wood Fired Pizza • Salads Burgers • Steaks • Fresh Fish Pasta • and more . . .

4505 Salem Avenue Neskowin

(503) 392-4400

Homemade Granola Saturday 9am-1pm Memorial Day Weekend through September

Handmade Crafts Accepts SNAP + Gives SNAP Match

Neskowin Farmers Market (located at neskowin beach wayside) image © Judith and Ted Schlicting, rowboatgallery.com

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GALLERIES

FRIENDS & PARTNERS

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SHOPS/SERVICES Georgies Ceramic and Clay, Inc.

756 NE Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97211 1-800-999-2529 • Fax 503-283-1387 www.georgies.com

Clay­—the ultimate “centering” experience. Everything for the clay artist in you! Kilns, wheels, equipment, clay, glazes, even classes. Friendly, knowledgeable staff will guide you to successful clay creations.

McClain’s Printmaking Supplies 15685 SW 116th Ave, PMB 202 King City, OR 97224-2695 503-641-3555 or 800-832-4264 www.imcclains.com • mail@imcclains.com

A mail-order business dedicated to the art and artists of relief printmaking. Supplies are gathered from around the world for woodblock, linocut and engraving. Japanese-made supplies are our specialty.

Freed Gallery

6119 SW Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Tel: 541-994-5600 • www.freedgallery.com

Located at Siletz Bay, this soaring two-story contemporary gallery features artists from around the world. Famous for glass, paintings, photography, wood, stone, bronze, ceramics, and jewelry.

We put our money where our heart is: the community.

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Ryan Gallery 4270 N. Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367 541-994-5391 www.ryanartgallery.com mail@ryanartgallery.com

Long-established (since 1975) fine art gallery is at the north entrance of Lincoln City. The gallery exhibits original art and crafts of about 100 artists in a wooded garden setting.

Offerings include paintings, sculpture, glass, ceramics, and jewelry by local and other Northwest artists.

Open 10am-5pm daily.

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Community minded, community made.

We volunteer in the communities we serve.

Our employees are empowered to give back.

Lincoln City Branch 541-994-9161 ColumbiaBank.com Member FDIC

Equal Housing Lender

1425 NW HWY 101 Lincoln City OR • 541-614-1294

Prehistoric welcomes you to join us in exploring the past.

Come enjoy our lifesize baby t-rex as it comes to life before your eyes. We offer the world’s finest fossils, minerals and meteorites. We have an extensive collection of educational toys for kids of all ages. Our fluorescent mineral room will wow you and our “break your own geodes” will make lasting memories for generations to come.

Prehistoric, where everything old is new again.

SCULPTURES

MINERALS

AMMONITES

TOYS

METEORITES

DINOSAURS

PETRIFIED WOOD

UV MINERALS

FOSSILS

www.prehistoricoregon.com

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Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Lincoln City’s home for arts and culture in the historic DeLake School ~ Performing & Visual Arts ~ Visitor Information & Gift Shop ~ Ceramics, Textiles and Sculpture Classes ~ Farmers Market every Sunday ~ Meeting & Event Space

541-994-9994 For the latest schedule: lincolncity-culturalcenter.org

Skutt Ceramic Products, Inc.

6441 SE Johnson Creek Blvd.

Portland, OR 97206 www.skutt.com Manufacturer of Kilns and Potters Wheels Pottery-Glass Fusing-Jewelry

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SILETZ BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Mills Ace Hardware

North 2047 NE 22nd Street, Lincoln City, OR 97367 541-996-3334 South 4910 SE Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367 541-996-2131

All your hardware needs now at two locations to serve you.

Courteous and knowledgeable service. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 8am-6pm and Sunday, 10am-3pm.

YAACOV BERGMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

CLASSICAL • JAZZ • CABARET • MUSIC THEATER

The Highest quality music event on the Central Oregon Coast 2016 SEASON • June 22 - July 4

For more information or to purchase tickets

CALL: 541-992-1131or visit: SiletzBayMusic.org

LOCAL EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ND Festival’s Gala Opening

THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD

Full time Professional Real Estate Brokers . . . call us at 800-497-8242 or 541-764-3323

SUNDAY, SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH ~ 4:00PM JULY 3RD ~ 11:15AM

SILETZ BAY

“Musical Tapas”

MONDAY, JUNE 27TH ~ 7:30PM

SUNDAY, MUSIC FESTIVAL

“Simple Gifts” 3RD DIRECTOR ~ 4:00PM YAACOV BERGMAN,JULY ARTISTIC “Curtain Up”!

“Irving Berlin TUESDAY, Showcase” Benefit FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH ~ 7:30PM Concert JUNE 24TH ~ 7:00PM “Contrasts” MONDAY, “A Sharing”

WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH ~ 7:30PM JUNE 25TH ~ 7:30PM “On The Wings Of Piano Recital With Mei-Ting Sun

Shakespeare”

“Sweet Land Of Liberty” This projecT is made possible by:

“Night At The Theatre”

oregon communiTy FoundaTion

“Invitation To Dance”

Windermere Distinctive Coastal Properties The Shops at Salishan • Gleneden Beach, OR 97388

JULY 4TH ~ 4:00PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH ~

FRIDAY, JULY 1ST ~ 7:30PM Windermere Real Estate has been listing and selling Cascade Head Ranch homes & condos for over 20 years. Please call us today if you would like more information on this remarkable community!

“Peter And The Wolf”

paciFic power lincoln counTy culTural coaliTion

SILETZ BAY

SATURDAY, JULY 2ND ~ 7:30PM

sponenburgh memorial TrusT

Federal Tax ID # MUSIC FESTIVAL

“Classical 45-2668175 YAACOV BERGMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Connections” 540 NE U.S. 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367

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WORKSHOPS

BOOK ARTS

13 The Architecture of Memory: Building Intuitive Paintings Patricia Wheeler • Jun 14-17

11 Prints to Books Ann Kresge • Jun 3-5

14 Combining Drawing with Painting: Scratchboard with Watercolor Rick Wheeler • Jun 17-19

16 Italic Handwriting Inga Dubay • Jul 1 31 Inside and Outside the Box Mary-Ellen Campbell • Sep 13-14 33 Oceanic Library Erica Ekrem • Sep 20-22 CALLIGRAPHY 25 Calligraphy: Roman Capitals Judy Detrick • Aug 9-10 25 Gilding on Paper Judy Detrick • Aug 11-12

COLLAGE 21 Creative Process Workshop Sara Swink • Jul 27-28 28 Sitka Art Circle: Printed Landscape Collage Krista Eddy • Aug 29 32 Painting with Paper Sandy Oppenheimer • Sep 17-19

CREATIVE THOUGHT 21 Creative Process Workshop Sara Swink • Jul 27-28 33 Tending Your Artistic Journey Cynthia Herron • Sep 19 DRAWING & PAINTING

14 Exploring Drawing and Painting with Handmade Paper Jenn Woodward • Jun 18-19 14 Landscape Painting with Chinese Brush Techniques Cindy Lommasson • Jun 20-22 15 Speed Painting the Alla Prima Way Dave Roholt • Jun 23-24

10 Reimagining Acrylics Marlana Stoddard Hayes • May 28-30

16 Colored Pencil with Mixed Media Eileen Sorg • Jun 27-29

11 Skies and Water in Pastel Sondra Holtzman • May 31-Jun 2

17 Put a Little Science in Your Art Nora Sherwood • Jul 1-3

11 Walk, Sketch, Write: An Immersive Writing Practice Jill McCabe Johnson • Jun 4-5

17 Layers of the Forest: A Mixed Media Painting Workshop Annamieka Davidson • Jul 2-3

12 Anyone Can Draw Linda Swindle • Jun 6-7

17 Word Art Rebecca Wild • Jul 6-8

12 Photo Encaustic: Oregon’s Intimate Landscape Clare O’Neill • Jun 8-10

18 Painting and Sketching the Flora and Fauna Molly Hashimoto • Jul 9-11

13 Fantastic Landscapes in Watercolor Anna Fidler • Jun 11-13

18 Writing the Image, Drawing the Text Sarah Rabkin • Jul 12-13

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology 19 Painting: The Spirit of Drawing William Park • Jul 12-15 19 Encaustic: Beyond the Basics Lorraine Glessner • Jul 16-18 20 Defining a Sense of Place through Contemporary Drawing Anne Godfrey • Jul 22-24 21 Exploring Abstract Expression: Color, Shape and Wassily Kandinsky Dory Kanter • Jul 25-26 22 Sitka Art Circle: Play Picasso Krista Eddy • Jul 29 22 Spirit of the Rough Sketch Ken O’Connell • Aug 1-2 25 Sand Painting & Water-Based Mixed Media Judy Vogland • Aug 8-11 26 20 Lessons for 20 Years Judy Morris • Aug 15-18 27 Painting the Story in the Still Life Scott Conary • Aug 19-21

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PRINTMAKING

FIBER ARTS

11 New Dimensions in Gyotaku Heather Fortner • May 31-Jun 2

14 Exploring Drawing and Painting with Handmade Paper Jenn Woodward • Jun 18-19

11 Prints to Books Ann Kresge • Jun 3-5

18 Intro to Papercutting Virginia Flynn • Jul 11 DRAWING & PAINTING cont.

20 Introduction to Katazome Karen Miller • Jul 19-21

13 Solarplate Monoprints Jane Pagliarulo • Jun 14-16 MUSIC

27 Drawing Intensive Larry Thomas • Aug 22-25

22 Your Own Forest Hilde Morin • Jul 29-31

10 Winds and Waves: Recorder Workshop Frances Blaker • Apr 30-May 2

29 Plein Air and the Dao of Seeing Jef Gunn • Aug 29-Sep 1

25 Nuno Felted Scarves Laura Berman • Aug 13-14

21 Making Music with Clay Andrew Kail • Jul 25

30 Cascade Head Butterfly Ecology and the Artist’s Book Andie Thrams • Sep 6-9

26 Crocheted Sculpture: Vessels and Voids Bonnie Meltzer • Aug 18-19

31 Expressive Figure Drawing Natalie Craig • Sep 10-12 32 Abstract Composition in Landscape Cynthia Herron • Sep 17-18 33 Watercolor Pencil Basics Patricia Schmidt • Sep 23 34 Sketchbook Basics Patricia Schmidt • Sep 24-25 35 Nature Journaling: Recording Impressions of Fall - Portland Location Jude Siegel • Nov 1-2 35 Elements of Nature and Texture in Watercolor - Portland Location Angela Grainger • Nov 3-4

28 Rigid Heddle Weaving Suzie Liles • Aug 25-26 29 Pattern on Cloth with Shibori and Indigo Sylvia Emard • Sep 2 30 Islamic World Papermaking Radha Pandey • Sep 3-5 METALWORK 29 The Alchemist’s Fire: Metalsmithing Debra Carus • Aug 30-Sep 2 29 Enamel: Fusing Glass to Metal Debra Carus • Sep 3-5

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NATURE 14 Intro to Bonsai Greg Brenden • Jun 20-21 24 Habitat Homage Graham Klag • Aug 8 PHOTOGRAPHY

17 Monoprinting with Collage and Wax Martha Pfanschmidt • Jul 6-8 20 Japanese Water-Based Woodcut Yuji Hiratsuka • Jul 18-21 21 Transforming Painting and Drawing Ideas Into Printmaking Tallmadge Doyle • Jul 26-28 26 Sense of Place: Maps and Memory Virginia Hungate-Hawk • Aug 15-17 27 Screen Printing With Painted Stencils Michael Guerriero • Aug 20-21

13 Painting with Light Karen Ulvestad • Jun 12-13

28 Sitka Art Circle: Printed Landscape Collage Krista Eddy • Aug 29

19 Reinvigorating Photographic Practice Anne Godfrey • Jul 16-17

33 A Collage Approach to Monotype Marcy Baker • Sep 21-23

24 In Response: Landscape Photography and Poetry Cindy Williams Gutiérrez & Russell Young Aug 3-4 24 Photographic Art with an iPhone Kat Sloma • Aug 7

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SCULPTURE 12 Bas-Relief Carving R. Keaney Rathbun • Jun 6-8 14 Intro to Bonsai Greg Brenden • Jun 20-21 15 Poetry Meets Weaving: A Mixed-Media Exploration Carolyn Hazel Drake • Jun 22-24 15 Luminarias: Let There Be Light Kathy Karbo • Jun 25-26 16 Carve a Paddle Jay Haavik • Jun 27-30 16 Sitka Art Circle: Fairy Doors Krista Eddy • Jun 30 19 Inventing Nature: Imagined Butterflies Zebith Thalden • Jul 14-15 20 Explorations in Kiln-formed Glass Aimee Sones • Jul 22-24 21 Making Music with Clay Andrew Kail • Jul 25

WORKSHOPS

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24 Sea Urchin Shell Basket Charissa Brock • Aug 5-6

31 Essays from the Everyday Judith Pulman • Sep 12-13

24 Habitat Homage Graham Klag • Aug 8

33 Tending Your Artistic Journey Cynthia Herron • Sep 19

27 Glass Cutting for Mosaic Jennifer Kuhns • Aug 22-24

34 An Open Letter for Your Place Kim Stafford • Sep 24-25

28 Addition and Subtraction for Woodworkers Stan Peterson • Aug 26-28

35 Draft One, Draft Two & Your Structure Plan: Novel or Memoir - Portland Location Jennifer Lauck • Nov 5-6

30 Making Vessels for Pit Firing Chris Baskin • Sep 6-8

WRITING 10 Wild Chronicle Kim Stafford • May 28-29

30 Sitka Art Circle: Mosaic Nightlight Joanne Daschel • Sep 9

12 Mapping the Novel: A Whole-Brained Approach Charlotte Dixon • Jun 9-11

31 Paper Clay and Mixed Media Rogene Manas • Sep 10-11

15 Landscape and Memory Nancy Linnon • Jun 25-26

32 Carving and the World of Hardwoods Monica Setziol-Phillips • Sep 14-16

18 Between Trees: Writing Your New Life Sarah Rabkin • Jul 9-10

32 Kalapuya Cedar and Sedge Basket Stephanie Wood • Sep 15-16

22 Lay It Bare: The Heart of Personal Narrative Margaret Malone • Jul 30-31

WOODWORKING 16 Carve a Paddle Jay Haavik • Jun 27-30 28 Addition and Subtraction for Woodworkers Stan Peterson • Aug 26-28 32 Carving and the World of Hardwoods Monica Setziol-Phillips • Sep 14-16

24 In Response: Landscape Photography and Poetry Cindy Williams Gutiérrez & Russell Young Aug 3-4 26 Writing Climate Change: A Practice of Hope and Resilience Stephen Siperstein • Aug 13-14 28 The Personal Essay Natalie Serber • Aug 27-28

YOUTH WEEK 23 Digital Storytelling Chloë Hight • Aug 1-2 23 Wildlife Habitat Boxes John Edwards • Aug 3-4 23 Poetry of Place: What the River Says Cindy Williams Gutiérrez• Aug 5 23 Nature Sun Printing Karen Hymer • Aug 6-7

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SUPPORT SITKA

Show Your Support Memberships Become a member today and join a growing community that values creativity inspired by nature. Members receive benefits such as early workshop registration and more (see box at right). You’ll also stay connected to Sitka through our e-newsletter and receive our annual catalog by mail.

Membership Levels $50 Individual

~ Early workshop registration ~ Subscription to Sitka’s e-newsletter ~ Discount on event tickets ~ Complimentary entry to the Sitka Art Invitational

Becoming a new member or renewing your membership is easy!

Simply call the Sitka office at (541) 994-5485 or go online to our Gifts & Membership page at www.sitkacenter.org.

$100 Supporter

Gift Certificates

$150 Household

Give someone the gift of creativity! Gift certificates can be purchased in any amount and may be used for workshop tuition and fees, membership or merchandise. To purchase, call (541) 994-5485 or visit our online store at www.sitkacenter.org.

Other Ways To Be Involved People like you make Sitka a place where creative thinking can thrive. We welcome you to join our community in a way that fits your life. Help make Sitka sparkle!

Please Join Our Sitka Community (Please write legibly. Thank you!)

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