The 9 June, 2007 Art Walk - as reported by Horst, photographs by Steve Combs

Despite the heaviest rain we had yet on an Art Walk night, the attendance on its 3rd anniversary was amazing. We had another first: 11 venues participated, the largest number ever. We are growing bigger. There is not enough space here to report it all. The following selection was limited by the time the reporter and photographer could spare from their other duties.

At Manley Eva Maria Klaas and Mary Jane Carlson demonstrated how to make Raku pottery. Although it was not possible to do the firing outside as planned, the presentation was of great interest to Art Walkers who had wondered how those amazing patterns on Raku pottery are created.

Next station our local College (SWOCC). Here art instructors Sara Broderick (Brookings) and Dauna Roberts (Gold Beach) had put together a show of over 100 works including their own, that of students and college staff. An amazing array of painting on all levels.

At Signatures Gallery photographer Don Rommes (Gold Beach) had put together a show of large photographic prints of landscapes of the American West. In my humble opinion one of the best photographic exhibits we have seen on our Art Walk. Keyboard artist Tom Tanzi was in a good mood and played some of the happiest music I’ve ever heard him play.

Downstairs at John Archuletta’s Terra Cotta Corner played the Wild River Ramblers with their new guitarist Ronn Johnson: very good, but had he played bass it would have sounded even be better. John’s homemade chili was the best - as usual.

At Eye for Art the special exhibit “Seeing in Red” was an eye opener you shouldn’t miss. Artists Destiny Schwartz was tucked away in the back gallery and was easy to miss. Her pieces are mostly small scale. They show a great sense of humor. Seeing a raven sitting on a six-deck hamburger made my day.

Exotic Wood Gallery showed the colorful oils of Jeanne Steele of Gold Beach. We haven’t seen her work for quite a while in Brookings. Brian Scott was well advised to offer her a one-person show. The Rogue River Jam, also from Gold Beach, played up a musical storm, singing in clean harmony. We are lucky they come to Brookings on Art Walk night and play for us.

The “Artist Talk” at Words and Pictures was given by the two artists of the month, Audi Stanton and Pete Chasar, followed by Maureen Staggs, our “Poetry Coordinator,” who read from her own works.

Last station: Chetco Community Library, where the winners of the Azalea Festival Art Contest exhibit their work. Every painting has a blue ribbon attached to it! The two special events starting at 6 pm were both highly enjoyable. First the “Trapp Family” of our local Pelican Players, 7 kids from 5 to 17 with their stage parents, entertained with songs from the ‘Sound of Music,” the musical presently showing at their theater at the north-end of Brookings. Heart warming! Second, Patricia Bisgrove, known in town as a writer of poetry and other esoteric stuff, did another Art Walk first: a demonstration of Culinary Art: how to make the perfect Caesar Salad. She was assisted by Leslie Wolf, who obviously had a good time offering a taste of the final product to selected (by her) individuals

Tune in again at the end of June for the program of the July Art Walk (7/14). Until then stay dry and buy art,
Horst

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