After a busy season of sweet handmade gift making that many of us artists participate in during this time of year, I am often left with the deep desire to make Art (with a capital A) that is not something you can buy. Something you can’t hold in your hand or replicate. One of the […]
Teafly Peterson
For the last 20 years, I have been working as an artist and an educator. Some days I am better at one than the other. The good days are when I am excellent at both simultaneously. I love those days. I teach a variety of mediums– painting, drawing, photography, writing, film making. Mostly what I teach is how to develop your voice honestly, openly and confidently. I like to ask questions. I find it is the best way to get an answer– start with a question. What I teach is how to ask the right questions and how to not be afraid of the answers.
I work professionally as an artist. If you need a bumble bee delivering your tea, I’m the gal for you! You name it, I can probably draw or design it!
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See What Aunt Gertrude Drew?!
Art games for your holiday gatherings
My artist friends and I often hear from our patrons and admirers things like, “Oh, I’m not creative at all,” or “I wish I was artistic.” The truth is, as artists we spend years developing our crafts and skills. These are hard-earned qualities, ones to which we devote a lot of time in order to […]
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The Dark Side of Cosmic Ceramics
COCC Instructor has a brand new bag of arty tricks
Paula Bullwinkel paints a new type of fairy tale—one that inspires you to make up your stories, choose your own heroes and imagine your own adventures. Filled with bunnies and giraffes and foxes and ravens, her fantastical creations don’t shy away from the dark side of storytelling, and yet still leave viewers with a feeling […]
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Loved Our Cover Art? Here’s the Renaissance Man Behind the “cat-fish.”
Dennis McGregor: Cover Artist
It all started when Dennis McGregor painted a small turtle hanging out on a barbed wire fence. Next to it, he painted a dove, and then he realized “Ah, turtle dove!” It took off from there. He began thinking of all the animal combinations he could: spider monkey, tiger shrimp, catfish and so on. The […]
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The Holidays Are a Comin: Upcoming Artist Sales in Central Oregon
Here’s you local’s list of artisans selling their wares
Like Santa’s little elves, Bend artists are busy in their studios, making special, unique gifts sure to spread some sweet love and cheer. Here’s a quick guide to some of the upcoming, local art sales where you can find some of your favorite local artists and their special wares. Sat. Nov. 25 – Shop Small […]
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Spring Olson
A quest to share simple, local ingredients and practices through Sakari Botanicals
“It’s really important to slow things down, learn how to get outside and enjoy your surroundings. You are walking around things all the time that are food.” Gazing at the ingredients list on a Sakari Botanicals product, you’ll typically find just three things—whether it’s a lip balm, a salve or a culinary salt. Founder Spring […]
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Show to See: Chris Cole and High Desert Museum
Shows Worth Seeing this Season Collaborative Exhibit at At Liberty The first collaborative effort from The High Desert Museum and At Liberty, the new cultural space that recently opened in the historic Liberty Theater, showcases a rich and compelling look at the natural world from six Oregon artists. The artists—Andrew Myers, Michael Boonstra, Nancy Watterson […]
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Nonprofit Champion: Krayna Castlebaum
Dedicated Poetry Instigator
F ourteen years ago this December, Krayna Castlebaum began a poetic journey in Bend. Gathering at The Women’s Resource Center, Castlebaum curated an evening of hand-selected seasonal poems shared out loud. “It was exhilarating,” Castlebaum remembers fondly. It was an evening that has launched many more that Castlebaum has appropriately named “Poetic Journeys.” Castlebaum, a […]
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Susan Porteous: Small and mighty works
O n a recent, quiet Monday afternoon, Susan Porteous, a local sculptor, letterpress printer and bookmaker, was busy working at the large shared table at The Workhouse on Scott Street, where her studio is located. A woman strolling through and enjoying her latte from Sparrow Bakery stopped upon seeing Susan’s work and asked her if […]
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At Liberty: The historic Liberty Theater gets a new mission
T he yellow stucco building that sits north of The Tower Theater has long been a building of mystery. It’s been home to pop-up galleries, marketplaces, yoga classes and a hub for the many conferences and festivals Bend hosts each year. Now the historic space, formally known as The Liberty Theater, has a new mission, […]