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Two female artists are being featured this month at Bend Art’s Center during the month of February.

Jeannette Small and Ann Kresge are on display through February
Teafly Peterson

Bend artist and A6 studio member, Jeannette Small, is showcasing a series of mixed-media work that combines etching, linocut, chine collé, painting and stenciling. The elegant work features images of women intertwined with images of bees and cathedrals—an interesting mix, commenting on the nature of the hive. In her soft, dreamlike images, Small showcases the […]

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A conversation with artist Alejandro Salazar

The Source sits down with this week’s cover artist
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Alejandro Salazar—originally from coastal Colima, Mexico—is a Santa Rosa, Calif.-based artist whose work is hanging in the At Liberty arts collaborative gallery in downtown Bend this month. He’s also this week’s cover artist. The Source sat down with Salazar to talk about his work. Source Weekly: Let’s talk about the body of work hanging at […]

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The “Exposure” Carrot

How to NOT ask artists for things
Teafly Peterson

It’s the third week of the new year and yesterday I opened my third email asking for a donation of my art for a fundraiser. That means, if I keep at this pace, I should expect 49 more emails in the coming year. Recently, a young artist in Bend was telling me, very excitedly, that […]

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Winter Wonders in the Art Landscape

Creative events all year long
Teafly Peterson

Bend Art Center Events When the days are short and cold, people find themselves staying in, hunkering down, getting cozy. Unless, of course, you live in Central Oregon, home to outdoor people year-round. The result: there are always wonderful events featuring art, even in the winter. The Bend Art Center is offering some upcoming events […]

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Places to Get Your Art On’

Getting creative in the new year? Here’s some help
Teafly Peterson

Last week I suggested you put a little more art into your life. Here are some good places to start. Central Oregon Community College Plenty of art classes offered Most artists also teach as a way to make steady income, and the area’s community college has some wonderful artists leading its classes—Bill Hoppe, Bill Cravis, […]

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Art-ful Wishes for a New Year

Don’t just hang art. Make it yourself
Teafly Peterson

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 […]

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See What Aunt Gertrude Drew?!

Art games for your holiday gatherings
Teafly Peterson

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
Teafly Peterson

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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