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My Mom, Ma Boyle

For one Central Oregonian, she was more than “one tough mother.” She was her actual mother, too.

Kathy Deggendorfer has made quite a name for herself in the town of Sisters, Oregon. She’s a prolific artist, founder of the Roundhouse Foundationโ€”which supports creatives and fellow artistsโ€”and a major benefactor to the Sisters Folk Fest. She’s a wife, a mother and a grandmotherโ€”and also the daughter of perhaps Oregon’s most famous mother, Gert […]

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Artist of the Month: Kathy Deggendorfer

Stitching the natural order with her brush

For the painter of nature scenes, travel can be a genuine muse. Sisters’ Kathy Deggendorfer brings scenes of Oregon’s dramatic beauty across the world and finds inspiration. Deggendorfer’s water color designs have been part of the Central Oregon art scene since she moved to Sisters in 1994 from Bend. She grew up in Portland but […]

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PICK: Harvest Dinner

saturday 4 Harvest Dinner FOOD & ARTโ€”Harvest is a time for feasting, and The High Desert Museum gets that. It hosts a farm-to-table dinner accompanied by the art exhibition โ€œPainting Oregonโ€™s Harvestโ€ by Kathy Deggendorfer. Chef TR McCrystal of Jenโ€™s Garden prepares a four-course meal paired with Oregon wines. 7 pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 […]

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