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Festival of the Arts 2013
T
he artwork demands a
closer look. With a keen
eye and a few questions
addressed to the artists, you’ll
learn the story behind their
artwork. What inspired David
Johnson to photograph a pier
disappearing into the fog? How
does Kyoko Niikuni have the pa-
tience to paste down hundreds
of tiny washi paper fibers to cre-
ate images of birds and flowers?
How did Charan Sachar produce
whimsical pottery that looks like
embroidery?
The juried exhibit presents
124 booths of creativity, with fine
art and fine craft in 13 categories
(2-D mixed media, 3-D mixed
media, ceramics, drawing, fiber,
glass, jewelry, metalwork, paint-
ing, photography, printmaking,
sculpture and woodworking).
“Curating Art in the Park is
just plain exciting,” said curator
Sally Hedman. “From viewing
the applications to seeing the
jury results to finally greeting
the artists in George Rogers
Park, I am awed by the artists’
unique reactions to their world.
Their work is fresh and inven-
tive. Each artist brings his or her
distinct style to the party. They
inspire me with their passion,
sense of design and command
of their media. It is an honor to
work with these passionate, tal-
ented artists.”
Stroll the rows of artistic ex-
pression. Meet and chat with in-
spired artists from near and far
— more than 115 artists are pri-
marily from Oregon and Wash-
ington, plus others are from Ari-
zona, California, Idaho, Montana
and New Mexico.
“We have been developing a
series of work that is slightly
larger in scale than what we tra-
ditionally produce,” said return-
ing glass artist and award win-
ner Heather Fields. “This new
body of work plays with a few
bold, vibrant colors juxtaposed
in varying ways and can either
be mounted on a wall or work
equally well on a table.”
“My 2013 show season begins
with the Lake Oswego Festival
of the Arts,” said woodworker
Rich Norman, a returning artist
and award winner. “While I con-
tinue to develop new ideas with
reversible-lid vessels and seg-
mented bowls, I will debut a se-
ries of vessels with a new shape
and design. This year I’ll bring
60 new pieces that have not been
seen before.”
Come early and often to the
show. Take in the talent, en-
gage with the artists, observe
the workmanship and have fun.
You’ll leave wishing you didn’t
have to wait a year to be dazzled
by so much creativity in one in-
spiring place.
Art in the Park is the place to wander
Exhibit:
Art in the Park (formerly known as Fine
Arts Craft Faire)
Sponsored by:
The Lake Oswego Rotary Founda-
tion
Location:
George Rogers Park
What you'll find:
Imagination, creativity, spontaneity and playful-
ness represented in 124 ways.
A must see:
The one-of-a-kind masks of Jeff Zigulis are sculpted ce-
ramic, pigments, wire, paper, bondo, copper leaf, acrylic and oils
brought together in several different styles.
John Qu, “Banff”
Sharrey Dore, “Brooch–Pendant”
5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y
Art in the Park