Artist Residency
Events
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Roundhouse Foundation Artist Residency: Cassandra Lee
Cassandra Lee is committed to exploring ways to use various kinds of fibers, including but not limited to upholstery, canvas, burlap, felted wool and silk. In this workshop she will include her explorations and techniques using raw-edge and rolled-edge appliqué. She will share ideas about and introduce methods to create texture using hand embroidery and…
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Roundhouse Foundation Artist Residency: Peter Clark
Join Peter Clark, renowned blacksmith and co-owner of Northwest Skillet Company & Fine Art Blacksmithing School, as he teaches the art of blacksmithing. Each student will walk away with a hand-forged ladle. This class is limited to six participants, so sign up early! Peter will give a community lecture on Friday, March 22 at 7pm…
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Creative Heights Grant Artist Residency: Kara Doescher
Grant County artist Kara Doescher will be teaching a slab-built hand-formed ceramics class in a two-part workshop. Each participant will create a mug or small bowl. Community Presentation March 30, 11am Workshop March 30 + April 6, 1-4pm Sign up early as space is very limited! Many thanks to Oregon Community Foundation's Creative Heights grant…
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Creative Heights Grant Artist Residency: Mary Tapogna
Join Mary Tapogna as she teaches us the art of mosaics. Start collecting broken ceramics and china or visit a second hand shop to find colorful plates, mugs and bowls that can be repurposed into art. Participants can choose to either make one personal item or work on a public art piece. This is a…
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Creative Heights Artist Residency Grant: Laura Klement & Corrine Vegter
Thanks to Oregon Community Foundation's Creative Heights Grant, we are thrilled to host Laura Klement and Corrine Vegter at the Spray General Store to lead a woodworking class for women. Learn how to safely use tools in a supportive environment and build confidence to DIY your dream projects! In this class you will learn how…
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Creative Heights Artist Residency: Carolyn Sweeney
Have you ever wanted to make pigments from nature? Now is your chance! Join us as Carolyn Sweeney teaches us how to select natural items and make pigments from them. All ages and skill levels welcome. Bring a paintbrush!
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Creative Heights Artist Residency: Adrian Klein, Nature Photographer
Join Adrian Klein to photograph the geological wonders of the John Day region. Layers of colorful rock from rich reds to bright blues will be waiting for you at a couple locations we plan to visit. This small group workshop is your chance to photograph and get feedback, to help you think and grow as…
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Creative Heights Artist Residency: Bobby Abrahamson
Family Album: The Story of Our Lives with Bobby Abrahamson In this fun and motivating multi-session photographic workshop we will explore doing personal documentary work, photographing your life, home, relationships and daily activities with sense of its meaning/significance. (The seemingly mundane and ordinary activities of our life are imbued with meaning and significance when photographed…
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Creative Heights Artist Residency: Kerri Latshaw
Join ceramic instructor Kerry Latshaw as she teaches us how to make slab ceramic tea light houses. This workshop consists of three work sessions: Saturday, May 3, 2pm-5pm Sunday, May 4, 9am-12pm Sunday, May 18, 1pm-4pm You will take home your own little house, ready to be lit by a tea candle!
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Creative Heights Artist Residency: Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield
Using traditional Japanese calligraphy kits, participants will learn and expand upon the fundamentals of brush and ink painting. No prior experience is needed. We will begin inside and practice brush stroke fundamentals. Afterwards we move outside to create calligraphic style ink paintings on rice paper of the surrounding Spray landscape. Most pieces are completed in…
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Creative Heights Artist Residency: Watercolor Painting with Leslie Barnum
Join acclaimed watercolor artist Leslie Barnum as she shares her techniques with us in two sessions: Saturday, June 7th 9am - 12pm Take the intimidation out of watercolor by experimenting and playing as you paint. This 3 hour workshop will begin with learning basic watercolor techniques. During the second half of the workshop students will…
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Creative Heights Artist Residency: Julie Moore
Join us as we learn the mysterious art of lumen photography by acclaimed photographer/artist, Julie Moore. She will show us how to make impressions come to life as objects of art in this remarkable art form. This workshop is made possible by Oregon Community Foundation's Creative Heights grant. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME! Day 1: Introduction…
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Art & Craft Party
Come on over to the General Store to celebrate two years of art and craft making thanks to the Oregon Community Foundation Creative Heights grant. If you were a participant in any of the classes, bring your creations. If you did not attend a class, bring your curiosity and enthusiasm for seeing what was made…