March 6th, 2025 - April 27th, 2025
Cindy Stinson-Chennell: Intricate cut paper
Artist's statement
After 30 years of teaching, I am retired in Oregon. My background in art education and educational media (both studied at Oregon College of Education, now Western Oregon University) led me to teaching in Europe and South America. When traveling in Switzerland, I discovered paper cutting.
While teaching and raising a family, I found cleaning up the snippings of paper much faster than all the materials of printmaking, which was my favored media. Yet the resining of the images was very similar. For over 35 years I have been snipping paper. It never fails to challenge and relax me at the same time.
Anna Mallard: Folk Art Gourds
Anna is sharing her whimsical gourds with you in her Focus Show. Anna is inspired by the organic nature of gourds and by the long history of their use as both functional and artistic vessels. She has been influenced by historical designs across the world.