The Spectacular Ms. Luna
November 7, 2014
Wasn’t she beautiful?!! The clouds parted in the Columbia River Gorge and presented the spectacular Ms. Luna.
Coming Up ~ Fall Art Shows!
October 17, 2014
Flying by the seat of my pants to catch up, I stayed outside too long with my camera. Now I’m buried in my studio working as fast as I can producing new art glass home decor, jewelry and garden art for upcoming fall shows. The first is our first – the inaugural White Salmon Fall Art Tour takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 24, 25, 26 from 11am until 5pm. Downtown White Salmon. One week from today! We have an event page on Facebook with our map and more information.
A White Salmon Art Council sponsored event.
Join 14 White Salmon artists as they open their studios and a Pop-Up Gallery all within walking distance of downtown White Salmon for a Fall Art Tour. The self-guided tour takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct 24, 25 & 26 from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm all three days.
A preview and month-long viewing of the artists work is at the White Salmon Pop-Up Window.
Participating artists are:
In the Hatchery Studio Arts Building at 363 E. Jewett:
Sally Gilchrist, a painter/printmaker inspired by simple natural forms. www.sallygilchrist.com
Sarah Morton Erasmus of M.E.Jewelry Co. & Atelier, will be demonstrating the fabrication of her handwrought sterling and gold jewelry at studio #6. www.mejewelryco.com
Cyndi Strid, mixed media artist, is excited to share large-scale drawings and her admiration for our native Northwest bees in studio #4.
In the Elba Building, 290 E Jewett Blvd at the corner of Estes and Jewett:
Peggy Ohlson grew up surrounded by the beautiful landscapes she loves to paint. www.peggyohlson.com
Linda Steider offers nature photography prints and greeting cards in addition to her kiln-formed art glass jewelry and home decor. http://steiderstudios.wordpress.com/
Jo Dean Sarins will be using turquoise in a new collection of jewelry featured at the White Salmon Fall Art Tour. arrayofelegance.com
Barbara Murphy creates colorful, impressionistic gorge landscapes in acrylic on canvas. barbaramurphy.net
Chris Fischer, traditionally trained jeweler, wholesaler, retailer and artist, has created works in sterling silver and gold filled for the upcoming Fall Tour from Celtic- inspired themes, accented with gemstones. www.chrisfischerdesigns.com
Miki Caldwell is a functional potter who enjoys making tableware and outdoor decorative ceramics in her studio in Husum, WA.
Ellen Nippollt creates shelter, furniture, clothing, and increasingly, jewelry, designed to a new materialism that’s torn from place, re-paired, re-strung.
Showing in their own studios:
Klickitat Pottery at 264 E. Jewett, Ed and Diane Swick making handmade artistic and functional stoneware pottery for over 30 years. www.klickitatpottery.com
Ann Fleming at 200 SW Edgecliff Drive, will be showing limited edition bronze and one-of-a-kind clay narrative sculptures, jewelry and handmade brightly painted pottery. http://www.annfleming.com
Katey Ellen Price at 217 NE Wisconsin Street will show oil paintings that are the result of her love for the outdoors and her continual exploration of both the intriguing effects in nature and a variety of techniques to produce pleasing works on canvas. kateyellenprice.blogspot.com
In other news……(sorry my gardening friends, it’s all about work this time of year for me!)
Opening the First Friday in November, I’m producing work in my other kiln for…..
… a gallery show titled ‘Snow’ at Columbia Center for the Arts. It opens the First Friday in November with a reception from 6 until 8pm and runs through the end of the month. I’ve created a series of ‘Snow’ Bowls in my ‘Celestial Series’ tradition and will offer my iridescent art glass snowflakes.
Between those two events I’m delivering work to the NEW Holiday Pop-Up Shop in Hood River at 301 Oak, formerly Gallery 301! “Locally handmade gifts for everyone on your shopping list.” It is open Fridays and weekends November – December and open every day the week before Christmas from 10am until 6pm.
There’s more in November, but for now I am dashing madly toward my studio! Hope you’re all having a wonderful fall. You can see many photographs I’ve taken between my last post and this one on my Facebook Page, Steider Studios. Mostly of wildlife along the Columbia, at Conboy & Ridgefield Wildlife Refuges, Lyle area and more….
Birds that Visit my Garden
June 1, 2014
I’ve thought for some time about adding a page to this blog, showing you birds that visit my garden. I put out feeders, grow plants that invite birds in, and do not use toxic chemicals – no weedkillers, fertilizers or bugkillers. This is the beginning of my ‘list’ and the new page is now on the sidebar so it will be easy to find later. I plan to add more visitors on the page – Birds Visiting my Garden – as I take new photos or find older versions.
Some of these images have been published as all occasion greeting cards – with a link just in case you’d like to order. My ‘published’ birds are also available in fine art prints on paper, canvas and metal. Enjoy!
American Goldfinch Available in my Zibbet shop.
American Robin (all occasion greeting card available soon)
Black-headed Grosbeak Available in my Zibbet shop.
Brown-headed Cowbird
Calliope Hummingbird Available in my ArtFire shop.
California Quail Available in my ArtFire shop.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Available in my ArtFire shop.
Dark-eyed “Oregon” Junco (available, not yet listed)
Evening Grosbeak (available, not yet listed)
House Finch Available in my Zibbet shop.
Grouse
Hairy Woodpecker (available, not yet listed)
House Wren Available in my Zibbet shop.
Hummingbird – Calliope? Available in my ArtFire shop.
Lazuli Bunting
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker Available in my Zibbet shop.
Peacock came through with a flock of Turkeys! Available in my Artfire shop.
Peahen Available in my Artfire shop.
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch (Available, not yet listed.)
Raven Available in my Zibbet shop.
Red Crossbill couple
Red-Breasted Nuthatch Available in my Zibbet shop.
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Available, not yet listed.)
Rufous Hummingbird Available in my Zibbet shop.
Rufous-sided Towhee (Available soon)
Rufous Sided Towhee Available in my ArtFire shop.
Song Sparrow (Available, not yet listed.)
Steller’s Jay Available in my Zibbet shop.
Western Tanager
White-crowned Sparrow (Available, not yet listed.)
Wild Turkey baby
Wild Turkey female (Available, not yet listed.)
I have many other bird photos that I’ve published as all occasion greeting cards. I plan to add an additional page here to show you the fascinating birds of my Pacific Northwest region. I especially love the big birds, eagles, herons, osprey, hawks…
So much to do, so little time!!
Back Yard Birds for Mother’s Day
May 11, 2014
Happy Mother’s Day! Happy me – I had a new bird show up at my feeders today!! A Black-throated Gray Warbler!! At least that’s what it seems to be from my Audubon Field Guide.
Not the best photos but he was quick!
After tending my garden all morning I kicked back to photograph some of the birds at my feeders. The Black-headed Grosbeaks politely wait in line for the Evening Grosbeaks to finish.
I’ve had pair of Red Crossbills at my feeders all week. Yesterday I saw a second male!
The female Crossbill landed on this birdbath as I was photographing flowers & stayed for a drink even though she knew I was so close.
Hummingbirds have been here awhile and I’m wondering if the one on the right is a baby.
One of my favorites, the American Goldfinch numbers have steadily increased over the years.
I’ve had a couple of exciting birding adventures but haven’t edited all the photos yet. Monday I went to Conboy Wildlife Refuge in Glenwood and was treated to a pair of Sandhill Cranes mating. You can see a few photos on my Facebook page album.
Then on Thursday I went to the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge north of Vancouver and saw many Cinnamon Teals and Canadian Geese with a multitude of goslings! A few of those photos are also in a Facebook album on my page.
Not to mention 4 nesting pair of Osprey along the Columbia River that I’ve been watching with a 5th nest being built!
And a team of vultures that watched me photographing the Ospreys! I managed to catch this one before he took off.
I have one more spring show coming up, the Hood River Rotary Wine and Pear Festival at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) on May 17 and 18.
Then I hope to spend more time in my garden among the flowers and flying critters. And catch up with all my blogging friends!!
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