Sharing my glass art process in my studio and at Clackamas Community College. I use fused glass created backgrounds as the base. Then, I move to the glass torch to make intricate components and fuse those pieces into the glass background. I also weld my own metal frames to finish the work.
Sue Thomas and Yelena Shabrova were accepted into the Oregon Society of Artists’ Fall Oil Medium Juried Show.
Sue has 2 oil paintings on panels there: “Red Rose and White” and “Red, White and Blue”. Sue previously won Best of Show at the same event 2 years ago. For these paintings Sue tried a new technique for her – palette knife with lots of white over color layers.
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TRAG member Jenn Woodward has an exhibition on view with the Clackamas 2023 Arts Alliance Artist Exhibition Program..
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I’m back on the stage!! I will be performing at the Charboneau Country Club. It’s a comedy and the playwrights are well-known having been among the writers for The Golden Girls. https://www.wilsonvillestage.org/ You can get your tickets in advance, or at the door. 😃
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Oregon City News featured a nice story about my latest Oregon City calendar, a humorous take on well-known local sights, entitled “(Not the Usual) Sights of Oregon City.” Each page features an iconic character from literature or the movies appearing in one of our local attractions. I will be selling them at the TRAG Holiday Show on December 3rd and 4th.
One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. Mozaik looks for some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcases their work and the gear they use to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired.
Last week they featured amazing work of our talented member, Kerry Edwards!
Hawksbill Turtle – Photo taken in Roatan, Honduras – a favorite dive location.
Peacock Flounder – This is a colorful species of Flounder. This fish was sitting atop a ledge and I floated up and caught him off guard.
Ingrid Aubry is the featured artist in West Linn Library‘s Community Room Art Gallery through October. More info can be found at https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/westlinnpubliclibrary. Artist interview regarding the show on YouTube at https://youtu.be/WU77eFihL6A.
There are some people that are sincerely sweet by nature. Their concern for others and kind words are never put on. When they ask, “How are you?” They genuinely want to know – and they have big enough shoulders to help carry your burden if that is the case. Holly Kroenig is one such person and we are blessed to have her not only as a member of the Guild, but one of our Gallery Managers.
Holly is actually one of our longest standing members. She joined TRAG in 2003, and immediately took the responsibility of hanging art in the Gallery for each rotation – and she has never stopped. From TRAG’s days at the old Friends of the Library store to the gallery at Singer Hill, Holly’s impeccable Artist’s eye displays our members’ artwork with flair and elegance. Colors are coordinated to best please the eye of the customer, and you will often see Holly tirelessly arranging and rearranging the pieces for the perfect presentation. Holly is renowned for her skill at Gallery coordination not just for TRAG but for our Community. She also runs the Art Pavilion at the Clackamas County Fair each year, and helps hang the art for the Charbonneau Art Festival.
Holly Kroenig is an award-winning artist in her own right. She regularly presents at her local gallery in Arizona, the Charbonneau Art show, and always at the TRAG Gallery. Her larger pieces of a locomotive train and a roaring lion were quickly sold when she first presented them, and customers often come into the Gallery specifically asking for her artwork. You can find more of Holly’s work at Fine Art America https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/holly-kroening/shop and Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollyJKFineArt. Holly is one of our most successful artists with the Guild, and we are so grateful and fortunate to have her. Next time you see Holly – thank her for her service. TRAG would not be what we are today without her.
Trieste Andrews, President
Susan Woodworth, Three Rivers Gallery & Gifts Manager
This month’s Kudo’s goes out to all the Artists who have worked so hard to make September happen:
And let’s give a big shout out to some of our unsung heroes – the supportive husbands, families and friends who somehow get roped into most of the things we do. They not only sacrifice their personal time with us so we can pursue our passions but help out as well. John Woodworth who traveled back and forth to Salem with his wife Sue picking up slat boards for the gallery rooms, and then cutting and mounting them in the Gallery. Roger Rau, Trieste Andrews’ husband, who laid in the gallery carpets, made the boards for the Heritage Figures, and mounted new hanging kits in the café. And all of our wives, husbands, children and friends who support us every step of the way, who understand that “10 more minutes” on an art project sometimes turns into another hour – and understand that our passion for art is who we are – and love us anyway.
