Valley Art is dedicatedto supporting workingartists and encouragingbeginning artists, whilebringing out the artistwithin us all by exhibit-ing exceptional artworkand offering art classesfor the entire communityat affordable prices.

Valley Art generalmeetings are held

on the fourth Thursdayof the month at 6:30p.m. All Valley Artmembers who wouldlike to attend are invit-ed. We welcome yourinput and look forwardto your interaction.

CONTENTS:Current show . . . . . . . .1-4Chalk Art Festival . . . . .5First Wednesday . . . . . . .6Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Registration Form . . . . .8

GalleryFromValley Art Association—July/August 2007

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A nonprofit organization promoting art in the community since 1966

Valley Art Association2022 Main St. — P.O. Box 333Forest Grove, OR 97116503.357.3703w w w. v a l l e y a r t . o r g

Marcella Gentzkow, ValleyArt's contributing calligra-phy artist for the past 16

years, introduced many of us toLunaria Gallery in her hometownof Silverton. Now she and severalof its artists will be Valley ArtGallery's “residing artists” duringan exhibition throughout July andAugust.

Marcella is a youthful 83 and adelight to know and work with.Her enthusiasm, sense of fun anddelight in life is very contagious.She has an ease with customers atLunaria Gallery and just generallyenjoys people.

Calligraphy and painting haveplayed a major role in her life formore than 40 years. Since she wona penmanship prize in gradeschool, Marcella's felt like a“woman of the pen” forever. As anadult she studied with master cal-ligrapher Sister Grace Taylor —herfriend and contemporary — at Mt.Angel College.

Marcella has taught calligraphyat Chemeketa Community College

and the Silverton Art Center andoperated her own gallery. She hasbeen an active member of Lunaria,an artist co-op that opened in 1995.Her husband, Dick, was in theNavy, and also played professionalbaseball for the Red Sox until hedecided five daughters needed tohave Dad home more often.

Emily Start has always beenan artist. She was the fourthgeneration of her family to be

raised on a farm in the Cascadefoothills near Silverton.

"My work has always been areflection of the natural worldaround me," she says. The muse onher shoulder, she adds, has daredher to build her ownhouse, work in stained glass and

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Philis Schmidt

Marcella & Friends:Silverton'sLunaria Gallerycomes visitingReceptionWednesday, Aug. 1

open her own bead shop.Now Emily works mainly insterling silver wire, using gold,copper and brass for accents,along with all kinds of uniquestones.

Emily is also a licensed mas-sage therapist and a Reiki 1 and2 energy worker. Her wish is“for all people to live in thepresent, embrace the positive,honor beauty and breathe inthe abundant life all aroundus.”

Ann Altman's goal is “tocreate art that is a cele-bration of life and

truth.”She attended Massachusetts

College of Art in Boston andacquired her bachelor of sciencedegree from Mt. Angel Collegein Oregon. Ann's paintingsare in many private and publiccollections, and she has donethe artwork for book covers,posters and cards.

She has always enjoyed

experimenting with differentmedia, but takes it one step fur-ther and makes it her own byrecognizing the importance oforiginality in the process.

Some artists who inspiredAnn were Paul Klee, Kandinski,Gaughin and Matisse. She likesto be playful and use lots ofcolor in her artwork. She willshow original art-work and prints atthe Valley Artshow.

Her grand-ma's chinacloset

began TeresaBurgett's art career.She gazed insideand saw that “itwas filled withexquisitely paintedchina, made by thehands of Grandmaand her friends.Grandma's china inspired myceramics career,” Teresa says.

At 14, her mother taught herto use the woodworking toolsin her sign shop in Gig Harbor,Washington. Teresa then wentto Burnley, a commercial artschool in Seattle. After schoolshe worked for Weyerhaeuseras an artist in Federal Way,where she met her husbandRick. Their son Orion camealong and the family moved toSilverton, where Teresa beganto do more fine art and showit in the galleries. She and fourfriends started an artist's coop-erative – Lunaria Gallery.Teresa moves from medium to

medium, since she feels art isa process of discovery, tech-nique, ability and sometimes“my true thoughts and feel-ings.”

Shari Lord is a painter andpotter. She has work forsale in the Valley Art

Gallery and is a member of

Lunaria Gallery. Shari is aSilverton resident, andMarylhurst University gradu-ate, who works in pastels andacrylics. She will have largeplatters and new paintings inthe July-August show.

Philis Schmidt has beenpainting watercolors forover 30 years. She is

self-taught and shares herknowledge through classes atChemeketa CommunityCollege, the Silverton schoolsand Marion County 4-H pro-grams.

Her work has been displayedin many group shows and she

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Shari Lord

Teresa Burgett

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has been a Lunaria Co-op mem-ber for 11 years.

For the past six years she hasconceived and constructed the“Harvest Monument” that isthe centerpiece of the MountAngel Oktoberfest, with whichshe is deeply involved.

Philis lives with her husbandand children on a family farmin a deep canyon along ButteCreek. Her paintings displayher love for family, farm life,gardens, water, sky and farm-ing. The "reflection and refrac-tion of light" on ordinaryobjects "delight her."

Most of her life TheresaSharrar has lived in ornear rural countryside

in Oregon, Hawaii or BritishColumbia. The natural elementsof those places have influencedand inspired her.

She grew up with lots of sis-ters, music and art supplies.Her imagination had a chance

to really soar, shesays, and by age13 she knew shewould spend herlife painting.

Theresa saysmuch of her workis “in response tobeing female andexperiencing thewildness of theearth.”

Her paintingstyle varies in sub-ject matter and theme, yet sheis “driven by a feeling to findbalance and unity in a chaoticworld.”

Lori Webb finds life capti-vating. She has a fascina-tion for nature, people

and places. When she becomesabsorbed in something, Lorifinds it imperative to “expressit with art.” Objects dictate hermethod of conveying them.

“If the subject is full of light,”she says, “I may select water-colors for my medium. Richtextures suggest soft pastels.Great depth can best beachieved with oil paints.”

Lori finds that artists areobservers, and recognizeschange is constant. She saysmany of her pieces are amoment in time; like a memoryof the way a place once was.She has always liked variety, socommitting to art full-time tooka while. Now it has emerged asher truest joy. "I wantpeople to share in my loveaffair with life," Lori says.

Not unlike other artists,Tom Allen is good atmaking things. By the

age of 30 he started his owngraphic arts studio in SouthernCalifornia. A few years later hefell a single tree (!) and built hisbeautiful home in Silverton,Oregon.

And after dabbling in variousart forms for most of his life, itshould not be surprising that hecreated his own art form –sculptural marquetry.

Fascinated by landscapes,

Philis Schmidt

Theresa Sharrar

Lori Webb

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animals and the human form, Allen sketchescontinually – recording memories, clarifyingideas and creating designs for future proj-ects.

“That which begins in black and white –the sketch – is transformed by the rich huesof walnut and strawberry tones of blood-wood,” he says.

Please join us on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5:30to 7:30 p.m., for our artists' reception atValley Art Gallery, 2022 Main St., ForestGrove.

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If you received thisnewsletter in the mail, thenyou are a member of theValley Art Association. Weare asking our members toseriously consider givingsome of their time and skillsto Valley Art.

We need a more activemembership to achieve athriving, healthy organiza-tion; one that is involved inmaking our community abetter, richer place.

As is the case with manyorganizations, the same peo-ple are doing most of thework. However, we all reapthe benefits. Each time some-one helps at Valley Art — orany similar group — ripplesaffect the entire population,in one way or another. Itwould be sad to have a stag-nant, lifeless pond.

How can you make a dif-ference?

If you can gallery sit half aday, one day a month, youwill make an incredible dif-ference. Gallery sitters arethe people who keep ourstore open to the public.

Yes, we are a store. We sellbeautiful items the publicwants; things that aren'tmass produced. We sell rea-sonably priced one-of-a-kindworks of art —- that some-thing to make a loved onesmile with delight whenthey open the package. Allgallery sitters are trained.You will not be coming intothe gallery “cold,” not know-ing what to do.

If you can’t gallery sit,what can you do?

You could write articlesfor the newsletter. You couldvolunteer to come to thereceptions and take photo-graphs for the newsletter.You could volunteer to serveon the board of directors,giving up one night a monthto help make decisions toguide our organization.

You could serve on recep-tion committees for the artistreceptions. We have approxi-mately one reception everytwo months, and if you havea flair for decorating andthrowing parties, you’ll gethelp with expenses for flow-

ers, food, etc.What else can you do?

Did we mention serving onthe board of directors? Avital organization needs achange of vision every oncein a while. You might be thesomeone to help Valley Artsee a new and better way todo things.

Do you like to arrangegalleries? Always wanted tohave your own? Sign up tocome help repaint pedestalsor walls, hang paintings forshows, rearrange artwork,dust, water plants, inputcomputer information. Findout the various types ofwork involved in having agallery of your own.

Did we mention servingon the board of directors?

You have gotten the ideaby now ... if you have readthis far ... that Valley Art ismore than a store front. Weare a living, breathing con-glomeration of people whomake things happen forartists and the people wholove artists and artwork.

However, if the same peo-

ple do the same jobs for along, long time, they gettired. Everyone needs anddeserves a break in their rou-tine.

And with a great organi-zation like Valley Art, wedon’t want the fun to end. Soplease consider how youmight make a contribution oftime and energy to thegallery.

Think about it now andcall 503-357-3703, or 503-341-9701, to say you’d like tohelp. Someone will call youback. Better yet, e-mail valle-yart@verizon.net. Then youwill get an answer back evensooner.

We will find somethingyou can do that will give youthat “good all over” feeling.The feeling that only volun-teering can give. Medical sci-ence has proven that thosewho volunteer extend theirlives — plus they’re moreinteresting people.

Thank you!

If you are a member, we ask you to consider donating time

Tom Allen

On September 18 downtownForest Grove will be ablazewith colorful sidewalk

drawings as Valley Art organizes the17th annual Sidewalk Chalk ArtFestival on Main Street.

Rain or shine, the festival is alwaysa success, as people of all ages areencouraged to “release the artistwithin.”

With your temporary real estatepurchase — a sidewalk square —you will also get a tray of rich, color-ful chalk to create masterpieces onthe sidewalks of historic downtownForest Grove. Work individually oras a family team. The festival bringscolor, vitality and a sense ofcommunity to the downtown area— along with an opportunity forparents and children to play togeth-er and enjoy art.

There will be music, balloons, pot-tery sales, a Bizaart scarecrow showand other performances throughoutthe day.

The annual Valley Art SidewalkChalk Art Festival — a Forest Groveinstitution since 1990 — begins at 9a.m. and is a significant and populardowntown community arts eventyou won't want to miss.

Proceeds from the festival helpfund scholarships for Forest GroveHigh School art students and ValleyArt Association children's artclasses.

Afterward, from 4 p.m. until 8p.m., visitors and community mem-bers can enjoy a passagiata* — theItalian tradition of an evening stroll— to admire the artwork producedduring the day.*pronounced: pass•uh•gee•ah'•tah

Thank You to OurMailing Party4/23/07Linda Wilke, Gwen Sagar,Bev Walker, David Saucy Jr,Warren Lancaster,Jeannette Saucy andCliff Kennedy

Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival

Lila is seen here at last year’s ChalkArt Festival in Forest Grove.

Valley Art Association willhold its Annual GeneralMeeting on Thursday,July 26, 2007, at 6:30 p.m.The gallery is located at2022 Main St. in ForestGrove. All members areinvited to attend. Your inputis vital to our organization.

The purpose of the

Annual General Meeting isto elect Directors andtotransact such other mat-ters, if any, as may properlycome before the member-ship. The Board of Directorsconsists of 18 members whohold three-year terms ofoffice. Per the by-laws, allOfficers of the Corporation

(Valley Art) shall be electedor appointed by the Boardof Directors from theirmembers at the first Boardof Director's meeting follow-ing the Annual GeneralMeeting.

We hope to see you at theValley Art meeting onThursday, July 26.

Annual General Meeting set for July 26

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W e need your e-mail addresses. One answer to the high cost ofprinting and sending a bi-monthly newsletter is to put it up on

our Web site and e-mail interested parties that it is there.If you are interested in taking part in this new medium, please

send your e-mail address to valleyart@verizon.net.We will not share this information with anyone else. Of course if

you like to have a paper copy on hand we will continue mailing it toyou or you may pick it up at Valley Art. Just check at the front deskfor your copy. Please let us know your wishes.

Go paperless, if you want to

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At the May First Wednesday, Greg Johnsonand his wife, Randy (back to camera), chatwith a friend while Jerry Hoerber, ValleyArt treasurer, talks with Nate Pendleton,featured artist.(left to right)

Sue Orlaske, right, chats with a friend ather artist’s reception on First Wednesday.

NatePendleton,

Dayton-area artist,

standsin front

of one of hiswatercolors.

First Wednesday in May…in Downtown Forest Grove

PPlease join us on Wednesday, Aug. 1,5:30 to 7:30 p.m., for our artists' recep-tion at Valley Art Gallery, 2022 MainSt., Forest Grove.

Tim Tanner updateMany of you may know Tim

Tanner, our recycling/weldingartist from Mountaindale, whohas artwork in the gallery and hasalso taught drawing classes atValley Art. Tim’s wife, Vicki,teaches pottery classes and hasher work in the gallery, too.

In January, unbeknowst tomany of us, Tim was in a verybad accident. He spent some timehealing, and then had surgery onhis knee to correct a problemcaused by the accident. He’ll beon crutches for a while — aboutsix weeks — and hopefully backto full-time work soon.

We are very glad Tim is doingbetter and we extend him — andVicki, too — all our best wishes.When we find nice people in thisworld, we like to keep them withus as long as possible. Cards maybe sent to Valley Art, P.O. Box333, Forest Grove, OR 97116 andwe will forward them on.

Valley Art July/August Art Classes & Studios

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Mark your calendars!— Needlecrafts —E100 Quilting StudioThis is an ongoing class and

may be joined at any time. Alllevels, from beginning toadvanced are welcome. This isthe time to do your own work,get advice on a special projectand meet with other local quil-ters. Class meets Fridays, 9a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $20 per yearfor VAA members.

— The Art of Flowers —Ikebana will take a break

for the summer. Look for class-es again in the fall.

— Hardanger Arts —Hardanger Studio will be

on hiatus through the summer.Look for new group in the fall.

— Painting, Drawing andSculpture —

E122 Multi-mediaPainting Studio and CritiqueGroup

This open multi-media stu-dio is a friendly, supportiveatmosphere to work on yourown projects in watercolor,acrylics, colored pencil,graphite, pen and ink oralmost any other painting ordrawing medium — with theexception of oils. Each sessionbegins with a voluntary cri-tique. There is no instructorand we do our own clean-up.Open second Tuesday in Julyand fourth Tuesday in August,noon until 3 p.m. First timeattending, cost is $20 for VAAmembers; $35 for non-mem-bers. Only $4 per session there-after. Contact Lisa Zietz atmoon@hevanet.com.

— Pottery —E186 Pottery MakingThis class is for all levels.

High school students are wel-come, but MUST be 16 yearsand up. Learn a variety oftechniques for forming decora-tive and utilitarian objectsfrom clay. Hand building andwheel throwing methods will

be explored, and students mayuse terra cotta clay and low-fire decorative techniques orhigh-fire stoneware. Classmeets Thursdays, September13 on for 10 weeks. $97 forVAA members; $112 for non-members (includes one-yearmembership). Clay ($11.50 per25-lb. bag) and tools ($13.50)may be purchased in class, orbring your own tools.Instructor: Ginger Steele atgingersteele@insomniapot-tery.com.

Valley Art Associationwelcomes DominiqueSarafian, our new art teacherin residence. Dominique is acertified art and drama teacherfrom Montreal, Canada, andhas been a kindergartenthrough eighth grade VisualArt Teacher at Oak Tree Schoolin Forest Grove sinceSeptember 2000.

She has designed andtaught enriching visual artprograms to first- through12th-grade students for severalorganizations and schools inPortland including thePortland Art Museum YoungAudiences, Portland StateUniversity’s SaturdayAcademy, Catlin Gable School,The Northwest Academy andThe Da Vinci School.

See the class list to join hersummer art classes beginningthe week of July 16.Afterschool and weekend fallprograms will follow.

Classes are $75 for fourdays, three hours a day

July 16–19 (M-Th.) four-dayclasses —9 a.m. - noon (7-11 years)Mythological Creatures in Art

Dragons, gargoyles, mer-maids and fairies are a fewcreatures you will learn aboutthen draw, paint and collage.Have fun pretending to jour-ney to a mythological placeand find your own fantasycreatures to create.

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (12 years and up)Comic Strip Illustration

Sketch caricature faces asyou develop funny personali-ties for a finale comic stripinspired by people and storiesin your own environment.Learn cartoon drawing tech-niques using ink and learnhow to illustrate a short comic.

July 23-26 (M-Th.) four-dayclasses —

9 a.m. - noon (7-11 years)Mythological Creatures in Art

Same description as July16th-19th class.

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (12 years andup)Art and Design Workshop

Are you interested in fash-ion, interior, Web or gamedesign? Then try this fun class.Learn about line, shape, color,form texture and patterns asthe basic art elements in art away you’ve never experiencedbefore. You will be amazed bywhat you will create. Thisworkshop will also teach youto prepare impressive presen-tations for school projects.

July 30 - August 2 (M-Th.)four-day classes —9 a.m. - noon (7-11 years)Magical animals and Naturein Art

Draw, paint and collageyour favorite animals by learn-ing basic techniques and play-ing drama games. Createbeautiful landscapes for youranimal creations. The best partof this class is sculpting a veryimpressive bug!

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (12 years andup)Comic Strip Illustration

Sketch caricature faces asyou develop funny personali-ties for a finale comic stripinspired by people and storiesin your own environment.Learn cartoon drawing tech-niques using ink and how toillustrate a short comic.

August 6-9 (M-Th.) four-dayclasses —9 a.m. - noon (7-11 years)Journey to Outer Space

Design your own spacecraftand spacesuit to “pretend”travel to outer space in searchof alien life forms. Collage andpaint imaginary landscapes inspace and finally sculpt yourown alien! If you have a wildimagination, come and havefun with us.

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (12 years andup)Space Art and Aliens

Learn about artists whohave painted landscapes inspace; then after practicingbasic painting techniques, cre-ate your own very large “outof this world” space land-scapes. If you have a wildimagination, come share itwith us!

August 13-16 (M-Th.) four-dayclasses —9 a.m. - noon (7-11 years)Journey to Outer Space

Same description as August6– 9

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (12 years andup)Space Art and Aliens

Same description as August6–9

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:Registration begins today!!

Location for all classes isValley Art, 2022 Main Street,Forest Grove, Oregon. If youhave questions, call 503-357-3703. Enrollment will be takenat Valley Art from 11 a.m. - 5:30p.m., Monday – Saturday.

Again, classes are $75 forfour-day classes, which arethree hours long. There is a $5discount for siblings. All sup-plies are included.

You will be contacted oneweek prior to class for confir-mation.

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VALLEY ART CLASS REGISTRATION FORMMAIL TO P.O. BOX 333 — FOREST GROVE, OR 97116

Please note: Pre-register in person at Valley Art no later than five (5) days before your class starts, or mailyour registration to arrive no later than five (5) working days before your class starts. This allows time forteachers to prepare for every class, knowing how many students are registered. If classes don't fill five (5)days before each class starts, teachers will notify registered students of class closures before the class date.PRINT CLEARLY____________ ________________________________________ ______________ Class number Class name Class begin dateStudent name __________________________________________________

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