Local Art Shows

Many OPA members hit the Art Show circuit in the Summer and this year is no exception.

This weekend you will find quite a few of our members showing and selling their work at the Lake Oswego Fine Art & Craft Faire.  The Faire opens Friday, June 22nd and will run through Sunday.

OPA members participating are:

Debra Nelson

• Laura Cooke
• Gil Harrison
• Linda Heisserman
• Carol Lebreton
• Kristy Lombard
• Debra Nelson
• Steve Provence
• Rabun Thompson

This is a great show with great art, live music, food & drink.

I've heard that there is a chance of rain this weekend but don't let that stop you!  We'll start our rain dance now to keep the drops away.

Good luck to all of our fellow members - we hope you have a great show!

13 Weeks and Counting - Continued

Best of Show 1996
Carol Lebreton

Carol writes about her passion for clay -

"I can trace my love for this material to a single event at age eleven; I touched a vein of soft yielding clay on the side of a freshly cut dirt road.  That early encounter evolved into a consuming passion which, enriched by a childhood lived in the tropics, continues to fuel and guide my creative expression.

My work is original in design.  It reflects a dynamic, yet simple style that seeks to balance the practical with the aesthetic and celebrates pattern, form, texture - even sound.  A quote by Arts & Crafts designer William Morris further informs my philosophy about working in clay: 'have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful'.  I find great satisfaction in creating a piece that is finely crafted, has enduring beauty, enough humor to spark a smile, and will last indefinitely when well-cared for."

An August Afternoon

After meeting with the various artists guilds in the Portland area and having a lovely lunch Kris Paul and I stopped by Start Street Studios. We found Michael Grubar glazing pots and Carol Lebreton unloading a kiln. It looked like she had a successful firing. Charlie Piatt was also moving around the studio and took a minute to chat with us. So many wonderful works of art being made there and the gallery is always full of wonderful things.
-Brenda Scott

“The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.” ~Julia Cameron