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Sisters enjoys art, music during stroll
By Kathryn Godsiff

Clay Maier displayed his wild horse photography at Art Stroll.

Local art buffs and artists had an opportunity to rub shoulders at the tenth annual Sisters Art Stroll, held Friday, June 21.

Forty businesses stayed open until 8 p.m. in an open-house atmosphere, providing a forum for the artists and a chance for store owners to mingle with their customers.

The art ranged from exotic belly-dancing to traditional, pre-1840s mountain man crafts. Much of it reflected themes unique to the Central Oregon environment.

The show included horseshoe furniture creations, wild horse photography, arrowhead jewelry, lapidary, music and more.

Store owners and strollers alike enthused about this year's offering.

Nadean Murray of The Pony Express said, "This is a great chance for (husband and co-owner) Rick and I to say hello to locals. We can chat with them and let them know how much we appreciate them.

"There is a huge talent of art in the Sisters area and we love being part of the Art Stroll."

Wild horse photographer and horse trainer Clay Maier displayed his work at the store.

His vibrant photographs of horses and cowboys were beautifully displayed in old barn wood and unusual juniper frames by Sisters framer Mick Harris.

"I love the views of the horses and mountains," said Maier. "Doing these photographs gives me a sense of completion."

Kathy Beacham of Beacham's Clocks said the Art Stroll "is something I look forward to every year. It's like having friends coming over for dinner."

Sisters High School student Kristin Lamoreaux displayed her paintings and drawings at Beacham's. Better known for her singing talents, Kristin says design school may be in the future for her.

Some of the artists had a direct connection with the store which hosted their work.

Pam and Kin Edwards demonstrated pre-1840s art and Yukon poetry.

Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store manager Pam Edwards and her husband Kin displayed their crafts on the porch of the store.

Pam does pre-1840s mountain man art, crafting jewelry out of bone and silver. She also does leather work and beading.

Kin makes juniper log candles and looks the part of a mountain man.

"The Art Stroll is good for the community," said Pam. "People need to know that they don't need to go out of town for quality art."

Gill Enneberg has made his horseshoe candle holders available at The Candle House for quite some time.

The former rancher is finding a myriad of other uses for the castoffs from his farrier friends. He is making garden benches out of horseshoes and is incorporating wood into other items.

"There always seem to be a whole lot of horseshoes lying around a ranch," he said. "I started welding some together and it became a hobby."

Long time art strollers Mary Smith and Liz Dasch both said that this year's offerings were the best yet.

"We come every year and the event has certainly grown", said Dasch.

Donna Thomas, visiting from California said,"This is wonderful, fun art. It's a good way to bring both locals and visitors to town."

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