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Oregon’s Wild Arts Festival gathers artists, authors and nature lovers for a weekend celebration
Oregon’s Wild Arts Festival gathers artists, authors and nature lovers for a weekend celebration
Oregon’s Wild Arts Festival gathers artists, authors and nature lovers for a weekend celebration

Published on: 11/21/2025

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Woodworker Jennifer Foran uses wood burning tools and water-based wood stains that enhance natural grain, and acrylic paint finishing for her art shown at the 45th Wild Arts Festival.Photographer Dan Elster uses traditional photography techniques for 95% of his work and has recently begun experimenting with sophisticated motion-detecting techniques to photograph rare and strictly nocturnal species. He photographs only wild animals (no captive or staged subjects).Glass artist Johnathon Tardif uses molten glass layered with colors and textures, subjected to water submersion at peak heat to create surface shattering effects, resulting in unique vessels and sculptures.Nancy Yturriaga Adams is a clay artist who created this wheel-thrown acorn.Christopher Moench creates vessels that are fired to cone 6 (2,234 f.) in an electric kiln, then attached to a high-quality metal turntable allowing it to be spun easily.Erin Linton is a 2D mixed media artist who uses a traditional canvas she first paints with India inks then applies a thin layer of archival bookbinding glue and adheres a layer of pH-treated up-cycled teabags before painting the portrait on top with gouache.Kyoko Niikuni is a fiber artist who uses a collage technique painted with Washi paper.Woodworker Shailer Tuell uses a variety of woods often native to the Pacific Northwest, some of which is reclaimed or salvaged.Digital artist Ian Petersen uses precise GIS mapping and digital drawing he calls “cARTography.”Shino Mikami creates fiber arts using hand screen-printing on soft organic cotton, hemp, bamboo and eco-friendly materials,Janel Pahl is a 2D mixed media artist who uses encaustic (beeswax/damar tree resin) and layers of wax medium applied and infused with a blowtorch. The work is finished with ink transfers, India ink, oils and pastels.Kim Nickens, the paper artist and owner of Gallery 408, creates fiber arts using paper strips that are hand-rolled into segments and strategically placed to create three-dimensional effects, with finished works framed and mounted behind glass for protection and presentation.Casey Newman creates fiber arts by printing leaves onto fabric using only the natural pigments found within each leaf.Leslie Perrin creates original botanical watercolor illustrations, fashioned into fine paper goods. Illustrations begin with live plant studies.Amy Fields creates ceramics of porcelain and occasionally stoneware to explore texture, translucency and form.Fiber artist Cassandra Lee uses post-consumer products and end-of-bolt discontinued fabrics, combined with raw edge appliqué, free motion stitching and hand embroidery techniques for her creations.Lisa Laser is an oil painter and mixed media artist who uses oil on wood panels (allowing for scraping and layering), often starting with acrylic base colors that peek through the finished oil work.Kim Black of Beaver Meadow Arts creates vessels, ornaments and framed shards made from gourds.Tabitha Rhodes creates jewelry using pressed flower petals and set under epoxy resin.Natalie Haskins is an artist and illustrator whose work explores the intersection of nature, narrative, and human emotion through Wild Valentine.Autumn Higgins creates ceramics that are wheel-thrown and hand-built porcelain, decorated with watercolor-like illustrations of plants, animals and local landscapes, fired to create dense translucent porcelain that brings viewers into contact with the illustrations.Sarah Goodnough creates drawings and paintings using acrylic paint, texture mediums and various mark-making tools and techniques.Sheila Evans creates metalwork, drawings and paintings. Her original oil paintings are on panel, cradled board, linen or canvas. All but the largest paintings are done alla prima to keep the application of paint fresh and clean.Photographer Dana Echols uses camera-captured images printed on textured Unryu or fine art paper, with artist-printed techniques that showcase the soulfulness of nature.Sky Evans creates drawings and paintings using vivid colors to express her feelings about her subjects. Her paintings feature distinct strokes that encompass each hue, giving them a pixelated quality.Sheila Evans creates metalwork, drawings and paintings. Her original oil paintings are on panel, cradled board, linen or canvas. All but the largest paintings are done alla prima to keep the application of paint fresh and clean.Valerie Graham creates jewelry using traditional techniques, precious metals and gemstones.Sky Evans creates drawings and paintings uses vivid colors to express her feelings about her subjects, especially native wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. Her paintings feature distinct strokes that encompass each hue, giving them a pixelated quality.Fiber artist Clare Carpenter of The Rabbit Wood creates lino-cut art, screen printed textiles, letterpress printed paper goods in her letterpress and printmaking studio in St. Johns.David Dahlquist has been making ceramics using wheel-thrown pottery fired to cone 6, decorated using the sgraffito technique where black slip is applied to white clay and then carved away to reveal intricate designs.Amy Buettner's one-of-a-kind jewelry is made of high karat golds and sterling silver using traditional fabricating techniques, and the unusual stones (some cut and polished in-house), with patina or oxidation applied to enhance textures and depth.Cheryl Brown is a mixed media artist who uses handmade (cast, painted, and printed) and manufactured papers layered with ephemera on vintage maps to create collages depicting a variety of birds. She finishes her work with colored pencil to bring in fine detail and enhance the intricate compositions.Shelly Durica-Laiche creates sculptures and metal work using reclaimed steel along with non-ferrous metals such as brass, stainless steel, aluminum and copper.Sue Coccia is one of the 65 artists participating in the 45th Wild Arts Festival Dec. 6-7 in Hillsboro.Hilary Pfeifer creates sculpture and 2D mixed media and small wood animals and forest elements mostly from upcycled wood that would be otherwise destined for the trash bin or fire pit.Malen Pierson is a 3D mixed media artist who transforms discarded agricultural and industrial materials into compelling works of art through his unique approach to metal sculpture.Malen Pierson is a 3D mixed media artist who transforms discarded agricultural and industrial materials into compelling works of art through his unique approach to metal sculpture.Sachiko Quinn creates drawings and paintings layered in crinkled tissue paper onto a wood panel, securing it with gesso to create a rich, textured foundation.Portland-based artist, musician, and designer Lucas Schwartz uses a mixed medium of carved wood panels, expressive paintings and machine tooling.Eileen F. Sorg creates drawings and paintings using colored pencil over an ink base on Arches HP watercolor paper.Catherine Stemper creates jewelry using sterling silver, copper, brass, gold, and carbon steel.Eileen F. Sorg creates drawings and paintings using colored pencil over an ink base on Arches HP watercolor paper.Glass artist Kim Rohlfing uses warm glass techniques where every petal is hand-cut separately, individually colored and textured before shaping.Sachiko Quinn creates drawings and paintings layered in crinkled tissue paper onto a wood panel, securing it with gesso to create a rich, textured foundation.Woodworker Gavin Tougher uses sustainably managed lumber projects or reclaimed wood, and a blend of traditional and contemporary woodworking techniques to create wood artwork.

People will be able to flit about and chirp with artists and authors at the 45th Wild Arts Festival, a popular Bird Alliance of Oregon fundraiser happening Dec. 6-7 in Hillsboro.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2025/11/oregons-wild-arts-festival-gathers-artists-authors-and-nature-lovers-for-a-weekend-celebration.html

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