Art center aquires an artistic floor

Some of the artists and business people who will be stationed at Sisters Art Works on Adams Avenue took on an art project as “floorists” on Saturday.

John Simpkins, Ron Glanville, Kathy Deggendorfer and Sandy Mayernik spent the weekend painting the large studio floor.

“It was fun and looks great,” Deggendorfer said. “We hope that it will be coated and finished for walk-ing on by week’s end.”

The arts entrepreneur said that “John came up with the design and the four of us implemented it with tools developed by Sandy’s husband Jeff. It is a mixture of patterns and images that is designed to spark creativity when you enter that room.”

The arts center, located in the former Multnomah Publishers Building, is scheduled to open October 1.