SAA's Artwalk is in a holiday mood

The Sisters Arts Association's Fourth Friday Artwalk is in a holiday mood this Friday. In between shopping, baking, and giving thanks, take a few moments to stroll through the galleries and see what's happening this month. Galleries are open during the day and the featured artists' receptions generally take place between 4 and 7 p.m.

Wildflower Studio has prints, cards, stickers, and Christmas card packets by Megan Nielsen, a local artist with a design and illustration background. Pick up new art supplies, ready-made frames, seasonal soaps and room sprays, among other sustainable, consumable, and affordable gifts.

Makin' it Local features three Central Oregon artists in a pairing of art, wine, and food on this Friday as well as next week - Friday, 3 to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. Featured art and artists are raku pottery by Terri Axness of Muddy Creek Studio in Haines, Oregon, new fine art prints by Susan Luckey Higdon of Bend, and Kathy Deggendorfer of Sisters. Pairings and receptions feature Oregon wines curated by Mark Clemens of Friends and Vine in Sisters.

Sisters Gallery & Frame has new work by several artists. Sandy Melchiori's colorful chickens strut their stuff, Antonia Carriere's soft pastel landscapes take you to Northeastern Oregon, pen-and-Prismacolor fantasies on board by Steve Mathews, and Linda B. Wolff's tissue paper landscape collages are just dreamy! Speaking of dreams, the second edition of printmaker Denise Kester's popular book, "Drawing on the Dream," has just arrived and there are several signed copies in stock. Check out the colorful multi-artist wall as you stroll alongside the gallery.

Hood Avenue Art will be warmed by the fiddle music of Bob Baker, while visitors stroll through art by the gallery's many fine artists. As with the other locations, there will be light refreshments, great conversations, and time to share with friends.

The Rickards Gallery showcases new jewelry by Wendy Vernon. She has been making jewelry for more than 40 years. This show will include new shapes, colors, and interesting geological tidbits with stones and gems including citrine, labradorite, kyanite, amethyst, garnet, and prenite.

Stitchin' Post's Staff Handcrafted Gift Boutique opens during the Artwalk from 4 to 6 p.m. The boutique is full of wonderful items including quilts, bags, pincushions, ornaments, and holiday décor. Explore the wide variety of wonderful things the creative and talented staff has made.

At Space in Common, Randy Redfield will display a collection of mostly new work through November and December. He is a noted regional painter who has lived and worked in Sisters for 35 years. He says, "The best part of painting is to teach myself to see the world around me and translate that into something real. Interior space blends with the surrounding landscapes we are all part of."

The joy of "Hugs" continues at Campbell Gallery, monoprint images by Sisters' artist Paul Alan Bennett that recall the time after the pandemic when we could finally exchange hugs. Monoprints are available as is the artist's self-published book, "Hug."

The Flying Horse, Sisters' newest gallery at 161 S. Elm St., spotlights artist Megan Nielson from Canyon & Cove and unique creature displays from Hailey Nelsen, along with Small Works of Whimsey from more than 20 local and global artists. Resident artists are Brad and Sloane Earle. Brad is known for his paintings of typewriters, cameras, and iconic spots; Sloane's oil paintings and prints whisk you off to a fantasy world.

Toriizaka Art will be closed during Fourth Friday Artwalk, but will return in December.

Sign up for SAA's Quick Draw, once in each gallery. Thanks to a generous donation from Cascade Hasson Sotheby's International Realty in Sisters, two $50 gift certificates will be awarded. Gallery maps are available in all of the galleries.