The line from a poem by Vern Rutsala, an Oregon poet, was selected by Sandra Stone to appear in the glass panel: "To think that we came all this way, risked everything, used our bodies for plows, and arrived here with these lives." The image is taken from an early photograph taken at the turn of the century showing pioneers walking across a train trestle. (information from OAC documentation) This particular image of the stained glass/wall artwork appears to be taken during the installation process. There is evidence of tape and floor coverings. A circle of wire or twine is on the floor., Liz Mapelli; To Think We Came All This Way; Fused and enameled glass; 5x16 feet; 1990; archives, http://www.palmdesertartistregistry.com/liz_mapelli.htm, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
An unknown person cleans up black portion of the design., Balazs; Cleanign up blk.; portion of design; 2, http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/html/artistresults.asp?artist=35&testing=true, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Brushing stencils to create black elements., Balazs; Brushing Stencils to create black elements; 1, http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/html/artistresults.asp?artist=35&testing=true, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Preparing pieces for composite sculpture: stacking panels., Balazs; Stacking Panels; 6, http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/html/artistresults.asp?artist=35&testing=true, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
An enameled steel piece based upon the theme of transportation. The view shown is of a pink car with a blue interior. A human, gender unknown, is driving, wearing a dark blue long sleeve shirt and a black beret. There is a Dalmatian-type of dog wearing a seatbelt in the backseat. The background is blue with a round, blue, pink, red, and yellow object in front of the human's face, just in front of the vehicle., Most of Edwards' work takes a humorous and delighted look at life. Edwards works in many media- glass, enamel on steel, iron- and has produced many private and public commissions. He was a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship winner in 1981 (OAC documentation, 1990)., http://www.palmdesertartistregistry.com/garth_edwards.htm, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Pulling the Proof viewed in context, horizontally mounted on a wall behind a desk, at the Salem Printing Plant. The final sculpture is composed of 4 pieces., Balazs; state printing plant; pulling the proof; 12x4 feet; enamel on steel, http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/html/artistresults.asp?artist=35&testing=true, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Pulling the Proof viewed in context, horizontally mounted on a wall behind a desk, at the Salem Printing Plant. The final sculpture is composed of 4 pieces., Balazs; state printing plant; salem; enamel on steel mural; pulling the proof; 12x4 feet, http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/html/artistresults.asp?artist=35&testing=true, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
In the kiln., Balazs; In the Kiln; 3, http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/html/artistresults.asp?artist=35&testing=true, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
An abstract metal art piece painted with acrylics. The bottom of the piece has a blue shape with three triangular shapes pointing upwards, which interlocks with a brown piece in the middle. The top of the piece is black with a small blue triangle., Bonnie Bronson; 1983; jackson II; steel; enamel and paint 14x15 inches; materials lab, Bonnie Bronson was born in Portland, Oregon in 1940. She attended the University of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She received an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship in 1978. She was one of the first artists to develop an industrial enamelling process for the arts. Her work is widely collected in Oregon and Washington, and can be seen at the Wy 'East Day Lodge at Timberline, the Justice Center in Portland, Southern Oregon State College, the Oregon Department of Transportation in Salem, as well as numerous private collections. Bonnie died August 4, 1990 on Mazama Glacier in the Mt. Adams Wilderness Area., The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
The line from a poem by Vern Rutsala, Oregon poet, was selected by Sandra Stone to appear in the glass panel: "To think that we came all this way, risked everything, used our bodies for plows, and arrived here with these lives." The image is taken from an early photograph taken at the turn of the century showing pioneers walking across a train trestle. (information from OAC documentation), Liz Mapelli; To Think We Came All This Way; Fused and enameled glass; 5x16 feet; 1990; archives, http://www.palmdesertartistregistry.com/liz_mapelli.htm, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html