Gallery Wall and Art Talk

“The O'Brien Memorial Library received a new piece of public art thanks to Eugene sculptor Mark Andrew, who donated and installed a hand-carved limestone column on Wednesday, November 26….

Andrew will be presenting an O'Brien Library Art Talk about his work and the new installation at a soon to be announced date.“

Current Gallery Artist

Sheri Smith-Holgate and Lizzy Cramer’s

Art Talk on Basket Weaving

March 7th at 2pm

at the O’Brien Memorial Library.

My love for fiber arts started early. At 13, I was commissioned to knit 12 dozen purses for Orbachs department stores in California. I later moved to Vida in 1973, and by 1980 was living with my former husband in a small cabin across the river from Belknap Springs, reached only by cable car. In 1983, my sister-in-law Shelley Smith introduced me to pine needle basketry. I had explored other basket forms, but the coiling method quickly became my favorite. I work with mixed fibers and found objects to create sculptural vessels with gentle, organic shapes. My work has appeared locally and internationally, and I teach these skills nationwide.
-Sheri Smith Holgate, Pine Needle Creations