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“Enchanted Turtle Habitat” Playscape installed at Cantrall Buckley Park playground

By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1733 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.

A creative new playscape is being added to the playground at Cantrall Buckley Park in the Applegate Valley. The new Enchanted Turtle Habitat playscape will be officially opened to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Saturday, September 19 at 4 p.m. in the park. The playscape is centered around a concrete and tile turtle created by local artist Jeremy Criswell, who was hired to design and build the structure. The “habitat” also includes boulders and logs, and the whole playscape is designed for children to climb and play on.

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September 15th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Art Benefiting Community, Art Forms, Art From the Heart, Art Matters..., Contributed Posts, Public/Installation Art, September Events, to Parents, to Residents | Leave a comment

A Visit to the Playground

By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 379 contributed posts
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About the author: I begin my watercolor paintings with an idea and a drawing. I build the painting layer by layer, drawing lines and shapes, looking for rhythm and feeling. My color sense is a reflection of my childhood in New Mexico fused with colors of my home in the Northwest. My goal is to go beyond the surface to find joy, wonder and a bit of mystery. I have shown my works in galleries, juried, group and solo shows in Washington, Oregon, Montana and New Mexico. My paintings are in private collections in the west, New York and Norway. To view examples of Peggy's work or to make contact with the artist, please visit her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource.

I was out this morning with drawing materials at hand so I decided to, well, draw.  I found an available bench by a city playground.  It was early and I had the place to myself.  What better thing to draw than playground equipment and a slide?   Well, I quickly found out that there are […]

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September 30th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Drawing, Painting, Watercolor | Leave a comment