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SOOS - Southern Oregon Open Studios
on 09/07/08 05:48 PM

RECAP OF SOOS 2008 

Southern Oregon Open Studios

Linking Artisans With Patrons


Mission:

Creating a successful connection between local artists and our 

community to promote a thriving visual arts economy 


This was a tour of artists studios in Ashland and Jacksonville Oregon.  This has been a wonderful opportunity for artists to share their creative skills in their own working studios with art enthusiasts. Not only is this educational for all ages, it was a fabulous and fun way to promote a thriving visual arts community! 


To respond or to get involved in this event, please e-mail artisangallery@opendoor.com OR 

call the gallery at 541-488-5698.  For more information about SOOS visit The Ashland Artisan Gallery and Art Center website. 


Thanks to the following for their promotion of SOOS 2008 on the worldwideweb: 

http://www.ashlandchamber.com/Calendar

events.ktvl.com/ashland-or/events/

www.todayinashland.com/Calendar 

 

Also thanks to the following businesses who distributed complimentary Studio Tour Booklets  

 

Ashland Springs Hotel – 212 E Main Street, Ashland

Ashland Artisan Gallery and Art Center – 163 E Main Street, Ashland

Bohemia Gallery – 222 β€œA” Street, Ashland

Central Art Supply – 101 N Central, Medford

Carefree Buffalo – 130 West California St, Jacksonville

Elaine Witteveen Gallery – 305 N Oregon Street, Jacksonville

The Artist’s Workshop –  U.S. Hotel @ 125 California (& Third St), Jacksonville


This was the First Annual Event, we are looking forward to more good times in the future. Look for more stories and photos in the Locals Guide soon!!

Tags: Ashland Artisan Gallery & Art Center AAG&AC

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Sunflowers in my Summer Garden
on 07/30/07 05:43 PM
Hey, did you notice the sunflower people are in town? They started as tiny sprouts - they managed to avoid the bluejays and have suddenly become all grown up. 

I've got a multicultural contingent of sunnies this year. Some are pale yellow, others are deep yellow, and then there are brick red colored ones too.  Some have a single stalk with one flower - othrs are multi-flowered. Single petals, double petals, all are looking fantastic right about now!

They've grown up so fast this year, creating a virtual jungle in my garden. I haven't the heart to cut them out of the tomato patch this year, so the tomatoes are not producing since they are shaded out by these tall sunny buddies. But, that's ok, I'll remember to plant the tomatoes in a sunnier spot next year!

A few things you may not know about sunflowers:

Heliotropism is the sunflower's characteristic of the flower head tracking the sun's path through the sky. The movement of the flower head is a direct result of the plant-growth regulator (auxin) accumulating on the shaded side of the plant when the light is unequal. Because of this accumulation, the darker side grows faster than the sunlit side. Thus, the stem turns towards the sun.

The tallest sunflower was grown was over 25 ft tall, in 1986 in The Netherlands.

The sunflower is the national flower of Russia, the country that grows the most sunflowers in the world. 

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