GLEN HERMAN
Glen is the guy behind Astoria Makers. A retired civil engineer and software innovator that has taken a new direction with drafting software and Computer Numeric Control (CNC) machines to create lights and other interesting products.
AUDREY LONG
Wheel-thrown clay, covered in glazes I make, in kilns I fire, using designs I've refined over time, field-tested and cupboard approved.
With dirt, my hands, glass & fire, I make functional ceramics, pieces that are well-thought and utilitarian, each hand-thrown and individually glazed in shapes and colors that feel good. I make vessels that you want to hold in your hand, drink your coffee from and share with the people you love.
KIRISTA TRASK
Kirista Trask translates subtle moments and landscapes into swirling abstraction, blending saturated, opaque colors with translucent washes to evoke moment as an emotional experience. Her work is created using a variety of materials, including acrylic, ink, charcoal, pencil, oil pastel, chalk and coffee, in order to react to the spirit of the location at the moment. These abstract works exist somewhere between presence and memory, giving the viewer a moment for pause. Her best work is done plein air style in stunning locations all over the world and especially in the Pacific Northwest. As a seventh generation Oregonian Kirista finds a deep connection to place and incorporates that into her work. Over the past year Kirista has been focusing her art making practice on the Long Beach Peninsula and the Columbia River Basin just moments from her home in Ocean Park, Wa. In 2016 and 2017 Kirista tackled the task of documenting the magic and glory of The Seven Wonders of Oregon. Starting with Crater Lake in 2016, Kirista and her partner began to visit each of the Wonders. Tucked into her exploration of Oregons physical beauty Kirista has also included numerical annotations specific to each of the wonders. For example, On Mt Hood includes the longitude and latitude of where she got married and Engaged At Crater Lake includes the depth of Crater Lakes deepest parts. Each of these numbers are unique not only to the Wonder but also to the experience the artist specifically had. Recently Kirista was awarded a grant that is allowing her to create a new body of work that explores intergenerational trauma. This new body work titled Chasing Jessie Applegate explores the stories of 12 women, in eight generations of Oregon women and their experiences with trauma. Kirista is also participating in the Astoria Visual Arts Residency through the end of August.