Makin' It Local is honored to feature regionally acclaimed Central Oregon Artist Kathy Deggendorfer. The exhibition and print sale run from July 1 through July 31, 2025. Two Artist in Attendance receptions are scheduled on July 11 and July 25, 2025.
Artist Reception: Friday, July 11, 2025, 3 pm to 5:30 pm
Artist in Attendance: Meet Kathy Deggendorfer, the 2025 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Poster Artist
Enjoy Makin’ it Local’s "special pour" of premium Oregon wine, our normal great Oregon beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres. The wines are curated by Friends and Vine, a wine shop in Sisters, Oregon. Will we have our "famous" Gingersnap cookies? You bet!
Location: Makin’ It Local: 281 W Cascade Avenue, Sisters, Oregon 97759
More info: www.makinitlocal.com @makinitlocal 541-904-4722
Artist Reception: Friday, July 25, 2025, 4 pm to 7 pm, Fourth Friday Art Walk.
Artist in Attendance: Meet Kathy Deggendorfer - New Giclee prints released
Live Music: The Outlaw Jazz Combo
Enjoy Makin’ it Local’s "special pour" of premium Oregon wine, our normal great Oregon beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres. The wines are curated by Friends and Vine, a wine shop in Sisters, Oregon. Will we have our "famous" Gingersnap cookies? You bet!
Artist Showcase: "Painter’s Quilt" featuring newly released giclee prints by Kathy Deggendorfer.
Exhibition and sale: July 1 through July 31, 2025
Location: Makin’ It Local: 281 W Cascade Avenue, Sisters, Oregon 97759
Hours: Daily 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
More info: www.makinitlocal.com @makinitlocal 541-904-4722
About Kathy Deggendorfer: Kathy Deggendorfer lives on a cattle and hay ranch just outside of Sisters, Oregon, on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains. Inspired by her surroundings' color and texture, her vibrant and colorful watercolor paintings are whimsical representations of ranch life, her travels, and the environment. Kathy's paintings are often referred to as "Painter's Quilts." Kathy was chosen to create the 2007, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2025 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Posters. Her work has been translated into quilting fabrics in collections by In The Beginning Fabrics, Maywood Studios, and FreeSpirit Fabrics. Rich with color and pattern, Kathy's work is collected throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 2008, Kathy was selected to create the Oregon State Ornament for the White House Christmas Tree, and in 2009 was a featured artist on Oregon Art Beat. Her image "Coming Home" was featured on the cover of the 2010 OPB calendar. In 2014, Kathy’s work was honored in a one-person show at the High Desert Museum in Bend. This exhibit continues to travel to museums around Oregon. It includes shows at the Oregon Historical Society Museum in Portland, the Columbia River Discovery Center Museum, and the Baker City Museum. In collaboration with Kibak Tile, Sisters, Kathy creates handprinted tile murals for installation in public and private settings.
Her work is included in the permanent collections at Roberts Field Municipal Airport, Brasada Ranch Resort, Mahonia Hall ( The Oregon Governor’s mansion), OHSU Casey Eye Institute, OSU Cascades Campus, St Charles Hospital Cancer Center, City of Sisters Fir Street Park, Peace Health Hospital in Longview, Washington, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, as well as many private collections.
Kathy's artwork can be viewed at Makin' It Local in Sisters, Oregon, and www.MakinItLocal.com. You can also follow her at @kathydeggendorfer, where she creates a daily cartoon featuring her corgi, Cooper.
You can view and purchase Kathy’s giclee prints exclusively in Sisters, Oregon, at Makin’ it Local. For more information, please visit www.makinitlocal.com, @makinitlocal, and @kathydeggendorfer.
About Outlaw Jazz Combo: Outlaw Jazz Combo is a group of five high schoolers from Central Oregon who love to play jazz music. The group is relatively new but has already done some impressive work, playing on KPOV's Center Stage and at the West Salem Jazz Festival, among other things. They enjoy playing many different styles of Jazz, including Latin, Bebop, Blues, Hard Bop, and more.
About Makin' It Local: We are Makin' It Local and Celebrating Oregon. Art, Photography, Fine Crafts, Jewelry, Ceramics, Gifts, and More. Featuring artwork by Kathy Deggendorfer, Megan Marie Myers, Lindsay Gilmore, Rachel Dantona (Hikerbooty), James Parsons (Extreme Oregon), Letter Press by Quail Lane Press and Green Bird Press, Julie Hamilton, Sheila Dunn, Susan Luckey Higdon, Kara Frampton (KF Stoneware), Teri Axness (Muddy Ranch Studio), Charlotte Wallace and many more! Stop by today - Seriously Great Art. Makin' It Local is at 281 W Cascade Avenue in downtown Sisters, Oregon.
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