Tumalo Art Co.

July / Dorothy Freudenberg—"Transitions"
2025-07-04 15:00 - 2025-07-29 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tumalo Art Co., 450 SW Powerhouse Dr. #407, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Poppies Waking From a Dream

D O R O T H Y F R E U D E N B E R G
Opening July 4, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk,
Dorothy’s digital media explores this compelling theme.
There are many kinds of transitions—personal change, land to water, season to season, riverbank to land to name just a few—they permeate our lives.
In this retrospective, Dorothy has assembled images that represent all of these types of transitions.

Blue Winter Garden

“This piece is about the transition from one season to the next. In today’s world, one season seems as rushed as the next in a flurry of self-conscious activity.
This piece harkens back to a time when the Winter season was one of reflection, rest, and inward-looking contemplation.
A time to digest and sit on what we have done, using those realizations to look into the future.”

Over the Rainbow

“With the name of Dorothy, it is no wonder that the golden path beckons to me. Dorothy’s journey was learning that there was
no place to go. That meaning was within her all along. And who was there as a reminder? Toto.
The name means ‘in its entirety’. You are and have all that you need. No need to consult the Wizard.
Toto also means little. And Toto’s role is to reveal and provide safety. He pulls the curtain aside to reveal the deception of the Wizard.
After which, “There’s no place like home.” Wherever that may be.
I actually have a winding brick road that leads to my front door. How cool is that?”

Sunset Through the Trees

“This piece references the transition from daytime to nighttime, the magical time of day when sunset changes the landscape
in every moment. The golden light of magic. The other transition that this represents is the inclusion of AI imagery.
When photography first appeared, people stated it could never be art–it simply records. Now I can photograph
a texture and incorporate it into my work, or I can generate it through AI. For my purposes,
there is no difference in where the image comes from. It is merely a starting point. What I do with it from there is the ART
part of the equation. Pieces like this would not occur in any other way. The appropriate use of
AI opens many creative doors. And yes, it can also be abused, like any technology. “

Season of Transitions

“This piece was created in a critical time in my life. I had left my inspiring rural setting and was immersed in an ordinary
tract home in Bend after a divorce. What will I do, I asked myself, inasmuch as my inspiration came from land
and gardens and beauty around me? How do I create where I have none of that? And for the first time,
I faced a blank screen. And this is what happened. At that point, I finally realized that inspiration can have external cues,
but it can be entirely internally generated. That would be a significant understanding that
dramatically changed how I explored creativity. It was my own transition in so many ways.”
Experience Transitions alongside Dorothy as each of the 13 images in this exhibit represent personal and artistic growth,
as well as incidents in her life and her responses to the environment, which she records regularly.
The exhibit might be viewed as a personal journal of years past, as well as offering a glimpse into the future.
Dorothy’s goal as an artist is to constantly grow and experience ever-increasing subtlety of “seeing”
and expression, both as a visual artist and musician.

We look forward to seeing you during our First Friday opening this Friday. Start your 4th of July celebrations with art!
Come and chat with the artists and see the artwork throughout the gallery from 3-7pm, July4, or throughout the month.

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Take in all of the galleries and studios in the Old Mill District — Lubbesmeyers Studio & Gallery,
Stacks Studios & Gallery (just upstairs), and Amejko (in the little red house) along with Tumalo Art Co. (the hub),
and various stores host artists for the First Friday Gallery Walk every month. Stop by—we have flyers and can direct you.

August—Sarah B. Hansen, "Untamed Bloom"
2025-08-01 15:00 - 2025-09-01 19:00
Softly Spoken

S A R A H B. H A N S E N

The opening reception Sarah B. Hansen’s exhibit is August 1,
from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk.
“This series grew out of a deep need to express the wild, unbound
energy I see pulsing through both nature and the human spirit.
These paintings are my way of honoring that raw life force—
the kind that shows up in the wildflowers pushing through
cracked sidewalks, leaning into the wind, or blooming in tangled,
forgotten corners of the world.”

Fire Within
Each painting becomes a meditation on energy—raw, free, and unapologetically vibrant.
The wildflowers are portrayed in their natural environments, not as carefully curated garden
specimens but as spontaneous bursts of color and form, rising defiantly from the earth, dancing with the wind,
thriving in chaos. Untamed Bloom captures the essence of wildflowers not as delicate ornaments of nature,
but as fierce expressions of life’s uncontainable force.

Dancing Laughter

“Wildflowers have always fascinated me. They don’t ask for permission to exist—they just do.
Their colors, shapes, and movement seem to come from some deep instinct, an urgency to live fully,
no matter the conditions. I wanted to capture that—how beauty and vitality often thrive in the margins,
how chaos and harmony can exist together.”

Enthusiasm

These works spotlight negative shape as a way to amplify presence through absence.
The space around each bloom is as meaningful as the flower itself—those gaps, hollows, and shadows
echo the emotional pauses and voids we all carry. Through these forms, the viewer is invited to feel
not just what is seen, but what is felt: resilience in fragility, movement in stillness, and growth through adversity.
Those empty forms mirror the pauses in life: the uncertainty, the loneliness,
the moments of stillness before something shifts.

Abounding Joy

There is a powerful parallel drawn between nature and the human condition.
Like wildflowers, we emerge in unexpected places, shaped by the environments that test us.
The tangled stems and unpredictable compositions mirror the emotional complexities and internal struggles we face.
The contrast of bold color against the quiet of negative space reflects how joy, grief, love, and loss often live side by side.
In that way, the work is deeply personal.
“Every flower in this series holds a different emotional tone—sometimes vibrant and loud, other times soft and unraveling. They reflect the ups and downs, the breakthroughs and breakdowns we all move through as humans. This work isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence. About showing up in all our messy, radiant, ever-changing states.”

Balance
Ultimately, Untamed Bloom is not just about the beauty of wildflowers it is a love letter to resilience.
To the beauty of not being cultivated or controlled, the emotional wilderness we all carry inside us, and to the
courage it takes to bloom anyway. It’s about honoring the emotional landscapes we traverse, a visual poem to survival, vulnerability, and the often messy, always miraculous nature of being alive.

We look forward to seeing you during our First Friday opening this Friday. Come and chat with the artists and see the artwork throughout the gallery from 3-7pm, August 1, or throughout the month.
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Take in all of the galleries and studios in the Old Mill District — Lubbesmeyers Studio & Gallery, Stacks Studios & Gallery (just upstairs), and Amejko (in the little red house) along with Tumalo Art Co. (the hub), and various stores host artists for the First Friday Gallery Walk every month. Stop by—we have flyers and can direct you.

September—Adell Shetterly "Throughline"
2025-09-05 15:00 - 2025-09-30 14:30
Echoes of the Land, Roots of Tomorrow

A D E L L S H E T T E R L Y

Printmaker Adell Shetterly opens Throughline, September 5,
with a reception from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District
First Friday Gallery Walk.
There’s a rhythm beneath the surface – a quiet thread connecting each piece.
This collection of original prints explores that hidden line – not a literal
mark, but a sensibility. A shift. A rhythm. A way of noticing.

Blueprint for Thought
“My work is guided by intuition, play, and experimentation – spaces where I become lost in creativity and exploration, and time seems to stand still. This timeless state of presence lies at the heart of my practice. Drawing inspiration from the textures, moods, and rhythms of the natural world, along with the pull of my inner compass, my prints evolve through layered conversations of ink, color, and memory. The true joy of my work lives not only in the finished piece, but in the journey of making it – a pursuit of curiosity and connection I hope you can feel in every print.”

Promises in Bloom (varied edition with three prints)
The work moves between abstraction and suggestion; some echo landscapes or memory,
while others live in the language of color, shape, and texture.
Each piece begins with intuition and unfolds through process: a conversation between
hand and paper; ink and press; control and imagination.

The Morning Shines
Rather than telling one story, Throughline invites you to many – layered, shifting, and open to interpretation.
You may not see the thread at first. But it is there, woven through gesture, rhythm, and presence –
a celebration of the tactile language of printmaking. Perhaps you’ll find a piece that speaks to you –
a sense of recognition, a quiet joy, or a spark of connection that stays with you.

In Bloom, A Song
You’re invited to look closely and follow your curiosity.
Adell Shetterly’s artistic journey began after her move to Bend, Oregon. With a background in education,
Adell helped build art programs for two nonprofits, the Art Station and Atelier 6000 (A6).
It was within the environment of A6, surrounded by presses and ink, that she discovered her creative language.
“I fell in love with printmaking,” she says, with a wonder that is palpable in her work.
Adell works in a range of printmaking techniques, including monotype, monoprint, collagraph,
and linocut, at times integrating mixed media.

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We look forward to seeing you during our First Friday opening this Friday.
Come and chat with the artists and see the artwork throughout the gallery
from 3-7pm, September 5, or throughout the month.
Take in all of the galleries and studios in the Old Mill District — Lubbesmeyers Studio & Gallery,
Stacks Studios & Gallery (just upstairs), and Amejko (in the little red house) along
with Tumalo Art Co. (the hub), and various stores host artists for the First Friday Gallery Walk
every month. Stop by—we have flyers and can direct you.

October—Group Exhibit "Gather"
2025-10-03 15:00 - 2025-10-28 14:30
Girl Talk

OCTOBER GROUP EXHIBIT

G A T H E R

Tumalo Art Co. opens a new group exhibit, G A T H E R , October 3, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District’s First Friday Gallery Walk.
All of our gallery artists interpret the theme G A T H E R in the subjects that inspire them, their many mediums, sizes and shapes of artwork.

Rendezvous
Our artists love to work within a provocative theme with unlimited options for creativity to flow.
We G A T H E R thoughts, ideas, courage, knowledge, memories.

Gather and Flow
Birds and animals G A T H E R stores for the winter and we gather food for the harvest.
People G A T H E R to play, dance, work, mourn, commune, honor and so much more.

Flock and Grove
Birds and animals G A T H E R to migrate or stay warm. Mighty rivers
G A T H E R strength as streams flow into them, rain falls and snow melts.

Beyond the Trees
Friends & family G A T H E R for birthdays and holidays and for any reason at all.
Kids G A T H E R for school and sports and to play.
We G A T H E R flowers into bouquets and hay into nourishing bales.
Clouds G A T H E R as the weather changes.

Gathering Clarity
Stones of many colors G A T H E R in the riverbed over centuries.
Expect loads of creative variety within this theme.

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We look forward to seeing you during our First Friday opening this Friday.
Come and chat with the artists and see the artwork throughout the gallery from 3-7pm, October 3, or throughout the month.
Take in all of the galleries and studios in the Old Mill District — Lubbesmeyers Studio & Gallery,
Stacks Studios & Gallery (just upstairs), and Amejko (in the little red house)
along with Tumalo Art Co. (the hub), and various stores host artists for the
First Friday Gallery Walk every month. Stop by—we have flyers and can direct you.

November—Anne Gibson, "Reflections & Reveries"
2025-11-07 15:00 - 2025-12-01 14:00
Pas-De-Deux

New landscape paintings by Anne Gibson, Reflections & Reveries,
opens November 7, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk.

Darkness and Light

In this body of work artist Anne Gibson is considering reflections and what is true? The reflection in the water is real, but it’s not necessarily what you see above the waterline. Is what you remember truer than a photo that you snapped in the moment? Truth can be deceptive.
Anne Gibson primarily sees place as her inspiration. She finds herself moved to paint places and memories that fill her heart. Often it’s what she observes while kayaking. Yet recently, she has also been exploring how to portray what breaks her heart as well.

When the Day is Done

This past season, a reaggravated shoulder injury prevented Anne from taking to the water in her beloved school bus yellow kayak. Instead, she reached back to capture treasured places and moments in her studio. Do they spark recognition and memories for you too?

Last Blossom on the Lakeshore

In this day and age, immersing oneself in landscape can sometimes feel escapist, yet what could be more important than honoring,
strengthening connection, and protecting this place, the home we will leave our children and grandchildren?

What Will We Leave

“Landscape is not innocent. [In] any landscape, you can see the traces
of some catastrophes […] and of some hope too.”
– Anselm Kiefer

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Anne Gibson earned her bachelors in art history from Tufts University, near Boston,with phi beta kappa and magna cum laude honors*. Her years writing, editing, and producing publications for the Worcester Art Museum led to work as a graphic designer for museums and universities up and down the east coast from a studio in Providence.
Moving to Bend three decades ago, she freelanced as a graphic designer while raising two children and volunteering. While always enhancing her skills with studio classes in New York, Boston, Providence, and Bend, in drawing, typography, printmaking, and painting, Anne finally devoted herself full-time to art making this past decade. Her lifelong interest and career in the arts, and this extraordinary place she now calls home, feed her creative explorations in the studio.

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We look forward to seeing you during our First Friday opening this Friday.
Come and chat with the artists and see the artwork throughout the gallery from 3-7pm, November 7, or throughout the month.
Take in all of the galleries and studios in the Old Mill District — Lubbesmeyers Studio & Gallery,
Stacks Studios & Gallery (just upstairs), and Amejko (in the little red house)
along with Tumalo Art Co. (the hub), and various stores host artists for the
First Friday Gallery Walk every month. Stop by—we have flyers and can direct you.

December/January—Winter's Embrace Group Exhibit
2025-12-05 15:00 - 2026-02-03 14:30
Tumalo Art Co. will present a winter group exhibit opening December 5, 2025, and continuing through the end of January 2026. All gallery artists will explore the theme of “Winter’s Embrace”, delving into the Norwegian and Danish concept of Hygge, creating a cozy, mindful and contented atmosphere especially during the winter months. Expect winter scenes as well as many interpretations of all the joys of this peaceful season.
Opening reception is December 5, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk. January the how will remain intact and we will have a First Friday Gallery Walk January 2, to celebrate ushering in a new year! There will be beautiful artwork to enjoy and purchase, wonderful conversation and delightful food and drink!
