Legacy

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Maude Kerns Art Center, where my pottery co-op is hosted, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, with a big ol' art show. Legacy: 75th Anniversary Exhibit. The show features 75 artists (naturally) who have a connection to the center, including half a dozen of my Club Mud compatriots. And me; this is "The Optimists," a piece from 2002 inspired by Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegone tale of the Sons of Knute's giant duck decoys.

Also included are late artists and Oregon legends Maude I. Kerns, Nelson Sandgren, Mark Clarke, Ann and David McCosh, and LaVerne Krause. Potters Lottie Streisinger, Gil Harrison, Don Prey. I also recognized many names from my grad school days: Mary Dole, Mike Walsh, and faculty members Craig Spilman and Ken Paul.

Turnout for the opening was huge. I only barely managed to see all the art, and will want to come back when it's quieter to read the historical panels and clippings. The show is open until June 20; I highly recommend it if you're in Eugene.