Oregon Art Beat — Sculptor Shelley Smith Curtiss, Teacher and Dancer Chungilang Al Huang, Cecil Gagnon aired February 12, 2004

Episode 518

Sculptor Shelley Smith Curtiss: Sculptor Shelley Smith Curtiss is a wildlife artist who works in bronze. Her animals are just slightly stylized and simplified, with smooth, flowing lines. She works and lives in the small town of Joseph, an art mecca at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains.; Read More and Watch this story

Teacher and Dancer Chungliang Al Huang: Internationally renowned teacher and dancer Chungliang Al Huang blends the flowing movements of tai chi with the intricacies of European classical music. He performs at the Oregon Bach Festival, combining movement and calligraphy onstage, and leads a tai chi class for visiting conductors. At home in Gold Beach, he reflects on his career synthesizing the art of east and west.; Read More and Watch this story

Wood Carver Cecil Gagnon: The multi-talented Cecil Gagnon carves wooden dolls in his underground home in John Day. He made the home himself 20 years ago after seeing an underground home on TV. He creates caricatures of real people for the faces of the dolls he hand carves from local wood. His wife makes the dolls' clothes.; Read More and Watch this story

Arts & Life Calendar: 2/4: Cannon Beach Gallery: Playing Cards; 2/4: Marie Watt: Mixed Media Artist; 2/5: Hillsboro to the Max; 2/6: All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps; 2/6: Lecture: Hollis Watkins, Civil Rights Leader; More Events →