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PAST EVENTSjune @ thump coffeeAlley Oop, Fri., June 26, 5-9pm, live music TBA Come “get down, get loud” in the alley between thump and The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar. The Alley Oop outdoor music concerts feature a fun and funky array of local faves. The $5.00 cover includes 1 beer (sponsored by thump coffee, The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar and Deschutes Brewery). ART: Brian Bulemore “NOUN” Oil Photos
“My professional experience as a mental health therapist necessarily puts me in a place of having faith and focus upon unconscious drives and powerful knowledge that is ‘below the surface’ of our normal awareness,” Bulemore explains. “I feel that much of my artistic motivation and photographic eye comes from these intuitive places.” Originally from Michigan, Bulemore relocated to Bend in 2006 “for more sunshine and a new job,” he says. Bulemore is currently the Clinical Director for the Northstar Center, a substance abuse and mental health treatment program for young adults. He also operates Abacus Photography studio and is expanding his presence in galleries in Bend, Portland and Corvallis. Visit abacusphoto.com. CUPPING: NONE IN JUNE - Join us Sunday, July 19, 1:30-2:30 pm What’s up in the cup? Come join us on a journey of the senses, as we discover the ins and outs of tasting coffee.  may @ thump coffeeAlley Oop, Fri., May 8, 5-9pm, featuring Fernandez & Wolf, Mosley Wotta, Cloaked Characters, N.A.O.M.I.E. Come “get down, get loud” in the alley between thump and The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar. The May Alley Oop outdoor music concert features an fun and funky array of local faves. The $5.00 cover includes 1 beer (sponsored by thump coffee, The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar and Deschutes Brewery). Pole, Pedal, Paddle, Sat., May 16 – CLOSED We’re closed – and Team Thump is off to the races for our 3rd Annual Pole, Pedal, Paddle. Cheer for Meredith on the alpine slopes, Kent skiing the nordic leg, Steven cycling down from the mountain, Sheena running like the wind, Amy and Hazel paddling a tandem outrigger canoe, and Natalie sprinting to the finish line! We’ll be back on Sunday, taking care of your coffee needs and exchanging PPP stories! ART: Lynn Rothan “Harvest Series” Oil Paintings
Painter, teacher, mentor, collaborator, Rothan says she believes “That it is the birthright of every human being to communicate who they are.” Rothan works in diverse media with a focus on oils. She also collaborates with other artists across disciplines. In early 2009, Lynn worked with industrial designer and brother, Matt Rothan, on a pet project of native Dominicans Oscar de la Renta and Julio Iglesias: the creation of hundreds of large-scale banners now gracing a new International Airport in the Dominican Republic. Locally, Rothan collaborated with Bend artist Bob Sant and several of her art workshop students to create an immense snow sculpture, “Ali Babba,” for the Bend Winter Festival. Rothan also collaborated with Sant on a project celebrating several generations of Bend history: A three-ton floating swan that ferried former beauty queens across Mirror Pond to commemorate the water pageants of decades past. For more about Rothan’s art, tours, workshops, and private classes, visit www.lynnrothan.com. CUPPING: Sunday, May 24, 1:30-2:30 pm PWhat’s up in the cup? Come join us on a journey of the senses, as we discover the ins and outs of tasting coffee. april @ thump coffeeFirst Friday, April 3: Spring Art Hop Artist’s Reception (open late 'til 8:30pm) Hop to thump for an artist's reception, wine, delicious dessert bites from The Bittersweet Kitchen and live music by Vested at neighboring Karen Bandy Studio. ART: Amy Royce Encaustic Paintings
This series represents her “expression of the body, where an increasingly complex environment influences movement, emotion and communication within us,” Royce says. “These forces and our reactions to them shape us over a lifetime. I reflect on these rhythms and changes as I paint.” “The waxy surface becomes skin, tissue; shapes of bone and sinew symbolize stability, structure, connection; emotions surge through texture and color,” she says. “Layers come and go, eroding and building a complex portrait of who we are and hope for who we could be.” Royce does not attempt to conceal the evidence of the process. “Marks, divots and scratches on the wax surface are clues,” she explains. “Textures form a ‘skin’ of experience, as individual as each of us. Scraping, pushing, pulling the wax around with heat and carving tools reveal the mystery and allure of the paint. Spaces expand and contract when concealed once again beneath floating translucent layers of color. A harmonic tension begins.” Royce graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Art with a painting emphasis from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. In 2006, she received a scholarship to Anderson Ranch Arts Center to study with Harmony Hammond. More recently, her work was selected by Judy Chicago and awarded the Artistic Merit Prize for the 20th Anniversary Women’s Works Exhibit in Illinois. An avid 1940s era swing dancer, she enjoys the translation of sound, rhythm, and lead-and-follow into a conversation without words. CUPPING: Sunday, April 19, 1:30-2:30 pm PWhat’s up in the cup? Come join us on a journey of the senses, as we discover the ins and outs of tasting coffee.
march @ thump coffeeART: Julia Junkin Paintings
“I love designing but painting is fulfilling to me in a different way,” Junkin says. “Each piece is one-of-a-kind, and I don’t have to fit in a style. Nor do I need to filter my work — I have more freedom. Painting is a process that comes naturally. I love the creative process, where something arises from nothing. Where do our ideas and inspiration come from? It’s mystical and a mystery. I like it that way.” Junkin attended art school in Seattle and started out hand-painting vintage linens purchased from second hand stores. This led to creating an entire wholesale line of hand-painted linens sold throughout the U.S. Known for her images of wine, still life settings, and “poetic women in various states of muse,” Junkin now licenses her work to various companies who print the designs on linens, ceramics, wine glasses, magnets, paper napkins, posters and many other products. Her work has been featured in numerous national consumer magazines, such as Bon Apetit, Better Homes & Gardens and Brides. Hundreds of U.S. retailers now carry licensed Julia Junkin designs. CUPPING: Sunday, March 15, 1:30-2:30 pm Please join us for this low-key and fun exploration of the ins and outs of tasting coffee like the pros. Get details by subscribing to our newsletter.
february @ thump coffeeART: Steven Chaprnka + B. Neill Sinclair "Gentleman's Alley" Photography + Text
CUPPING: Sunday, Feb. 22, 1:30-2:30 pm Please join us for this low-key and fun exploration of the ins and outs of tasting coffee like the pros. Get details by subscribing to our newsletter.
january @ thump coffeeART: Nikki Hoke Prayer Flag Oil Paintings
Hoke says that while spending the majority of her time traveling in the mountainous areas of Dharamsala and Manali, she became fascinated by the Tibetan influence in India, especially in the village of McLeod Ganj. “Being home to the Dalai Lama, many Tibetan refugees leave their homeland and hike dangerous mountain passes to cross into India and make a life in McLeod Ganj. They are displaced and living in a country very different than their own, and yet are incredibly resilient and proud. As a result, beautiful prayer flags hang from nearly every tree in this area. They are a symbol of the faith of the Tibetan people, as well as a very important reminder of their homeland.” “I was moved by seeing this, and compelled to in my own way recreate the feeling I had when I first looked up into the trees, and saw the prayer flags gently blowing. This series is an interpretation of my personal feelings about my experience in this small part of India.” Hoke recently graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Read her weblog at nikkihoke.blogspot.com. CUPPING: Sunday, Jan. 25, 1:30-2:30 pm Note: This month’s cupping will be on the last Sunday of January, instead of the usual third Sunday of each month. Please join us for this low-key and fun exploration of the ins and outs of tasting coffee like the pros. Get details at our website and by subscribing to this newsletter.
thump coffee december eventsART: Mosaics from Bear Creek Elementary Students with Donna Lutzky
Lutzky introduced “some simple design elements to the students and then discussed what a mosaic is,” she says. The students used 6-inch tiles as their bases and individual pieces of "tesserae," including actual pieces of broken dishes from thump, to create their designs, she explains. Graves describes Lutzky as a “gifted teacher, who is generously volunteering one to two days a week at Bear Creek.” Graves says that Lutzky’s donated work allows Bear Creek students an opportunity at a school that has “no funding for art or artist in residence opportunities.” Lutzky, who will also show her own works here this month, writes in her artist’s statement: “My passion for patterns, textures, color and form naturally led me to the exploration of mosaics. I abandoned the traditional mosaic technique I learned in college and use a more free-form style, a ‘spontaneous’ intuitive search for the right pieces, resulting in accidental encounters. I have to ‘think’ in mosaics to create with the aesthetic traits of the materials I possess. Pique assiete (using pieces of broken china or shards) is a style I also incorporate into my own pieces.” “All of art creation says something about its creator, and I hope my use of broken pieces shows the beauty and new wholeness of RECONSTRUCTED BROKENNESS!” Because Graves recognizes the importance and value of arts education, she also annually orchestrates the Evening Art Gala in May, where all Bear Creek students have the opportunity to showcase their artwork for the public to appreciate and to purchase. For more information on the Evening Art Gala, contact Mimi Graves at 383-6120. This is the second year Thump has showcased the artwork of local young artists from Bear Creek Elementary School during December. Thump owner, Hazel Chapple, was a teacher at Bear Creek, and she hopes “to offer ongoing opportunities for young artists to publicly show their work and take pride in their artistic accomplishments,” she says. CUPPING: none this month - see you in 2009! CAPPY HOUR (Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour), Fridays, 2:30pm to close OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION 2009 CALENDAR thump coffee november eventsART: Lisa Copenhagen Wachs Oil Paintings
“I am exploring color, and primarily nature and landscapes as subject matter, through the paint medium,” says Copenhagen Wachs. “Whether it is a glimpse out of the corner of my eye while driving or hiking somewhere, or studying the birds of all kinds that inhabit the giant poplars and junipers on my property, I am intrigued with the inherent mystery and abstractness of nature and landscape. It’s where we live.” Copenhagen Wachs has been a fixture on the local art scene for more than a decade. She works as a self-employed graphic designer and fine artist and has worked and lived in Portland, Oregon, San Francisco and Taos, New Mexico before settling in the Bend area in 1992. She paints primarily in oils and also works in mixed media collage/assemblage. She works in her Tumalo studio, which overlooks the high desert landscape. CUPPING: Sunday, November 23, 1:30pm - 2:30pm CAPPY HOUR (Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour), Fridays, 2:30pm to close
ART: B. Neill Sinclair “Say Something, Mean Something” (mixed media and text)
tempting fate to throw us down we drank and sang ourselves to sleep come outside with me tonight on any given day you’ll find a portion of the gang camped outside of cafe thump From the artist: Louis L’amour said you never know enough and you’re never good enough. Words alone are pretty and interesting for nerds but as a tool for communication it’s important to say something with them and not waste people’s time. The best writers, or at least my favorites, have a knack for taking ideas and making them easy to understand, putting into words what you know in your gut, and saying what nobody’s saying so in reading you realize you’re not alone. Good conversation is one of life’s pleasures and I suppose putting thoughts down on paper, a half-dialogue of sorts, is similarly enjoyable. Put another way, I just like to hear and see myself talk. OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION 2009 CALENDAR thump coffee october eventsART: “Aviary” Mixed Media Art By Lloyd McMullen (throughout October)
“hoot” by lloyd mcmullen --> Currently, the artist also has work on display in “The Artful Beauty of Science” exhibit in the Rotunda Gallery at Central Oregon Community College’s Robert L. Barber Library, as well as the “Illustration” show at fine art print studio Atelier 6000. McMullen is an instructor at Atelier 6000; a founding member of Central Oregon-based contemporary art group Artists Local 101; a Visual Arts Instructor at the Willamette University-based Young Musicians & Artists program; an advisory board member of Cascades A&E; and, until recently, a member of the 135 UP! gallery in Bend. For more about McMullen, visit www.lloydmcmullen.com.
CUPPING: Sunday,
September 19, 1:30pm - 2:30pm CAPPY HOUR (Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour), Fridays, 2:30pm to close OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION 2009 CALENDAR ART NEWS UPDATE: Mark Bernahl's 600+ “Wishes” thump coffee september eventsART: Vima Lupwa Homes Zambian Children’s Art (throughout September)
Featured artists include Melody Banda, age 12; Mwape P. Malubeni, age 11 and Malama Membe, age 16, who runs the home’s bicycle repair business. The framed art will be available for purchase, and all proceeds support Vima Lupwa Homes and its mission. Pratt, who recently returned from more than a month in Zambia, walked 10-kilometers to the nearest Internet connection to send an update on the Vima Lupwa children: “These are completely different children than I left last year. There is a peacefulness that has come over the house. The aggressive behavior they came with is no longer needed for survival. I am happy to report how successful this home has been and what incredibly patient parents Violet and Mr. Mwala are.” Violet Membe, a Zambian social worker and mother of two, co-founded the Vima Lupwa Home with Pratt. She and her husband raise the foster children as part of their family, providing a truly Zambian upbringing where they are raised with their own culture, values and religion. For more about the Vima Lupwa Homes project, as well as photos and biographies of the children, go to www.lupwahomes.org. CAPPY HOUR (Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour), Fridays, 2:30pm to close ART: Mark Bernahl's “Wishes” Installation (ongoing) thump coffee august eventsART: Michael J. Caligure Photography (throughout August)
The exhibition at thump is a personal statement of Caligure’s career and his enthusiasm for depicting firefighters in action on the scene. Caligure’s photography tells stories of the personal tests, experiences and conquests in the life of a firefighter. In this exhibition, Caligure’s subject is firefighters in action, however Caligure also enjoys capturing images relating to everyday life and important landmarks in one’s own journey. “My passion for photography began around 1979 when I purchased my first camera,” Caligure says. “ I enjoy outdoor activities, so many of my photographs consist of landscapes and aerials.” His body of work also includes portraits and sporting events. CAPPY HOUR (Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour), Fridays, 2:30pm to close ART: Mark Bernahl's “Wishes” Installation (ongoing) thump coffee july eventsART: Anne Hubler Fiber Art - Celebrated Ohio Artist Show Quilts
"Her work isn't just patterns or combinations of fabrics. They tell a story. Her work as a fiber artist has helped raise the profile of quilters and other fiber artists," said Judy Mott, executive director of Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District in Dayton, Ohio. Throughout her career, Hubler has exhibited extensively in Ohio. Three of Hubler's pieces were chosen for inclusion in the Ohio Governor's residence permanent collection. She has received many awards, including a lifetime achievement Special Commendation Award from the Board of County Commissioners and the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District this year. Hubler employs a variety of techniques and media, including quilting, photo transfer, hand stamping, batik, silk screening and painting. She spent many years as a noted costume designer for the Dayton dance community. Some of her best known fiber work commemorated "The Tuskeegee Airmen," a ballet commissioned by the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and "Flyover," a large-scale contemporary sculpture by David Black in downtown Dayton that honors the Wright Brothers' first flight. For the thump exhibit, only one piece, "Orange Barrels," is a traditional quilt constructed of three layers (surface, batting, backing). The others use a process of hand stitching tiny pieces of fabric on artist's canvas. Hubler says she made this transition in technique because the final pieces are less bulky, easier for transport and exhibition. Common for the work she's created in the last five years, all of these pieces were inspired by photographs Hubler has taken. "I need three things in order to work," Hubler explains, "a theme, a wisp of an idea and a deadline." The theme, she says, often comes from a challenge put forth to artists by an arts center or gallery. For example, in 2006, the Dayton Visual Arts Center designated a handful of outdoor locations for artists to go to create a work for the center's "In Fresh Air" exhibit. One location option was Calvary Cemetery, where many of Hubler's and her recently deceased husband's family members are buried. "It was a glorious, warm, sunny day," Hubler says. She photographed her shadow as she was walking up to her grandmother's gravesite. The show at Thump Coffee will include a series of quilts from this project. Hubler's "From the Woods" quilts, also part of the thump exhibit, were created from photographs taken during month-long artist's residencies in 2004 and 2006 at the Artists' Enclave in I-Park, a 450-acre woodland retreat in rural East Haddam, CT. Displayed in numerous exhibitions, the award-winning "Orange Barrels" was created from a photograph Hubler took of a road construction site on 3rd St. in downtown Dayton, Ohio. Hubler says she usually doesn't have the finished piece in mind when she gets started, and the original inspiration often gives way to a different interpretation. "The underlying message is other than what I started out with," she says. As she worked on "Orange Barrels," she says, the piece eventually came to represent the invasion of Baghdad and the impending war. Much of her work is inspired by nature, or a desire to bring awareness to local and global social and political events and issues. Many of her more recent quilts (not on exhibit) are a response to the 9-11 terrorist attacks and the Iraq War. "Many represent the dilemma our country was in," she explains. "It made me depressed about the damned hopelessness of it all. But in the last year, I've wanted to stop pursuing this theme and give quilting a break to regain a sense of renewal." She hasn't created a quilt for public viewing since July 2007. View an interview with Anne Hubler from Ohio Public Broadcasting. CUPPING: Sunday, July 20,1:30 -2:30pm thump coffee june eventsART: Nathan Gray Photography “Eastern Exposure: The Way I See It” & Video Documentary “Smile” Bend-based freelance filmmaker and photographer Nathan Gray’s still photos will be on display throughout June. Gray was born in Colorado, raised in Saudi Arabia, and now lives here, where he’s currently an instructor at Second Nature Wilderness School. “These photographs are glimpses into a number of different trips through the Eastern parts of the world with my motorcycle, bicycle, or skateboard, and of course my camera,” Gray explains. “This body of work is an attempt to document life as a dual natured process. One half involves the recognition that a photographer is removed from the frame and enlisted as a conscientious observer. The other half recognizes that the individual behind the lens is in some way a part of the larger picture and thus alters the frame whether intentional or not.” During business hours on Monday and Tuesday, 6/23 and 6/24, we'll be looping (without the audio) Gray's documentary “Smile” about teaching kids to skateboard in India. “Smile” will be submitted to the Bend Film Festival this year. Watch the trailer here.
more than coffeeONGOING ART: “Wishes” Semi-Permanent Installation Grab a plank and let everybody know your heart's fondest desires. From the absurd to the profound, the Wishes reveal the full range of human concerns and humor. Artist Mark Bernahl will continue rotating newly minted wishes into the existing installation. Read more here.
thump coffee may events
EVENT: Saturday, May 17 - Team Thumpista Rocks PPP
(closed for race day) Recently making the transition from film cameras to fully digital photography, Leigh explains that her newer images were shot with a Nikon D70 camera and digitally printed from an Epson 2200 printer, while most of her photos have been taken with many different traditional film SLR cameras, scanned, then printed from the Epson 2200. ART: Avis Lofts by Robert Johans (through Spring) ART: "Wishes" (semi-permanent installation)
thump coffee april eventsJoin us for an Artists Local 101 reception on Friday, April 4 for the Spring Art Hop with James Simmons’ Solo Acoustic Guitar.ART: Artists Local 101 - Group Show (through April) For Art Hop on Friday, April 4 Thump Coffee will stay open until 9:00 pm, pouring complimentary wine and showcasing the guitar talents of Thump barista James Simmons. Though Simmons took up the instrument himself only a decade ago while in his 20s, music runs deep in his blood. His father Larry played for the Grand Ole Opry and toured with top country musicians, and grandfather Buddy, uncle Don and cousin Dean are all professional musicians. Simmons endlessly explores the possibilities of the guitar fretboard. When asked to describe his music, Simmons simply shrugs. “My friends describe my music as an eclectic mix of finger-style progressions interspersed with bluegrass-style flat picking.” His guitar heroes include father Larry Simmons, and such pioneers as Michael Hedges, Pierre Bensusan, Mike Marshall, Tony Rice, and Scott Huckabay. Continuing in April will be a group exhibit by Artist Local 101, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting contemporary and outsider art. For many years the group has provided local artists who work “outside the box” with a vehicle for exhibiting their art, as well as a place to network with other artists. The show at Thump Coffee runs March through April and features a diverse representation of many artists affiliated with the organization, from the well established to newcomers. Artist Local 101 welcomes new members, and membership forms will be available at Thump. ART: Robert Johans’ Avis Lofts (through Spring) Thump Coffee welcomes spring with an exhibit of Avis Lofts. Tumalo-based artist and custom furniture designer Robert Johans elevates the humble, utilitarian birdhouse into the fine art realm. His designs are so sleek, modern and cool it makes one wish for wings simply to be able to live in his Avis Lofts. “Modern homes for modern birds,” is how Johans describes his creations. “Avis Lofts are meticulously handcrafted birdhouses that render a whimsical nod to the classic design elements of modern architecture,” he says. “These boxes are ornithologically functional, and feature found, recycled, or sustainable materials and natural, non-toxic finishes. They’re just as beautiful on display indoors as in the backyard.” ART: “Wishes” interactive sequel Artist Mark Bernahl’s popular “Wishes” installation has evolved into an ongoing, ever-changing, interactive mind and eye feast. Mark will continue rotating newly created wishes into the existing installation. So make a wish! Or two! And join the collection of cedar planks hung from the ceiling, gently swaying in the air currents. Read more here.
thump coffee march eventsWe won’t be staying open late for March Art Walk. Join us for an Artists Local 101 reception on Friday, April 4 for the Spring Art Hop.ART: Artists Local 101 - Group Show (through April) Artist Local 101 is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting contemporary and outsider art. For many years, the group has provided local artists who work “outside the box” with a vehicle for exhibiting their art, as well as a place to network with other artists. This group show features a diverse representation of many artists affiliated with the organization, including Holly Hutton, Lisa Wachs, Lloyd McMullen and Bridget McGinn whose work you see here. Artist Local 101 welcomes new members, and membership forms will be available at thump. “Wishes” are back! Thank you to everyone who created a new "Wish Plank" for 2008. Artist Mark Bernahl’s popular “Wishes” installation is back with a whole new collection of cedar planks hung from the ceiling, gently swaying in the air currents. Read more here. CUPPING: Sun. 3/23 1:30pm-3:30pm This is where the sensory adventure begins! Come to our public coffee cuppings and taste coffees side by side. Discover personal preferences, likes and dislikes, and begin to taste hints of citrus, fruits, wines, chocolate, spices and possibly flowers. You will appreciate how a skilled roaster took meticulous time and care to bring those flavors out instead of roast them away (see this month’s Thumpology). Cuppings are usually the third Sunday of the month at 1:30pm — get details at our website and by subscribing to this newsletter.
thump coffee february eventsWinterFest FestivitiesFriday-Sunday: “What’s A Thump” ContestDraw, write or otherwise describe your idea of “What’s A Thump.” The winner scores a bag of beans and gets his/her work posted on our website and newsletter. Enjoy special desserts from the Bittersweet Kitchen. Friday 2/8, 5-9pm: Sternkopf Artist’s Reception, Tumbleweed Bead Co. Come meet photographer Carol Sternkopf at an artist’s reception for the “The Danger Show” (see below) hanging this month at Thump. And toast the launch of Thumpista Jessica Russell's new website for her own Tumbleweed Bead Co. and see her latest custom, handmade jewelry designs. Check out her work. tumbleweedbeadco.com Saturday 2/9, 3-9pm: Stumptown Cupping, Music by Mark Ransom + Pat Pearsall 3pm: Join Latin American “Cup of Excellence” coffee judge and former NW Regional Barista Competition champion Stephen Vick and NW Regional Barista Competition judge Chrissy Hoag as they take us on a tour of Colombian coffees, comparing them side by side. 6-8:30pm: Mark Ransom, former owner of A Cup of Magic, singer/ songwriter and leader of acclaimed local jam band the Mostest plays what he describes as an “acoustic coffeehouse folk-set...think New York City in the ’60s...Bob Dylan and sh*t....” He's joined by über bassist and fellow Mostest member Pat Pearsall. It’s a future so bright you gotta wear shades! Sunday 2/10, Stumptown Cupping + Barista Champs 9-11am: Vick on the Bar: Latte art and other creations from Stumptown’s Stephen Vick, a champion barista and international coffee judge. 11am: Cupping w/ Stumptown Staff: Join Latin American Cup of Excellence Coffee judge and former NW Regional Barista Competion Champion Stephen Vick and NW Regional Barista Competion judge Chrissy Hoag as they take us on a tour of Colombian coffees, comparing them side by side. ART: Kite Paper Stars by Ann Richardson Ann Richardson, executive director of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, displays precisely constructed translucent paper stars made from colorful kite paper during February. The stars are hung in the front windows, allowing light to shine through these quilt-inspired pieces. “They appeal to me because the designs are very quilt-like,” says Richardson. “I make them every few years, when the mood strikes me. Always around the winter solstice, because their color and design, enhanced by the returning sunlight, makes me think of brighter, longer days.” For more about the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, go to sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org ART: Carol Sternkopf Photographer “The Danger Show” The conceptual thread linking Bend-based photographer Carol Sternkopf’s exhibition at Thump Coffee this month stems from two ever-vigilant characters from her youth: The Robot from the classic ’60s TV show, “Lost in Space,” and her mother Harriet. Both figures seemed to find “Danger! Danger!” everywhere. “This series is to honor fear, whether real, fictional, or somewhere in between,” says Sternkopf. “These photos explore the risks we take throughout life. Bungee jumping, ice climbing, swimming with sharks, boarding an airplane, or simply taking on love — there’s potential loss that might happen from doing any of it.” Sternkopf dedicates this show to her recently deceased mother, “even though I’m pretty sure she cannot possibly be resting in peace.” For more about Carol Sternkopf, go to carolsternkopf.com ART: Bear Creek Elementary Young Artists, Pt. 2 As a continuation of the Bear Creek Elementary Young Artists exhibit hanging from the coffeehouse ceiling, for February the handmade gift boxes have been swapped with snowflakes crafted from coffee filters. Hazel (a former elementary school teacher) has been working with Bear Creek fifth grade students and their teachers to create and exhibit their artwork. ART: Wish Planks - Last Chance to Make Yours! Now through the end of February, the public is invited to come by Thump and create a new “Wish Plank” for 2008. Artist Mark Bernahl encourages people to take their new plank of wood home to work on it if they choose. The new wishes will be hung at the end of February. Read more about Mark Bernahl here.
thump coffee january eventsART: Carol Sternkopf Photographer “The Danger Show”The conceptual thread linking Bend-based photographer Carol Sternkopf’s exhibition at Thump Coffee this month stems from two ever-vigilant characters from her youth: The Robot from the classic ’60s TV show, “Lost in Space,” and her mother Harriet. Both figures seemed to find “Danger! Danger!” everywhere. “This series is to honor fear, whether real, fictional, or somewhere in between,” says Sternkopf. “These photos explore the risks we take throughout life. Bungee jumping, ice climbing, swimming with sharks, boarding an airplane, or simply taking on love — there’s potential loss that might happen from doing any of it.” Sternkopf dedicates this show to her recently deceased mother, “even though I’m pretty sure she cannot possibly be resting in peace.” For more about Carol Sternkopf, go to carolsternkopf.com ART: Bear Creek Elementary’s Young Artists’ Exhibit - “On a Winter’s Night, The Sky Showered Us With Gifts” Installation With the help of five Bear Creek Elementary School teachers and their classrooms, Thump Coffee owner Hazel Chapple presented the theme “On A Winter’s Night, The Sky Showered Us With Gifts.” Students created wrapping paper and constructed the paper into small gift boxes. Then, each artist wrote about a non-material gift they wished to give to their family, school, city, country or planet. “Something to make someone else’s life a little better,” Hazel explains. The gift boxes hang from Thump’s ceiling. ART: Wish Planks Now through the end of February, the public is invited to come by Thump and create a new “Wish Plank” for 2008. Artist Mark Bernahl encourages people to take their new plank of wood home to work on it if they choose. The new wishes will be hung at the end of February. Read more about Mark Bernahl here. ART: Oregon Natural Desert Association 2008 Calendar - through mid January ONDA’s annual Calendar Sale raises fund for the local non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to preserve and restore public lands East of the Cascade Mountains. Featuring gorgeous landscape photography donated by shooters such as Greg Burke, Jim Davis, Scott Erickson, Mike Henetz, Bruce Jackson and David Sherrill, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these breathtaking calendars will go directly to ONDA when purchased at Thump Coffee. These calendars make a wonderful holiday gift for anyone who has never seen the stark beauty of Oregon's desertscape. CUPPING: Sunday, January 27 1:30pm - 2:30pm Our cuppings are meant to be fun - this is an interactive, sensory experience! Here’s a good description by the aptly named CoffeeGeek.com: “Taste can be a very fleeting sensation, and in the span of microseconds many flavors will wash across the palate at the same time. The challenge is to become skilled at noticing, identifying, and describing those flavor sensations in a way that is meaningful to you.” “A wide range of vocabulary can be used to describe the tastes found in coffee. Descriptors range from the familiar (chocolatey, sweet, fruity) to the conceptual (clean, vibrant, sturdy) to the wildly esoteric (summery, racy, gentlemanly). I’ve heard coffees compared to Kevin Costner, Honda Accords, and cold winter nights.” “What matters is that the description is purposeful and attempts to communicate the essential nature of the coffee using language that people can relate to. Taste can be a very personal experience, and memories of tastes that you’ve experienced in the past form the background against which new tastes are evaluated and understood.” Read more about cupping
thump coffee december eventsFirst Friday Art Walk, December 7, 5pm - 8pmART: Empty Bowls Redux Each fall NeighborImpact (formerly COCAAN), Central Oregon’s champion for local economically disadvantaged people, hosts the Empty Bowls project to kick-off to National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Hand-thrown bowls created by local artists for the event will be on display at Thump Coffee and available for purchase to raise funds for NeighborImpact’s efforts. Read more about the national Empty Bowls project at emptybowls.net For more about NeighborImpact, go to neighborimpact.org ART: Altered Books Redux Local artist Mark Bernahl’s “Altered Books” are showcased again this month. “I started sculpting into books partly because I am color blind and this limited the type of art I can make,” Berhahl explains. “Plus, I always strive for making art that is beautiful and unique.” Bernahl says it takes him approximately a week to carve one of his book sculptures. He chooses the images he carves from the title or the pages in the book. “When I see any book the first thing that comes to my mind is what sculpture is already in it, and can I get it out.” Bernahl’s “Wishes” installation has become a fixture at the downtown Bend coffeehouse, and continues to hang from the ceiling because it has been so well received. “When I started making art I could not afford traditional art materials and framing my art was not an option,” says Bernahl. “So I started making art that did not have to be framed. This led me to making art in non traditional ways.” Before moving to Bend eight years ago, Bernahl studied architecture in Colorado and Illinois. He is actively involved in Artists Local 101 and recently presented a seminar, “Artist Portfolio on the Web,” at the Deschutes County Public Library in Bend. ART: Wishes Redux 2008 Mark Bernahl’s “Wishes” installation takes a bow to make room for Bend’s young artists (see Bear Creek story below). Starting on First Friday and continuing through the end of February, people can come in to create a new "Wish Plank" for 2008. Artist Mark Bernahl encourages people to take their new plank of wood home to work on it if they choose. The new wishes will be hung at the end of February. Read more about Mark Bernahl here. ART: Oregon Natural Desert Association 2008 Calendar ONDA’s annual Calendar Sale raises fund for the local non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to preserve and restore public lands East of the Cascade Mountains. Featuring gorgeous landscape photography donated by shooters such as Greg Burke, Jim Davis, Scott Erickson, Mike Henetz, Bruce Jackson and David Sherrill, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these breathtaking calendars will go directly to ONDA when purchased at Thump Coffee. These calendars make a wonderful holiday gift for anyone who has never seen the stark beauty of Oregon's desertscape. ART: Bear Creek Elementary's Young Artists' Exhibit - "On a Winter's Night, The Sky Showered Us With Gifts" Installation This month, Mark Bernahl’s popular “Wishes” installation, which has been hanging from the coffeehouse ceiling since May, will be replaced by enchanting works from nearly 150 Bear Creek Elementary School students. When choosing a location for downtown coffeehouse Thump Coffee, one goal for owners Kent and Hazel Chapple was that the space allowed them to feature the work of young artists. “When I taught fourth grade at Bear Creek Elementary in Bend, it struck me that many kids had never been downtown or to Drake Park. They stayed in their area of town,” says Hazel. “I wanted to give kids from varying neighborhoods and socioeconomic backgrounds a reason to come downtown — and I wanted them to realize that their art is worthy of being shared with the public.” With the help of five Bear Creek teachers and their classrooms, Hazel presented the theme "On A Winter's Night, The Sky Showered Us With Gifts." Using a variety of printing techniques, students created wrapping paper and constructed the paper into small gift boxes. Then, each artist wrote about a non-material gift they wished to give to their family, school, city, country or planet. “Something to make someone else's life a little better,” Hazel explains. The gift tags are attached to each box, which will hang from Thump’s ceiling, along with objects you might see in a winter night, such as stars, planets, snowflakes and moons. By displaying works by elementary school artists during the holidays, Hazel hopes it might “bring them and their families to witness something to be proud of, their work and their city.” Her hope is to feature young artists annually, and to expand it to include more artists from grades K-12. The cupping room at Stumptown Coffee Roasters. CUPPING: None this month, cupper’s on vacation Our cuppings are meant to be fun - this is an interactive, sensory experience! Here’s a good description by the aptly named CoffeeGeek.com: “Taste can be a very fleeting sensation, and in the span of microseconds many flavors will wash across the palate at the same time. The challenge is to become skilled at noticing, identifying, and describing those flavor sensations in a way that is meaningful to you.” “A wide range of vocabulary can be used to describe the tastes found in coffee. Descriptors range from the familiar (chocolatey, sweet, fruity) to the conceptual (clean, vibrant, sturdy) to the wildly esoteric (summery, racy, gentlemanly). I’ve heard coffees compared to Kevin Costner, Honda Accords, and cold winter nights.” “What matters is that the description is purposeful and attempts to communicate the essential nature of the coffee using language that people can relate to. Taste can be a very personal experience, and memories of tastes that you’ve experienced in the past form the background against which new tastes are evaluated and understood.” Read more about cupping
thump coffee november eventsFirst Friday Art Walk: Friday, November 2 (and continuing throughout November)ART: Mark Bernahl’s “Altered Books” and Artists Local 101’s “Altered Stations” Local artist Mark Bernahl displays his “Altered Books” this month. “I started sculpting into books partly because I am color blind and this limited the type of art I can make,” Berhahl explains. “Plus, I always strive for making art that is beautiful and unique.” Bernahl says it takes him approximately a week to carve one of his book sculptures. He chooses the images he carves from the title or the pages in the book. “When I see any book the first thing that comes to my mind is what sculpture is already in it, and can I get it out.” Bernahl’s “Wishes” installation has become a fixture at the downtown Bend coffeehouse, and continues to hang from the ceiling because it has been so well received. “When I started making art I could not afford traditional art materials and framing my art was not an option,” says Bernahl. “So I started making art that did not have to be framed. This led me to making art in non traditional ways.” Before moving to Bend eight years ago, Bernahl studied architecture in Colorado and Illinois. He is actively involved in Artists Local 101 and recently presented a seminar, “Artist Portfolio on the Web,” at the Deschutes County Public Library in Bend. Read more about Mark Bernahl ART: Artists Local 101’s “Altered Stations” Artists Local 101 is a “hard-working band of art rebels dedicated to instigating and promoting contemporary and outsider art in Central Oregon, taking art out into the streets, and providing opportunities for artists and the community to experience art in the everyday.” During November, the group members put their own unique spin on the elaborate alters lovingly constructed to honor passed family and friends during Mexico’s traditional celebration, Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Entitled “Altered Stations,” each artist creates a personal shrine or alter which is on display at various locations. We will have at least one of them here, as well as maps for self-guided tours of the other works. Read more about Artists Local 101 The cupping room at Stumptown Coffee Roasters. Sunday, November 18, 1:30-2:30pm CUPPING: Coffee Tasting Our cuppings are meant to be fun - this is an interactive, sensory experience! Here’s a good description by the aptly named CoffeeGeek.com: “Taste can be a very fleeting sensation, and in the span of microseconds many flavors will wash across the palate at the same time. The challenge is to become skilled at noticing, identifying, and describing those flavor sensations in a way that is meaningful to you.” “A wide range of vocabulary can be used to describe the tastes found in coffee. Descriptors range from the familiar (chocolatey, sweet, fruity) to the conceptual (clean, vibrant, sturdy) to the wildly esoteric (summery, racy, gentlemanly). I’ve heard coffees compared to Kevin Costner, Honda Accords, and cold winter nights.” “What matters is that the description is purposeful and attempts to communicate the essential nature of the coffee using language that people can relate to. Taste can be a very personal experience, and memories of tastes that you’ve experienced in the past form the background against which new tastes are evaluated and understood.” Read more about cupping
thump coffee october eventsFriday and Saturday, October 12 + 13: BendFilm (open til 8)FILM TALK: Pre- and Post-Film Discussion + Fuel Get your thump on before or after the film. We'll be open late Friday and Saturday, so film minded people can enjoy independent coffee. Read more about BendFilm. Friday, October 5: Art Hop (open til 8) ART + WINE: Andrew Wachs' Roundabout + Featured Vineyard Bend artist Andrew Wachs returns this month with photos of his recently installed roundabout sculpture, entitled “Ghost”, located in the Old Mill District at the intersection of Wilson and Bond. Also on display are Wachs’s sculptural explorations of form and shape inspired by Central and Eastern Oregon’s many columnar basalt formations, as well as various wall panels inspired by the Minimalist movement of the late 1950s. Wachs created the ornamental metal work on the counters at Thump Coffee. Wachs has shown his work in exhibits throughout the Northwest and S.F. Bay Area. Read more about Andrew Wachs. Sunday, October 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm CUPPING: Coffee Tasting Cupping is the art and science of tasting coffee. Come inhale the aromas and slurp up the flavors with us at this fun, informal presentation. Can you taste hints of Fruit Loops and bourbon? Read more about cupping. |
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Bend photographer Brian Bulemore’s “NOUN” retrospective is the featured exhibit throughout June at Thump Coffee. Bulemore’s selections of monochrome and color images center on “people, places, and things” and are taken from shoots in various Northwest and international locations involving street scenes, portraiture and object studies.
Local artist Lynn Rothan, a longtime fixture in the Central Oregon creative community, exhibits new works throughout May. The “Harvest Series,” oil paintings on wood (approximately 11”x17”) are inspired by autumn seed collection and garden harvesting.
Local artist Amy Royce explores communication, body language and non-verbal expression in the series of encaustic mixed-media paintings on exhibit throughout April. Encaustic is an ancient technique using beeswax melted with resin and pigment to form the paint, which is applied hot. Although Royce describes encaustic’s possibilities for luminous color, variety of texture, and depth as “quite limitless,” the organic, fleshy textures of these paintings evoke what she calls a “skin of experience.”
Although Bend artist Julia Junkin’s work adorns products ranging from linens to posters and can be found in stores such as Sur la Table, Neiman Marcus and Crate & Barrel, the paintings hanging at Thump Coffee during March represent an opportunity for artistic freedom.
Works by photographer Steven Chaprnka paired with text by writer B. Neill Sinclair together comprise the featured exhibit this month. Entitled “Gentleman’s Alley,” this collaborative project explores “site-specific images intended to challenge the viewer's environment,” says Chaprnka.
Inspired by her travels to northern India this past spring, local artist Nikki Hoke produced a series of prayer flag oil paintings, which are featured this month at Thump Coffee in downtown Bend.
Retired art educator and mosaic artist Donna Lutzky collaborated with Mimi Graves’ fifth-grade class at Bear Creek Creek Elementary to create the vibrant mosaics on display at thump this month. The mosaics incorporate bits of broken cups, bowls and plates from the coffeehouse, and they will be available for purchases to raise funds for the school’s otherwise un-funded art programs. 
Join us next month for this low-key and fun exploration of the ins and outs of tasting coffee like the pros. Cuppings are usually the third Sunday of the month at 1:30pm - get details by 
Tumalo artist Lisa Copenhagen Wachs returns to Thump Coffee this month with an exhibit of new oil paintings. The area’s surrounding abundance of wildlife and nature continue to inspire her artwork, which has been described as “Northwest Mystic” in style.
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“Aviary,” an exhibit of new two- and three-dimensional paintings by mixed media artist Lloyd McMullen is hanging at thump throughout October. McMullen’s works feature found objects, recycled materials, multiple translucent layers of acrylic paint and other surprises.
This month, Thump Coffee showcases art created by children living at the Vima Lupwa Home in Luanshya, Zambia. Vima Lupwa, the locally-based nonprofit founded by Bend native and Central Oregon Community College student Malerie Pratt, provides a loving foster home for a handful of the most needy among Zambia’s more than one million orphans. 
Michael J. Caligure, a full-time Bend firefighter since 1982, exhibits images of professional Bend Fire & Rescue firefighters during training and local emergencies in his August photography exhibition this month. Having the experience of both a photographer and a firefighter, Caligure depicts first-hand the energy, emotion and magnificent blaze of the fire scene, while documenting the heroes who risk their lives everyday for our community. 
