OPB Oregon Art Beat interviews Heather

Heather cast her first bronze piece before she started kindergarten. Bow Maker Michael Yeats – Local bow maker Michael Yeats helps draw the music out of classical musicians. Watercolorist Gene Gill – Painter Gene Gill’s muse is the city of Portland, rain and all. (Updated Version of Episode #1216. Original Broadcast: 2/10/11)

Producer: Katrina Sarson

Videographer: Greg Bond

Editor: Tom Shrider

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Entirely by Hand: Cannon Beach Gazette

eagle-monument-with-heather-768x407By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette Published on May 6, 2016

 

Without sculpting assistants or scanning technology, Heather Soderberg-Greene is creating a bronze eagle sculpture with a 55-foot wingspan entirely by hand.

It will soon be the largest sculpture of its kind in the country, and possibly the world.

“A lot of artists around here have said I’m crazy for doing it by hand,” she said. “Now, doing it all old school and by hand is being a rebel.”

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50 foot Monumental Eagle Progress

A video showing the beginning stages of Heather’s eagle monument. She is sculpting him from the ground up, by hand, without using any computer/scanning and CNC milling technology or assistants. She didn’t even start with a model or maquette, she went straight to monumental.

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VIA Travel Magazine interviews Heather

Sculptor Heather Söderberg-Greene enriches the area’s art scene with her bronze foundry.

By Chris Baty
Published September 2014

From the raucous First Friday gallery scene in Hood River to Maya Lin’s meditative Bird Blind in Troutdale, the Columbia River Gorge has blossomed into a bona fide arts destination. In 2009, sculptor Heather Söderberg-Greene opened a bronze foundry in Cascade Locks, where her iconic statue of Sacagawea now adorns the port. heathersoderberg.com.

Q Is the gorge undergoing an art renaissance?
A Definitely, in all media. Painting. Glassblowing. Pottery kilns. I get a lot of artists visiting my studio to meet other artists, which is exciting.

Q Does the setting inform your art?
A My hiking and explorations in the forest inspire and reenergize me. Watching bald eagles or the salmon run is amazing. I also love the mythology and history of the gorge.

Q Best part of the creative process?
A Sculpting a face. I don’t really control the expression—it just kind of happens. It’s almost like it’s alive.

Q Can art lovers see you in action?
A Yes, I love showing people what I do. They can watch me sculpt, talk to me, and take a foundry tour.

Q Any favorite galleries?
A Lorang Fine Art in Cascade Locks—all local artists. Glassometry Studios shows amazing glass sculpture in Hood River, a town that also has the Columbia Center for the Arts and the Gorge White House, a colonial-style house with local art.

Q Best newcomer?
A Infusion Gallery in Troutdale. It’s partnered with the Adult Learning Systems of Oregon. They have space dedicated to artists with developmental disabilities.

Q Can visitors make their own art?
A Definitely! I teach classes, and Glassometry does classes and workshops. I think that’s part of the excitement about art in the gorge—there are a lot of opportunities for people to come out here and create.

Photography by Shawn Linehan

https://www.viamagazine.com/destinations/columbia-river-gorge-artists

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An exciting night pour at the foundry!

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Hood River News

Sculptor Heather Soderberg-Greene forges a love of the Gorge as she transforms as an artist

A sculpture is static. Heather Soderberg-Greene is not.
She’s on the “Lookout” for change after 20 years in making art from metal.
Four years ago, this sculptor came to the Gorge and quickly, and literally, made her mark in the community.

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Open Studio on KBOO

Open Studio with Heather Soderberg on KBOO

Dmae dropped by the studio of Heather Soderberg in Cascade Locks, OR. Soderberg is known for her life-size sculptures. Her most well-known work is that of Sacagawea, the famed Native American heroine and guide to Lewis and Clark. (more…)

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Hood River News

Cascade Locks statues will honor Corps of Discovery stop

“When Lewis and Clark passed through the Gorge on their return trip to Missouri, in April of 1806, the travelers found an area rich in wildlife, natural beauty and Native American trading partners. (more…)

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Pouring Bronze Video

On Mar 23, 2011 The Port of Cascade Locks staff was invited to watch the pouring of Sacagawea’s head. This was part of the two bronze statues that will grace the Marine Park on April 13th, 2011. (more…)

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Caught In The Moment

Interview with Heather Söderberg on KOIN’s “Keep it Local”

Part two of live coverage by KOIN of the “Caught in the Moment” exhibit of figurative realism in Portland, Oregon. The exhibit contained premiere examples of modern realist painters and sculptors both local and national. (more…)

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