Eve Fly The first SaddleBrooke Arts and Crafts Fair was held in 1994. Humble beginnings. The brainchild of two residents who knew of the many talents of their friends and neighbors. They also knew of the need to expose these talents to the rest of their community. Now, twenty-five years later, The SaddleBrooke Arts…
Sharon Groth The Famous Painting Program is in its second year at Mountain Vista School in Oracle. This program presents a famous painting to classrooms first through sixth grades once a month by our art loving volunteers. Ranch volunteers include Sharon Groth, Sherry Weiss, Nancy Reif, Linda Ritger, Larry Ritger and Susan Swanson. Tucson artist…
Linda Shannon-Hills So many wonderful pieces of art were displayed and sold, but a unique piece of art was the Fairy Odd Mother. The design came from renown doll maker named Eleanor Peace Bailey, but the development of these fun and fanciful dolls was by local artist Barbara Martin. Fairy Odd Mothers bring joy and…
Susan Swanson SBR resident Susan Swanson invites SBR residents to her Holiday Art Show with 12 other artists at the Oracle Art Station. From November 15 to December 23 Oracle Art Station will be open Wednesday through Sunday 10:00-5:00 and Saturday 10:00-7:00. Meet the artist night is December 8 from 5:00-8:00. Please come to Oracle…
Linda Shannon-Hills As we grow, so does the number of artists participating in the fifth annual SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk. This year we had 25 homes with 40 artists showing their work. Even with adding an extra hour it was a challenge for residents and their guests t.isit all the homes. Unlike typical arts and…
Karen Brungardt On Sunday, November 19, 2017, eight SaddleBrooke watercolor artists will present the second annual “A Celebration of Watercolor” show in the west end of the MountainView Ballroom. This colorful event will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is open to the public. Each of the artists, Karen Brungardt, Mary Bubla, Fran…
Carol Thompson Once again the SaddleBrooke PaperCrafters held another very creative Fun Shop. In August 15 members participated in a Card-in-a-Box activity. Each one of us brought a finished card and a kit with supplies to make three others. We exchanged kits, made the cards and came away with three completed new cards! Fun Shops…
Save the date! The fifth annual SBR ARTwalk will be on Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., an open-studio tour to introduce SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to the talented artists that live within our community. The event invites SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to stroll or cart or drive to the various artists’ studio…
Sharon Groth A volunteer program just completed its first school year bringing a print of a famous painting to grades one through six at the Mountain Vista School in Oracle. This program entails having a volunteer introduce a selected painting once a month from September through April to a specific classroom. Prints are by such…
Nan Nasser Have you ever vacationed at a beach and wandered along the water line looking for or at shells? I have brought home many treasures and then didn’t know quite what to do with them. SaddleBrooke resident Suzanne Stewart knows exactly what to do with those beauties, designing one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry that will…