The Annex
Cut from Memory
Kate Weatherholtz
July 11 - August 30, 2025
First Friday Reception: July 11, 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
This collection is a collage – of mediums, of memories, and of moments. Paper, cyanoprinted fabric, and quilting all come together to form a cohesive whole from disparate parts. Collage is an incredibly accessible form of art. I encourage everyone to collage, craft, and sew at home. Creating our own aesthetics from what’s already around us is a quiet act of resistance – especially in a world that often feels chaotic and out of our control. Making art with our hands grants us agency. We are meant to exercise creativity daily – it’s what makes us human.
In this collection, I explore collage across multiple mediums: from a fluid expression of layering paper, to the more structured logic of quilting. Quilting is collage in "hard mode" – you have to hide your seams, fit pieces into a grid, and (usually) plan ahead. Paper offers fewer constraints, while fabric adds texture and warmth. Transitioning into fabric collage, I looked for ways to bring found objects into my work. Sourcing primarily native flora from around Bend, I created cyanoprints – a process that involves laying objects or film negatives onto chemically treated fabric, then exposing it to sunlight. When washed, it reveals the ghostly blue shadows of whatever was once there. It captures time and light – ephemeral things – giving form to memory. This collection is an invitation: to notice, to gather, and to make meaning with your hands.
About Kate Weatherholtz:
Kate Weatherholtz is a multimedia artist. She is known for her innovative and experimental use of bold colors and found textiles to create whimsical products. This past year, she completed an artist residency at Scalehouse, a rare chance to make art simply for art’s sake. During that time, she focused primarily on exploring quilting as a creative medium.Kate honed her point of view working as a commercial graphic artist, creating electric marketing collateral as well as large-scale murals for commercial buildings and custom homes. Her current day job is working as a Sew Technician repairing worn gear at the Gear Fix. She has roots in Georgia and Idaho, and is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
For the Light Within
J Long
September 5 - November 2, 2025
First Friday Reception: September 5, 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
Artist Talk: September 11, 6:00PM. Register >
For the Light Within explores the interplay between openness and protection—how we modulate our internal “apertures” in response to the world around us. We instinctively open and close ourselves, adjusting our emotional porosity depending on whether we feel safe or threatened. This negotiation between vulnerability and guardedness reveals the balance we maintain to protect our inner selves while remaining open to connection.
Through mixed media—painting, drawing, ceramics, and fiber—each material conveys a facet of our inner world: fluid paint evokes openness, solid ceramics form protective barriers, and woven fibers act as filters.
Apertures—both literal and metaphorical—serve as thresholds. They allow light to enter and radiate outward, but can also narrow to protect our inner light. My work invites viewers to consider their apertures:
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When do we open to let the light in?
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When do we shield it?
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What patterns of opening and closing shape our relationships—when to soften or fortify?
My practice rests in the tension between boundaries and permeability. What beauty emerges when we find the courage to both guard and give our inner light?
About J Long:
J Long (b. 1976) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work flows from a lifelong connection to creativity, land, and exploration. Born and raised in Greenwood, Mississippi, she grew up in a family deeply rooted in the land and enriched by a culture that celebrated storytelling, making, and adventure. This early foundation shaped her instinctive drive to create.
Her practice spans painting, ceramics, and mixed media—each piece an exploration of material, color, and emotion. Guided by a love for process, J’s work is a tactile response to lived experience and internal reflection.
In addition to her studio practice, J holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. Over the past two decades, she has designed spaces that enhance quality of life through thoughtful, human-centered design. Now fully immersed in her art, she brings this spatial sensitivity to her compositions, creating layered works that investigate emotion, memory, and place.
J lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband and two sons. Together, they enjoy outdoor adventures, building family memories, and staying connected to nature.
THE ANNEX: A Scalehouse Project located in the atrium of Franklin Crossing is the latest program from Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts. Through an online application, artists will submit work and proposals. We are delighted to support local artists with a space to show new works, gain experience and exposure in the field, and add to Scalehouse's mission of building community around arts and culture events. View previous Annex Artists here.
