The Annex
Glacial Erratic
Seth Allen
May 2 - June 29, 2025
First Friday Reception: May 2, 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
Glaciers travel across the earth, carving valleys and sculpting mountains, indelibly changing landscapes forever. They pick up chunks of rock and transport them over long distances. When they drop these rocks, they are often far from their place of origin – the outcrop or bedrock where they were plucked. This concept resonates with me and the way I create my paintings.
They often begin as an un defined though or feeling. As the painting progresses, it becomes clearer until it is dropped – often far from its origin – churned, twisted and shaped by the glacial movement of life around me.
About Seth Allen:
Seth Allen is an abstract painter that has shown his work in Los Angeles, Portland, Salem, and Palm Desert. His approach to painting is intuitive. Starting with a general feeling or tone, he slowly uncovers the concept with layers of paint and sanding until it is realized. Originally from California, Seth and his family came north for the dynamic outdoors and changing seasons.
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.
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.
