Talent Historical Society Receives a Donation of an Art Piece for Display at the Museum
by Debra Moon
On July 13, 2021, the Board Members of the Talent Historical Society were holding their monthly Board Meeting at the Museum when two local residents, Bill and Karla, entered with an art piece made by Bill that they wanted to donate to the Museum.
The art piece is 48 inches by 56 inches, quite large. It is an encaustic painting on canvas titled “Ghosts”, and it represents the Almeda fire. An encaustic painting is one done with wax that pigment has been added to. It is interesting because the fire influenced the way the painting resulted. Before the fire, Bill had painted a field with balls in it. The balls were blue, contrasting with the field. The Almeda fire caused the balls to turn brown, from the smoke, and the wax to melt, giving the painting a distressed look. When Bill and Karla returned to their home after the fire and saw what had happened to the painting, Bill decided to add propane tanks in the forefront of the piece.
It is truly an expression of the fire experience. It will be placed on a wall at the museum above a case that will contain remnants from the fire, things recovered after people’s homes burned, parts of journals, photos, and other things reminiscent of the fire in Talent.
The Talent Historical Society is also collecting people’s individual fire stories. They may be written or recorded on video. If you are interested in sharing your story to the historical documentation being done by THS, please contact the Museum at 541-512-8838 and leave a message. Someone will contact you for an appointment.
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