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War Time Sketches

We try to make it over to the High Desert Museum at least once a quarter, which is how often they change out exhibitis.

The most recent one is a collect of journal drawing from a Japanese internee and it was extremely interesting. A totally unique look at the shameful treatment our government pushed on American’s of asian descent during the second world war.

Takuichi Jujii was an art student in Seattle at the beginning of the war when his family was ‘relocated’ to a camp in Central Washington state. through the duration of his inprisonment he filled sketchbooks and portfolios with views of life in the camp. this exhibit is a selection of that work that illustrates the life of the ‘interned.’

Mixed in with porcupines, otters, and a 1904 ranch and saw mill are these currated pieces of history and art that really make the High Desert Museum a treasure.

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Trip to the Museum

This late winter dump of snow put a stop to regular day trips. However, the La Pine Library has passes to local attractions so you don’t have to pay the entrance fee…cool.

Started in the early 80’s, the High Desert Museum serves as an educational center to “… explore the historic and contemporary relationship between people and landscape.”

Burrowing owls

The permanent exhibits are fine (but ‘been there, done that). So, we take a stroll by the Hollen Atrium to see the porcupine and bobcat. Then we head into the Desertarium, where the desert tortoise and burrowing owls reside. Depending on the time of day, there are also wildlife demonstrations, though we seem to keep missing the river otter feeding. That’s a priority for our next visit.

Nevada Bumble Bee by April Coppini

Once we’ve checked in on the critters, we can spend some time with the “changing exhibit.”  This week they just installed ‘The Beauty of Wild Things: Charcoal drawings by April Coppini.” Coppini is a Portland based artist that does exceptional gestural charcoal on paper. We really like the bumble bee series.

It’s called a museum, but they have more than a dozen sites along a meandering system of trails that take you into the environment. The Raptors presentation, Otter exhibit and Birds of Prey center are all really interesting, even encased in a layer of snow.