The 13th annual Evening of the Arts is an opportunity for five of the many talented artists in our area to display their works.  Sponsored by the Nell J. Redfield Hospital Foundation, the event is also a hospital fund raiser with live and silent auctions taking place throughout the evening. This year’s Evening of the Arts will be on Thursday, April 9, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

Live Auction

A unique Doug Adams bell for the live auction

Doug Adams has donated another of his one-of-a-kind metal bells for the live auction.  Metal lacework is accented by colored stones with a bell hanging from the tip of the intricate metal stand.

Dianne Adams also has donated one of her lovely watercolors for the live auction. Brightly colored stones surround a pine cone for a beautiful painting that would enliven any home or office.

A watercolor by Dianne Adams for the Live Auction.

Lisa Willie (Photography)

 Lisa Willie grew up in Malad, graduating from Malad High School in 1986 before going to cosmetology school in Logan. She started her “Hair by Lisa” shop in downtown Malad shortly after marrying Shane Willie of Holbrook.  Her passion for photography began in high school when she was the photographer for the Mirror, Malad High’s yearbook.   Back then, being the photographer meant not only attending every activity to take pictures but then developing the film in the high school dark room.

Lisa uses her Canon (she has several) to take pictures of landscapes, animals, people, buildings, and nature.  She has been a wedding photographer as well as taking family portraits, student school pictures, and baby pictures. Several of Lisa’s photographs were selected a few years ago to be enlarged and displayed in the halls of the Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital and Clinic.

Besides photography, Lisa enjoys cooking and being with her family.  She and Shane have two daughters and three grandchildren. 

Nathan Maughan (Metal Art)

An example of Nathan Maughan’s metal art.

 Nathan Maughan has lived in Malad for 10 years. He grew up in north central Montana on a potato farm where he helped with potatoes and other rural crop operations. During high school, he completed a metal tech class where one of the projects involved creating metal roses. He continues to make metal roses today, using many of the same techniques he learned then, although with a few changes to update the process.

Nathan’s metal art journey began when he wanted something productive to do during time off from his fulltime job; his family had a shop where he could grow his hobby. He began experimenting with scrap metal, piecing together parts to create unique works of art. His interest in metal art grew from there. After moving to Idaho for work, he continued making metal art on his days off.

In addition to roses, Nathan enjoys crafting horseshoe cowboys. His work has been purchased by local customers as well as by people in Jackson Hole and Coeur d’Alene as he occasionally posts pictures of his pieces online. Most of his creations are made simply for the enjoyment of making them.

Nathan is married, has one child, enjoys living in Malad, and now works for the Idaho State Police.

Everyone is invited to the Evening of the Arts to see samples of Lisa’s photography and Nathan’s metal work as well as the artistic works of Lloyd Bush (turquoise jewelry), Katie Tapp (oil painting), and Krystal Fonnesbeck (drawing and painting). Art projects by Malad 4th and 5th grade students and Middle and High School students will also be on display.  

In addition, the culinary arts students of Malad High School will provide popcorn treats, and Malad High’s Chamber Choir will perform. Greeting cards featuring photographs taken by local photographers of local scenes will be for sale during the evening.                                                                                                                                       

Admission is free, but attendees will want to bid on dozens of unique, colorful, and useful gifts for themselves or others during the live and silent auctions. This year’s live auction will take place about 7:15 with silent auction tables closing at 7:00, 7:30, and 7:45. All proceeds from the auction will go to remodeling patient rooms and purchasing equipment for our local Hospital.