Blooming Together

Conceived by Newberg Public Art Council member Eric Hemmer, Blooming Together transforms reclaimed materials into a colorful community garden. The flowers began as donated wood pallets from local wineries, were carefully cut and drilled by volunteers from the Chehalem Valley Sawdusters Association, and were brought to life with leftover paint from the Camellia Trail community mural project.

Community members and volunteers painted every petal by hand, filling them with bright colors, playful patterns, and imaginative designs before the flowers were assembled during the Newberg Old Fashioned Festival. Together, they created a joyful temporary art installation that celebrates creativity, sustainability, and the power of working together.

(Or perhaps these flowers simply sprang up wherever Maestro's dancing paws touched the ground...)

UPDATE!

The Blooming Together flowers have been taken down, and now you have a chance to bring one home with you!

We’ll be selling the colorful pallet flowers as a fundraiser at First Friday Art Walk on Friday, October 2, at Art Elements. Flowers are $20 each, first come, first served.

This is a one-time opportunity, and we won’t be holding any flowers back, so if you want to keep one, be sure to stop by!