Norman Frater's Studio

The sculpture studio is located midway between the three Central Oregon towns of Bend, Redmond and Sisters and is only 5 miles from Tumalo. The studio was designed for a ceramic studio and shop, a kiln room, a painting room, meeting room, gallery, and bath. From five to eight people can sculpt at once around a central eight feet square table.

An upstairs room serves both as a sculpture gallery and a class or meeting room for up to fifteen people. Finished sculptures provide immediate references for students regarding subject, pose, features, scale, proportion, and patina coloration and techniques.

Primary heat is a small cast iron woodstove, with kiln heat and electric heat backup. The studio is on the east side of Waldron Ridge in a stand of old growth juniper trees and overlooking several horse and cattle ranches. The ridge at 3400 foot elevation is home to deer, cotton tails and jackrabbits, coyotes, quail and great horned owls.