| Article: | Coquille artist an award winner for unique, sophisticated jewelry From the deck of her home in the Coquille Valley, artist Lisa Hawthorne has an uninterrupted view of pastoral beauty. Forested hills drop steeply to the pasture lands below, and she can watch the play of light on water as the river winds slowly toward the Pacific. Just downstream, a herd of 13 elk meanders through the rain-rich grass. |