New Business Card

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 Just ordered new business cards....maybe they will arrive before the show next Saturday night/Sunday! 

Why did I procrastinate so long? 

CELEBRATION OF ART '22  @ MJCC 5561 SW Capitol Hwy- PDX

Saturday Oct. 29 7-9pm,   Sunday Oct 30 10a-4p

Quilted Glass

                 

ORA's annual Art show Celebration of Art has been on hiatus (no gratitude extended to the CORONA VIRUS).... BUT WE ARE BACK!!!!!!

Saturday October 29th 7-9 pm at the MJCC and Sunday October 30th 10a-4p

The MJCC is located at 5561 SW Capitol Hwy in Portland Oregon.

I have some new designs! Here's a little of the back story. My dad was a tailor. A tailor from the old country. A talented tailor.... as in if you compared his hand-stitched seams with a machine-stitched seam....you couldn't tell the difference.

I tried to sew once. I loved fabric...the textures, patterns....both appealed to my sense of touch and sight.

Long story short....it was a disaster! I still love fabric...and appreciate anyone who can sew a straight seam, be it hand-sewn or by machine.

Glass can have similar attributes to fabric. Handled in the right ways, glass can be manipulated  to offer a variety of visual aesthetics as well as surface and sub surface textures. Instead of sewing glass (hmmm, another interesting thing to pursue some day!) I assemble glass parts sheets I have made, much as a quilter selects fabric scraps, cuts them, and assembles them into colorful arrays.

I went to the Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum in Tillamook Oregon this summer (one of my favorite places to visit) and yet again saw the ways in which talented artists used fabric the way other artists use paint. They crafted amazing quilts...some as sculptures, some as fabric paintings, and others as modern interpretations of the classic quilts we all know. I breathed it all in! 

Using textured glass left over from other projects and making a few additional pattern sheets, my first attempts to use glass as fabric scraps to emulate quilts in functional designs has been nothing short of fun....and filled with numerous AHA moments, when I learned what did and didn't work! 

Most of my efforts have been using black, white, and occasional gray glass. This one injects a bit of color and has 3 layers of color in it...a small tray....I call it...The Circus . Can you guess why?

When I Am Not Making Glass

Well, it's been a little quiet in blog land...but I have been busy with a few things!

I just came back from an amazing retreat to the Oregon Coast ....where good food, relaxation, and lovely walks on the beach nourished my belly and my soul.

For several years I have taught a writing class at Rose Schnitzer Manor, an independent and assisted living facility right here in Portland. The group named themselves Older But Wiser several years ago. This is one of the most delightful groups of folks I know....and the average age hovers in the low 90's!

This year we have focused on the art of story telling, inspired by podcasts of THE MOTH.

They are now ready to perform. Each story is only 5-7 minutes long. They are humorous and wise.
They are also true stories. I can't boast enough about these incredible souls! I may be their teacher, but each of them is mentoring me in the fine art of aging well. Won't you join us?  We have a rehearsal at Rose Schnitzer Manor in Zidell Hall, August 21st at 7 pm but I want to encourage attendance at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland OR....September 4.
Admission is of course, free.

Art Exhibit at the MJCC

The MJCC has once again generously hosted the ORA art show as an introduction to Jewish Arts Month...soon to be renamed Jewish Arts Moments. 


I snapped this off with my phone camera. The exhibit comes down Feb 17th and a new batch of artists will open an exhibit on Sunday the 19th.

We'll be Jammin'

February 24th (time tba)....it's a party and you are invited! Mittleman Jewish Community Center Ballroom in Portland Oregon. This is our Kickoff event for Jewish Arts month.

Lots of artists, actors, musicians...and some special guests. Food, drink, entertainment........More details to follow. Stay tuned!