More Judaica!

The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education will be hosting ORA Northwest Jewish Artists on April 7th from 11a-4p. It's a free admission day at the museum and will also feature an amazing exhibit called The Burned Piano.

I'll be selling a good bit of Judaica as well as my masked featured in earlier posts. This is one of my simple Hanukkiot...

Most folks call these menorahs, but menorahs hold seven candles. A Hanuikkiah holds 8 candles plus the Shamash (a lead candle.) 

Come see me...I'll be there all day!

Gratitude!

Artists do not need to work in isolation!

Our artists' guild offers artists the opportunity to be part of what we call critique groups, but really...they are support groups.

Each group is different and has a different way of operating.
The group I am part of is small. We all work in different media:
Silk painting, fabric construction, painting, bead work, and glass.

We come together to inspire each other, problem solve, study, and eat!

Most recently we  took on the challenge of creating art to celebrate Congregation Neveh Shalom's 150th anniversary!  Our work is going up in the Isaak Foyer and the exhibit will open February 10th. More about that in a future post.

This is my part one gratitude post. What would I do without the amazing women who have over the years encouraged and motivated me...and more importantly have consulted with me and on occasion, made elements to add on to my project?

I created a torah adornment (aka breastplate) that needed that extra bit of bling. Esther Liberman, our bead artist came to my rescue.
Don't let my poor photography skills take away from the beauty of these beads. They enhance the project in so many ways. Her choice of color, size, and texture all make for a stunning bit of embellishment. I'll post photos of the competed projects in another post. Looking at this photo I realize I need to get a better close up so you can appreciate the tiny copper elements sandwiched between glass beads.

Due to traveling, Esther was unable to create new work for this exhibition, but she has been involved with our process throughout. Esther is also our guild president and co-founder of the organization. 

Thank you Esther! You are amazing!      

Want to see her incredible artwork? Go to our ORA website or google: Esther Liberman bead artist. The work she does will amaze you!

Self Promotion !

Let me tell you about GEEZER!

I just got word that my art submissions have passed muster and I will be part of the TRIFECTA: A Feast for the Senses show at Artist Rep. I am very excited to be part of this wonderful effort. I love, love, love Amy Herzog's play 4,000 miles and hope that my art work crafted for this event will sufficiently honor the show.

In this post I want to honor Geezer Gallery and its founder Amy Henderson. Tomorrow I will share some information about Patty Goodlund, their curator. 

The Geezer Gallery aka TGG is a fabulous concept that honors a segment of the population that is often overlooked.... senior citizens.

Just a few years ago I was able to display/sell some of my art at their Multnomah Village Gallery (they have since moved!)
At that time I dubbed myself a "geezer in waiting." I am officially a Geezer and proud of it!

The face behind TGG is a most innovative and tireless soul, Amy Henderson (pictured above.) I chose this picture of her on the phone because she is always on the move...always doing something energetic to benefit TGG!

TGG isn't just a gallery ... it is a movement! TGG seeks to empower aging artists to continue pursuing their work. TGG wants to empower every senior to have experiences in the arts and in conjunction with medical researchers is exploring the ways in which engaging in the arts impacts the aging brain. I bet you can guess what they are learning!!!!!

No need for me to get into the details...you can discover that for yourself at   geezergallery.com . I just want to sing their praises!

Go to their website and get your tickets while they last! See you at the show!

TRIFECTA in PDX!

Coming in May!

Why TRIFECTA? Because 3 amazing non-profit groups have joined together what they all do best....

ART!

Artist Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) , Geezer Gallery, and ORA Northwest Jewish Artists are in collaboration .....At the center of this is a fabulous play  called  4,000 Miles by Amy Herzog.

Geezer Gallery operates the lobby gallery at ART and were most generous in inviting ORA artists to create art focused on the themes of this theatrical Pulitzer finalist .

This is a juried show...so I'll let you know what happens....when I know.

What you should know is that a 4th entity brings the culinary arts into the mix! Jamison Restaurant has designed a most special menu to compliment the theater production and art work (some of the art will be on display at the restaurant!!!!) There is an exciting restaurant, theater , and meet the artists opportunity.

For more information  go to: 

http://www.artistsrep.org/learn-about-us/trifecta.aspx

I'll post more information soon!

Stay tuned!!!!!!

Great Show!

My gratitude to Ellen Shefi for snapping off some shots of my booth. Of course I forgot to bring my camera!


Setting up is messy work so I wore sweats and thankfully had time for a shower before the show began.


It was a great day! I saw old friends, met many new people, sold quite a bit of glass....just plain had fun!


And now, it's back to the studio to create some new pieces. I hope to jury in to the ORA show hosted by Art on Broadway in Beaverton. One of ORA's members (Roberta Cohen) is a parter at this gallery. It's a beautiful space and they have done a tremendous job of rehabbing the space and attracting numerous talented artists. Stay tuned for more details!

NEW SHOW OPENS 9/9/11

Friday Night services at Neveh Shalom every second Friday of the month will be a service for the senses called ORA SHALOM. 


Artist members of ORA will be on rotation showing their work. For the next two months, several artists INCLUDING ME will be showing a sampling of our art. 


Services begin at 6:16. Tonight we will pray in the courtyard and then head to the lobby to view art and schmooze with artists. 


Above is a sample of my work on display. It is dichro on dichro and is called MAGEN (which means shield.)

Quackin' Good TIme!

Despite my frustrations with not getting to make glass for a while, I have had a bit of time to reflect on the month I spent in Eugene teaching an education course at the Uof O.

I had an amazing group of grad students on the verge of becoming teachers. My fears about not having useful information were thankfully unfounded. My prior experiences at PSU teaching Literacy in the Content area was good preparation for this course which was sub-titled: Everything They Should have taught You That You Need To Know. I appreciate the trust the Ed. dept. gave me- allowing me to invent this elective course. I especially appreciate the welcome I received from my students.

The world of public education is a tough place to be in these days- lots of meaningless testing and accountability crap (sorry about the soap box!) We need the idealism of these fresh new faces to beat this ridiculous set of BS procedures so we can get down to really teaching our kids!

My first year of retirement was a busy one....teaching writing at the Rose Schnitzer Manor, tutoring bar/bat mitzvah students, orchestrating JAM (Jewish Arts Month), continuing my glass work and having a leadership role in our  art group, ORA. The broken elbow/major surgery does not make the list of highlights, but teaching at the U of O does! 

The old arm is sore but I can feel myself growing stronger each week. I resume physical therapy tomorrow and hope  they can find some ways to help me get the arm a little straighter!..

New glass ideas are emerging so hopefully this fall will be a time of productive glass work! 

A little love in the bowl

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Eddy Shuldman and I've been working in fused glass for the past 5 years, focusing mostly on Judaic themes.

Glass has become a passion.

I invite commentary on my work as well as responses to the occasional questions that I'll pose.

Recently I was commissioned to create 22 blue bowls for a wedding. These bowls were all approximately 15 inches in diameter and featured the word Ahavah which is the Hebrew word for love.

Pictured above is a striker pink version; the letters have been crafted from dichroic glass.

I am proud to use Bullseye glass in my work and feel blessed to live in Portland, Oregon, so close to the factory.

I belong to an artists group named ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists.

Google us to land on our website....I seem unable to post the actual address!