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Page 8-THE NEWS-February 1989 Local Artists* Series Continues in Speizman Galleries On the walls and in the newly acquired cases of the Speizman Galleries, from March 5 through March 31, will be a variety of artwork by seven talented members of our Jewish community. Media to be seen include watercolors, ceramics, pho tography and cartoons. The artists showing their work are Gail Green, Janet Jaffa, Joel Kweskin, Audrey Madans, Baila Pransky, Helga Rosenberger and Ada Shapiro. This show is part of our Local Artists’ Series, The Sunday afternoon re ception which has been part of the yearlong series will take place on March 5, 2-4 p.m. The public is invited to this event. Below are comments by each artist about his/her artwork. Janet Jaffa I was introduced to ceram ics as a hobby about fifteen years ago by my mother- in-law, Blanche Jaffa, who urged me to sign up with her at Cen tral Pied- Jaffa mont Community College for their ceramics classes. I found that to be a most enjoyable and rewarding experience and have en gaged in this stimulating and pleasant hobby ever since. Not only has it af forded untold hours of relax ation and fun, but I have had the added pleasure of cama raderie with others engaged in the same activities and classes; and all the while, deriving a great feeling of pride and accomplishment as a result of the pieces I have created. This has been especially true since the Jewish Community Center opened. If anyone is looking to spend hours with a hobby that is enjoyable and at the same time leaves one with a feeling of accomplishment, I recommend ceramics. A Small Ad Here Can Attract Attention! Call: 366-5007 Ada Shapiro I began my art interest while still in high school. At the Univer sity of Geor gia I studied with Lamar Dodd with emphasis on oils and design. My interest in Shapiro composition and color was renewed by the use of pho tography in reports and sur veys. Color photography is my way of capturing a visual expression instantly. When traveling I often have a camera in hand to catch favorite subjects of flowers and nature. Even in finding an imperfect balance of color and form in nature, a bal anced photo can be the re sult. I only enjoy still pho tography, but have also writ ten and directed several vi deo productions. Helga Rosenberger As a teenager I studied designing and sewing in Berlin, Ger many. When we moved to Charlotte, I took oil paint ing with Mary Todd Shaw at the Mint Museum; Rosenberger then sculpture with Alise Steadman. When the JCC offered ceramics, I took ad vantage of it and joined from the start. It is a wonderful hobby...relaxing, creative and great camaraderie; I wouldn’t miss it for any thing. Joel Kweskin Though I am a relative newcomer to Charlotte, my wife Wendy and I found ourselves quickly in volved in the commu nity. My il lustrations, portraits and Kweskin and caricatures have been published in a variety of national magazines and as assignments for Mac Donald’s, Scandinavian Air lines and Chase Manhattan Bank. My most recent work I can be seen on billboards around town of the morning radio team for WBT-AM. Audrey Madans I’ve lived in N.C. for 29 years...first in Charlotte for 12 years and then in Sal isbury for 15 years. Be fore return ing to Char lotte 2V^ years ago I had be come very in- Madans volved in the art world, both visual and performing. I served as president of the United Arts Council of Ro wan County, president of the Salisbury/Rowan Choral Society as well as appearing in several productions of the Piedmont Players. My involvement in photo graphy spans over 25 years. My husband Jerome and I have traveled extensively giving me a great opportu nity to practice my hobby. I have shown my works at the York County Museum, S.C.; Waterworks Gallery, Salisbury; Rowan County Public Library Galleries; Speizman Galleries in Char lotte; WSOC Show, Char lotte. To my delight I have won several awards. My philosophy is the belief that photographs should represent fun, people, places and things that will evoke memories for a long time to come. All my photographs to be shown in March were taken in China. I call the collection “People and Places of Chi na.” Gail Green been a Charlotte since 1947. My I have resident husband Edward, a pediatri cian, and I have three grown chil dren. A grad uate of UNC- G with a BA Green in History, I later received an AAS in Advertising De sign from CPCC. I also studied locally with Shirley Langraf, Boyce Kendrick, Nona Butterwork; work shops with Ferdinand Petrie and others. My childhood love of drawing and painting re 'l , ' (f r-: Thom Powell Museum of Gifts' 129 Perrin Place (Just off Providence Road) Free Gift Wrap and City'Wide Delivery Phone 376-6501 sumed after the children began going off to college. Watercolors were discovered while enrolled at CPCC and I have been trying to master this difficult but endlessly fascinating medium ever since. After three years. I’m just beginning to have some understanding of the paint and its properties. I am a current board member of the Charlotte Art League. Baila Pransky Though music has always provided an exceedingly sat isfying ar tistic outlet in my life, the visual arts have continuous ly beckoned. I nurtured the hope that Pransky surely my genes might be harboring some spark of creativity in the field of art since my brother, Sol Rich mond, has attained world reknown for his architectu ral work, as well as for his paintings, and my sister, Betty Lipschitz, has created noteworthy pieces of sculp ture. Sol’s serigraph “Menor- ah over Jerusalem” is on the JCC office wall. Through the years I have pursued various media, try ing my hand at oils and watercolors, but it was not until I enrolled about seven years ago in the Charlotte JCC’s ceramic classes that I finally found the ideal en vironment for my artistic yearnings. Since there was no adult class available at the time, I opted to join the children’s ceramic class. As the sole adult student in the wonderfully creative atmos phere of the children’s group taught by Cathy Siderman, I had the unique opportunity of exploring the medium at a pace both marvelously carefree and spontaneous. Delightful firiendships deve loped with my ever helpful classmates and together we learned and experimented with the boundless possibil ities ceramics offered. A season of studying with the ceramist Kitty Couch, coupled with the ongoing classes at the J, have been my window to the world of ceramics. Time and study have helped to evolve an imaginative style that con tinues to grow and excite my mind’s eye. Each step in the creative process of hand- building, sculpting and glaz ing a ceramic piece carries its own fascination and in many ways is infused with a life of its own. Pedestals Acquired by Visual Arts Committee The long awaited pedes tals with plexiglas tops to protect sculpture and other artifacts are now in place in the Speizman Galleries. Before this time we have not accepted donations that needed a protective covering but now we will gladly re ceive outright donations or items on loan to be displayed in Shalom Park. Suggested pieces appropriate are sculp ture, glass, Judaica, ceram ic, china, silver or you may have ideas of your own that would be extremely suitable. The Visual Arts Committee policy has been to acquire art by either a Jewish artist or of Jewish subject matter for its collection. Call Ethel Gordon, 366- 0527, to discuss your dona tion. Yiddish Vinkl The Charlotte Yiddish V/lnkI 15 a circle, a class, a club. It began several years ago as a budding eKperlment and has fully blossomed Into a "cultural happening." The group nneets once a month at 5halonn ParK where members are loosely divided Into three "learning circles": "Onfangers"—Beginners; "Mittel Orupeh" — Interme diates; "Oor Kenners" — "Know It Alls." Come and choose your own group level and stay for an Interesting program and an enjoyable social hour. You're welcome tojoln at any tinne. There are no fees; Just bring your enthusiasm, come and learn an International language! Meeting dates: Feb. 1, Mar. 1, Apr. 12, May 3, June 7. Tor details contact Elkie Tulman, 541-1805. 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