Julie Hockley is BACK!

Julie is a member of ORA. Although illness prevented Julie from having a booth at our last two CoAs, she is back and her new jewelry designs will make you drool!

Julie is pretty clear about her passion for her artistic endeavors:

“I like shiny, pretty things. I create because it brings me joy. I love to bring metal and color together. Experimenting with new ideas and techniques are always pushing me forward.”

OCTOBER 24,2010....@ the MJCC 6651 SW Capitol Hwy.

Free Admission....10am-4pm

A Celebration of Art

SAVE THE DATE! The greater Portland community is once again invited to shop at A Celebration of Art 2010 ("CoA"). This is a one day event running from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm on Sunday, October 24th. We will proudly feature the work of 25 local Jewish artists!

Shoppers can expect high quality art and fine crafts. Prices are reasonable and art lovers can feel good about supporting local artists!

In its fifth year, the art sale will again be held in the MJCC ballroom.

ORA members Leslie Elder, Susan Kuznitzky, Sharon Segal and Sabina Wohlfeiler will exhibit new paintings.
Paintings and ceramics will fill Robin Esterkin's space.
Ellen Shefi has new photography and manipulated imagery for sale.
Three-dimensional artwork will include Esther Liberman's beadwork, Eddy Shuldman's fused glass & Judaica art, Laura Fendel's functional fabric sculptures and Julie Hockley's precious metal jewelry creations.

Our next blog entry will release the names of this year's guests artists. Stay tuned, as the excitement builds!

A Joy to Behold

We're in the Jewish Review again! Our very own Laura Joy Fendel is featured in this week's edition of the Portland Jewish paper. A lovely article, written by ORA member Julie Hockley, highlights Laura Joy and her magnificent fabric artworks.

Laura, an accomplished teacher and published author, is now enjoying a second career as an interior designer and fiber artist. Her works are alive with vibrance and creativity.

You can read the article online, or check out page 15 of the actual paper to read about Laura Joy, and see her smiling face!

Of course Laura's beautiful and unique fabric vases, mosaics, and more will be featured in our Celebration of Art on Sunday, October 25th at Mittleman JCC. Come and experience the Joy!
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Upcoming places to see some of us

Esther, Diane, and Julie will be exhibiting at Hadassah's annual Holiday Gift Fair

Sunday November 18th from 9 am - 4 pm.
This is held at Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland. [Same locale as our recent show]
Free admission.
More info: http://www.portlandhadassah.org


Rosana & Esther will be exhibiting at the annual Holiday Market at Portland's French American International School, which is a fundraiser for the school.

Friday, Dec. 7th 3pm - 6pm and Saturday, Dec. 8th 9am to 6pm. Free admission.

8500 NW Johnson St, Portland 97229. Corner of Cornel & Miller Roads.
More info: http://www.faispdx.org
This event includes food & gift vendors, a Parisian Cafe, and wine tasting from several local & international wineries. (It's French, you know.)