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MAJESTIC
THEATRE
ART
GALLERY
May
2010
This
month
the
Majestic
Art
Gallery
is
featuring
original
photography
by
Dennis
Griffin.
Mr.
Griffin
has
backpacked
extensively
around
the
globe
and
said
that
he
began
taking
a
multitude
of
photographs
to
compensate
for
what
he
considered
his
“poor
memory
for
detail.”
These
photographs
captured
the
flavor
and
intensity
of
the
places
he
visited.
The
photographs
also
held
a
story
rich
in
cultural
detail
capturing
a
moment
in
time
before
outside
influences
made
changes.
The
exhibit
captures
the
beauty
of
everyday
life
in
small
villages
around
the
globe
as
the
inhabitants
at
play,
work,
singing
and
dancing.
The
photographs
are
visual
images
from
8
countries
–
from
the
Tibetan
plateau
to
the
highlands
of
Guatemala,
Peru
and
India;
from
the
jungles
of
Borneo
to
the
American
Arctic
and
of
people
from
small
villages
in
Indonesia,
China
and
Burma.
According
to
Mr.
Griffin,
“Photography
largely
remains
a
hobby,
while
his
real
career
has
focused
around
archaeology
and
cultural
anthropology.”
Mr.
Griffin
currently
serves
as
the
Oregon
State
Archaeologist.
Additionally,
this
month
the
Majestic
Art
Gallery
is
featuring
original
metal
artwork
by
Jerry Buskirk
of
Wood-N-Iron
in
Cottage
Grove,
OR.
After
retiring
from
a
long
and
varied
career,
Mr.
Buskirk
began
“dabbling”
in
metal
work.
He
says
he
found
it
fascinating
and
very
gratifying
and
began
showing
his
artwork
at
local
festivals
where
people
began
to
notice
and
purchase
his
art.
Over
the
past
decade
he
and
his
wife
have
designed
and
produced
many
pieces
of
original
art
and
have
people
who
come
from
out
of
state
to
view
their
work.
Mr.
Buskirk
says
“We
like
the
custom
work
the
best,
because
it
opens
many
new
avenues
of
art.”
At
their
home
in
Cottage
Grove,
OR
they
have
three
shops
set
up
to
do
many
types
of
work.
Mr.
Buskirk
does
specialty
wood
work,
such
as
carving,
shelves,
mantels
and
clocks
as
well
as
blacksmithing.
March
2010
This
month
the
Majestic
Art
Gallery
is
featuring
original
art
by
three
local
artists
whose
medium
is
Kiln-formed
glass.
Kiln
forming
glass
is
the
process
of
cutting
and
arranging
pieces
of
glass
into
designs,
and
then
fusing
the
pieces
together
in a
kiln.
Joan
Linse
has
been
working
in
glass
for
about
five
years
and
comes
with
a
heritage
from
her
father
who
instilled
a
curiosity
about
art,
crafting,
tools,
and
an
affinity
toward
experimentation.
Her
work
involves
multiple
fusing
runs,
the
use
of
metal
foils
and
glass
frit.
Joan
is
an
avid
rower,
and
often
utilizes
water
topics
in
her
designs.
Marcia
Shapiro
is a
prolific
glass
worker
and
creates
finely
fit,
almost
geometric
designs,
utilizing
interesting
and
sometimes
unusual
colors,
and
then
slumps
them
to
bowls,
plates
and
wall
hangings.
She
is a
traveler,
hiker,
and
retired
geologist.
Themes
from
these
activities
are
often
incorporated
in
her
work.
Jim
Noel
works
with
wood
and
glass,
using
salvaged
redwood
and
float
glass.
He
embeds
copper,
mica,
and
other
materials
in
the
glass
and
creates
very
definite
three
dimensional,
almost
sculptured
effects.
Before
being
the
proprietor
and
cofounder
of
The
Toy
Factory,
he
was
an
oceanographer
and
often
uses
the
feeling
of
ocean
waves
and
beaches
as a
starting
point.
All
three
are
long-time
participants
with
the
Wednesday
evening
glass
workshop
and
critique
sessions
at
the
OSU
Memorial
Union
Craft
Center.
This
is
becoming
a
birthing
place
for
emerging
glass
artists.
They've
been
meeting
for
many
years,
describing
unexpected
failures
and
critiquing
what
could
have
been
done,
perhaps,
to
save
the
piece.
While
the
learning
-
and
support
-
comes
from
the
failures,
the
successes
are
also
proudly
shown.
Currently
about
30
artists
are
in
the
group,
which
is
open
to
other
glass
artists.
  
Joan
Linse
Marcia
Shapiro
Jim
Noel
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