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Opening and Gallery Talk this Friday

Phenomena(l)
January 18–March 7, 2008
Curated by Kate Budd
Opening reception Gallery Talk
Friday, January 18, 2008
5–6pm Members' preview hour
6pm Public Reception
Same night, 6pm
Join SPACES World Artist Christa Donner (Chicago, IL) for an informal discussion on her work and residency at SPACES.
It is the fierce intellectual curiosity of artists and scientists alike that drives the search for truth and reason. The artists in Phenomena(l) are our emissaries into the mystery, spectacle, process and pure fun of science. Through their investigations we reconnect with science and re-imagine its role in our lives.
David Bowen Duluth, MN
Nancy Bowen Brooklyn, NY
EG Crichton San Francisco, CA
Dylan Collins Cape Girardeau, MO
Christa Donner Chicago, IL
Erica Duffy Waterloo, IA
Nene Humphrey Brooklyn, NY
Greg Little Findley, OH
Gary Nickard Buffalo, NY
Reinhard Reitzenstein Buffalo, NY
Steven Thurston Bexley, OH
Laura Splan New York, NY
Laura Vinnedge Akron, OH
Click here for more information. Also on view

SPACES World Artists Program>>
Christa Donner
Chicago, IL

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Chelsea Blackerby
Akron, OH

Don't forget!
Monday, January 21, 11am–11pm Eat at Johnny Mango World Cafe & Bar on January 21 and 20% of your purchase will benefit SPACES. Just click here to download the promotional flyer to present to your server. SPACES— and your tastebuds— will thank you!

The Secret Door Project

I received a beautiful silk screened print this Christmas. Check out this link because this project is comprehensive.

Sweet Corn and Red Pepper Soup

We often give cookies as a gift around the holidays but you can also do hot meals that can be reheated soon after they are given away. You could give a neighbor this in a mason jar with a nice lid and a card, as long as they eat it within a few days.




7 cups vegetable or chicken stock
8 ears fresh corn on the cob, shucked
1 medium carrot, grated
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup green pepper, diced
2 tbsp vegetable or organic canola oil
2/3 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup dry sherry
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1 medium red bell pepper, finely diced
Fresh parsley or cilantro, minced

In a heavy pot, bring stock to a boil. Add ears of corn and simmer 5 minutes. Remove corn and set aside to cool. Cut corn kernels off cobs. Then use the back of your knife to scrape the "milk" off the cobs into the stock. In a skillet, saute' a carrot, onion, garlic and green pepper in the oil until soft. Blend corn kernels, cashews and sherry in a food processor with enough stock to help puree the mixture. Add puree' to soup pot, bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with red pepper and parsley. Serves 6.

Please note:
This is from Mother Earth News Oct/Nov 2007 page 66.

Art

Tractor Supply Company

Tractor Supply Company supplies everything you might need for your backyard and even some indoor things. I came across the store a long time ago and discoved that even though I'm more of a city dweller this store offered a lot of what I liked. The pricing on the goods in this store is much more competetive than Lowes and Home Depot. Even though you might think that you have to be a farmer to have any interest in this store, think again! You can buy anything from basic garden equipment to birdseed and things for your kitchen. The store publishes a free magazine that features recipes and stories from people around the USA living a rural life and many of them are successful business owners. The stock symbol for this store is TSCO. Even if you live in a city loft I can guarentee something will appeal to you.

Opening of Fusion Studios

Jennifer Szalkowski and Kerri Frech are having a studio open house for the joint venture they have formed with Lake Erie Artists Gallery. The opening is tonight in a space next to Lake Erie Artists Gallery in Tower City Center. From 4 PM - 8 PM tonight they will serve wine and appetizers. Stop by and do some of the Christmas shopping that you have been putting off. Buy some original art and enter a raffle to win some original artwork by Cleveland area artists.
firetamerglass.etsy.com
frechstudio.etsy.com

With a name like Smuckers ...

Ohio's economy is moving away from manufacturing into different and much more diversified economy. However, we should not lose all of our manufacturing. With the manufacturing that is left, we need to make sure that employees are treated fairly with a decent wage.It is important make consumers understand that buying a jar of jam that is marked One or Two dollars higher than the generic store brand has the cost of the employee worked into the pricing. Sure the company profits but the employees get health care and above average manaufacturing pay. That is important. People complain about jobs getting shipped overseas but they are the same people visiting dollar stores and paying for cheap wares made in China. Word the the wise, buy quality not quanity and consume less.

I had the opportunity to visit the Simply Smuckers Store in Orville, Ohio a few weeks ago. Smuckers is a name that is synonomous with wholesome goodness. It is not a just a well crafted advertising campaign, it is the truth about the company. Sure all large corporations have pitfalls but this company has not strayed from its core values. I watch the ticker symbol and monitor the stock market based on Smuckers stock. You would never guess that they have many brands under the umbrella of Smuckers. Some of the brands are Borden / Eagle Brand, Pillsbury, Jiff, Martha White etc. The company is located in a farming community that is vibrant and has an excellent workforce. Think of fresh air not smokestacks.