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Page 2 A “Soul Journey” of African-Inspired Ceramics Focus A J.lorthiub G^havruvr J a n u a ry 26, 2000 S U P P L E M E N T OF ^ o rtla n it © beerber E ditor in Chief, Publisher Charles H. W ashington Editor Larry J. Jackson, Sr. Cofiy Editor Joy Ramos Business Manager Gary A nn Taylor Creative Director Shawn Strahan 4747 NE M artin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. Portland, O R 97211 503-288-0033 Fax 503-288-0015 e-mail: news@ portlandobserver.com Deadlines foT subm ilted material: Articles: Friday by 5 p . m . Ads: Monday by Noon Focus welcomes freelance submissions. M anuscripts and photographs can be returned if accompanied by a self- addressed stam ped envelope. All created display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the com position of the ad. I W The Portland Observer The two ceramic sculptors in this show are exponents o f the “story telling” piece. In her series o f ten related works called “Soul Journey,” G yllian Davies combine figures o f dwelling, boat, human, angel into a personal history. One piece, In Good Time, shows a bent old man, a father figure, in front o f a house looking at an imposing bird with long plumage. On the walls o f the house behind him and at his feet are phrases such as, “I recall a time,” “I was a young punk,’ “He was a very fine chap,” “She said she never,” which give us an increased understanding o f this individual, his relationship with life and contemplation o f death, and his influence on the artist. Davies believes in the connection betw een the aesthetic and the spiritual. Her one person exhibition at the Sacred Circle Gallery in 1998 was called “ Angel V oices,” a variation on an earlier exhibit at the Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College o f Arts and Crafts, w here she received her art degree in 1990. She has also participated in juried group shows at the First Presbyterian C hurch G allery and Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, as well as the showcases presented by the Oregon Potters Association. Andreas G off tells the stories o f the Native Americans and African Americans with whom he has lived and worked. He became a potter after attending a demonstration at Pecos National Monument in 1973 and he worked as an artist and teacher in New Mexico until 1991. Resently an artist in Florida, Goff has shown his work in galleries in C a lifo rn ia , T exas, V erm o n t, Louisiana, Wyoming, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. The pieces in this show, his first in Portland, focus on the portrayal ofthe pride and beauty ofhis African subjects. He has been honored to be included as the only white artist in five o f the past eleven Zora Neal H u rsto n ju rie d a rt show s in Eatonville, Florida. The Onda gallery opening and artist reception o f “Soul Journey” will be on January 27, from 6-9 p.m. (last Thursday o f Alberta Street Artwalk). Onda Studio & Gallery is located at 2215 NE Alberta Street. For more information call '>93/493- 1909. jn honor o f Black History Month. Onda Studio & Gallery will be presenting "Soul Journey. ” ceramic works by Gyllian Davies. Fed U p W ith BLAND CHICKEN? 'We're teemed up with Popeyes to spread the won) abort Anot And we mean RAVOM Popeyes own MEW 0 (LEANS SPICY or LOUISIANA M U t dwdmnisso p«ked wrfh A m r, ererybrtejsa RWCTY rot TOUR M O U M That's every bfe of erery way Popeyes serves it wp Ondten Boies, Dinners. Sandwiches, Wtags end Ships. Not to mention the M Heenptm g side dUkv and booms' Tessr, you can COUNT ON P O P W S to deliver Berorful goodness, no matter hew you kwe your c M m . If you are tired to death of that bland diiAen those other pays serve, come on over to POPEYES. And help us in oar ntM M i to M VE THE WONID F tO M K A N O CMK KENT -Redd & ZeKe ■-»[ '» m u I k.
