Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Thank you!

Hello gentle readers,

I just wanted to say thank you for

coming out yesterday at the

Jacob's Gallery for my talk.

You were a fabulous group!

All the Best,

Beth

This is a wonderful book on the history of photo manipulation if your interested in learning more about what we talked about:

Faking It: A Visual History of 150 Years of Image Manipulation Before Photoshop

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Propeller Magazine Review

Wedding Dance

A couple of weeks ago a lovely young reporter named

Holly Laycock came out to

the studio for a visit and interview.

We had a lovely time.

This will take you to the

Propeller Magazine Article

Thank you, Holly!

Open Sea

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Digital Illuminations @ Jacobs Gallery

This is a invite to:

Digital Illuminations

October 12 - November 24, 2012

It is a three person digital art show that includes:

Beth I. Robinson

Susi Steinitz Ettinger

Bob Crow

Opening Reception:

Friday, Oct 12, 5:30 - 8 pm

First Friday Artwalk:

Friday, Nov. 2, 5:30 - 8 pm

I hope to see you there!

Friday, September 14, 2012

Object Acquisition # 77-131.2.5 Aspirating Syringe

Documenting objects from The Hunt Show:

Object Acquisition # 77-131.2.5 Aspirating Syringe

Object Interpreted and Statement by Maria Cardenas

I was completely and utterly excited about this project, and then I saw my chosen object…excitement turned to fear. How can I find inspiration from an object that inflicts pain?

The Brass Aspirating Syringe was beautifully crafted in 1887 - how could I not be inspired by a 124 year old piece of medical equipment? I had to find another way to fully embrace this distinctive device.

No one I know enjoys the prospect of being injected. But it is a necessary and vital part of everyone’s life medically today, just as it was more than a century ago. How do you feel when faced with physical or emotional pain? How do you cope with it, knowing it’s coming and inevitable?

What allows me to endure and cope during these moments – is the simple ability to breathe. This brings me great solitude, deep breathing, slow and steady.

Curators Note: Complete Beauty... The simplicity of breath.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Harry's Freakin Fabulous Fund Raiser

A little over 2 1/2 weeks ago, the lovely Harry Benenson was struck by a car by a careless driver while on the sidewalk with his mother and baby sister. Harry sustained injuries, including skull fractures. Harry was rushed to ICU where he spent several days in a coma and received an amazing amount of love and support from friends and family. Harry woke up, and, since then, has managed to make great strides towards recovery.

His personality is 100% present and is as charming as ever. He continues to put smiles on the faces of those he encounters.

Harry has received wonderful care from therapists, neurologists, nurses, doctors, mom, dad, and little Rosemary. They all continue to work on understanding what brain damage may be present.

We, the friends of this wonderful family - Jessie Benenson, Ian Terrell, Rosemary, and Harry - want to do whatever we can to help the family focus on the love and kindness they share instead of the stress of the bills and missed work that the real world has waiting. Because of this, local artists, craft artists, musicians, and more to come have donated pieces of work, jewelry, ceramics to be sold with 100% of the proceeds going to the wonderful family.

SO - - - please join us on Saturday, August 25th from 1 PM - 8 PM at the Lucky Lab on 1945 Northwest Quimby in Portland for a lovely fundraiser event for Harry.

It is sure to be fun and is certainly for a wonderful cause.

If you can not attend but would like to donate money, you can visit any US Bank and give the name Harry Benenson.

This is the piece for the fund raiser:

"Harry's Thoughts"

Limited edition of 25 prints

William Turner paper and gold leaf

I'll be there with bells on...

I hope to see you there!

After the Fund Raiser

I will post the remainder edition on my web site for

folks for are far and wide....

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film

Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film

This is a short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

I love to watch cartoons in the morning

OUT OF THE INKWELL: THE TANTALIZING FLY (1919)

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Object Acquisition # 77-201.1.10 Cupping Set

Documenting objects from The Hunt Show:

Object Acquisition # 77-201.1.10 Cupping Set

Object Interpreted and Statement by: Liv Rainey Smith

www.LivRaineySmith.com

“My” object at the OHSU research archives, is a set of cups and two bloodletting scarificators manufactured by G.C. Ahlbeck, “Chirurgisk Instrumentmakare,” in 1870. Although I had seen similar glass cupping sets before (they are popular in massage), the brass scarificators were entirely new to me.

Upon examining them, I could identify signs of their hand construction such as saw blade marks and solder lines. After some careful handling I was able to raise and lower the blade depth, cock the blades with the lever, and trigger the spring loaded action with the button. The blades passed in and out of the device so rapidly my eyes almost didn't register the movement. Although my stomach churned at the thought of being cut by those twelve rounded blades, fascination soon set in and I realized a relationship exists between this once high-tech tool and modern bloodletting tools.

Diabetics today utilize adjustable, spring loaded lancets to draw blood on a daily basis. The purpose is different, but the mechanics are similar. Even if you've never used a testing lancet, you've likely been exposed to advertisements touting the ease and comfort of the latest model. With this connection in mind, I created my vision of a 19th century advertisement for G.C. Ahlbeck's finely crafted product.

Detail of G.C.Ahlbeck's Scarificator advert

Curator's Note:

This piece was created by carving one wood block. She started with one color and worked her way to black. Excellent Work! Be sure to check out Liv's webpage for other goodies.