To the Exhibits Page Artists Featured in the October 3, 2002 Exhibit Click On Name Link To View Photo (photos of artists by Jerry Domian artwork photos by Tony Fusco) Tristan Robin Blakeman, M.F.A , became a fabric artist after twenty years experience as an award-winning director, actor, set and costume designer. In the quilting world, there are "traditional," patterned quilts, and free-form, "art" quilts; Tristan has been described as a "traditional art" quilt maker. He starts with classic block patterns, but the block becomes the medium for communicating a specific mood or story. Tristan is sensitive to the ways that color and form communicate specific intentions and likes the drama of contrasting colors and shapes that work together in harmony. Irvin M. Braverman M.D. is Professor in the Department of Dermatology. Having studied pottery for the past three years, he enjoys the creative process of transforming a lump of clay into a three-dimensional object. Pottery making is a logical extension of his laboratory research that centered on the construction of three-dimensional models of biological structures from serial sections of tissues using computers, in addition to being a relaxing and fun activity. Judith Jamieson Burgarella creates works in watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and pencil in all subject matter - landscapes, still life, nature and portraiture. Three years ago, after the shocking death of two good friends, she formed the "Shoreline Plein Air Painters," an open group of artists who assemble weekly to paint at locations along the Connecticut shoreline and its communities. She freely volunteers her skills and talent to local civic and cultural organizations, and is eager to promote art and her fellow artists in any way she can. Vickie C. Cohen has been an artist it seems from day one. For more than 25 years, she has taught cooking, designed sweaters, crocheted items, made quilts, and created needlepoint designs. Several years ago, she began designing shadowboxes, saying they would only look great if created with a conscience. She will collaborate with other original artists on this form of derivative art this year. Vickie has served on the boards of directors for The International Center of Greater New Haven and the Neighborhood Music School. She is also a longtime leader for the 'Round the World Women's group in New Haven. Penrhyn (Penny) Cook is Executive Director of the Office of Grant and Contract Administration at the Yale School of Medicine. She is an avid gardener and photographer. Penny took up photography 5 years ago after attending a photographic workshop with her husband who is a professional photographer in his own right. The photographs in this exhibit are part of a collaborative book project undertaken with her husband to document a two-week trip to Italy. Italy II and III are in production. Mary Kay DeVita is a member of the Yale medical family and holds a M.F.A. from George Washington University. The work in this exhibit reflects the romantic tradition of the artist's interaction with his subject and is highly personal. Emotion is expressed through color. She hopes the viewer will identify with and share her experience. Christian DuBois, M.D. is a resident in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. An avid amateur photographer, Christian enjoys the creative outlet that photography provides as he pursues a career in medicine. His work focuses on pattern and detail in the world, often from unique perspectives. Sharon Hirsch, BFA, is the Associate Costume Shop Manager at Yale Rep/Yale School of Drama and is also a Lecturer in Costume Construction. A photographer and crafter, she likes to combine several crafts into one piece, such as patchwork photography, or, as in a show at Yale Rep this spring, lamp shade sleeves on a Gothic styled dress. She is a member of the Photo Arts Collective, a supportive group of Connecticut photographers. She likes to take color landscape photos in the soft, misty light of dawn and dusk. Her black and white photography wanders afield, from serious winter landscapes to portraits of children and their parents to goofy animal photos. Jennifer L. Holley is the editorial assistant at the Yale Alumni Magazine and an English instructor at Southern Connecticut State University. She attended Fairfield University, Oxford University; The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received her MFA in writing; and SCSU, where she is currently pursuing her MA in English. A published poet and artist, her writing has appeared in The Best of the Prose Poem, and her artwork appears in The Art Institute's holiday greeting card line. Ian Gross, M.D. is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Newborn Special Care Unit. He has recently reactivated a childhood fascination with photography and focuses on landscapes, urban and rural. He is particularly interested in the interplay of light and shadow and geometric patterning. Photography serves an invaluable source of relaxation for him and an opportunity to be creative. These photographs were made using a combination of conventional and digital technologies. Jean McAlpine , senior laboratory technologist in the Hematology Lab, never expected that she would have the opportunity to photograph the people and wildlife of Africa when growing up in New York City. But in the spring of 1996, she and her family traveled to Kenya and Tanzania. On safari in the Masai Mara, she photographed the nomadic tribes, lions, zebras and other animals that roam the plains of the Rife Valley. These pictures represent just a few of the beautiful moments she will cherish forever. Reverend Patricia Milbee is an ordained minister and co-pastors Faith Christian Fellowship with her husband, Paul, in New Haven. She is also founder of Might Warriors Boys & Girls Club. She is a self-taught artist and uses her creativity to encourage children and youth to look for positive expression in daily life. Her artwork is culturally diverse and seeks to broaden the imagination of the audience. She was chosen as Dwight Resident artist in 2001 for the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. Mary Lee Neale came to Connecticut in 1953 from the West, began painting at the Luchette Studio and joined the Connecticut Classic Arts. Ms. Neale spent her working years in retailing in New Haven. After retirement, she painted in watercolors with local artists, expressing a personal search for peace and tranquility as depicted in her work. She is an active member of the Milford Fine Arts Council and Orange Arts & Crafts Guild. Alan Saslow is a Patient Relations Volunteer on the surgical trauma floor. He has been woodturning for about seven years and now specializes in segmented vases. Each vase is made up of various hard wood segments that are accurately cut, glued together under high pressure and turned on a lathe. Wayne O. Southwick , M.D. , Professor Emeritus, was Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Yale from 1958 to 1979. Dr. Southwick began studying sculpture at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in 1979. This work entitled "Taking Nourishment" depicts a two-year-old baby nursing from his mother in a pose reminiscent of the famous bronze of Romulus and Remus nursing from the she-wolf. It is intended to remind us that as the young become older and stronger, they often take more and more from their mothers (and fathers). Lynne S. Stanton, R.N. is a Nurse Coordinator for the Yale University Neurology Clinic. While her formal art training has focused on hand-built pottery, she has experimented with many other mediums to broaden her knowledge, ability and background in art. She is also involved with other creative mediums such as photography, computer graphics, furniture building and refinishing, fiber arts, and gardening. Robert Szczarba is the Emeritus Percy F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at Yale University. Given his expertise in geometry, it is not surprising that his sculptures have a mathematical flavor. Szczarba's "Continents," a world map metal piece, is displayed in the Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. His "Three Pentagons" based on a mathematical theorem called "The Skew Pentagon Theorem," is permanently on display at the Mathematical Association of America's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Three of these works were done in collaboration with his friend and fellow sculptor Edgar Brown, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Brandies University. 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