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 "Couple Faces 1" manipulated polaroid SX-70 by Margaret Davis Most photographers snap the picture, and their work is pretty much done. For artist David Friedman, that’s when the fun begins. One of Friedman’s specialties is manipulated Polaroid prints, for which he’ll take a photo with that funky, ubiquitous SX-70 1970s camera body, then set to work quickly rubbing the image with metal burnishing and dental tools as the film dries. He might edge out colors, outline shapes, or apply a pattern, wherever the muse takes him. “It really is like painting,” Friedman says. “You end up painting with the emulsion of the film, so it’s a true marriage between painting and photography.” Aside from Polaroids, Friedman also works in acrylics, watercolors, and scratchboard. Friedman has an online portfolio posted at www.friedart.com, where signs of Portland pop up frequently. “Marquee signs in Portland are a huge thing for me,” Friedman says. “There’s something about the brightness and the design of the signs—I just find them aesthetically beautiful.” The website is set up so that people can purchase his artwork online. Friedman came somewhat late to art. While attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign he signed up for a class in Hebrew calligraphy. “Through that course,” he says, “I started playing with pens, doing drawings, and I couldn’t stop.” With a BFA degree in painting, Friedman headed to Brooklyn, staying until 1993. His desire to “try something new” led him west and he landed in Beaumont-Wilshire, where he’s lived ever since. Friedman is one of the first artists to have work appear in the Artspace section on the neighborhood association’s Web site (http://www.bwna.org/artspace.html). Artspace now features the output of 15 neighborhood artists, from sculptures to murals and mosaics to books. Friedman keeps a studio in the Pearl, 1306 N.W. Hoyt St., Suite 308, where he’s set to have an open house from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 3. He participates regularly in the Portland Arts Festival and Art in the Pearl and has shown his work in places as far afield as Chicago and Sausalito. That’s not all: He also illustrated the children’s book “Cricket Nature,” by Mark Freeman, and created the image adopted for the Hollywood Theatre’s 75th anniversary celebration. Friedman loves living near Wilshire Park. “The neighborhood is so friendly, and our block is so friendly,” he says. “It’s a wonderful place to raise a family.” Beaumont Health Care Clinic by Barbara Warren-Sams  Newell, de la Rocha, von der Heydt and Wahbeh Practitioners at the Beaumont Health Care Clinic, located at 4445 NE Fremont since 1995, are committed to wellness: the state of one’s body when physical, mental-emotional, and spiritual aspects are in balance. “Health is the natural tendency of the body,” says Dr. Lori von der Heydt, a naturopath and founder of the clinic. Joining her are: Dr. Helané Wahbeh, naturopath, Michelle Newell, acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, and Andrine de la Rocha, massage therapist. Beginning in December, life transition counselor Carla Welker, LCSW, will offer individual and group counseling. BHCC practitioners emphasize respect for the natural healing power of the body in their approach. They focus on the whole person, looking for underlying causes, not just surface symptoms. They emphasize prevention through a healthful lifestyle. They believe that certain conditions can compromise health, such as stress, overwork, poor diet, lack of exercise, vitamin or mineral deficiencies, skeletal abnormalities, environmental toxins, and emotional issues. A patient at the clinic may be treated by more than one practitioner. If a particular treatment is not working, a patent can be referred to another practitioner, thus benefiting from the team’s skills and wisdom. “We are more concerned with the health of the patient, not whose patient it is,” says Andrine. Some patients visit the clinic because they have not found relief with traditional medicine. They often say, “I wish I’d come to you sooner.” In addition to acupuncture, counseling, massage and naturopathy, the clinic offers hydrotherapy (using hot and cold treatments to boost the immune system) and far-infrared sauna (using radiant light to increase oxygen and detoxify tissues). Lack of insurance coverage can discourage some people from seeking services. “Some people have coverage through medical savings accounts or flex plans at work,” says Lori. “If you don’t have coverage, consider educating your provider about why they should cover us or change insurance providers.” Seventy-five percent of the patients live in the neighborhood. The practitioners also serve on the executive committee of the Beaumont Business Association and donate services to local fundraisers. To learn more about these caring and committed health practitioners and their services, visit www.beaumonthealth.com, or stop by at 4445 NE Fremont. by Andrine de la Rocha  Having trouble getting out to exercise as the days grow shorter and wetter? Join Andrine de la Rocha LMT as we walk away winter inertia with “Weekly Wellness Walks.” Start and finish at Beaumont Health Care Clinic, 4445 NE Fremont St. Meet a few minutes prior to start time and walk for 30-45 minutes at a brisk but gentle pace. Wear good walking shoes and bring a water bottle. We’ll walk rain or shine, so dress accordingly. Days & Start Times: Monday 1:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. Saturday 2:00 p.m. As always, check with your physician before starting any new exercise program. Listen to your body and go at a comfortable pace. For more information, contact Andrine: 503.249.7752 Neighborhood Block Homes by by Melissa G. Ritter  My topic this month is block homes. A block home has a sign in the window and is one that a child can go to if he or she feels threatened or is in trouble. I was watching children get on the school bus yesterday and was suddenly transported back to my own bus riding days. It was a short walk from the stop to my house, and I remember seeing a block home sign in almost every window along the way, including my own. We were all taught in school back then to run to one of those houses if we ever had a problem. Knowing there were so many friendly houses always made me feel safe! I want all the children in our neighborhood to feel just as safe. Times are different now, but dangers are still out there and the block home program is as important as ever. Because someone has to be home during the going to and coming home from school hours, and many families now feature two parents who work outside the home, it’s harder now to find families who are willing and able to post the block home sign. If you are home during those hours and you think you might qualify, please consider making your home a block home. It’s a short application and well worth the effort. Contact Katherine Anderson, the Crime Prevention Specialist at Central Northeast Neighbors, for more information. (503-823-2781/ kanderson@ci.portland.or.us) Have safe and happy holidays! These are three reasons to come to the Dec. 8 BWNA general meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethany Lutheran Church, NE 37 at Skidmore. Rep. Jackie Dingfelder will update us on the achievements of the longest legislative session in Oregon history. Neighbors are asked to bring cookies to share; homemade varieties are especially welcome. There will be an update on the upcoming Friends of Trees planting event in March 2004. And a special election will be held to replace outgoing BWNA president Melissa Ritter who is moving out of state. All are welcome to this final meeting of 2003. Betty doing this, that and the other thing by Barbara Warren-Sams  Betty and her son Bobby You may recognize Elizabeth “Betty” (Hodson) Pyle from shopping at Fred Meyer, Hollywood West. She recently “retired” at the age of 87 after three years as a greeter. “I went to work there because I needed to get out more,” says Betty, who puts high value on her independence. Betty and her late husband, Donald Pyle, married in 1936 and built their home in Beaumont Wilshire in 1942. The two-story house is on 35th Place. It is where they raised two children, Donna and Robert, and where Betty still resides. Betty and Don were childhood sweethearts, growing up on neighboring farms in Pleasant Valley, Oregon and graduating from Gresham High School. Betty’s father, an Englishman born in Cape Town, South Africa, cultivated 10 acres of strawberries and corn and grew a mixed-fruit orchard. Betty has visited South Africa five times, the first time to search for her father’s family. Many years ago, after clerking for a few years at Meier and Frank, Betty was approached by a manager to sew draperies for the company. She told him, “I just can’t do that,” but he said, “Yes you can. I saw that chair you covered and you can do it.” After a few more years with Meier and Frank, Betty struck out on her own and began a 30-year drapery business in her home. After calculating that her attention to detail earned about 50 cents an hour, Betty decided to sell real estate and worked nine years for Ambassador Realty. Betty uses her skills to help others. As a member for more than 50 years at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Betty has hand-sewn priestly vestments, altar linens, and Lenten hangings. After retiring in her sixties, she volunteered more than 5,000 hours with Providence Hospital. An avid gardener, Betty keeps an immaculate and eye-catching yard that is the envy of 35th Place. She is a familiar sight to neighbors, planting geraniums and marigolds, blowing away stray leaves, and in years past, even digging up pesky tree roots. Taking life in stride, Betty modestly notes, “I’ve been busy all the time, doing this, that, and the other thing.”
By Helen Koba  Heart lapel pin Judee is also the artist who designed the banners, which hang along 42nd Avenue between Prescott and Killingsworth. These were commissioned by the 42nd Ave. Business Community Association. Ten of the yellow banners have different cultural motifs, loosely representing the cultural backgrounds of the people who live in the neighborhood. Among the cultures represented are Chinese, Indian, Russian, Ethiopian, Vietnamese, NW Native American and Mexican. You may obtain a copy of the ‘guide’ to the locations of specific banners and which cultures they represent by contacting Judee at mbeach@aracnet.com. Judee and her family are long time residents of the Beaumont Wilshire area and we are pleased to feature her works on the Beaumont Artspace. by Rex Burkholder Metro has released its online “Buyers’ Guide to Recycled Products,” which helps businesses find vendors who sell recycled-content products. The online guide is available at www.metro-region.org/buyersguide. The guide gives businesses access to more than 1,000 recycled-content products, as well as retailers, manufacturers and distributors who produce or sell the products. The information in the guide also specifies retail locations, providing maps and the distance from your address. As demand for recycled-content products increases, so does the variety and quality of those products—at the same time, prices come down. Buying these products ensures that the materials collected in our recycling programs are being used again in the manufacture of new products. Businesses that sell recycled-content products can be listed in the guide at no cost. For more information on how to get listed in the guide, contact Marta McGuire at 503-797-1806 or email mcguirem@metro.dst.or.us. by David Whitaker You may think this is about a board member’s grocery list, but it is not. I have come across this great web site that is set up like the classified section of a newspaper. The name of the website is “craigslist”. It has no commercials, annoying pop-up ads or banner advertising. Created in 1995 by Craig Newmark to list events in the San Francisco Bay Area, it has grown to serve many US cities including Portland and a few cities outside the US. What people like about craigslist include: “it gives them a voice, a sense of trust, consistency of down-to-earth values, simplicity, no charges except for job postings, and no ads particularly no banner ads.” The address for the Portland site is http://portland.craigslist.org/ and many people are turning to its classified ads before consulting a newspaper. The site lists jobs, apartments, items for sale and more in a plain, no-frills style. When I used the site, I found a place to dump some excavated soil from my back yard for free. I dumped it at a fellow’s home that needed some fill dirt. I also found some old carpet that I used as padding for the waterproof liner I installed in a new pond. It was so easy! Next time you log on, check out portland.craigslist.org. For easy access, there is a direct link on the www.bwna.org ‘links’ page. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. by Katherine Anderson Crime Prevention Specialist, CNN The Portland crime rate is climbing, especially for property crime. You can reduce your chances of being a crime victim by being proactive. What does that mean? Take precautions now and make them a part of your everyday lifestyle. You are most likely to be a victim of a car prowl or a home burglary. Here are some steps to reduce that likelihood. Car Prowl Tips
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 How would you like to get a little exercise while helping out the neighborhood? We need volunteers to be Newsletter Delivery people. We have several routes open, and most take less than an hour. We are also in need of one Newsletter Captain. The Captain receives a bundle of newsletters and counts them out and gets them to each delivery person. Newsletter delivery is six times a year. If you would like to sign up, or if you have any questions, contact: Lisa Perkins, 503-282-5816 or lisachiba@hotmail.com
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