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Glass Artist Catharine Newell

Using a paintbrush, Catharine Newell draws human figures using powdered glass on a glass surface. Her finished portraits look like crumpled pieces of paper. She's moved to this unique style from her background in stained glass. She's inspired by people-watching and she takes photos of people from afar on the street, who take on a life of their own in the studio.

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Celtic Musician Hanz Araki

Not only does Hanz Araki play Irish Flute, Japanese Bamboo flute, pennywhistles, and low-whistles; he also sings vocals. This well-rounded musician comes from six generations of Japanese flute players and was taught by his father to play the traditional Japanese Bamboo flute, the Shakuhachi. In addition, influences from his mother's Irish background and highland records led him to take up the Irish Flute.

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Sculptor Tom Hardy

He is one of the best known names among Portland artists. After more than a half a century of work, exhibitions and commissions, Tom Hardy's reputation is as large as some of his sculptures. Tom likes to work in stainless steel, bronze, and just about any metal that allows him the freedom to improvise. While his current work is predominantly abstract, Tom's early work was often of horses and other animals he observed on the farms where he grew up.

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