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Program will offer resources for navigating grief
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See GriefShare pg 2
Breathing new life into old history BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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hari Mendelson and Deborah Kahn may work with entirely different mediums, but the two artists have much in common when it comes to their creative approaches. Although Mendelson prefers to fashion sculptures out of repurposed materials and Kahn
chooses to work exclusively with oil paints, they share a deep love of art history that serves as a starting point for their pieces. Mendelson’s and Kahn’s work is currently being featured in “Formation,” an exhibition at Eckert Art Gallery, 60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville. “Deborah and I both work from
history. We find a piece of art that intrigues us and riff on that piece until our work takes us in a unique direction,” said Mendelson. In addition to sharing a historical foundation, Kahn’s paintings and Mendelson’s sculptures use a similar muted color palette. Both artists frequently incorporate the same subject matter in their
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pieces, often drawing inspiration from the figures of humans and horses. “Formation” showcases sculptures that Mendelson created over the course of eight years as she studied Mesopotamian figures, objects found in ancient Chinese tombs and glass artwork made by the Romans. Mendelson
Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church, 673 Martic Heights Drive, Pequea, will begin a weekly grief support program with a session on Thursday, Jan. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Meetings will continue every Thursday until the final session on April 4. In the event of hazardous road conditions, a weekly meeting will be canceled, and the program will be extended past April 4 to make up any canceled meetings. The meetings will incorporate materials from GriefShare, a program that offers resources to help those who have lost a loved one. During each meeting, participants will discuss a specific topic, such as learning to adapt to patterns and routines that are often altered by experiencing the loss of a spouse or family member. The GriefShare curriculum will highlight the topic of the meeting with an informational video, which will be followed by group discussion and activities included in the GriefShare workbook. The sessions will be led by Ron Harris and his wife, Sandy. Ron has previously participated in multiple GriefShare groups throughout the county, and he introduced the program to Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church last year. Although the church had offered the series in the
Shari Mendelson gives a talk next to one of Deborah Kahn’s paintings during the opening reception for “Formation” in November.
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