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Size: 6”x6”
Tesserae: ceramic plate, printed ceramic vase (silver on black)
About me and my art:
I'm doing mosaic for about 5 years, using mainly broken dishes – ceramic or porcelain. I love the endless variety of colors and patterns, and the sometimes unexpected shapes they break into. I create 3D as well as flat art, and enjoy giving new life to broken items. In this work I investigated the creation of rhythm and movement in mosaic.
"There's always the sun" (the Stranglers) was playing in the background when I first thought of this work. It is intended as an optimistic message.
Sigal Bitzur
Website: www.sigalmosaic.com
Israel
Size: 6”x6” framed
Tesserae: Stained glass, tempered glass
Bio:
Berta Sergeant creates contemporary and traditional fine mosaic art, using original hand cut designs with fine Italian materials, and paying close attention to detail.
Berta has been accepting commissions and creating one-of-a-kind works being displayed in galleries, libraries, commercial and residential settings.
She received a grant to study under the Italian mosaic Maestro, Giulio Menossi, of Udine, Italy, and continues to express these skills in her current work.
She takes a light and fanciful approach in much of her art and enjoys using an Italian glass called millefiori that stamps whimsy to each piece she does.
Berta is self taught and motivated by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and takes great care to portray that beauty as she “paints with glass”.
She has been a highlighted artist at Gallery Briseno and was an Artist-in Residence at Skybound Art Gallery for over a year in Toledo, Oregon. She has shown for several years at SunRose Gallery in Seaside, Oregon.
Berta has won awards from the Delphi Glass Art Festival, Mosaic Addicts online Mag, Mosaic Artist Association and has works in the mosaic art institute in Montpellier, France.
She was involved in the huge mosaic mural that lines the entrance to the “Crocoseum” in honor of the late Steve Irwin at the Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Australia.
Berta’s work can also be seen among the mosaic murals in the Cardiology department at St John Providence Park Hospital in Novi, Michigan, as well as murals in her own home town of Toledo, Oregon.
Berta Sergeant
Specializing in stained glass mosaic windows and traditional mosaic work.
Her work can currently be seen at SolaLuna Studios
750 NW Forestry Road, Toledo, Oregon
Associations: The Society of American Mosaic Artists.
Facebook: facebook.com/berta.sergeant
Oregon,USA
On June 5, at Rostock harbor, members of Médecins sans frontières (Doctors without borders) wearing "HIV positive"shirts jumped from a ship into the (cold) water, trying to grab a giant pill. The idea was to protest against the restrictions of access to HIV medecine in many countries.
Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.
Part of " G8 summit 2007"
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
Zeiss Ikon | Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH | Velvia 50
This villager and his family were the only ones left in this entire village. The town was completely destroyed as you can see on google maps. His house was the furthest from the ocean, but was a total lost. It was only left partial standing, but he stayed as security for the village. Everyone else that survived went to the shelters. We talked to him for 20-30 minutes as he told us what happened. Here he is showing us the high water mark. To his left where the dirt is smooth was hit by the tsunami waters and to his right where the ground is still rough from recent tilling is where the water didn't hit. This is over 30m/100ft above sea level. Absolute destruction. This village had 100 people living in it and all but 8 made it up this hill when the tsunami warning came. They were another 20m higher than the high water mark.
The village across the Kitakami river was complete gone. As you can see from the map link above, it is now completely underwater. After the tsunami the villagers salvaged what they could to stay warm and were without aid or support for 3 full days. On the 4th day troops from the Japanese Self-Defense Force began to arrive.
Donate to the Red Cross or preferably to MSF(Doctors Without Borders).
This is the tallest Pagoda in Burma - the Shwemawdaw Paya, standing in Bago with its 375 feet (98m).
During our visit it just got a new layer of gold leafs on it.
The coating of the pagodas is replaced on a regular basis. A pagoda that high needs to be protected from the wind, to avoid loosing any gold.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Size: 6 x 6
Tesserae: Stained glass, Smalti Contorno, 24K gold Smalti, Murano millefiori, alcohol ink, metal charms
Trees have always held a fascination with me. They stand sentinel over us,
watching and listening…but never reveal our secrets.
I have been making mosaics for several years. Stained glass is one of my favorite materials to work with. Its wide range of colors and textures can be cut to create a myriad of patterns and shapes making this my choice medium for mosaics. I find inspiration for my work from a wide variety of sources, from nature and photography to social issues and works of fantasy.
Lori Meade
New Jersey, USA
As everyone is aware, Hurricane Sandy crashed into the Northeastern states in late October, causing mass devastation. We’ve all seen the news stories of families affected by winds, floods and fire, but some of our own Corizon family has been affected as well. The next two pages share just a few of their stories.
NEW JERSEY
After Hurricane Sandy hit, all of the New Jersey sites were operating on generator power. Wardens worked with Corizon New Jersey leadership and the National Guard to have essential medical staff in each site, despite sporadic phone and cell service from down towers.
The Regional Office did sustain some damage, but medical services at the facilities never ceased. The Corizon New Jersey teams showed exemplary measures of true teamwork.
We would like to thank Gale Gargiulo, VPO, for the updates and are happy to say her family was evacuated and are okay!
NEW YORK
Rikers Island sites were prepared for, but unaffected by the storm. Employees conducted personal fundraising efforts to help those in need in Rockaway, Far Rockaway and Long Beach areas, where some Corizon employees lost everything.
Manhattan Detention Complex also operated on back-up generator service as Sandy hit NYC. Generators provided enough energy for light and heat, so on-duty staff were able to continue service. Many staff were sleeping on cots and working multiple shifts as others were stranded with no transportation to get to work. Even if they had transportation, gas shortages from no electricity to turn on pumps are affecting everyone, even watching some people run out of gas waiting in the gas lines.
Jane Lachner, VPO, has family in Rockaway and Breezy Point where her brother, mother and sister’s homes all had up to 9-feet of water in their basements. Everyone with cars lost them, and many still have no heat or electricity. Her cousin, a fireman in Breezy Point, also lost his home to a fire.
In an email from an organization called MoveOn they said, “People still don’t have power or water, basements are still flooded, gas shortages have made it hard to run generators, and temperatures are getting down into the 30s. MoveOn members who have volunteered have told us about finding families wet and shivering in the cold. It’s gotten so bad that Doctors Without Borders has set up their first-ever disaster relief effort in the US.”
Our continued thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this tragedy.
To find out more about our correctional services and job opportunities visit our website at www.corizonhealth.com
"Just Round the Corner"
MOSAIC: auction~exhibition to benefit Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
2014 International Mosaic Auction benefit for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will be held online at: www.BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Auction opens November 22 – Auction closes December 6
Size: 6”x6” framed
Tesserae: Tempered Glass, Hand Painted Butterflies, Glitter
About me:
I have been enjoying doing mosaics for about 15 years now, I love working with the Pique Assiette style of mosaics incorporating broken china in my work. I also like using tempered glass over hand painted images, glitter and lace. Stained glass is a favorite medium of mine too, along with adding pearls, gems and jewels to my work.
I’m happiest when I have a mosaic project in progress, deciding on the design, color, and even what material to use can be a very rewarding challenge. With mosaics the idea’s and possibilities are endless; I will as an artist always strive to reach beyond my boundaries.
Peggy Lindstrom
Palscreations
Email: palscreations@gmail.com
Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/PalsCreations.
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/palscreations/
California, USA
In Burma you don´t see a lot of smokers as the betel nut is the usual "drug".
The only ones you see smoking occasionally are old ladies as this nice lady.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
An exhausted 19-year-old Somali refugee receives assistance from MSF after arriving in southern Yemen on a smuggler boat from Somalia. The 114 arrivals on December 5 comprise the latest wave of refugees and migrants to land in southern Yemen after crossing the Gulf of Aden this week, bringing the total number of arrivals over the last five days to 533. Yemen 2008 © Michael Goldfab/MSF
Learn more:
This picture was taken at the Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
www.livefromhaiti.blogspot.com/
cubantriangle.blogspot.com/2010/01/cuban-doctors-in-haiti...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/haitivoices.html
The Missing in Haiti
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/14/world/haiti-missin...
IMAGES FROM HAITI
www.kwnow.ca/npps/story.cfm?nppage=1368
edition.cnn.com/interactive/2010/01/world/gallery.large.h...
Haiti Will Not Die
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN_goSKPCaM&feature=player_em...
Walt Ratterman Missing in Haiti
www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2010/01/washoug...
As Kinpun is the Base Camp for all the pilgrims, at the bottom of Mt. Kyaikto, there are a lot of small shops selling various stuff. I did not like that they were selling wodden toy weapons to the kids, so I took this picture .
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Size: 6” x 6”
Tesserae: White china, mirrored stained glass, glass metallic tile, iridescent beads, glass cabochon, Van Gogh stained glass, stone
About Janet:
Janet is a self-taught artist living in Carbondale, Illinois. Her mosaic pieces are made mostly with found objects collected from antique shops, Good Will, estate sales, flea markets and from the basement and attics of friends. Janet considers anything that doesn’t breathe is an unsuspecting mosaic victim!
“The hunt is part of the journey and fun for the perfect material to be used in my work.” She tends to do what pleases her eye at the time, and sometimes, “not thought out.” Most of her work is very spontaneous. She has discovered that some of her work translates her mood and feelings at the time.
“Mosaicing is very therapeutic,” says Janet…she states that she does mosaic for arts’ sake, but mainly “her” sake!
You never know what kind of art will be coming from Janet’s little garden shed next, however, you can be sure that it will be a fun and colorful treasure, and hopefully put a smile on your face!
Janet Althoff
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/stjohnsgypsy/sets/
Illinois, USA
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Artist: Lynn Adamo
Title: 'six by six, number one'
Tesserae: Mexican and Italian smalti, steel shavings and found object, thinset, mesh, torch cut steel.
Statement:
Contrast, color, texture. These are the three words that best describe my work. When I work with stone, I am reminded that these materials took millions of years to create. I feel like I’m part of a long continuum of life on this planet when I grip my hammer and cleave a piece of granite. I begin a piece by first having an inspiration, from nature or the built world around me. I’m always on the lookout for interesting scenes, when zoomed into with the camera become inspiration for a compelling abstract composition. With a pile of stone tesserae in front of me, I then look for just the right shiny bits of glass smalti to add contrast to the rough texture of the stone. Other elements come into play as well. Rusted steel and cast-off hardware can be the perfect focal point to a piece.
About me:
I discovered that the ancient art of mosaic is the perfect medium for me to express my creativity. My background as a graphic designer gives me experience for working with clients on custom commissions. I enjoy listening to clients’ preferences and working to come up with a creative solution. My goal is to create artwork that will conceivably last longer than I do!
Lynn Adamo
Fine Art and Architectural Installations
Hillsboro, Oregon
Website: www.lynnadamo.com
As everyone is aware, Hurricane Sandy crashed into the Northeastern states in late October, causing mass devastation. We’ve all seen the news stories of families affected by winds, floods and fire, but some of our own Corizon family has been affected as well. The next two pages share just a few of their stories.
NEW JERSEY
After Hurricane Sandy hit, all of the New Jersey sites were operating on generator power. Wardens worked with Corizon New Jersey leadership and the National Guard to have essential medical staff in each site, despite sporadic phone and cell service from down towers.
The Regional Office did sustain some damage, but medical services at the facilities never ceased. The Corizon New Jersey teams showed exemplary measures of true teamwork.
We would like to thank Gale Gargiulo, VPO, for the updates and are happy to say her family was evacuated and are okay!
NEW YORK
Rikers Island sites were prepared for, but unaffected by the storm. Employees conducted personal fundraising efforts to help those in need in Rockaway, Far Rockaway and Long Beach areas, where some Corizon employees lost everything.
Manhattan Detention Complex also operated on back-up generator service as Sandy hit NYC. Generators provided enough energy for light and heat, so on-duty staff were able to continue service. Many staff were sleeping on cots and working multiple shifts as others were stranded with no transportation to get to work. Even if they had transportation, gas shortages from no electricity to turn on pumps are affecting everyone, even watching some people run out of gas waiting in the gas lines.
Jane Lachner, VPO, has family in Rockaway and Breezy Point where her brother, mother and sister’s homes all had up to 9-feet of water in their basements. Everyone with cars lost them, and many still have no heat or electricity. Her cousin, a fireman in Breezy Point, also lost his home to a fire.
In an email from an organization called MoveOn they said, “People still don’t have power or water, basements are still flooded, gas shortages have made it hard to run generators, and temperatures are getting down into the 30s. MoveOn members who have volunteered have told us about finding families wet and shivering in the cold. It’s gotten so bad that Doctors Without Borders has set up their first-ever disaster relief effort in the US.”
Our continued thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this tragedy.
To find out more about our correctional services and job opportunities visit our website at www.corizonhealth.com
set 2 of 5 toys adoptions for redcross & doctors without borders donations for haiti earthquakes relief funds list
9 - tokidoki tee (women's xl baby tee/fitted) (nwt) -
10 - petit astrolapin by mr clement (no packaging) - adopted, thank you! xoxo
11 - nara puppy tee (women's m fitted) (nwt) - adopted, thank you! xoxo
12 - smelly tofu mini plush - adopted, thank you! xoxo
13 - smelly tofu mini plush - adopted, thank you! xoxo
14 - smelly tofu mini plush - adopted, thank you! xoxo
15 - "sewing my way" petit blythe (only taken out to take pics a few times) -
© woolloomooloo / woolloomooloosky. all rights reserved.
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
F&M will participate at the Spoonful of Sugar Festival which every year rises funds for Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) which is world known organization that brings professional medical care wherever it is needed.
At the moment every effort is aimed to bring help to those people trapped at Gaza, whoever they are.
Please consider participating at this year SOS with your creative minds.
01:17am #StGallen #Switzerland “Geschirr waschen” by @f.schefer as part of the @24HourProject to support Children in Conflict Zones and raise funds for @DoctorsWithoutBorders
#24HourProject2025 #24hr25_StGallen #24hr25_Switzerland #24HourProject #MédecinsSansFrontières / #ÄrzteohneGrenzen / #MSF
In Inwa I met this very nice lady and asked her, as always, in Burmese if I might take a picture. She agreed and imidiately made the usual burmese non smiling photo face.
So I started smiling at my very best and somehow she found it funny and started to smile herself - I am happy that I catched that moment :)
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
Google has put out a useful crisis response tool to help people find loved ones, provide information, or find maps, general information, and places to donate.
Here's a super list that Annie Lennox compiled
"For your interest and consideration….
The Philippine Red Cross is deploying rescue teams to affected areas of the country. The British Red Cross and the Australian Red Crosshave also launched appeals.
www.redcross.org.uk/typhoonappeal/
Unicef is asking for funds to help children in urgent need of access to safe water, hygiene supplies, food, shelter and a safe environment.
www.unicef.org.uk/UNICEFs-Work/Emergencies/
The UN's World Food Programme is providing emergency food assistance to families and children.
Oxfam is raising funds to deploy water and sanitation materials to those affected.
donate.oxfam.org.uk/emergency/philippines?intcmp=hp_276_h...
ShelterBox is working to assist families affected by the typhoon.
Care is delivering food, water, shelter and other essentials to the survivors.
www.careinternational.org.uk/dec-philippines-typhoon-appeal
Save the Children has launched a typhoon Haiyan children's relief fund to support their responses to urgent needs.
secure.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.8855857...
Christian Aid has deployed three rapid response teams to affected areas in Samar, Leyte and Panay to assess the needs of communities. It is working with local partners to provide food, shelter repair materials and hygiene kits.
www.christianaid.org.uk/emergencies/current/philippines-t...
ChildFund Australia is calling for donations to help provide emergency relief items and safe spaces for children.
www.childfund.org.au/appeal/cyclone-haiyan-appeal
Plan UK is providing shelters, hygiene kits and school equipment to families affected by the typhoon.
Australia for UNHCR has launched an appeal to help deliver emergency tents, plastic sheeting, kitchen sets, blankets, solar lanterns, and other essential relief items.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has sent an emergency team to Manila and launched a $10m appeal in order to implement the most appropriate response.
The World Food Programme plans to fly food, logistics and communications equipment to Cebu airport, which will become a hub for airlift through government partners to Tacloban.
Logistics equipment including mobile storage units, pre-fabricated offices and generators, is being sent from the UN humanitarian response depot (UNHRD) in Malaysia to set up operational hubs at Tacloban and Cebu airports. Some 300kg of IT equipment including digital radios are being sent from UNHRD in Dubai. The WFP is drawing upon $2m to buy high-energy biscuits and rice, but will be appealing for more funds as the needs become clearer.
www.wfp.org/logistics/humanitarian-response-depot
HelpAge is working with the coalition of services of the elderly (COSE), to send staff to affected areas. It is developing a relief plan to meet older people's most urgent needs.
www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/typhoon-haiyan-affec...
ActionAid has put a local assessment team on standby in Vietnam.
www.actionaid.org.uk/news-and-views/news-blog/2013/11/08/...
MSF's emergency teams arrived in the Philippines on Saturday. Four cargo planes carrying 329 tonnes of medical and relief items will arrive in the coming days, flying out of Dubai and Ostende.
www.msf.org/article/typhoon-haiyan-interview-msf-emergenc...
UNHCR, the UN agency for refugees, plans an emergency airlift of tents, plastic sheets, blankets, mats, water containers and cooking utensils for 16,000 families. UNHCR will also distribute 50,000 solar lanterns.
Anglican Overseas Aid is swinging into action to bring urgent aid to people
anglicanoverseasaid.org.au/our-work/current-emergencies/p...
Also:
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
To help from US, text AID to 80108 to give $10 donation to @mGiveFoundation #Philippines Typhoon Disaster Relief Fund go.usa.gov/WXtB
ODC2 - Our Daily Challenge - Signs of Our Humanity - Humanity is mankind, the characteristics that describe and make us human. The challenge is to tell the story without the main character. Capture a sense of humanity but, No people allowed.......None!.........have fun!
Sitting pondering about this subject and wondering how one portrayed Our Humanity without people I started to think about the organisations based on humanitarian principles. The main one that came to mind was Doctors Without Borders, medical personnel that are willing to voluntarily assist those in crisis around the world!
So I checked their website to read up more about them and their amazing work. You can read it too at www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Totally based on humanitarian principles and selfless assistance to anyone in desperate need, world-wide. The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
Haiti....Earthquake....Donate....Do the Right Thing
Red Cross:
newsroom.redcross.org/2010/01/12/disaster-alert-earthquak...
Doctors Without Borders:
donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=197&...
Mercy Corps:
International Rescue Com.:
Size: 6”x6” framed
Tesserae: Unglazed Ceramic, Stained Glass, Millefiori, Italian Vitreous Glass
Statement:
I thought something traditional from home could be fun for the auction, so I decided to mosaic a gingerbread heart, they
are offered here on many public festivals. The decoration shows three domestic flowers of our Bavarian Alps:
gentian, edelweiss and red geranium and the typical icing. In the background you see the Bavarian flag with its blue and
white rhombs.
Annette Brenner
Email: Annette-Brenner@web.de
Flickr photos: www.flickr.com/photo/annettebrenner/
Munich, Germany
Seen and noted: Doctors Without Borders exhibition in California. Photo by Sebastiao Salgado. Poster design by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios in New York. MSF rocks!
Doctors Without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ help people worldwide where the need is greatest. @msf_usa #HelpOneAnother @SimpleStartup7 #DoctorsWithoutBorders
1:22am outtakes #newyorkcity #nyc #unitedstates
by @mgyoungphotography as part of the
@24HourProject to support Children in Conflict Zones and raise funds for @doctorswithoutborders
Size: 6”x6”
Tesserae: Mexican smalti glass tile and hand-cut mirror
Artist Statement for Stiletto:
Sinuous lines transform themselves into a Stiletto. The seductive reds are bold and vivid against a background of shinny mirror. Stiletto would work well in a contemporary interior.
Artist Information:
I have a special fondness for the Art Deco design style. I use not only traditional glass in my mosaics, but also beads, metal, rhinestones, gems, and vintage jewelry. Wall panels and decorative boxes are my favorite mosaics to make.
I am a member of the following professional organizations:
Contemporary Mosaic Artists (CMA)
Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA)
American Craft Council (ACC)
Verdonna
Website: www.verdonna.com
New Mexico, USA
"Expecting the Unexpected"
MOSAIC: auction~exhibition to benefit Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Size: 6” x 6”
Tesserae: Antique glass button, miscellaneous glass, copper chain, glass beads, gold ceramic tiles
Statement:
Self taught, art has been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember. Eight years ago I began my journey in mosaics. I incorporate handmade polymer clay pieces and all types of glass, ceramic, beads, wood, metal, and any other material that calls me.
Each wall sculpture and 3-dimensional piece consists of attention to details in the design elements, color choices and selection of materials. These works may include added touches from my many years of collecting random items and supports my desire to expand my own unique style.
My imagination is always working to produce more mosaic pieces…this is a serious addiction!
Never passing on an opportunity to take another workshop, whether at a local venue, or traveling to many wonderful cities in the US or throughout the world. The craving to search for more found objects and to exchange ideas with fellow artists, only adds fuel to my never-ending desire to learn, improve and create.
Major Accomplishments:
2012 - Mosaic Arts International, Lexington, Kentucky
2010 – ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Affiliations:
Society of American Mosaic Artists
Mosaic Artists of Michigan
Teaching Faculty: Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
Contemporary Mosaic Arts
Commissions:
Beaumont Hospital Heart Center, Royal Oak, Michigan
Donations:
Make-A-Wish
StarGuitars
Doctors Without Borders
Joan Schwartz
Website: www.JSMosaicDesigns.com
Email: JoanSchwartz@mac.com
Home: 248-542-5893
Cell: 248-506-6250
Michigan, USA
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
I was class president for my medical school, Touro University College of Osteopathic medicine. This is what I came up with for a 'class gift'. We also donated a big chunk of change (a couple thousand dollars) to Doctors Without Borders [www.doctorswithoutborders.org]. The rose bush symbolizes the school, and the pipe symbolizes the rather industrial setting where the school is located on Mare Island, a former naval base. The pipe was actually procured and cut at this dramatic angle at XKT Engineering [www.xktengineering.com], which is located across the street from the campus. They were really good sports about the whole thing even though they usually much larger and much more industrially geared projects. I also have to thank Jay Ritchie who is in charge of maintenance at TUCOM for all his help getting this thing in place and sending me these pictures of it.
This picture was taken at the Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
This photo taken from my car, while stopped at an intersection. I observed this window-washer working in very cold weather (-15 celcius wind chill) , and I wanted to acknowledge the tough job he was doing to earn a living. Best viewed large.
Originally set up to treat Iraqi civilian victims of violence, this MSF project has expanded to include patients from Yemen, Syria and other countries who cannot get suitable treatment at home.
The left hand bulge on Malik's stomach is a tissue expander: a plastic ball that stretches his skin so that it can be harvested to repair his wounds on other parts of his body. Just one of the advanced techniques used by the orthopoedic and plastic surgeons. The project is the subject of a forthcoming Newsnight, BBC2 report by Caroline Hawley, produced by Vara Szajkowski which I filmed and edited
An old lady near lake inle walking through the forest, coming from the local market.
A portrait, that I believe could be my best one so far, of this nice old lady will follow
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
This was such a funny scene, when this taxi driver cleaned his good old Mazda Blue Taxi. In Mandelay you still see mainly those Blue Taxis, that are very famous.
They are basically very tiny, cute Pick-Ups and the owners are very proud owning one, as it costs a furtune for them.
We were just arriving with a similar taxi ourselves.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Size: 6“ x 6“ framed
Tesserae: Smalti. The wood frame is painted with acrylic colors. It can hang or stand-alone.
About ‘... liebt mich ...’ :
This small mosaic tells a story, which will be understood by everyman. I created a small picture with clear contrasts. It not only tells about the question, if someone is loving me, it also tells about the insecurity to find answers and the desire to find an easy way to find an answer.
About my work:
I love to work with smalti, I love the brilliant colors and the texture, I love the reflection of the light on the irregular broken surface of smalti, because the light makes the mosaic vivid. I’m also fascinated of the long history of smalti. I fell in love with this material without knowing anything about it when I was as a child and visited San Marco in Venice (maybe one step in my life that let me make mosaics later). But I also use other materials like marble or pebbles. I often offer my ideas with abstract mosaics, but from time to time I only want to show something for its own.
I learned doing mosaics in 1989 at Centro Internazionale Studi Insegnamento Mosaico (CISIM), Ravenna, Italy - the double reverse method - but it took until 2004 to start again with a commission. Today I prefer working in the direct method. I also offered short mosaic courses and made projects with kindergarten/school-classes. I am a member of Contemporary Mosaic Art (CMA). My mosaics have been published in Brit Hammers, “BREAKOUT: Your Pathway To Success”, and in Irit Levys/Pam Givens, “Mosaic Fine Art – Abstracts” – with one more book is in progress.
Angela Zimek
Website: www.angelazimek.at
Email: angela@zimek.at
Austria
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Size: 6" x 6"
Tesserae: stained glass
Statement:
‘Bianca’ is a young woman with creamy skin and a voluptuous mouth. An interesting face is my preferred subject. Something sensual about this young woman caught my eye.
Ginny Sher Mosaics
Website: www.GinnySher.com
Email: Ginny@GinnySher.com
California, USA