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Size: 6”x 6” framed
Tesserae: Hammered gold - copper foil – smalti - miscellaneous glass – ceramic - aquarium stone – beads - millefiori
Statement:
Working with glass is transforming. The pieces are broken, change shape, fit together, and then made whole again with glue or grout - sometimes in unexpected ways. As an artist, I try to link my art to my faith – expressing awe at creation and the Creator. As a mosaicist, I treasure glass scraps or discarded items from our “throw-away” culture. It is important to me that nothing be wasted, finding beauty in what was once broken. My mosaics range from abstract sculpture and landscapes to liturgical wall hangings and commissioned works, in addition to exhibiting across the United States and in Canada. A full-time studio artist working in Golden, Colorado, I am a professional member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists, and also serve as President of the Colorado Mosaic Artists.
I recently came across this from Trappist monk Thomas Merton, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” When looking at my work, I hope you find your own deep meaning.
Kathy Thaden
Website: www.thadenmosaics.com
Colorado, 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...
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Size: 6” x 6”
Tesserae: Unglazed ceramic tile; ceramic and glass beads from Africa, Czech Republic and China; millefiori; Karma glass, button, stained glass; glazed ceramic; Italian smalti
Statement:
“Primaries” can be read as a mosaic love poem to reds, yellows and blues, or as a metaphor for our political process: lots of “colorful” and occasionally oddly shaped candidates trying to appeal to the electorate while “boxed” into particular views.
Ilona Fried
Mixed Media Mosaics
Website: www.mixedmediamosaics.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MixedMediaMosaics
Colorado, 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...
In one of the large Monasteries in Mandelay with many novices. Sometimes it is funny to see, that the novices are still kids. If they feel unobserved have fun with each other, like the novices in the background.
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...
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.:
I'm auctioning this print for the benefit of Doctors Without Borders, and specifically for their work in Haïti ... doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=4223&ca...
Traditional silver-gelatin black and white darkroom print on Ilford Pearl MGIV resin-coated paper, 8"x10".
You can start the bidding at GBP £10 by leaving a comment below stating your bid.
Please leave a comment with your offer, but please only comment if you wish to bid. Thanks.
The bidding will end on Friday, 29th January, 2010 at 12.00pm midnight GMT. At this time, the person who wrote the highest amount should donate this amount to Doctors Without Borders - please follow the link above to make a donation. On proof of donation (please take a screen grab of your donation confirmation page, or print the page and scan it), I will ship the print to you.
If you don't have a Flickr account you can email your bid to me at sandehalynch AT yahoo DOT com and I will place the bid in the comments on your behalf. Your screenshot of the donation confirmation should also be sent to this email - this is essential as I have no other way of knowing that the donation has been made.
This is a scan of the actual print. I will pay for shipping, so all of your donation goes straight to the cause.
For more information on this:
CPA - CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS
www.flickr.com/groups/charityprintauctions/
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38 years old Rohingya form Teknaf.
Met him in the street, then shared a tea and start talking about the Burmese Bangladesh political issue. Had served a 3 years sentence in Burma for mobile phone trafficking !
Running a small business in Teknaf, but dreaming of a better life abroad, thinking of using the illegal, paiying brokers to smuggle by boat to Malaysia and beyond Australia. His sister got married with a bangladeshi, a more common trend these last years.
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...
"Lucky" Elephant
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Un homme s’apprêtant à subir une opération chirurgicale à l'hôpital général de Mweso, à la frontière entre les territoires de Masisi et Rutshuru, dans la province du Nord-Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo, est accompagné au bloc opératoire le 7 février 2017. / A man preparing to undergo surgery at the Mweso General Hospital situated at the border between the Masisi and Rutshuru territories in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is accompanied to the operating theater on Feb. 7th, 2017.
"Strength of Peace"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
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
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
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...
“Colours from Nature’s Paintbox”
MOSAIC: auction~exhibition to benefit Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Docteur Isaac, chirurgien pour Médecins Sans Frontières, et son équipe, consultent un patient le 7 février 2017 à l'hôpital général de Mweso, à la frontière entre les territoires de Masisi et Rutshuru, dans la province du Nord-Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo. / Doctor Isaac, a surgeon for Médecins Sans Frontières, and his team, are consulting a patient on February 7th, 2017at the Mweso General Hospital, situated at the border between the Masisi and Rutshuru territories in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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).
Zeiss Ikon | Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH | Velvia 50
Minamisanriku is one of the worst hit areas with nearly half their population missing.
Donate to the Red Cross or preferably to MSF(Doctors Without Borders).
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...
Visitors watch original VR films produced by MSF that illustrate the daily lives of refugees around the world.
September 24, 2016.
(Photo: Elias Williams)
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
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.
Size: 6”x6”
Tesserae: stained glass, millefiori, glass beads, iridescent tile, mirror
About Claire:
Claire is a mosaic artist currently living in New Jersey. Her work has been exhibited at Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, and is in private collections throughout the US.
Claire Roche
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
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"
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
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.
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
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...
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
03/04/2010 -- Cameraman Roel van 't Hoff accepts the advice of the guard on the Docters without Borders compound in Mweso, DRC. Tetteroo Media produced three commercials for Doctors without Borders in the Democractic Republic of Congo, Africa.
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.
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
"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
Size: 6.5”x6.5” framed
Tesserae: stained glass, fused and dichroic glass
About ‘Odonata’s Flight:
‘Odonata’s Flight’ represents the strength and beauty of the dragonfly as it lives and flourishes within the world around us.
Artist Statement:
I spent years working with textiles, creating quilts and felted items. I’ve now moved to mosaics, allowing me to add the transparency, translucence and reflectivity of glass to my love of pattern and texture.
Mosaics can be appreciated on many levels; as an overall work viewed from a distance, and as a world of fine detail when seen up close. The placement of the glass, and the physical and chemical structure of the glass both provide the viewer and myself the opportunity to examine patterns within patterns.
Heather J. Smith
Website: www.bluefrontstudio.com
Email: Heather@BlueFrontStudio.com
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
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.
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...
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
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