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CENTER 3D Center of Art & Photography
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NEWS Vol. 2 No.1 January 2005
1928 NW Lovejoy Street, Portland, OR 97209 Published Quarterly
Man’s Best Friend, Santa and the 3D Center
Ted Welker had the Santa Claus suit and the Ho, Ho, Ho, and we had the Amazing
Human in 3D system from the Netherlands – it was a natural. There wasn’t much time
to advertise, but we got an ad in the Oregonian and one in Willamette Week. On Sunday,
December 12, anyone could come to the 3D Center and have their picture taken with
Santa Claus in 3D. Several people took us up on the offer. Elwood and Jackie pictured
to the right brought their dogs, Ted-e, Chris, Darwin, Hal and Jack to create a family
portrait with Santa.
The images were put into a collapsible viewer with lenses which could be mailed
in a regular envelope or saved as a souvenir. One picture and viewer was $5 and you
could get a second image and viewer for $3 more. What a deal! People loved it and next
year we will start earlier and promote it more. On our one day of Santa in 3D, we sold
$93 worth of pictures and the volunteers had a great time.
Fieldtrips, Classes and Workshops
In September 2004, the Center offered the students are gathered together
first 8 week beginning stereo photography course. and given a talk about how stereo
The course, taught be Shab Levy, was advertised photography works, the various
in Willamette Week. The result was an enrollment means of viewing 3D, and how
of 4 people, two of whom had no exposure to 3D one can begin creating 3D images
photography and two of whom were CSC members with a simple camera. During
hoping to take more stereo images and to get better the fall we had 2 student groups.
results with tips learned in the class. During the Twenty-two students from the
November CSC meeting, the students displayed TAG (Talented and Gifted)
stereocards and slides that they made during the 8 program in Lake Oswego toured
week course. It was impressive. the Center in November. They
The Center also hosts groups by special were middle school students and
arrangement. The charge for a special opening is they had great questions and a lot
The Center’s first 8 week beginner’s class in stereo photography netted four students, Claire $50. We have had several student groups and one of enthusiasm for the things they
Dean, Jim McMahon, Lisa Metzger, and Colin Johnson. Lisa and Colin were non CSC members photography club. Groups of students have been saw. They especially enjoyed the
and totally new to 3D. The result was two new local members, a great program at the Novem- divided in two with the first half taken to the stereo slide show, Art in Depth.
ber CSC meeting where they showed cards and slides they had created, and a new editor for In the coming year, we will
theatre and the second half shown the displays,
Stereo Views (Colin). So, do you think we are going to do it again? You bet!! See the sched-
ule of upcoming classes on page 2 or check the website for more information. Photo: Shab Levy
featured artist, gift shop and other exhibits. The encourage more special groups,
groups then reverse. At the end of their visit the classes and workshops.
The Classic Nude in 3D: An Exhibit and a Book
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f you have ever wondered what it is like to be a self published department because the class schedule conflicted with the top math Cooperative, which he co-founded
photographer, wait a month till he’s not so frazzled, then ask class. In college he took photography and other art courses while in 2000, and is a board member of
Greg Marshall. Greg has been working on the images, the majoring in communications, and later earned a Master of Science the Cascade Stereoscopic Club of
text, the layout, chosing a printer, and fine tuning the final production degree in computer science. Portland. He has exhibited in
of his first book, The Classic Nude in 3D. Classic Nude was published His career as an electrical engineer numerous community art shows
the end of December 2004 and the first sales are in progress. The 3D spans more than 25 years. He has worked in California and Oregon and
Center gift shop and online store will be selling the primarily with various types of imaging hopes to expand his photographic
book. Orders have already come from Japan and systems, including computer graphics, activity upon retirement.
several U.S. states. video, medical imaging, and printing Greg’s wife is also a visual
As if this does not keep him busy enough, systems. artist, working in watercolor and
Greg is the featured artist at the Center in January Born and raised in Vermont, Greg’s mixed media. They have two
and February. He has mounted 12 stereo pairs from career took him to California, where he grown children. A large portion
his classic nude collection for the exhibition. On was a co-founder in several high-tech of their Canby home is devoted
January 6 (First Thursday), the Center will host a companies, and finally, to Oregon. He to studio space. You can see
public artist reception for Greg from 6 - 9pm. has been active in several photography more of his work on his website:
Marshall has been an active amateur photographer for more than clubs, including the AfterLight Photo www.canby.com/gbmarshall
35 years while making a living as an electrical engineer. He began
making stereoscopic images about 10 years ago. He studied graphic
arts in high school over the protests of the head of the mathematics Artist’s Statement by Greg Marshall
My photographic journey began at age fourteen when my oldest brother (who was my
role model) started taking pictures and built a darkroom in our home. My interest was
reinvigorated twelve years ago when it became practical to “process” images on a computer.
Although I love the artistic and technical aspects of fine print making, the dark, smelly
environment of the traditional darkroom never appealed to me. So now I work entirely with
digital images using a digital SLR camera, archival inkjet printer, and film recorder.
My mother tells me that as a small child I was the favorite of all the ladies in the
neighborhood because of my easy-going, friendly nature. I’m sure I’ve changed since then,
but perhaps that was the beginning of a life in which women have always played an important
role; from my mother, who was totally devoted to her children; to my sisters, who taught
me about music and many other things; my wife, who brought out the artist in me; and my
daughter, who continues to keep me young at heart. So for the past year I have turned my
attention away from my usual photography of still lifes to work on a series of images that
would portray strength, courage, passion and beauty of woman. Stereo photography is both
a challenge and an asset in this endeavor, but I hope you’ll agree that the images selected
for this show demonstrate a three-dimensional aesthetic that goes beyond the simple sense
of realism that is the power of most stereo photographs.
You may notice that some of my images resemble those of Ruth Bernhard, one of my
favorite photographers, including one specifically crediting her, “Homage to Ruth.” Her
work shows a great talent for two-dimensional design and was my inspiration for the idea of
abstract design in three-dimensional space.
2nd Season’s Beginning Lineup
December 31, 2004 - February 13, 2005
The Classic Nude in 3D by Greg Marshall (see front page story)
Unseen Ellis Island: Island of Hope, Island of Tears by Sheldon Aronow-
itz and Gary Schacker will be showing every hour in the stereo theatre.
Combining contemporary images with historic images , Unseen El-
lis Island is an award winning tour d’force . A nostalgic look at
America’s portal is a masterful blending of old and new. The pro-
duction won the Best of Theatre award at the 2004 NSA convention.
World of Phantaglyphs by Owen Western is a wonderful collection of large
images that pop up off the table to
surprize and delight Center visi-
tors. The image below should be
Message from the Director viewed by laying this article flat
on the table and viewing at a 30
By Diane Rulien degree angle with anaglyph glasses.
S econd year goals for the Center will be largely dictated
by what slipped through the cracks the first year. With no
idea how challenging it would be to start a business from scratch, we
embarked on this project last year with a great deal of enthusiasm,
some skills that each of us brought to the venture, lots of ideas, and Febuary 18 - March 27
only a dim grasp of the details. My grandmother used to say, “The Devil is in the
details.” One example is the gift shop. In order to get items wholesale we needed CSC’s Best, a juried selection of
to buy them in some quantity, then break them down into smaller units so we could 3D art by CSC members, will
mark them up to retail price and make some money on them. Because we wanted include large side-by-side pairs
to encourage beginners, I took boxes of RBT mounts (50 in a box) and broke them and anaglyph prints. The Rose
into units of 18 mounts (enough for one roll of film). This meant counting, packing below by Paul Moeller will be
in baggies, designing a label to staple on the top, pricing, etc. So it was with QVu among those being displayed.
mounts, and other small items. Designing and printing signage and labels became a
major time drain. Of course we also had to find the items we wanted to sell and we
needed to find them from the wholesalers, not the people who were selling them for
the same prices we wanted to sell them for. Unlike last year, this year we begin with
a stocked gift store, a list of sources for products, some packaging and signage.
E stablishing systems was another drain on time. We developed protocol for
volunteers, exhibiting artists, inventory, accounting for money coming in
and going out, fundraisers, brochures (design and distribution), and dealing with
advertising and promotion. While there is plenty of room for improvement, we have
done a fairly good job setting up a structure.
R emembering that we started from an ugly empty space, the accomplishments
of the past year are remarkable. The support in the form of donations,
exhibits and time have made this possible. Last month the new phone books came out
and for the first time the 3D Center of Art and Photography is listed under museums.
The Portland Oregon Visitors Bureau’s book of things to do and see in Portland came
out in October and for the first time, we were listed. If you search the web for 3D A word about the Charter goals and the budget:
Center of Art and Photography you will find us listed in some interesting places. Like everything else this year, the budget was primarily a mystery to us. We did not know what sort of fi-
Despite the fact that we could never find the time to promote nancial support we would receive from CSC members and the Stereo community at large. We tried to es-
special openings, we have had five groups arrange fieldtrips Donations timate costs, but many things were only guesses. Having no track record we did not know if the gift store
Charter Goal would be profitable, if people would donate at the door, if we could sustain our open hours with volunteers
to the Center, four student events and one flat camera club. 50,000 and how much advertising we might need. The goal chart to the left is correct in the amounts received,
Next year we need to develop a promo package for Portland/ but the goal itself was pulled from thin air. Early this spring, the CSC Board will be taking a hard look at
Vancouver area middle school and high school students and for costs and income from our first year of operation and will develop a budget based on some real experience.
retirement communities to encourage more group outings. Gold
Diamond Platinum
E xpanding the number of CSC-sponsored products 45,000
offered in the gift store and online will increase
the revenue flow for the Center, will encourage ideas and
Donated $5,000 +
Mark Gehlar OR
Donated $2,000 to 4,999
Dwight Cummings WA
Donated $500 to $1,999
Dave Allen OR
John & Dace Roll OR Shab Levy OR Anonymous CA
experimentation among amateur stereo photographers and John C. Little OR Gordon Battaile OR
40,000
will make the Center unique in its offerings. Of course Dave Qualman WA Rich & Susan Dubnow OR
Diane Rulien OR Clarence & Norma Eid OR
some well established 3D products simply must be available,
Ron & Pauline Frederickson CA
but the combination of the expected and unexpected can be January 31, 2005
One Unit = Five Hundred Dollars Donated
Ron & Jeanne Kriesel OR
very compelling to both the new and veteran visitor. Greg 35,000 is the end of Charter Memberships. If Greg Marshall OR
Marshall’s new book is an example. I like to think that the Martha A. McCann CA
you would like to be included on the permanent Robert McMahon Fund of the
availability of the 3D Center for marketing and promoting such
a book was a factor in Greg’s decision to launch into creating plaques for Charter members or if you would like Oregon Community Foundation
J. Ward & Dodi O’Brien OR
his first book. It will be fun to see who else might decide to
30,000 Dec 04 to move from your current placement to anoth- Susan Pinsky & David Starkman CA
give a new idea a try. Sep/Oct/Nov er plaque, mail your tax deductible donation to Paul Talbot TX
O CSC, 1928 NW Lovejoy, Portland, OR 97209
ccasionally during the past year I mentioned various
Aug 04 Ted Welker OR
plans for stabilizing staff. None of these have 25,000 Jul 04
worked out and part of it has been lack of time to seriously Charter Pledges Donated $100 to $499
pursue them. We were unable to get an intern from one of the Jun 04 American Paper Optics TN Donald M. Karp & Margery Greg Perez WA
local colleges and I had no time to write any grant proposals May 04 Hassan Atapour CA Lesnik Karp Foundation NJ Dr. Jonathan D. Pfautz MA
Bradley Belian MI Lawrence & Cassie Kaufman CA James & Deborah Purdon NJ
this year. We will need to devote some energy to resolving 20,000 Mar 04 Apr
04 Berezin Stereo Photography Products CA Steven Kiesling MI Monte Ramstad MN
this issue for two reasons. First, we need some consistency in Feb 04
Bill & Janet Burkholder OH Louis & Jeanette Knobbe CA Ray & Norma Rowe OR
Randall K. Corey, O.D. OR Les & Jain Konrad OR Russell Ruhlen CA
the staffing. We need someone who is there each day and can Da Vinci Arts Middle School PTA OR Ron Labbe MA Wojtek Rychlik CO
update the volunteers and keep track of day to day operations. 15,000 Jan 04 Dr. & Mrs. Leo Dos Remedios CA Ariel & Debbie Levy CA Susie Rydquist OR
Larry Ferguson NE Bruno A. Lizzi CA Borje O. Saxberg WA
I am working full time and cannot be that person. Secondly, Thomas E. Fiske OR Bobbi & Ralph London OR Ed Shaw MA
we need to expand our public hours and can only do this with a Wm Fridrich NC Jeff & Roneete Lynas CA Albert L. Sieg NY
staff person - probably paid. A staff person who would work 20 Mary Laura Gibbs TX Alicia L. Lynch NV Boris Starosta VA
Jon Golden & Jan Burandt MA Michael McEachern AL Glenn Stokes CA
hours a week would allow us to expand our hours and maintain 10,000 Gary Greenspoon Canada Ken Miller OR James G. Theivagt IL
the same number of volunteer hours we are currently staffing. Loren Gunderson CO Samuel W. Mitchell MO Jay E. Thomas CA
Michael Halle MA Marilyn F. Morton GA John True WA
Each shift would be one volunteer and the staff person. This Dec 03
Norm Henkels CA John T. Myers, M3 Inc. OR Charles C. VanPelt CA
will take serious consideration of budget, fundraising, and 5,000 Alan L. Huberty MI Mary Lou O’Brien WA Donald E. Wallace OR
perhaps a grant. We have accomplished a great deal, but there Steve & Suzanne Hughes GA Oregon 3D OR Bill Walton GA
Dr. Stanley E. Jackson MD Donald J. Parks ID John Yochem MN
is more to do and the flood of support indicates that many hope Adrienne Jaross CA Alan W. Patterson OR Karyn & Craig Zupke WA
we will succeed. Nov 03 Wm A. Jones WA Philip & Keturah Pennington OR
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