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Pianist Nathan Bello
He's only 15 years old, but pianist Nathan Bello has already played an international competition at Carnegie Hall. He also composes original compositions,plays in the Gladstone High School jazz band, loves classical music, and plays chess. Nathan's love of player pianos led him to learn how to repair them, and he even learned how to sight read the perforations on player piano rolls.
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Fabric Artist Kumiko Sudo
Eugene artist Kumiko Sudo's studio is full of thousands of pieces of fabric. Selecting just the right ones, she sews quilts, collages and tapestries of folded cloth flowers. Originally from Japan, she often uses fabric that she collected from homes where kimonos were going to be thrown away.
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Quilter Mary Catherine Lamb
Mary Catherine Lamb honed her skills and knowledge of art history at Marylhurst University. She uses materials tracked down at fabric stores, estate sales, antique malls and garage sales. Collecting and quilt making are complementary enterprises for Mary Catherine, conveying her message with items that quite often are in juxtaposition.
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