Marvin Shafer

Marvin Shafer

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Marvin Lyle Shafer

Born - 06/02/1945
Widowed - Four children, Nora Unicoi Stewart, Edith Yam Takantjas, Jonah Vie Shafer and Aaron Adi Shafer
Address - 1056 W. Wellington, Chicago, IL 60657

Education: 
National Science Foundation Grant at Loyola University, Chicago, IL
BFA (Honors) U of I Champaign IL
Graduate Studies at U of IL Champaign IL

Teaching Experience: 
Graduate Assistantship U of I Champaign IL 1968
Head of Art Dept, Parker Upper grade Center, Chicago Board of Ed, 1968-1972
Instructor in Metals, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1974-75
Jewelry Design Instruction for Adult Education Evanston High School,1974
Head of Jewelry Dept Evanston Art Center/Kendall College. 1972-1977


Portfolio:

Journey

It was a dream that a bird of peace flew into. It carried a parcel in it's beak. After letting it go the parcel hit the earth and began to spread out becoming a thick liquid. I kept stepping back so that the goop wouldn't get on my shoes. Soon I was out in space and saw that the entire world was covered with ooze. I thought to myself, "What kind of Bird of Peace is this? At that moment I heard the sound of billions of people saying "Ahh!" I thought it was so hokey that I laughed and my laugh woke me up. I drew the Bird out on paper and went back to sleep. Forged, polished, anodized and hand dyed aluminum mobile.

Pillowfight

Deep down and gritty? No, just to be silly. It's a playful expression of a joyful fight.

Firebird

Adaptation of an old Russian story about a firebird.

Firebird “Firebird”

Hand forged, polished, anodized and hand dyed aluminum mobile.

Daises

Picture a sky filled with flowers, eye dandy. Hand cut, forged, polished, anodized and dyed aluminum parts.

Daises “Daises”

Flower Powering up.