‘Crafts in Ridgewood’ highlights arts
November 14, 2014 Last updated: Friday, November 14, 2014, 12:31 AM
By betsy murphy
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The Ridgewood News
“Crafts in Ridgewood,” to be held at the Unitarian Society next weekend, shows off a wealth of talent, a creative approach to life and perhaps, even the key to eternal youth. Okay, so not eternal; but who wants that anyway?
Among local artists is Doug Goodell, a photographer of birds and an author of a book about his trips searching for and catching those birds in his lens. Meridith Aderhold is a maker of jewelry.
Peter Goldberg’s skill is to re-purpose glass; he uses melted glass to fashion new objects. Steve Riskind likes to take his camera to industrial sites, capturing them in stark black and white.
Charles Saulenos creates bowls from burls. “Beautiful” says Bernie Spitz.
Bernie Spitz, a potter, started the Craft Show 23 years ago and has been at every one of those shows. He claims happily, “I’m a retired Navy man (three years as a Signalman USS Heron – 2nd class petty officer), I’m 89 and still making pots!”
Spitz, who retired in 1990 from Pfizer, went over to the Wortendyke Studio in Midland Park one day, became fascinated with pottery. “I took an interest in it and found I loved it!” he says. “I took workshops and classes with well known potters. I learned how to throw a pot there and eventually taught there.” He adds, “It’s mostly keeping at it and finding my own voice.” “Finding my own hand,” Marcia, his wife of 62 years, corrects him. .
https://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/art/crafts-in-ridgewood-highlights-arts-1.1133501
The Spitzes moved from their Ridgewood home to an apartment in Wyckoff, not in Ridgewood.
Their son Jonathan is principal cellist, not flutist, of the NJ Symphony Orchestra. He is also in the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in NYC.
https://www.njsymphony.org/musicians-music/musicians/section/cello