Mara Gross Ceramics

Calendar Project

The calendar is an actual representation of 2006, the year I was diagnosed with breast cancer. There is nothing depicting any element of the disease. The piece is partially drawn from the Jewish tradition and the expression “let us make every day count,” which invokes the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot. Regardless of what we are counting–the number of treatments remaining, the number of weeks until the baby is due or the number of days left in the week until it’s finally Friday–we almost always have a calendar at the center of our lives.

Pen and Paper Drawings

Pen and ink drawings can be done anywhere. I work with pen and paper at home, on family trips and when I am waiting for an appointment. This gives me flexibility to work for a short or long period of time--something very helpful with a busy schedule.

Functional Work

My fascination with decorative bowls and plates involves a desire to celebrate the everyday objects that we so often use without acknowledging their value, meaning, and potential for beauty.

Sculptural Work

My sculptural work reflects my interest in so-called “primitive” representations of the human experience as filtered through my consciousness of so-called “modern complexity.”

Mara’s work at Bronx Community College Hall of Fame Gallery in Bliss Hall

Exploring Common Ground: Ancient Traditions/Modern Interpretations

Opening Reception Saturday March 10th, 2012 1:00-4:00 p.m. Please come celebrate!!

Show dates March 7th -29th

Gallery hours M-F 10:00-2:00 and Wednesdays til’ 4:00 or for appointment call 914-552-7836 or email lfeldman@bestweb.net

2155 University Avenue at West 181st Street (By car drive through the Hall of Fame Terrace entrance or walk onto the campus from the University Avenue stairway at West 181st Street. For directions: www.bcc.edu/Directions