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Gazman also brought three 
books to share for the partici-
pants to seek inspiration. 
One of the books was really 
special, because it was a book 
owned by Samantha Woll. 
Gazman was good friends 
with Woll, the late commu-
nity leader and president of 
the Isaac Agree Downtown 
Synagogue. 
The book was Simple Acts 
to Change the World: 500 
Ways to Make a Difference by 
Amy Neumann. 
“
A lot of people were just 
really excited to see the 
book, knowing it was Sam’s,” 
Gazman said. 
“The idea was to have it be 
carefree and let things flow 
through you because that’s 
a big part of my own art,” 

Gazman said of her work-
shop. 
“It was really cool to cre-
ate with everyone. Everyone 
made something different, 
and it was totally just about 
the process and letting go 
rather than worrying about a 
final result.”
For the event’s second 
session, Gazman got to be a 
student and attend Sellstrom’s 
photography workshop. “It 
was really interesting to me 
because I didn’t have any 
experience with that,” she 
said. 
“(ShavuART) was a won-
derful experience, just really 
good energy and a beautiful 
event I’m so grateful to be a 
part of.” 

Rabbi Jeff 
Stombaugh leads 
the group in a 
session of Jewish 
learning about the 
holiday of Shavuot.

Jenna Lopatin (left) leads a workshop on wire stone wrapping with 
participants (clockwise) Rachel Wasserman, Alexa Miller, Rabbi 
Jeff Stombaugh, Erik Sellstrom, Jacklyn Smith and Connie Victor.

