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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.