#salemoregon — Public Fediverse posts

Gee, I remember when drinking beer and car burnouts were an activity that teenagers indulged in (I may have been one of them. And yes, tire pollution is nasty, but we didn't think about that back then). Do #ACAB find burnouts to be intimidating? Like shouting with a car? Did they rev their engines too?

#SalemOregon - 5 arrested as Salem rally devolves into street takeover

The gathering began as a rally against US #immigration policy

by: Tim Steele
Posted: Feb 2, 2025

"Five Salem residents were arrested Saturday night after a peaceful rally against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration devolved into a street takeover with burnouts, drifting and spinning.

"Initially, Salem police said in a release, the crowd gathered around noon in parking lots at the intersection of Lancaster Drive and Market Street NE to protest current US immigration policies.

"The crowd grew to about 300 people by 2 p.m. and some reports were made of #protesters throwing objects at passing cars. [What? Empty beer cans?]

"By 7 p.m., rally-goers weren’t letting traffic pass by, authorities said. Fireworks were lit and cars began reckless behavior. Officials called for more police to come to the area, which included officers on their off-days, as well as Oregon State Police and Keizer PD.

"About 90 minutes later, around 50 people were in the intersection as drivers began drifting and spinning, Salem police said. The intersection was closed off, but one car was surrounded by protesters, who also tossed water bottles and beer cans at police cars.

"Officers eventually gained control of the scene and arrested 5 people for reckless driving and disorderly conduct. The men ranged in age from 18 to 34, officials said.

"One of them, Martin Arturo Galvez-Prado, was also booked for unlawful possession of a gun.

"The streets remained closed until 11 p.m. after the crowds left and traffic diminished, police said. No one was hurt."
https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/5-arrested-as-salem-rally-devolves-into-street-takeover/
#AntiDeportation #AntiICEProtest #LowRiders

Output from my last couple of days in the studio, just in time for tomorrow: 38th Annual #sheeptoshawl Festival at the Willamette Heritage Center here in Salem. I'll be set up indoors (yay!) and out of any potential rain. My last appearance in Oregon. Hope to see some of you there. Cheers! #HotGlass #buyhandmade #glassart #glassartist #lampwork #torchwork #flamework #buyartfromartists #shoplocal #pnw #salemoregon #handmade #MastoArt

Find me this Saturday at Sheep-to-Shawl in Salem, Oregon. This will be my last show in Oregon before relocating. #glass #handmade #HotGlass #lampwork #torchwork #flamework #art #studioglass #artglass #artyoucanwear #shoplocal #shophandmade #buyhandmade #buyartfromartists #salemoregon #pnw

I can never get enough blue; all kinds of blue. In this new piece, I used a marbled blue to make the donut beads, a deep transparent blue for the tubular beads, and a pale transparent amethyst for the focal bead, enhanced with the other two blues. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1714976045/lampwork-glass-bead-necklace-in-marbled?click_key=2702cf7b25703c2820a4613ff85592a27153425c%3A1714976045&click_sum=67818122&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 #handmade #MastoArt #MastoGlass #handmadeglass #handmadebeads #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #artyoucanwear #studioglass #pnw #oregon #salemoregon #blue #hotglass

This was a fun piece to make, using off-white / cream colored opaque and bright white opaque glass to make the beads. These were rolled in a range of different frit mixtures, resulting in really satisfying color combinations that pop upon close inspection. I've just added this to my Etsy shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1698468070/lampwork-glass-bead-necklace-of-opaque?click_key=f8d800ef7922ef83a0a4155901a61c4c7104348a%3A1698468070&click_sum=4d8bb6f5&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 #handmade #glass #beads #lampwork #HotGlass #jewelry #necklace #frit #torchwork #flamework #artyoucanwear #christofmaupin #pastpresentart #salemoregon #pnw #glassart #glassartist

Another new necklace this morning. I used semi-opaque and transparent glass in pink, orange-red, yellow, purple, violet, green and various shades of blue to make these chunky drop-shaped beads. 19 inches long. In my shop here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1708880163/lampwork-flamework-glass-bead-necklace?click_key=4fff925d1aecffc9b3e060f6dcd41e012afe3bba%3A1708880163&click_sum=7921a646&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 #handmade #MastoArt #HotGlass #GlassArt #GlassArtist #lampwork #torchwork #flamework #pnw #oregon #SalemOregon #StudioGlass #StudioArt #ArtYouCanWear

I tend to focus on symmetry, both in form and color, but for this piece I worked abstract and asymmetrical. I made the beads in a range of shapes, avoiding balance in the design. including mushroom, elongated pyramid, lentil, spherical, cone, irregular, one hollow blown bead, and "normal" beads in tubular and barrel shapes. Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1698792491/handmade-lampwork-torchwork-glass-bead?click_key=1703f95f0194da477845e3cae83d605ea59a9d03%3A1698792491&click_sum=c69b3e81&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 #Handmade #MastoArt #Glass #Beads #HotGlass #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #salemoregon #pnw #necklace #artgl ass #jewelry