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What happened to Ed (The Forkman) Clopein
On Sept 10th, 2009 while at home preparing for his first gallery
showing to help raise money for the Maryland Art Alliance,
Ed had his 4th Heart attack, not even 60 days after his 3rd.
Ed was rushed to Saint Joseph’s Hospital where
The Dr's decided that since he didn't do well with the stints (3 in
the same spot in less than 2 years) he should get bypass surgery.
Then they discovered a second artery that looked less then optimal.
So while they had him in there they went ahead and did the
Double bypass.That was Sept 14.
Ed came home Sept 18 and after a few days of resthas made great strides toward full recovery.He is really recovering at light speed.
He still has pain in his ribs, that will abate as they heal.
He is itchy and itching to get back to his regular routines and activities.
Aside from restrictions on lifting and some motions, he is almost good
as new. He is bored knocking around our home andnot being able to really do much of anything.He tires easily.
He is supposed to be resting and recuperating.
He does take long daily walks and has resumed preparing our meals.
Our hope is that Ed will continue to improve and be able to resume
normal activities in several months.
On Sunday Nov 15,2009, Friends of Ed had a fund raiser at the,
The Fish Head Cantina
We would like to thank all who attened and donated both time and money to make this event such a success. A special thanks goes out to Pet Kanaras, Jaz from the DC Blues Society, Bob Sekinger and members of the Balitmore Blues Society, for all their help.
We would also like to ask you to support the bands that donated their time and talents. Go out to see them, buy their CD's and help us thank them for all they did .
Band That Attened
Here are their links .
Pete Kanaras and Friends
Roger Girke
Stone Cold Red
Deb Callahan
Automatic Slim
Nothin’ But Trouble
Big Boy Little Band
Krypton City Blues
Matt Kelley
Channel Cats
Rotten Belly Blues
Blue Streak Blues Band
Skyla Burrell Band
Little Ivory Blues Band
Retro Deluxe Blues Band
Harmonica Blu
Nate Myers And The Aces
Hot Rods And Old Gas
Friday and Saturday
Dec,4,&5, 2009
Night of 100 Elvises
Heritage Music Blues Fest "2010"
Heritage Port, Wheeling WV
Poconos Blues Festival
Vermont Blues Festival 2010
Briggs Farm Blues Fest.
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| In Baltimore Maryland, 1977, needing holiday gifts for family and friends, I taught myself to bend forks. Thus was born my unique patterns and hinge system. Using only a pair of goose - nose pliers I push each tine of a fork into a free flowing shape. Then with jewelers’ files and sandpaper, I painstakingly resurface the metal, removing all scratches, dents, and grooves left by my tools. Once a smooth surface is achieved, I sign, date and copy write each piece. After bending round, each piece of Silver Ware is buffed to a high luster. My wearable art is made exclusively of silver ware I’ve found at estate sales, antiques stores, and yard sales. I also enjoy creating unique heirloom pieces from family silver sets or odds and ends. Some pieces date back to the 1800’s, most are from the 1900’s. Silver services at that time had unique patterns and extravagantly numerous pieces. During the Victorian Era a place setting could consist of up to 52 pieces per person! Many of the pieces I use to create my art have no collectable value and would otherwise be melted down for their silver content. In using these pieces as my only raw material I have found a way to save this fine American craft and recycle materials as well. Many different metals are used to make silver ware including sterling silver (.925%), coin silver (.800%), and nickel silver that varies in composition from 50% nickel/ 50% silver, all the way down to 100% nickel. Some pieces I’ve found are made of brass, nickel, or copper that has been silver plated. I do not use any stainless steel or tin in the crafting of my art. If it can be used to eat or serve food, I can make jewelry out of it. I do not plan the patterns before starting a new fork, but let each piece take its shape while I’m bending. I am able to repeat some patterns by following the original or by using the tracing I make and keep of each original pattern. Most pieces are adjustable up or down one size to enable custom fitting of my bracelets. I gladly shape and size the bracelet to the wearer at the time of purchase. Sold at Blues Festivals to help support the Blues, Nation Wide, Year Round |