Millvale PA – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Press Release for People at Work Show

KDKA Cameraman

Chimney Sweeps

Aphrodite at Ritter’s

Caricaturist

Mail Carrier

Pittsburgh Photographer Ruth E Hendricks has been photographing people at work for the past several years. Two years ago, gallery owner Mark Panza invited her to show her People at Work. He followed Ruth’s daily blog and enjoyed seeing the People at Work series.

This July 2018 she will have a solo show at Panza Gallery, featuring 60 portraits of People at Work. A retired Pittsburgh Public Schools Visual Arts and Photography teacher, she showed the photographs to students so they could see a variety of job possibilities. Students’ awareness increased seeing that there are jobs where people bake cookies, change tires, capture squirrels and sell bicycles to name a few.

Named Best New Artist at PERSAD Art For Change in 2008 , Ruth also received first place in the Downtown Living Exposed Exhibition. Best Color Photography in Bucks Gallery of Fine Art, Best Regional Work in The Pittsburgh Technology Council 15 Minute Gallery Exhibition, and was a finalist in the Photographer’s Forum Magazine 29th Annual Spring Photography Contest.

Her photographs have been shown in New Orleans Photo Alliance– New Orleans LA, Center for Fine Art Photography- Fort Collins CO, 1650 Gallery– Los Angeles CA, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center-Ft, Myers FL and A. Smith Gallery-Johnson City TX, Sirani Gallery – Pittsburgh PA. Her images have been shown at Pittsburgh’s Silver Eye Center of Photography in The Looking Glass Exhibition and Self Portrait Silver Eye at 30 shows.

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Pittsburgh Photographer, Ruth E. Hendricks, upcoming solo show- People at Work; Primarily Pittsburgh will be shown the month of July at Panza Gallery, 115 Sedgwick Street, Millvale PA 15209

The Opening Reception is Saturday July 7, 2018 from 6-9 PM and Closing Reception is Saturday July 28, 2018 6-9 PM. In addition, the 60 portraits of People at Work can be viewed during Panza Gallery’s regular gallery hours W-Th-F 10-5 and Sat 10-3

Contact info: rutheh(at)gmail(dot)(com), https://rutheh.com/

June 15, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: art, art show, artist, careers, Chimney Sweeps, KDKA cameraman, mail carrier, Millvale PA, occupations, Panza Gallery, people at work, photography, photography show, Ritter's, USPS 30 Comments

Grant Bar Millvale Chocolate Cream Pie

Grant Bar Millvale Chocolate Cream Pie.

Trying again for a Six Word Saturday Post.

Photographed a week ago when Steve and I drove across the Allegheny River for dinner.

June 8, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Six Word SaturdayTags: #SixWordSaturday, chocolate, chocolate cream pie, dessert, Grant Bar, Millvale PA, photography, pie, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Six Word Saturday 4 Comments

PHYSIQUE/Construction of the Human Form

Knitting Hands

Genoeffa’s Knitting Hands

(One of my two photographs that was selected to be part of the show)

Pittsburgh Society of Artists PHYSIQUE/ Construction of the Human Form.

Opens June 9th and runs till June 29th, 2018. Panza Gallery

Opening Reception Saturday June 9 6-8 PM

June 7, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: art, art gallery, art show, hands, human form, knitting, knitting hands, Millvale PA, Panza Gallery, photography, PHYSIQUE, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 10 Comments

Millvale Welcomes McWalker Yarns

Millvale welcomes McWalker Yarns A wonderful new LYS (Local Yarn Store) Opening Day tomorrow, Saturday April 21st at 9:30. I had the pleasure of photographing the owner, Amy Walker McCall today. How nice she made time to give me a tour when she was super busy, readying the store for opening tomorrow. 303 Grant Avenue is just across the street from the gas station. Tuesday and Wednesday the store will be CLOSED but open every other day of the week with the tagline “Yarns at a variety of price points with hours for working crafters.”

Stitch Party Yarn dyed locally in Millvale.

Three Pittsburgh area LYS have closed in recent months and what a loss to our community. How fortunate that Amy created a business plan and put in a lot of preparation and hard work to make her creative vision a reality. Millvale is a happening place, you’ve read many posts of mine before featuring all it has to offer. And it is just over the Allegheny River, not a long ride at all.

The store is laid out by the weight of the yarn which is so helpful when you are trying to find just the right yarn for a project you are dream knitting in your mind.

Need help finding something specific? Check out this thorough colored labeling system.

A basketful of possibility

These O- wool yarns are organic “yarn that is environmentally responsible, affordable, and made locally in Philadelphia and the USA.”

Allergic to wool? Lots of alternatives to choose from. Here is some soft cotton with a hint of nylon in it Check out the Cumulus below

Be sure to see and feel the variety of Swans Island Yarn from Maine. The Bicycle Hat is a bit blurred but if you know a cyclist, I know they’d love you to knit them the hat!

Ceramic Yarn Bowls

Gradient Cakes

Good Water & Co Project Bags

Knitting Needles

Looks like an inviting couch and chair to sit and knit a bit! Wishing you all the best, Amy, as you launch your wonderful McWalker Yarns store tomorrow!

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #knitting, #MillvalePA, #Pittsburgh Photography, #PittsburghKnitting, #yarnstore, handdyed yarn, knitting, Local Yarn Store, LYS, McWalker Yarns, Millvale PA, mohair, organic fibers, silk yarn, yarn, yarn and fiber 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

April 17, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #wordlesswednesday, decorations, holiday, home, Millvale PA, neighborhood, photography, postaday, seasons, wreath, Yard Art 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

(Well some necessary words to give credit to the artist and creator )

“The metal bike racks were designed by Millvale-based graphic designer Tom Walker and built by Geoff Blanchard of Red Star Ironworks, also in the borough. The circular design shows open books of shrinking size nested inside each other.”

March 8, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Uncategorized, Wordless WednesdayTags: bicycle, Bike, bike rack, Millvale PA, photography, postaday 11 Comments

Groundhog Day Compendium

Through the years on the blog.Happy Groundhog’s Day.

Groundhog’s Day first celebration in Punxsutawney was in 1886.

Snippets from previous Groundhog’s Day Posts. If you want more pics or details, click on underlined links.

Let’s see if there is a clear day with a shadow or an early Spring for 2017.

History of Groundhog’s Day– from Stormfax

“If Candlemas Day is bright and clear,
There’ll be two winters in the year.”

Groundhog Day Filmed in Woodstock Illinois

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Punxsutawney Phil Declares 6 More Weeks of Winter

Shout out to Kyle Kline on the bass

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And yes we were there Me. Laura and my sister Mary

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Groundhog Sports Black and Gold Beads

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Flat Ruthie and the Groundhog

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Michael on left and Jack on the right with Baby Groundhog (a family puppet)

Groundhog’s Eve Sunset

Groundhog BrewSkumps Groundhog

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Groundhog Day Movie Capture Pittsburgh SkylineThe Pittsburgh Skyline before all the neon signs on the buildings

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February 1, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #GroundhogDay, blogging, family, Grant Bar, groundhog, Groundhog Day, holiday, Millvale PA, movie, photography, postaday, prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, puppet, weather, Woodstock Illinois 10 Comments

Tupelo Honey Teas Cafe in Millvale

Tupelo Honey Teas

They’ve been open since Halloween. Today was my first visit.

You know how I zip across the Allegheny River to get my framing done at Panza Gallery, sip a brew and eat a dinner special at Grant Bar or load up on Brioche and macarons at Jean-Marc Chatteliers Bakery?

Millvale PA posts frequent the blog.

This afternoon I stopped in the Tupelo Honey Teas Cafe and had a delicious ginger tea.

There’s a monthly calendar of activities and events-

January 19th it’s Third Thursday Theater- Steel City Shakespeare- Edgar Allen Poe 7-9 ,

Knitting on Tuesdays at 6:30-9

Book Club(s) local author and mystery,

Brunch and Bluegrass (Devin Moses) on Jan 29th 10-2

There is a connecting door to the Community Library

Good things to eat

January 11, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #MillvalePA, book club, knitting, Library, Millvale PA, postaday, tea, tea cafe, Tupelo Honey Teas Cafe 16 Comments

Free Parking

Spotted by Steve. Saturday night

Grant Avenue- Millvale PA

October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh PhotographyTags: autumn leaf, broken, Broken meter, Free parking, Gingko, gingko leaf, Millvale PA, parking, parking meter, photography, postaday, Saturday Night, sidewalk 8 Comments

Artist’s Choice Show Opening at Panza Gallery

Pittsburgh Society of Artists

Artist’s Choice Show Opening at Panza Gallery in Millvale PA

At Panza Gallery Saturday night. What a crowd!

It’s good to get out. Steve went with me.

I volunteered to photograph the event which was a great way to meet the artists and art appreciators who attended. I am posting just a few now.

Artist Lesla in front of his work and Laura . Turns out I photographed Laura when she worked at Bread and Salt Bakery in Bloomfield and she was on the blog.

Our host Mark Panza