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Miller, Mendel and Ostrander

Three Realtors Join Burnam Gold

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Three fellow Realtors have joined Burnham Gold Real Estate LLC.

Jane Miller has a life-long passion for the northern Berkshire region. Her family settled here in the late 1800s, making her a fourth-generation resident. Her years as a florist in her own shop in Williamstown helped her develop expertise in sales, and her 30-year career managing her husband's dental practice gave her extensive experience in client service. Her patience and understanding come from raising their two daughters while juggling her career.

Miller is an active member of Congregation Beth Israel and serves on the board of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. She and her husband are members of The Clark Art Institute and are members and avid golfers at Waubeeka Golf Links.

Gary Ostrander, a board-certified Realtor and longtime resident of Berkshire County, was born and raised in Schenectady, N.Y. He attended college in New York and served as controller for Coakley, Pierpan, Dolan & Collins Insurance Agency, Inc. before his retirement in 2009. Most recently he was a sales associate for Tucker Welch Properties.  He brings his financial and marketing skills to Burnham Gold Real Estate.



Gary lives on Hancock Road in South Williamstown with his wife Marie.  They have three children, Gretchen West, Matthew Ostrander and Kara Daoust, and seven grandchildren.

Lisa Mendel is a Berkshire County native and has been an Adams resident for more than 40 years. She earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. She has worked at Mt. Greylock High School for many years.

Recently, Mendel has been purchasing homes and restoring them to rent.  This has become a passion of hers and she can see the potential in houses. In her spare time Lisa enjoys creating and teaching stained glass. She often takes classes to learn different art techniques and mediums. She also enjoys spending time in Maine during the summer.

 


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WCMA: 'Cracking the Code on Numerology'

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) opens a new exhibition, "Cracking the Cosmic Code: Numerology in Medieval Art."
 
The exhibit opened on March 22.
 
According to a press release: 
 
The idea that numbers emanate sacred significance, and connect the past with the future, is prehistoric and global. Rooted in the Babylonian science of astrology, medieval Christian numerology taught that God created a well-ordered universe. Deciphering the universe's numerical patterns would reveal the Creator's grand plan for humanity, including individual fates. 
 
This unquestioned concept deeply pervaded European cultures through centuries. Theologians and lay people alike fervently interpreted the Bible literally and figuratively via number theory, because as King Solomon told God, "Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight" (Wisdom 11:22). 
 
"Cracking the Cosmic Code" explores medieval relationships among numbers, events, and works of art. The medieval and Renaissance art on display in this exhibition from the 5th to 17th centuries—including a 15th-century birth platter by Lippo d'Andrea from Florence; a 14th-century panel fragment with courtly scenes from Palace Curiel de los Ajos, Valladolid, Spain; and a 12th-century wall capital from the Monastery at Moutiers-Saint-Jean—reveal numerical patterns as they relate to architecture, literature, gender, and timekeeping. 
 
"There was no realm of thought that was not influenced by the all-consuming belief that all things were celestially ordered, from human life to stones, herbs, and metals," said WCMA Assistant Curator Elizabeth Sandoval, who curated the exhibition. "As Vincent Foster Hopper expounds, numbers were 'fundamental realities, alive with memories and eloquent with meaning.' These artworks tease out numerical patterns and their multiple possible meanings, in relation to gender, literature, and the celestial sphere. 
 
"The exhibition looks back while moving forward: It relies on the collection's strengths in Western medieval Christianity, but points to the future with goals of acquiring works from the global Middle Ages. It also nods to the history of the gallery as a medieval period room at this pivotal time in WCMA's history before the momentous move to a new building," Sandoval said.
 
Cracking the Cosmic Code runs through Dec. 22.
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