AJ Fisher
@ajf541.bsky.social
UO ‘96 B.A. Fine Arts - Oregon born & raised - Interests: building things, metal fabrication, design, history, writing, sci-fi, humor, equality.
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AJ Fisher
@ajf541.bsky.social
· Nov 7
I’m a metal fabricator by vocation with occasional sculpture sales too.
I studied metal sculpture at University of Oregon with instruction by Paul Buckner, Laura Alpert, Frank Okada & others.
My sub-studies included bronze-casting, figurative studies, drawing, psychology & philosophy.
@goducks
I studied metal sculpture at University of Oregon with instruction by Paul Buckner, Laura Alpert, Frank Okada & others.
My sub-studies included bronze-casting, figurative studies, drawing, psychology & philosophy.
@goducks
It’s being reported that the Reverend Jesse Jackson has passed away.
He visited the University of Oregon in 1993 to encourage voting I believe.
I took these photos as a reporter for Oregon Voice Magazine.
#jessejackson
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He visited the University of Oregon in 1993 to encourage voting I believe.
I took these photos as a reporter for Oregon Voice Magazine.
#jessejackson
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Anyone enjoy Oregon campus photos from the 90’s?
The Reverend Jesse Jackson visited campus and gave a speech on the EMU lawn around 1993.
Here he is exiting Carson Hall before speaking, surrounded by campus reporters & others.
Will repost originals when I find ‘em.
Photos by AJ Fisher
The Reverend Jesse Jackson visited campus and gave a speech on the EMU lawn around 1993.
Here he is exiting Carson Hall before speaking, surrounded by campus reporters & others.
Will repost originals when I find ‘em.
Photos by AJ Fisher
February 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It’s being reported that the Reverend Jesse Jackson has passed away.
He visited the University of Oregon in 1993 to encourage voting I believe.
I took these photos as a reporter for Oregon Voice Magazine.
#jessejackson
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He visited the University of Oregon in 1993 to encourage voting I believe.
I took these photos as a reporter for Oregon Voice Magazine.
#jessejackson
bsky.app/profile/ajf5...
“Thrift Store Gallery”
Anyone recognise this bay or the type of fishing boats?
It can be difficult to date & place tourist art. This looks maybe 1940’s era judging by the frame. Perhaps a WWII era souvenir?
Measures about 10” x 16”. I think it’s oil paint.
Any suggestions on the signature?
Anyone recognise this bay or the type of fishing boats?
It can be difficult to date & place tourist art. This looks maybe 1940’s era judging by the frame. Perhaps a WWII era souvenir?
Measures about 10” x 16”. I think it’s oil paint.
Any suggestions on the signature?
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
“Thrift Store Gallery”
Anyone recognise this bay or the type of fishing boats?
It can be difficult to date & place tourist art. This looks maybe 1940’s era judging by the frame. Perhaps a WWII era souvenir?
Measures about 10” x 16”. I think it’s oil paint.
Any suggestions on the signature?
Anyone recognise this bay or the type of fishing boats?
It can be difficult to date & place tourist art. This looks maybe 1940’s era judging by the frame. Perhaps a WWII era souvenir?
Measures about 10” x 16”. I think it’s oil paint.
Any suggestions on the signature?
“Thrift Store Gallery”
I’ve shopped thrift stores & charity shops for decades looking primarily for vintage furniture & art.
Tourist paintings by “Gill” depict a cable-car turnaround on Powell & Market and the San Francisco Japanese Garden.
Likely painted in the 1950’s.
Measures 15” x 29”
I’ve shopped thrift stores & charity shops for decades looking primarily for vintage furniture & art.
Tourist paintings by “Gill” depict a cable-car turnaround on Powell & Market and the San Francisco Japanese Garden.
Likely painted in the 1950’s.
Measures 15” x 29”
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
“Thrift Store Gallery”
I’ve shopped thrift stores & charity shops for decades looking primarily for vintage furniture & art.
Tourist paintings by “Gill” depict a cable-car turnaround on Powell & Market and the San Francisco Japanese Garden.
Likely painted in the 1950’s.
Measures 15” x 29”
I’ve shopped thrift stores & charity shops for decades looking primarily for vintage furniture & art.
Tourist paintings by “Gill” depict a cable-car turnaround on Powell & Market and the San Francisco Japanese Garden.
Likely painted in the 1950’s.
Measures 15” x 29”
Jack Tripper the cat has discovered he likes sleeping under blankets.
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Jack Tripper the cat has discovered he likes sleeping under blankets.
I’m interested in this mostly for the black & white / “noir” format and also for what I imagine will be a classic Nic Cage performance.
youtu.be/HgMbkitzhEM?...
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“Spider-Noir” – Authentic Black & White Teaser Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
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February 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I’m interested in this mostly for the black & white / “noir” format and also for what I imagine will be a classic Nic Cage performance.
youtu.be/HgMbkitzhEM?...
youtu.be/HgMbkitzhEM?...
It’s raining today.
Felt like a good day to work on a project.
Built this rustic bench this morning with some 5/8” steel rod and a couple sections of recycled Doug Fir or similar.
Measures:
42” long
16” deep
15 1/2” tall
I’m thinking of getting back into building furniture if there’s interest.
Felt like a good day to work on a project.
Built this rustic bench this morning with some 5/8” steel rod and a couple sections of recycled Doug Fir or similar.
Measures:
42” long
16” deep
15 1/2” tall
I’m thinking of getting back into building furniture if there’s interest.
February 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
It’s raining today.
Felt like a good day to work on a project.
Built this rustic bench this morning with some 5/8” steel rod and a couple sections of recycled Doug Fir or similar.
Measures:
42” long
16” deep
15 1/2” tall
I’m thinking of getting back into building furniture if there’s interest.
Felt like a good day to work on a project.
Built this rustic bench this morning with some 5/8” steel rod and a couple sections of recycled Doug Fir or similar.
Measures:
42” long
16” deep
15 1/2” tall
I’m thinking of getting back into building furniture if there’s interest.
Anyone else annoyed & frustrated with all the…
“BUY 3…GET 2 FREE” nonsense?
Like, why can’t I just buy 1 for an affordable price?
I’m seeing a lot of this pricing scheme around. Wondering if it mean grocers are sitting on lots of about-to-expire inventory that’s not moving?
#business
#opinion
“BUY 3…GET 2 FREE” nonsense?
Like, why can’t I just buy 1 for an affordable price?
I’m seeing a lot of this pricing scheme around. Wondering if it mean grocers are sitting on lots of about-to-expire inventory that’s not moving?
#business
#opinion
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I don’t watch this series but I love old world design and my family hails from Yorkshire.
I’d live in a house like this today. Very thoughtful and artistic production design.
youtu.be/Po_7FdibPks?...
I’d live in a house like this today. Very thoughtful and artistic production design.
youtu.be/Po_7FdibPks?...
Inside Heathcliff’s Gothic ‘Wuthering Heights’ Home | Set Tour | Architectural Digest
YouTube video by Architectural Digest
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February 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I don’t watch this series but I love old world design and my family hails from Yorkshire.
I’d live in a house like this today. Very thoughtful and artistic production design.
youtu.be/Po_7FdibPks?...
I’d live in a house like this today. Very thoughtful and artistic production design.
youtu.be/Po_7FdibPks?...
I’ve shared this before.
If you’re a fan of special effects, Superman or spaceships, this deleted, opening scene from Superman Returns (2006) is worth a watch especially on a large screen.
I love how the Krypto-ship is “honest” to the original.
#krypton
#superman
youtu.be/GRV_Mfgv3QU?...
If you’re a fan of special effects, Superman or spaceships, this deleted, opening scene from Superman Returns (2006) is worth a watch especially on a large screen.
I love how the Krypto-ship is “honest” to the original.
#krypton
#superman
youtu.be/GRV_Mfgv3QU?...
Superman Returns - Return To Krypton
YouTube video by Andre Johnston
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I’ve shared this before.
If you’re a fan of special effects, Superman or spaceships, this deleted, opening scene from Superman Returns (2006) is worth a watch especially on a large screen.
I love how the Krypto-ship is “honest” to the original.
#krypton
#superman
youtu.be/GRV_Mfgv3QU?...
If you’re a fan of special effects, Superman or spaceships, this deleted, opening scene from Superman Returns (2006) is worth a watch especially on a large screen.
I love how the Krypto-ship is “honest” to the original.
#krypton
#superman
youtu.be/GRV_Mfgv3QU?...
I’ve watched this documentary a couple of times. If you enjoy either history or documentary filmmaking I encourage you to check this out.
#vanport
youtu.be/gl8dMk0Z0lc?...
#vanport
youtu.be/gl8dMk0Z0lc?...
The flooding of Vanport | full documentary | Oregon Experience
YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I’ve watched this documentary a couple of times. If you enjoy either history or documentary filmmaking I encourage you to check this out.
#vanport
youtu.be/gl8dMk0Z0lc?...
#vanport
youtu.be/gl8dMk0Z0lc?...
In “The Case of the Cheating Chancellor“ Perry Mason visits his former fraternity. In real life, Chi Beta Sigma is a sorority founded in 1946 at Utica College in NY.
The alma mater law school is unnamed and isn’t in Los Angeles.
A “Garden Gate” penant in a dorm suggests “Garden Gate University”.
The alma mater law school is unnamed and isn’t in Los Angeles.
A “Garden Gate” penant in a dorm suggests “Garden Gate University”.
February 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
In “The Case of the Cheating Chancellor“ Perry Mason visits his former fraternity. In real life, Chi Beta Sigma is a sorority founded in 1946 at Utica College in NY.
The alma mater law school is unnamed and isn’t in Los Angeles.
A “Garden Gate” penant in a dorm suggests “Garden Gate University”.
The alma mater law school is unnamed and isn’t in Los Angeles.
A “Garden Gate” penant in a dorm suggests “Garden Gate University”.
Recently, I learned this disc with stamping is likely a World War I dog tag.
“JOHN TOWNSEND U.S.A.
75775”
It’d been in a small box of second-hand, mixed foreign coins I was given 40 plus years ago.
Many men with this name served.
The service number is seemingly 75775.
Would like to return this.
“JOHN TOWNSEND U.S.A.
75775”
It’d been in a small box of second-hand, mixed foreign coins I was given 40 plus years ago.
Many men with this name served.
The service number is seemingly 75775.
Would like to return this.
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Recently, I learned this disc with stamping is likely a World War I dog tag.
“JOHN TOWNSEND U.S.A.
75775”
It’d been in a small box of second-hand, mixed foreign coins I was given 40 plus years ago.
Many men with this name served.
The service number is seemingly 75775.
Would like to return this.
“JOHN TOWNSEND U.S.A.
75775”
It’d been in a small box of second-hand, mixed foreign coins I was given 40 plus years ago.
Many men with this name served.
The service number is seemingly 75775.
Would like to return this.
Yesterday, I found this piece of salt-glazed stoneware or similar in a molehill.
I frequently find bits of glass & small relics from past inhabitation on my small acreage.
Comparing this shard to other ceramics I’d guess the original whatever was 10” to 12” across (assuming it was circular).
I frequently find bits of glass & small relics from past inhabitation on my small acreage.
Comparing this shard to other ceramics I’d guess the original whatever was 10” to 12” across (assuming it was circular).
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Yesterday, I found this piece of salt-glazed stoneware or similar in a molehill.
I frequently find bits of glass & small relics from past inhabitation on my small acreage.
Comparing this shard to other ceramics I’d guess the original whatever was 10” to 12” across (assuming it was circular).
I frequently find bits of glass & small relics from past inhabitation on my small acreage.
Comparing this shard to other ceramics I’d guess the original whatever was 10” to 12” across (assuming it was circular).
I’ve kept goldfish on & off since I was a kid. The earliest fish we had were prizes won at the county fair.
I’ve had the current batch about 20 years. I buy new ones sometimes. I’ve also seen some born naturally in my pond(s).
One of my favourite fish “Sleepy” has red eyes.
Outside but contained!
I’ve had the current batch about 20 years. I buy new ones sometimes. I’ve also seen some born naturally in my pond(s).
One of my favourite fish “Sleepy” has red eyes.
Outside but contained!
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I’ve kept goldfish on & off since I was a kid. The earliest fish we had were prizes won at the county fair.
I’ve had the current batch about 20 years. I buy new ones sometimes. I’ve also seen some born naturally in my pond(s).
One of my favourite fish “Sleepy” has red eyes.
Outside but contained!
I’ve had the current batch about 20 years. I buy new ones sometimes. I’ve also seen some born naturally in my pond(s).
One of my favourite fish “Sleepy” has red eyes.
Outside but contained!
One day hopefully sooner than later I’m going to wake up and play this song and literally dance in the streets.
youtu.be/opRRax4ph3E?...
youtu.be/opRRax4ph3E?...
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by David Bowie
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February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
One day hopefully sooner than later I’m going to wake up and play this song and literally dance in the streets.
youtu.be/opRRax4ph3E?...
youtu.be/opRRax4ph3E?...
Influences & Mentors
Karen Keltz is a writer, blogger & artist. She was also my HS english teacher, drama coach, & instructor for college prep courses.
Many folks have fond memories of English teachers. Written & spoken words are the most powerful tools in existence.
Thank you.
karenkeltz.com
Karen Keltz is a writer, blogger & artist. She was also my HS english teacher, drama coach, & instructor for college prep courses.
Many folks have fond memories of English teachers. Written & spoken words are the most powerful tools in existence.
Thank you.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Influences & Mentors
Karen Keltz is a writer, blogger & artist. She was also my HS english teacher, drama coach, & instructor for college prep courses.
Many folks have fond memories of English teachers. Written & spoken words are the most powerful tools in existence.
Thank you.
karenkeltz.com
Karen Keltz is a writer, blogger & artist. She was also my HS english teacher, drama coach, & instructor for college prep courses.
Many folks have fond memories of English teachers. Written & spoken words are the most powerful tools in existence.
Thank you.
karenkeltz.com
Influences & Mentors
My HS art teacher John Widder taught me a lot just by example. He’s been teaching, creating art across the globe for 35 years.
Once a ceramic pot I was throwing accidentally got dented. I saw it as a loss, but John wisely said “Looks cool! Add more!”
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My HS art teacher John Widder taught me a lot just by example. He’s been teaching, creating art across the globe for 35 years.
Once a ceramic pot I was throwing accidentally got dented. I saw it as a loss, but John wisely said “Looks cool! Add more!”
jwi744.wixsite.com/widder
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February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Influences & Mentors
My HS art teacher John Widder taught me a lot just by example. He’s been teaching, creating art across the globe for 35 years.
Once a ceramic pot I was throwing accidentally got dented. I saw it as a loss, but John wisely said “Looks cool! Add more!”
jwi744.wixsite.com/widder
My HS art teacher John Widder taught me a lot just by example. He’s been teaching, creating art across the globe for 35 years.
Once a ceramic pot I was throwing accidentally got dented. I saw it as a loss, but John wisely said “Looks cool! Add more!”
jwi744.wixsite.com/widder
Influences & Mentors
Don Levi was the faculty/guidance counselor assigned to me when I came to UO in ‘91.
Only met once in that capacity. Took several philosophy & logic classes from him later.
Don taught me to never wait more than 15 mins for someone to show up.
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Don Levi was the faculty/guidance counselor assigned to me when I came to UO in ‘91.
Only met once in that capacity. Took several philosophy & logic classes from him later.
Don taught me to never wait more than 15 mins for someone to show up.
www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Influences & Mentors
Don Levi was the faculty/guidance counselor assigned to me when I came to UO in ‘91.
Only met once in that capacity. Took several philosophy & logic classes from him later.
Don taught me to never wait more than 15 mins for someone to show up.
www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
Don Levi was the faculty/guidance counselor assigned to me when I came to UO in ‘91.
Only met once in that capacity. Took several philosophy & logic classes from him later.
Don taught me to never wait more than 15 mins for someone to show up.
www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
Influences & Mentors
Dora Natella was a University of Oregon faculty member in sculpture the 1995/1996 school year.
I recall taking a special full-day, full-body casting seminar with her.
I took this “in-action” photo of her hard at work beside the bronze foundry one day.
doranatella.com/about
Dora Natella was a University of Oregon faculty member in sculpture the 1995/1996 school year.
I recall taking a special full-day, full-body casting seminar with her.
I took this “in-action” photo of her hard at work beside the bronze foundry one day.
doranatella.com/about
January 31, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Influences & Mentors
Dora Natella was a University of Oregon faculty member in sculpture the 1995/1996 school year.
I recall taking a special full-day, full-body casting seminar with her.
I took this “in-action” photo of her hard at work beside the bronze foundry one day.
doranatella.com/about
Dora Natella was a University of Oregon faculty member in sculpture the 1995/1996 school year.
I recall taking a special full-day, full-body casting seminar with her.
I took this “in-action” photo of her hard at work beside the bronze foundry one day.
doranatella.com/about
Influences & Mentors
Paul Buckner served as instructor for many Figure Studies classes I took at U of O in the ‘90’s.
One of the things I recall Paul saying was that a good sculpture should be interesting from all sides and angles.
Critique day was my fave.
artdesign.uoregon.edu/paul-buckner...
Paul Buckner served as instructor for many Figure Studies classes I took at U of O in the ‘90’s.
One of the things I recall Paul saying was that a good sculpture should be interesting from all sides and angles.
Critique day was my fave.
artdesign.uoregon.edu/paul-buckner...
Paul Buckner remembered as an outstanding teacher and artist
Honored as a man who epitomized the “highest ideal of the word ‘teacher,’ ” Paul Buckner is remembered for his work in stone, metal, and wood and for his legacy of fine arts teaching.Professor Emeritu...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Influences & Mentors
Paul Buckner served as instructor for many Figure Studies classes I took at U of O in the ‘90’s.
One of the things I recall Paul saying was that a good sculpture should be interesting from all sides and angles.
Critique day was my fave.
artdesign.uoregon.edu/paul-buckner...
Paul Buckner served as instructor for many Figure Studies classes I took at U of O in the ‘90’s.
One of the things I recall Paul saying was that a good sculpture should be interesting from all sides and angles.
Critique day was my fave.
artdesign.uoregon.edu/paul-buckner...