Port’s veteran “shop teacher” to debut Art of the Box exhibit

The Island Now

A series of handcrafted, whimsical and artistic jewelry boxes will be the theme of the upcoming Port Washington Library’s newest art exhibit, The Art of the Box, beginning Oct. 2 through 31.

The display will feature 43 designs, including a woman’s corset, a wave with a surfer, a charred box, a large zipper, a box of crayons, an artist’s palette and more.

Ray Seth Ehrlich was first hired in the Port Washington School District in 1974.

He worked as a “shop” teacher at Sousa for years before migrating to Weber Jr. High, where he was tasked by the district as chairman with developing a full-blown technology program for the schools.

A monumental effort, Ehrlich applied his skills to bring the schools into the 21st century, and the course once named “shop” turned into “tech” on thousands of students’ daily class schedules.

For a preview of his work, visit YouTube, Art of the Box.

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