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Page 16, PHOENIX, May 16, 1974W h a t %u2019s in S t o r e .Porcelli Stained GlassBY EILEEN BLAIRA visit to the studio ofErnest Parcel I i is like a tour ofa kaleidoscope. Stained glasspanels and three dimensionalsculptures hang in the windows of the second storystudio on 7th Avenue filteringgenerous expanses of sunlightthrough their multicolor components.Parcel I i, a Slope resident,opened the studio in July 1973initially as a workshop with anarea for retail sales. Of late,Parcel!i %u2019s shop is also aclassroom in which he offerssmall six week courses instained glass cutlery, leadingand design. %u201c Technique isemphasized,%u201d said Parcelli,. %u201c because design is a verypersonal thing that comesfrom inside an individual.%u201dStained glass is a beautifulmedium for self expression,like painting, he believes.%u201c It was overwhelming.%u201dThat was Parcel I i%u2019s reaction tothe first stained glass class hetook at the New School. Underthe guidance of Jack Duvalwho designed the VaticanPavilion for New Y o rk%u2019sWorld%u2019s Fair, Parcelli continued to pursue what wasinitially merely a curiosity.Back from Vietnam with aPurple Heart and a deadlydisinterest in pursuing thecareer he had as a commercialphotographer, Parcelli foundstained blass making to beexactly what he wanted.His work in both abstractand traditional, drawing fromcourses he took at the Schoolof Visual Arts in color andgraphics. Stylized spiderweband floral motif panels areespecially popular with hisclients. Recently completedwas a panel with a 7%u201d rose inthe center, formed from 28hand cut pieces of opalescentglass. Parcelli%u2019s most intricatework to date was a sign madeup of 280 pieces of glass,individually leaded. %u201c Pieceslike these make it evident howimportant structure is to design,%u201d explains Parcelli, whoworks up detailed schematicdrawings before beginningany work-from an ashtray to athree-dimensional panel.Using imported glass, Parcelli%u2019s work investigates relationships between light andcolor, opacity and translucence. His approach is amodernist one and little ofwhat he produces is reminiscent of Gothic Churches.Oranges and greens as well asmore traditional blues andreds and swirled opaque glassin purples and grays areemployed in his boxes, lampshades, panels, mirrors andsigns. Parcelli%u2019s glass is atonce decorative, architecturaland art.Ernest Parcelli%u2019s Studio, at125 7th Avenue near CarrollSt., is open to the public. Hiscourse of six four-hour classescosts $90, with all materialsincluded except glass cutter.Cal! 857-6888 for additionalinformation.Monaghan Saves City$; Announces CandidacyCharles Monaghan, Democratic' district leader in Park Slope's 51st Assembly District, revealed this week that an initiative on his part had resulted in savings of $600,000 a year for New York City.The $600,000 saving resulted from information supplied by two of his constitutents -- Bill Jesinkey and Jane Stern of Park Slope -- that cumbersome Family Court procedures were slowing the flow of money to handicapped children under section 232 of the state%u2019s Family Court Act.The city%u2019s Corporation Counselwas routinely opposing the dispersal of all such monies %u2014 despite the fact that only two requests had ever been denied in hundreds of cases that came before the court. The procedure was also draining considerable time away from the Legal Aid Society, which was often enlisted to litigate for the requests.Monaghan brought the matter to the attention of Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin, who called all the participants together. The result was an agreement to handle the matter administratively, rather than as a court action.The Comptroller%u2019s office said that at a rough estimate at least $600,000 a year - perhaps more - would be saved by the move. In addition, families of handicapped children will receive payments for special education more quickly.Monaghan has also announced he will be a candidate for reelection to his Democratic post. Among the other accomplishments cited by Monaghan in his declaration: the establishment of the first citizen's independent judicial screening panel in the history of Kings County; participation in a suit that broke the discriminatory girls-only barrier at Hunter College High School; the filing of a suit against metropolitan-area oil companies that could result in reductions in home heating-oil prices.%u201c 1 was elected by the Democratic voters of the 51st Assembly District to be an independent, anti-machine district leader,%u2019%u2019 Monaghan said, \voters. %u2019 %u2019In his statem ent, Monaghan attacked what he called the \centralized structure of the Democratic party in Kings County. A million Brooklyn Democrats are represented by a mere 43 people on the state committee and county executive committee.%u201dMonaghan suggested the offices of state committee and district leader should be elected separately, as in the rest of New York City.Monaghan, who lives at 534 Third Street with his wife and three children, was born and raised in Brooklyn and attended St. Augustine%u2019s High School in Park Slope.Buyers Guide to Brown stones OutThe Brownstone Revival Committee announces that it has just published an updated, enlarged edition of its %u201c Home Buyers Guide to New' York City Brownstone Neighborhoods%u201d which is now available by mail.Copies are available to members of the Committee for $1, and new members ($5 annual dues) get their copy free. 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For information, NE 8-4552.Cabaret at Michel%u2019s, 346 Flatbush Avenue, ParkSlope.C a b a r e t a t M ic h e l%u2019sOtDH'T frfcT T o 1 THIS JT K f n v i s i t MR. 50U V LA KIi 47 AAo MTAG-uc St.- t k t i h A t i u X %u2022Thevery famous restaurantin Rm fllfjimIn 1879 Brooklyn was a separate city and we began a New York dining tradition. The distinction of the food, the unhurried service and the elegant atmosphere attracted patrons from far and wide. Now we are a Landmark, a nostalgic example of a golden era in New York's history. Today, as in the past, our patrons arrive with anticipation and leave warm and happy. It%u2019s our claim to fame.Brooklyn's Landmark Seafood and Steak House (Est 1879)G a g e T o l l n e rj / c Fulton Street (nr. Boro hall) 8 /S -b l81. Lunch and Dinner except Sunday Amex & Diners.