Richard J. Mordecki Artist. I was born in McKeesport,PA in June of 1942. I grew up in a dirty steel town where everyone worked at the steel mills in the area. I always had an interest in art as long as I can remember. I took art classes at a local vocational high school, learned nothing except for what I experimented with on my own. During high school I worked for a local china company doing artwork for ashtrays,glassware,etc. spending hours on end doing gold lettering on birthday,wedding and anniversary dishes. After...more
