FINE ARTS IN THE STEAM OF THINGS... ...PRICES ARE licatig6 gite AT 14( Full Figured Fashion STARTING NOW SAVE 20-50% ON ALL SUMMER FASHIONS NEW HOURS : 1 0 - 6 M W - Th & Fri Saturday 1 0 - 7 1 0 - 5 107 W. Third St. • Royal Oak 542-4747 Previous soles & loyowoys excluded • All soles find • No loyowoys Sculptor Jerry Soble puts some finishing touches on his piece entitled, "Control 3." Communally Active Jerry Soble Concentrates On Sculpture JUDY MARX Special to The Jewish News W , hen sculptor Jerry Soble looks at his own image, what he hopes to see is "a guardian of our heritage." "We're none of us, 'self- made' men or women," he in- sists. "Certainly, 'self-made' individuals have had to app- ly themselves, but the educa- tional, cultural and moral systems were already in place for them, and all they did was take advantage of what was there." Soble feels that we've all "taken from the community" and, therefore, must feel the responsibility of "paying back." "I promised myself years ago that I would do whatever I could — monetarily and physically — to justify my ex- istence. It's a debt I take very seriously." A native Detroiter, Soble in- herited a family tradition of commitment to the communi- ty, which, as a youngster, he observed in his parents, Goldie and Harold. A graduate of Central High School and the Detroit In- stitute of Technology, young Soble was interested in art from his earliest years. Yet, he chose to follow in his dad's footsteps and become a phar- macist, and "I'm not sorry." The family pharmacies and construction business "have afforded me a very good life," Soble admits. "In my 30s I strove to develop into the type of artist I wanted to be for the rest of my life, and now that I am in a position where I function in a supervisory capacity in my business, I have the luxury of devoting much of my time to art. It's something I've worked towards all my life." Soble likes his art to repre- sent themes and sees some of his favorite pieces as allegories. "I'm a pro- feminist," a message which is clearly evident in a sculpture behind his home, a large bronze which he calls "Avdoot (Bondage)." "My wife, Marilyn, is the best thing that ever happen- ed to me," Soble says in no uncertain terms. The pair met in Charlevoix in 1948, and Soble, who admits to be- ing an incurable romantic, says that "it was love at first sight." He calls Marilyn a "very talented artist in her own right." Once a painter and a sculptor, "Marilyn has always made sure that our children — and now our grandchildren — have been exposed to the arts." Michele, their oldest, lives in Seattle. Mitchel has an arts and carfts gallery in New York City. Melissa, a senior at University of Michigan — Dearborn, will be going into law, and Marc is an attorney in Detroit. Grandparents of Erin and Kati, the Sobles have become familiar figures at Detroit Country Day School, after 10-year-old Erin first announced to her classmates last year that her grandpa should come to her art class since he was a sculptor. "We sculpted heads, and I taught them how to create the figures, how to measure and get proper dimensions, but I also emphasized something that was taught to me many, many years ago, and that is "you have to look to see," Soble explained. "We all look, but you have to learn how to see. Some of these kids were so talented. I think I got more out of it than they did." Soble said he believes that "we are living in a time of art awareness," and through television, museums and galleries, many children are being exposed to the world of art at young ages. "But at the same time, because of the fiscal crunch, we know that in the inner cities they're taking away fine arts programs. If these youngsters were depriv- ed of baseball or football, Gallery Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10.5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment MESA ARTS CONTEMPORARY SOUTHWESTERN ART • PAINTINGS • POTTERY • JEWELRY • FOLK ART • FURNITURE ,-tvaaN ,1 ZUNI POT 32800 Franklin Rd., Franklin, Ml (313) 851.9949 LEARNING DISABILITIES CLINIC • Private Tutoring • Evaluation • Therapy LYNNE MASTER, M.Ed Director 545-6677 433-3323 25201 Coolidge, Oak Park • 4036 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills -FENBY-SITIN 553.9966 Jerry Fenby Sunset Boulevard Mirage The Tim Hewitt Band Breezin Loving Cup Krosswinds Talent Agency Rare Blend Classix Seasons Sound Impressions Sterling Perfect Blend After Hours Donna Marie and Motion Higher Ground Fenby-Carr Shelby Lee George Benson Jazz DJs including ERIC HARRIS THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 67