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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1991
Ceramic Works
At Swidler Gallery
Arts Guild Sale
In Ann Arbor
Swidler Gallery will host
exhibitions of recent gestural
earthenware platters and
vessels by Ann Arbor artist,
Susanne Stephenson and a
series of stoneware teapots,
vases and bowls by John Nee-
ly. The exhibition will run
through May 25.
Susanne Stephenson's re-
cent ceramic work continues
to make color synonymous
with form as clay, decorating
slips and glazes wrap the
vessels' hollow interior. Her
imagery captures the energy
of the artist and records an
impression of land/seascapes
viewed during travels.
Susanne Stephenson, who
will retire this year as pro-
fessor of art, Eastern
Michigan University, studied
at Carnegie Mellon Universi-
ty where she received her
BFA in 1957 and at Cran-
brook Academy of Art taking
her MFA in 1960. In this ex-
hibition, Ms. Stephenson will
include a series of new
twisting bowl-like forms.
John Neely's utilitarian
pottery projects the serenity
of the Japanese aesthetic
while retaining strong
American roots. His wheel-
thrown pots are accented by a
controlled surface of salt and
wood atmospheric firing.
These surfaces are not only
visually enticing, they also of-
fer a tactile surface not often
associated with contemporary
American pottery.
John Neely, associate pro-
fessor, University of Utah,
studied at New York State
College of Ceramics at Alfred
University taking his BFA in
1975 and at Ohio State
University receiving his MFA
in 1982.
Swidler Gallery is located
at 308 West Fourth Street in
the Washington Square-Plaza
in downtown Royal Oak.
Gallery hours are Tuesday-
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and
by appointment. For informa-
tion, call Swidler Gallery,
542-4880.
Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild
will hold its annual spring
sale 10 a.m.-4 'p.m. May 11-12
at Matthaei Botanical
Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd.
Items for sale will include
clothing, wall hangings, fiber
sculptures, jewelry, pillows,
rugs, baskets, belts,
placemats, scarves, toys, and
handspun yarns. There will
be demonstrations daily of
weaving, spinning, basket-
making or jewelry creation. A
door prize will be awarded
each day. There is no admis-
sion fee.
For information, call the
sale chair, 429-9205.
Mesa Arts
Jewelry Exhibit
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Representatives of artists
will bring a collection of
museum quality, handmade
American Indian and
Western-style sterling silver
jewelry, including earrings,
bracelets, pins, concha belts,
bolos and belt buckles to
Mesa Arts May 3-4.
The popularity of this
distinctive jewelry continues
to increase. The artists have
added custom cut stones to
their designs, reviving Pueblo
deco and ancient pottery
motifs.
Student Art
On Exhibit
The 65th Annual Student
Exhibition Preview Party and
Sale will be held 6:30-10 p.m.
May 17 at the Center for
Creative Studies.
This multi-media exhibit
will feature over 2000 works
created and crafted by
graduating seniors and cur-
rent degree-seeking students
at the college. It will include
works in graphic design, il-
lustration, art direction, in-
terior design, transportation
design, product design, pain-
ting, printmaking, sculpture,
jewelry, fiber design, cera-
mics, glass and photography.
The exhibit will run
through June 2.
Woods Gallery
Student Exhibit
The Woods Gallery at the
Huntington Woods Library
will host a student exhibit of
book jacket covers designed
by young artists in grades K-8
May 6-30 during regular
library hours.
The Woods Gallery is
located on the lower level of
the Huntington Woods
Library and Cultural Center,
26415 Scotia, Huntington
Woods. Library hours are:
Mori.-Wed. 12-9 p.m.; Thurs.
10-9 p.m.; Fri.-closed; Sat.
10-5 p.m.
Women In Art
Exhibit, Sale
The Women in Art Project
will sponsor "The Committee:
Our Visions," an art exhibi-
tion and sale through May 20
at the Wallace Smith Theater
Gallery Oakland Community
College.
The exhibit will feature
works by Bea Doone, Suzann
Conley, Carlene Lagrou,
Jodie Stein and Eugina
Williams.