TARKAY ROY FAIRCHILD ERTE DAVID SCHLUSS • Leaders Gallery & Framing Animation Station 550 FOREST AVE. PLYMOUTH (313) 455-0190 The Animation Station is Warn- er Bros.'s newest Authorized Gallery. Take a ride to the Anima- tion Station to re-live a portion of your childhood. We feature the finest in animation, limited edition pewter sculptures and collectible figurines. If it is cartoon related...it's at the Animation Station. Your One- Stop Cartoon Collectible Shop. Artistic Expressions... Custom Florals by Patricia SOUTH ADAMS SQUARE 725 S. ADAMS BIRMINGHAM (810) 644-8349 Spring and the feeling created by Artistic Expressions are syn- onymous. Flowers are the heart of what we do. Custom, permanent floral pieces you have to touch to tell. Containers and vases which include all sizes and shapes of stone, brass, silver, ceramic and vintage collectible pieces. Floral artwork, botanicals and mirrors line the walls. Toss pillows, accessories and flowers fill the studio. Stop by and browse. We have expanded our space to meet the needs of our growing clientele. Bring your own loved vase or choose one of ours; it's up to you. Home consultations are avail- able at no charge to determine the size, placement and color of your new piece. Come by and see what's bloom- ing! Atrium Gallery 109 N. CENTER DOWNTOWN NORTHVILLE (810) 349-4131 Featuring watercolors and mixed media by Southfield artist Marilyn Blinder and Farmington Hills artist Jeanne Ozment. Both women have received numerous awards and show work that is a definite en- hancement to most home settings. The show continues through Au- gust. Hours: M-TH 10-6, FRI 10-7, SA 10-5, SUN 12-4. LISTINGS page 52 NVG31 HON Vd The Jewish legend implies that the artist is God-directed and di- vinely inspired, that the creative Spirit of God guides and works through the artists. He or she is the conscious agent of God's de- sign, recreating God's work by la- boring in His shadow. What a magnificent tribute to the artist and a fine retort to those who still claim that Jewish tradition denies the realm of aes- thetics and lacks artists' sensi- tivity and receptivity. ❑ FULL SERVICE GALLERY Offering a large selection of: • Sculpture • Original Paintings • Limited Edition Lithographs, Serigraphs and Etchings • Hand Blown Glass • Collectables. 0 I z I O ONI ZZ Vd ST1EIVHO unchanging phenomenon throughout Jewish history and have failed to see within the Bible itself (as in later Jewish tradition) that varying attitudes are con- stantly expressed toward images. As a matter of fact, God Him- self is conceived of as an artist who, like a sculptor, creates the first human being out of clay (Genesis 2:7), and it is Job (8:14) who reminds God "Your hands shaped and fashioned me from clay." Such an idea is not out of keeping with the Bible's Western Asian background, where build- ings and works of art of clay, the major raw material at hand, fre- quently were created by archi- tects and artists. Furthermore, the same Book of Exodus that carries the pro- scription against images offers a sublime description of the "desert" artist, Bezalel, employed to build the Tabernacle in the wilderness. His skills are more highly praised than that of any other craftsman in the Bible or, for that matter, in any extant an- cient Western Asian text. In Exodus 31:3-5, Bezalel is represented as endowed with "a divine spirit of skill, ability and knowledge in every kind of craft: to make designs for work in gold, silver and copper, to cut stones for setting and to carve wood — to work in every kind of craft." That the Bible did not unilat- erally condemn images is clear also from the description of the building of Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem with its "graven" im- ages of oxen and cherubim. The coppersmith Hiram of Tyre, who was engaged in Solomon's Tem- ple project, always was en- dowed with "skill, ability and knowledge" (I Kings 7:14). Most revealing within Jewish tradition is the legend recount- ing the great difficulty Moses had constructing the seven-branched lamp stand (Menorah) for the Tabernacle. Moses ascended Mt. Sinai several times to obtain in- structions from God, each time forgetting them when he de- scended the mountain. Finally, God in exasperation told him, " to Bezalel. He will make it!" When Bezalel had no difficulty creating it, Moses cried out in amazement, 'To me it was shown repeatedly, yet I could not prop- erly grasp it, but you without having it shown to you by God could fashion it with your artis- tic skill. Truly you deserve the name Bezalel, for you acted as if you were standing in the shad- ow of God (bezel-El) while he was showing me the construction of the lamp stand" (Numbers Rab- bah 15:10). Rupert of Deutz, a 12th-cen- tury Christian theologian, echoes Moses' sentiments, claiming that artists like Bezalel are the Lord's shadow and "their talents are not their own, but bestowed on them by their Creator." CHALEFF "Leading in today's art world" DAVID SCHLUSS "LOVE STORY" z r 25% OFF 0 FRAMING Over 2.000 Frames to Choose From... Specialty Museum Mounting... Certified Framing De s igners • LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE (/) CC L Not Valid With Any Other ... Offerj LIJ 33216 W. 14 Mile Road (at Faimington Rd.) In Simsbury Plaza West Bloomfield (810) 539-0262 TAKE HOME TODAY INTEREST— FREE FINANCING . Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-7, Sunday 12-5, Other Hours by Appointment • JAING • THOMAS MCKNIGHT The Comparison Shopper buys at HARPER Furniture 916 N. 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