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Grant Silverstein
Mansfield, Penn.
Ann Arbor Street Fair
Etchings

Kay Yourist
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair
Pottery

Mythological themes are found
throughout Grant Silverstein's etch-
ings, which show a form of printmak-
ing that dates back ro the Renaissance.
Silverstein thinks of his works as time-
less subjects that have a current psy-
chological basis. In his new collection,
he depicts the muses, each associated
with one of the arts or sciences.
"Together, they represent humanity's
intellectual aspirations," the artist says.
He also has created etchings of a more
personal nature, including one of his
father in a game of solitaire. Last year,
he showed his etchings with the State
Street group.

For 20 years, Kay Yourist has been
showing stonework at the Ann Arbor
fair. Although she constructs classic
forms, she believes they also have a
contemporary quality. For example, an
Etruscan-looking bowl, with a pedestal
and phalange on the lip, becomes
modern with the color of the glaze —
turquoise, deep blue or purple. All her
pieces are functional as well as decora-
tive, and she will do commission work
for fair visitors who want pottery that
can complement what they already
have.

Shellie Bender
Lawrence, Kan.
Ann Arbor Street Fair
Jewelry

When Shellie Bender designs jewelry
made of sterling silver, 18 karat gold and
natural stones, she thinks of body move-
ment. "The wearability is an integral
part of the design process," she says.

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243 WEST MAPLE
DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM

(3 BLOCKS WEST OF WOODWARD)

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7/10
1998

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Howard and Gael Silverblatt use
dental tools to create the miniature
artistic scenes that adorn their jewelry.
He does the goldsmithing, and she
works with cloisonne. Sometimes
there will be a scene from a play, while
other times viewers will find more
realistic depictions. The Silverblatts
have been doing this kind of work
since 1976 and have shown in Ann
Arbor for eight years. Besides appear-
ing on pendants, their miniature
worlds can be part of bracelets. They
also do small triptychs.

Martin Marcus
Mequon, Wis.
State Street Area Art Fair
Ceramics

"COOL CLOTHING"

EVERYTHING
MUST GO:

Howard and Gael Silverblatt
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
Jewelry

Shelli Bender: "Bracelet," 18k gold and
sterling silver with Brazilian agate, jade
and onyx.

"When the body moves, the pieces will
move and form a new comfort loca-
tion." Bender considers her pieces very
architectural, and they are fabricated,
not cast, to appear contemporary with
clean lines. Recently, she has been con-
centrating on bracelets with moving
parts. Although she has done some bar
and bat mitzvah pieces, that is not her
focus now.

Martin Marcus seeks to portray a
mystical, ancient sense of timeless-
ness in his raku pieces. The calligra-
phy utilized is mostly fantasy, with
an occasional appearance of Chinese,
Greek and Hebrew symbols of life
("Char) and luck. "The symbols
look good and feel good," said the
artist, who has shown his work at n
the Jewish centers in St. Louis and
Milwaukee. Marcus likes to work in
Oriental styles, often finishing with
white crackle and gold lusters. His
pieces have a variety of shapes from
genie jars to teapots.

Marvin Cohen
Bethesda, Md.
Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair
Scrimshaw

Marvin Cohen is one of only seven
American artists licensed by the United
States Department of Commerce to
work with scrimshaw, a technique that

