Michigan for both professional and
personal reasons. His works have been
displayed atHabatat, and her parents,
Marcia and Howard Parven, still live
in the area, as do sister Sharon
McGladdery and brother Alan.
"I was the coordinator of the
Family Camp Program for Tamarack,"
says Carol Hutter, who now owns and
operates her own company in Boston
— The Fun Factor. She provides
interactive entertainment at corporate
summer outings, holiday events and
team-building workshops.
The couple, who met through a
professional matchmaker, make sure
they keep benchmark pieces from his
work to mark the evolution of his
style, which can incorporate other
materials, such as wood.
"I have a defined, distinct style,
and the more I learn about glass, I
learn I don't know as much as I
thought I did," Hutter says. Li

ate safe, practical and efficient work."
Fishman does Judaica on request
— menorahs and candleholders with-
out neon. For bar mitzvah parties, he
has done neon sign-in boards.
"I do conservation work for muse-
urns, including the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Israel," reveals
Fishman, whose mentor was a cantor
who worked with glass to supplement
his income. Now, Fishman has become
a mentor for a student working on
glass ritual objects for sanctuaries.
"A lot of people doodle, which is
similar to what I do with glass because
I'm so fascinated with the material," says
Fishman, who gave himself a present of
his own work, a blown-up drawing
completed by his daughter reproduced
in neon tubing. "I put glass in the fire
and watch it. My concentration gets so
intense that it's almost hypnotic."

ELIZABETH MEARS from page 72

career at a time he felt worn out by the
stage schedule. That was in the late
'80s, when he considered it important
to find work as an apprentice.
Clayman's style involves the interpre-
tation of familiar objects. Although he
infuses each sculpture with the intense
effort involved in casting, grinding and
polishing glass as well as the fabrication
and casting of other materials, the work
often appears effortless.
"This requires a lot of hard work,
and I can't remember sitting in a cafe
wearing a beret," Clayman jokes.
As Clayman looks back on his
interests as a child, sculpting seems to
fall into place. He remembers enjoying
constructing models when he was very
young. His sister became a painter.
"I'm inspired by random thoughts,"
says Clayman, a member of a Reform
temple in Massachusetts. "There's a
subtle use of the play of glass on light,
and I like neutral colors. I'm not
bound by a particular process." ❑

have a large range from sculpted
human faces to functional goblets.
Mears makes two kinds of meno-
rahs. They're either based on Scripture,
such as the story of Jacob's ladder, or
the fun of celebration, such as a piece
that has nine hands all in different
positions, each holding a candle.
"The making of Judaic art has been
a fascinating journey for me," Mears
says. "When I began, I knew very lit-
tle about Judaica, the faith or the cul-
ture. The first menorahs I made were
simply colorful and cheerful.
"As I thought of other designs, how-
ever, I wanted the symbols I used to
have more meaning. I love reading
Hebrew Scripture with its wonderful
stories and visual images so I have used
and interpreted them in my own way
through many of the menorahs I create.
"As I have displayed my work in
craft exhibits, galleries and museums,
I have met wonderful people who
have shared knowledge and ideas.
"I look forward to the continuing
process of reading and research, to the
spiritual nourishment of Scripture
and to the dynamic exchange of ideas
which stimulate my mind." 17

JACOB FISHMAN from page 72

for neon tubes and sculptural vessels,"
Fishman explains. "The lamps are used
for fine art, technical lighting, motion
picture props and commercial neon
signs. I also present lectures and hands-
on workshops pertaining to the art and
science of neon. help other artists cre-

DANIEL CLAYMAN from page 73

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still after bobbing among the waves.
A small segment of Weinberg's
work is devoted to Judaica. Four years
ago, he did menorahs, for the Jewish
Museum of San Francisco, and two
years later, he did a kiddush cup. Last
year, every menorah in his series of 10
was sold- through galleries.
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geometric forms that evoke the natur-
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