Milton Avery
Charles Burchfield
Alexander Calder
Joseph Cornell
Jean Dubuffet
Philip Guston
Lester Johnson
Alex Katz
Henri Matisse
Joan Miro
Pablo Picasso
Mark di Suvero
Bob Thompson
Tom Wesselmann
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l" isa Slovis plays with dia-
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An avid amateur softball
enthusiast who's run bases on
many diamond-traced fields, Slovis
brings her athletic interests into her
profession as a metalsmith, infusing
Judaica, jewelry and sculptural forms
with movement or the suggestion of
movement.
A menorah can be used for
Chanuka, separated for use as Shabbat
candlesticks or displayed in sections
for other occasions. A necklace has
segments that look like yo-yos.

picked up," says Slovis, whose previ-
ous display at Yaw included salt and
pepper shakers resembling puzzle
pieces that go together. 'Although the
servers don't move, they have to be
used to function.
"By incorporating movement and
function into my pieces, I entice the
participant to interact with them on a
more intimate and tactile level. The
viewer can have fun with the pieces by
touching, playing and manipulating
the arrangement of parts. The utilitari-
an function draws viewers in and not
only allows them, but often forces
them, to interact with [the piece]."
Slovis doesn't think about what
influenced the design of specific pieces

Lisa Slovis incorporates
good design with movement
in pieces that invitee the
viewer to respond to
form and functions

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Slovis, 26, exercised
Bloomfield
both interests while
Hills
growing up in Michigan.
resident
She participated in the
Lisa Slovis
Maccabi games during
times away from school at Country
Day, where she discovered and nur-
tured her artistic talents.
The former Bloomfield Hills res-
ident, who makes her home in San
Diego, will be displaying some newer
pieces throughout June at the Yaw
Gallery in Birmingham, at a month-
long exhibit titled "The Knife, The
Fork, The Spoon." Her jewelry is
available through the Ariana Gallery
in Royal Oak.
"At the Yaw Gallery, I'll be showing
salad servers with curves that make
them very comfortable when they are

as she's working on them but is able to
make some associations when she has c=-;
completed projects. Often, there are
elements of toys and playthings. For
instance, she has realized that a meno-
rah relates to a teeter-totter and that a
necklace reminds her of a rattle.
Slovis' early artistic explorations
were with ceramics as a student at
Country Day. Soon, she got the