dioilas ar f et* CONEY ISLAND Greek and American Cuisine OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 154 S. Woodward, Birmingham (248) 540-8780 Halsted Village (37580 W. 12 Mile Rd.) Farmington Hills (248) 553-2360 6527 Telegraph Rd. Corner of Maple (15 Mile) Bloomfield Township (248) 646-8568 4763 Haggerty Rd. at Pontiac Trail West Wind Village Shopping Center West Bloomfield (248) 669-2295 841 East Big Beaver, Troy (248) 680-0094 SOUTHFIELD SOUVLAKI CONEY ISLAND Nine Mile & Greenfield 15647 West Nine Mile, Southfield (248) 569-5229 ELIZABETH LURIE Elizabeth Lurie is caught up with form as she creates a wide range of functional sculpture — teapots, bowls, cups and vases. Lurie works with porcelain because it lends itself to fine artic- ulation of texture and detail. She lets white dominate so that color does not distract from the shape of each piece. As she gets ready for her sixth summer show in Ann Arbor, the only outdoor show in which she participates, the artist is executing new forms in an extension of her basic style. "I've been working with porcelain for 25 years, and I use sim- ple, organic, delicate lines," says the Farmington Hills artist, whose work regularly appears at the Detroit Artists Market, Sybaris Gallery in Royal Oak and Pewabic Pottery in Detroit. "I look at the art fair as an opportunity to display the full range of what I do." Although Lurie was interested in art since childhood, she turned to a more practical education at the University of Michigan and became a teacher. After she started having a fami- ly, she began taking classes at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association and applied her talents while her children were in school. As her youngsters became more independent, she found more time for her artistry. A recent exhibition at the Janice Charach Epstein Museum/Gallery included a kiddush cup she did with inscriptions from the Torah. Lurie's experiences in Ann Arbor, where she can watch people respond to her work, have led to some changes in her approach. "People commented on how delicate my work seemed, and I began to think of ways to make them feel comfortable about touching it," says Lurie, 58, who has two bowls in the perma- nent collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. "I made heavier pieces and added handles." Elizabeth Lurie: "Vase," porcelain. AL LACHMAN FARMINGTON SOUVLAKI CONEY ISLAND Between 13 & 14 on Orchard Lake Road 30985 Orchard Lake Rd. Farmington Hills (248) 626-9732 Al Lachman considers himself a colorist. Each painting has a totally different color scheme. A Conversation, for example, is done in reds to capture the mood of a ghost town close to the Rocky Mountains. "I'll be showing serigraphs and monoprints," says the Illinois artist about this year's show in Ann Arbor. "Although they are representational, they should not be taken literally. HERCULES FAMILY RESTAURANT 33292 West 12 Mile Farmington Hills (248) 489-9777 Serving whitefish, Iamb shank, pastitsio and mousaka r -• I Receive 1 0°/0 Off Entire Bill I I not to go with any other offer with coupon Expires 7-31-99 I. =II MI MN IOW 7/16 1999 84 Detroit Jewish News ■ I /NM MI Al Lachman: 'A Conversation," serigraph. .1 They have a strong abstract base and are very contemporary" Lachman, who has been employed as a commercial artist and woodworker, has been part of the Ann Arbor summer scene about a dozen times. ."I go to an art fair just about every weekend," says Lachman, 62, whose travels can bring out emotions that translate into his work. When I do something artistical- ly, my inspiration comes from within. It's for myself, and then I sell it." Lachman has traveled throughout the United States, England and France. He hopes to get to Israel. "My idea is to make every piece unique," says the artist, who studied at Syracuse University and who is represented in galleries in Illinois and Wisconsin. "I could paint the same pair of shoes 100 times, and each would be different." Lachman feels a strong attachment to a life-size series he did on the homeless. Although he's had it on gallery display, he keeps the works in his home, where he also has individual pieces from specif- ic segments of his work and paintings that have won awards. "I like the Ann Arbor fair because the audience is very sophisticated and it's run by professionals," Lachman says. "Sometimes, I do work on commission because people will see an item but need it in a different size."