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studies, they may not look like that
at the end. I work from my subcon-
scious and let everything evolve. I'm
not interested in strict reality. I want
the work to go forth in a different
way.
Soberman designs in a different way
using photos, adding paint and fabric.
"I go from a sharp photographic
image to a muted, watercolor
image," explains Soberman, whose
Intimate Coversation takes big strides
away from very real pictures of
women's feet. "My work now is
not an easy sell. I know I could
do things to make it easier, but
as an artist, I have an obligation
to be true to myself. I feel my
integrity is on the line."
Soberman, self-taught, works
with black and white photography
to emphasize content without color
distractions. She earned her bache-
lor's degree in history and was
admitted to graduate school based
on her portfolio.
"There's something about shap-
ing my world through a lens and
stopping time, freezing motion and
altering reality that excites me,"
says Soberman, who teaches at
Wayne State University and the
Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Center. "It's about a point of view,
a perspective on the world.
"I'm very excited that we came
together for this exhibit and are
making it happen. I hope that
other artists will look at this and say
they can do it."
Stephanie Zack considers her color
photography narrative and is showing
it for the first time. As she explores
this medium, Zack still keeps up with
her furniture and paper projects.
"A Tiny Tears doll I had as a child
was found some time ago by my
mother, and I've been photographing
it for four years," says Zack, a master's
degree candidate at the Cranbrook
Academy of Art. "I take it with me,
and it's almost like a witness to my
life. It's kind of macabre because she's
naked and has sunken eyes and miss-
ing hair. It's also humorous to see a
doll doing human things on a beach
or a cruise ship."
Zack believes it's important to
involve children with art and has sent
invitations for the upcoming show to
former students and children whose
parents are her friends.
"I hope people will come to lec-
tures and find out about artistic
thought processes, the actual making
of a work and what it's like in a stu-
dio," says Zack, whose paper designs

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"I'm very excited
that we came
together for this
exhibit and are
making it happen.
I hope that other
artists will look at
this and say they
can do it."

The Detroit Area Artists
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Thursday, Nov. 2-4, in the
Mid-America Room at the
north entrance of the Michigan
Design Center, 1700 Stutz
Drive, Troy. The opening
reception runs 5-8 p.m. on
Tuesday, and hours are 10 a.m.-
4 p.m. on Wednesday and
Thursday. There is no admis-
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