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Holiday shopping with style.

6263 Orchard Lake Road • Sugartree Plaza
West Bloomfield, Ml • 248-855-3993

Casual

Gourmet Italian Dining

Try our specialties
such as:

dreidels and even figures dancing the
hora. "I try to make each tile differ-
ent, says Frank who lives in West
Bloomfield.
Art is a second career for Frank
who is a flutist with a music
degree from the University of
Michigan.
In addition to music and
Judaica, her tiles encompass many

the Beverly Hills artist and Pratt
Institute graduate:
Langensiepen enjoys the personal

Ri ht: Martin Lowenbergs mezuzot
of copper, brass or sterling have
intricate designs.

Below: Julie Langensiepens dolls are
graceful and colorful.

Pasta
Pomodoro
Whitefish
Montebello

Wine & Liquor Available

Open Mon-Fri for Lunch & dinner
Saturday & Sunday for Dinner Only

Frequent Travel is Tough...
But now it's less expensive.

The more Andiamo
luggage you
purchase, the
more you save!
Receive a $100
certificate when
your purchase
totals $700.

Julie Langensiepen

Dolls

Certificate valid only on second
purchase, October 31, 1999
through January 2, 2000.
Redeemable through
January 31, 2000.

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6253 ORCHARD LAKE RD. • NORTH OF MAPLE RD.

In Sugar Tree • West Bloomfield
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subjects. She even has an insect series
that was at the Andy Sharkey Gallery
in Royal Oak.
The tiles are available in a three-
inch size for $10 or a four-inch size
for $20.
"They make great teachers' gifts."

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Orchard Lake Rd. • North of Maple
West Bloomfield • Open Sundays Noon-4

When Julie Langensiepen remarked
about the dolls in Andy Sharkey's
Royal Oak gallery, Sharkey suggested
she make them. As an illustrator,
Langensiepen did not have a difficult
transition, and she embarked on a
dual career.
Her long and graceful dolls resem-
ble sculptures and it's not a coinci-
dence. The famous sculptor
Giacometti inspired her.
"I use six fabrics in every doll and
many other interesting textures," says

interaction of her second career: She
often goes to charity events and
donates her dolls. She recently donat-
ed a doll the University of Michigan
Comprehensive Cancer Center bene-
fit.
The dolls even out the odds at t4e
Langensiepen home. Living with a
husband and two sons, Langensiepen
felt outnumbered.

Martin Lowenberg

Metalcraft
As a metal craftsman, Martin
Lowenberg knows precious metals;
but as a Holocaust, survivor he knows
how precious life is. The Southfield
resident first learned metalcrafting in
a German boarding school at age 8.
Unfortunately, he wasn't sent to the
boarding school to enhance his educa-
tion. He went only because he was
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