Gallery Hopping

A mother-son duo exhibit together for .
the first time; Jewish community leader
enjoys his premier show.

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er. "Edges — Hard and Soft" runs
through July 1 at the Lawrence Street
Gallery in Pontiac, where each is dis-
playing 12 works completed in com-
fortable studio spaces planned out in
their homes.
The exhibit came about after she
read an article describing the co-op
center and suggested that they submit
he began artistic pro-
their work for jury
jects after her children
consideration. Shortly
were grown; he began
after, the show was
dabbling in art as a teenager.
scheduled.
She holds a bachelor's degree
"I decided to work
in fine arts from Wayne
in black and white
State University; he takes
because I can control
classes at the Birmingham ..
the composition," says
Bloomfield Art Center
Helen Honigman, who
(BBAC). She found her
has shown and sold her
niche in mixed media, creat-
Detail of painting
work
through the rental
by Robert Honigman.
ing black and white abstrac-
gallery at the Detroit
"The
human
face
and
tions; he gravitated to colorful
Institute of Arts, where
figure fascinate me,"
acrylics, creating figure stud-
she
has been a volunteer.
says the artist, who
ies, portraits and semi-
"My
main purpose is
painted many of his
abstract images.
to do good work and
nudes
from
live
They are mother and son
enjoy myself. In art, you
— Helen Honigman, 87, and models that posed
don't have to follow any
at
the
Birmingham
Robert Honigman, 61 — and
rules. I love the abstract,
Bloomfield
Art
Center.
the two art enthusiasts are
and I don't paint flowers
having- their first show togeth-
or pretty pictures."

SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News

Celebrating 15 Years
of Service & Friendship

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enjoy the opening of
their joint exhibit at
Pontiacs Lawrence
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