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Berkley's new ArtHouse Studios and Gallery will
give exposure to talented local artists.

transform the interior by applying lay-
ers
of cream-colored paint to walls
Special to the Jewish News
that had been orange and turquoise.
"I'm glad we'll have the chance to
atercolorist Paula Zaks
give recognition to some very talented
recently opened her
local artists," says Shawn Stearn, an
home for the
engineering sales representative work-
Huntington Woods Art
ing on a degree in architecture. "We
Hop only to find she had opened a
want to keep their work on display for
door to a fresh artistic opportunity.
three or four months."
Shawn Steam, one of three owners of a
Shawn Stearn began his artistry by
consignment art gallery about to set up
doing wedding ketubot for friends, and
shop in Berkley, toured Zaks' home, liked
he moved on to bib-
her abstract and figura-
lical images with text
tive paintings and invited
included. His pieces
her to be part of the first
have been shown at
exhibition at ArtHouse
the West Bloomfield
Studios and Gallery,
Jewish Community
41118 W 12 Mile.
Center and the Novi
"I think the gallery is
Art Show.
a great idea," says Zaks,
The Stearn artists
who will be showing
decided that any sale
four paintings and five
price paid for an
monoprints. "I hope it
individual item
does well because it can
would
bring 60 per-
help many local artists
cent
to
the artist and
by offering them exhib-
40 percent to them.
it space."
Among the Jewish
Zaks, who has shown
artists showing their
her paintings and
works in the first
prints at numerous gal-
leries around the coun- Paula Zaks' figurative watercolor exhibit are Rick
try, teaches art at Akiva will be on display and for sale at Lieder of Berkley,
photography; Ron
and has been part of
ArtHouse Studios and Gallery.
Paysner of Royal
the management team
Oak, lithographs;
at Sybaris Gallery in
and Renee Simlak of
Royal Oak. She will
West Bloomfield, jewelry.
join some 20 artists whose works will
"When we select art for the gallery,
fill the Berkley display space starting
Shawn and I decide whether it can sell
Friday, Nov. 24, with an array that
and whether it fits in well with the
includes acrylic paintings, jewelry,
other items on display," says Terri
glassware, ceramics and photography.
Stearn, who earned a bachelor of fine
"This arrangement represents what
arts degree from Eastern Michigan
I've always wanted to do," says Terri
University. "We'd like to turn our cor-
Stearn, whose current focus is refinish-
ner of Berkley into a little Soho."
ing antique jewelry boxes and whose
business experience includes employ-
ment at Galerie Blu, now in Pontiac.
The idea for ArtHouse came after
ArtHouse Studios and Gallery
Stearn and her brother-in-law Shawn
opens its doors noon Friday,
Stearn, a text artist, decided to share
Nov. 24, at 41118 W. 12 Mile,
studio space outside their homes. They
Berkley. The gallery stays open
were joined by Miles Stearn (Shawn's
until 5 p.m. and reopens 7-10
brother and Terri's brother-in-law), a
p.m. for a reception with the
ceramic artist who works at Pewabic
artists. Regular gallery hours ten-
Pottery.
tatively have been set for 10
The building they found had
a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays
enough room to rent out studios to
and Saturdays. (248) 336 9990.
others and to show lots of work, and a
team of family and friends helped

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