"I like trying new things so the work
evolves every year, Finesilver says.
Wood turner Mitch Wolok, repre-
sented by the Arianna Gallery in Royal
Oak, will show more carving and dec-
oration in his return visit. Using rose-
wood, he has designed some bowls to
suggest an opening poppy and others
that are longer and narrower than in
years past.
"This process is the opposite of clay
processes," explain, Wolok, who lived
in Michigan before moving to Florida.
"With clay, the artist adds. With
wood, the artist takes away and gets
only one shot. I use salvaged logs that
have been cut down by storms or peo-
ple."
Marcy Feldman, a Southfield jewel-
ry artist who sells her Heartwear
Designs line to stores around the
country, brings Judaica to
Birmingham as part of her display.
"I will have thick, geometric stars
and chai forms," says the self-taught
designer, whose company has operated
for almost 20 years. "I'll also be show-
ing heart and birth stone pendants for
Mother's Day."
Richard Rothbard, who terms his art
forms "boxology," showcases some
new themes among his designs, which
include Jewish symbols and refer e nces
to Jewish history.
"The work that I do now is much
more complex," says Rothbard, who
operates An American Craftsman
stores in New York and Massachusetts
to offer his own projects and the proj-
ects of other artists.
"Rather than just making interesting
boxes, I've turned the interiors of the
boxes into different themes with
scenes and stories. I've also created a
collection of miniature theme boxes."
Star of David boxes, just like other
boxes in his line, can be customized so
that the interior is a diorama that cap-
tures a person's interests or marks an
important event.
For example, one was made as a
keepsake at the birth of twins. It
included the babies' names, date of
birth, a little Noah's ark and a meno-
rah.
"I have some new music boxes," says
Rothbard, who also has expressed dif-
ferent takes on Noah's Ark — one
with musical instruments and another
with a garden. ❑
The Birmingham Fine Art Festival
runs 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 12-
13, at Shain Park in Birmingham.
(248) 644-0866.
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Mt. Clemens Annual
Art Fair
May 11-12
Downtown Mt. Clemens
(810) 469-8666
East Lansing Art Festival
May 19-20
Downtown East Lansing
(517) 318-6804
Greektown Arts Festival
May 19-21
Streets of Greektown
(877) GREEK-TOWN
Art on the Avenue
June 2-3
Monroe Street, Dearborn
(517) 318-6804
Spring Juried Art Show
June 2-3
Elworthy Park,
Grosse Pointe
(313) 882-4626
Royal Oak
Clay & Glass Show
June 9-10
Downtown Royal Oak
(800) ART-5666
Art on the Pointe
June 9-10
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House,
Grosse Pointe Shores
(313) 884-4222
Livonia Art in the Village
June 9-10
Greenmead Historical
Village, Livonia
(734) 466-2540, Ext. 3
Women of Bloomfield
Art & Craft Show
June 13
First United Methodist
Church, Birmingham
(248) 335-8308
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Hootin' in the Park
June 14, 21, 28, July 4
Village Park, Pinckney
(800) 783-3491
Art in the Park in Plymouth
July 13-15
Kellogg Park
(734) 454-1314
Art & Apples Festival
Sept. 8-9
Rochester Municipal Park
(248) 651-7418
Northville Art in the Sun
June 15-16
Downtown Northville
(248) 349-7640
Ann Arbor Street Art Fairs
July 18-21
City of Ann Arbor
(800) 888-9487
Detroit Festival of the Arts
Sept. 14-16
Detroit's Cultural Center
(313) 577-5088
Strawberry Festival
of Arts & Crafts
June 15-17
Trinity Episcopal Church,
Belleville
(734) 699-3361
Farmington Founders
Festival
July 19-21
Downtown Farmington
(248) 474-3440, Ext. 23
Northville Victorian
Festival
Sept. 14-16
Downtown Northville
(248) 349-7640
Grand Blanc Art Fair
July 28-29
Grand Blanc High School
(810) 694-7374
Wiard's Orchards &
County Fair
Weekends, Sept. 15-Oct. 28
5565 Merritt Road, Ypsilanti
(734) 482-7758
Fine Art at Meadow Brook
June 16-17
Oakland University,
Rochester Hills
(313) 576-5111
Ferndale Art Fair
Aug. 4-5
Downtown Ferndale
(248) 546-2380
West Bloomfield Art
Festival
June 23-24
Henry Ford Medical
Center, Maple Road,
west of Orchard Lake Road
(954) 472-3755
Novi Art Fair
Aug. 4-5
Novi Town Center
(248) 347-3830
Liberty Fest Fine Art
& Fine Craft Show
June 23-24
Heritage Park, Canton
(734) 453-3710
Shelby Township Art Fair
Aug. 11-12
Shelby Township Municipal
Grounds
(810) 731-0300
Art in the Woods
June 30-July 1
Huntington Woods
Lutheran Church
(248) 543-9720
Brighton Art Festival
Aug. 11-12
Downtown Brighton
(810) 227-5086
Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair
July 7-8
Royal Oak Memorial Park
(248) 246-3180
Wyandotte Street Art Fair
July 11-14
Along Biddle between Oak
and Eureka
(734) 324-4506
Arts, Beats & Eats
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Downtown Pontiac
(248) 334-4600
Art on the Green
Sept. 3
Franklin
(248) 594-3093
Art in the Park
Sept. 22-23
Shain Park, Birmingham
(248) 456-8150
Our Town
Oct. 17-20
The Community House,
Birmingham
(248) 644-5832
Ridge Fall Fine Art and
Handmade Wares Show
Oct. 19-20
Pleasant Ridge
Community Center
(248) 398-8107 or
(248) 542-0754.
Sugarloaf Art Fair
Oct. 19-21
Novi Expo Center
(248) 348-5600
Birmingham Temple
Juried Art Show
Nov. 9-11
Birmingham Temple
28611 W. Twelve Mile,
Farmington Hills
(248) 447-1890
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