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Above: "Sea Theory,"
handmade paper over
reinforced concrete.

ceramics in a studio in upstate New
York, is married to painter Ronald
Morosan, whom she met at a summer
study program in Michigan. He peri-
odically exhibits his work at spaces in
Detroit and Birmingham.
"I was raised as a Conservative Jew,
and going to Brandeis gave me the
courage to be an artist,'? Bloom says. "I
believe a liberal arts education, which I
had there, is the best training for an
artist because art is about ideas and
views of the world. It incorporates poet-
ry, art history, politics and spirituality."
Bloom says she always is working.
"I never know where I'll be when I get
an idea," she says. "I stay open to the
world and experiences that make my
heart sing. I write down or make draw-
ings of these experiences, and then I rely
on them when I go into the studio.
"Thousands of those experiences go
into each work of art. Sometimes, I get
60 impressions in a day, and it's part of
a vibrant sense of being alive." C

Miriam Bloom's sculpture will be
shown June 2-July 15 at the Grey
Gallery, on the sixth floor of 1
John R, Detroit. There will be an
opening reception 7-11 p.m.
Saturday, June 2. Gallery hours
are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays
and Saturdays and by appoint-
ment Thursdays and Fridays.
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A building that is more than
100 years old is about to be
the showcase for artwork that
is as contemporary as today.
The Wright Kay Building,
located at Woodward and
John R, has become the
home of the new Grey
Gallery, which opens June 2
with a show featuring the
sculpture of Miriam Bloom
and the mixed-media works
of Matthew Hanna. The
owner is Doris Koosis, a sin-
gle mom who has been work-
ing as a business consultant.
"I decided that I wanted to
bring good quality art at
affordable prices to Detroit,"
Koosis says. "I chose these
two artists for the opening
exhibit because I liked their
work and I think they com-
plement each other."
While Bloom, a former
Detroiter, does whimsical
sculpture, Hanna, an area
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"Grey Gallery will be very
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to display her own projects.
"I'm now working on the
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has been counseled by Rabbi
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Israel and studies Kabbalah
with a private teacher.
The gallery owner, also a
proud soccer mom, soon will
have a special show for her
son's kindergarten class.
Aeneas and his friends will
display their own work in a
special event for children and
their families.

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