Eye For Art
Birmingham Temple presents is
29th annual juried art fair.
D
SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News
ebby Isaacs signed up for a
class with her son and
wound up with a career.
It all happened three
years ago, after her son, Daniel
Feldman, now 15, announced he
wanted to study glass-making. She
agreed to drive him to a special pro-
gram at the University of Michigan-
Dearborn and decided to become a
student herself as long as she was there
anyway. He moved on to welding, and
she began making jewelry.
Using glass rods from Italy, Isaacs
creates her own beads with a huge
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exhibits at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
An opening night reception features
pianist Marion Mansfield and includes
hors d'oeuvres, wine and cheese.
Harpest Diane Kimball entertains
throughout the rest of the show, when
lunch and snacks are on sale.
"I like making jewelry because I can
move from an idea to carrying the
entire process out by myself," says
Isaacs, 46, who has worked as a special
education teacher and is a member of
Adat Shalom Synagogue. "All my
pieces are bright and happy."
Using the name DIF (Debbie Isaacs
Feldman) Designs, the artist also sells
her work at Jacobson's, Ilona and
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Right: This ceramic tea set is by
Daniel Gore, one of 108 artists
featured at this year's show.
array of colors. Some come together as
necklaces, while others are turned into
earrings and bracelets. Many pieces are
designed to be part of matching sets.
"Glass has always been a passion in
my life," says Isaacs, who will show
her work at the 29th annual
Birmingham Temple Juried Art Show,
which runs Nov. 9-11. "I like the
brightness as it reflects light."
Working in her home studio, Isaacs
is one of 108 artists preparing for the
fair that is set up like a gallery by tem-
ple members.
"I think we have a dynamic lineup
with artists showing clay, drawings,
paintings, fiber, glass, photography,
sculpture and wood," says Toby Kiritsis,
chairperson. "We reach out to artists
through our Web site and scout poten-
tial exhibitors at various art fairs."
All the work has been juried by Ann
Kuffler of Ariana Gallery in Royal Oak
along with Nancy Jones and Linda
Gallery in West Bloomfield and local
art fairs. She processes the glass beads
so they won't break and combines
them with various forms of silver and
other types of beads found through
international markets.
"I can do combinations of all kinds
of unusual materials," says the artist,
who is married to dentist Jamie
Feldman and has two other children,
Benjamin, 13, and Allison, 10. ❑
The 29th annual Birmingham
Temple Juried Art Fair will be
held at the temple, 28611 W. 12
Mile, Farmington Hills. An open-
ing night reception runs 7-10:30
p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, and has a
ticket price of $15. Show hours
are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 10-11, when admis-
sion is free. (248) 477-1410.
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