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The Sybaris opening runs 5-7 p.m.
Saturday, June 7, while the Epstein
opening goes noon-3 p.m. Sunday,
June 8, with a lecture and wood-
turning demonstration. Sean Ulmer,
curator of modern and contempo-
rary art at the University of
Michigan Museum of Art, will dis-
cuss "Collecting Wood Art" 7:30
p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the
Epstein gallery.
Among the many wood artists
with varying techniques is one show-
ing his work publicly for the first
time — Allan Nachman.
"I like the beauty of the wood,"

he Bloomfield Hills home
of Joy and Allan Nachman
shows scores of bowls not
intended to hold food, a
hat not intended to be worn and a
podium not intended to prompt a
speaker.
The items — all made of wood —
represent the work of many contem-
porary artists and are strictly on dis-
play for the aesthetic pleasure of the
Nachmans and their guests.
A large portion of the couple's col-
lection will be on view June 8-July
31 at the
Janice
Charach
Epstein
Gallery in
West
Bloomfield,
where the
exhibit
"Turning
Wood Into
Art" also will
include
works held
by other
local collec-
tors • and new
pieces avail-
able for sale.
Running
Allan and Joy Nachman at home in Bloomfield Hills. The couple
almost
have been collecting wood since the 1980s.
simultane-
ously with
says Nachman, a real estate attorney
the West Bloomfield show are two
who has set up a basement studio
exhibits planned by the Sybaris
Gallery in Royal Oak. "Your Turn — and uses varieties of wood from
around the world. "My interest in
Collecting Wood Art" and "Material
the material goes back to my dad,
Interest — Wood Jewelry," featuring
who was a carpenter and had me
internationally known wood artists
assisting him on some jobs.
and jewelers, will be on view June 7-
"When I form the wood, I like to
July 12.
show the symmetry of the. grain. I
As the galleries worked together to
never add color because I consider
arrange companion exhibits, they
that counter to nature."
scheduled special programs to explore
The Nachmans will be showing 42
collecting and artistic approaches
pieces from their wood collection
including woodturning, which
that includes hundreds of original
involves spinning a block of wood on