,\40Nkf Arts Life OFFERATc GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS! MUST BE PRE - ORDERED CALI FOR DEriuLs Now Serving ecious Cool ( Dli Blenct)eci ice Coffees Let There Be Light I. .atf'es Get ready for Chanukah with show and sale of handmade menorot. Cappuccinos Espresso Specialty Coffees SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News Limited Time! A 00 0 Any Specialty Coffees 1 c 12131103 per customer 6879 Orchard Lake Rd. in the Boardwalk plaza; C EPU; '- - Erneraid Food Services Catering & Banquet Services Since 1988 In association with the ect# 4toy are proud to announce the opening of the new Banquet & Event Center Bar and Bat Mitzvah's Wedding Receptions Bridal & Baby Showers Graduations Corporate Events rtists from near and far will be represented in the third annual menorah exhibit at the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery in the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. "-Festival of Lights: Artists Interpret Chanukah," running Dec. 4-Jan. 29, features unique ritual candleholders for observing the eight-day holiday. Many of the artists, Jewish and non-Jewish, will attend the opening reception sched- uled for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. The exhibit was curated by Janis Wetsman, a longtime gallery owner who helped arrange for 30 artists with diverse styles. "I got a list of artists from Jams and added to that," says Sylvia Nelson, gallery director. "I invited some younger artists to show their work. I also brought in Judaica fiber pieces for a companion exhibit and will have some dreidels and small menorot from Israel. The smaller pieces are very affordable and support the Israeli artistic community." Arnold Schwarzbart, a Judaica artist based in Tennessee, has come up with a design that probes the history of the holiday. Smaller pieces are now rare for Schwarzbart because he devotes most of his professional time to large commissions for synagogues. "The menorah I will be showing is part of a series of three," explains Schwarzbart, who worked with stoneware, clay and porcelain lamps. "I came up with the idea by asking myself a question. "It is known that the Maccabeans [are responsible for] the holiday of Chanukah but did not come up with the idea for the menorah. I started thinking about what designs might be appropriate if they had started using it." Calling his piece Maccabean Stele, a reference to an archaeological marker, Schwarzbart includes pieces of text to give historic context. Call for details 248.689.2494 749 170 THANK YOU 1011 YOUR BUSINESS 11/28 2003 78 jig Nelson, gallery director. "I asked them to do this exhibit because of the quality of their work and - their interest in JeN-vish themes." Sedar-Shetman's fascination with sewing derives from the interests of her mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. With a degree from the Fashion Institute of New York, she sometimes makes special wear- ables. Recently, she designed and made an evening dress for a fashion show to raise funds to fight cystic fibrosis. The artist, who has taught com- puterized digitizing and design, won top honors in two international "Soft Judaica" exhibit features ritual objects in fabric. Ibis is a sm,,ke etiut Liga“, - 1ive environment DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Gabriel Bass, who works out of a studio in Seattle, uses yellow cedar for the two menorot he will be showing. One has two carved lions with glass fittings for the can- dles. The other is a tree of life designed with an eagle with outspread wings. Bass, a graduate of Andover High School in Bloomfield Township, plans on moving to Israel in December to gain Fiber Forms Reservations now being taken through 2004 www.Emeraldfood.com Gabriel Bass, a Bloomfield Hills Andover High School gradu- ate, works out of a studio in Seattle, and uses yellow cedar for the two menorot he will be showing. He learned to carve from a native totem pole carver in British Columbia. N ancy Sedar-Sherman is among four artists showing fabric creations for "Soft Judaica," a holiday exhibit comple- menting "Festival of Lights: Artists Interpret Chanukah." The fabric art, embellished with quilting, embroidery and hand- dying techniques, will be on view Dec. 4-Jan. 29 along the top level of the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery. The works represent many Jewish holidays as well as Chanukah. "I will be showing embroidered dreidels as well as Purim flags, tallit and challah covers," says Sedar- Sherman, based in Colorado. "My main interest is embroidery, and I find it fun researching Jewish history to come up with ideas for my art. Two other Colorado artists, Barbara Cohn and Carol Watkins, also will be represented in the exhib- it along with Sherri Roberts of Ohio. "These artists have been part of our annual fiber shows," says Sylvia "