Going For Gold
Two Walled Lake Western artists take top awards.
DIANA LIEBERMAN
StaffWriter
L
indsay Zeitlin of West Bloomfield is a blond
17-year-old with a perfectly normal, sym-
metrical face.
Yet the charcoal self-portrait she entered in
the Southeast Michigan Region Scholastic Art Awards
competition portrays a girl with lined cheeks and lank
hair, surveying the world through slits in her fingers.
"My style is somewhat distorted," admits Zeitlin, a
senior at Walled Lake Western High School. "Most
people, when they use char-
coal, are uncomfortable going
to dark; but I like the dark
end of the scale."
Her self-portrait won
Zeitlin a gold key at the annu-
al competition. She won a sec-
ond gold key for a portfolio of
work done over the past year,
plus two silver keys and two
certificates for other drawings.
About 6,000 pieces from
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high school students in Oakland and
Zeitlins "Self-Portrait"
Wayne counties were submitted to the
the show. She was recognized for a three-page watercol-
competition. Seventy-five percent were in the drawing
or book with views of roses in bloom.
category.
"I'm passionate about art," says Menken, who also
Zeitlin has been drawing most of her life, concen-
won
three silver key awards, including one for photog-
trating on the black-white-grey spectrum.
raphy.
"Creativity, I think, is a gift," she says. "When I
Menken, who was recently accepted at the
overcome barriers in the process
University of Michigan School of Art and Design in
of creating art, my art doesn't
suffer — it becomes something Ann Arbor, enjoys many artistic mediums — 'At this
point, I'm glad I don't have to choose just one."
I never thought I had the abili-
The Michigan competition is the first step toward
ty to produce."
national
recognition for gold key winners like Zeitlin
Walled Lake Western art
and
Menken.
Their works have been shipped to New
teacher Carol Socks-Parker says
York, where they will compete for cash awards and
Zeitlin's signature style is
,
scholarships.
"unique to her."
"The line strokes in her
drawings are wonderfully
expressive," she says. "It's excit-
Work from the Southeast Michigan Region
ing that she can work intensely
Scholastic Art Awards will be shown Feb. 7-25
and dramatically in charcoal,
at the College for Creative Studies, Center of
with an interesting perspective."
Art and Design, 201 East Kirby, Detroit. For
Another Walled Lake Western 12th-grader, Dayna
information, call (313) 872 3118.
Menken of West Bloomfield, also won a gold key in
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Rebecca Julie Abrin (Rifka
Yocheved), daughter of Ilene and
Marty Abrin of Oak Park, was called
to the Torah on Saturday, Feb. 7, to
celebrate her bat mitzvah at Adat
Shalom Synagogue. She is the
granddaughter of
Mary and Allan
Silverman of
Southfield and Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.,
and Gert Abrin of
Oak Park. She is
also the grand-
daughter of the
late Joseph M.
Abrin. Rebecca's
siblings Joey and Sara participated in
the service, along with her grandpar-
ents.
Rebecca is an honor student at
Norup Middle School in Oak Park.
Her mitzvah project included donat-
ing time at Yad Ezra in Berkley and
at Farmington Hills-based JARC.
-
Special Birthday
Arielle Lee Nelson will read from
the Torah on the occasion of her bat
mitzvah Saturday, Feb. 14, at
Congregation ,
Shaarey Zedek
Southfield. She is
the daughter of
Michelle and
Linden Nelson
and sister of
Sandy. Her proud
grandparents are
Lois and Harry
Nelson and Judy
Weiner. She is also the granddaugh-
ter of the late Sanford Weiner. Her
great-grandmother is Betty Weiner.
Arielle is a seventh-grade double
honor student at Hillel Day School
of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. As part of her
mitzvah project, Arielle designed and
sewed hats and scarves, which she
donated to COTS, a homeless shel-
ter in Detroit. Through school, she
also participated in JARC and Dor
L'Dor programs.
GUTTENTAG 90TH
C
larence -"Honey" Guttentag
was honored Jan. 11 on the
occasion of his 90th birthday.
Family and friends were at a brunch
given by his daughter and son-in-law,
Elyse and Jerry Schostak, and grand-
daughters, Lindsey and Stefanie. His
wife of almost 67 years, Elaine, was by
his side to assist in blowing out the
candles. The extended family all gave
birthday cheers and toasts.
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