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Suzanne Chessler
Special to the Jewish News
A
glass artist showing decora-
tive works and a textile artist
offering whimsical chairs
this weekend join more than 200
diverse design specialists with displays
at two outdoor fairs.
Karen Sepanski, a Ferndale resident
with a Detroit studio, takes her color-
ful vessel forms to the Orchard Lake
Fine Art Show, which runs Aug. 3-5 on
the grounds of St. Mary's Schools.
Susie Seligman, based in Indiana,
drives a group of upholstered animal
images on antique frames to Fine Art
at the Village of Rochester Hills, sched-
uled Aug. 4-5.
"I'm working on new pieces:' says
Sepanski, 54, whose process involves
making images in clay, transferring
the images to plaster molds and put-
Karen Sepanski: Glass platter.
ting the glass into the molds.
"Glass is a very exciting material
because it becomes infused with light.
I started out working with ceramics
and my glass designs correlate with
the ceramic influences."
Sepanski, whose artistic encour-
agement and Jewish heritage came
through her mother's side of the fami-
ly, teaches art at Western International
High School in Detroit. She graduated
from the College for Creative Studies
in Detroit and earned a master's
degree in art education from the
University of Illinois.
She often incorporates metal and
wood into her designs and has learned
to work fast because of the heat need-
ed to shape the glass. She has come up
with a lattice framework for many of
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Susie Seligman: Silk-screen chair.
this summer's selections.
While many of Seligman's chairs are
one-of-a-kind, some are limited edi-
tions with subjects that include mon-
keys, Elvis and gambling. She also will
have some hand-made journals and
purses in Rochester Hills.
"All the fabric is hand-sewn:' says
Seligman, 57, who connects with
the local Jewish community through
her husband, B.J. Seligman, a former
Detroiter practicing radiology part-
time in Battle Creek.
She studied textiles at Indiana
University and works with silk screen-
ing techniques for surface designs.
Seligman maintains a home studio
and a warehouse to store her finished
projects.
"My chairs are medium-size
and meant to make people smile,"
Seligman says. "They also are meant to
be used." II
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The Orchard Lake Fine Art Show
runs Aug. 3-5 on the campus of
St. Mary's Schools, 3535 Indian
Trail, in Orchard Lake. Hours
begin 6-9 p.m. Friday, when there
is $25 preview. Admission is free
10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11
a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. The event
features artist demonstrations,
entertainment, kids' activities and
a food court. (248) 685-3748.
Fine Art at the Village of
Rochester Hills goes 10 a.m.-6
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, and noon-
6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at the cor-
ner of Walton and Adams, where
there will be entertainment, kids'
activities and a food court. (248)
689-8734.
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