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easy to share, send or stream on
any mobile device, and it's less
expensive," Shulman says. "I knew
what I wanted to create, and I
just figured stuff out as I was
going."
(Watch some of Shulman's vid-
eos at redthreadmagazine.com .)
He also started doing graphic
facilitation by creating conceptual
maps of conversations. He goes
into a meeting and takes notes
to create a visual memory jogger
of what was said there. His work
is then uploaded to the company
website for all to see.
He recently created one for
ePrize, based in Pleasant Ridge.
In one painting, CEO Josh Linker
is standing in the center, sur-
rounded by clouds of text featur-
ing key points from the meeting.
"I feel like I'm innovating and
on the cuffing edge of things," he
says without being boastful.

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"I grew up in a strongly tra-
ditional Jewish home, and was
influenced by arts and culture by
my parents," he says. "My mother
was creative, especially with food.
My father, who is now 82, loves
the arts, especially theater.
"I believe that Judaism teaches
us to follow our passions and to
be both involved and of service
to the community. Also, as Jews,
we tend to place an emphasis on
hard work and success, and most
of all, learning. Mediocrity is not
cherished in Judaism.
"I believe that these values pour
over into my work ," he says. "I
always knew how I wanted my
work to end up, but didn't neces-
sarily have the skills to achieve
this end, at least when I started. I
have worked extremely hard and
never stopped learning to do bet-
ter. I have also embraced the as-
pect of community in networking
with my fellow iPad artists. This
formula, if you will, has helped

me get to this point:'
Shulman grew up attending
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield. He and his wife
now take their family, including
Alex, 13, Sawyer, 8, and Ruby, 18
months, to Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield.
Because he paints five to six
hours a day, he admits that
sometimes his family wants him
to detach from the iPad and pay
attention to them. But when he
talks about his family, you know
he's actively involved.
When his new iPad arrived
this month, he gave his sons his
original iPads to play with. One
son immediately went to the art
programs. Trista got his iPad 2.
"I love the new iPad; it's a game
changer because you have more
control," Shulman says. "It has
higher definition than a hi-def
TV; but it takes some getting used
to." When he ordered it, he had
Apple engrave "iPad Junkie" on
the back.
Recently, he downloaded a new
app called SketchShare ,that al-
lows him to paint simultaneously
on one canvas with three other
artists anywhere in the world, all
while they talk with one another,
thus enhancing the social aspect
of the media.
Reflecting on his two profes-
sions, he says, "My time as an at-
torney is not a waste. The training
is great background, especially
the communication — and I'm a
good lawyer.
"I feel one lawyer is not offer-
ing the world anything more than
another," he says. "Moments of
brilliance don't come out as often
as when I paint. Each painting
is a new discovery. I'm creating
something others are not — that's
the best use of my talents."

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