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W est Maple

Plastic Surgery
Specializing in Cosmetic Surgery &
Aesthetic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery

Glass p umpkins

DANIEL SHERBERT, M.D. F.A.C.S.

Certifi ed by The American Board of Surgery,
The American Board of Plastic Surgery & Fellowship
Trained in Aesthetic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery

(248) 865-6400

5807 W. Maple t Suite 177 t West Bloomfi eld

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Decorative and heart-shaped ring holders

Workshop in Detroit.
Silverman, who graduated from North
Farmington High School, had her bat
mitzvah at Congregation Beth Shalom in
Oak Park. She attends
services at The Shul
in West Bloomfield
and is active in
NEXTGen Detroit,
sponsored by the
Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit,
with husband Zachary
Silverman, a mortgage
banker.
The couple live in Royal Oak,
where there is a room set aside for r
ster,
working on jewelry. The artist’s sister,
welry at
Julie Goldberg, has majored in jewelry
Northern Illinois University and special-
izes in silver designs.
“I’ve found glassblowing to be e a col-
laborative art,” Silverman says. “Each
phoria.
time I make a piece, I feel a euphoria.
ny is mak-
Every piece I make for Epiphany
ing me a better artist.”
long
Silverman will be passing along
glassblowing skills for the
ill
holiday show and sale. She will
be holding demonstrations on n
how to make icicles, giving par-
nces.
ticipants 15-minute experiences.
For those wanting unique e
ing
gifts, Epiphany will be offering
s,
petite Zanfirico glass vessels,
tripes.
which show patterns and stripes.
rom
Each vessel is handmade from

Flower paperweights

specially prepared glass canes in an array
of vibrant hues and swirling designs that
follow a traditional Italian technique.
Silverman’s most personally prized
work is a dragon that is
18-inches long and holds
a place in her kitchen. Six
pieces were joined for the
design.
“Dragons are cool,” she
says. “Because they are not
real, you can’t make them
wrong.”

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ABOVE:
Heart paperweight

BELOW:
Pulled flowers

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