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SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Michigan’s

multifarious outdoor

art fairs kick off

this month.

M

ichigan blooms with
annual outdoor sum-
mertime art fairs and
events taking place around the
state.
This year, another distinctive
art fair is joining the long list:
The Kensington Metropark Art
Fair, running May 27-29, debuts
with projects focusing on
nature-based themes and non-
traditional approaches.
Lyn Wagner-Ditzhazy, a
Plymouth jeweler who par-
ticipates with the Chabad Novi
Northville Center for Jewish
Life and Congregation Bet

RIGHT: Jewelry by
Lyn Wagner-Ditzhazy.

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Chaverim in Canton, will enter
the non-traditional sector with
stone-on-stone designs among
a line which has only one-of-a-
kind selections.
“My background has been
in metallurgy,” says Wagner-
Ditzhazy, recently retired from
Ford as a vehicles program
manager and holding a bach-
elor’s degree in materials from
Buffalo State University and
a master’s degree in vehicles
programming from Eastern
Michigan University.
“I always enjoyed art and
took jewelry classes at the

Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Center. For 10 years, I have
worked with sterling silver,
stones and handmade glass.”
Wagner-Ditzhazy has labeled
her style as “archeo-dustrial,” a
combination of features from
archaeological relics and indus-
trial influences. She also will be
participating in the Clay, Glass
and Metal Show, St. Clair Art
Show, Belle Isle Art Fair and the
Funky Ferndale Art Fair.
All those events, except for
the one in St. Clair, are handled
by Integrity Shows, run by
Mark Loeb as president. He

TOP: The Palmer Park Art Fair winds
around scenic Lake Francis.
BOTTOM: Sam Collins will display his
work at the Funky Ferndale Art Fair.

also manages the Palmer Park
Art Fair.
“I’ve been doing this for 20
years,” says Loeb, a Detroit resi-
dent who has participated with
Temple Beth Emeth in Ann
Arbor. “Some of these fairs are
done in association with com-
munity groups, and we want
to create each one as a unique
experience.”
Loeb, whose earlier work
involved home shows, is joined
by his wife, Vickie Elmer, in
supporting the Mint Artists
Guild. The objective is to bring
aspiring teenage artists into