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arry Pazol, while establishing a law career, kept
a workroom in his home to take care of house-
hold tasks. Then one day, 30 years ago, he visited a
Charlevoix art exhibit that showcased mobiles, decid-
ed his fix-it skills could be a start toward devising
three-dimensional art and soon adjusted his workroom
to be a studio as well.
Pazol’
s approach developed into shaping wood and
metals to build images of people and animals. Vivid
acrylic paints finished the details of each project.
While continuing his law practice and now into
retirement, Pazol, 77, has affirmed his artistry by being
chosen to participate in shows at fairs, temples and
galleries inside and outside Michigan.
Through May 9, seven of his pieces will be on view
at the Janice Charach Gallery in the Jewish Community
Center, offering a style contrast to the large glass
exhibit.
“I am showing folk art reliefs,” says Pazol of
Bloomfield Township, where his sculptures adorn his
outdoor property and his reliefs enhance the indoors.
“With this kind of art, viewers can touch the pieces.”
Pazol, feeling comfortable with many tools, taught
himself art techniques and explains his style is espe-
cially popular in parts of the Midwest and Mexico.
“My work is whimsical and bright,” he says. “The
pieces always must have bright colors.”
Pazol, who devotes about 20 hours a week to new
subjects and designs, is a member of Temple Beth El
and volunteers to spend many hours at the Dresner
Soul Center in West Bloomfield, where those with spe-
cial needs can realize their own artistic talents.
Pazol’
s building skills are put to use in setting up
displays for the center so visitors can view and pur-
chase artwork in an attractive space. These volunteer
efforts bring him back to the original purpose of his
structural skills while also calling on his artistic knowl-
edge and commitments to assist other artists. ■
Workroom Turns
Into a Studio for
Larry Pazol’
s Art
SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Artist Larry Pazol
with his work at the
Charach Gallery
glass bubbles of different colors] to
make it more sculptural.”
At the Museum of Biblical Art in
Dallas, the exhibit is “Glass Matters:
The Emergence of Simon Waranch.”
The piece that means the most to him,
a grandson of a Holocaust survivor, is
Holocaust Memorial.
“The Holocaust piece took the most
time,” says Waranch, who attended a
Jewish day school before entering the
Booker T. Washington High School
for the Performing and Visual Arts in
Dallas. “My goal was getting 6 million
lines, and it took 500 hours to make
it.”
Before turning to figurative forms,
Waranch concentrated on nonfunc-
tional vessels to put the emphasis on
viewing, not using.
“I started painting when I was 5,”
Waranch recalls about his early artist-
ry. “When other kids had lemonade
stands, I had a stand with paintings. I
got into a curated show when I was 9
at FIG (Fashion Industry Gallery) in
Dallas, and people thought the work
really was done by my dad, who want-
ed to be an artist but went into real
estate.”
Throughout school years, Waranch
experimented with sculpture, photog-
raphy, graphic design and other dis-
ciplines that caught his attention. The
fascination with glass began during
a trip to Italy, where he saw the work
of artists affiliated with the celebrated
studios on the island of Murano.
“When I got back to Dallas, I took
a couple of classes at Carlyn Ray
Five Jewish Artists
Represented
at Habatat’s
47th
Invitational
A
visit to the glass exhibit at the Janice Charach
Gallery will be among the special activi-
ties planned by Habatat Galleries in Royal
Oak as part of its 47th Annual International Glass
Invitational, the oldest and largest art glass exhibition
in the world.
This year’
s invitational, running May 4-July 5, fea-
tures more than 300 works of contemporary glass art
by more than 100 artists from 30 countries.
Five Jewish artists, known by glass art enthusiasts
details
The 47th Annual Interna-
tional Glass Invitational runs
May 4-July 5 at Habatat
Galleries, 4400 Fernlee,
Royal Oak, preceded by
a VIP Preview Weekend,
May 2-4. (248) 554-0590.
habitat.com.
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Amulet Basket,
Laura Donefer
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