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creating a colorful, joyous
frame to what has become her
reading room, akin to a man
cave. She next turned her eye
to a wooden bannister, which
now dances with lively details.
“I’m inspired by a lot of
things,
” Levin says. “It could
be a person that I love, a color,
a texture. A lot of my pieces
have repetitive black and white
checks and dots on them.
Creating repetitive patterns is
very relaxing and calming for
my mind as well.
”
AN UPLIFTING HOME
Now, over a year into the
pandemic, Levin’s home has
become a “living, breathing
work of art,
” she says. “It’s not a
gallery where pieces are hang-
ing on the wall, but the home
itself is the art. We live within
the artwork, and it is so inspir-
ing while life has been so chal-
lenging. The process has been
therapeutic and living with it is
so uplifting.
“I realized you don’t have to
shut off part of your life or go
into a different career path to
realize that your passions don’t
have to stop,
” she says. “You are
your own individual person
before you are a spouse, an
employee. You are your own
human being before you are
any of your tasks. I am a coach.
And I am an artist.
”
She now sees her art as a safe
haven — and wants others to
realize their own passions, too.
“If you have something
you’re passionate about, find
a way to do it. The world
needs more people who are
not scared to be honest about
themselves, whether you gar-
den, cook, paint, whatever,
”
Levin says.
“We need to tap into these
things to express ourselves,
even if you haven’t done it
since you were a kid. Especially
now, we need to tap back into
our joy, and share it with each
other.
”
Levin creates
commissioned pet
portraits, tapping
into the animals’
personalities with
playful use of color
and brushstrokes.
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demonstrations
One-of-a-Kind
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and Gifts
Portion of the proceeds
donated to the Michigan
Humane Society
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770 Orchard Lake Rd,
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