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ARTS&LIFE
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wo distinctive jewelry
designers and a whim-
sical assembly artist are
among the participants joining the
multi-media creative contingent as
the Ann Arbor Art Fair resumes
showcasing new work.
Although this year’s event will be
three days — July 15-17 — instead
of four, the three artists are glad
to travel the distances from their
out-of-state homes so they can
once again meet with customers
and display the pieces made during
pandemic isolation.
CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY
Michele Friedman, based in
Chicago, will be at the original art
fair and has brought an unusual
material, wool felt, into her sterling
silver-based necklaces, brooches
and bracelets. Like the other two
artists, she defines herself as cul-
turally Jewish but not currently
offering Judaica.
“I treat fiber as if it were a stone,”
said Friedman, who has been
developing original pieces since
1998. “I wanted to do something
different and experimented with
texture and saturated color. There
is depth, not just thin material, and
the fabric is water repellant and
durable.”
Friedman, who began showing
her work in Ann Arbor in 2007,
had gone to the Parsons School of
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among the participants joining the
multi-media creative contingent as
the Ann Arbor Art Fair resumes
showcasing new work.
three days — July 15-17 — instead
Ann Arbor Art Fair is back
for three-day event.
SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Art
in the
Streets
LIFE
Art
Art
Streets
COURTESY OF MICHELE FRIEDMAN
Fractured
Circle
Brooch
2 Part Hex
Earrings
Layered Chevron Brooch
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