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color,” said Harr, whose orig-
inal career had been in retail 
before he felt comfortable 
in his place and time finan-
cially to pursue art full time. 
“Everything I do is on black 
glass. The way I do the colors, 
it screams on the black, and 
that’s the way the color comes 
out the best.”
Inspired by watching a 
television program about 
famed artist Dale Chihuly, he 
was essentially self-taught by 
studying books and a video-
tape and following through 
with buying a kiln and glass. 
Mezuzahs became his first 
projects because they resonat-
ed with his Jewish background 
and were small enough to fit 
into his first kiln.
“I’m just having a blast 
traveling,” said Harr, who sold 
to galleries before he found a 
preference for art fairs about 
12 years ago. “When I do the 
shows on the weekends, I’m 
onstage.”

COLORFUL ABSTRACTS
Antebi-Lerman, in her first 
year on a limited fair circuit, 
is moving along a path of two 

simultaneous careers. 
 Besides devoting time 
to painting and showing 
her work at the Ann Arbor 
Summer Art Fair as well as 
outside the state, she is study-
ing toward a doctoral degree 
in clinical psychology at Ohio 
University.
“I don’t feel the need to 
choose one career path when 
life is long and you can do 
many things,” she said. 
Growing up in the Beverly 
Hills suburb of Detroit, she 
is now based in Ohio, near 
the university she attends in 
Athens County. After trying 
various kinds of art at the 
encouragement of her mom 
(Elsa Antebi), an amateur 
artist, Antebi-Lerman took 
classes at the Birmingham 
Bloomfield Art Center.
“My paintings have been 
about color and form, and 
there’s a continuous body of 

work,” she said. “I’m really 
moving in the direction of 
painting in different layers, so 
you look at a piece and there’s 
all of this depth, almost [trans-
porting viewers into] a new 
space.
“My painting inspiration 
can go one of two ways. 
Sometimes, I just kind of close 
my eyes for a moment and try 
to come up with what feels like 
I’m feeling at that moment. 
Sometimes, it’s much more 
concrete. I see something that 
inspires me, like a piece of 
pottery or a really cool rock or 
tree, and I’ll pull color or com-
position or element of that.” 
After going through phases 
of ceramics, glassblowing and 
metal work, Antebi-Lerman 
settled into painting some 10 
years ago. She started with 
acrylics and moved into oils. 
She began with representa-
tional subjects, such as ani-
mals and trees, and went on 
to abstractions, using brushes 
and scrapers.
“It’s really up to the viewer’s 

interpretations of what’s on 
the page,” said Antebi-Lerman, 
who had her bat mitzvah at 
Congregation Beth Ahm. “It’s 
an emotional space where 
someone can go up to a 
piece, look at it and respond 
from experiences and [what’s 
inside].
“I don’t think I gain insight 
into personalities when people 
tell me what they see in my 
abstractions. Instead, I get to 
experience my own artwork 
through their eyes.”
Popular fairs listed are 
arranged by date. Before head-
ing out, visitors are advised to 
check websites for insight into 
additional activities — such 
as demonstrations, musical 
entertainment, carnival rides 
and food service — as well as 
updates that may change the 
particulars. 

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ARTS&LIFE
ART

Aug. 13-14: Shelby Township 

Art Fair, River Bends Park. 

shelbyartfair.org. 

Aug. 20-Oct. 2 (Weekends 

and Labor Day): Michigan 

Renaissance Festival, Holly. 

michrenfest.com.

Sept. 1-5: Michigan State 

Fair, Suburban Collection 

Showplace, Novi. 

michiganstatefairllc.com.

Sept. 2-5: Arts, Beats & 

Eats, downtown Royal Oak. 

artsbeatseats.com. 

Sept. 5: Art in the Village, 

Franklin. ((248) 514-9097. 

Sept. 9-11: Art & Apples 

Festival, Rochester Municipal 

Park. pccart.org. 

Sept. 17-18: Common Ground 

Birmingham Street Art Fair, 

streets around Shain Park. 

theguild.org. 

Sept. 23-25: Funky 

Ferndale Art Fair, Nine 

Mile at Woodward. 

funkyferndaleartfair.com.

continued from page 57

Eva Antebi-Lerman’s work: 
ABOVE LEFT: Ashen 
Vertebrae, LEFT: Horse Kiss, 
ABOVE: Molten Elephant.

