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