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“I’ve been designing things 
my whole life, and ceramics 
became a natural transi-
tion from architecture,
” said 
Erdstein, 85, who has a daugh-
ter-in-law in Israel who also 
has turned ceramic projects 
into a specialized form of art-
istry. 
“We admire each other’s 
work, and I think including 
faces on some of the pieces I 
do gives them life,
” he said.
Erdstein uses equipment at 
Oakland Community College 
in Royal Oak to make his 
designs into ceramic pieces. He 
developed his ceramic skills 
after enrolling in evening adult 
education courses at Oak Park 
High School.
Two chess sets made out 
of ceramics have been espe-
cially important to Erdstein, 
who sold one and kept one. 
There are religious figures that 
entered into these projects. 
Aside from ceramics, a spe-
cial commitment of Erdstein 
is speaking as a survivor at the 
Zekelman Holocaust Center 
in Farmington Hills. He is a 
member of Temple Emanu-El 
in Oak Park and is proud that 
he has a daughter who serves 
as a rabbi in Georgia.
Last year, more than 35,000 
pieces of pottery were sold 
at the Potters Market with 
prices reaching up to hun-

dreds of dollars. Besides the 
pieces mentioned, there also 
are jewelry, ceramic-framed 
mirrors, sculpture, lamps and 
tile-topped tables for visitors 
to select.
Each day will have pot-
tery-making demonstrations 
for visitors to enhance their 
own skills and Potters Market 
T-shirts for sale. Every year, 
the event picks a charity to 
support with ceramics donated 
and sold for this purpose. The 
2023 cause is Leader Dogs for 
the Blind.
For the convenience of 
customers, they will have 
the availability of free coat 
check, use of an ATM and lots 
of parking. The Southfield 
Pavilion, the place of the 
Potters Market for eight years, 
allows for wider aisles for 
browsing and more pottery 
on the shelves for selection 
choices. 

Works by George Erdstein

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