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enhancement as he uses it to copy
designs with small dimensions to a
canvas with larger dimensions.
“I’ll have up to 20 originals in
the fair and then I have prints and
one-offs that I do on canvas panels,”
said Lovett, who is making his first
appearance in the Birmingham
event.
“I don’t think I’ll have abstract
pieces because of the time it takes
to make abstract pieces. I’m also
preparing for ArtPrize in Grand
Rapids as well, and I’m just getting
back from an event in Royal Oak.
I’ll have about two weeks to get
everything done for Birmingham.”
The fine art fair will showcase the
work of some 100 artists with vari-
ous materials, such as presenting in
glass, ceramics, photography, fiber
and jewelry materials. There will
be an auction to benefit the organi-
zation, art activities for adults and
kids, live music and food selections.
The fair is produced by the non-
profit Guild of Artists and Artisans,
which produces nine summer
fairs across Michigan and Ohio.
Common Ground is a nonprofit
agency that helps people move
from crisis to hope and serves some
165,000 people every year.
“We all deal with mental stability
and try to stay sane,” said Lovett,
who added thoughts concerning the
daily plight of people wrestling with
these kinds of problems. “I have a
boxing series of paintings that are
tied to the fight for mental health.”
Lovett named the titles in that
series as “Ready Spar,” “Ready
Pray,” “Ready Fight” and “Ready
Victorious” to present various
aspects that boxers go through, and
he relates that to everyday life.
“We wake up, and we should pray
and seek the most high,” he said.
“We should prepare ourselves for
our day. We train to be in a field.
Then there are ups and downs.
There are wins, and there may be
losses. And then we go back to bed
and do it all over again.”
Lovett, who commented about
taking art classes beyond high
school, has described enrollment
as an artist in residence at the
University of Michigan in Flint. To
supplement his artistic income, he
is an Uber driver.
As the Jewish High Holidays
approach, Lovett said that his
family will take on the rituals that
go along with the special times
although there has not been formal
religious conversion. His interests
in the practices of Judaism were
attached to what he learned after
growing up in another faith and
then looking for forms of worship
that seemed closer to his personal
outlook.
While Lovett enjoys artistry, he
also enjoys the contacts he makes
as he brings projects to art fairs and
meets different people.
“I like connecting with people
and talking about the artwork,”
Lovett said. “Selling the paintings
comes second. I’m more interest-
ed in conversations about what is
being shown.”
Details
Common Ground’s
Birmingham Street Art Fair
runs Sept. 28-29 in downtown
Birmingham near Shain Park.
BirminghamStreetArtFair.com.
To reach the Resource and
Crisis Hub of Common Ground,
call (800) 231-1127.
““WE WAKE UP, AND WE SHOULD PRAY
AND SEEK THE MOST HIGH.”
— KEYON LOVETT
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