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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.

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AND SEEK THE MOST HIGH.”

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