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FEBRUARY 2020 PUBLISHER

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Arts & Makers TRADITIONALLY, WE THINK OF ART AS A PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPH OR DRAWING. Grosse Pointe is like a canvas which brings the opportunity

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us. Whichever direction your passion guides you, the canvas is there to create and inspire. When individuals take action on that inspiration, the community becomes stronger, more beautiful, and more vibrant because of it. In our February issue, we celebrate the Arts and Makers of Grosse Pointe and the many ways they inspire us to lead the best life we can. When we are blessed to have so much around us, we are motivated to do whatever we can to maintain its beauty and add to it. Grosse Pointe is an artistic creation all on it's own. Happy Valentine's Day!

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INSIDE THE ISSUE FEBRUARY 2020

FEATURES 12 Art that Surrounds Us Architectural Design in Grosse Pointe by Rob Wood

18 From Parade to Palette A Look into the Life of Alex Fedirko

24 Home Away from Home Weâ€™re sharing tips, tricks + unique ways to incorporate your antique items into your home

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30 Treats for My Valentine Sweets by Janice, Pastry Chef of Morning Glory

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24 Travel Destination 30 Locally Owned 34 Lifestyle Calendar

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN GROSSE POINTE BY ROB WOOD

ARTICLE PAIGE PEABODY | PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREAS BROWNE

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talent and “jump-started” his career to become one of the most influential architectural designers in the area. Rob Wood began this journey when he graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School in 1980 and then concentrated in Industrial Design at the prestigious Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. From there, he founded a unique windsurfing company based on a patent that he designed while in school and piloted XS Sports in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Rob returned to his roots when Bill Pulte asked Country Club of Detroit Summer Village (Photo by Grissim Metz Andriese Associates)

him to join Pulte Homes in 1990 as an architectural designer. While with the Pulte Home Corporation, Rob designed homes in communities across America, Mexico, Argentina and even Guam. Even though he loved working with Bill and his crew for almost 10 years,

RALPH WALDO EMERSON ONCE SAID THAT

Rob decided that he wanted to come back and work

LOVE OF BEAUTY IS TASTE BUT THE CREATION

with his father before that opportunity disappeared. In

OF BEAUTY IS ART. If you’ve taken a stroll down

1999, Rob returned home to Grosse Pointe and part-

Kercheval Avenue lately and passed by the Hill Shops

nered with his dad for the last four years of his father’s

or Village Stores, you have seen the true beauty of

life; one of the best decisions Rob said he ever made.

Grosse Pointe. The architectural landscape is breath-

When Rob came home to Grosse Pointe, he did so

taking and emulates that small town charm. It is the

with a fresh perspective and greater appreciation for its

centerpiece to this Community and accentuates our

rich history and architecture. He came back with the

beautiful City. How lucky are we to have such an amaz-

passion to not only preserve that history but enhance

ing backdrop for our quaint borough. While there are

and make it relevant. One of his first big projects in

a number of individuals and wonderful contributors to

Grosse Pointe was with Edward Russell. Ed came to

this palette, one man truly had the vision. This vision

Rob to develop the current concept for some of his

brought the past to the present and the present to the

buildings on the Hill. Rob worked diligently to come up

past in a way that only a true artist could.

with a long-term solution. Keeping in mind our French

Rob Wood grew up surrounded by great design.

and English heritage, Rob wanted to create buildings

He was born and raised to parents who were true art-

that made a statement about us and also captured

ists themselves. Dad was a successful Architectural

the essence of Grosse Pointe. Utilizing elements from

Designer in Grosse Pointe and Harbor Springs in the

the community, Rob was able to create classic charm

late 1940’s and beyond, and Mom was a well known

and character in his new buildings on the Hill and later

local interior designer and oil painter. The Center for

all along Kercheval and beyond. Rob’s philosophy is

Creative Studies and his tremendous opportunities with

that structures should be emblematic of the community

some of the greatest builders, helped to perfect Rob’s

but still distinct. CONTINUED >

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ROAD TRIP (CONTINUED)

When in conversation with Rob Wood, you cannot help but feel his infectious enthusiasm for this community and its design. His work is reflective of his love of Grosse Pointe and excitement for architecture. Rob enjoys not only the creativeness of it but also the challenge. He constantly refers to preserving the old and incorporating the new and says that you can have the best of both worlds… but it may take some problem solving. He says the fun is coming up with those solutions to make it look as if it has been there for years. “If you could dig up Albert Kahn and walk him through it, what would he say?” Rob questions. He looks for pieces of the old to incorporate and compliment but at the same time wants to make sure that it is relevant to the present and will be extremely functional for the next 100 years. His vision for buildings is to make them beautiful but also to make them last. When creating the conceptual Grosse Pointe, Rob kept in mind not only an artistic one but practical one as well. His ideas for the retail was that “if you own a storefront in a high end shopping district, you need to not only get the car to slow down, notice the business, but pull over, get out of the car, walk into the shop and then actually spend money.” The way to do that is by making it charming and inviting, using great signage, lighting, materials etc… and have it exude character. “How do you create character out of thin air,” Rob asks? He says that a good design can do that. In addition, Rob has taken his love of the community to residential real estate. Rob expressed that our two greatest assets are the lake and architecture. He has been all over the world and says that there is no place as special as Grosse Pointe. Rob Wood has designed over 20 commercial buildings on Kercheval alone, created plans for more than 150 residences throughout the Grosse Pointes, and has left his mark on this amazing town… although he would tell you that “I don’t ever want it to look like I was here.” In Rob’s search for authenticity, creativity, history and character, Rob has indeed left an indelible impression, in his simple yet not so simple, creation of beauty which we call the art that surrounds us. Rob currently resides in Grosse Pointe Farms with his wife,Tricia and son, Logan.

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A LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF ALEX FEDIRKO

I THINK THAT’S ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS ABOUT THE GROSSE POINTE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BE IT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, IS THE SUPPORT THAT THE ART GETS IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL.”

ALEX FEDIRKO LOCAL ARTIST, ALEX FEDIRKO, HAS ALWAYS HAD A LOVE AND PASSION FOR CREATING ART AND SAYS THAT “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD AT ART.” He can remember being in Kindergarten at St. Paul Catholic School cutting circles out of squares and mixing colors with the ink blotters and thinking how amazing it felt to be

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creating art projects. From an early age, his teachers were very Notre Dame

encouraging and he said that “I think that’s one of the coolest things about the Grosse Pointe School System, be it private or public, is the support that the art gets in every single school.” In the structured learning environment from St. Paul, Kindergarten through 5th grade, then Brownell for 6th-8th, where Alex mentioned that his teacher Mrs. Rose was fantastic, and then graduating from Grosse Pointe South; he felt that he had the support from his great art teachers to cultivate his natural gifts and talent in art. After high school, Alex attended the University of Michigan where he received two degrees. He has his BS in Architecture and his BA in Fine art, focusing on drawing, painting and sculpture. Upon graduating, he moved in with his parents for 2 years where he created artwork in their basement. He used this period of time to transition to the “real world” as well as to build up his portfolio so he could have more of his work to show. Two years after he graduated from college, he got a job in Chicago with an art and design firm. He moved to Chicago and found an art loft studio apartment in which to live. It was a 1,000 square foot shoe

ARTICLE SUSAN STAPLETON

box with 15-foot ceilings, your typical artist loft that had a shared bathroom with everyone in the hallway. But he says he was lucky

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enough to have running water in his studio, which was a

so easy. But it wasn’t! It was really hard!” When his work

big thing to have!

wasn’t flying off the shelves, it only pushed him to work

How the neighborhood worked was they would have

even harder.

something called 2nd Fridays, where every 2nd Friday of

Alex ended up living there for six years, the first of

the month you could open up your studio to the public.

which he had his job at the art and design firm, and the

As a collective, thirty to forty artists within a four-block

other five years as a full-time artist. This period of time

radius would open up their studios to the public. Alex

was a great learning experience that helped him get com-

would have anywhere from fifty to eight hundred people

fortable with sharing his work to the public, as well as

coming through his studio to look at his artwork. The life

being able to take criticism without taking offense.

of an artist isn’t what he thought it would be, he shared

During his third year in Chicago he was published

that “I graduated from college and I think I’m going to

in a national and international publication called New

be this great artist and everything is going to come so

American Painting; which if you’re a painter it’s “the” pub-

easy to me. Because I’m this really talented person, and I

lication to get your work into. Out of thousands of artists

have a great degree from a school. I’m going to be selling

who submitted their work, he was one of the twenty-five

pieces of art for thousands of dollars and it’s going to be

artists lucky enough to get chosen for the publication.

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I’M GOING TO BE SELLING PIECES OF ART FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND IT’S GOING TO BE SO EASY. BUT IT WASN’T! IT WAS REALLY HARD!”

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FROM PAR ADE TO PALE T TE (CONTINUED) Photo by Kristin Mann

This accomplishment was a huge stepping stone for him professionally. He felt that it validated his work and what he was doing, he felt accepted by the art world. Which naturally led to him receiving more sales, commissions and art shows. The first big exhibition was held in the lobby of the Sears Tower, and the other showing was in the lobby of the American Medical Association. After his six-year adventure in Chicago, he grew tired of sharing a bathroom, plus he met Martha at one of his 2nd Friday art shows. One thing led to another and the next thing you know they were dating and in a serious relationship. They both decided that it was now time to move back home to Grosse Pointe. His first year back in Grosse Pointe, he really focused on getting his name out into the community. He was commissioned by Renee Janovski, who was the auction chair for the Action Auction for the Grosse Pointe Academy. He donated one of his paintings for the live portion of the auction, and even completed a portion of the painting live at the event. Renee was so pleased with his painting that she made sure that her bid was the highest of the evening. Another event that Alex was asked to donate his art was at the Historical Society Ball. They rented out the Fillmore Downtown where he painted live on-stage in full tuxedo. Paul W. Smith was the emcee of the show and the two had great fun making jokes back and forth about if he would be able to finish the painting in time before the end of the auction. It was another great event where he was able to help bring in a lot of money for the Historical Society. He also donated one of his paintings to the Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education auction. It’s so important to 20

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WORK ON YOUR TECHNICAL SKILLS, WORK ON YOUR DRAWING AND PAINTING SKILLS AND ALSO LEARN ANOTHER ASPECT OF CREATING SUCH AS METAL WORK OR CARPENTRY.”

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL, I WANT TO PAINT IT.” Alex to give back to this community that has been so supportive of him and his artwork.

Most of his art is in the style of abstract expressionism, with a little bit of photo realism, and slight impressionism. His inspiration comes

The largest show that he has ever been invited to be the fea-

from the ready-made built environment that surrounds us. He’s a

tured artist was at the home of Rob and Mary Lubera, who own the

big fan of cityscapes, architecture and nature. He said, “This is so

modern home on Grosse Pointe Boulevard. Every year they throw

beautiful, I want to paint it.” His paintings are truly a part of his soul!

a party called Arts, Beats and Eats where they pick one artist to

In the year 2000, Alex first began working for The Parade Company

come and take over their house and display/showcase their art. Alex

during the summers as a freelance artist. Fast forward to when he

was allowed the opportunity to hang his paintings all over their walls,

moved back to Grosse Pointe, he went back to work for them again as

thirty to forty pieces in total. The most amazing part he said was that

a freelance artist. About a year later, the position for the assistant art

they even allowed him to put screw holes into their walls. The event

director became available, he applied and was given the job, which he

was extremely successful, he had sales, it was great PR, and he met

has now held for five years. His job description as art director include

a ton of people from the community. Alex said that he is beyond

the engineering and design of the floats, come up with the schematics

grateful to the Lubera’s for their support and for giving him such an

and the blueprints for the designs, aid in fabrication and completion of

amazing experience.

all the floats. On average, he creates about four floats a year. Working

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FROM PAR ADE TO PALE T TE (CONTINUED)

with Ford, Quicken, DTE, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and of course their major sponsor, Art Van; working with these clients to help bring their vision to life on parade day. It’s a tremendous amount of work creating for this massive parade, but also fun and rewarding to apply everything that he learned at school. He said that he works with a super talented team of ten to twenty-five artists with varied backgrounds from theatrical to major display. “It’s a lot of fun to work with a team and create stuff versus creating alone in his studio, float production is far more social.” When asked what advice he would give to young aspiring artists, he said “Work on your technical skills, work on your drawing and painting skills and also learn another aspect of creating such as metal work or carpentry. The more you know how to make the better off you are. If you go to art school, take advantage of all the facilities that they have and get connected with the networks that they have, so you can also understand the business aspect of the art world. And go out and show your art work any place that you can. Just know that you’re making something for people to enjoy. Just keep working on stuff and don’t quit!” Currently, Alex is living in Grosse Pointe Park with his beautiful wife Martha, and adorable daughters Olivia 5, Josephine 3, and baby #3 who is due in June. His family is his greatest masterpiece!

JUST KEEP WORKING ON STUFF AND DON’T QUIT!”

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PATE A CHOUX (ALMOND RING DOUGH) Pre-Heat oven to 375 degrees Ingredients Dough: + 2 cups water + 8 ounces butter, cut into small cubes + 12 ounces all-purpose flour + 1/8 teaspoon salt + 1.4 pounds whole eggs Method + Boil water and butter together in medium sauce pan + Combine flour and salt, then add all at once to boiling water/butter, stirring constantly + Reduce heat to low, continuing to stir until dough pulls away from the sides of the pan + Take off the heat and transfer to mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment + Beat in eggs one at a time on medium speed, making sure to fully incorporate each one + Put dough into pastry bag fitted with wide end star tip and pipe onto parchment covered sheet tray + Bake for 10 minutes at 375, then reduce heat

pate a choux

to 300 and bake 30 minutes more. (This is for the large rings, for smaller shells, bake for 10 minutes, then reduce to 300 for 20 minutes.) + Cool rings before slicing horizontally to fill ARTICLE SUSAN STAPLETON PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREAS BROWNE 30

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heart cookies

coffee art

chocolate log

vanilla & chocolate flower cupcakes

Filling: + 1 quart heavy cream, very cold + 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Method + Beat together the heavy cream and almond extract until stiff peaks form + Put mixture into piping bag fitted with star tip + Slice cooked rings horizontallyÂ + Pipe cream onto bottom half of ring, pat sliced almonds onto the side of the cream, then place top half to finish NOTE: Fill these as close to eating time as possible for best results February 2020 | Grosse Pointe Lifestyle

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ST. PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL AUCTION: BUILDING FAITH IN OUR FUTURE

DATE WITH THE DEVIL BATTLE OF THE BANDS

788 Lakeshore Road,

You won't want to miss this fun

Grosse Pointe Park

Grosse Pointe Shores

night

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Come and join us at The Tompkins

Please join us at the Grosse Pointe

Entertainment. Food, drinks and

Community Center. This 501C3

Yacht Club for the St. Paul School

battle of the bands! Six bands will

helps survivors of domestic violence,

Auction. The auction is the biggest

perform, but only one will win. Doors

sexual assault, human trafficking

fundraiser of the year. Proceeds are

open at 6pm, music starts at 7pm!

and homelessness. 100% of ticket

used for textbooks, technology, sup-

Contact the Mothers' Club of Grosse

sales and auction proceeds go

plies, field trips, professional devel-

Pointe South at 313-432-3500 for

directly to these women survivors.

opment and special programs --

more information.

Please visit www.phoemale.org to

2739 Russell Street, Detroit

out

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everything needed to run the school

5TH ANNUAL PHIRE AND ICE AUCTION

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except salaries and benefits. Call 313-885-3430 for more information.

EMPTY BOWLS DETROIT, EASTERN MARKET BOWL PAINTING WORKSHOP

SIGNING STORY TIME AT GPPL

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29 STAR OF THE SEA AUCTION 2020 - THE DERBY 220 Country Club Drive,

10 Kercheval Avenue,

Gather your friends and join us for

Grosse Pointe Farms

a fun filled Sunday afternoon bowl

Mint Juleps, Jockeys, Derby Hats, and

Join us for songs, rhymes and stories

painting workshop. We supply the

more... Auction 2020 is a sure bet!

at the Grosse Pointe Public Library,

bowls, paints, brushes and you pro-

This year’s auction gala will take place

Central Branch. Intended for ages

vide the creativity! Your $10 donation

on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the

0-5. Whether you're already signing

(after 12-31-19 price increases to

Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe

with your child or just want to see

$15) per bowl will help fill the bowls

Farms. For information regarding the

what it is all about, join us for some

of hungry people in the community.

event, donating and sponsoring; as well

hands-on learning and fun. Reserve

For more information, please visit

as about about our school and students,

your space at gplib.evanced.info.

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