Canton Observer for July 16, 1992 - Canton Public Library

The Observer/ THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1992
Lensman captures prairie's
Bt -LINDA ANN CHOMIN
SPECIAL WRITER
_ F—finated by the growth habit*
of prairie grasses and flowers, Livonia
photographer Max Nemaxi focuses
on their beauty in a 20-piece
collection displayed to July 31 in
the Livonia City Hall lobby. Farm-.
ington Road and Five Mile.
The collection is on loan from
Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann
Arbor.
Nemaxi captures the blooms,
seed pods and meadows of-perenni
af wildflowers like the Prairie Blazing
Star, Goldenrod, Queen of the
Prairie. Purple Coneflower, Big
Bluestem, Rattlesnake Master and
Butterfly Weed complete with butterflies.
Along with Nemazi's work, the
July show, presented by the Livonia
Arts Commission, features gouache
paintings of Packards, Bentleys,
Rolls Royces and Thunderbird^by
Westland artist Roger Hardnock, a
Center for Creative Studies graduate.
Hardnock's artwork publishing
credits include Automotive Quarterly.
Car Styling, and International
Lady (Rolls Royce). He recently exhibited
work in a two-person show
at Nelson's Gallery in Livonia.
Nemazi. a retired engineer who
worked 35 years for General Motors,
coordinates the wildflower gardens
at Matthaei. He shot many of his
first photographs as a youngster
with a Kodak box camera.
'I like nature and I like photography."
Nemazi said in a telephone
interview before embarking on a
three week hiking and biking trip to
Alaska in June. "I like the prairie
(lowers because they're unique unto
themselves- Prairies generally don't
have trees. It's open land but it's
undeveloped."
Early French explorers named the
open, treeless, grassy lands of middle
North America, prairies. The
~P _
of level or slightly rolling grass
lands.
Lacking shrubs and trees, the
ecosystem is home to plants, insects,
birds and animals not found
anywhere else. Animals such as
prairie chickens, dogs, and squirrels
thrive on the prairie's grasses and
wildflowers, shying from forests and
wetlands.
Prairies have bloomed in late
summer for centuries. The purple
Kansas coneflower. Echinacea purpurea,
was a herb favored by the
Plains Indians in illnesses. It's especially
popular in Europe. More
than 300 published scientific studies
illustrate how Echinacea
strengthens the immune system.
'The roots of these prairie flowers
live for years and years,"
Nemazi said. "They're perennials if
you don't cut or mow or use weed
killers."
"Prairie flowers thrive in few
•irlH
places locally anymore because of
development. Today, they are mainty
found in Kansas, Nebraska and
out Wesi. allBough many homeowners
in California and New York
forego lawns for meadows of wildflowers,
requiring little care.
Steel Case Corp. in Grand Rap
ids, instead of a lawn, has a'praine.
Nemazi said.
The botanical gardens in Ann Arbor
have a restored prairie.
"We do 6urn ours at Ann Arbor
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every so often," Nemaxi said. "Prairie
flowers like the ashes. Fire helps
destroy seeds o£ the annuals and
weeds, while prairie plant* can survive."
Since retiring, Nemazi has hiked
and biked his way through New
Zealand, Australia, Peru and Africa.
alUhe*Me dieting away.
"1 like traveling. I try to get there
at the right time so the flower is
blooming. Sometimes. I enlarge
them and give them to friends,"
Nemazi said.
"Composition is the main thing.
Exposure and shutter speed is part
«f- technique. Composition and
lighting is critical. If the lighting,
isn't right, you don't want a flat picture-
You change the depth of field
BO the background is blurred, so
your subject stands out.
Nemazi stresses there are lots of
rejections in photography. Several
rolls of film may produce one or two
good pictures.
STAFF PHOTOS BY Art EMAM ELE
In the wild: This wildflower seed pod is from a Prairie False Indigo
that found its way into photographer Max Nemazi's view finder. A
collection of his prairie wildflower photos are on d'splay in the
Livonia City Hall lobby.
Nature's b«»t: Among the
prairie wildflowers caught
by Max Nemazi's camera
wfas this Gray-Headed
Coneflower. His photo collection
is on loan from the
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• NELSON'S OALLUtY
Continuing — Fourteen of Milford artist Jacqui
Sulriky's wfsrrnlors aw on exhibit to July 31 —
Artwork is rendered in abstracts and florals in a
range of color tones. Terrence Corners, Middlebelt,
quarter mile south of Six Mile. Livonia.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturdays.
• THK ARTISTS' OALLERY
Continuing — "Mid America Invitational," provides
a showcase of works by Michigan artists,
including Livonia artist-Ed Ferguson. To July
31. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, in Applegate Square
on Northwestern Highway, between 12 and 13
Mile in Southfield, 363-4707.
• THS ART OALLERY
Continuing — Ten watercolors by Russian artist
Elana Bogdanova, a costume designer in Moscow.
Seven of the artworks priced at $80 were
watercolors for costumes from different districts
of Russia. To July 18, Three watercolors priced
at $70 were of entertainers. Artworks by 12
Michigan artists also are on display. Hours:
noon to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 30116 Ford
Road, Garden City.
• LIVONIA CITY MALL
Continuing — A two-person exhibit featuring
the photography of Livonia resident Max Nemazi
and classic car paintings by Roger Hardnock •
of Westland. Nemazi presents 20 photos of prairie
flowers on loan from Matthaei Botanical Gardens^
Ann Arbor, where he coordinates the wildflower
gardens. Rendered in gouache. Harnock's
paintings feature Porsches, Packards, Bentleys
and Thunderbirds. To July 31. City hall lobby.
Farmington Road and Five Mile. Hours: 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
• LIVONIA CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY
Continuing — Livonia Wood Carvers Club
shgws work by its members in the Livonia Arts
Commission showcases on the second floor of
th^Livonia Civic Center Library. Farmington- ^
Rofd and Five Mile. To July 24. Hours: 9 a.m. to
9 pro. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Frijlay-Saturday.
• MADONNA UNIVERSITY
Continuing — A Czechoslovakia^ collection of
fol|}oric and embroidery art dating as far back
as the 17th century. On display are antique embroidered
costumes, aprons and headpieces depicting
the various villages' cultures in Czechoslovakia
as well as bobbin-lace, framed items.
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