GROSSE POINTE NEWS, JULY 30, 2009 NEWS POINTER OF INTEREST Longtime sculptor Janice Trimpe br<strong>in</strong>gs life and tight to each of her pieces. Art as large as life ByAmySalvagno StaffWriter*' She has immortalized <strong>in</strong> bronze the famous and powerful, the heroes of hometowns and hearts, the young taken too soon, and the wr<strong>in</strong>kles of those whose wisdom will last through the ages., In the more than 30 years she's been mold<strong>in</strong>g her craft, Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te Park sculptor Janice Trimpe has never favored one over another. "The one Pm work<strong>in</strong>g on is always my favorite," she said from her newly opened studio only blocks from her home. "I enjoy the <strong>process</strong>. Like the creator himself, I don't feel any closer. It's an amaz<strong>in</strong>g feel<strong>in</strong>g." vT^impe has become one of Michigan's premier monument sculptors, do<strong>in</strong>g many private and public commissions. In the last seven years alone, she's created 33 lifesize statues and 11 monuments throughout the state. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Mack<strong>in</strong>ac Bridge, her replica of an iron- Worker was placed <strong>in</strong> a park near the state landmark to honor the men on the job. Her depiction of a grandfather play<strong>in</strong>g checkers with his granddaughter sits on the streets of Mount Clemens, a tribute to some of her own memories. To honor his memory, Trimpe was asked to sculpt a 7-year-old boy who died from <strong>in</strong>juries dur<strong>in</strong>g a ski<strong>in</strong>g accident. And she created a sixperson scene commemorat<strong>in</strong>g i ft-87 Sitdown &iike for PHOTOS BY RENEE LANDUYT Sculptor Janice Trimpe, centei; <strong>in</strong>term<strong>in</strong>gles with friends at the open<strong>in</strong>g of her new studio <strong>in</strong> Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te Park. UAW headquarters <strong>in</strong> Fl<strong>in</strong>t. Trimpe has come a long way <strong>in</strong> a career she didn't discover until her 30s. She was mak<strong>in</strong>g dresses — without patterns — as a 10-year-old. By age 17, she was a hairdresser. She began oil pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> her early 20s, a talent she says her parents probably recognized because she was always-* *eteaw<strong>in</strong>g^ i& t her Catholic school classes. At 27, the Grosse He native and s<strong>in</strong>gle mother of three tried her hand at pottery, where she learned to perfect portraitures. That same teacher encouraged her to pursue her newfound passion at the Center for Creative Studies. Trimpe can still hear her voiceK'Don't let a talent? Upcom<strong>in</strong>g Shod: Homt ciames TOMORROW, 7/31 • 7:30 PM (ktk Nitifot Out - Ail ladies get 50% off of their tickets, special concessions discounts and free massages. 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Trimpe got her big break <strong>in</strong> 1983, commissioned to sculpt a bronze — her first life-size — of former Mayor Orville Hubbard, wav<strong>in</strong>g as if <strong>in</strong> a parade, for the lawn of the Dearborn City Hall. In 1991, Trimpe settled <strong>in</strong> the Po<strong>in</strong>tes, open<strong>in</strong>g her first shop <strong>in</strong> 1996 on Charlevoix <strong>in</strong> the Park. There, she began -her series' of i>ronze coHefe s, some of which have #§§91 displayed <strong>in</strong> galleries around the country: All About Be<strong>in</strong>g a Woman depicts women's thoughts, feel<strong>in</strong>gs L VH "*- MM 4" _ A young admirer looks at Trimpe's bronze sculptures of children. Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te News USPS 230-400 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY POINTE NEWS GROUP LLC , 96 KERCHEVAL AVE.GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI 48236 PHONE: (313) 882-6900 PERIOD|CAL POSTAGE PAID at Detroit, Michigan and additional mail<strong>in</strong>g offices. 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THE GROSSE POINTE NEWS reserves the right not to accept an advertiser's order, Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te News advertis<strong>in</strong>g representatives have no authority to b<strong>in</strong>d Uiis newspaper, only publication of an advertisement shall constitute f<strong>in</strong>al acceptance of the advertiser's order. • Marilyn Beardslee was named to the Dean's List at Spr<strong>in</strong>g Arbor University for the spr<strong>in</strong>g 2009 semester. She is the daughter of William and Gloria Beardslee of Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te Woods. • •• Jessica M. Palfly graduated from Colby College <strong>in</strong> Waterville, Ma<strong>in</strong>e where she was also named to the Dean's List. The Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te South High School graduate is the daughter of John and Carla Palffy of. Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te Park. • •• Patricia A. Lawlis of Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te Farms has been named to the Dean's. List at Northwestern University for the 2009 spr<strong>in</strong>g quarter. ' • •• William J. Kraus HI, son of William and Rebecca Kraiis of Grosse Po<strong>in</strong>te Woods, graduated from the University of Michigan Law School. His and actions at various times of the day; My Inner Child features sculptures that range from 14 <strong>in</strong>ches to 3 feet and capture children's emotions, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g curiosity and playfulness; and The Human Spirit <strong>in</strong>cludes a waiter, a bag lady and a wood carver. In January, Trimpe made the move to a storefront on Kercheval <strong>in</strong> the Park — "a street she says is l<strong>in</strong>ed with powerful women — and celebrated with a studio grand' open<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> May. Her studio is dotted with her many accomplishments while her workshop is cluttered with ongo<strong>in</strong>g' projects and a shelf that hoists a few that didn't make it to the judges' table. The <strong>process</strong> her figures go through, whether life-size or just a few <strong>in</strong>ches tall, is, gritty, <strong>in</strong>volved and not without ref<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Skeletons covered with clay eventually takS shape as Trimpe carefully an
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