Page 11 - The Jewish Voice - February '23

The Jewish Voice, Page 11

Local Happenings from page 10 iron “meat” hooks are a visceral comment on the objectification
of the body. The color on the interior of the torso is different
Benzaiten Brings Murano from the exterior color, suggesting that if one goes below surface
appearance there is more to be discovered. Steel frames represent
Glassblower Alexis Silk conceptual boxes of perception that society puts us in.
Since receiving her bachelor of fine arts from the School
The Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts is extremely excited of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005, Alexis has continued to
about bringing Alexis Silk to spend three days at the center. She study with glass masters such as Pino Signoretto, Richard Royal,
is coming all the way from Murano, the glassblowing capital of and Boyd Sugiki. She has been working full time as an artist
Italy. It is not every day that the citizens of Palm Beach County since 2006. Today her work is displayed in museums, galleries,
get to see a Murano artist give a fiery three-hour live demo up private collections, and fine art shows around the world.
close and personal! Alexis Silk’s Events
Alexis works in molten glass and metal to create figurative Thursday, Feb. 9, Meet the Artist Dinner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
work that’s timeless yet thought-provoking. A student of the Alexis Silk blowing glass This is a sit-down dinner and is a time to get to know the
human form, she combines close knowledge of anatomy with artist in an intimate setting. Alexis will talk about her art, what
a passion for fire and an unquenchable thirst for meaning. cast metal pieces, she pours molten bronze or iron. inspires her, and the process she
Technically, Alexis is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. While making intrinsically beautiful objects, Alexis explores employs to create her work. This
Her glass figures are sculpted entirely freehand, while the glass is issues of human nature, society, and the relationship of humans, is followed by a Q and A session.
hot on the end of a blowpipe or a punty rod. With work ranging nature, and industry. Her hanging figures, for example, are an These events are limited to 30
in scale to life-size torsos hanging in 6-foot-tall steel frames, her eloquent exploration of objectification of the body. people and are either held at the
largest figures are close to half her body weight and take a team The glass simultaneously appears like skin and evokes a gallery or at a nearby restaurant.
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of six assistants to handle the glass while she sculpts it. For her sense of something superficially applied, like a garment. Cast The cost is $100 per person.
Friday, Feb. 10, Artist Blow-
Out, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
This high-energy and
muscular three-hour glassblowing
demonstration by Silk and a
large team of our own staffers is
unlike anything you may have
FEBRUARY 23-26 experienced elsewhere. The Flowery Suspense, large
center brings in talented local
bands to accompany this fiery glassblown sculpture by
demonstration. The cost for this Alexis Silk
WHERE GRIT event is only $15 at the door and
that includes simple nibbles and
two drink tickets!
MEETS GREEN Saturday, Feb. 11, Family Fun
Day, 2 to 4 p.m.

This is another demo by Silk
and is free to the public.
Other Artists Who Will Be
Visiting Benzaiten this Year
Are:
Josh Davids and Ekin Aytics,
March 16 to 18
Rob Stern, April 13 to 15
All of the above events
include the Thursday night Meet
the Artist Dinner, the Friday night Rising, large glassblown
Artist Blow-Out, and the free sculpture by Alexis Silk
Family Fun Day.
So you do not miss out on any of these exciting events,
please contact the center to be put on their mailing list. They
do not swamp people with emails! During the height of the
C season you may get one to two a week. To learn more, be sure
to visit their website at www.benzaitencenter.org or call them
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at (561) 508-7315 or email them at inspired@benzaitencenter.
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org. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Torah Signing Event
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A holy affair was held at the home of Sandy Baklor in
Old Palm Golf Club, when residents were invited to inscribe
a letter in Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens’ new community
Torah, called “a Safer Torah for a Safer World.” The writing
Every year, of the new Torah commenced on March 22, 2022, at Chabad’s
determined Safer Torah Gala and will be completed on March 19, 2023,
players converge in during Chabad’s Safer Torah Finale Fete.
Palm Beach Gardens The last mitzvah is to write a letter in the Torah and this
for 72 holes of the was fulfilled by residents of Old Palm inside their country
SEPP STRAKA club. After the letters were inscribed with the assistance of
2022 CHAMPION fiercest competition an expert Torah scribe, they were sent to Israel to be stitched
on the PGA TOUR. It’s into the scroll.
called The Honda
Classic for a reason:
because the same
challenging spirit that
defines Honda will drive
one competitor above all
the rest. It’s all happening at
the PGA National Resort, on
a course fittingly known as
“The Champion.” Get your
ticket to history at
TheHondaClassic.com.