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The Charlotte Jewish News - November 2011 - Page 19 Israeli Artists Display Original Works at the Charlotte Fine Arts Show in December Stacy Givon Crafts Handmade Jewelry with a Variety of Textures and Materials; Smadar Livne Uses Fabric, Paper, and Embedded Photos to Enliven Her Paintings Stacy Givon's handcrafted jewelery will be available at the Charlotte Fine Arts Show. By Amy Krakovitz Just one look at Stacy Givon’s beautiful hand crafted jewelry will tell you that you are in the pres ence of a master. She and her hus band, Dan, have a studio that they operate together where she makes her exquisite jewelry and he cre ates Judaica. The Givons’ studio is in Zur Hadassah, just outside Jerusalem, but Stacy will be taking her works on tour as part of the Fine Arts Show, running in Charlotte from December 9 to 11 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Stacy was bom in Chicago, but moved with her family to Israel in 1979. It was there that she studied under master silversmith, David Kopiefker, as well as a year at the Bezalel Academy of Art. The results of her work are tmly unique. The textured fin ishes on her pieces have become her design trademark. “I design and craft all of my jewelry in sterling silver and accept spe cific elements with gold and/or textured finishing,” she explains. “I use a multitude of tradition al techniques along with a few techniques ... I have developed. ... Some finishes I brush and some 1 hammer, but in all cases, I use tools with different shaped surfaces to get a variety of textures ....” Stacy’s collection includes rings, earrings, brooches, neck laces, and bracelets, some Judaica, and some inspired by different sources. “I am greatly inspired by nature and the wonderfully vast textures and shapes of plants and [insects]. I work the natural attrib utes of the silver and gold into my designs while bringing out their versatility and beauty through my interpretation of nature,” Stacy continues. “The materials have defined attributes that dictate part of the final design but I always have a vision before I start and the final form needs to reach this vision.” Stacy will be bringing a large collection of her jewelry to the Fine Arts Show, including her Judaica motifs of Magen Davids and Chais on pendants and talit clips. The paintings of Smadar Livne will be exhibited at the Charlotte Fine Arts Show. Left: The Rebbe Chair; right: Jerusalem of Hope. “Today Ell Do a Totally Different Painting” Smadar Livne moved from Israel to the US after studying at Haifa University. Her paintings are multi-layered artworks that include fabric and paper along with bold, vibrant colors. Into each piece, she weaves symbols and subtle messages that express her life’s philosophy. “Each painting has a meaning,” she says, “it’s not just a scenario. I put a lot of details and symbols into each. You have to spend some time looking at my work. I don’t want [viewing my work] to be just a blink of an eye, ‘OK, I got it.’ I really want people to look careful ly and find meaning.” She credits her mother, too, with influencing her lively style. “Every year or two, my mom tells me, ‘All right you did this, now you have to do new things.’ She reminds me to keep evolving — mothers still tell you what to do no matter how old you are. So I say, ‘OK, today I’ll do a total ly different painting.’” One of Livne’s paint ings hangs in Shalom Park in the front office of the Foundation of Shalom Park. Her original works will be available for pur chase at the Fine Arts Show. In addition to Stacy and Smadar, there will b^ Judaica displayed by David Goldhagen (glass, blower) and Linda and Murray Simon (jewelry). Tickets for the Charlotte Fine Arts Show are $8 or $12 for a three-day pass and are available at hotworks.org. The show will be open December 9, 11 AM-7 pm; December 10, 10 AM-5 PM; and December 11, 10 AM-5 PM at the Charlotte Convention Center. Please give a big Charlotte welcome to Stacy and Smadar when they arrive to exhibit their unique products. PICK A ROSENFELD for All Your Real Estate Needs ~ Over 35 Years Experience ~ ™ ,, Home 704-321-0220 Barbara Helen Adams Realty 704-517-1547 Marshall Queenstowne Realty 704-517-1073 On Any Given Wednesday f astonishme • art magic mEntalism*^ hypnosis Mat LaVore lATcrr r now booking A SpecialX^ Occasion^ 561.818.0591 matlavore@gmail.com Lit ist E o u oi" s_ o > +-» CD Wednesday night is movie night for Rick Willenzik and Debby Block. As co-curators for the Charlotte Jewish Film Festival, the pair will screen near ly 100 films before the start of this year’s festival, which runs February 28-March 11, 2012, and will offer ten films in a handful of Charlotte venues. Finding Jewish films that aren’t either documentaries or Holocaust related is a challenge, as is finding the right mix of films. But obtain ing films is getting easier. Last year Willenzik and Block scoured the internet for informa tion about Jewish films and other festivals. This year, Willenzik attended a Jewish film presenter’s conference in June in New York, where he found both films and festival advice. “It was invaluable in terms of marketing and distribution ideas,” he said. “It was enlightening to see that there were 60 different cities represented, and we’re all working to make our own festi vals better. ... There was great camaraderie. Also, there are a handful of distributors that spe cialize in Jewish films. Getting to know more of these distributors has really helped.” Packing the House Block was education chair of Hadassah eight years ago and knew that films were a great vehi cle to educate people. As a group, they launched the first Charlotte Jewish Film Festival, and, along with the Levine JCC, are still one of the event’s main sponsor. “I didn’t know what the heck I was doing at the beginning, and this was before the days of Netflix,” Block said. “So I went to various Blockbusters and took some movies home and I found this movie and I liked it so we decided to show it. With permis sion, of course.” Held in the gallery at The Light Factory, Block said she and other Hadassah members expected 30 or 40 people to come see “Bonjour, Monsieur Shlomi,” the first and only full-length film shown. “We kept pulling in chairs and pulling in chairs and we ended up having 80 people at that first film,” said Block. “It was success ful beyond our dreams.” (Continued on page 21) Business Card Directory To advertise in the Business Card Directory, contact one of our sales representatives: Jodi Valenstein, 704-609-0950; Scott Moskoivitz, 704-906-2474; or Rita Mond, 704-366-6632. Pet Portraits in Watercolor by M. W. Leavitt A|| ' ^ Turn your pet photos into Beautiful Pet Watercolor Portraits. Dogs, cats, horses & other pets. The perfect gift for pet lovers. For more info call 704-684-5376 25 Years of Serving the Carolinas with High Quality Storage and Marina Properties uj Lu ui. mstarproperties.com
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