Chaya Ben Baruch
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| − | + | Chaya Ben Baruch creates fused and stained glasswork based on themes connected to the Land of Israel and Judaism. | |
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Chaya Ben Baruch was born in New York but moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, as a young woman. It was there that her children were born, the youngest a child with Downs Syndrome. Chaya and her husband, Yisrael, decided that they wanted their son to grow up with a companion who had a similar life experience so they adopted a little girl who also experiences Downs Syndrome. | Chaya Ben Baruch was born in New York but moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, as a young woman. It was there that her children were born, the youngest a child with Downs Syndrome. Chaya and her husband, Yisrael, decided that they wanted their son to grow up with a companion who had a similar life experience so they adopted a little girl who also experiences Downs Syndrome. | ||
| − | The family made aliyah in 1995 and in the intervening years their family expanded twice more to include two more Downs Syndrome children. | + | The family made aliyah in 1995 and in the intervening years their family expanded twice more to include two more Downs Syndrome children. Chaya studied for a degree in Chinese Medicine and then, to relieve some of the stress that comes with living in a family with four special needs children, began to experiment in glasswork. |
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| − | Chaya studied for a degree in Chinese Medicine and then, to relieve some of the stress that comes | + | |
== Inspiration == | == Inspiration == | ||
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== Subjects == | == Subjects == | ||
| − | Chaya | + | Chaya's work is based on Judaic themes as well as on themes of nature. She especially likes to work on the Seven Species of the Land of Israel, in particular, pomegranates and wheat. She also creates pieces that feature fish, birds, Biblical scenes and scenes that depict Jewish life and life-cycle events. |
== Medium == | == Medium == | ||
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== Process == | == Process == | ||
| − | Chaya's background in paper cutting trained her to envision shapes first. Once she has a shape in mind she concentrates on the light and how it filters through a piece of glass. She notes that glass is actually fluid and can pick up vibration. | + | Chaya's background in paper cutting trained her to envision shapes first. Once she has a shape in mind she concentrates on the light and how it filters through a piece of glass. She notes that glass is actually fluid and can pick up vibration. She has to fully focus on the glass for it to cut in the way that she wants it to emerge. "I put myself into a piece and love what I do." |
== Students == | == Students == | ||
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{{Safed Artists and Galleries}} | {{Safed Artists and Galleries}} | ||
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