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"My aim is to convey the beauty, vibrancy, and power
of Torah, which is exemplified in the Hebrew text."
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In these
collages, a significant
passage of the bar or bat mitzvah’s torah portion is illustrated to
convey its meaning. Map collage and Hebrew text are used to express the
beauty of Torah. This is a meaningful gift for a bar or bat mitzvah,
one they will cherish for a lifetime. Illuminations of any chosen Torah
portion, or prints of these images, can also be ordered.
For more
information on custom Torah portion collages, please contact me.
Selected Works (click on images to see larger views) |
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Seraphim
The
archangels, Gavriel, Michael, Uriel and Raphael are represented
as birdlike creatures. They are perched on the walls of
Jerusalem, guarding the holy city.
collage, watercolour and and tye-dyed
paper
20"h, 28"w $1,400
2006 |
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Safeguarding the Sacred
A goat is tied
to a bed for safe keeping in a Jewish slave's home. It will be
sacrificied in the morning and it's blood will be spread on the lintels
as a warning to the Angel of Death to pass over this home.
watercolour and collage on archival-quality paper
20"h, 28"w framed
$1,800
2006
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Entertaining the Sacred
I decided to make an updated version of Safeguarding the Sacred by placing the goat in a contemporary bedroom with accompanying features. Therefore, the goat is watching a movie on a television. Egypt is represented by the wallpaper design.
While the goat is watching the movie the Sea of Reeds (Red Sea) is dividing outside his window. The goat is not tied to the bed, since he is being electronically entertained, there is no fear that he will try to escape.
multimedia collage
27”h, 35”w, framed $1,800 2007 |
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Naso
The passage is depicted; “They shall carry the Tabernacle’s tapestries,
the Communion Tent, the roof, the over-roof of blue processed skins
that is above it, The drape at the Communion Tent entrance…”
multimedia collage on archival-quality paper
22"h, 30"w NFS
2006 |
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Eternal Light
Olive trees are
fueling the eternal light.
collage of maps, colour photo-copies, tye-dye paper and hand
colouring
27"h, 20"w. $1,000
2006
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Exodus/Eclipse
This collage was
inspired by the Pesach images of the ninth plague, darkness, and the
tenth plague, the slaying of the firstborn. Israelite dwellings, made
of bones smeared with blood, are traveling out of Egypt on a
skateboard. Darkness is represented by the Eclipse logo. The Hebrew
passage is from Parashot Bo, 12:13: "The blood shall be a sign
for you on the houses where you are staying. I will see the blood
and pass you by. There will be no deadly plague among you when I strike
Egypt."
Multimedia collage on archival-quality paper
14 x 18" unframed NFS |
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Gamelan as Ark
This collage was inspired by a
prophecy of Samuel that describes David bringing the ark to the City of
David: "And David and all the house of Israel played before G-d with
all kinds of instruments made of cypress-wood, with harps, with
psalteries, with timbrels, with sistra, and with cymbals" (Samuel 2,
6:5). The ark here is in the shape of a gamelan, an Indonesian
percussion instrument. The patterning is reminiscent of that used in
Indonesian textiles. The carrying device for the ark is formed of
bones, symbolizing Joseph's bones that were brought out of Egypt with
the Children of Israel.
multimedia collage on archival-quality paper
14"h, 18"w unframed NFS
2004
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Mikdash
The biblical verse “They shall make for Me a sanctuary that I may dwell
amongst them..." connects the earth to the sky. Landscape is
made from maps of the area
covered during the Israelites' years in the desert.
collage of colour photo-copy, maps, hand colouring and Hebrew text
19.5” w, 27"
h 2001
in the collection of B'nai Torah Congregation, Indpls, IN
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