PDF Portfolio of my papercut images.

Papercut commissioned for exhibit Lost and Found -  Art and Stories from the Pandemic, Albuquerque NM, 2021. Paper prayer flags were printed from this design and displayed at the Civic Center, Albuquerque NM. Original was presented to Tim Keller, mayor of Albuquerque.

Papercut commissioned for exhibit Lost and Found -  Art and Stories from the Pandemic, Albuquerque NM, 2021. Paper prayer flags were printed from this design and displayed at the Civic Center, Albuquerque NM. Original was presented to Tim Keller, mayor of Albuquerque.

Gift for a teacher and mentor. Who is wise? The one who learns from everyone. (Pirkei Avot). Hebrew word hineni - I am here, expresses the teacher's expertise in being present. 

Verse  from morning prayers reads: 

My God, the soul you gave is pure The Hebrew around the larger circle and the square invokes blessings from 4 angels: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel , Raphael, and the Shekhina. 

Gift for twin brothers on their 70th birthday. Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. (Psalms 90:12) 

Papercut commissioned as illustration for Reading Ruth, edited by Gail Reimer. See all illustrations.

One of eight illustrations of Mystics Tales from the Zohar,  Arieh Wineman. See all illustrations.

Papercut  created for silkscreened, sandblasted panel Shandon Methodist Church, Columbia SC

Central image of the burning bush with a dove emerging from hands offering peace. Hebrew and English:

Am I my brother's/sister's keeper?

Take off your shoes, this place you stand is holy ground. 

Image portrays the burning bush, with a dove emerging from the flames, and the hands offering peace, safety and freedom.

Commissioned by Temple Shalom Newton MA as part of renovation of ark in the chapel. image created by papercut was silkscreened  on glass panels. 

Papercut  created cover of Alicia Spiegel's CD "Fidl".

Papercut commissioned for cover of Voices of Wisdom, Francine Klagsbrun. Multilayer papercut with  gold star of David.

Papercut  created for Machzor edited by Rabi Ron Aigen z"ll

This award was given to a non profit organization that provides tech support for health projects. The GNU and its African habitat is the logo of the  The GNU Project, a free software, mass collaboration project founded by Richard Stallman. 

Free Software Foundation and GNU Project present an award each year to a Tech organization for their contributions to social benefit. Although these folks are involved in high-tech, they commission low tech art, including papercutting and ceramics, as their gifts. 

papercut illustrating the Torah portion Nitzavim which includes the verse:  "I have set life and death before you. Therefore choose life".

Papercut  created for silkscreened, sandblasted panel Shandon Methodist Church, Columbia SC