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Traditional and not so traditional Jewish papercuts
LOST AND FOUND
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.
LOST AND FOUND
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.
WHO IS WISE?
WHO IS WISE?
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.
PURE SOUL
WOMEN'S BLESSING.
WHO IS WISE?
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.
NUMBER OUR DAYS
WOMEN'S BLESSING.
WOMEN'S BLESSING.
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)
WOMEN'S BLESSING.
WOMEN'S BLESSING.
WOMEN'S BLESSING.
Papercut commissioned as illustration for Reading Ruth, edited by Gail Reimer. See all illustrations.
SEFIRAH HOD
One of eight illustrations of Mystics Tales from the Zohar, Arieh Wineman. See all illustrations.
shadow & light
Papercut created for silkscreened, sandblasted panel Shandon Methodist Church, Columbia SC
SHADOW & LIGHT
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.
MENORah & 7 days
Commissioned by Temple Shalom Newton MA as part of renovation of ark in the chapel. image created by papercut was silkscreened on glass panels.
Fidl
Papercut created cover of Alicia Spiegel's CD "Fidl".
voices of wisdom
Papercut commissioned for cover of Voices of Wisdom, Francine Klagsbrun. Multilayer papercut with gold star of David.
Tashlikh
Papercut created for Machzor edited by Rabi Ron Aigen z"ll
free software foundation
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 Foudation
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.
nitzavim - choose life
papercut illustrating the Torah portion Nitzavim which includes the verse: "I have set life and death before you. Therefore choose life".
PSALM 150
Papercut created for silkscreened, sandblasted panel Shandon Methodist Church, Columbia SC
sefirah Netzach
One of eight illustrations of Mystics Tales from the Zohar, Arieh Wineman. See all illustrations.
Early Papercuts
Tulip Papercut
Early papercut (1984) created by cutting through layers of silkscreened paper.