JUDAIC MOSAICS

JUDAIC ART IS VERY RICH IN COLOR AND CULTURE.  MY WORK IN THIS CATEGORY REFLECTS MY APPRECIATION FOR THIS GENRE AND MY CULTURAL BACKGROUND.  THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE RELIGIOUS ARTICLES, BUT RATHER THEY DEPICT THE CUSTOMS AND RITUALS OF JEWISH LIFE TODAY AND IN THE PAST.

I FELT INSPIRED TO CREATE ART WITH MEANINGFUL HISTORIES.  THE WESTERN WALL IN ROUGH JERUSALEM STONE, JUXTAPOSED AGAINST THE METALLIC GOLD OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK SEEMED LIKE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF HISTORY TO CAPTURE.  IN ANOTHER PIECE YOU CAN SEE "BUILDINGS OF JERUSALEM" DONE IN STAINED GLASS FOR A CONTEMPORARY LOOK.  THE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (inspired by the original Marc Chagall painting) WAS GREAT FUN TO MAKE, AS WAS THE BRIDE AND GROOM UNDER THE FLOWER DRAPED CHUPPAH.

IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE PIECES SEEN HERE, I HAVE ALSO DONE MANY GIFT ITEMS, SUCH AS FRAMES FOR BAR/BAT MITZVAH AND WEDDING INVITATIONS, AS WELL AS CUSTOM FRAMING OF KETUBAHS, ONE OF WHICH IS DISPLAYED HERE.  BOXES FOR MEMENTOS FROM THESE OCCASIONS, IS A FAVORITE.