Jewbilee! A Day of Learning

Posted by on Feb 21, 2014 in News, Upcoming Events | 0 comments

Jewbilee!  A Day of Learning

On Sunday, March 2, 2014, I’ll be leading a Yiddish sing-along session at Harrisburg’s 2nd annual Day of Learning, taking place at the Jewish Community Center.  I expect we’ll raise the roof, singing our way through all the food groups – heavy on the starches and carbs, to be washed down with songs of wine and whiskey.  A great way to banish the winter woes!  

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Medieval Star

Posted by on Feb 16, 2014 in Currently Available, Jewish Ritual Art, News, Visual Art | 0 comments

Medieval Star

Throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, manuscript art filled volumes with sacred Christian, Jewish, and Moslem writings.  While the lettered texts ranged from Latin to Hebrew to Arabic in a variety of ‘hands’ or lettering styles, there were some few decorative elements which were shared among the cultures. Initial letters, those elaborate letters that started pages of text and often featured fanciful animal and vine decoration, and gilded and painted leaves and dots, frequently had their counters-the spaces within the letter shapes-filled with patterns.  These patterns are found in Ireland’s Book of Kells, in 15th Century Haggadahs from Spain, in elegant Books of Hours from France, and in elaborate Arabic writings from the Middle East. Trefoils, ‘golf clubs’ – little patterns that served to fill in blank spaces around letters – have fascinated me since I had the good fortune to see pages from the Book of Kells when the book toured Philadelphia in the 1970’s, and to study with Mark Van Stone, master of Celtic lettering arts.  I decided to give these  doodles free reign, and the result is the Medieval Star, crafted entirely of these tiny shapes.  I used only a straight edge, a compass, and a Rapidograph pen, and built the design from the very center out, allowing it to grow organically. The entire design is less than 12 inches...

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Somewhere Far Away

Posted by on Feb 16, 2014 in Awards, Certificates, and Commissioned Works, News, Papercuts, Public Art, Visual Art | 0 comments

Somewhere Far Away

A commissioned work five feet long and two feet in height hangs in the Penn State Library to honor child Holocaust survivor and philanthropist Linda Schwab.  The honoree chose a poem by H. Leivik which was written about the freedom he sought as a political prisoner in Siberia:  “Somewhere far away… buried treasure lies below the untrod snow…”  Designed to fit into a reading room on Holocaust studies, the Yiddish text is written in gouache mixed to have a coppery glow, with interlinear English translation in black. Cut white paper in various textures creates a sky with snowscape below.               At 60 inches, I worked with heavy watercolor paper purchased by the roll, and taped the entire piece to a massive table to complete the...

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Torah Mantles for Dickinson College

Posted by on Feb 6, 2014 in News, Slider | 0 comments

Torah Mantles for Dickinson College

Dupionne Silks, quilted, appliqued and given dimension with trapunto techniques, mirrors, and beading add to the beauty of these two Torah mantles for Dickinson College Hillel.  Click HERE for more information about these Torah...

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Gallery Talk and Performance

Posted by on Feb 6, 2014 in News, Upcoming Events | 0 comments

Gallery Talk and Performance

On Thursday, April 3, 2014, I will return to the Penn State University Library Schwab Gallery in Middletown, PA to present a gallery talk and recital.  The noon event will feature light refreshments and a slide lecture with song, describing the ins and outs of calligraphic art and Jewish papercutting.  Following the talk, I will take people through the gallery show of 18 current works.  Both artwork and my current recording, Deep Skies, will be for sale at the...

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