Blessing and Peace Papercut

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Blessing and Peace Papercut

At first glance, this looks like a simple design, much like an intricate cut snowflake, but look closer and see the Hebrew text that surrounds it:   “May this space know only blessing and peace.”   Notice, too, the six tiny hamsa images close to the center of the papercut.   Cut by hand, this was carefully blocked and balanced, inspired by Persian tile designs but clearly a contemporary contribution to Jewish art! A version of this piece is currently available as shown below, hand cut and backed in a range of soft greens and custom-framed to a finished size of 13 1/2 X 13 1/2 inches.  Inquire about having the design cut and framed to your...

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Rennie MacIntosh-Inspired Ketubah

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Rennie MacIntosh-Inspired Ketubah

A color palette limited to copper, red, blue and black is the perfect compliment to the designs inspired by the early 20th Century artist Charles Rennie MacIntosh.   This custom ketubah, even in its simplicity acknowledges the family backgrounds and aesthetic sensibilities of the couple.   Not every tiny cut square is backed with color, and the manner in which the piece is assembled allows the depth of those blank squares to create a play of light and shadow over the piece.   This ketubah was commissioned in 2011. Here’s a close-up:

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And You Shall Be A Blessing Papercut

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And You Shall Be A Blessing Papercut

This simple papercut, built up with layers of white on white, captures the visual meaning of the core of Lech Lecha – “Go forth … to a land you do not know.”   The design is quite subtle but catches the light as you move towards it.   The lettered text in copper gouache (waterbased, opaque paint) and Japanese Sumi ink are all the piece needs to highlight the message.

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Priestly Blessing Award Papercut

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Priestly Blessing Award Papercut

This elegant hand lettered and papercut award backed with gold leaf accents was commissioned to honor a man who had served a synagogue for 54 years as gabbai.   In designing the piece, I interviewed several people who talked to me about the characteristics of the recipient and I tried to incorporate as many of those characteristics as possible in the most aesthetic manner.

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House Blessing Papercut

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House Blessing Papercut

This intricate papercut, backed in this version with three complementary colors, is cut from one sheet of white paper.  The innermost circle features a traditional home blessing in Hebrew.  Notice how the extension of the traditional tagin (crowns) on the appropriate letters are used to connect the lines of text, allowing even the tiniest yod or the leg of the hey to stay connected. The first ring beyond the Hebrew text represents the Biblical seven species, and moving outwards is the hand-cut text in English and an outer ring of design which is inspired by the work of early 20th Century papercut artist Boruch Tzvi Ring. A papercut like this can take weeks of fine-tuning in the design phase, about 20 hours of cutting, and several dozen X-acto blades!  Please contact Susan HERE to discuss preparing this design as a hand-cut work of art to your specifications.  Variations include full control over the finished size and the color(s) of the background....

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