Birkat Chaverim
I've always loved the themes related to the Exodus, in particular the splitting of the sea. I have a few works related to that.The first one is rather Moshe focused. Below are two more one is more people focused and the last one is Miriam and the women focused. ...
This weeks parsha is one of the places where the concept of sanctifying the first born comes up. Many years ago I was excited to have an opportunity to go to my first Pidyon Haben (although ironically I ended up being able to attend three over a period of about three months.) Because I was studying Jewish art, I knew that the platter the baby is placed ...
I have been meaning to post about this book for a long time but the Tenth of Tevet is appropriate due to the name of the book and the connection of the Prophet Jeremiah to the period of seige and destruction of Jerusalem. This book has a much happier subject. I found it at Shavua hasefer (book week) this past year and immediately bought two copies and showed it to my class (doll clothing) for inspiration. The book is called BiRechov Yirmiyahu or Jeremiah Street and is written by Libi Daon and illustrated by Lena Guberman.
...
I know the title starts with Scarves, and I'm including one photo of a scarf at the top, but I am going to start with the updates. Updates Now that Chanukkah/Hanukkah is over we can get back to other topics. I have been working on a variety of graphic design projects but most are identity related and I'm not going to post any at this time. I'm also ...
In honor of Chanukkah, I am posting a photo of a menorah. The menorah is a very popular motif in Jewish art "then and now." However, the menorah represents the menorah used in the Beit Hamikdash or Temple rather than the Hanukkah lamp used during Hanukkah. Note the difference in the number of lights (seven versus nine.) There are lots and lots of articl ...
It is officially the Jewish month of Kislev, and that means Chanukkah is coming. I will post a post about craft ideas but in the meantime, I wanted to post about a new item I added to the Birkat Chaverim shop- a Chanukkah lighting accordion book. I designed this a few years ago and assembled about 20-30 for a company to use as a promotional item (tho ...
Abraham and the angels mug by BC Annex For this week's parsha I thought I would post something I made a while back. I originally called it Abraham and the three angels, but the truth is you don't see Abraham or Sarah, but only the three angels. Its sort of in a werkstatte style, turn of the last century. I originally made it as an 8x10 print, but her ...
Just a reminder that the simcha (celebration) logo give away is still on. One simcha logo and a runners up prize of $18 off a purchase here are up for grabs. Useful to anyone who is celebrating a rite of passage so feel free to send a friend a link to the contest. See the post about the contest for full details of the contest. The recent news of the ...
Just wanted to let everyone know that I have started a new category on the store website for sample bencher covers. I've noticed that people are not really sure what they can do with the color cover option, so the main reason is to give people ideas regarding what they can do. I will be including options for foil and black ink options too. The covers in ...
Just wanted to post a recent project done for Ohev Sholom-The National Synagogue in Washington. Ohev Shalom is a great shul with a dynamic, innovative rabbi (disclosure- we are related, but I still think he does great stuff!) and welcoming community. I am always impressed with the types of programs the shul runs, the outreach in the community, and the i ...