Blossoming Blessing

We just entered the thick of winter, but I'm already looking forward to the blooming colors of spring.

Singing and Dancing

When I first came up with this design, I didn't realize how popular it would be, and I didn't think to recommend it to customers.  However, I recently received two orders for this design in different colours.  Here they are!

Circle of Life

Presenting a new floral pattern.  Simple and elegant.

This one tells a story

All About That Bass

This week I would like to present you with a new musical piece.  It was designed for a couple who I hold dear to my heart and music is something that they hold dear to theirs.  Enjoy!

Owls

A little while back I was presented with the challenge of papercutting English script, something I had never done before.  This week I was asked to make another English blessing for the home, but this time with a new challenge - to include owls in the design.  I think they came out kind of cute!

The Ketubahs

This couple bought their Ketubahs from me almost a year ago.  Yes, Ketubah-s.  Two of them.  As in, they each gave each other a Ketubah.  He gave her the standard Aramaic one, and she gave him basically the same thing but insert names in opposite blanks, and it was translated to Hebew.  Since last year, I have added a design and a Bracha that they read under the Chupa.  Enjoy!

Jerusalem Birkat HaBayit, New and Improved

After experimenting with different floral designs for the Birkat HaBayit, I came back to my good reliable Jerusalem design.  This time I tried playing around with the colour schemes and, in one of them, even went to a totally different bold extreme.  Don't worry, you can still order a Birkat HaBayit with the subtle earth tones, the couple I made that one for explicitly said that they didn't want anything neutral.  I also played around with papercutting vs. writing out the text and seeing how that effects the rest of the design.

The One With The Calligraphied Verse

The One That Isn't Neutral

Chinese Art

One of the pieces I revisited in the past few months in my Birkat HaBayit.  I have come to accept, that although I get bored with repeating, the Blessing for the Home will always be in high demand.  So, instead of trying to do away with it, I have been trying to reinvent it.  Last time I tried that I up with some floral designs.  This time, I made it to match the style of the family who was receiving the gift.  They are a fan of Chinese art, so I incorporated some Chinese flora into the original floral design.  I also tried adding a painted layer, which is a first for me.  The papercutting is framed suspended between two pieces of glass so the the branches cast shadows around the painted flowers.  I think the effect is delightful. 

Back and Ready for Action

I’m back again!  I know that I generally do not talk about my personal life in a standard bloggy kind of way, but this time it’s relevant.

I am pleased and proud to announce that I have completed my undergraduate degree in not-art.  Here’s the relevant part- before continuing on to my next degree in not-art, I am taking a few months and devoting them to doing art!  This means that I am finally open for orders full time.  I know I have turned a lot of you down in the past due to time constraints, but not this time.  If you or anyone you know would like an original Nechama papercutting, please shoot me a line!  I’m also working on a Facebook page, so check those out as well and show them to all your friends.

As well, I am going to try to go back to posting a piece a week.  Here’s my first post.

When you last heard from me few months ago, I mentioned that I was going to be taking a little break during which amongst other goals, I would try and come up with some new and fresh designs.  Well, we all know how busy life can get and how time can run away from us.  Although, I did not get as much done as I wanted to, but I did make this beautiful Ketubah for my cousin and my new cousin-in-law.  I very happy with the finished work and I hope you like it too.

See you next week!